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"Alta, we wanted you the way you were. You were important, precious and sweet...we will not forget you." Alta Fixsler was brought to Israel to be laid to rest Wednesday in Jerusalem. The two-and-a-half-year-old Alta was disconnected from the ventilator at a UK hospital and passed away after a lengthy legal battle. "The plan was to bring her to Israel and take care of her here," her father Avraham Fixsler, said at the funeral at Har HaMenuchot Cemetery. "She came to Israel in another way. She is here and this is her place. Now it will be good for her....

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his country's employers on Wednesday that they would have to shut down again for a week from the end of October — the most dramatic step by his government in months aimed at stemming the country's surging coronavirus epidemic. During a meeting with senior officials, Putin backed a proposal to mandate "non-working" days from October 30 until November 7. ... The halting uptake of vaccines in Russia has kept hospitalization and death rates high. Russia reported 34,073 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday and set a grim new record with 1,028 fatalities. The United Kingdom, in...

This week marked the anniversary of one of the greatest political tricks in history: the disappearance of Hunter Biden scandal. New emails were released that added new details to what was a raw influence peddling operation that netted millions from foreign sources. A new tranche of emails connecting President Joe Biden to key accounts proves just how this political sleight of hand was worthy of Houdini. After all, Houdini only made an elephant disappear. The Bidens made the equivalent to an entire circus disappear in front of an audience of millions.How Houdini made his 10,000 pound elephant Jennie disappear every...

Joe Biden on Wednesday traveled to his ‘hometown’ of Scranton, Pennsylvania to push his garbage “Built Back Broke Better” agenda.Biden loves to brag that he’s old ‘blue collar Joe’ from Scranton but he didn’t receive a warm welcome when he arrived to his old stomping grounds on Wednesday.Today, I’m heading back home to Scranton. It’s where my values — of hard work and treating others with dignity — were set. Those values are at the core of my agenda.See you soon, Scranton.pic.twitter.com/exvps4LhJk— President Biden (@POTUS) October 20, 2021Joe Biden’s motorcade was booed as he arrived in Scranton on his way...

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said an 'indigenous cultural easement' would be createdLos Angeles is scrubbing the name of Junipero Serra, a Roman Catholic saint and missionary, from a downtown Los Angeles park, more than a year after activists vandalized statues of the 19th century priest. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that La Plaza Park, known as Father Serra Park, will be renamed and that an "indigenous cultural easement" would be created "to give local indigenous communities priority access to the park for practice of traditional ceremonies." "Los Angeles is a city of belonging that takes responsibility for the mistakes we’ve...

Viewers tuning in to hear a weather report got a bit of a shock after a news channel accidentally aired porn for 13 seconds. KREM, a local CBS-affiliated news outlet based in Spokane, Washington aired the explicit footage on Sunday during their 6pm broadcast. A weather update was being given by meteorologist Michelle Boss when the pornographic footage suddenly appeared on the screen behind her right shoulder. For 13 seconds, the video of what appeared to be a woman’s backside was on screen. It’s not clear whether Boss or her co-anchor Cody Proctor were aware of the clip - but...

The violence followed a row between two families over the irrigation of some fields. Two young Christians died on the spot while others were sent to hospital in critical condition. The Christian community wants justice and protection.Okara (AsiaNews) – More than 20 Muslims have attacked a Christian community in Punjab. The violence followed a row between two families over the irrigation of some fields in the Okara area. When a group of young Christians went back to water their fields, Muslims opened fire with guns and rifles. Two young Christians, Yaqub Mukhtar and Haroon Mukhtar, died on the spot, while...

President Donald J. Trump, the Chairman of TMTG, stated, “I created TRUTH Social and TMTG to stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech. We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been silenced. This is unacceptable. I am excited to send out my first TRUTH on TRUTH Social very soon. TMTG was founded with a mission to give a voice to all. I’m excited to soon begin sharing my thoughts on TRUTH Social and to fight back against Big Tech. Everyone asks me why doesn’t someone...

Fr. Juan Miguel Ferrer Grenesche, dean of the Toledo Cathedral, has submitted his resignation following the improper use of the sacred space in a music video which includes sensual dance scenes within the church. “The Dean expresses his request for forgiveness from the institution, on his own behalf and on behalf of the various elements of the cathedral chapter, insofar as they have had responsibility, for all the errors and faults that may have been committed by word, deed and omission in the recent events,” the Archdiocese of Toledo said Oct. 12. Fr. Ferrer’s resignation will take effect Oct. 16....

