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The head of Ukraine's top military intelligence agency has confirmed, for what appears to be the first time, that Ukrainian troops in the country's eastern Donbass region have fired American-made Javelin anti-tank missiles at Russian or Russian-supported forces. These missiles, along with other advanced weapons that the Ukrainian military has acquired in recent years, such as Turkish Bayraktar TB2 armed drones, would be important factors in the outcome of any future major military confrontation with Russia. Fears are growing that the Kremlin could at least be prepared to launch a new, large-scale invasion of eastern Ukraine as early as January....

Just two minutes after the Kyle Rittenhouse trial ended CNN ran a video admitting a lot of the claims they made over the last year were in fact completely wrong.Listen as this news reporter goes through a long list of things CNN once claimed were wrong are now proven to be 100% accurate. CNN even lists several things they themselves made up were in fact wrong. https://vidmax.com/video/208927-cnn-flip-flopped-on-a-ridiculous-amount-of-lies-they-spewed-about-kyle-rittenhouse-saving-face

Sky News host Rita Panahi says much of the media in the United States worked overtime to “discredit themselves” with their coverage of the Kyle Rittenhouse case. It comes after the US teenager who shot and killed two men during racial justice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was found not guilty on all charges. “The misinformation about what happened before and during the trial cannot be put down to mere incompetence,” Ms Panahi said.

It was just last week when LeBron took to Twitter and posted a series of laughing emojis alongside footage of the 18-year-old as he broke down while on the stands recalling the events from that fateful night. “What tears????? I didn’t see one,” wrote James. “Man knock it off! That boy ate some lemon heads before walking into court,” the Los Angeles baller wrote on his @KingJames account, ending with the three laughing emojis. Fast forward to Friday and The King has been quiet on social media. Unfortunately for him, there are plenty who have a lot to say to...

Dodge's future is suddenly a lot clearer and it includes electrification but not Hellcats. We sat down with Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis at the 2021 LA auto show, and he laid out some of what will happen at Dodge over the next two years. Regarding Hellcat models, Kuniski confirmed to Motor Authority "I will have this car, this platform, this powertrain as we know it through the end of '23. There's two more years to buy a Hellcat, then it's history."

A Wisconsin father and his teen daughter armed themselves with rifles to "protect" a large group of demonstrators protesting the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha on Sunday.Erick Jordan and his 16-year-old daughter, Jade, were photographed marching ahead of the protesters as they carried the firearms. Jordan was also pictured carrying a holstered handgun on his hip.Jordan told the New York Post that he and his daughter "do security for different groups" and were doing a favor for the group of about 75 demonstrators on Sunday.

A couple in Pembroke, Massachusetts, has a wild story to tell after an uninvited guest broke into their home. With a baseball bat and a phone call from the roof, they helped occupy the suspect until police arrived. Andrea Kelley and her husband live on Azeedad Farm in Pembroke. She woke up to let the dogs out in their backyard early Friday morning. She said she was gone only 20 seconds, but when she came back in, she found a total stranger in her home. "I peeked my head in there and said, 'Who the hell are you?' He said,...

Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said Tuesday she has accrued more than $60,000 in fines for refusing to wear a mask on the House floor. She told The Hill on the steps of the Capitol that she’s “up to $63,000.” The representative also confirmed the fines are automatically deducted from her checks. Vice News calculated that means Greene has forfeited more than a third of her yearly salary. According to a letter from the House Sergeant at Arms, she has been fined for flouting mask regulations more than 20 times. She received a warning in May, a $500 fine for...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa law that prohibits Medicaid coverage for sex reassignment surgeries for transgender residents violates state law and the state constitution, a judge ruled in a decision made public Monday. Judge William Kelly ordered the Iowa Department of Human Services to provide coverage for sex reassignment surgeries when ordered to treat gender dysphoria, a psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one’s sex assigned at birth and one’s gender identity. It often begins in childhood, and some people may not experience it until after puberty or much later, according to the American Psychiatric Association....

