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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes as the 46-year-old Black man was handcuffed and facedown on the street on May 25, 2020. Thao and Lane were also charged with failing to intervene to stop Chauvin. The videotaped killing sparked protests in Minneapolis that spread around the globe as part of reckoning over racial injustice....

While the world watched in horror on Thursday as war ripped through Ukraine, American actor Sean Penn was meeting with the country's president and attending government press briefings for part of a VICE documentary he is filming. Drama-chasing Penn, 61 - who found himself in the cartel's firing line in 2016 after getting in touch with fugitive drug lord El Chapo - sat with his sunglasses on for the press briefing at the Ukrainian government offices on Thursday evening local time. He then met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, who posted a video of their meeting on his Instagram account. Their...

Americans were manipulated and turned against each other to hide government mismanagement, while many died unnecessary deaths. In July 2021, President Biden, members of his administration, and the rest of the Covid cartel – federal health agencies, Big Pharma, legacy media, and Big Tech – began blaming the unvaccinated for the prolonged pandemic and calling it a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” On July 16, 2021, Salvador Rizzo, writing as the Washington Post’s fact-checker, and therefore an esteemed member of the Covid cartel, awarded Johnson four Pinocchios for stating what was objectively true: the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)...

The Ukrainian capital of Kyiv is expected to fall to Russian forces within days and the country's resistance effectively crippled, US security officials fear. Troops are already closing in on the seat of Ukrainian power after taking control of the strategic Chernobyl nuclear power plant today, and will seize it within 96 hours, bringing a 'new Iron Curtain' down on Europe, Volodymyr Zelensky warned. Officials said Vladimir Putin plans to encircle Ukrainian forces in Kyiv and force them to either surrender or be destroyed, and the leadership of Ukraine will then fall in a week.

However the conflict in Ukraine now unfolds, it has already revealed how deeply and extensively America’s ruling factions have failed. For many, the revelation is a shock; for many others, an all too accurate forecast come true—and a long-delinquent bill come due. Every faction vying for control of our country shares in responsibility for the present situation and everything that will come with it. Neoliberals, convinced “soft” economic power could be used to weave a “rules-based international order” that would pacify the world, refused to recognize the flaws and shortcomings of their approach, rooted in an optimism that careened from...

Does anyone know of a site where I can volunteer to take in refugees fleeing the situation in Ukraine? I have room for 1 female, age 18 to 36, preferably blonde and shapely. I have a spare room, too, so if she has a sister, she can come, too.

Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat said Thursday that its sales dropped in the fourth quarter due to weak U.S. retail demand. Beyond Meat said restaurant sales are showing promise as its products roll out to more locations. Panda Express began selling Beyond Meat orange chicken at 70 U.S. locations in October, for example. Beyond Meat’s U.S. food service sales rose 35% for the quarter. But the company said that couldn’t make up for a 19.5% decline in sales at U.S. groceries and other retailers. In a statement, Beyond Meat President and CEO Ethan Brown said the company believes weak retail...

Massive protests erupted on Thursday in Russian President Vladimir Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg, as people voiced their opposition to the invasion of Ukraine. Videos posted to Twitter show a sea of people gathered in a section of St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, chanting and holding signs to object to Russia's offensive in Ukraine.

BETHESDA, MD—Sources within Lockheed Martin confirmed today that loud cheering was heard coming from the defense contractor's executive board room. The cheers coincided with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, as multiple voices within the U.S. condemned the attack and suggested that America intervene in the dispute. "YEEEEEAH!!!!" came a cry echoing through the building. The sounds of high-fives, pounding on the conference table, and a loud, thumping chest bump were also heard. At one point, a chant erupted of, "WAR! WAR! WAR!" Some employees claim they heard the sound of a champagne bottle being opened, while others say confetti...

