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A patriotic Upper West Side synagogue whose leaders fought with George Washington has been celebrating Thanksgiving since the first president proclaimed it a national holiday in 1789. As a modern and secular holiday, Thanksgiving celebrations are rare in Jewish houses of worship — but that is not the case at Shearith Israel, America’s first Jewish congregation. On Thanksgiving day, the temple will feature a special holiday-themed liturgy, followed by an address by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik and readings from a Torah adorned with Liberty Bells. An English prayer wishing good health and fortune on the president, vice president, governor, and other...

...  Live ammunition was allowed onto the set despite the fact that live ammunition is never to be used nor brought onto any studio lot or stage.  Alec Baldwin intentionally, without just cause or excuse, cocked and fired the loaded gun even though the upcoming scene to be filmed did not call for the cocking and firing of a firearm.  Alec Baldwin intentionally, without just cause or excuse, fired the gun towards individuals, including Plaintiff, Ms. Hutchins, and Mr. Souza, even though protocol was not to do so.  The gun was handed to Alec Baldwin by...

“Stay Awake, for You Do Not Know When” (Mark 13:24-37) On this Last Sunday of the Church Year, our service emphasizes, appropriately enough, the end times and the return of Christ. As the church year comes to an end, we look forward to the return of our Lord. We need to be ready for his coming at all times, because we don’t know when he will come. Jesus himself says that in our text from Mark 13: “Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.” And he goes on to say, “Therefore stay...

In many places in rural America, it seems the 2020 election never ended. “Trump 2020” signs still dot the roadsides, Trump flags still flutter, and Trump hats are still in style. Unlike previous presidential candidates who disappeared after a lost election, former President Donald Trump is still loved by his supporters. It’s not just a private sentiment; the market for Trump merchandise is still strong. Across the country, many mom-and-pop stores continue to sell Trump gear of all kinds. The reasons for Trump’s continued popularity are on full display in Ellijay, Georgia, a small mountain town with a population of...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data today showing a total of 894,145 adverse events following COVID vaccines were reported between Dec. 14, 2020, and Nov. 12, 2021, to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). VAERS is the primary government-funded system for reporting adverse vaccine reactions in the U.S.The data included a total of 18,853 reports of deaths — an increase of 392 over the previous week — and 139,126 reports of serious injuries, including deaths, during the same time period — up 3,726 compared with the previous week.Excluding “foreign reports” to VAERS, 654,413 adverse...

The Christian Zionist pastor of a major church asked forgiveness for allowing the church to host an event where Michael Flynn said that the United States should only have one religion. “Last week I allowed an event to be held at Cornerstone Church by an outside organization,” Pastor Matt Hagee said in a statement Thursday. “Regrettably, the organization was not properly vetted. It was not appropriate to allow this event at our church. The Church is not associated with this organization and does not endorse their views.” Hagee’s father is Pastor John Hagee, who founded Christians United For Israel, the...

EXCLUSIVE: In an "Ingraham Angle" interview Friday night, former President Donald Trump reacted to the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, telling Fox News the case was an egregious example of prosecutorial misconduct and the Illinois teenager was acting in self-defense. "I think that it was a great decision," Trump told host Laura Ingraham, praising the jury for not cowing to outside pressures and delivering a just verdict. "I was surprised it had to go this far. Somebody should have ended it earlier. Frankly, the case should have never been brought," the former president said. "It was prosecutorial misconduct in my opinion,...

The companies will "complete an accelerated concept design" of a glide phase interceptor capable of tracking and targeting hypersonic missiles as they travel toward their target. The interceptors will be designed to integrate with the Pentagon’s existing Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system. Further details on the contract were not made public, but Reuters reported the companies received separate contracts with a total value of $60 million. "Multiple awards allow us to execute a risk reduction phase to explore industry concepts and maximize the benefits of a competitive environment to demonstrate the most effective and reliable Glide Phase Interceptor for regional...

The next legal battle for Kyle Rittenhouse may be with his former attorneys. Two lawyers who briefly worked on Rittenhouse’s case — and helped raise $2 million to help get him released from jail as he awaited criminal charges — want their cash back, but the now acquitted teen’s family is fighting the move. [cut] Rittenhouse was released from jail while he was waiting for his trial in November after a $2 million bond was posted by his former attorney John Pierce, with a cashier’s check from his law firm Pierce Bainbridge. Former child actor Ricky Schroder and My Pillow...

