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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have evidence indicating Jeff Bezos ’ girlfriend provided text messages to her brother that he then sold to the National Enquirer for its article about the Amazon.com Inc. founder’s affair, according to people familiar with the matter. The text messages, which were reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, were among the materials turned over to federal prosecutors as part of their investigation into whether American Media Inc., publisher of the National Enquirer, attempted to extort Mr. Bezos... ***** The evidence gathered by federal prosecutors includes a May 10, 2018, text message sent from the phone of...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday said politicians should not close ports to desperate migrants, speaking after a court got a green light to pursue an investigation of Matteo Salvini, Italy's anti-immigrant former interior minister. "In the whole world, men and women migrants face risky voyages to escape violence, to escape, war, to escape poverty," Francis said during his weekly general audience at the Vatican. "Many times, they are not allowed to disembark in ports ... they are exploited by criminal traffickers, today! Some politicians treat them like numbers and see them as a threat," he said, partly...

An inmate at a California prison murdered two convicted child molesters by beating them to death with a walking cane, according to authorities. Jonathan Watson, 41, allegedly beat David Bobb, 48, and Graham De Luis-Conti, 62, to death last Thursday at around 2:30 p.m. at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) and State Prison in Corcoran, according to the New York Post. Following the beating, both Bobb and De Luis-Conti who were in critical condition at the time, were transported to hospital, suffering from head wounds. Bobb, who was convicted of committing aggravated sexual assault to a child under...

A young Finnish women who had made pro-globalist posts on social media was found dead at her apartment as blood flowed under her door, leading to police to open an investigation into a suspected murder case. Sanni Ovaska, a young woman from Hameenlinna, a city which lies between Helsinki and Tampere, Southern Finland, was allegedly murdered by her migrant boyfriend, according to local reports. Her boyfriend, who has been named as Hasan Alqina, also reportedly died during the incident. Ovaska had reportedly made anti-white posts on her social media accounts as well as championing a variety of progressive causes. The...

Vanity Triple Lindsey said he’s looking for four votes to keep Hunter from being called as a Witness. He’s said, he’ll stand against Trump. His defenders, say it’s only the Venue that’s Grahamnesty has an issue with, but Lindsey has Telegraphed he will protect Hunter. This week alone, he complimented Schiff on his “presentation” in front of Cameras, and he’s said that he “loves” Joe Biden. Grahamnesty has already said, without seeing Guiliani’s evidence, that he believes it’s likely “Russian Propaganda” and to take it to the FBi and the CIA - not to him. He has laid the groundwork...

In the United States, abortion is the leading cause of death with almost 1 million abortions per year. Coming upon the 47th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortion, has it been worth the cost? Despite the appalling numbers, there are differences among churches about when life must be protected. Below are the top 20 Christian denominations by membership in the U.S. and their stances on abortion. The Catholic Church The Catholic Church opposes abortion. One source writes: “God loves each human life from the instant of his or her conception and entrusts this gift...

Israeli security forces are gearing up for possible rioting on the Temple Mount during Friday prayers, amid calls for demonstrations on the holy site to protest the Trump administration’s plans to release its much-anticipated Middle East peace plan next week. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas, both of which have rejected the peace plan - which has been dubbed the “Deal of the Century” - even before its release, called on Muslims to gather on the Temple Mount Friday to demonstrate opposition to the peace plan.[snip] After the US signaled it would release the plan next week, and that Prime Minister...

With courtiers already alarmed at how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex plan to cash in on their royal connections, this will have them reaching for the smelling salts. I hear that Meghan plans to become more 'politically engaged' now that she and Prince Harry have quit official duties. 'The Duchess is said to be frustrated that she was forced to stay out of politics after getting engaged to Harry,' a royal source tells me. 'She has strong political opinions and will now take advantage of the greater freedom she has to express them publicly.' The source claims that Meghan...

Hong Kong (CNN)Fifteen more people have been confirmed dead in Hubei province from a deadly new coronavirus, according to the provincial health authority, raising the death toll to 41 in mainland China. Authorities in China have imposed indefinite travel restrictions on tens of millions of people across 11 cities in an unprecedented effort to contain the spread, as hospitals at the epicenter of the outbreak struggle to handle a surge in new patients. The virus, which was first discovered in the city of Wuhan in December, has spread to every province in China, except the remote autonomous regions of Qinghai...

A recent outbreak in China of a new strand of coronavirus may be linked to an objectively disgusting Chinese delicacy called bat soup, according to reports. Video footage online shows an entire cooked, dead bat sitting in soup. Scientists believe that the virus, which has killed 17 and infected over 640 people, could have spread from snakes or bats. Is this bat soup the cause of the quickly-spreading virus?

