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The “worst of the worst’’ MS-13 leader busted a half-hour from the US Capitol on Thursday was recruited by the killer gang while still in middle school, officials said — as they released his stone-cold mugshot. Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, a 24-year-old illegal migrant and accused gang kingpin from El Salvador, was nabbed hiding in his mother’s home in Woodbridge, Va. “We believe he was recruited in middle school — in middle school!” US Attorney General Pam Bondi told “The Ingraham Angle’’ on Thursday night. “He’s been living here illegally with friends and family, and the Biden administration did absolutely...

A second federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Trump’s ban on transgender troops. In January President Trump signed the “Restoring America’s Fighting Force” executive order and the “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” executive orders, which direct every element of the U.S. military to “operate free from any preference based on race or sex” and root out gender insanity and made up pronoun usage, respectively. US District Judge Benjamin Hale Settle in Washington State, issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on Thursday evening. Judge Settle, a George W. Bush appointee, said the Trump DOJ’s arguments have not been persuasive.

Stocks ended the with with steep losses after new federal data showed prices rising faster than expected, reigniting inflation fears on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 715 points on the day, falling 1.7 percent. The Nasdaq composite lost 2.7 percent and the S&P 500 index fell 2 percent. The stock slide began shortly after the Commerce Department released data showing an unexpectedly steep increase in consumer prices. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose 2.5 percent over the past year, but 2.8 percent without food and energy prices included. On a monthly basis, the...

Nikola founder Trevor Milton announced Thursday on social media that he had been fully pardoned by President Donald Trump. "Today I was issued a full and unconditional pardon by @realdonaldtrump himself. He called me personally to tell me," Milton noted. The Associated Press reported that the White House confirmed on Friday that the president had pardoned Milton. Fox News Digital reached out to the White House on Friday but did not receive a response by publication time. "This pardon is not just about me—it’s about every American who has been railroaded by the government, and unfortunately, that’s a lot of...

There is an active OPP taking place, and it involves Chinese Alex Wong and Senator Tom Cotton, who has been plotting to take @PeteHegseth’s job. Tom Cotton has been gunning for a role in the Trump admin for a long time and if you recall, the mainstream media ran an entire shadow influence campaign to pitch Cotton as DOD Secretary before the 2024 election. Alex Wong is not only Mike Waltz’s Deputy National Security Advisor, but he also served as the Foreign policy advisor for Tom Cotton from 2015-2017. It was Tom Cotton who referred Wong to Waltz. Tom Cotton...

Speaking from the Arctic as Vice President JD Vance prepared for his trip to Greenland to assess U.S. security concerns, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Washington’s ambitions for the Arctic nation had "nothing to do" with Russia. "In short, America's plans in relation to Greenland are serious," Putin said Thursday during an address to Russia's Arctic Forum in Murmansk. "These plans have deep historical roots," he continued, according to a BBC report. "And it's clear that the US will continue to systematically pursue its geo-strategic, military-political and economic interests in the Arctic. "As for Greenland, this is a matter...

WHYY is the Philadelphia affiliate of both PBS and NPR.They just reported the following.The bolding is mine:https://whyy.org/articles/al-aqsa-islamic-center-philly-shapiro-grant-community/Shapiro announces $5M grant to Philly Muslim community centerA record $5 million redevelopment grant will help a private school that blends Islamic teachings with a standard curriculum.By Carmen Russell-SluchanskyMarch 26, 2025Gov. Josh Shapiro joined an iftar dinner at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society in North Philly to announce a historic grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program, the largest ever awarded to a Muslim organization.According to Asif Hussain, chairman of the board of Al-Aqsa Islamic Society, one goal for the funds will be to expand...

Judge James Boasberg on Friday sided with criminal gang members and extended his temporary restraining order (TRO) in the Alien Enemies Act case until April 12. The TRO was set to expire on March 29. “On March 15, 2025, this Court issued two Temporary Restraining Orders that will expire on March 29, 2025, unless extended. Those TROs enjoin Defendants from removing from the United States the named Plaintiffs — and a provisionally certified class of all noncitizens in U.S. custody — solely on the basis of the Presidential Proclamation entitled, “Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of...

If you look at a map of Earth's gravity, you will see a huge blue spot south of India, indicating a region where gravity is weaker than average. This spot is called the Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL), and it is the largest gravity anomaly on our planet.A gravity anomaly is a difference between the actual gravity measured at a location and the theoretical gravity expected for a perfectly smooth and spherical Earth. But Earth's gravity isn't perfectly uniform and variations in mass distribution beneath the surface cause fluctuations in gravitational pull.Gravity anomalies can be caused by variations in the...

In some regions of the world, wild-caught insects have been a valuable source of protein for centuries. However, the mass farming of insects for food and feed is a modern practice. Over the last decade, the insect farming industry has been hailed as a silver bullet for many of our food system’s problems. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has been a proponent since 2013, when it published a report advocating the potential of farmed insect protein to contribute to global food security. Things haven’t worked out quite as planned, however, a reality that was brought into stark relief recently...

