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The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China — even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.

Special Dispatch to the New-York Times. WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. 25. The Richmond papers of Monday make the substantial confession of a fact they have for a day or two been attempting to conceal, namely: that Wilmington is probably evacuated. Gen. TERRY is, beyond a doubt, now in possession of the place at this time, and official advices from him are momentarily expected.Special Dispatches to the New-York Times. WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. 25. From full files of Richmond papers of Monday, Jan. 23, received to-night at the Washington office of the Philadelphia inquirer, we make the following extracts: THE PROBABLE FALL OF...

Isabella Maria DeLuca, 24, is a social media influencer originally from Setauket, NY, who went to the Capitol in Washington DC on Jan. 6, 2021. She attended President Trump’s rally and then followed the crowd into the Capitol that fateful day. She says she stayed only two minutes before deciding to leave as she started to feel uncomfortable. However, those two minutes turned out to be life-changing, and not in a good way. Three years later she was arrested on federal misdemeanor charges — including theft of government property, disorderly conduct, and entering a restricted area — in March 2024....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statements after introducing the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act, which would help improve veterans’ access to health care by reducing the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) role in the community care referral process: “Under the Biden-Harris administration, veterans were discouraged from seeking community care by layers of bureaucratic red tape and a lack of accessibility to their local medical providers,” said Senator Blackburn. “The Veterans Health Care Freedom Act would right this wrong by empowering veterans...

The decision to release that assessment marks one of the first made by the CIA's new director John Ratcliffe, appointed by Donald Trump, who took over the agency on Thursday. But officials told US media that the new assessment was not based on new intelligence and predates the Trump administration. The review was reportedly ordered in the closing weeks of the Biden administration [???] and completed before Trump took office on Monday. The lab leak hypothesis specifically has been hotly contested by scientists, including many who say there is no definitive evidence to back it up. And China has in...

President Trump’s decision to rename Mt. Denali back to its former name of Mt. McKinley has touched off the usual outrage from politicians, media types and activists whose only knowledge of the country’s Pre-Columbian tribal population comes from Kevin Costner movies and shows. Mt. Denali, they insist, was the original ‘indigenous’ name for Mt. McKinley. But the National Park Service notes that, “no fewer than nine Native groups… used unique names for the mountain. There are five Athabascan languages surrounding the park, each with its own oral place name.” And Mt. Denali is not even the right tribal name. Sen....

The US cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals. I deny the entry of American planes carrying Colombian migrants into our territory. The United States must establish a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them.

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro will not allow planes from the United States carrying migrants on deportation flights to land in the country, he said in a post on X in the early hours of Sunday morning. Officials from the US Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately reply to requests for comment. Developing

President Donald Trump revealed that he would be “working with Congress to get a bill” on his desk that passed a “massive tax cut for American workers and families,” and kept his promise on “no tax on tips.” During a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, Trump spoke about how one of the things at the top of his administration’s agenda was to work to pass a bill to make the Trump tax cuts permanent and keep his campaign promise on ending the taxation of tips. Trump added that for restaurant workers, servers, valets, or bartenders, or “any other...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news of him spread throughout the whole region. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by all. Luke 4:14–15This Gospel passage reveals to us the very beginnings of Jesus’ public ministry. He began His public ministry immediately after spending forty days in the desert being tempted by the devil. As He began, He went to Galilee “in the power of the Spirit.” Many people heard about Him and welcomed Him with much enthusiasm. Though Jesus was initially welcomed with praise, we know that things...

Are you being manipulated without even realizing it? In this video, we unveil the Manipulation Playbook—a detailed guide to recognizing the 20 indicators of reality control used by media, corporations, and even governments to shape what you think, feel, and do. From fear tactics and emotional scripts to the overuse of authority and timing tricks, we break down how these strategies work and how you can spot them in real-time. Using the F.A.T.E. Model, we’ll show you actionable steps to resist manipulation, think critically, and stay in control of your perspective. This isn’t just about uncovering the lies—it’s about empowering...

President Donald Trump fired at least 10-12 inspectors general late Friday and did not follow the 30-day congressional notification that requires providing a specific rationale or case-specific reason, according to a former inspector general community official. Some of the firings involved the State Department, according to the source. A White House official also confirmed that there were several inspectors general dismissed. The Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 requires the president to “communicate in writing the substantive rationale, including detailed and case-specific reasons for any such removal or transfer to both Houses of Congress not later than 30 days before...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Employees at Pho 21 restaurant in South San Jose had an unexpected showdown last weekend with what could be considered an attempted "robot kidnapper." Surveillance footage from the restaurant captured the bizarre incident at around 7:40 a.m. last Saturday. A man entered the restaurant, asked to use the restroom and then emerged with a much stranger plan. He can be seen on surveillance talking with an employee and then, instead of leaving the shop, grabbing one of the restaurant's three robot servers and trying to haul it out the front door toward his car, which...

Democrats say they are now looking for guiding principles. Good luck with that. Nearly three months after the election, Democrats are on a scavenger hunt looking for their guiding principles. According to this report in Semafor: ‘Give us a little time’: Democrats search for a guiding principle against TrumpAfter a rudderless post-election run, Democrats are suddenly showing some fight against President Donald Trump.Yet unlike the progressive ascendance of eight years ago, it’s not clear who is leading the charge.“I can’t answer that. Give us a little time,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told Semafor. “This is brand new.”Which is...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has hinted at the possibility of the U.S. government offering substantial rewards for information leading to the capture of top Taliban leaders. This statement comes amid reports that the Taliban might be holding more American hostages than previously known.Rubio mentioned on the social media platform X that if these reports are verified, the U.S. might introduce bounties potentially larger than those once offered for Osama bin Laden. “Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported,” Rubio stated. “If this is true, we will have to immediately place a VERY BIG...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Saturday called Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk a "Soros agent" following his threats against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, saying that Hungary's government plays "for the Hungarian team." Earlier in the day, Tusk warned Orban of "consequences" if he blocks further EU sanctions against Russia, saying that he is "playing in [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's team." "Maybe it is hard for a Soros agent to understand, but when it comes to teams, we play for the Hungarian team. That is why we represent Hungarian interests: we are not ready to continue...

D.C. bureaucrat, who has been on the taxpayers’ dime for 26 years, is having a meltdown over being required to go into the office every day.🤣 See new posts Conversation I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 @ImMeme0

Harris Faulkner of FOX news states that 75,000 to 80,000 "missing" children have been found in the first four days of the Trump Administration. Mayorkas testified to Congress that he didn't know where they were but he would look into it. Faulkner said she can't believe they impeached him but didn't remove him.

Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem (1/26/25)[Prayer]Names and Titles of God the Holy Spirit (Comforter) John 14:15-2015 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth...

Like many Americans, I became so angry at the things Joe Biden did — or did not do — that I would have to psychologically manage it through a variety of stress-reducing techniques. For example, immigration: It seemed to me as if I was being driven from my own country, and I am supposed to just take this because Joe Biden supposedly won the election? Can feckless, gutless, and weak Joe Biden do anything to me and then justify it through the press, and then the press uses its massive media might to demonize me? It seemed to me as...