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Security bodies in Israel and Turkey have warned of Turkish locals who have recently been enlisted by Iranian sources for the purpose of trying to woo Israelis with travel, guides, or tours in the city. One Israeli told Channel 12 News of how the system works: "We swapped phone numbers, and then he said, 'On the way back also, I'll take you. I can help you get back.' He contacted me some four times, 'Come, let's drink something together this evening.'" In an unusual step, the National Security Council this week published a detailed list of safety guidelines for Israelis...

A gas shortage and high prices will send “shockwaves through the country,” leading to landlords cutting the heat for tenants and widespread company bankruptcies, warned Klaus Müller, the head of Germany’s Federal Network Agency, which is the regulatory office for electricity, gas, telecommunications, postal services, and railway markets. Müller paints a bleak picture about the crisis in an interview with German newspaper Rheinische Post, saying it will “send shockwaves throughout the country. Banks will ramp up their business with installment loans, and ailing companies will fall into insolvency.” Müller’s office, which is a federal agency within the Federal Ministry for...

Big news from the Black Sea- the Ukrainian Navy claims to have destroyed the Russian "Vasily Bekh" rescue vessel, as it travelled to the famous Snake Island; it reportedly had a Tor-M2KM SAM system on board. The strike was filmed by a TB-2 drone; 2 munitions are used

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised eyebrows on Wednesday when he referred to Elon Musk as an African American, thanking him for his support for the Republican Party. Musk had tweeted that he had voted for a GOP candidate for the first time (Mayra Flores in South Texas) and added that he predicts a “massive red wave in 2022.” He said that he was unsure who his pick for president in 2024 would be but that he was leaning towards DeSantis, who is rumoured to be considering a presidential run. In response to that, DeSantis told reporters: “I’m focused on 2022…...

The epicenter of the political earthquakes rattling San Francisco’s progressive establishment is a 30-square-block neighborhood in the center of downtown known as the Tenderloin. Adjacent to some of the city’s most famous attractions, including the high-end shopping district Union Square, the old money redoubt of Nob Hill, historic Chinatown, and the city’s gold-capped City Hall, it is home to a giant, open-air drug bazaar. Tents fill the sidewalks. Addicts sit on curbs and lean against walls, nodding off to their fentanyl and heroin fixes, or wander around in meth-induced psychotic states. Drug dealers stake out their turf and sell in...

A further decline in Russian gas flows to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, coinciding with an early heat wave gripping its south, deepened concerns the continent may struggle to build up storage ahead of the winter season as planned. Italy and Slovakia reported receiving less than half of the usual volumes through the pipeline on Friday, which crosses the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany and accounts for around 40% of Russian pipeline flows to the European Union. France reported it was receiving no Russian gas from Germany since June 15. Germany's power industry association BDEW said lower...

A 12-year-old brutally stabbed in a 2015 attack can't present his case while the terrorist gets to appeal... "Video unavailable. This video is restricted."

We all know that Joe Biden isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. Okay, he’s basically a spoon among knives.While this is something we’ve all been able to recognize, perhaps what’s really shocking is that Biden seems to be aware of his lack of intelligence. He’s repeatedly conceded that the people around him are all smarter than he is.And we have the receipts, thanks to this great supercut from Townhall:Townhall.com @townhallcom People who Joe Biden thinks are smarter than he is:- All the women in his life - Kamala Harris - His sister - Stacey Abrams - Hunter BidenWhile you...

Photograph: Grain falls from a combine harvester into a truck during a wheat harvest in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Photo credit: Vincent Mundy/BloombergUkrainian grain shippers have carved out a fresh export route — via the Baltic Sea — to send their crops abroad. The country has been hunting for alternative paths for its crops as the war with Russia cuts off vital shipments from ports dotting the Black Sea, stoking global food prices and raising worries over hunger. Producers have resorted to sales by land instead, ferrying grain by railway, road and river to European Union neighbors. An initial Ukrainian corn cargo...

Australia’s energy minister asked Sydney and the New South Wales (eastern part of the country) residents to turn off lights and energy-intensive appliances in the evening to prevent power blackouts due to an ongoing energy crunch, The Independent reports. The federal energy minister, Chris Bowen, asked residents in a televised address to turn off energy-intensive devices between “6 to 8 [pm]” to mitigate risks of a spike in power during peak hours. He pointed to several offline coal-fired plants because of maintenance and unexpected issues. Reuters notes that 65% of eastern Australia’s power is generated by coal, but more than...

