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The remains of more than 2,200 unborn children have been found at the Illinois home of a former Indiana abortion doctor who died earlier this month, according to reports. The discovery was made by members of the family of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer, who died Sept. 3. The family members had been searching through Klopfer’s belongings after he died, FOX 59 of Indianapolis reported.

This will be a weekly post. Count is now 150 judges confirmed. 105 District Court judges 43 Circuit Court judges 2 Supreme Court justices The six were those that were supposed to be confirmed before the recess. This week President Trump nominated two judges to the 11th circuit. The two were Federalist Society members who were put on the Florida supreme court eight months ago by new Governor DeSantis. So two good conservatives move to the Federal level and Governor DeSantis gets to appoint two more to the Florida supreme court. This week the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Steven Menashi,...

California lawmakers approved legislation Friday to cap interest rates for consumer loans, a measure that supporters say is designed to blunt predatory lending practices. The bill would cap consumer loan interest rates at 36 percentage points above the main interest rate set by the Federal Reserve, which is currently around 2%. Consumer advocacy groups say some loan companies charge interest rates as high as 225%.

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... For other shopping, boycott Amazon as much as possible and look for better deals from British retailers. Not only can it be dearer, but the US shopping giant has also been blasted for paying a “minimal” amount of tax to the UK Government. ... The Onley Grounds Farm Shop and Butchery in Rugby, Warks, for example, is currently asking people to share a post for a chance to win a £50 meat hamper. Twitter has similar promotions. Boots this week offered customers the chance to win a bundle of toiletries in return for a retweet.

Their obsession with death Tabitha Korol, 10/09/19 02:09 Tabitha Korol, author of "Confronting the Deception" (on Amazon), began her political writing with letters to the editor after her retirement, and earned an award from CAMERA (Committee on Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America) "in recognition of outstanding letter-writing in 2009 to promote fair and factual reporting about Israel." She was cited as one of America"s modern-day, articulate, patriotic women in Frederick William Dame"s Three American Fur Hat Fighters for Freedom. Her essays appear on Arutz Sheva, Dr. Swier, Grumpy Opinions, IsraelNewsTalkRadio, Israel"s Voice, Jewish Press, JewishVoiceNY, Conservative News &...

How much does it cost for bare minimum accommodations in San Francisco—i.e, a bed and a roof? In the Tenderloin, that’ll be $60 per night, or $1,200 per month. That’s what the Southern California-based startup Podshare charges for one of its “pods” at the company’s first San Francisco locale. According to the company, “A pod is a hand-built, high-end bunk bed complete with your own flat screen TV and night light.” Renting with Podshare buys access to the bed and the communal spaces in the building in what’s essentially a hostel-like setup—complete with a dearth of privacy thanks to the...

Palestinian women prefer to marry wounded terrorists who receive a PA salary, rather than jobless university grads by Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Itamar Marcus Sept. 9, 2019 Palestinian women prefer to marry wounded terrorists who receive a PA salary, rather than jobless university grads Palestinians in Gaza are rioting because of "their preference to be wounded (and receive a PA allowance -Ed) rather than remain unemployed and without a livelihood" By Nan Jacques Zilberdik and Itamar Marcus Wounded Palestinian terrorists are popular as marriage material because of the lifetime monthly financial reward the Palestinian Authority is paying them. On a...

Arab Dentist Who Saved Israelis in Azoun Attack Now Facing thre Doctor Amin Mansour, an Arab doctor from the Arab town of Azoun who saved two Israelis during a stabbing attack, is facing threats for his life-saving actions. On Saturday, two Israelis, a father and son from Ofakim entered Azoun, near the city of Qalqilia and under Palestinian Authority (PA) control, to seek dental treatment. At some point, they were approached by a man who asked them if they were Jews and then stabbed them. Mansour, a dentist, provided lifesaving treatment to the two until they were evacuated by IDF...

Hamza Khan, of Great Horton Road, jailed for attacks on emergency workers By David Jagger SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has called for tougher sentencing powers after a man who assaulted and hurled racist abuse at police officers and medical staff was jailed for 14 months. Hamza Khan, of Great Horton Road, admitted four counts of assaulting emergency workers, resisting an officer, racially aggravated disorderly behaviour over a 16 day period earlier this summer. The 25-year-old was told at Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday he had caused “pain and upset to people just trying to do their job”. On July 3...

