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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruit and vegetables displayed on wooden tables and plastic sheets. As in much of Zimbabwe, here the coronavirus is quickly being relegated to the past, as political rallies, concerts and home gatherings have returned.“COVID-19 is gone, when did you last hear of anyone who has died of COVID-19?” Ndou said. “The mask is to protect my pocket,” he said. “The police demand bribes so...

Costa Mesa police are searching for robbers – at least one with a handgun – who ran onto the patio of the Seasons 52 restaurant at South Coast Plaza at dinnertime, ordered everyone to get down, and then stole a purse before fleeing Monday night. Witnesses told police three to five people wearing masks and dressed in black clothes entered the patio and told everyone to get on the floor, Fyad said. A couple of diners dove into a nearby rose bush. Others dropped to the ground and some had scrapes and bruises to show for it, a man later...

He failed as a Senate candidate. He failed as a presidential candidate. Might as well go for the trifecta and fail as a gubernatorial candidate, too, right? Well, let’s all pray that far-left radical Beto O’Rourke crashes and burns in his bid to succeed Greg Abbott as governor of Texas.Because if the guy wins, the Lone Star state is in a world of hurt.From The Daily Wire:Texas Democrat Robert Francis O’Rourke, commonly referred to as “Beto,” told CNN during an interview on Sunday that he wants to pursue gun confiscation if he is elected to be the state’s next governor,...

It's time for The Jesse Kelly Show! Let's have some fun!Listen live at the link below. E-mail Jesse at jesse@jessekellyshow.com. When he takes listener calls, the studio line is 877-377-4373.Jesse's show is now on over 200 radio stations across the nation, replacing Buck Sexton. Those of us who miss Rush very much know that no one could ever replace him, but if you give Jesse a chance, you'll find him to be a very intelligent, refreshing, naturally funny truth teller.Jesse is a former Marine. He and his beautiful wife live in the Houston area with their two young sons. He's...

WAUKESHA, Wis. - The suspect in a Christmas parade crash in suburban Milwaukee that killed six people was in court Tuesday where first-degree intentional homicide charges were filed, a crime that can carry the stiffest penalty possible under Wisconsin law — mandatory life in prison. The prosecutor in the case indicated a sixth count of first-degree intentional homicide will be filed – because they have learned of a sixth death, a child, as a result of the Christmas parade tragedy.

Pope Francis shares 8 Beatitudes for Bishops, giving a model for the 21st-century pastorPope Francis has given a text called “The Beatitudes of the Bishop” to all the Italian bishops meeting in plenary assembly in Rome. The text offers encouragement and pastoral guidance not only to the Italian bishops but to the more than 5,000 Catholic bishops in the world todayThe Vatican released the text after Pope Francis had given a card with an image of the Good Shepherd and the text of “The Beatitudes of the Bishop” to each of the more than 200 bishops present at the opening...

A New Orleans ex-stripper who was accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old boy and having sex with a dog has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Angeline Lodice, 33, of Old Jefferson pleaded guilty Monday to forcible rape, possession of child pornography involving a juvenile under 13 and sexual battery, according to court records cited by NOLA.com. Lodice — who deputies said previously worked as a stripper at a Bourbon Street club in New Orleans — had been jailed since her October 2014 arrest after the boy’s father contacted sheriff’s officials.

This will fix the supply chain crisis.Joe Biden will require essential, non-resident travelers crossing US land borders, such as truck drivers to be fully vaccinated by January 22, 2022.“President Joe Biden now require essential, nonresident travelers crossing U.S. land borders, such as truck drivers, to be fully vaccinated beginning on Jan. 22.” – Associated Press reported.https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-health-07c377d92f85bc061bf7e2c690f4bbcaCargo ships are still anchored off the coast of Southern California due to a lack of workers needed to unload and ship product.The trucking industry is short 80,000 drivers, a record high, according to Chris Spear, the President and CEO of the American Trucking Association.Last...

Commercially available quadcopter drones carrying small amounts of explosives are “the most concerning tactical development since the rise of the improvised explosive device in Iraq,” U.S. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., senior U.S. commander for the Middle East, said last February. But now drones are political weapons as well, and it will get worse. Two weeks ago three quadcopters flew into the heavily fortified ‘Green Zone’ in Baghdad to attack the home of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who won last month’s national election and is working to form a new coalition government. Two of the drones were shot down,...

