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Philippine capital ups alert level, expects uptick in infections resulting from festive season activitiesTwo Catholic churches in Manila have been forced to close after priests and staff there tested positive amid a renewed surge in Covid-19 infections that the government blamed on festive season activities. The National Shrine of Saint Jude Thaddeus and Saint Vincent de Ferrer parish in Manila announced they were suspending services, including Masses, from Jan. 1 to 14 because those infected were told to undergo quarantine. “A priest and three Church personnel tested positive,” said shrine rector Father Lino Nicasio. Catholics from around the country flocked...

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Why did he do it? Why did New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo doom up to 15,000 seniors to death by pushing COVID patients into ursing homes rven though the USNS Comfort hospital ship was in New York Harbor and thousands more hospital beds were largely unoccupied in a Javits Center that had been converted by President Trump into a fuly functional hospital? Yes, he didn't want to give Trump credit - it would connflict wuth the thewme of the self-serving book he was writing. Bur whenever a crime is committed, in this case arguably criminally negligent manslaughter, the answer is...

Angered teachers union factions are ramping up pressure on city officials to adopt remote learning amid an ongoing “nightmare” of COVID-19 infections in city schools. Progressive and left-leaning elements within the United Federation of Teachers have amplified their calls to temporarily shutter schools after the DOE recorded more than 12,000 new teacher and student cases Monday. With Mayor Eric Adams staunchly opposing any school closures and UFT boss Michael Mulgrew avoiding a war of words with City Hall, some union groups are intensifying their tactics. ... “This is a large union,” noted a union source. “People have to remember that....

Large-scale restoration work at the famous flooded bell tower in Kalyazin, Russia, has been completed, and the internationally-known site is now open to the public. “The bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral is known far beyond the borders of Russia. This object is interesting for tourists and historians, a significant symbol of the spiritual heritage of the Tver Province. It’s important to preserve this unique structure for future generations,” Tver Governor Igor Rudenya said while inspecting the site in May, reports the Tver administration. The restoration project won the All-Russian Competition for the Best Projects for Creating a Comfortable...

NASCAR has denied Brandon Brown’s request to feature the LGBcoin as his primary sponsor for the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Investor advocate attorney for LGBcoin James Koutoulas confirmed the news and promised to fight back.

@realLizUSA NEW! President Trump: "A great book by Julie Kelly. January 6: How Democrats Used the Capitol Protest to Launch A War on Terror Against the Political Right is a complete exposé of the left's efforts to create violence & then exploit the violence to smear the Republican Party." Statement...

Ghislaine Maxwell will ask for a new trial after two jurors came forward to reveal that they were victims of sexual abuse and that their experiences helped guide other jurors to convict, DailyMail.com can reveal. The announcement came amid a flurry of Federal court filings Wednesday following interviews given by juror Scotty David and a second anonymous juror in which both admitted that they shared their experiences of sexual abuse during deliberation. David told first DailyMail.com and, later, other news outlet that he did not remember the question in the juror questionnaire which specifically asked potential jurors if they or...

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran plans to buy 950 tonnes of uranium ore from Kazakhstan over three years and expects to get Russian help in producing nuclear fuel, its top nuclear official said in remarks published on Saturday. The acquisition would not violate Iran’s landmark 2015 deal with world powers over its disputed nuclear program as the deal did not set limits on the Islamic Republic’s supplies of uranium ore. The report by the Iranian Students’ News Agency ISNA comes a day after the U.N. atomic watchdog said Iran’s official stock of enriched uranium had fallen by half after large amounts...

An angry Floridian has a message for their snowbird neighbors: If you’re woke, go back to New York. A number of cars with New York license plates parked on Palm Beach streets received notices on their windows over the weekend urging them to leave if they lean left politically, police said. “If you are one of those ‘woke’ people — leave Florida. You will be happier elsewhere, as will we,” reads the missive, typed in all capital letters.

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ FReeper Canteen Salutes The Seabees ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Navy Construction Battalion The Navy Construction Battalion – better known as the Seabees – is responsible for building much of the temporary and permanent infrastructure at U.S. military locations around the world. With roots dating back to World War II, the Seabees were formally established on March 5, 1942, to meet the Navy’s growing need to build bases, camps and other structures as part of the war effort. In the over seven decades since its founding, Seabees have gone on to serve...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that President Biden thinks he needs more downtime — despite the fact that he’s spent more than a quarter of his days in office at one of his Delaware homes. “I know the president doesn’t have public events today,” Psaki told reporters during her regular briefing. “He does have a number of meetings with policy teams and that’s often what he’s doing behind the scenes.”

IMO there are actually three parties in the USA : 1. Criminal Party (also known as Democrat): Massively corrupt at every level-Operates solely to benefit the 1% of members at highest level of The Party (multi-billionaire elitists and corporations).Rips off taxpayers. Promises free everything. Delivers nothing. Creates chaos and division among the public in order to hide its criminality.2. Accomplice Party (also known as Republican): Most members strive to assist , and cover up for, the Criminal Party (see above).These are also corrupt, rip off taxpayers, and make promises to voters they never keep.The differencence between the Accomplice Party and...

President Joe Biden expects to target former President Donald Trump during his speech on Capitol Hill Thursday, marking the first anniversary of the January 6th protests of the 2020 election. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki previewed the speech for reporters at the White House on Wednesday, noting that Biden believed that Trump had “singular responsibility” for the riots on that day and would call him out directly.

A Russia-led military alliance said Thursday that it will dispatch peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan after the country’s president asked for help in controlling protests that escalated into violence, including the seizure and setting afire of government buildings. Protesters in Kazakhstan’s largest city stormed the presidential residence and the mayor’s office Wednesday and set both on fire, according to news reports, as demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices escalated sharply in the Central Asian nation. Police reportedly fired on some protesters at the residence in Almaty before fleeing. They have clashed repeatedly with demonstrators in recent days, deploying water...

BREAKING: Grammy Awards has been postponed indefinitely due to concerns about omicron Covid spread - CNBC

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that former President Donald Trump is the most dangerous leader America has ever had. Discussing President Joe Biden’s speech on January 6, host Joy Reid asked, “Is there a way, Claire, in your view to even get people in this Republican cult to even listen to what he’s going to say?”

@TuckerCarlson Tonight at midnight, just hours from now, we will begin the first of many annual remembrances of January 6th Eve. Segment...

Seattle police exchanged detailed fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists at a crucial moment during 2020 racial justice protests, an investigation by the city’s police watchdog group shows. The radio chatter about members of the Proud Boys marching around downtown Seattle, some possibly carrying guns, and then heading to confront protesters on Capitol Hill was an improper “ruse,” or dishonest ploy, that exacerbated a volatile situation, The Seattle Times reported. That’s according to findings released Wednesday by the city’s Office of Police Accountability (OPA). The Proud Boys is a far-right extremist group with a reputation...