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A stray bullet struck an MTA bus in Harlem on Sunday, coming within inches of a passenger — and part of a wave of city violence that now has some drivers seeking bullet-proof vests, according to officials. The frightening incident occurred on the M101 line shortly before 2:30 p.m. when the slug lodged in the side of the bus, which had about 30 passengers, during a nearby shootout, police said. None of the shaken riders or driver were injured — but they easily could have been, said Richie Davis, vice president and chief of staff for Local 100 of the...

ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen killed four Christians in Plateau state on Saturday (Jan. 22), after 18 Christians were slain in another area of the state on Jan. 11, sources said. In the two attacks, eight other Christians were reported wounded, and in one village 24 homes were burned down. The armed assailants ambushed Christians in Dong village, on the outskirts of Jos in Jos North County, on Saturday (Jan. 22) at about 6 p.m., killing four and wounding two others, area resident Rejoice Johnson said. “Dong, our community, has constantly been attacked by armed Muslim...

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Robert Martin Patterson Info from here. Robert Martin Patterson (born April 16, 1948) is a retired United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration?he Medal of Honor?or his actions in the Vietnam War.Patterson joined the Army from Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1966, and by May 6, 1968, was serving as a specialist four in Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 17th...

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth stated that ‘unvaccinated Soldiers present risk to the force and jeopardize readiness.’WASHINGTON (LifeSiteNews) — The U.S. Army is set to immediately discharge soldiers who refuse to take one of the COVID-19 injections, according to a memo released by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. The policy, released February 2 and “effective immediately,” orders military commanders to “initiate involuntary administrative separation proceedings” for servicemen who have not taken a COVID jab, and who do not have a “pending or approved exemption request.” The “involuntary separation policy” applies to the Regular Army. It also applies to...

The March 2022 North American blizzard, alternatively named Winter Storm Mandy, was the costliest and most intense extratropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic. It developed as an elongated trough over the northwestern Caribbean Sea on March 4, and struck the Yucatan Peninsula before moving east-northeast, impacting Florida and the Bahamas before paralleling the east coast of the United States. A combination of the absorption of a second, weaker low-pressure system near Bermuda, an unusually sharp sea surface temperature gradient along its path, a rapidly cooling upper troposphere, and the presence of an anomalously strong jet stream resulted in the...

An FBI database of police officers killed in the line of duty shows that more have died since Joe Biden became president than deaths dating back to 1995. “We believe it’s a combination … of the George Floyd protests — riots, if you will; a general feeling of a preference for less law enforcement; and less prosecution and less policing,” Jason Johnson, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) and a 20-year police veteran, said in a Fox News report. “Law enforcement officers have essentially been marginalized and demoralized and cast aside and encouraged now to enforce the...

Today's Gospel Sermon explains the right perspective of allowing Christ to invade your life- as he did with St. Peter and their fishing expedition. 14 min YouTube video.The Invasion of Grace

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy reacted to House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi telling American athletes at the 2022 Olympics not to risk upsetting China’s government, stating Pelosi doesn’t say that to athletes protesting the U.S. and after protecting China “from any investigations into the origin of COVID,” Pelosi is now protecting them from facing criticism. McCarthy said, “We had — more than eight months we have requested a bill to move the Olympics from China. She would not even bring that up until today. … We have watched in history, 1936 and others, where very bad people would use...

Participants in the German Catholic Church’s “Synodal Way” voted on Friday in favor of a text calling for the ordination of women priests. CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner, reported that the text was passed by 174 votes in favor, 30 against, and 6 abstentions on Feb. 4 during a plenary session of the Synodal Way, a controversial multi-year process bringing together the country’s bishops and lay people. The vote will be seen as a direct challenge to the Vatican, which has underlined that the Church has no power to ordain women as priests. The document, entitled “Women in Ministries...

On Friday Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) said House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s advice that American athletes competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics should avoid upsetting China “is the definition of the weakness that is taking place in the West right now.” Mast said, “She’s doing the same thing with policy that she’s doing with the Olympics.”

Day two of the Beijing Games saw competitors and officials rant and rave about the facilities and conditions they were subjected to in the Chinese capital. First it was Germans who made their feelings known about the lack of decent catering at the Alpine course near Yanqing. This followed the decision to cancel the blue riband men’s downhill on Sunday due to high winds and move it back to the Monday instead. Skiing coach Christian Schwaiger moaned: “The catering is extremely questionable because really it’s not catering at all. “I’d have expected that the Olympic Committee would be capable of...

