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ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A man is accused of shooting a woman to death in an apparent road rage incident on his way to a bar on New Year’s Eve, police said. READ MORE: Rostraver Township Police, Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office Investigating Shooting Twenty-five-year-old Anthony Montel Hairston is facing charges of first-degree murder, two counts of possession of a firearm, and driving with a suspended license in Holly Vadella’s death. (Photo: Provided) Police said Vadella was driving on Rostraver Road on her way home from visiting her mother when Hairston was following closely behind her. Witnesses told police...

Explanation: You couldn't see Comet Leonard’s extremely long tail with a telescope — it was just too long. You also couldn't see it with binoculars — still too long. Or with your eyes -- it was too dim. Or from a city — the sky was too bright. But from a dark location with a low horizon — your camera could. And still might -- if the comet survives today's closest encounter with the Sun, which occurs between the orbits of Mercury and Venus. The featured picture was created from two deep and wide-angle camera images taken from La Palma...

Portland [Maine] City Council meets to discuss ending state of emergency Councilors are expected to weigh in on two major issues, an increase in wages for in-person workers to $19.50 per hour and a proposed indoor mask mandate. Author: newscentermaine.com Published: 5:32 PM EST January 3, 2022 Updated: 5:32 PM EST January 3, 2022

Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday continued his direct challenge to President Joe Biden, calling on the White House to permit his state to provide monoclonal antibody treatments to COVID-19 patients. At a news conference to hit Biden administration restrictions on Florida's ability to provide monoclonal antibody treatments, DeSantis offered up some stinging criticism. "We're past the point now where we're able to get it directly from any of these companies," DeSantis told the reporters. "The federal government has cornered the entire market. They basically took control of the supply in September." The Biden administration has required states to...

This beer is dirty! Pabst Blue Ribbon took a bizarre stance Monday against those abstaining from drinking this month, tweeting — and then deleting — “Not drinking this January? Try eating ass.” When someone on Twitter asked the company what the tweet against “Dry January” was about, it said “it’s about ass and eating it.” The tweet went viral, as users expressed their shock the official brand would use such crass language to discuss those trying to cut back their alcohol intake in the New Year.

As schools across the country return to in-person learning after winter break amid soaring cases of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this morning authorized the use of a booster dose in children ages 12 to 17 if it has been at least 5 months since completing the primary vaccination series. The regulatory agency also said children ages 5 to 11 who are immunocompromised can receive a third dose, as well. The booster period was also reduced from 6 months following the primary series to 5 months for adults.

Four centuries ago, the Gates of Vienna became a symbol of the defense of Western Civilization when the Polish king Jan Sobieski came with his 23,000 troops to help stave off the advancing Ottoman Empire.Vienna once again was at the center of civilizational conflict when Austria was seized by Adolf Hitler in 1938 and then, after the defeat of the Nazi empire, a sector of the city and the country’s eastern region were occupied by the Soviet Union.After the war, with Austria teetering between a future of communist tyranny and Western democracy, it was a Catholic priest of Slavic heritage...

Facebook has suspended the page of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), an action that came fast on the heels of Twitter permanently banning the Republican congresswoman’s account. Rep. Greene decried Facebook’s actions in a post on Gab.com, the free speech friendly social network, accusing them of censoring her for critical commentary on the Vaccine Averse Reactions System (VAERS), the official system for reporting negative vaccine side-effects to the government. “This is beyond censorship of speech,” said Rep. Greene. “I’m an elected Member of Congress representing over 700,000 US tax paying citizens and I represent their voices, values, defend their freedoms,...

Finland’s leaders say they will decide whether to join NATO despite warnings ​from Russia against joining the Western alliance, as the military standoff on Ukraine’s border has heightened tensions between Moscow, the US and Washington’s European allies. ​ “Finland’s room to maneuver and freedom of choice also include the possibility of military alignment and applying for NATO membership, should we ourselves so decide,” President Sauli Niinistö said in a New Year’s address over the weekend. Niinistö also urged the European Union to become actively involved in curbing Russian aggression, saying: “In this situation, Europe cannot just listen in.” Prime Minister...

The Greatest Story Ever ToldThe Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 American epic film produced and directed by George Stevens. It is a retelling of the Biblical account about Jesus of Nazareth, from the Nativity through to the Ascension. Along with the ensemble cast, it is Claude Rains' final film role.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Story_Ever_Told(Claude Rains as Herod the Great)Matthew 218 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. 19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a...