San Francisco YouTuber Rebecca Watson: “I cannot stress enough that stealing from big box stores is fine”Rebecca Watson lives in San Francisco. In this 12 minute YouTube video, she defends shoplifting from big box stores, and expands on a tweet that she had previously made about the subject:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FPZ0Zh0U20https://twitter.com/rebeccawatson/status/1442245355572105227This keeps getting promoted to me & I cannot stress enough that stealing from big box stores is fine. Did you know they have an entire playbook on how to avoid paying local taxes as they destroy independent businesses & abandon buildings? via @doctorow https://t.co/tCmhONpZJl https://t.co/QtJ3loNgp4— Rebecca Watson (@rebeccawatson) September 26, 2021Archive of...

A former Japanese diplomat confessed to taking part in the 1895 assassination of Korean Empress Myeongseong, according to a Korean historian who examined recently discovered letters that provide a fresh account of the brutal slaying. Also known as Queen Min, Myeongseong was the wife of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon, a Korean dynastic kingdom, and was known as an influential figure in the palace. In one of the letters, the diplomat proclaimed, “We killed the queen,” and went on to detail the circumstances surrounding the assassination. The slaying, known as “the Eulmi Incident” in Korea, involved a group of...

As president, Donald Trump was a media maximalist whose unavoidable-for-comment style helped generate saturation news coverage, for better or worse. President Joe Biden has taken a stingier approach to his dealings with the press — and not all his allies believe it’s working out. After nine months in office, Biden has conducted roughly a dozen one-on-one interviews with major print and television news outlets. That compares with more than 50 for Trump, and more than 100 for Barack Obama, in the same period, according to West Wing record keepers. One recent poll showed a declining number of Democrats with favorable...

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (WFRV)- As many communities are still reeling from the tragedy that struck the Waukesha Community on Sunday, November 21, Menomonee Falls has released new information relating to their upcoming Christmas parade. The Menomonee Falls Police Department released details on their social media accounts announcing the event will be canceled. On Monday, November 22, the MFPD tweeted that the Christmas parade has been cancelled. The parade was originally planned for Sunday, November 28, on Main Street.

Nov 23 (Reuters) - A federal jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Tuesday found the organizers of the 2017 "Unite the Right" white nationalist rally liable for injuries sustained by counter-protesters, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said, and media reports said it awarded more than $25 million in damages. The nine plaintiffs said they suffered physical or emotional trauma at the rally, including four who were struck when a self-described neo-Nazi, James Fields, drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. After a four-week trial, the jury found in favor of the victims on four of six...

Former U.S. assistant attorney Neama Rahmani said there is “no question” that Kyle Rittenhouse will face civil lawsuits from the families of the people he killed within a matter of months or even weeks. A jury acquitted Rittenhouse on Friday of all charges related to the killings of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. Rittenhouse testified at his criminal trial that he killed Rosenbaum and Huber in self-defense during the Kenosha riots in August 2020. Rahmani likened Rittenhouse’s legal situation to that of OJ Simpson, who was found civilly liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and...

Former Washington Wizards center Kwame Brown posted a video to social media defending Kyle Rittenhouse and saying he acted in self-defense and blasted those he says get paid to “push racist sh*t.”Brown slammed race hustlers including Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Roland Martin for living the high life while telling everyone that blacks can’t make it in the U.S.A.“They stayed at the hotel I stayed there, they over there living good and pimping so high,” Brown said of the hustlers like Sharpton. “So how is it so bad?”

And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.( I Kings 17:7-9)Eventually, in God’s preparation of His Prophet, the brook of Cherith, (Separation) dried up, for it was time for Elijah to learn to Pastor. He would still remain in Exile, but would have to move to Zidon, which is in southern Lebanon, at...

WILLIAMSPORT – More than seven years in prison and then likely deportation is the fate of a Nigerian citizen who with his wife admitted laundering nearly $1.9 million obtained by making false pleas for money on social media. Jabin Godspower Okpako, 36, of Sayre, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann to 7 years, 3 months in prison followed by three years’ supervised release. Deportation proceedings likely will prevent him from serving his supervised release, court officials said. Earlier this year Okpako and his wife, Christin Bradley Okpako, 54, of Sayre, a U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty...

There’s a sweet new boba shop in Santa Clara, which seems to be tapping into a super cute cultural obsessionThere’s a new boba shop in Santa Clara serving drinks in mason jars decorated with corgis, and it’s blowing up with fans returning over and over again to collect specific cups. Boba Pup is a new boba shop that opened in spring 2021 over by the high school in that plaza that’s kind of a suburban Koreatown. This is great, because now you can have some delicious barbecue and chase it with a sweet boba drink — and again, the cups...

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