[Catholic Caucus] Parolin Represents "Everything That Is Wrong""No, Parolin, you will not be Pope," writes Jaime Gurpegui on InfoVaticana.com (March 28).What Pietro Parolin signed with the socialist Sánchez regime in Spain regarding the Valle de los Caídos, together with the sell-out of the Catholic Church to the Chinese state, "disqualifies him for life from occupying the chair of Saint Peter".Therefore, Parolin will not be Pope: "Because Catholics with memories, those of us who do not swallow betrayal wrapped in diplomatic cellophane, will remind him relentlessly".A man who hands over living temples to the enemies of the faith, who collaborates with...

"Bad things" will happen to Iran unless it reaches a deal with the U.S. on its nuclear program, President Trump said Friday. -snip- "Iran is very high on my list of things to watch. ... We will have to talk it out or very bad things are gonna happen to Iran, and I don't want that to happen," Trump said. "My big preference is that we work it out with Iran, but if we don't work it out, bad, bad things are gonna happen to Iran." -snip- Trump delivered his letter to the Iranian supreme leader through the UAE signaling...

It's Not Just Thirty Pieces of Silver These Days, It's Billions for the Pharisee Bishops!Are the U.S. Catholic Bishops Pharisees or Shepherds?There's a story, perhaps apocryphal, about a conversation between Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, Secretary of State to Pius VII, and Napoleon Bonaparte which has the ring of truth. Apparently Napoleon told the cardinal he had the power to destroy the Church. The ironic answer from the prelate was, "If the bishops haven't been able to do it in the past 1800 years, how can you expect to succeed?"From my lifetime perspective in the 20th and now 21st century, many of...

The latest dietary report calls for more plant-based foods, a new protein ranking, and flexible eating habits.Key Points -The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee report emphasizes increasing plant-based protein intake and reducing red and processed meat consumption to improve health and address fiber deficiencies. -The committee recommends reorganizing the protein food group to prioritize plant-based proteins like beans, peas, lentils, nuts, and seeds. -A new “Eat Healthy Your Way” approach promotes flexible, inclusive dietary patterns while the report avoids firm recommendations on ultra-processed foods due to inconsistent definitions and evidence. Late last year, the Department of Health and Human...

President Donald Trump is facing renewed pressure from Senate Democrats to work with Congress to legally extend a fast-approaching deadline that could determine the future of TikTok in the United States. Lawmakers argue that Trump's executive action delaying enforcement of a federal divestment order has raised legal concerns and deepened uncertainty for the app's 170 million U.S. users. With multiple bidders vying for control of TikTok's U.S. operations, the issue has become a political flashpoint just weeks before the ban could take effect. When Is Deadline for ByteDance to Sell TikTok? The deadline for TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest...

Utah became the first state in the nation to restrict all but a few approved flags from being flown on government buildings and to prohibit fluoride from being added to public water systems. Gov. Spencer Cox allowed the flag bill to take effect without his signature as the deadline approached Thursday evening, while he signed the fluoride bill into law.

The cease and desist letter claims the Democrat-backed candidate has made false statements about the GOP-backed candidate on abortion, rape test kits, voter suppression and crime.. An election integrity grassroots organization is demanding the Democrat-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court justice candidate cease making what it says are false statements about the Republican-backed candidate in violation of the state’s judicial code of conduct. Fair Elections Wisconsin (FEW) sent a cease-and-desist letter to Democrat-backed Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford, who is running for the state Supreme Court against Republican-backed Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel. The letter alleges that Crawford...

New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that atheists in some of the world's most secular countries show an intuitive preference for religious belief over atheism. The study, by academics at Brunel University of London, Royal Holloway, University of London, and other institutions, was conducted across eight countries with low levels of religion, Canada, China, Czechia, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the U.K., and Vietnam. It provides compelling cross-cultural experimental evidence that pro-religious intuitions happen even in societies that have become largely secular. Using a simple task based on the "Knobe effect," the researchers examined...

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) initiated an investigation into the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) on Friday for concealing children’s gender transitions from parents in a potential violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). “We have heard disturbing reports that dozens of Maine school districts allow for schools to create “gender plans” that support a student’s ‘transgender identity’ and then hide those plans from parents, claiming they don’t fall under education records. That is unacceptable and unlawful,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, announcing the investigation.

FBI agents lost their security clearances and jobs after blowing the whistle on the Biden-era and Chris Wray-led bureau. Now their lawyers are asking the Trump FBI, led by Kash Patel, to address their complaints.. FBI agents who blew the whistle on “wrongdoing” within the bureau — including one agent saying he wants to share further information about working under disgraced FBI official Peter Strzok — are calling upon the bureau, now led by Kash Patel, to review and resolve their claims of retaliation by Biden's FBI. Empower Oversight sent an early March letter to FBI general counsel Samuel Ramer,...