As 2021 comes to a close, we’re reflecting on our most popular stories of the year. The following article was one of our most read this year. Come back to movieguide.org in 2022 for more inspirational content!Actress and former AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL winner Adrienne Curry recently apologized to Kirk Cameron for hating him due to his Christianity and belief in God.“I sneered at the mention of his name because my agnostic beliefs set me above all others in my infinite godless greatness,” Curry confessed on her Facebook. “When I really ask myself why I did so, my only truthful...

Here is vax data that indicates intent to harm by the vax industry. Reiner Fuellmich + Dr. Wodarg - new findings are enough evidence to dismantle the vax covid industry This vid has charts showing the different lots or batches of the various vax's released at different times. There is a pattern of toxic batches with a death rate of 6-7%. The companies seem to be taking turns releasing the batches. Ones without toxins to get a baseline then another toxic dose. They seem to be experimenting with different formulas and dosages on the public. The data on the screen...

Sino-U.S. trade tensions could flare up again as it appears China will miss its obligations under a nearly expired agreement that emerged from a dispute during the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump, analysts said. The Economic and Trade Agreement signed by the two superpowers in January 2020 is set to end December 31. Trade observers say China has not complied with a clause that obligates it to buy imports of manufactured goods, farm products, energy products and certain services from the U.S. at a total of $200 billion more than the 2017 total. China purchased $186 billion in...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will eventually eliminate more than 90% of tariffs on commerce among 15 member countries China joins U.S. allies including Japan and Australia in a new Asia-Pacific trade agreement that launches Saturday—with the U.S. watching from the sidelines. The new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, will eventually eliminate more than 90% of tariffs on commerce among its 15 member countries, in what economists say will be a boon to trade in the region. It will also give China a more prominent role in setting rules of trade in the Asia-Pacific region at the expense of...

The Taliban has ordered clothes shop mannequins to be beheaded because they are “idols” as the brutes continue to wage war on women’s freedoms. Shopkeepers in the western province of Herat in Afghanistan have been told to chop the heads off their mannequins after officials ruled the dummies were sinful “idols”. The worshipping of idols is considered a sin in Islam, which bans the worship of anyone or thing other than Allah – considered to be the only God

ROME — The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore romano dedicated an entire page to spreading climate alarmism Monday, with stories on the cost of 2021 weather disasters, deforestation in Amazonia, the melting of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, and “devastating” fires in Colorado, all of which would be due to manmade global warming. “The ten worst weather disasters of 2021 caused a total of $170 billion in damage worldwide, a figure up from 2020 and reflecting the growing impact of global warming,” the newspaper declares. “Last year, the amount of economic damage from the 10 most expensive weather events was calculated at...

Trump holds a commanding lead compared to other potential Republican candidates in the 2024 presidential nomination, garnering the support of more than half of GOP voters, a new poll shows. In a new Reuters/Ipsos national poll conducted mid-December, 1,592 Republicans over the age of 18 were asked who they would support in the 2024 election. At least 54 percent of Republican voters said they would support Trump as their Republican presidential nominee, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis with 11 percent, and former vice president Mike Pence garnishing only 8 percent support. The poll also included other potential Republican nominees,...

I am starting the new year feeling frustrated and verklempt. It’s not how I usually start a new year. I generally am full of hope for the months ahead even while acknowledging that time is a social construct and that nothing dramatic is going to happen when Dec. 31 becomes Jan. 1. But this year is different. My community is ever so slightly more at risk, and I’m distraught. For the past few weeks I have been hosting, in a separate unit, a mom and her son who are moving to Marin. By now they should be settled into their...

Dr Bhakdi has called for the public to stop repeatedly allowing authorities to give them an experimental injection because the damage caused worsens significantly after each injection.Dr Bhakdi studied medicine at the University of Bonn in Germany, where he received his MD in 1970. He was a post-doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg from 1972 to 1976, and at The Protein Laboratory in Copenhagen from 1976 to 1977.He joined the Institute of Medical Microbiology at Giessen University in 1977 and was appointed associate professor in 1982. He was named chair of Medical Microbiology...

The woman who accused Bob Dylan of sexually abusing her in New York City on multiple occasions decades ago when she was just 12, has expanded the timeframe for when the abuse allegedly occurred — following prior reports that the songwriter was away on tour during the time of her claims, new court papers show. The 68-year-old woman — who filed suit anonymously in August under the initials J.C. — claimed that the “Blowin’ in the Wind” singer groomed her and plied her with drugs and alcohol before allegedly sexually abusing her as a pre-teen multiple times at his Chelsea...