... Reed wastes no time to get to his terrifying conclusion which is that if no change in control or transmission happens, then further outbreaks will occur in other Chinese cities, “and that infections will continue to be exported to international destinations at an increasing rate.” As a result, in 10 days time, or by February 4, 2020, Reed‘s model predicts the number of infected people in Wuhan to be greater than 250 thousand (with an prediction interval, 164,602 to 351,396);

Cardinal Burke at March for Life Mass: ‘Remain faithful soldiers of Christ,’ ‘never give way to discouragement’ WASHINGTON, D.C., January 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Cardinal Raymond Burke told Catholics attending Mass before the March for Life never to give up the fight for life. Cardinal Burke made his remarks in a short but stirring homily during the Traditional Latin Mass he celebrated this morning at Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Roman Catholic Church.  “Sometimes we can grow weary in the battle for the restoration of respect for human life,” Burke observed.  “Sometimes we are tempted to say that our pro-life efforts...

George Soros, the financier and philanthropist, has pledged $1bn to support a global network of higher education to train students in civic engagement in response to resurgent nationalism around the world. In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Soros lambasted rising populism internationally and picked out US president Donald Trump as well as China’s Xi Jinping, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi — and Brexit. “I believe that as a long-term strategy our best hope lies in access to quality education, specifically an education that reinforces the autonomy of the individual by cultivating critical thinking and emphasising...

Clips tagged #Swamp Giuliani: I can't sit by and watch my country be sold out by Joe Biden Rudy Giuliani joins the 'Fox & Friends' live studio audience show to discuss the Trump impeachment trial and his investigation into Joe Biden's 'corruption.' Watch Lindsey Graham say he will oppose subpoena of Hunter Biden Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he will vote against a motion to subpoena Hunter Biden if a majority of colleagues agree next week that additional witnesses and documents need to be summoned for President Trump’s impeachment trial. Jerry Nadler 'stunned' Susan Collins into writing...

Just over three months ago, a “high-level pandemic exercise” entitled “Event 201” was held in New York City. On October 18th the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, brought together “15 leaders of business, government, and public health” to simulate a scenario in which a coronavirus pandemic was ravaging the planet. The current coronavirus outbreak that originated in China did not begin until December, and so at that time it was supposedly just a hypothetical exercise. The following comes from the official page for this event…...

A pizza delivery driver shot three of four suspects who tried to rob him during a late-night delivery, police in North Carolina said. The man said he was delivering a pizza at an apartment complex in east Charlotte late Monday night when he was approached by four suspects who pointed what appeared to be an assault rifle at his head, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The driver then pulled out his own pistol and fired at the suspects, causing them to flee the scene, CBS affiliate WBTV reported. WBTV News ✔ @WBTV_News #BREAKING UPDATE: Three people were shot during...

The Senate spectator gallery was at least half-empty throughout the first week of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and senators serving as the jury in the marathon sessions are taking notice — some stunned that there aren’t more people watching history unfold, while others understand the public avoiding the repetitive proceedings. “I’m really surprised at that because this is kind of historic and I would think this would be an opportunity for people to get in there regardless of whose side you are on,” Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) told The Post Friday. Journalists aren’t allowed to bring cellphones or cameras...

A ding-dong ditch prank turned deadly after a California man rammed into a car filled with six teen boys, killing three of them, according to authorities. The boys, who did not know 42-year-old Anurag Chandra, rang his doorbell and ran off, officials said, according to reports. California Highway Patrol officials said Chandra then intentionally rammed his car into a Prius with the six teens inside as they were leaving the neighborhood. The Prius then struck a tree, Buzzfeed News reported. Drake Ruiz, Daniel Hawkins and Jacob Ivascu, all 16 years old, died in the crash. boys killed "Jacob is the...

A Santa Cruz-area MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty in court Friday. According to the Department of Justice, Tomas Rivera (aka Profugo, aka Caballo, aka Jonas Portillo Escobar) pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit murder and extortion for his role as a Santa Cruz Salvatrucha Locos gang member. Advertisement The Santa Cruz Salvatrucha Locos is an MS-13 subset operating in the Santa Cruz area. Law enforcement officials said Rivera was second-in-command of the Santa Cruz gang. He was alleged to have used violence and murder to enforce MS-13 rules. Chief Andrew Mills of the Santa Cruz Police Department...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- After we reported a Colorado Springs barista's harrowing encounter with a knife-wielding car thief, deputies say they caught the suspect and found the vehicle up in the Denver metroplex. The robbery happened Tuesday morning at Morning Glory; the barista on duty told us that a woman walked in and tried to buy a muffin but her card was declined. The barista let the woman stay inside to warm up, but when the other customers left, the woman became belligerent and then pulled out a knife. Employees in a nearby food truck tried to stop...