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  • Germany Apologizes for WWII Massacre in Crete

    10/31/2024 3:09:09 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 9 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | October 31, 2024 | Tasos Kokkinidis
    The Germany President pictured here with his Greek counterpart flew to Crete on Thursday to apologize for the German atrocities in Crete. Credit: German Presidency President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier has asked the people of Kandanos in Crete for forgiveness on behalf of Germany for the massacres committed by the German Wehrmacht during the Second World War. “We cannot undo the suffering. We will never be able to properly make up for it. But we must keep its memory alive to ensure that what happened once does not happen again”, he said at a commemoration ceremony. Visiting Kandanos on Crete...
  • New York state trooper shot on Long Island during traffic stop

    10/31/2024 6:41:40 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 15 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/31/2024 | Larry Celona
    A New York state trooper was shot in the leg during a traffic stop on a Long Island parkway Wednesday night, sources and authorities said. The shooting unfolded around 11:30 p.m. on the Southern State Parkway near Exit 17, according to state police and sources. The trooper had pulled over a black Dodge Charger and during the car stop they were shot by a person in the vehicle, according to sources.
  • Arizona women share riveting abortion experiences as ballots go out (BARF ALERT)

    10/30/2024 8:38:20 PM PDT · by Morgana · 8 replies
    Copper Courier ^ | October 17, 2024 | Robert Gundran
    “Staying silent is how the stigma and the mystery and the lies stay so strong, and how we find ourselves here.” — Jennifer Sheets Five Arizona women spoke in favor of Prop 139 in south Phoenix on Oct. 10, just as early voting kicked off in the Grand Canyon State. Proposition 139 is a citizen-led ballot measure that will allow Arizonans to vote on whether or not abortion should be constitutionally protected in the state. Right now, it’s statutorily protected up to 15 weeks into a pregnancy. A YES vote on Prop 139 would constitutionally protect abortion before fetal viability,...
  • Denmark to Use Alcohol to Fuel Boats

    10/30/2024 3:32:18 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 11 replies
    EuroWeekly News ^ | 28 Oct 2024 | Adam Woodward
    Denmark wants to focus on renewable fuels to reduce the environmental impact from shipping. Svitzer, a major global provider of port and terminal infrastructure, has signed a deal with the Danish business Nordhavn Power Solutions to supply two methanol-based generator systems for a new hybrid tugboat. The boat, built by Turkish shipyard Uzmar, will run on a hybrid system with batteries and a methanol-generating system that produces low emissions. The methanol system is planned to be used by Nordhavn Power Solutions as part of their environmentally friendly portfolio. The new tugboat is expected to be delivered at the beginning of...
  • New York mom and two young kids — including 5-month old baby — dead after jumping off Niagara Falls

    10/30/2024 10:57:29 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 28 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/30/2024 | Alex Oliveira
    A New York mother jumped off Niagara Falls with her two children – with all three dead, including a five-month-old baby. Chaianti Means, 33, stepped over the guardrail at Luna Island Monday night, where a popular overlook looms over the falls’ nearly 200-foot drop. Police responded to the scene around 9 p.m., according to WIVB, with investigators determining the jump was “intentional in nature.” “The circumstances remain under investigation,” New York Park Police added
  • Dying husband, 93, tried to kill wife of 60 years twice because he ‘did not want to leave her alone’: cops

    10/30/2024 9:52:02 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 44 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/30/2024 | Patrick Reilly
    A 93-year-old Florida man allegedly confessed to twice trying to kill his wife of 60 years — because he “did not want to leave her alone” when he died, according to cops. Helmut Lockner was arrested on Saturday after his wife said he crept up on her watching TV and tried to strangle her with some rope — weeks after he tried to smother her with a pillow, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Lockner allegedly told detectives he planned to kill himself with the same rope, telling them that he “is dying and did not want to leave...
  • Early voting in PA …voters turned away. (Video links)

    10/30/2024 5:03:08 AM PDT · by mikelets456 · 28 replies
    X ^ | 10/30/2024 | X
    DISENFRANCHISEMENT: At least 50 voters in Levittown, PA at the Lower Bucks Government Services Center were denied the opportunity to vote in person today. Throughout the afternoon, certain individuals paced the line of voters making statements like “oh the lines really long we should just come back. What do you think?” In an attempt to encourage others to leave without voting. At approximately 3:45pm poll worker Michael Bannon allegedly began informing people that they would not be permitted to vote today, 75 minutes before @GovernorShapiro’s 5pm deadline. Around 4:30pm people who had been in line for over an hour were...
  • Tim Walz’s Minnesota state investment board stepped up contributions to Chinese funds during his tenure