JUST IN - Ukraine orders general mobilization per decree: Zelensky— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 24, 2022

Malta: Catholics Ask Francis To Cancel VisitSocialists set to exploit apostolic journey in the wake of general elections ALLETTA, Malta (ChurchMilitant.com) - The faithful are asking Pope Francis to cancel his April apostolic journey to the traditionally Catholic country of Malta, as it comes five days after the general elections, which pro-LGBTQ+ socialists are expected to win. Francis welcomes fake-Catholic Maltese prime minister "Should Pope Francis' visit proceed as per the scheduled dates, the new, incoming government will, in some way, be 'canonized' by His Holiness," warned Philip Beattie, president of Pro Malta Christiana, in a Monday letter to Malta's...

By focusing on bomb threats against HBCUs and ignoring other bomb threats, the FBI & legacy media cater to the radical left’s racist agenda.Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been targets of “bomb threats” according to the partisan Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and their allies in the legacy media. But bomb threats are nothing new and are targeting non-HBCUs, as well.“The FBI is investigating these cases as racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism and hate crimes,” a press release dated February 23, 2022, declared. It does not take much digging to poke holes in the “racism” narrative. On...

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Chefs and home cooks alike are renewing their passion for humanity’s oldest culinary pursuit.Danny Childs is offering pawpaws to a surprised couple in a park on an early afternoon in suburban New Jersey. "They're like a mix between a banana and a mango," he explains. "You just rip the skin open and eat the flesh." He demonstrates how by slurping the tender insides and handing each person one of the peanut-shaped fruits from his basket. They take them, dubious at first, their hesitancy quickly melting away as they take a taste, emboldened by his enthusiasm. Childs is used to this...

A California teacher was caught on camera physically assaulting a student and dragging him out of the classroom for not wearing a mask.

In a rare event in Costa Rica, a local fisherman was attacked by a crocodile, not once but twice, resulting in his death. The angler, Lidier Murillo, 43, was fishing along the Coto River, outside Golfito, when the tragedy occurred. According to a witness, Murillo was grabbed by the crocodile with is friend Alvaro Rodriguez. Murillo had waded out into the river mouth while Rodriguez was fishing from shore. According to local media reports, Murillo cried out for help when the beast grabbed him. Rodriguez was initially able to reach him but the crocodile soon began to drag them both...

February 24, 3:00 pm EST Russian President Vladimir Putin began a large-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24 likely aimed at full regime change and the occupation of Ukraine. His claimed objective to “demilitarize” and “de-nazify” Ukraine is a transparent cover for an unprovoked war of aggression to occupy a neighboring state. Putin and Kremlin media continue to deny that the Russian invasion is a war, instead describing it as a special military operation.[1] Putin’s messaging is likely aimed at a domestic Russian audience, which the Kremlin has not fully prepared for the costs of a war against Ukraine. Russian...

“‘Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth’” (Matthew 5:5). Four basic reasons prove the necessity for people to demonstrate Jesus’ trait of gentleness. First, genuine spiritual gentleness is necessary for salvation. Jesus later instructed His listeners that “unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 18:3; cf. Ps. 149:4). Second, gentleness is necessary because God commands it. James exhorts his readers, “Putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls” (James 1:21). Centuries earlier,...

No one on earth can place you in ministry. You may be given a diploma by a seminary, ordained by a bishop or commissioned by a denomination; but the apostle Paul reveals the only source of any true call to ministry: “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry” (1 Timothy 1:12, NKJV). What does Paul mean here when he says Jesus enabled him and counted him faithful? Think back to the apostle’s conversion. Three days after that event, Christ placed Paul in the ministry, specifically a ministry...

Give Washington Post reporter Amy B. Wang credit for being very speedy -- specifically in writing up a slam of a Republican. At just after high noon on Tuesday, it was announced that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds would deliver the Republican response to Joe Biden's State Of The Union address on March 1 and just a little over an hour later at 1:27 PM EST, Yang had completed her article on Reynolds along with the requisite slams.