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Rep. John Katko is facing a serious threat to his political future after Onondaga County Conservative Party members decided they will no longer support the four-term Republican. The party committee said it won’t endorse Katko next year because of his January vote to impeach Donald Trump and other recent votes supporting measures opposed by conservatives. “While we believe he is acting in what he feels best represents the needs and wants of his constituents, it is clear that he no longer accepts or supports the values we hold dear,” the Onondaga County Conservative Party said in a statement. “We will...

. Even as the Derek Chauvin case was fresh in memory — the reading of the verdict in a Minneapolis courtroom, the shackling of the former police officer, the jubilation at what many saw as justice in the death of George Floyd — even then, blood flowed on America’s streets. And some of that blood was shed at the hands of law enforcement. At least six people were fatally shot by officers across the United States in the 24 hours after jurors reached a verdict in the murder case against Chauvin . The roll call of the dead is distressing:...

Archaeologists in Corsica have uncovered a necropolis containing some 40 tombs dating from the 3rd to the 6th century.The surprise discovery, at an excavation site in the town of Ile-Rousse, on the western coast, consisted of bodies mostly buried in African [sic] amphorae, or cylindrical jars, from Tunisia...Since late February, French archaeologists have been excavating two sites in the centre of the town, both about 600 m2.Amphorae – often used to import wine, olive oil and brine from Carthage between the 4th and 7th centuries – was used as "receptacles for the deceased", the institute said.While burial within these large...

There is an assumption in America that new political leaders across the world campaigning against long-term incumbents or establishments must, naturally, share the full spectrum of western, liberal and democratic values cherished in Washington D.C.The premise is as dangerous as it is mistaken. Recent decades are scattered with “great western hopes” that have not only disappointed when they finally reached office - but even turned out worse than those they replaced, with civil unrest, rollbacks of human rights, and severe deterioration in the lives of minorities.There is Aung San Suu Kyi. Once named by TIME Magazine as one of the...

The 16th of January 378 C.E. marked a turning point in ancient Maya history. On that day, foreigners arrived in the Maya city of Tikal—in what is now northern Guatemala—and Tikal's king died. Shortly thereafter, the son of the conquering king became Tikal's new ruler.Many archaeologists think these invaders came from Teotihuacan, a metropolis 1000 kilometers away, near what is now Mexico City, famed for its imposing pyramids and sweeping central avenue. But a new discovery in Tikal reveals Teotihuacan may have had an outpost in the Maya city long before possibly conquering it. That bolsters the idea that Teotihuacan’s...

Thousands of anti-lockdown protesters marched through London on Saturday, railing against the coronavirus restrictions that remain in place in Britain and the possibility of vaccine passports being implemented. The march, which was attended by London mayoral candidates Laurence Fox and David Kurten, began in Hyde Park when a flash mob organised by flares assembled around 1 p.m. One protester told Breitbart London that she is concerned about the implementation of vaccine passports, saying that she believed it would be the “beginning of the end”. Asked how she felt about Boris Johnson’s response to the coronavirus, she said that she believes...

It has been two years since customers were first introduced to the Popeyes chicken sandwich. Since then, every other major chain in America has been scrambling to release its own version of the popular menu item—to varying degrees of success. To be clear, most fast food joints have been offering chicken-based sandwiches for decades, but many have stepped up their game since 2019 by focusing on four basic components: thick and juicy breaded chicken breast, pickles, mayo and/or spicy sauce, and a pillowy brioche bun. Judging on those attributes, The Takeout has reviewed the major players’ new chicken sandwiches one...

TIMES OFFICE, Wednesday, 10 o'clock A.M. A special correspondent from Washington to the TIMES arrived at our office at 3 1/2 o'clock this morning, bringing news from the Capital up to yesterday (Tuesday) morning, 7 1/2 o'clock, at which hour he left that city. Our messenger came through Baltimore, where he spent an hour or two, and by private conveyance to Havre de Grace, Maryland, and the aid of a fisherman's skiff to cross the Susquehannah, he reached Perryville, on the east bank of that stream, in time to take the evening train for Philadelphia. We are enabled, through this...

The commonwealth’s election typically anticipates the outcome in the next year’s midterms. If Virginia Republicans can’t win by running against one-party rule, it won’t be easy for congressional Republicans to do the same.

Almost all of the largest cities in the United States are governed by hard-left Democrats. In fact, there is only one Republican Mayor among the top 15 cities in the country and only three among the 30 largest cities.All of the problems in our urban areas today are almost exclusively the result of the failed Democratic Party leadership. While previous generations of Democrats might have tried to find bi-partisan solutions to long standing problems, the party’s leaders in 2021 are woke leftists interested only in pushing their radical agenda.The result has been outmigration, soaring crime rates, a drug epidemic, broken...

