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Three levels of decking attached to a residential building collapsed on top of each other at the Jersey Shore Saturday, injuring at least 22 people, including some children. The collapse in Wildwood happened at around 6 p.m. during the annual New Jersey Firemen's Convention, which attracts thousands of current and former firefighters to the resort town. Cape May Regional Health System said 21 people were taken there, at least three of them children. Eleven patients had been released by 10 p.m., including all the children who were admitted, hospital spokeswoman Susan Staeger told The Associated Press. AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center...

SNIP "I think the whole thing was a sham and that those documents need to be turned over, as well as the documents that the White House hid from his time in the White House Counsel's Office," she told George Stephanopoulos. "All of that needs to come forward to even look at a proceeding like that." SNIP The New York Times reported Saturday that a male classmate of Kavanaugh's saw the justice put his genitals against a woman without consent. The newspaper found this allegation was not investigated by the FBI. Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro has called for the...

Posted on September 14, 2019September 13, 2019 by Msgr. Charles Pope Crazy! A Homily for the 24th Sunday of the Year The three parables in this Sunday’s lengthy Gospel challenge conventional thinking. They describe people doing things that we most likely would not do. All three of them – especially the first two – seem crazy. Who would ever do what the shepherd of the lost sheep does or what the woman with the lost coin does? Probably no one. Likewise, the father in the Prodigal Son parable breaks all the rules of “tough love.” His forgiveness has an...

Over the last few years, as violence has reached historic levels, autodefensas have become increasingly common in Mexico. The Oscar-nominated documentary Cartel Land depicted the rise and fall of one such group. Academics have become increasingly interested in the phenomenon. “When a community is no longer protected by a sovereign state the contract between the government and the governed is effectively broken,” says Robert Bunker, a professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, in an email to The Daily Beast. “At that point local citizens who are being robbed, raped, and who are living under...

President Trump speaks at 9 pm Eastern! Right Side Broadcasting will cover event live: https://www.youtube.com/user/rightsideradio

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Jame Madison. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. James Madison was the fourth president of the United States, and more importantly was known as the primary author of the U.S. Constitution. All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the top half (letter columns) of the puzzle into the white squares...

“In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble” (Proverbs 15:6).

Police say it's called “finessing.” Packs of teens begin their late-night hunts in downtown Minneapolis, looking for lone drunks, people distracted by cell phones, prey that won't fight back. One person will strike up a conversation with a target. A moment later, the victim will be jumped, punched, and kicked into the pavement by the others. It is the ultimate moron crime. In exchange for the risk of felony assault and robbery charges, all they're usually walking away with is a cellphone and a wallet already emptied at a bar. The phones are later sold at automated kiosks like ECO...

Bernie Sanders: ‘We Are Going to Impose a Moratorium on Deportations’ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told a group that he backs a moratorium on all deportations from the U.S., a video surfaced on Saturday revealed. The socialist senator told a group that, under a Sanders administration, the U.S. would cease ICE raids and deportations. “We’re gonna end the ICE raids which are terrorizing communities all across this country,” Sanders said. “We are gonna impose a moratorium on deportations,” he continued. “There are some things that a president can do with executive orders.”

The arrival of the Long Island Rail Road’s newest train has been quickly followed by commuter complaints, ranging from a lack of Wi-Fi, insufficient leg room at some seats, and the peculiar location of one of the trains’ most anticipated features — electrical outlets. “As soon as we saw it, we said that was not functional. You’re either going to have the people who are sitting in the windows using both of them, or someone wanting to stretch their wires from the outside across someone’s lap, which no one’s going to want,”

Today’s Cryptogram Courtesy of The Arkansas Gazette CIO’V TBIP ZT DXBIV DV EPZUIUWQ MGB JPBIMBVM XDLB GZWXDOJ UIFL GACIO LOZHWBXJB IOX GIEEDOBVV. –CZPPDV WBZEZWX BPOVM You can find this little fun word game, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram). Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated. PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and any...

Freepers, today is the final rounds @ Reno for the Championships! Live Steam here: https://airrace.org/live-stream/

A young Arkie goes off to college. Half way through the semester, having foolishly squandered all of his money on his girlfriend - he calls home. “Dad,” he says, “You won’t believe what modern education is developing! They actually have a program here at Hendrix that will teach our dog, Ole’ Blue how to talk!” “That’s amazing,” his Dad says. “How do I get Ole’ Blue in that program?” “Just send him over here with $1,000” the young Arkie says, “and I’ll get him in the course.” So, his Father sends the dog and $1,000. About two-thirds of the way...

The modern American university has changed almost beyond recognition from the form it had even 100 years ago. It is larger, more “diverse,” more of a business, and more industrialized with relatively fewer teachers and more bureaucrats than ever before. Those changes have led to new problems. Higher education, if not broken, is at least seriously injured. Some critics feel the damage is fatal and the whole system should essentially be abolished. I want to focus on just one cause and a few of its effects. The cause is the involvement of the federal government via the money which is...

It is not an unusual sentiment in this blue-collar corner of Pennsylvania: “I voted Trump last time, and I’ll vote Trump next time because there’s a lot of loonies out there.” What is unusual is that Gary Reese, 75, served as the Democratic mayor of Kingston, a town in Luzerne County at the heart of what used to be the state’s coal belt, in the 1990s. “The Democrats used to be about the working man,” he continued. “Now, they sound like communists.” Luzerne County emerged as one of the bellwethers of Mr Trump’s unlikely 2016 victory, a place where a...

It is likely no coincidence at all that a “Beto Special” gun deal offered by one outfit — Arizona-based Alfa Dog Firearms — sold out on its select, $349.99-priced AR-15s in less than four hours on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Ad image from Call of War SPONSORED BY CALL OF WAR World War 2 Strategy Game Simulate and play different World War II scenarios in real-time against dozens of other players! Can you lead your country to victory? “We’re trying to process the orders and work on getting more special deals for our good friend, gun-grabber Beto,” the company declared on its...

Far-left “Squad” member Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MN) posted a 9/11 tribute on the 18th anniversary of the tragedy and claimed that the Arab organization she worked for at the time – Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) – was threatened with violence following the terrorist attacks carried out by Islamic extremists. Tlaib described how she processed the terrorist attacks in a brief Twitter thread on Wednesday. She said she was working at the “nonprofit Arab American human services organization, ACCESS” at the time and “saw faces of shock facing the television.” She said the room “erupted in...

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem (Old Testament) Daniel 7 The Interpretation of the Dream 15 “I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me. 16 I approached one of those standing there and asked him the meaning of all this. “So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. 18 But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’ 19 “Then I wanted to know the meaning...

“Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.” - Paul CezanneToday feels like the end of summer. And I feel the need for a little reflection.Posted from: MOTUS A.D.

Today’s Campaign Update (Because The Campaign Never Ends) Everyone should go to the gas station and fill your tanks today. – There’s no need for panic, but you might save a little money by doing that. The attack on Saudi Arabian refining and other oilfield infrastructure by Huthi rebels supported by Iran Saturday has forced the Saudi government to shut-in half of its daily crude production. That amounts to about 5.7 million barrels of oil per day (bopd) suddenly disappearing from the global, 100 million bopd market. Unlike the series of previous Iranian attacks on crude tankers, drones and other...