Yazidi sex slave survivor to face one of her ISIS rapists in German court By Hollie McKay On a bitter day in the dead of winter, as 2017 was drawing to a close, Shatha Salim Bashar was rescued from hell. The Yazidi made it home after almost three-and-a-half years as an ISIS sex slave in Iraq and Syria. “I can’t forget the first time I was raped,” Shatha, 28, told Fox News. “I was traded 14 times among the jihadists.” She was kidnapped alongside her mother, her sister, and two younger brothers. In the beginning, she pretended to be the...

(MENAFN) Sources said that 5 farmers were killed on Monday in a village in Borno that falls in northeaster Nigeria after an attack by Boko Haram group. A security source said that the farmers were shot dead as they worked on their farms in Shamawa village in Konduga local government area. A farmer managed to escape the attack and went to town with the news. The source said that several gun wounds were seen on the dead bodies of the farmers.

Diana Alghoul Outrage as Palestinian woman 'tortured to death' in honour killing Date of publication: 31 August, 2019 Israa Ghrayeb, 21, was reportedly beaten to death by her brother because she posted a selfie with her partner a day before they were due to get engaged. Tags: Israa Ghrayeb, domestic violence, honour killing, Palestine Activists across the world are calling for justice for a Palestinian woman after she was reportedly killed in a family honour killing on Thursday. Israa Ghrayeb, a 21-year-old Palestinian from Bethlehem, died after allegedly being beaten and tortured by her brother after she posted a video...

Join Freepers throughout the world to pray for PRESIDENT TRUMP and VICE-PRESIDENT PENCE and for AMERICA: All Levels of Government, Family, Military, Law Enforcement, Defenders of Freedom, Business, Education, Churches, Health Care Systems, the News, Media and Social 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. IF YOU WERE ARRESTED FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN, WOULD THERE BE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVICT YOU?

Filmmaker Oliver Stone has praised Russia’s anti-gay ‘propaganda’ law, telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that the law is “sensible.” Stone, director of films such as JFK, W, and Natural Born Killers, made the comments during an interview with Putin for Stone’s documentary Revealing Ukraine. According to a transcript of the interview released by the Kremlin, Stone praised the 2013 law — which banned the promotion of “nontraditional sexual relationships” — and complained about the increasing recognition of gender identity. “As you know, I’ve been very rebel all my life. Still am. And I have to tell you, I’m shocked by...

September 14 2019 Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Reading 1 Nm 21:4b-9 With their patience worn out by the journey,the people complained against God and Moses,"Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert,where there is no food or water?We are disgusted with this wretched food!" In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents,which bit the people so that many of them died.Then the people came to Moses and said,"We have sinned in complaining against the LORD and you.Pray the LORD to take the serpents from us."So Moses prayed for...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) warned that President Trump will lose in 2020 if he cuts a deal with Democrats regarding gun control. Roll Call reports that Cruz offered this observation while speaking to reporters at a Thursday breakfast. He contended that conservative voters will stay home if Trump and the Republicans as a whole cave to Democrat demands. He was asked about the possibility of Trump making a deal with gun control stalwarts Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV). Cruz said, “We’re going to see record-setting Democratic turnout. The only element missing is demoralizing conservatives so they stay...

After weeks of peaceful marches and violence clashes, Hong Kong protesters have begun staging a different type of demonstration - mass singalongs of a new song called Glory to Hong Kong. (please see link for full article)

Lisa Parratt, 33, was mortified when workout instructor Gary Randall, who goes by the moniker “Buffmaster,” told her that she was “just too big” for his boot camp program at UK-based gym Slimming World, which Parratt joined earlier this year. The response over Facebook Messenger was devastating to Parratt, who has fought to lose 35 pounds since January. When she noted that to Randall, he replied that she still has “at least six months” more before qualifying for his course.(snip) “I’m sorry to say I won’t be able to help you at bootcamp,” wrote Randall. “Your way to heavy now.”...

Joe Biden told the crowd at a fundraiser in Houston Friday that he did a good job at the Democratic debate the night before but that there was always room for improvement. “Last night I thought was a good night. I think I could have done better. I will do better, God willing,” he said to applause from the partisan group of supporters.