    10/30/2024 2:43:26 AM PDT · by Libloather · 10 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/29/24 | Caitlin Doornbos
    As red states like Florida, Indiana and Missouri pass laws banning their state investment boards from involvement with Chinese funds, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has allowed his state’s backing of Beijing to grow. As governor of the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Walz — the Democratic vice presidential candidate — has significant authority over the selection of members of the Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI), who are typically either elected or appointed by a comptroller or treasurer in other states. Since Walz became governor in 2019, SBI appointees have directed roughly 70% of the approximately $1.3 billion moved into Chinese...
  • Dog Survives Vicious Mountain Lion Attack, on the Road to Recovery

    10/29/2024 5:04:39 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 17 replies
    KSBW ^ | Oct 29, 2024 | Zoe Hunt
    A dog survived a vicious mountain lion attack in the Santa Cruz mountains. It was a harrowing experience for Bella's owner, Richard Baker. It all happened last week when Baker let Bella outside, nothing unusual for his dogs. However, moments later, she returned to the front door after being mauled by the animal, covering her body with deep wounds and bite marks. “She walked out, about 20 to 30 minutes later, she walked back in, totally ripped up,” said Baker. Baker rushed her from his home to the Pacific and Santa Cruz Veterinary Specialists, a 24-hour emergency vet hospital. When...
  • Hezbollah commander confronted by IDF troops and surrenders in his underwear, video shows

    10/29/2024 3:21:07 PM PDT · by Libloather · 31 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/29/24 | Ronny Reyes
    A Hezbollah commander and his operatives were caught in nothing but their underwear when Israeli troops barged into their underground command center in southern Lebanon earlier this month, officials said. New footage from the October raid shows Hassan Aqil Jawad, the leader of Hezbollah’s forces in Ayta ash Shab, being confronted by armed Israel Defense Force soldiers inside the dark tunnel, the Times of Israel reported. The surprised terrorist leader, who was only wearing underwear at the time of the raid, can be seen slowly walking down a dark corridor before raising his hands and surrendering to the Jewish soldiers....
  • Late shift in swing state campaign cash signals ‘PANIC’ for Kamala Harris campaign (NC & Wisconsin)

    10/29/2024 2:41:08 PM PDT · by Libloather · 60 replies
    Biz Pac Review ^ | 10/29/24 | Kevin Haggert
    Cracks in the Democrats’ blue wall are only part of the story as last-minute campaign reallocation of advertising dollars spell out a shift to defense. “I’ve never seen such panic.” Well before early voting began or nominees were even official for the major parties, it remained clear that seven battleground states were pivotal to securing the White House. Now, with a week remaining in the race, reports show Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is pulling money from “TWO key swing states,” to shore up a third as well as a less-considered commonwealth. Daily Signal columnist Tony Kinnett reacted to the...
  • Baltimore City turnout at 7%

    10/29/2024 2:12:32 PM PDT · by bort · 46 replies
    Maryland State Board of Elections ^ | October 29, 2024 | Bort
    After 5 days of early voting in Maryland, an underwhelming 7% of registered voters in the City of Baltimore have cast an in-person early vote (this numbers excludes provisional and absentee ballots).
  • Virginia Poll Latest

    10/29/2024 1:05:22 PM PDT · by TangledUpInBlue · 71 replies
    Real Clear Politics ^ | Today | RCP
    Snap shot of latest polls. https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/virginia/trump-vs-harris
  • Complaints Raised Over On-Demand Voting Lines In Bucks

    10/29/2024 12:40:10 PM PDT · by packagingguy · 10 replies
    Patch ^ | Oct 29, 2024 | Dino Ciliberti
    The Bucks County GOP Committee said long lines have been reported at three county offices for on-demand voting. Complaints have been raised over long lines at Bucks County offices where residents can submit on-demand votes in the Nov. 5 general election. "We have gotten many calls from voters this weekend saying they weren't able to vote on demand at the Bucks County Board of Elections or their satellite offices as they closed the lines for on-demand voting around noon," the Bucks County Republican Committee said. Patch sent an email to James T. O'Malley, the spokesman for Bucks County's government, on...
  • Starmer braces country for tax hikes in Budget