MILWAUKEE — The man accused of killing 5 people when an SUV plowed through a Christmas parade in Waukesha Sunday had been in custody of Waukesha County law enforcement five days before the tragedy but was released with no charges, 12 News has learned through jail records and a law enforcement source.Records show Darrell Brooks, Jr. was booked into the Waukesha County Jail November 16 and released the same day. According to the source, Waukesha County deputies picked up Brooks from the Milwaukee County Jail earlier that day.

Chelsi Ariel Shambre Lumpkin, 26, of Alachua was arrested yesterday afternoon and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. According to the arrest report, Lumpkin was in the drive-through of the Popeyes on US 441 in Alachua at 4:00 p.m. when she got into a dispute with the employee there and requested that someone else prepare her food. During the argument, Lumpkin allegedly pulled out a handgun and waved it in the drive-through employee’s direction, stating, “Bitch don’t fix my food.” The handgun was later found in Lumpkin’s handbag; she has a valid concealed weapons...

Anyone on here having trouble with kidney stones ever use Chanca Piedra (Stone Breaker) herb and does it work? Anyone have reliable information on a home remedy to mitigate the effects of Kidney stones?

“And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”( I Kings 17:1)The Prophets that God raised up for Israel, fulfilled several roles. First and foremost they were ministers of the Word of the LORD. The formula is oft repeated by many of the Prophets, “The Word of the Lord came to me saying…”. Prophets were teachers and preachers to the people , especially in times of such apostasy that Priests and Kings were...

Explanation: Why is the Moon on top of this building? Planning. It took the astrophotographer careful planning -- including figuring out exactly where to place the camera and exactly when to take the shot -- to create this striking superposition. The single image featured was taken in the early morning hours of November 19, near the peak of the partial lunar eclipse that was occurring as the Moon passed through the Earth's shadow. At this time, almost the entire Moon -- 99.1 percent of its area -- was in the darkest part of the Earth's shadow. The building is the...

A woman alleges that Darrell E. Brooks Jr., the Wisconsin man suspected of plowing his SUV through the Waukesha Christmas parade on Sunday — killing five people and injuring over 40 others — intentionally ran her over with his vehicle earlier this month, according to a Monday report.

Hospitals' COVID Strain Tied to Subsequent Spike in Excess Deaths Surges in COVID-19 cases in hospitals can directly and indirectly result in an increase in deaths from all causes 2, 4, and 6 weeks later, according to a report released Thursday. The modeling study, led by Geoffrey French, MA, with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), studied the effect of hospital strain — measured by intensive care unit use — on excess deaths (expected vs observed) from July 2020-July 2021. It was published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers found...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Democrats made a "mistake" by not using her and fellow progressives during the Virginia gubernatorial race, where Republican Glenn Youngkin narrowly defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe.During an interview with The New York Times published Monday, Ocasio-Cortez complained that she wasn’t invited to campaign with McAuliffe or help out with the race in any way.

“Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise” (Ephesians 5:15). Walking wisely is a step in the right direction. Sometimes a soldier has the thankless task of clearing mine fields from enemy territory. If you’re aware of the procedure, you know the work is both dangerous and tedious. To proceed in an orderly fashion, a soldier marks areas that are considered dangerous and areas that have been cleared. Above all, he makes sure he is careful where he’s walking! In the spiritual realm, Paul is telling believers in Ephesians 5:15 to walk carefully. The Greek...

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Republican Sean Parnell, whom former President Donald Trump endorsed in next year's toss-up U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania, said he was suspending his campaign on Monday, local media reported. The decision came after Parnell lost a battle over the custody of his three children amid allegations of physical and verbal abuse of his estranged wife, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Parnell, an Army veteran, was attempting to win the seat held by conservative Republican Senator Pat Toomey, who is retiring after next year. The Pennsylvania Senate race is seen as one of the most competitive...

Today in our Navy SEAL 1 v. Biden case, federal judge Steven Merryday ordered each branch of the military to file a detailed report every 14 days beginning January 7, 2022. The order also stated that the federal executive orders regarding federal employees and civilian contractors expressly require religious exemption. Judge Merryday wrote that the military plaintiffs’ claim that the accommodation process is a ruse are “quite plausible” under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act because the reports filed by the military branches thus far revealed not one of the 16,643 requests for religious accommodation have been granted and hundreds...