I’m going to say something that is going to be both controversial, and also incontrovertibly true. If you don’t like red pill moments, move on now, because once you see what I see, you will never be able to unsee it. This one incontrovertible fact will have a huge impact on how you view not just your own political views, but politics in general.Let me start with a definition. The American Heritage Dictionary defines ‘terrorism’ as follows: “The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals.”Consider our government’s handling of Covid-19....

CROWN POINT, Ind. — A Northwest Indiana man was charged for allegedly stealing over $1 million worth of watches from a Gold Coast car dealership. On Dec. 11, two men entered a Bentley dealership in the 800 block of North Rush Street and conducted a smash-and-grab. One men stood by the door with a gun as the other smashed glass displays full of luxury watches. Police estimate over $1 million worth of watches were stolen in the heist. Carlos Valliant, 38, of Hammond, is accused of being one of the suspects. According to court records, a extradition filing was...

The Canadian truckers’ revolt is a classic 21st century conflict. On one side, working people of all sorts (it’s gone way beyond truckers) standing up for freedom. On the other side, vicious plutocrats trying to hang on to their corrupt powers by smearing those who dare to stand up for their rights. Via InstaPundit, check out this wonderful video that contrasts Justin Trudeau’s farcical condemnation of the Ottawa protest with video footage of the reality:Trudeau’s words versus the reality. Brilliant video!Are Trudeau and his supporters delusional? I don’t think so; not Trudeau in any event. He can’t possibly be that...

Letter from Rome: The old order is passing awayThe Church's implosion accelerates as cardinals call for major doctrinal changes and a former pope tries to save a legacy. There was more turbulence in Roman Catholicism this past week -- at least on the Old Continent.A number of recent events verified -- to those who are willing to open their eyes and face reality -- that the Roman Church's ongoing implosion is picking up pace.Here are just a few things that happened when many people were probably not paying attention:- Two cardinals close to Pope Francis publicly called for radical changes...

Dr. Dorit Nitzan explains the difference between Omicron and the new sub-variant, and why there may be bigger issues at hand. While the original Omicron variant first detected in South Africa in late November is still the dominant virus strain in most countries, others are starting to worry about a new sub-variant that has been halting the downward trend in infections – the BA.2 sub-variant.

On Feb. 3, long-time Trump associate Felix Sater filed a cross-complaint in a New York federal court. The complaint alleges that Russian and Kazakhstan-connected individuals and entities conducted “a shadow intelligence operation of Sater and Trump for the purpose of manufacturing information to harm Donald Trump politically,” including by providing Christopher Steele a PowerPoint presentation riddled with lies Steele later fed to the FBI. Sater’s cross suit comes nearly three years after the City of Almaty, Kazakhstan, and BTA Bank filed suit against Sater, two of the companies he owned, a former business associate, and that associate’s LLCs, in City...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said on Sunday that Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is "carrying water for Donald Trump" after the party censured two lawmakers sitting on the Jan. 6 committee and declared the Capitol riot by a mob of Trump supporters "legitimate political discourse." During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Christie told host Martha Raddatz that the resolution was backed by a small number of Republicans who had largely been installed during former President Trump's four-year tenure.

Republicans control a majority of state legislatures and governorships, but they appear to be in danger of losing congressional seats in the wake of the 2020 Census. Democrat-controlled states have managed to successfully redraw congressional districts that shut out remaining GOP strongholds while Republican-led states have run up against successful legal challenges to their maps — all of which could cost the party seats in Congress later this year when they were expected to do well in the midterm elections as President Joe Biden’s approval rating continues to tank. Historically, the party not holding the White House has done well...

The American-born Chinese figure skater who gave up her US citizenship and changed her name to compete for the Communist country at the Winter Olympic in Beijing fell twice during the women's short program team event - to the scorn of many her adopted country. Beverly Zu, 19, who changed her name to Zhu Yi, finished with the lowest score of the event at Beijing's Capital Indoor Stadium after she failed to land a jump and fell on the opening combination, and botched another jump later in her short program. Skating to Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones, Zhu...