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Chris Rock almost made the Oscars worth watching. Almost. Rock declined to press charges, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the matter has been resolved. According to California law, prosecutors are responsible for holding guilty people accountable for their actions and an obligation to pursue justice despite influence from the alleged victim or the community. The prosecutor can consider factors including whether the victim is cooperative or not, but that should not be the determining factor on filing criminal charges. The decision should ultimately rest on whether there is evidence that a crime has been committed and whether the case...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is plotting a counter to President Biden’s soaring gas prices before the midterm elections. Monday night, Pelosi met with her Democrat leadership team to address the gas prices that are expected to cost the American driver an extra $2,000 per year in 2022, according to Punchbowl News. The meeting did not lead to a direct plan of action, though “some senior Democrats still hope the House can act next week before Easter recess but the path forward remains unclear.”

President Biden’s administration has eliminated United States tariffs on more than 350 products made in China, nearly all of which could be made in the U.S. The Section 301 tariffs on billions of dollars worth of China-made products were imposed by President Trump after a decades-long free trade consensus in Washington, D.C., that has eliminated 3.7 million American jobs from the U.S. economy from 2001 to 2018. Late last week, Biden’s U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai announced that after an extensive review process on nearly 550 China-made products subject to U.S. tariffs, the administration would eliminate tariffs on 352...

Police have in recent days arrested an Arab resident of Umm al-Fahm, in his forties, on suspicion of raping a 50-year-old Ukrainian citizen at her home in Jaffa and stealing her money. The suspect was brought for questioning at the Jaffa station on suspicion of climbing into the woman's house, raping her and then stealing her money. At the end of the investigation, the suspect was imprisoned and today (Tuesday) his detention was extended in the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv until next Thursday.

VIDEODo you ever get the feeling that a lot of political outrage is almost entirely manufactured? One case would be the "outrage" over Florida's anti-grooming bill that leftist activists have falsely called the "Don't Say Gay" bill. In reality it is an anti-grooming bill. And the outrage over it? A grand total of ONE person showed up at Disney to protest against it. One.

A Washington school district is pushing gender identity on 7-year-old kids. They even asked the children for their personal pronouns. The Edmonds School District developed lesson plans on self-identity that includes the claim that sometimes, gender does not exist. Other times, a person can have two genders. First graders learn about the “nonbinary experience” and teachers are told to ask students to list their gender identities so that “gender nonconforming” students can feel more comfortable.

Alec Baldwin is siding with Chris Rock after the comedian was slapped by Will Smith at Sunday's Oscars ceremony. "... I'm sorry the Oscars turned into the Jerry Springer show..."

A gunman suspected of killing two homeless men and wounding others in two East Coast cities in March would have been in prison at the time of the shootings if not for the work of one progressive Virginia prosecutor. The office of Fairfax County commonwealth's attorney Steve Descano (D.) in December 2020 charged the shooter, Gerald Brevard III, with three felonies related to his attempt to abduct a hotel housekeeper and later break into a nearby apartment. The felonies—abduction with attempt to defile, burglary, and possession of burglarious tools—together would carry a minimum of 26 years in prison and up...

America, and by extension the rest of the West, are afflicted with a sickening pathology that is rotting away the strength and power of our nations. Like a cancer that eats away at the strength of a healthy body, this pathology has been systematically weakening the social and physical infrastructure that made the West strong and capable. This pathology is nothing less than progressivism. Progressivism is an especially divisive and destructive force because it combines three features that individually are bad enough, but when fused become an absolutely horrid composition. The first of these is a penchant for undermining and...

Sen. Roger Marshall (KS), who sits on the Senate Agriculture Committee, told Maria Bartiromo this morning, that he expects a worldwide famine beginning in the next year and worsening the following year. Sen. Marshall recently returned from Poland and said that the military aid we're sending to Ukraine is being slow walked for some reason and isn't getting into Ukraine fast enough. He said he heard from people on the ground that our allies have been whispered to, to not expedite aide and weapons. He has no explanation for why this is happening. In a following interview with Brett Velicovich,...

Russia has agreed to “fundamentally cut back” military activity around Kyiv and Chernihiv in order to “increase mutual trust” in a step towards a peace deal with Ukraine. Russia’s deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin says Russia will "radically reduce" military activity outside the two cities, reports have claimed. Mr Fomin said Moscow has decided to “fundamentally cut back military activity in the direction of Kyiv and Chernihiv” in order to “increase mutual trust for future negotiations to agree and sign a peace deal with Ukraine”, according to Russian news agency Tass.

<p>Two young cousins were livestreaming from a St. Louis apartment when one child fatally shot the other before killing herself in what family members say was a tragic accident. Police are still investigating Friday's incident in which a 12-year-old girl, Paris Harvey, shot a 14-year-old boy, Kuaron Harvey, before shooting herself. Police initially described it as a murder-suicide.</p>

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Monday that his department will monitor Florida’s implementation of a controversial new education law that restricts classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity to determine whether it violates federal civil rights law. Mr. Cardona’s statement hints at potential legal ramifications for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision Monday to sign the legislation, which critics have called the “don’t say gay” bill, into law. But it does not specify what actions the Biden administration could take in response. “By signing this bill, Governor DeSantis has chosen to target some of Florida’s most vulnerable students...

14:29 Joe Biden’s pick for the vacancy on the US supreme court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has the backing of almost half of American voters, according to a Politico poll released Tuesday. It shows that 47% want the US senate to confirm her nomination, with 26% opposed, and the other 27% having no set opinion. Unsurprisingly, Jackson is overwhelmingly backed by Democratic voters in the Politico/Morning Consult poll, with 75% in favor. Among Republicans, only 21% are positive, and she earns the support of 39% of independents.

After careful consideration, we have decided to reinstate our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles. Our research shows standardized tests help us better assess the academic preparedness of all applicants.

Ukraine’s defense intelligence ministry has released information on over 600 alleged Russian spies based in Europe, Fox News reported. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s intelligence arm released the "list of employees of the FSB of the Russian Federation registered at the address: Moscow, St. Bolshaya Lubyanka" on Monday. The list in Russian contains names, phone numbers, passport numbers, license plate numbers and certain financial details for 620 Russian citizens it alleges are spies. There are also home addresses listed. According to The Telegraph, MI6’s former head Sir John Sawers said that only “10 percent” of Russia’s European spy operations are...

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, an MSNBC opinion columnist, recently attempted to link physical fitness with Naziism and white supremacy.

Discusses Russian espionage today, how Putin miscalculated re Ukraine, etc. Now he's US citizen and no longer Russian asset.

Numerous members of the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee expressed support during a virtual meeting on Monday for a draft proposal that would dramatically remake the party's 2024 presidential nominating process. The draft proposal would end the Democratic Party's current nominating process structure -- where the Iowa caucuses go first, followed by primaries in New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina -- and instead implement a process that would prioritize more diverse battleground states that choose to hold primaries, not caucuses. The new structure would require states to apply to hold early nominating contests and the rules committee would...

"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." "Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." "Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death." John, Chapter 8 1 Jesus went unto the...