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A Mexican woman believed to be a witch with cartel ties, was killed after she tried to snatch an 18-month-old out his parents' arms with the stated intent of killing the child as sacrifice to the patron saint of cartels. Before Maria Guadalupe R.M., 33, tried to kidnap the child, she had made it known to her nephew, also the father of the child, that she believed a dead family member had been reincarnated as his son, reported local newspaper Norte Digital. Sunday, she broke into her relatives' Ciudad Juarez home as her nephew slept with his wife and son...

Democratic strategist David Axelrod warned that President Biden is “dangerously out of touch” with voters on the issue of his age and health following Biden’s highly anticipated sit-down interview on ABC News. “The president is rightfully proud of his record. But he is dangerously out-of-touch with the concerns people have about his capacities moving forward and his standing in this race,” Axelrod wrote in a post on the social platform X. “Years ago at this time, he was 10 points ahead of Trump. Today, he is six points behind.” Axelrod’s comments came shortly after Biden’s full interview with ABC News’s...

Smartphone innovation has largely slowed to a crawl over the last few years. We’re long past the days when each successive generation of phones offered up features that drove waves of excitement among consumers, who would then wait outside the Apple Store. But that might be about to change thanks to artificial intelligence. At least, that’s what smartphone makers hope. Yes, we’re about to enter a new phase of smartphone sales spin. Prepare yourselves for the great AI smartphone war. To be fair, smartphone makers have been adding AI and machine learning capabilities to their devices for years — for...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14)Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

The increasing likelihood of a second Trump administration has helped spark a selloff in U.S. government bonds, with investors betting policies including tax cuts could drive up deficits and inflation. Treasury yields, which rise when bond prices fall, started surging June 28, a day after a debate between President Biden and former President Donald Trump that Wall Street viewed as delivering a major blow to Biden’s re-election chances. A poor showing from Biden could also help tip control of Congress to Republicans, creating more space for their budget priorities. “Something obviously changed pretty quickly on Friday,” said Dan Mulholland, head...

The greatest loser from Joe Biden’s catastrophic meltdown during his debate last week with Donald Trump is not Biden himself. Somewhere deep inside, Biden may actually be relieved for the chance to be free of the obligation to perform (or pretend to perform) the world’s most important job. No, the greatest loser is the media, specifically elite news organizations like the New York Times that have teams of reporters covering the White House. These teams ether somehow missed Biden’s sharp cognitive decline - or, worse, actively covered it up. Either way, a reckoning for the way media outlets have turned...

Cost projections for new US Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles skyrocketing... A Ukrainian drone attack late tonight setting fuel tanks on fire in Russia's Krasnodar Region... Lawyers for President Trump asking a federal judge in the 'classified documents' case to partially... A Hurricane Watch in effect for Texas from the Rio Grande to Sargent just southwest of Houston... "a bad episode" Joe Biden speaking of being... "I'm going to stay in the race and win again against Donald Trump" Joe Biden speaking at a campaign... Two Israeli soldiers suffering slight wounds when Hezbollah launched a rocket attack... A Chinese vessel...

President Biden indicated in an interview with ABC News Friday that he would be at peace if he lost to former President Trump "as long as I gave it my all." Why it matters: Biden is under growing pressure to step aside as the Democratic nominee in the wake of his disastrous debate performance last week, especially given the stakes of a potential Trump second term. Many Democrats believe Biden has been an excellent president — but that his refusal to give up power at his advantaged age could risk throwing the country into turmoil after November's election. His interview...

As the Democrats scramble for an excuse to remove Joe Biden from the 2024 Presidential ticket, following his horrendous debate performance, it was reported on Friday evening that Joe Biden suffered some kind of medical emergency. However, there is no confirmation of this, and unfortunately for the Democratic Party, it appears to be inaccurate. Newsmax’s Monica Crowley reported on X, “Biden is reportedly having a medical emergency aboard Air Force One.” Elon Musk responded to a repost by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), trolling the Biden Regime by adding, “That’s just every flight these days.” That’s just every flight these days...

A defiant President Joe Biden on Friday downplayed his poor performance in last week’s debate in what had become a high-stakes interview on ABC, as questions swirled over the future of his candidacy. Here are six takeaways from Biden’s interview with ABC News. 1. Biden says debate was a ‘bad night,’ not a bigger problem. 2. The president takes ownership of poor performance, but offers a new excuse. 3. Biden won’t take a cognitive test and release it to voters. 4. Biden denies polls show him losing to Trump. 5. Biden brushes off nervous Dems: Only the ‘Lord Almighty’ could...

