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Riots and looting undercut the economic foundation of urban and minority communities. The peaceful protests over the police killing of George Floyd are entirely justified. But the rioting, looting, and arson that have broken out in cities from Minneapolis to Dallas are most certainly not. In fact, in many instances, this criminal vandalism is sabotaging the same minority communities that peaceful protesters seek to aid. Here are 10 examples from the seemingly endless reports of minority-owned businesses suffering at the hands of rioters and looters: Private Stock Premium Boutique, a black-owned clothing store based in Austin, Texas, was looted and...

MICHIGAN: Trump 49% (+2) Biden 47% Jorgensen 2% @trafalgar_group, LV, 10/25-28

Biden confronted at rally "...and freezes like a deer in headlights." (47 sec video) Joe Biden is FINALLY asked about the Ukraine scandal

The family of the Delaware shop owner who says he came into possession of a laptop purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden first tried to turn over the computer to the FBI in summer 2019 but was rebuffed, only to have agents return months later during President Trump's impeachment proceedings, his lawyer said Thursday night. In a lengthy statement to Just the News, attorney Brian Della Rocca provided a detailed timeline of the actions his client, John Paul Mac Isaac, says he took in trying to get authorities to investigate the laptop. The lawyer also decried public figures on both sides...

Lil Wayne said he had a “great meeting” with President Trump on Thursday — as he endorsed the administration’s plan to invest in black communities. The 38-year-old rapper — born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. — posted a photo of himself and Trump smiling and giving the thumbs up in front of three American flags during their meeting in Miami. “Just had a great meeting with @realdonaldtrump @potus,” Wayne wrote on Twitter. “He listened to what we had to say today and assured he will and can get it done.”

Founder of the Intercept, Glenn Greenwald, joins 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' after resigning due to censorship from editorial staff.. Video ...

President Donald J. Trump will deliver remarks at Make America Great Again Victory Rallies in Waterford Township, Michigan on Friday, October 30th, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT, Green Bay, Wisconsin on Friday, October 30th, 2020 at 2:30 PM CDT, and Rochester, Minnesota on Friday, October 30th at 5:00 PM CDT. These rallies will feature remarks from President Donald J. Trump and Republican candidates.

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An email Hunter Biden received in April 2015 from a Burisma executive discussing an introduction to then-Vice President Joe Biden, which lies at the heart of a New York Post investigation, is unquestionably authentic, a cybersecurity expert told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday. The DCNF obtained a full copy of Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop from former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday. The DCNF provided Robert Graham, the founder of the cybersecurity firm Errata Security, with a copy of the email and its metadata for forensic analysis. Graham, who has been cited as a cybersecurity expert in...

On this date* in 1796, France enacted what was long held to be one of its most notorious miscarriages of criminal justice by cutting off the head of Joseph Lesurques. Lesurques was taken for the one of a gang who had sensationally robbed and murdered a mail courier early in 1796, and on the basis of slight eyewitness testimony condemned to die. The only reason he was associated with the crime in the first place was because his friend had been mistakenly accused, and then released, and Lesurques accompanied him to the court to retrieve the friend’s papers where he...

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. No Democrat can win Florida without a huge turnout and big winning margins here to offset losses elsewhere in the state. But Democrats are turning out at lower rates than Republicans and at lower rates than at this point in 2016, when Hillary Clinton won by 29 percentage points here and still lost the state to Donald Trump.

California would have the highest marginal state and local tax rate, at 62.64%, according to an analysis by leading free-market think tank the Tax Foundation. After California would be Hawaii at 60.34%, New Jersey at 60.09%, Oregon at 59.24% and Minnesota at 59.19%. New York City would have a 62.03 top rate and Washington, D.C., would have a 58.29 top rate...The foundation said that Biden’s tax plan does not repeal the SALT deduction cap...

NICE, France (AP) — A young Tunisian man armed with a knife and carrying a copy of the Quran attacked worshippers in a French church and killed three Thursday... The attack in Mediterranean city of Nice was the third in less than two months that French authorities have attributed to Muslim extremists, ... Thursday’s attacker was seriously wounded by police and hospitalized in life-threatening condition after the killings at the Notre Dame Basilica... President Emmanuel Macron said he would immediately increase the number of soldiers deployed to protect schools and religious sites from around 3,000 to 7,000. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor...

@amuse @amuse BREAKING NEWS: The Biden's were working to sell 14% of Rosneft Oil Company to the Chinese to circumvent US sanctions on Russia. FBI Director Christopher Wray represented Rosneft When Wray was nominated for FBI Director CNN reported that he removed ALL references to his representation of Rosneft. Hunter's laptop includes details about the deal between the Russians and Chinese to circumvent Trump's Russian sanctions. https://edition.cnn.com/2017/06/20/politics/kfile-fbi-nominee-law-firm-bio/index.html Wray had his firm delete all mentions of Rosneft from their website. You may recall that the dossier included claims that Russia offered Trump 16% of Rosneft to circumvent sanctions. How ironic it...

SOLANO COUNTY, Calif. — The first case of someone testing positive for both COVID-19 and the flu at the same time has been reported in Solano County, according to health officials. Solano County Public Health says getting either disease can weaken the immune system, and officials urge residents to get a flu shot as soon as possible. “With the likelihood of both COVID-19 and seasonal flu activity this winter, contracting either disease may weaken your immune system and make you more susceptible to the other disease,” said Solano County Health Officer Bela T. Matyas. “Getting a flu vaccine this year...

Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor, on Thursday became the latest Republican politician to be fooled into making a campaign video on behalf of a Democrat. Mr. Christie is one of many of Mr. Trump’s current and former associates available for hire on Cameo, an app that allows users to commission personalized videos from minor — and increasingly major — celebrities. The video, which cost $200, was framed as a jovial message to a person named Greg, who Mr. Christie was prompted to encourage to return to New Jersey, Greg’s former home. What Mr. Christie did not know was...

Thom Tillis 48.6% Cal Cunningham 46.8% Shannon Bray 2.2% Kevin Hayes 0.5% Undecided 1.9%

Scene from Forrest Gump (1994) Music: Lynyrd Skynyrd / Free Bird

Boko Haram has released a new video showing Rev Polycarp Zango, a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Jos, Plateau State, who reportedly went missing penultimate Monday. The cleric was abducted on October 19, while travelling to Gombe State for a conference. According to an online medium, Sahara Reporters, a video from the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, has confirmed his abduction. In the video, Rev Zango, who spoke in eloquent Hausa, introduced himself as a cleric at COCIN LCC Wild Life Park, in the Plateau state capital. He revealed that he was in...