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WASHINGTON (SBG) - A justice department official has confirmed to Sinclair Broadcast Group that the FBI opened up a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden and his associates back in 2019, focused on allegations of money-laundering and that the probe remains active. Sinclair investigative reporter James Rosen has also spoken with a central witness in these allegations, which suggests that former vice president Joe Biden knew more than he has acknowledged about his son's overseas dealings. Tony Bobulinksi was thrust into the national spotlight on the evening of the final presidential debate. It was on that night the former business associate...

President Donald Trump's campaign rally, which was originally planned for Rochester International Airport before being moved to a business in Dodge Center, will again be held at the Rochester airport on Friday afternoon. According to sources, the plan originally was for the rally to be at the airport, however, it was recently moved to the property of two businesses in Dodge Center. -snip- The event will be restricted to 250 or fewer people as opposed to the thousands that were expected at the Dodge Center event. A spokesperson for Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison also told KSTP no threats were...

MIAMI — Democrats are sounding the alarm about weak voter turnout rates in Florida’s biggest county, Miami-Dade, where a strong Republican showing is endangering Joe Biden’s chances in the nation’s biggest swing state. .... “Democrats have a big turnout issue in the Hispanic community in Miami-Dade,” said Florida-based Democratic data analyst Matt Isbell. “Hispanic Democrat turnout is only 48% while the Republican Hispanics are at 57%."

Went to early voting. Since I was voting in an entirely different city, there were changes, more than normal. The Line: Everyone in a good mood. A few political hats which they were told to remove once they got in the room where actual voting took place. The Check-in: Clerk sat behind a plastic shield with a small opening. The voter reached through the opening and put their driver's license on a little stand and barcodes on the back were scanned. The voter then stated their name and address which the clerk verified. You were then given a ball point...

The militant left-wing group Shut Down DC claims that they will “hit the streets” to “confront” those who they perceive to be supporters of President Trump. The Democrat-tied group plans to target “homes of Trump campaign officials” and Trump’s “donors and supporters.” Shut Down DC and their allies will also attack “media organizations that call the election before the vote count is finished.” It is clear that Shut Down DC will not allow the election to be “won” until the victor is Joe Biden. As reported at RAIR Foundation USA, ‘Shut Down DC’ has been actively organizing through social media,...

Homosexuals in Ireland believe that Pope Francis should initiate church blessings for same-sex couples. On October 21, 2020, We Are Church Ireland, a Catholic reform group that supports LGBT values, announced that the pope, who spoke out in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, should initiate a church blessing for these marriages, according to Novenanews.com. We Are Church Ireland said in a press release that the organization "warmly welcomes the excellent news that Pope Francis is supporting civil unions for couples of the same sex." According to representatives of the organization, this is "a very important step for Pope Francis and...

Ice Cube said he did not want to be a part of a Zoom call with Sen. Kamala Harris that included other ‘entertainers’ Ice Cube has been adamant that Democrats told him to hold off until after the election before making demands for his “Contract With Black America.” However, he admitted that he blew off a Zoom call with vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — The Dolan fire burning in south Monterey county is one of the most destructive fires in county history and more than two months after it started prosecutors and fire investigators say they know the cause. “Today we did answer that and the testimony that came out today was that Mr. Gomez, the defendant, had told the fire and Monterey County sheriff's officers that he had started the fire,” said prosecutor Meredith

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: The FBI has an active criminal investigation into the Biden family and their business associates that is focused on money laundering. pic.twitter.com/hcuI98t1Yr— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 30, 2020

A Catholic church in Los Angeles County is alleging that the local government dispatched two health department officials to harass them in retaliation for their priest suing Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state officials. On Oct. 15, two health officials showed up at Our Lady of the Angels Church in Arcadia, California, a congregation affiliated with the dissident Society of St. Pius X. The officials watched approximately 11 parishioners leave the building from the sidewalk and then cited them for holding indoor worship services in violation of COVID-19 restrictions, according to a copy of the citation forwarded to...