On June 1, 2022, S. 281 was signed by Republican Governor Phil Scott of Vermont. An amendment removing the ban on the use of suppressors for hunting in Vermont was passed as part of the bill, which regulated the hunting of coyotes with dogs. The bill passed the Vermont House on May 4, 2022. The vote was 89 for, 49 against. At that time, the bill only contained the regulation of coyote hunting with dogs. The final legislation was a compromise on hunting regulation of coyotes and the use of suppressors for hunting.The amendment to remove the ban on hunting...

Judges at a school spelling bee are stumped and infuriated when a child dares to ask them for a definition of the word “woman.”Video

IPray For The Peace of JerusalemGenesis 21The Treaty at Beersheba 22 At that time Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do. 23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.” 24 Abraham said, “I swear it.” 25 Then Abraham complained to Abimelek about a well of water that Abimelek’s servants had seized. 26 But...

June 17th 2022 Friday of week 11 in Ordinary Time Church of St. Vincent De Paul, Osterley, Isleworth, Middlesex , UK Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First reading2 Kings 11:1-4,9-18,20 ©Saved from the massacre, the true king is anointed by the high priestWhen Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah learned that her son was dead, she promptly did away with all those of royal stock. But Jehosheba, daughter of King Jehoram and sister of Ahaziah, secretly took away Jehoash, her brother’s son, from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and put him with his nurse in the...

... The context: Colombians are fed up. And why not? The past several years have seen two separate explosions of popular protest over inequality and taxes. The pandemic, meanwhile, pushed 3.5 million more Colombians into poverty, and inflation is at its highest level in more than 20 years. Cocaine production has recently touched all-time highs, and violence and petty crime are rising again after years of decline. Small wonder that a recent poll by Invamer, a Colombian agency, found that nearly 75% of Colombians think their country is headed in the wrong direction. “This is an important election regardless of...

A record percentage of Americans rate U.S. moral values as ‘poor,’ a Gallup poll released on Wednesday found. Gallup has been tracking Americans’ view of U.S. morals for the past two decades and noted that while negative views have been the “norm,” the current 50 percent poor rating is the highest on record by one percentage point. Thirty-seven percent of those polled say U.S. morals are “only fair.” Only one percent say the state of moral values is “excellent,” and 12 percent say “good.”

Vice resident Kamala Harris touched down in Los Angeles on June 3 ahead of big political week in the city for a gathering of global leaders, including resident Joe Biden, at the ninth Summit of the Americas. And while official communication from her office stated that the Harris had no public events scheduled for the weekend she arrived, she did have private power dinner plans. The Hollywood Reporter learned that Harris and husband, First Gentleman Doug Emhoff, headed to the home of CAA’s Bryan Lourd and husband Bruce Bozzi for a dinner described as “a gathering of old friends.” The...

ATLANTA - Incarcerated rapper Young Thug shared a message to fans from jail. The rapper appeared in a video played for thousands of people at the "HOT97 Summer Jam" this weekend. Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffrey Williams, thanked his fans for the support and urged them to sign a petition calling for federal and state legislation to limit the use of art, including lyrics, as evidence in criminal trials...... ....."You know this isn't just about me or YSL," Young Thug said in the video. "I always use my music as a form of artistic expression. And now I...

The unprecedented collaboration between the Justice Department and Congress to target political foes of the regime endangers the rights of hundreds of Trump-supporting Americans. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the media insists, is handling the unprecedented criminal investigation into the events of January 6 with a calm, objective professionalism and is above reproach. The former federal prosecutor who sat on the D.C. appellate court for 25 years is somehow beyond the rising temperatures in Washington’s political pressure cooker and remains nonplussed by the January 6 drama produced on an hourly basis on Capitol Hill. To some degree, the media is correct...

As inflation keeps rising and recession fears loom, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Joe Biden is currently in the worst shape of his presidency. The survey of 1,541 U.S. adults, which was conducted from June 10-13, found that if another presidential election were held today, more registered voters say they would cast ballots for Donald Trump (44%) than for Biden (42%) — even though the House Jan. 6 committee has spent the last week linking Trump to what it called a “seditious conspiracy” to overturn the 2020 election and laying the groundwork for possible criminal prosecution. Since Biden...