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ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden wrapped up his time at the Group of 20 summit on Sunday trying to convince Americans and the wider world that he’s got things under control — and taking Russia, China and Saudi Arabia to task for not doing enough to deal with the existential threat of climate change. Biden’s overall take on his efforts: On climate change, he’s got $900 billion planned for renewable energy, and Congress will vote this coming week. On supply chains, he has plans to make the ports run better and tamp down inflation. For workers, he’s building an...

After a confusing few weeks in which Southwest Airlines struggled to adequately explain significant flight disruptions, the airline is again facing questions about the political leanings of its pilots and flight crew. The airline announced Sunday it is now investigating the most recent incident.

Dan Andrews is waging economic war against his own citizens. Bank accounts seized.

Alec Baldwin returned to somewhat normal Twitter behavior this week for the first time since an on-set shooting he was involved in left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. Baldwin issued a statement the day after the incident noting that he is cooperating with authorities as they investigate and offered his condolences to Hutchins’ family. Since then, he was completely silent on social media as he and his wife Hilaria traveled to New England. On Saturday, Baldwin seemingly returned to business as usual on social media, first by complimenting the Halloween costume of actor and comedian Mario Cantone. He then retweeted a...

The US economy is based on a free enterprise system where the markets, not the government, determine prices. For this system to function properly, there must be competition. "The fundamental purpose of our antitrust laws is to preserve competition and prevent markets from being monopolized," says George A. Hay, Charles Frank Reavis Sr. Professor of Law and professor of economics at the Cornell Law School. "If we had widespread monopoly our economy would be much worse off." The first of those antitrust laws is the Sherman Antitrust Act, enacted in 1890. ... There are three main parts of the Sherman...

On the Feast of Christ the King - 'The Council and the Eclipse of God' - Part XVIII - by Don Pietro Leone – Part 4 of Chapter 4 on Religious Liberty - Christ the King (b): Silence in the Liturgy ‘Christ my King, to Thee alone do I pledge my love, pure as a lily, and my fidelity unto death’ Silence in the Liturgy Michael Davies shows how the new, non-Catholic, that is to say false, social teaching introduced by the Council finds its expression in the new, post-Conciliar liturgy. Speaking of the Feast of Christ the King...

US President Joe Biden went on a charm offensive with European allies at the G20 summit in Rome, unveiling a steel deal and promising to mend ties strained to breaking point by Donald Trump. Advertising It was a fresh start in an ancient setting: those aboard the gigantic presidential convoy -- over 80 vehicles at times -- glimpsed the Vatican, Colosseum and Roman Forum as they were whisked around the Eternal City to high-end meetings this weekend. Sunday saw Biden hold a news conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to celebrate "a new era" and a "milestone"...

Agents find 75 migrants locked inside refrigerated trailer NEWS by: Christina Aguayo Posted: Oct 31, 2021 / 06:55 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 31, 2021 / 06:55 PM CDT EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Border patrol agents in Southeast Texas found nearly 100 migrants locked inside a refrigerated tractor trailer. Photos of the migrants were released by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). The migrants were discovered after the driver of the truck had to go through an immigration inspection, where he was being questioned in regards to his citizenship. A Border Patrol canine alerted agents to the trailer. When agents...

If you're a Tesla and EV fan, you might be aware that an EV Tsunami is about to arrive from China towards western OEM shores.In this video I'll show, with some help from Sandy Munro and The Limiting Factor:* WHEN this Tsunami of Chinese EVs should start* and HOW it would affect the sales of Western OEMs such as BMW, GM and Ford - as well as their stock pricesBOTTOM LINE - The Chinese EV invasion should arrive MUCH FASTER than most people (even you!) might think, and its effects on Western OEM's competitiveness and stock prices will be DEVASTATING.Ford,...

