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My point is this: fear as well as greed has been a powerful motivating force in explaining the desperate tactics employed by the Left to secure the presidency for the disagreeable and senescent political hack at the head of the Democratic ticket. The agenda he and—more to the point—his leftwing puppeteers hope to enact was one motivating factor. Their desire to free themselves from scrutiny for their years—in some case, decades—of corruption was another, equally powerful motivation. Doubtless, many of them of them believe they can breathe easy now. Joe is almost president, isn’t he? Well, is he? I said...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his team are headed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week for talks ... Kushner’s trip comes after the killing on Friday of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Tehran... Days before the killing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Saudi Arabia and met with bin Salman, an Israeli official said, in what was the first publicly confirmed visit by an Israeli leader. Israeli media said they were joined by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The historic meeting underlined how opposition to Tehran is bringing about a strategic realignment of countries...

Joe Biden was taken to an orthopedist in Delaware Sunday after twisting his ankle while playing with his dog Major, according to his campaign. Biden on Saturday "slipped while playing with his dog Major, and twisted his ankle. Out of an abundance of caution, he will be examined this afternoon by an orthopedist." Biden was playing with one of the Bidens’ two dogs. They adopted Major in 2018, and acquired their first dog, Champ, after the 2008 election. The Bidens have said they’ll be bringing their dogs to the White House and also plan to get a cat. © 2020...

ATLANTA — Police say a fight involving around 300 teens and children broke out at Atlantic Station Saturday night, leaving one teen injured and another in custody.

I have a long-term friendship that is pretty much over because of the election. Is this email worth sending to him, or should I just forget it? SUBJECT: I know you believe in honest elections Kevin, the mainstream press and big tech social media are conducting a total blackout on all content that questions the narrative that Joe Biden won the election. There is a lot they are not telling you that you should want to know. On election night, cities in six swing states simultaneously and unprecedentedly stopped counting with Trump far ahead in their states, then came back...

Georgia U.S. Senate Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” said he would support shutdowns in Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic if recommended by “public health experts.”

Paul Sperry @paulsperry_ BREAKING: Capitulating to Stacey Abrams pressure groups, Georgia election officials have extended the use of fraud-prone absentee ballot "drop boxes" for Jan 5 Senate runoffs + early processing,prompting one county GOP official to warn: "We will lose both Senate seats in January"

A British ist thinks he has found the childhood home of Jesus in Nazareth. Ken Dark began surveying the site about 14 years ago when he was studying the Israeli town’s history as a Byzantine Christian pilgrimage center, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) claimed Saturday that no matter what President Donald Trump’s campaign does legally, it will not change the election’s outcome. When asked during an interview on CNN if he felt worried about the Trump campaign saying they will appeal a lawsuit dismissed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the U.S. Supreme Court, Fetterman said “I hope they do”

These next few weeks are *crucial.* Let’s cover all the people on the frontlines of the Trump campaign and legal battles with some major prayer! And let’s also pray for the conversion of and emboldening of necessary figures who need to come forward or rise to the occasion of their position (judges, legislatures, electors, etc...) For such a time as this indeed! Let’s also pray for the preservation, protection, and thorough release of any and all necessary evidence. As well as favor and protection over those who bring it forward. And Let’s pray for major breakthroughs in media and press...

President Donald Trump made cracking down on immigration a focus of his 2016 campaign for the White House, pledging to build a "big, beautiful wall" to stop illegal crossings along the U.S.'s southern border with Mexico. ...the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have been racing to fulfill the president's promise of 450 miles of border wall before the end of 2020....

The soil under Dar el Sallam, the finance capital of Tanzania, is mysteriously liquefying under homes and businesses. Mud has been seen coming out of the soil, destroying at least 9 houses (total collapse), cracking tens of others and prompting mass evacuations. Residents started taking the situation seriously when a child and a cow almost drowned in one of the mud pools The source of the oozing mud is unknown It was first thought it could be coming from a small stream. But then the similar phenomenon was discovered in many neighboring districts of the town. So what the heck?...

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a four-count superseding indictment charging MICHAEL ROBERT SOLOMON, 30, and BENJAMIN RYAN TEETER, 22, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (Hamas) and firearms violations. SOLOMON and TEETER, who were initially charged via federal criminal complaint on September 3, 2020, will be arraigned before a Magistrate Judge in U.S. District Court at a later date. SOLOMON and TEETER have been ordered to remain in detention pending further proceedings.According to the superseding indictment and documents filed with the court, in late May of 2020, the FBI...

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of BRYCE MICHAEL WILLIAMS, 26, to one count of conspiracy to commit arson at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. WILLIAMS, who was initially charged via criminal complaint on June 16, 2020, and indicted on August 25, 2020, entered his guilty plea today before Judge Patrick J. Schiltz in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed with the court, on the night of May 28, 2020, WILLIAMS went to the Third Precinct where a crowd of hundreds had gathered. At one point,...

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against LEROY LEMONTE PERRY WILLIAMS, 34, charging him with attempt to commit arson. WILLIAMS made his initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.According to the criminal complaint, on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, Minneapolis experienced arson, rioting, and looting, following the suicide of a suspect in a homicide, and in response to false rumors surrounding the man’s death. At approximately 11:06 p.m., City of Minneapolis and Target Headquarters surveillance video showed a man, later identified as WILLIAMS, light a cardboard...

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty pleas of five additional defendants for their roles in a $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly and other vulnerable victims. STACEY LEIGH PERSONS, 34, PATRECIA NICHOLE SHINN, 33, LEEANN GARCIA, 26, PETRA JINETTE LABOY, 42, and ANGEL WILSON, 49, were indicted on October 27, 2020, and pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in U.S. District Court earlier today.STACEY LEIGH PERSONS pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud before Senior Judge David S. Doty in U.S. District Court in...

The U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) wore Black Lives Matter Jackets to their international friendly match against the Netherlands on Friday. In a message posted before the game, USWNT star Alex Morgan said the team chose to wear the jackets as a way to “affirm human decency,” and as a stand against “racial injustice and police brutality.” “We love our country, and it is a true honor to represent America,” Morgan wrote. “It is also our duty to demand that the liberties and freedoms that our country was founded on extend to everyone.” The Twitter account for the U.S. Women’s...

Baltimore, Maryland – Fletcher M. Dorsett, Jr., age 52, pleaded guilty today to bank robbery, in connection with nine bank robberies and attempted robberies committed while on escape status from a halfway house and after his release, while he was on supervised release for a previous federal bank robbery conviction. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Special Agent in Charge Jennifer C. Boone of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office; Chief Melissa R. Hyatt of the Baltimore County Police Department; Commissioner Michael Harrison of the Baltimore Police...

NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced, on November 20, 2020, the indictment of 31 individuals related to a test score-fixing scheme at a United States Coast Guard exam center.As alleged in the indictment, DOROTHY SMITH was employed by the Coast Guard as a credentialing specialist at an exam center in Mandeville, Louisiana. SMITH’s position authorized her to enter scores for examinations that merchant mariners were legally required to pass in order to obtain licenses to serve in various positions on vessels. The examinations tested mariners’ knowledge and training to safely operate under the authority of licenses.According to...

The attack that killed the alleged architect of Iran’s nuclear weapons program on Friday was carried out from afar using a remote-controlled machine gun attached to a car, a leading Iranian news site reported Sunday. According to the semi-officials Fars news site, the entire operation was conducted with no human agents whatsoever, a significantly different description of the attack than has been presented until now. The account was not attributed to official sources and was not immediately confirmed by Iran. According to the outlet, the assault took place over the course of three minutes as Mohsen Fakhrizadeh — a brigadier...