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As radical Islamist threats continue to plague Australia, politicians are pivoting to policing speech and tightening gun laws on law-abiding citizens—now openly admitting curbs on free expression are needed to shield their multicultural agenda.Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has unveiled a sweeping plan to combat what she calls rising anti-Semitism, but the measures conveniently sidestep the core issue of unchecked radical Islamism behind recent attacks, focusing instead on doxxing anonymous social media users and reviewing gun laws. In a joint news conference, Allan announced legislation that would force social media platforms to reveal identities behind anonymous accounts accused of spreading ‘hate’....

Since two of the three NFL games the family regularly watches on Christmas Day are only on Netflix this year, I am wondering - do I have to watch them live or can I watch them a couple of hours later to skip the commercials and halftime shows?

As any sports fan can attest, rivalries are one of the absolute best part of sports. If your team is having a horrific year? It can still almost be salvaged by beating your rival, which is especially true in collegiate sports. So why in the world have the University of Southern California and the University of Notre Dame decided to toss their historic rivalry to the wayside? It’s a question that has legendary former USC wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson furious with his alma mater. And he took to social media to air his grievances: "Okay, we’ve got people in there...

American cities did not stumble accidentally into mass surveillance. They chose it. Over the past decade, thousands of municipalities quietly installed automated license plate reader systems that record, store, and analyze the daily movements of ordinary people. They did so deliberately, with minimal public debate, and with striking indifference to the constitutional implications. This architecture was celebrated as modern, data driven, and compassionate. It was defended as the price of safety. Privacy objections were waved aside as abstract or paranoid. The public was assured that responsible officials would use the tools wisely. That confidence collapsed the moment enforcement priorities changed....

Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, the winningest Japanese golf professional in history, passed away Dec. 23 at the age of 78. Nicknamed for his stout physical presence and prodigious length off the tee, Ozaki amassed 94 career victories on the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) – 43 more than his closest rival, fellow World Golf Hall of Fame member Isao Aoki. Included were six Japan PGA Championships and five Japan Open titles. Ozaki also led the Tour in earnings a record 12 times, highlighted by a five-year run from 1994-1998, and was ranked among the top 10 on the Official World Golf...

MIAMI, DETROIT and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – The PGA TOUR today welcomed Cadillac as title sponsor of the Cadillac Championship, the new Signature Event at Trump National Doral, in a multi-year agreement. The Cadillac Championship, set for April 27-May 3, 2026, on the famed Blue Monster, will be broadcast on CBS/Paramount+, Golf Channel and three PGA TOUR Studios properties: PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+, Sirius XM and the TOUR’s World Feed. “We are pleased to welcome back Cadillac, a world-class brand whose partnership with the PGA TOUR is synonymous with Trump National Doral, a legacy venue on our schedule,”...

Explanation: What is big, bright, and beautiful, can wear a cape made of clouds, and is at the closest point in its elliptical orbit around planet Earth? A full moon at perigee of course, captured here near moonset in predawn skies on November 5 from Kayseri, Turkiye. Full moons that happen at (or very near) perigee, and so are slightly larger and brighter than full moons on average, have become popularly known as supermoons. In fact, this full moon at perigee is the closest and brightest of the three supermoons of 2025. Rising as the Sun sets, this full moon...

A man has been charged after a terrifying incident aboard an Alaska Airlines flight that left passengers and crew fearing for their safety. The incident happened last week on Alaska Airlines Flight 87, which was traveling from Deadhorse, Alaska, to Anchorage. According to a report from the New York Post, a passenger named Kassian William Fredericks allegedly rushed to the back of the plane and tried to open a cabin door while the aircraft was in the air. Court documents said another passenger had just returned from the restroom and saw Fredericks aggressively pulling on the rear cabin door. That...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After the latest batch of Epstein files was released by the Department of Justice, it has become evident to everyone that Jeffrey Epstein, along with being a vile sex trafficker, had some sick fetish for girls with giant black square heads. "It's disgusting," Attorney General Pam Bondi said. "But you wanted us to release the files, so here you go. Now you get to see how obsessed he was with black square heads, too. Be careful what you wish for." In nearly every released photo, girls with black square heads are seen posing with Epstein and...

Most drivers don’t expect to hear from the federal government—unless something has gone very wrong. But this month, more than 168,000 Americans opened their mailboxes to find checks from the Federal Trade Commission, all tied to a case that exposed widespread deception in the vehicle service contract industry. *snip* Many drivers believed they were signing up for protection that covered major repairs, sometimes paying as much as $120 a month. Yet when they needed help, they discovered that the “coverage” often vanished behind exclusions, denials, and carefully crafted contract language.