A Virginia attorney says police destroyed her unlocked front door and ransacked her house based on a bogus search warrant, all as an act of retaliation... Three days prior to the raid, Reynolds' stepson was acquitted of murder charges. Reynolds represented her stepson in the case. The lawsuit says the acquittal "sparked outrage in the Roanoke law enforcement community."

Were you upset with the “You’re next” tweet of LeBron James, targeting police officer Nicholas Reardon? Did you find it irresponsible and potentially dangerous? Would you agree that a man of LeBron’s massive influence should be more careful in venting his frustration and anger? Is it possible that the tweet, which LeBron deleted (while blaming others for the hatred), could jeopardize Reardon’s safety, along with that of his loved ones? Could it potentially incite some unstable person to try to take “justice” into his own hands?If you answered “yes” to all these questions, then I’m with you, 100 percent. There...

I have been a lifelong member of the Delta Airlines frequent flyer program. I have flown on Delta Airlines across the United States and around the world more than 200 times. For many flights, I was able to use frequent flyer miles and not have to pay anything more than a processing fee.It pains me to see Delta Airlines jump into the leftist mire over fair and lawful voting procedures. Of late, Delta Airlines has declared that the state of Georgia's recent legislation to install safeguards in the state's voting procedures is somehow limiting the vote, discriminatory, and unfair to...

A band in New Zealand played to a cowed of 50,000 fans on Saturday, while much of the world remains in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The five-piece group has been playing to huge crowds on its tour of the country where social distancing isn't required after the nation all but stamped out the coronavirus with its stringent lockdown measures. The band's tour finale on Saturday night was billed as the largest concert in the world since the beginning of the pandemic, which has devastated live music industries, as well as other forms of entertainment in front of live...

Shortly after a video emerged of Vice President Kamala Harris not saluting troops while boarding Air Force Two on March 19 in Georgia, some users took to social media to claim that she had disrespected the military and violated protocol. The viral video being shared on social media shows the vice president at Dobbins Air Reserve Base near Atlanta heading up the stairs on Air Force Two. Harris is seen walking by two military escorts who are standing at the bottom of the stairs saluting, without her returning the gesture. One user shared the video to Facebook on March 23...

West Virginia communities are at the top of the list for a federal interagency organization aiming to support struggling coalfields residents. The task force that reports to President Joe Biden has started identifying federal funding to try to help, named a West Virginian as its executive director and has promised to embark on a series of town halls to hear from residents. The White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization also named 25 areas that need help. No. 1 was southern West Virginia. No. 3 was the area surrounding Wheeling, which means West...

Anyone who grew up watching sports in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, and 80s certainly remembers Howard Cosell, the legendary ABC sportscaster, who died twenty-six years ago this week, on April 23, 1995 at the age of 77. The Jewish lawyer turned broadcaster from Brooklyn, with the nasally voice was famous for his polysyllabic vocabulary and known for his memorable lines that he used to revolutionize the industry at a time when sports announcers were mostly predictable and mundane. To this day, the three words, “Down Goes Frazier,” could very well be one of the most famous sports lines ever uttered....

There are many curious facts about fish sticks. The invention of this frozen food warranted a U.S. patent number, for instance: US2724651A. The record number of them stacked into a tower is 74. And, every year, a factory in Germany reportedly produces enough fish sticks to circle Earth four times. But the most peculiar thing about fish sticks may be their mere existence. They debuted on October 2, 1953, when General Foods released them under the Birds Eye label. The breaded curiosities were part of a lineup of newly introduced rectangular foods, which included chicken sticks, ham sticks, veal sticks,...

No one greeted the Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, a head of state, when he arrived at the White House last Friday for the first state visit President Biden’s overseers allowed him to have since his installation. A door guard had to admit Mr. Suga and he stood around in the foyer surely wondering if he had the date wrong or was at the wrong address, while someone summoned the Vice President from somewhere. Mr. Suga then stood before the press while a grim-faced Mrs. Heiress nattered on about the terribly gun-violent country he was visiting, that there was...

So, yesterday I returned to my country of origin, the United States of America, from an undisclosed foreign country. I choose not to disclose out of an abundant sense of self-preservation, given the intrusive nature of our present-day, less than gracious social media and mainstream media. I want to go through the exact events of yesterday and a few days leading up to it. I was away for several weeks and started my journey home several days before my departure. Since a negative COVID test has to be presented before boarding a plane destined for the U.S., I had to...