New York Magazine's Olivia Nuzzi reveals that since January, Democrat insiders have been reaching out to her to convey the fears about who's actually in charge of the federal government they've developed after seeing Joe Biden's cognitive decline up close. (LifeSiteNews) – The fallout from incumbent President and presumptive Democrat White House nominee Joe Biden’s disastrous first 2024 debate with Republican predecessor and challenger Donald Trump continues, with liberal New York Magazine publishing perhaps the most scathing account yet of Democrats privately vindicating concerns about the president’s mental health that for years had been dismissed as partisan smears. At age...

George Stephanopoulos, former Bill Clinton adviser and the ultimate Democratic insider, held an intervention masquerading as an interview Friday night. Rather than ask tough questions about President Biden’s mental deficiencies and the message it sends to our allies and enemies, he begged in a dozen different ways: Do you really think you can beat Donald Trump? Are you fooling yourself about how sharp you are? Please Grampa Joe, hand over the car keys! “George George George Geroge,” Biden patronized with every question. Nothing about Biden’s demeanor or his answers was reassuring. He refused to have a cognitive test or even...

What Are Lamb Fries? Lamb fries, also known as lamb testicles or lamb testes, are a type of offal or organ meat that comes from male lambs. They are considered a delicacy in various cuisines around the world, including Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and American cuisine. Lamb fries are often breaded and fried, grilled, or sautéed, and they are known for their tender texture and rich, slightly gamey flavor. Lamb fries are often served as an appetizer or main course in upscale restaurants, and they are also popular at butcher shops and specialty markets. They are typically prepared and cooked with...

A bronzed Joe Biden made a bizarre claim about inventing a computer chip during his make-or-break interview Friday. Biden, 81, would repeatedly respond to questions in a raspy, weary voice, often losing track mid-sentence and at times ignoring questions in an attempt to make occasionally outlandish claims about his record. The president at one point told George Stephanopoulos that 'we used to have 40 percent of computer chips. We invented the chip, the little chip, the computer chip. It's in everything from cell phone to weapons.' The president repeatedly rejected taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he...

SELMA, Ala. — By early this year, around the time a prosecutor called President Joe Biden a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” Vice President Kamala Harris already knew something had to change. It was up to her, she had told allies, to finally distinguish herself in her job — something she had been struggling to do for more than two years — and reassure American voters that the Biden-Harris ticket was still a safe bet. She had been feeling sidelined in the early stages of the campaign, one adviser said, and she wanted a bigger role. She fled...

CNN senior political commentator and former Obama adviser David Axelrod said Friday on “OutFront” that President Joe Biden’s family advisers are “indulging hm” by telling him there is a path forward for his candidacy. Axelrod said, “I think that for those who care about the president, I’m sure his family does, but family advisers who are, I think, indulging him here by telling him that there’s a path forward. I think that there’s a terrible risk to this. I do think that this is a this will define him if he moves forward. He’s had an extraordinary career. I worked...

MADISON, July 5 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden again called his debate against Republican opponent Donald Trump "a bad episode," but remained resolute in an interview with ABC News on Friday that he was the candidate to beat Trump in November's election. "No indication of any serious condition. I was exhausted. I didn't listen to my instincts in terms of preparing and -- and a bad night," Biden, 81, told ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos in a taped interview in Madison, Wisconsin. "I just had a bad night. I don't know why," Biden added in a hoarse voice, stumbling...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort, used a highly anticipated TV interview Friday to repeatedly reject taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he is up for serving another term in office while blaming his disastrous debate performance on a “bad episode” and saying there were “no indications of any serious condition.” Biden made it through the 22-minute interview without any major blunders that would inflict further damage to his imperiled candidacy, but it appeared unlikely to fully tamp down concerns about his age and fitness for another four years...

The National Rally finished first in last Sunday’s first-round election with 33% of the vote, followed by the New Popular Front (NFP) alliance with 28%.France plans to deploy about 30,000 police across their country late on Sunday following the second round of a parliamentary election, according to the Minister of the Interior of France Gérald Darmanin. The interior minister added that 5,000 police would be on duty in Paris and the surrounding area so that the “radical right and radical left do not take advantage of the situation to cause mayhem”. The announcement comes after a growing number of political...

A defiant President Biden on Friday declined to agree to an independent neurological assessment and suggested the only thing that might persuade him he could lose to former President Donald Trump is if the "Lord Almighty" came down and told him so. "Look, I have a cognitive test every single day," Mr. Biden said, insisting the rigors of the job are sufficient to prove his mental fitness. "Every day, I have that test. Everything I do. You know, not only am I campaigning, but I'm running the world." The president reiterated that he believes he'll be fit for the job...