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THE Bold and the Beautiful fans were left in shock after Finn was shot during Friday’s episode. The cliffhanger ending has viewers fearing the worst, that Finn is dead and actor Tanner Novlan is leaving the series. Fans had been worried that Steffy Forrester, played by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, would be exiting the soap, but now many are concerned it’s actually her husband Finn who might be departing. Dr. John "Finn" Finnegan told his villainess mother, Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown), he'd consider giving her a chance down the road to have somewhat of a relationship with him, but that didn't...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Police say six people are dead and at least ten others have been injured after a shooting early Sunday morning in downtown Sacramento. Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said at a news conference that police were patrolling the area at about 2 a.m. when they heard gunfire. When they arrived at the scene, they found a large crowd gathered on the street and six people dead. Another 10 either took themselves or were transported to hospitals. Authorities don't know whether one or more suspects were involved and are asking for the public's help in identifying who is...

President Biden wants his Attorney General Merrick Garland to prosecute former President Donald Trump and people within his orbit over the January 6 Capitol Riot, and has expressed frustration in private over the AG’s lack of action on the issue. “As recently as late last year, Mr. Biden confided to his inner circle that he believed former President Donald J. Trump was a threat to democracy and should be prosecuted, according to two people familiar with his comments,” the New York Times reported Saturday. “And while the president has never communicated his frustrations directly to Mr. Garland, he has said...

TROSTYANETS/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in roubles, his strongest economic riposte so far to crushing Western sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine. The continent’s biggest recipient of Russian gas, Germany, called the ultimatum for Friday “blackmail”. But Moscow did offer a mechanism for buyers to obtain roubles by sending foreign currency to a Russian bank. The energy showdown has huge ramifications. Europe wants to wean itself off Russian energy but that risks further inflating soaring fuel prices. Russia has...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged that the Democratic Party finds itself in a nervous place heading into the midterm elections, blaming a messaging problem for the public’s lack of knowledge on the positives coming out of the Biden White House. “I do think handwringing is part of the Democratic DNA. That seems to be in style whether we’re in or out of power,” Clinton told Chuck Todd on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday morning. “We’re in power, and there still is handwringing going on.” Clinton said the Republican Party “has now gone to the extreme and are saying...

The SPD leadership also wants to discuss a possible solution for the controversial vaccination obligation at its closed meeting which began today. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) wrote today on Twitter after the start of the retreat, "among other things, compromises on the general vaccination obligation with the other democratic parties in the Bundestag are being worked on." The Bundestag is to discuss on Thursday finally on the vaccination obligation, a decision for one of the country's currently discussed different models is not currently foreseeable...

Blog/Opinion Posted Apr 3, 2022 by Martin Armstrong Spread the love QUESTION: Hi Martin, What do you think banks will do with mortgages if we continue experiencing high inflation and/or hyperinflation? Do you think we might be able to pay off a mortgage with gold if things get bad enough? Marc ANSWER: No! The contract is in dollars and that cannot be altered. There won’t be hyper-inflation for that takes place when the CONFIDENCE in government completely collapses. The shallow analysis of even the German Hyperinflation has created such a myth that inflation is the result of an increase in...

Among 86 Ukrainian captives, released today in exchange for RU soldiers, there were 15 women. Russians shaved our beautiful women baldly specifically to humiliate them. Never you will humiliate Ukraine. Never will you humiliate any UA woman, they are the bravest in the world.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in roubles, his strongest economic riposte so far to crushing Western sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine....But Moscow did offer a mechanism for buyers to obtain roubles by sending foreign currency to a Russian bank....They must open rouble accounts in Russian banks. It is from these accounts that payments will be made for gas delivered starting from tomorrow,” he said on Thursday, adding that Europe had until now been getting some gas for free because it was paying...

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. cannot become "numb" to images of death and destruction in Ukraine, vowing "accountability" for war crimes. "You can't help but see these images as a punch to the gut," Blinken said on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday. He was reacting to photos out of Bucha, Ukraine, near Kyiv, showing photos of civilian men who were reportedly executed and left on the streets, according to the city’s mayor. Blinken said the U.S. is documenting any potential war crimes and vowed "accountability." RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES"We've said before Russia's aggression that...

Russia's chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said Sunday that there hasn't been enough progress in peace talks that would lead to a meeting with Ukraine due to disputes about territories. "The draft agreement is not ready for submission to a meeting at the top," Medinsky said on Telegram. "I repeat again and again: Russia's position on Crimea and Donbas remains UNCHANGED." -snip- His statement comes after Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia told a local TV station on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could meet soon with draft peace agreement documents, according to Interfax-Ukraine News Agency. -snip-...

How unprepared for the coming tidal wave of illegal aliens clamoring to enter the United States is the Biden administration? Administration officials are saying they expect about 7,000 border apprehensions a day once the pandemic-era Title 42 is lifted. In fact, the real number is going to be closer to 18,000 border apprehensions every day, according to Homeland Security. And the Washington Post editorial board writes that Biden isn’t ready for it. Department of Homeland Security officials are assembling what amounts to a logistical war room to manage the coming mess — for detention facilities, transportation capabilities and Border Patrol...

Legal scholar Jonathan Turley has called for a special counsel to be appointed to investigate allegations of influence-peddling against Democrat President Joe Biden and his family members. Turley has joined the growing chorus calling for investigations after several left-wing corporate media outlets recently confirmed that Hunter Biden’s “Laptop from Hell” is genuine. The George Washington University Law School professor is pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special prosecutor to probe the Biden family business for links with the president’s political career. Turley said the “demonstrably false” statement from the White House, that Hunter Biden never made money in...

Ashooting in downtown Sacramento early Sunday left six people dead and at least 10 wounded, police said. Authorities did not offer many details, except to say shooting occurred in the vicinity of a nightclub. Video posted on social media showed people running through the street as the sound of gunfire could be heard. Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester said the shooting occurred around 2 a.m. and police don’t know whether one or more suspects were involved. This is “a very complex and complicated scene,” she told The Associated Press as she asked for the public’s help. Numerous ambulances were sent...

VIDEOThe liberals are DESPERATE for Attorney General Merrick Garland to act in a completely political manner and indict President Donald Trump BEFORE the midterm elections. Sleepy Joe has caused so much havoc on America both economically and socially that they see such a phony indictment as the only way to stave off big election losses in November.The good news for Merrick Garland is that he doesn't even have to build a real case against Trump. He can just present a bunch of easily disprovable charges since the goal is an indictment, even if it is completely phony, for purely political...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the Biden administration rescinded Title 42 because their “focus” is creating a right to remain for immigrants seeking to enter the United States. Title 42 was enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the COVID pandemic in March 2020.

Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law was both “absurd” and a “crazy fight.” Anchor Dana Bash said, “Your fellow Republican governor, DeSantis in Florida, he suggested he will retaliate against Disney after it criticized Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which bans certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. What is your reaction to that, and more broadly, what do you make of that legislation?”

Governor Larry Hogan (R-MD) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that former President Donald Trump publicly calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release any dirt he might have on Hunter Biden in an interview with “Just the News” was “the worst possible thing you can do.” Anchor Dana Bash said, “A federal judge wrote, ‘based on the evidence, the court finds it more likely than not that President trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021.’ He’s effectively saying that the former president committed federal crime. Do you agree?”

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the average American did not want to be governed by Republicans “who live in a totally different reality.” Clinton said, “I always thought the best politics is doing the best job you can do, and there are a lot that Democrats can talk about in the upcoming midterms. I’m aware that midterms are always difficult for the party in power, but we’ve got to start there and do a better job of telling it. For those who say it hasn’t gone far enough, that’s always the...