LOUISVILLE, KY; A Louisville man was arrested after allegedly causing damage to a historic church. In a letter to parishioners, the pastor at Saint Martin of Tours Church said the man broke into the sanctuary late Sunday night and caused extensive damage to the altar. An on-duty security guard was able to detain the suspect until officers arrived. Police have not identified the suspect. The church will be closed for a few days while the damage is assessed, the pastor says. Officials say the pastor and Archbishop Joseph Kurtz will be working with the archdiocesan insurance company on repairs.

The mother of seven said she wasn't going to play the mask 'game' anymore, referring to mask mandates as 'control tools' and 'Marxist'NORTHBROOK, Illinois, October 27, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – A Catholic parish priest has threatened to call the police on a parishioner if she shows up to church service not wearing a mask. Fr. Christopher Gustafson of St. Norbert Parish in Northbrook, Illinois, told Colette O’Regan in an Oct. 15 letter that her stubborn refusal to wear a mask during Mass was “disruptive” and “intransigent.” “I find it necessary to enforce prevention of your entering and remaining in the church...

he liberal justices dissented as the Supreme Court ruled against extending Wisconsin’s deadline to count mailed-in ballots received after Election Day. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan slammed the court’s decision not to extend the deadline to receive mail-in ballots in Wisconsin and said it would “disenfranchise” voters in a pandemic. In a Monday ruling, the Supreme Court sided with Republicans in its decision to block Wisconsin from counting mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day, Nov. 3. “The Court’s decision will disenfranchise large numbers of responsible voters in the midst of hazardous pandemic conditions,” Kagan wrote in her dissent,...

Democrats are sounding the alarm about weak voter turnout rates in Florida’s biggest county, Miami-Dade, where a strong Republican showing is endangering Joe Biden’s chances in the nation’s biggest swing state. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/29/miami-voter-turnout-democrats-433643 Marc Caputo @MarcACaputo “We did not get the kind of funding for different vendors who would do that type of work until late in the campaign ... I screamed. Hollered. I called. I lobbied from the top to the bottom” — @RepWilson & others fret about Miami turnout

MSNBC anchor Chuck Todd drew heavy backlash Wednesday for suggesting that Joe Biden has taken the coronavirus pandemic "too seriously" on the campaign trail. During a panel discussion, Todd juxtaposed how both Biden and President Trump have handled the virus and questioned whether Biden's lack of in-person events is crippling his candidacy.

OUTDOORS • Outdoor gatherings up to 1,000 persons occurring at a non-residential venue are permitted only to the extent that the organizers and venue: • FOR FIXED SEATING: limit attendance to 30% of seating capacity. • WITHOUT FIXED SEATING: limit attendance to 30 persons per 1,000 square feet. including within any distinct area within the event space. • Require that each person at the gathering wear a face mask. “Gathering” means any occurrence where two or more persons from more than one household are present in a shared space. Incidental, temporary gatherings (such as at a store, airport, or food...

A proposed new law currently wending its way through the Scottish Parliament would make it a crime to utter so-called hate speech, even in one’s own home. The speech-quelling bill is being championed by Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Justice Humza Yousaf. Entitled the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill, the new law, if passed, would criminalize so-called hate speech and create a new crime for “stirring up hate.” Critics of the bill believe that it would have a chilling effect on entertainment, especially comedy, and could lead to entertainers, writers, and other public figures being arrested for offering opinions...

First Lady Melania Trump arrives at the Élysée Palace in Paris Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, and is greeted by Mrs. Brigitte Macron wife of French President Emmanuel Macron.

.Despite the document's questionable authorship and anonymous sourcing, its claims that Hunter Biden has a problematic connection to the Communist Party of China have been used by people who oppose the Chinese government, as well as by far-right influencers, to baselessly accuse candidate Joe Biden of being beholden to the Chinese government...

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that mailed-in ballots in Minnesota must be received by elections officials no later than Election Day. The 2-1 ruling -- a win for the Republican challengers to the state's plans -- cuts off a weeklong window after Election Day where state officials had planned to receive ballots that had lingered in the mail. The court found the Minnesota secretary of state's accommodation went against a state law that said ballots delivered by mail to elections officials after 8 p.m. on Election Day should be marked late. "The Secretary's instructions to count mail-in ballots received...