A federal judge granted on Tuesday a preliminary injunction order that would prevent the enforcement of parts of West Virginia’s H.B. 2354, which takes aim at artificial food dyes. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger of the Southern District of West Virginia entered the preliminary injunction order Tuesday, according to WV Metro News. According to the order, the International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM) sought to prevent the enforcement of West Virginia’s H.B. 2354, as it amended Section 16-7-2(b)(7) to include seven color additives that are “poisonous and injurious” as ingredients or substances. The seven color additives named are butylated hydroxyanisole,...

Open in the app Skip to content Dec. 24, 2025 9:39 am GatewayHispanic logo Gateway Hispanic app-store Play Store Main Menu Light/dark button ADVERTISEMENT Featured on GPBreaking News A faith-based animated film dominates the box office and brings family, authority, and traditional values ​​back to the center of cinema Rafa Gómez-Santos Martin Rafa Gómez-Santos Martín Dec. 23, 2025 9:00 am 2 min read 10.052 An animated film based on faith is a box office smash and puts family, authority, and traditional values ​​back at the heart of cinema. Truth Tweet Share Gettr Gab Telegram LinkedIn Comments SMS E-mail Print WhatsApp...

The U.S. appears headed for the largest one-year drop in murders in history, according to a well-known crime analyst. That's the conclusion of crime statistics expert Jeff Asher, who says new national data show killings plunging at a pace not seen in modern recordkeeping. According to Asher's Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI), the United States is on track for the biggest single-year decline in murders ever recorded — a striking reversal after the COVID-era crime surge. Last month, FBI Director Kash Patel said the 2025 homicide rate will be the lowest in "modern history," crediting a bureau-wide shift toward fighting violent...

Approximately 50 Planned Parenthood clinics closed in 2025 as the group lost its ability to bill Medicaid, according to a report by the nation's largest abortion provider. On Dec. 12, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit ruled that Planned Parenthood is unlikely to succeed in its claims that being stripped of its Medicaid funds is unconstitutional, overturning a lower court's order that had temporarily blocked a provision of President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, legislation that enacted key items of his legislative agenda on issues including taxes and immigration. That law...

Banks and traders are expanding their precious metals desks and logistics capabilities as they race to capitalise on gold's historic rally this year, which has suddenly made the sleepy world of bullion trading and vaulting one of the most profitable areas in finance. The blistering rally in gold and silver prices in 2025 has had another burst of energy in recent days, powered by simmering geopolitical tension between the U.S. and Venezuela, as well as bets of US interest rate cuts. Both precious metals hit record-high prices Wednesday. The price of gold hit $4,500 a troy ounce for the first...

This week marks the 70th anniversary of the release of "Good Will to Men", directed by none other than William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, who went on to create The Flintstones, Scooby Doo, and a lot of other classic cartoons."Good Will to Men" is basically a remake of the much darker (and hard to find) 1939 short "Peace on Earth".Thankfully, we are no longer under such dire threat of nuclear annihilation as audiences were in the Fifties. But I thought this was worth sharing all the same. Its themes are more timely than ever before."Love thy neighbor." Click here to...

Authorities in Florida are accusing a 51-year-old woman of shooting and killing two ex-husbands on the same day this week. Susan Erica Avalon was arrested on Thursday on charges of second degree homicide in Manatee County, where her first ex-husband lived, according to Sheriff Rick Wells.(snip) It all started on Wednesday afternoon when the Manatee County Sheriff's Office received a call to respond to a shooting in the Heritage Harbor neighborhood, according to Wells. When deputies arrived, they saw a 54-year-old man with two gunshot wounds. He was shot in the abdomen, Wells said in a press conference Thursday. "The...

California’s richest residents could be slapped with a one-time 5% tax on their net worth if a new law makes it onto the ballot next year. The measure – called the “2026 Billionaire Tax Act” – seeks to counter $30 billion in potential federal funding cuts to California’s Medicaid program. Cash from the new tax could also pay for the Golden State’s struggling public education system, according to supporters of the act, which include the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). If passed and signed off by Gov. Gavin Newsom, California’s tech bosses like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia CEO...

In what might have been shocking a decade ago, a Lutheran Church has produced a Christmas play featuring the two main characters as profane, cat-fighting lesbians on their way to Bethlehem. As reported by Not the Bee, "Lutheran Church of the Cross is a 'queer-affirming' Canadian church that celebrates Pride Week and every other sexual behavior under the sun."

Imagine facing arrest simply for posting sharp or critical comments online. Picture police at your door for expressing opposition to mass immigration. Envision a country where you could be imprisoned for years without a jury ever deciding your guilt. This isn't dystopian fiction - it's the reality unfolding in Britain today, my former home and once part of the free world. Earlier this year, parents Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine from Hertfordshire were arrested in front of their children over disparaging remarks made in a private parents' messaging group. They were among the estimated 10,000 people arrested in Britain this...