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Whether you realize it or not, we are at war (and I'm not referring to my initials). American institutions, corporations, sports leagues and even the Catholic Church are at war with the American people. But they're about to learn a priceless lesson. The ignorant, politically correct, woke dunces who run these institutions are all committing economic suicide. Why would any company, sports league or religious institution get involved in politics? Why would they risk offending and losing 50 percent or more of their customer base? I'm an SOB (son of a butcher). I learned everything about business from my grandfather...

An AP-NORC poll released Friday morning shows an overwhelming majority of Americans favor requiring a photo ID in order to vote. The poll shows public support for voter reform on both sides of the aisle. Seventy-two percent of those polled supported some sort of voter identification requirements. Ninety-one percent of Republicans backed requiring all voters to provide photo ID in order to vote. Fifty-six percent of Democrats said the same. The poll also found an overall 60 percent of Americans think adults should automatically be registered to vote when they get their driver’s license or any state identification card. Forty-seven...

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Bill Gates owns a minimum of 242,000 acres of U.S. farmland in Washington, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, California and multiple other states Gates has a big vision for all that land, but unfortunately it doesn’t involve organic, biodynamic or regenerative farming methods, which are needed to heal ecosystems and produce truly sustainable, nourishing food for future generations Gates, along with Pat Brown, founder of imitation meat company Impossible Foods, supports GMOs, agricultural chemicals and technology as the future of farming Gates believes switching to synthetic beef is the solution to reducing methane emissions; Impossible Foods was co-funded by Google,...

This Easter season, Americans continue to face political upheaval and the pandemic. But there’s still reason for hope. While their actions may not make national headlines, Americans across the country are performing everyday acts of kindness for their neighbor. And, in doing so, they share a piece of the Easter story – a story of God’s unconditional love.Here are five heartwarming stories of people’s generosity surrounding the holiday, as reported by local media.Montana Couple Gifts Easter Baskets to Families in NeedShawna Morales and her husband Wes began “Operation Easter” several years ago as a way to give back to their...

Hank Aaron is one of baseball’s all-time greats, and its real homerun king. When he passed away in January, it was only natural that Major League Baseball would honor the Braves great throughout the year, and especially at the All-Star Game. It was the perfect setting – the game was set for Atlanta, where Aaron hit many of his record 755 homeruns, including his record-breaking 715th. That honor won’t happen now, as a string of lies has the cowardly MLB moving the game elsewhere thanks to Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden, and the woke mob media that couldn’t do more to...

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A MOTORCYCLE rider who had no licence used his father's details to try and fool police when he was stopped for speeding. Bolton magistrates heard how Barry Hallam, aged 38, was riding a Kawasaki KLX motorbike just before midnight on September 2 last year when police caught him doing 50mph in a 30mph limit on Bury Road, Breightmet. Hallam a produced a compulsory bike test certificate showing a provisional driving licence number. But when he later officially applied for a provisional licence police realised he did not have one at the time of the offence. Karen Hall, defending, said Hallam...

Daniel Kaluuya holding a wine glass© NBC Daniel Kaluuya made his Saturday Night Live debut a memorable one! The Judas and the Black Messiah star took the Studio 8H stage over the weekend, and set the tone for a fun night with a bold and confident monologue. "I know you're hearing my accent and thinking, 'Oh, no, he's not Black! He's British!' I'm here to reassure that I am Black," Kaluuya said with a laugh. "I'm black, and I'm British. Basically, I'm what the royal family was worried the baby would look like."

Wow. Cool to see a pastor call the Calgary Police "Nazi-Gestapo-fascist-sick psychopaths" and run them out of his Church on Passover.

SNIP “I was 14 when [Buddy Holly] died,” McLean says, “which was the same year my father died. It’s all wrapped up together. We basically had no money coming in when my dad left. We were destitute. But the thing I remember most from that time is, Buddy Holly is gone.” It inspired him to write and record his breakout hit, 1971’s “American Pie,” which went on to be named one of the top five songs of the century by the National Endowment for the Arts and RIAA. Stars on the Record Even today, far removed from the tragedy, he...

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was...

Turning points in music history are almost always more complicated than they appear at first glance. That's exactly the case with the Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)," which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 3, 1971. In a way, the history of the song goes back to 1969, when Motown producer Norman Whitfield and his frequent writing partner Barrett Strong penned it. At the time, though, it didn't fit with what the Temptations were doing; it was a ballad perfectly set up for a dreamy, romantic orchestration, and the group had moved away...

Actors Helena Bonham Carter and Mark Rylance had grandparents involved with World War II. The new PBS series, My Grandparents' War, chronicles their discovery of details about their grandparents' contributions, as well as those of Carey Mulligan and Kristin Scott Thomas' grandparents. Violet Bonham Carter died when Helena Bonham Carter was 3 years old. The 54-year-old actor said she knew that her grandmother spoke out against the rise of Hitler, including a speech at the Royal Albert Hall. Through My Grandparents' War, Helena Bonham Carter met descendants of families Violet Bonham Carter helped to escape from Czechoslovakia. Those survivors shared...

April 04 2021 Pascha/Easter Sunday/Pascua Church of the Resurrection, Fairport, NYResurrection Church, Virar, India Lectionary 42First readingActs 10:34,37-43 ©'We have eaten and drunk with him after his resurrection'Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: ‘You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism. God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was with him, Jesus went about doing good and curing all who had fallen into the power of the devil. Now I, and those with me, can...

Persian-language thriller running on Iran’s state television accused of blurring lines between fiction, realityA popular television series, purportedly based on real-life stories, has stirred controversy in Iran after the country’s top diplomat slammed it as a “complete lie.” The rebuke came after an episode aired last week was reportedly censored following the intervention of a senior government official, according to local media reports. Gando, named after a rare species of crocodiles found in the country’s southeast, features Iranian intelligence sleuths and foreign spies as main protagonists in different episodes – stories that the makers claim are based on true incidents....

About 23% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 experience the most severe form of the disease and roughly one in four of them will die due to its complications, according to a study published Friday by PLOS ONE. An additional 60% suffer from the "normal" symptoms, but still have serious heart and lung complications that carry a 10% risk for death, the data showed. Collectively, COVID-19 patients in these two categories are more than seven times as likely to be hospitalized due to the illness and nearly three times as likely to die from it, compared to the 17% percent of...

“We don’t see them having sex but he does take my shirt off,” Perkins, 60, tells Page Six. “Actually, I take my shirt off and he touches my breast, then we cut to the elevator door opening and he’s got a big smile on his face. We never say, ‘Oh they slept together,’ but they definitely fooled around.” In the 1988 comedy, a teenage boy finds himself in the body of an adult (Hanks) following a carnival wish. Naturally, he finds a dream job in New York City and even snags a girlfriend — played by Perkins. Nowadays, she says,...

Jesus was arrested late Thursday evening. The Scriptures recount,They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came together (Mark 14:53).According to Mark’s chronology there was a sham of a trial, based on false evidence and distortions of Jesus’ teachings.Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but they did not find any. For many bore false witness against Jesus, but their testimony was inconsistent. Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him: “We heard Him...

Cher is doubling down on her claim that if she could only have been in Minneapolis last May, she maybe could have helped George Floyd — after being roasted for saying so the first time. “I CAN,I HAVE,& I WILL..HELP,” the singer tweeted Saturday. Many online had accused Cher of being tone deaf or blinded by white and celebrity privilege Friday, after the performer tweeted: “Is Gonna Sound CRAZY,But.. I Kept Thinking …..Maybe If I’d Been There,…I Could’ve Helped.” But by Saturday afternoon, the “Believe” singer was undeterred.