Southern Poverty Law Center senior fellow Eric Ward said Friday, after Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of all charges brought against him for the shootings that killed two men and injured a third, that the defendant was an "armed vigilante," and attributed the violence that engulfed Kenosha, WI during August 2020 to law enforcement. Rittenhouse was acquitted Friday of first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide after he had been on trial for shooting and killing Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and injuring Gaige Grosskreutz during an August 2020 riot in...

President Biden’s physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says Biden is “fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency” despite a worsening cough caused by gastroesophageal reflux and a stiffer gait when he walks. O’Connor released a six-page report Friday afternoon that didn’t reveal any urgent reason for Biden’s physical earlier in the day. A colonoscopy using anesthesia required Biden to hand over presidential powers to Vice President Kamala Harris for 85 minutes.

Texas Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says she will retire before the 2022 midterms ending a career in Congress that lasted almost 30 years. Johnson, who was elected to represent the Dallas, Texas area in Congress in 1993, announced during an event on Saturday that her current term would be her last. The 85-year-old Texas Democrat did not endorse a replacement but said she hopes that she will be replaced by a woman. "I will recommend to you who is the best to follow me," Johnson said. "My goal is to look for a female that is qualified. Anyone who...

Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyer says he’s getting so many death threats, he can’t use his cell phone. Mark Richards told Insider.com on Saturday that he “can’t count” the number of death threats, noting, “It’s too high.”

SHARE MORE Former President Obama took to Twitter to wish President Biden a happy birthday on Saturday. “Happy birthday to my friend and my brother, @POTUS!” Obama tweeted. Obama and Biden have worked together for years in their political careers, with Biden serving as Obama’s vice president during his eight years in office

KYLE Rittenhouse stood trial over the fatal shooting of two men and injuring a third during racial justice protests in 2020. The shooting of Jacob Blake on August 23, set off a series of protests that gave way to violence for three nights in a row, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The International Olympic Committee recommended that sports organizations allow biologically male, transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports without lowering their testosterone levels. The committee stated that no athlete should be excluded from competition based on unverified, alleged, or perceived unfair competitive advantage due to biological sex in a Tuesday report. The report says athletes should compete in sports based on their self-determined gender identity and should not be subject to “targeted testing” to determine biological sex. “Athletes should not be deemed to have an unfair or disproportionate competitive advantage due to their sex variations, physical appearance and/or transgender status,”...

A university vice president was recently fired after it was proven she discriminated against the campus police chief because of his political views. The College Fix reported that the University of North Dakota fired Cara Halgren, the school’s vice president for student affairs and diversity, because she discriminated against UND Police Chief Eric Plummer after she learned he voted for Donald Trump.

McMichael describes fatally shooting Arbery(Excerpted) McMichael said he was at home with family on Feb. 23 when his father came into the room and told him the man they believed had been breaking into houses in their neighborhood was back. McMichael grabbed his shotgun and got into his truck with his father, Gregory, in the passenger seat. Although they didn't know Arbery's name at the time, they were looking for him. When McMichael caught up with Arbery, he said he drove beside him and asked him to "please stop" but that Arbery didn't stop or speak to him. At one...

The Deep State is a system of cronyism within the U.S. political system and constitute a hidden government within the legitimately elected government. In the beginning of the 20th century, federal, state, and local governments (the Deep State) took in revenues equal to 6 to 7 percent of the gross national product (GNP). By 1950, Deep State revenues rose to 24 percent of GNP. Over the past 40 years, the tax proportion of the GNP is 32 percentages. In 2018, federal civilian workers had an average wage of $94,463, compared with $40,331 in the private sector.We have close to 4.106...

It appears that the U.S. preventing companies like Intel from expanding their chipmaking operations in China is having an affect on other chipmakers globally. That’s because South Korea’s SK Hynix, a top supplier of memory chips globally, has halted the installation of new production equipment in China as a result of American trade policies. The company was planning on bringing extreme-ultraviolet lithography equipment to its Jiangsu Province plant, which makes about 40% of its DRAM chips, according to Nikkei. But the company put a halt to the plans as a result of American measures that have been put in place...