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Former Chicago White Sox first baseman Dick Allen, credited by many for saving the franchise from relocation, died Monday after a long illness. He was 78.

President Donald Trump is predicting “big things” in his election fraud cases this week. The president has not received much in the way of good news from the courts so far in his various lawsuit challenging the results of the presidential election over election problems but today he predicted the pendulum would begin swinging in his direction. The case has been made, and now we find out what we can do about it. You’ll see a lot of big things happening over the next couple of days,” he told reported today at the White House. “It’s a disgrace to our...

A nurse who took part in Pfizer Inc's late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial said she experienced several side effects, leading her to worry she may have contracted the disease.

New Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, seeking to revamp the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office with progressive policies, said Monday after taking office that cash bail will be ended for many offenses and sentences in thousands of cases will be reevaluated.

Dr. Tomás Aragón, who the SF Chronicle once described as “SF’s most powerful person in pandemic response,” is headed to Sacramento. Since 2010, he’s been the city’s health officer, which means that he’s been the final decision-maker on what’s been allowed to open and forced to close since the coronavirus crisis began. It’s a set of powers that SF’s City Attorney even laid out in May, after conflicts arose over who got to call the county’s COVID-19 shots. This morning, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that Aragón has been appointed Director of the California Department of Public Health, replacing acting director...

Ilhan Omar's husband received $635,000 in Covid-19 bailout money for his consulting firm, despite the congresswoman paying his company nearly $2.25 million this year, according to a new report.

The Arizona Supreme Court has agreed to hear a legal challenge to mail-in ballots in Maricopa County filed by the state's Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward. Maricopa County is the largest county in Arizona, with a little over half the state's population. It is home to the state capital of Phoenix. The county went Democratic in the 2020 Presidential election for the first time since Harry S. Truman carried Arizona in 1948. Winning Maricopa, Joe Biden was narrowly able to carry the state by less than 11,000 votes, or 0.3%. An Arizona lower court had already dismissed Ward's suit on...

I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but it’s a LOT. 2020 is the year that “they” are going for broke. They’re all in, and I mean ALL in. The takeover of the US by globalist elites is in full progress. And most people just think this is about a silly Presidential race, how sad. My stance is pretty simple. I believe 100% that Trump won this election in a pretty big way. I believe that the “fix” was in from the get-go with the ballots and the machines to flip it to Biden. It’s a pretty simple...

When asked whether someone who gets vaccinated against the coronavirus and is no longer at risk of serious illness can still spread the virus, Operation Warp Speed Chief Scientific Adviser Dr. Moncef Slaoui said Sunday, “We don’t know.” “After you have been vaccinated -- let's say I get vaccinated. Will I still be able to spread the virus, even if I no longer am at risk of serious illness?” CNN’s Jake Tapper asked. “We don't know the answer to that very important question. I think, given the level of efficacy achieved, that most people will control the virus, to the...

An 89-year-old woman has been the victim of eight vandalism attacks since unrest began in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd. “I don’t really feel secure here,” Frances Mosley, the target of the attacks, told Fox 9. She said she has lived in the same house on the 5100 block of Cedar Avenue South for 50 years without incident. The most recent attack occurred last Tuesday night, Minneapolis police recently confirmed. Another attack occurred on Thanksgiving morning.

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jasmin Osteen, 23, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with two counts of sex trafficking of a minor. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a maximum of life in prison.“As alleged in the criminal complaint, this woman exploited two vulnerable young girls for her own financial benefit,” stated U.S. Attorney Kennedy. “The depravity of the defendant’s conduct and the harm she caused to these two minors are the...