US restaurant chain Caribou Coffee Co. is panic hoarding coffee beans as a global supply deficit grips the world and fuels inflation. “We continue to increase safety stock on key items,” CEO John Butcher told Bloomberg. Besides coffee beans, he said the company is loading up on cups, lids, packaging, chocolate, and anything that comes to mind as supply chains remain snarled. Butcher said, “my gut tells me to hope for the best and to prepare for the worst. I personally don’t see any reason to believe that supply-chain disruptions are going to go away anytime soon.” “Everybody is in...

'Accordingly, no one should be forced to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if it would violate the sanctity of his or her conscience,’ Archbishop Timothy Broglio said Tuesday.WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) –Archbishop of the U.S. military services Timothy Broglio has issued a statement against forcing American service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, saying that “no one should be forced to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if it would violate the sanctity of his or her conscience.” In August Catholic News Agency reported that the move to mandate the COVID jabs was supported Broglio, saying that that the military had stressed that the...

The Heritage Foundation released its 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength on Oct. 20, which found that the United States military was declining in its ability to perform its missions, largely due to aging resources and a lack of investment. It also found that China presented a major challenge to the continued military effectiveness of the United States.“China is the most comprehensive threat the U.S. faces,” the report reads.“As currently postured, the U.S. military continues to be only marginally able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests.”The document is the eighth edition of the annual index, which...

A combination of 10 Russian Navy and Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy ships sailed from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean through the Tsugaru Strait between Japanese home islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, Joint Staff of the Japan Self Defense Force said in a press statement.

CANBERRA—Novak Djokovic will not be able to enter Australia to defend his Australian Open title unless he is fully vaccinated for COVID-19, the country’s immigration minister said on Wednesday, putting the Serb’s Grand Slam record bid in doubt.World number one Djokovic, who is level with Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles, has declined to reveal his vaccination status, and said he is unsure if he will defend his Australian Open crown.Clarifying Australia’s visa requirements, Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke said foreign players would need to have had two vaccination shots to play the Grand Slam at...

Over 12,000 active-duty Air Force personnel are poised not meet an upcoming deadline to be fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19, according to newly released data from the military branch.In a new update on compliance with the Air Force’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, officials said 3.8 percent of the force remains unvaccinated as of Oct. 18.That amounts to approximately 12,100 active-duty personnel, down from 13,055 the week prior, according to an Epoch Times analysis of Air Force data.Fully vaccinated means an airman must get the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna jab, or the single-shot Johnson & Johnson...

...snip.. Later, Sexton realized the brief session contained the unsolvable puzzle. The waters of Cape Cod were not going to be free of white sharks or people anytime soon, and for all of his work studying the predators, he could not answer the most basic question. “It was awesome to be in the water and to see her there,” he said. “But should we really be in the water? I don’t know.” Lanctot did not know either. “Felt really good to get back in the water,” she texted that evening. Then the old foreboding returned. By mid-October, peak season for...

Just days ago, news broke that China had tested a next-generation hypersonic, nuclear-capable glider capable of defeating our nuclear defense system (see Chinese Military Operation Leaves US Officials Dumbfounded). The technology, deemed unnecessary by the brilliant minds at the US Pentagon, enters low orbit and then is able to approach its target from directions that conventional ballistic missiles never could.That test left US officials confused and unable to explain how China had advanced so quickly. It also served as a reminder that we are clearly in a new cold war with China and that China is not our friend, though...

JONATHAN ISAAC STANDING FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Who would have thought some of the most compelling public thought we would hear on the subject of vaccine mandates would come from the NBA players?But it’s true, among them Bradley Beal, Draymond Green, and Jonathan Isaac.Now Isaac is speaking out further, attacking the media for their “blatant miscarriage of information” surrounding the subject of COVID and the mandates. He’s not against the vaccine; he’s against the mandate.NBA player @JJudahIsaac to @willcain:"There aren't scientific, legal, or moral grounds for the vaccine mandate itself. I think when you take into account the nature of...

NIH corrects untruthful assertions by NIH Director Collins and NIAID Director Fauci that NIH had not funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan. NIH states that EcoHealth Alliance violated Terms and Conditions of NIH grant AI110964.

Even trained police dogs know that the police officers are in the wrong enforcing their brutal Covid tyranny.