    10/29/2024 8:34:45 AM PDT · by RandFan · 23 replies
    IFA Magazine ^ | 29 Oct | Meg Bratley
    Laura Suter, director of personal finance at AJ Bell, comments: “Keir Starmer’s pre-Budget speech made it pretty clear that significant tax hikes are on the horizon – no surprises there. Labour have consistently trailed that tax hikes are needed to plug the now-infamous £22 billion black hole and to boost public spending. But what is still as clear as mud is exactly how Starmer defines ‘working people’, after backing himself into a corner to protect this group of people. “Having set out to protect the working man, he still refused to clarify whether that includes people who earn money from...
  • George W. Bush's daughter Barbara breaks her 2024 election silence by revealing she's endorsing Kamala Harris

    10/29/2024 9:09:13 AM PDT · by hillarys cankles · 126 replies
    DailyMail.com ^ | 29 October 2024 | Geoff Earle
    Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, is backing Kamala Harris and even canvassing for her in a battleground state. Bush campaigned over the weekend in battleground Pennsylvania, one of the most closely contested states and the most likely in many computer models to determine the winner. 'It was inspiring to join friends and meet voters with the Harris-campaign in Pennsylvania this weekend, she told People. 'I’m hopeful they'll move our country forward and protect women’s rights,' added Bush, 42. It was a low key gesture, but nevertheless made her the latest person identified with the...
  • Report into accuracy of electoral register set to be published after election [Ireland]

    10/28/2024 7:28:05 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 1 replies
    RTÉ News ^ | Monday, 28 Oct 2024 10:03 | David Murphy, Economics and Public Affiars Correspondent
    The State body tasked with overseeing the electoral register is expected to publish a report on the accuracy of the list of voters after the general election. An Coimisiún Toghcháin (“The Elections Commission”), an independent electoral commission, has begun to assess the register, which is operated by local authorities, for completeness and quality. The commission has a concern that in many cases voters who may have moved from one constituency to another may not have been removed from the first local authority area where they lived, and may appear on more than one register. […] There has been no evidence...
  • Long Island hero, 48, drowns trying to save woman, son, 10, while on family vacation in Bermuda

    10/28/2024 6:25:33 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 5 replies
    KTVU ^ | O. Gloria Okorie
    A Long Island man drowned while trying to rescue a woman and her child from the ocean during a family vacation to Bermuda. Jamie Labros, 48, died on Oct. 7 while trying to help the woman and her 10-year-old son at Horseshoe Bay Beach, according to the obituary released by his family. The mom and son survived, but hero Lambros did not. The Deer Park resident was on a cruise with 11 relatives when tragedy struck, his family said.
  • Archeologists Discover Hidden Tomb in Ancient City of Petra and a Skeleton Holding Vessel Resembling Indiana Jones’s ‘Holy Grail’

    10/28/2024 5:37:48 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 33 replies
    ARTnews ^ | George Nelson
    British archaeologists recently made a discovery that sounds like something straight out of an Indiana Jones movie: a secret tomb under the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, according to a press release from the University of St. Andrews. The archaeologists, led by Richard Bates, a professor at St. Andrews, and Pearce Paul Creasman, the executive director of American Center of Research, were exploring Petra’s iconic Treasury building, which was featured in 1989 blockbuster Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. (In the film, the building is home to the Holy Grail, though its actual purpose has remained mostly a mystery.)...
  • Heart-stopping video captures NYC subway surfing, as tragic trend claims another teen victim: ‘They do it every day’

    10/28/2024 12:28:07 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 44 replies
    Nypost ^ | 10/28/2024 | By Jack Morphet and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
    Frightening video shows a person running on top of a moving train at the same Queens station where a teenage girl died and her young friend was critically injured while subway surfing over the weekend. A heart-pounding clip taken Thursday by a concerned New Yorker near the 111th Street station in Corona shows someone precariously jogging along the top of an elevated subway car. A second clip from April shows at least five youngsters atop another subway car in the same corridor along Roosevelt Avenue. Advertisement