The verdict on climate change from the G20 summit is in — somewhat. After two days worth of talks in Rome, world leaders released a joint statement, agreeing "meaningful and effective" action is needed "by all countries" to prevent global temperatures from reaching more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, as previously set forth by the Paris Agreement. ... United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, meanwhile, tweeted he left Rome with his hopes "unfulfilled," though stated he welcomed the "recommitment to global solutions." UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said only 12 of the 20 G20 members committed to the 2050 pledge, adding the...

President Trump invited the press corps' kids to the White House for Halloween and handed out treats in the Oval Office. He also delivered a few jokes. Watch his remarks.

Pete's Note: This is an article from my late spiritual mentor, Jack Kinsella (The Omega Letter). It is, in my opinion, one of the most definitive articles regarding Hallowe'en from the Christian perspective. Understandably, people have differing opinions on this holiday and that is ok. I will also tell you that every holiday, will ultimately offend someone. So unless we resign ourselves to live like Jehovah's Witness and celebrate no holidays (or birthdays) then we had better find a workable worldview regarding these things. But if you don't have kids (or they're grown) and you just think this topic is...

Dr. Ben Carson, Housing and Urban Development Secretary under President Donald Trump, criticized Covid-19 vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 as "a giant experiment" during a Sunday appearance on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures." Asked by anchor Maria Bartiromo whether he agreed with the recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) decision to allow children to receive Pfizer's Covid vaccine, Carson definitively replied, "absolutely not." Carson, former director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, went on to explain his reasoning: The fact of the matter is, the mortality rate for children from COVID-19 is 0.025, which is...

Hilarious parody of a gender fluid soy boy. This'll be a classic.

The RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight presidential approval trackers both say the same thing: President Joe Biden has never been more unpopular with voters than he is right now, and he is growing more unpopular every day. Asked to explain why Biden is so unpopular on Meet the Press today, Democratic pollster Cornell Belcher noted that much of the slide in Biden’s approval has come from young Democrats who “took to the streets and marched a year ago” and aren’t interested in “roads and bridges.” “They were marching for justice and racial equality. So we have to act on that.” Is that...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Archer T. Gammon Info from here. Archer T. Gammon (September 11, 1918 – January 11, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Gammon joined the Army from Roanoke, Virginia in March 1942, and by January 11, 1945 was serving as a Staff Sergeant in Company A,...

After announcing on Friday that he would not seek reelection to Congress in 2022, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Sunday he, Rep. Liz Cheney and "a few others" are the only House Republicans "telling the truth" about the 2020 election and its aftermath. "You can fight to try to tell the truth, you can fight against the cancer in the Republican Party of lies of conspiracy of dishonesty," Kinzinger told ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos exclusively in his first interview since the announcement. "There are about 190 people in the Republican Party that aren't going to say a word,...

The app is pretty to easy to use. When you open it up, there are offerings from restaurants in your area with different pickup times and prices. Most of the options that I’ve seen in my area are so-called “surprise bags,” a mix of items that will remain a mystery to you until you pick up. You have to be OK with fixed pick-up times, a mystery assortment of goods, and the chance that you might end up with nothing every once in a while. I wouldn’t rely on it for my weekly meal planning, but I’m not the kind...

One of the Nicest Surprises of living around the year with the Church is to find that Halloween is part of it. Not that the Mass of the day has mention of black cats, or the Divine Office of witches, but for so long Halloween meant nothing but parties and vandalism that when someone first proposed that it came out of the liturgy, I asked: "Are you sure?" You still hear people doubt it, even when you show them that Halloween is All-Hallows'-Eve which is the night-before-All-Saints'- Day. Some tell me they understand that Halloween pranks were a post-Reformation contribution...

For many children in the United States, Halloween is their favorite holiday of the year. This is primarily the case because of all the candy children get to feast on after going trick-or-treating. Interestingly, while this secular holiday has become associated with feasting on candy, it was originally a day of fasting in the Catholic Church. November 1 is All Saints Day in the Catholic Church, and is usually a holy day of obligation. (There is no obligation this year for Catholics in the US, as it falls on a Monday.) All Saints Day is a solemnity, one of the...