BREAKING: Ted Cruz to argue the Pennsylvania election case before the Supreme CourtIf the Supreme Court takes up the Pennsylvania election case from Congressman Mike Kelly and Sean Parnell, Senator Ted Cruz will be the one arguing the case before the high court:If #SCOTUS grants cert in the PA election case, I have told the petitioners I will stand ready to present the oral argument.Full statement below... pic.twitter.com/EnHxjqGR5K— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 7, 2020

[Catholic Caucus] Faithful in Syracuse Rebuke BishopDenounce Bp. Douglas Lucia's support of pro-gay Fr. James MartinAs a group of concerned, faithful Catholics representing a significant number of parishes in the Diocese of Syracuse, New York, we felt compelled to write the following letter rebuking Bp. Douglas Lucia in response to his column in the Nov. 5 issue of our diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Sun. In his article, he defended a livestream visit by Fr. James Martin to a local parish to receive an award and give a lengthy talk in which he disparaged Catholic teaching on homosexual relationships. In a...

Woke Capital Isn’t a GameConservatives need to stop treating virtue signaling as if it didn’t matter.This summer corporate American cheered on BLM and Antifa as they burned our cities. Now, Twitter and Facebook openly censor information, while Nasdaq asks the government to sanction their stringent new diversity mandates. These news items hammer out a familiar beat, offering a clear glimpse into our future. It is long past time to get smart on what this phenomenon truly represents. The phrase “woke capitalism” often refers to the way multinational corporations ensure their advertisements reflect the latest woke pieties. It should be defined...

<p>New Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, seeking to revamp the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office with progressive policies, said Monday after taking office that cash bail will be ended for many offenses and sentences in thousands of cases will be reevaluated.</p>

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, outdoor gatherings with a friend or two have replaced the indoor dinner party. Many people have spent Friday night around a backyard fire pit or in lawn chairs parked on a sidewalk, pulling their masks on and off between sips of beer. Is this permitted under California's new stay-at-home order, now in place throughout Southern California and the Central Valley and adopted pre-emptively by six Bay Area jurisdictions — Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco and the city of Berkeley? The answer is no, according to the state guidelines. Here's how Santa Clara County...

In a bombshell revelation that has barely registered with the major ‘news’ agencies, voting machines in Georgia have proven the election rig, showing that Biden was given a deliberate ‘advantage.’ Remember those sequestered Dominion voting machines in Georgia? Well, forensic tests have been run on some of them according to GA Rep. Jody Hice, and the findings were that votes did indeed switch from Trump to Biden. Here’s what Rep. Hice said: “Yesterday we learned a forensics examination of a Ware County, GA #DominionVotingSystems machine found votes were switched from @realDonaldTrump to @JoeBiden. This is one machine in one county...

Over the summer, country music icon Dolly Parton shocked a large portion of her fanbase when she expressed her support for Black Lives Matter, which many see as a radically liberal political group that just uses racial issues as a shield to push a far-left progressive agenda upon Americans. “And of course Black Lives Matter,” Parton told Billboard Magazine. “Do we think our little white a–es are the only ones that matter? No!” This was particularly upsetting for many of her fans because Parton had long made it a point to stay politically neutral.

According to the governor's office, the triggering of the regional stay-home order mandates that the following activities and sectors must close:Indoor and outdoor playgroundsIndoor recreational facilitiesHair salons and barbershopsPersonal care servicesMuseums, zoos, and aquariumsMovie theatersWineriesBars, breweries and distilleriesFamily entertainment centersCardrooms and satellite wageringLimited servicesLive audience sports Amusement parksOther sectors that will be allowed to stay open when operating remotely is not possible include:Critical InfrastructureSchools that are already open for in-person learningNon-urgent medical and dental careChild care and pre-KMuch of the state is on the brink of the same restrictions. Some counties have opted to impose them even before the mandate...

You wouldn’t know it by looking at cable TV ratings, but Fox News has a big problem on its hands. While the conservative news giant enjoyed record Nielsen ratings in November thanks to the presidential election, its dominance is now being tested by Newsmax, a scrappier competitor that’s had fewer reservations about questioning Joe Biden’s victory. That stance has earned the channel praise from Donald Trump, rumors of an acquisition or investment by Trump allies, and a flurry of stories examining Newsmax’s ascent in the TV news pecking order. Most of those stories point out that Newsmax is still well...