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The first victim killed in the mass murder at the Greenwood Park Mall was Victor Gomez, a well thought of husband, father, and craftsman. The story was reported by Vic Ryckaert of WRTV. Vic was able to obtain the exclusive information by talking with Greenwood Police Chief Ison as they walked to Ison’s vehicle.Chief Ison revealed Victor Gomez was found to have a handgun on his person as investigators processed the crime scene.Chief Ison said Gomez was not able to access the handgun in self-defense, as he was shot too quickly to draw his firearm. From WRTV:One of the people...

Jared Kushner alleges in his new memoir former Trump White House chief of staff John Kelly “shoved” his wife and the former president’s daughter Ivanka Trump following a contentious meeting. “One day he had just marched out of a contentious meeting in the Oval Office,” Kushner claims in the book. “Ivanka was walking down the main hallway in the West Wing when she passed him. Unaware of his heated state of mind, she said, ‘Hello, chief.’ Kelly shoved her out of the way and stormed by. She wasn’t hurt, and didn’t make a big deal about the altercation, but in...

Gross domestic product was expected to increase 0.3% in the second quarter, according to Dow Jones estimates.

Charter Communications must pay out $7 billion in damages after one of its Spectrum cable technicians robbed and killed an elderly woman, a jury decided Tuesday. Betty Thomas, 83, was stabbed to death by Roy Holden Jr in December 2019. He had dropped by her home in Irving, Texas, on a service call after she reported a problem with her internet-TV bundle, and returned the next day in his company uniform and van, inviting himself in and killing her using his Spectrum-issued gloves and utility knife. She was found dead by her family on her living room floor after she...

A Georgia elementary school is under fire for its new logo that some parents insist resembles a Nazi symbol — prompting district officials to halt its rollout. The new logo for East Side Elementary in Marietta was unveiled Monday, depicting the school’s eagle mascot along with its initials in blue font. A message to parents said it was selected to “represent the eagle soaring into excellence,” as well as to honor the school’s history, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. But parents and other eagle-eyed observers, including some from the American Jewish Committee, quickly noted its “striking and uncomfortable” resemblance to the...

But a political era — that of the New Deal Democrats — is coming to its inglorious end.The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics has a new poll out, and the numbers are pretty shocking — but not particularly surprising or even discouraging, if you understand the long view.As it happens, my new book, The Revivalist Manifesto, lays out that long view quite clearly, and you should of course buy your copy today. We’ll get to that in just a minute.In the meantime, here’s what the poll says:A majority of Americans say the U.S. government is corrupt and almost a...

US rate hikes are doing more to devastate Asian economies and currencies than tame US inflation and overheating ... The Fed’s hikes are their own nightmare for Xi Jinping’s China. Rising US rates put China’s giant export engine at risk. It complicates things for highly indebted mainland property developers struggling to avoid default. And then there’s the nearly US$1 trillion of state wealth parked in US government debt. The yen’s dwindling value – down 18% so far this year – is a crisis in slow motion for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda. Asia’s No...

IPray For The Peace of JerusalemGenesis 47Joseph and the Famine 13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine. 14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying, and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace. 15 When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all Egypt came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? Our money is all gone.”...

Did Anyone Else Notice This? Joe Biden recently held a virtual press conference attempting to slam Donald Trump and Republicans. However, the odd video was full of jump cuts, and Joe Biden didn't blink a single time.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war. Kim’s speech to war veterans on the 69th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War was apparently meant to boost internal unity in the impoverished country amid pandemic-related economic difficulties. While Kim has increasingly threatened his rivals with nuclear weapons, it’s unlikely that he would...

Are House Democrats going to pass amnesty through backdoor means? John Binder of Breitbart News reported that House Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee have snuck in a Capitol Hill jobs plan for illegal aliens — all covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — into a government funding package. DACA, which aimed to grant legal residency status to illegal aliens who were brought to the United States when they were children, was established under former President Barack Obama’s watch. In this legislative funding package for the 2023 fiscal year, House Democrats want to reward DACA illegal...

Former Vice President Mike Pence is endorsing former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch for governor in Wisconsin, another race where Pence is set to go against former President Donald Trump's pick. "Rebecca Kleefisch is the only candidate that will deliver a stronger and more prosperous Wisconsin, and I am proud to support her,” Pence said in a statement that went on to call her having "a proven conservative track record" and the candidate who will help conservatives "fight back against the radical left in Wisconsin."

With two weeks to go until Wisconsin’s primary, former conservative Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch is getting the backing of one of the biggest names in her party right as she fights for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in the race to face off in November in the key battleground state with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Kleefisch on Tuesday was endorsed by conservative firebrand Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, in an announcement shared first with Fox News. "I'm proud to endorse Rebecca Kleefisch for governor of Wisconsin. Rebecca will fight for a stronger economy, school choice so parents are back in charge...

WASHINGTON, Pa. — Republican Senate nominee Mehmet Oz came to visit the Washington City Mission Tuesday. It’s a homeless shelter and rehabilitation program. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 went along on the tour and asked him about the campaign. The staff at the mission showed Oz the facility. It houses 160 people at a time, which includes help for men, women, mothers and their children, as well as a specific program for veterans. It’s part of his Senate campaign tour across the state. We asked the Republican nominee to respond to accusations from his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, that...

All 98 Washington state House seats are up in the air this election cycle along with 25 of 49 seats in the Washington state Senate. Republicans would need to pick up nine state representative seats to get the majority in the House, while they need four seats to take over the Senate. That’s definitely a long shot. Even if Republicans managed to flip a couple of seats over in the Senate, it would have a big impact on the Democratic majority’s ability to get the 25 votes necessary to pass some of the more progressive bills. For Republicans, the strategy...

Another day, another “whatcha doin’ in Pennsylvania?” jibe for Dr. Oz. Steve Van Zandt Wednesday took his turn mocking the celebrity physician for leaving New Jersey to run for Senate from the neighboring Keystone State. “Come on back to Jersey where you belong,” the rocker said in a video posted by Oz’s Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. “We’ll have some fun. We’ll go to the beach.”

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New York City Republican Party activists are encouraging thousands of GOPers to temporarily enroll in the Democratic Party to help elect the most moderate or conservative Democratic candidates in the upcoming primaries for Congress and state Senate. Because of the Democratic Party’s gerrymandering debacle, there is no deadline for re-enrolling in a political party for the Aug. 23 primary, which means voters can change their party registration at the voting booth on primary day by filling out an affidavit ballot. “I’m speaking to Republican leaders about this issue. We’ve created an opportunity for Republicans to elect moderate Democrats,” said former...

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