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Jewish leaders opposed the sale, calling it “an abhorrence” in an open letterDespite fierce objections from Jewish leaders, a Maryland auction house has sold a wristwatch believed to have belonged to Adolf Hitler for $1.1 million. Alexander Historical Auctions, based in Chesapeake City, Maryland, sold the controversial artifact to an anonymous buyer on July 28, per the company’s website. The auction house also sold other Nazi-related items, including a golden eagle from Hitler’s bedroom, several of the genocidal dictator’s sketches and paintings and a dress that belonged to Eva Braun, Hitler’s wife. Report an ad Auction house officials believe Hitler...

The Walt Disney Co. won’t say gay in the Middle East. After picking a political fight with Florida over the state’s Parental Rights in Education Law, and declaring itself an LGBTQ ally to boot, Disney is reportedly censoring gay and transgender content on the version of the Disney+ streaming service that it launched in the region in June. Among the titles that won’t stream are the animated movie Lightyear, which features a lesbian kiss, and the Baymax series, which has a transgender “man” who menstruates Disney cited “local regulatory requirements” in a statement to Esquire Middle East. “Content offerings differ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) called out FBI Director Christopher Wray during a hearing Thursday after Wray refused to explain why his agency is seeking information on Missouri concealed carry permit holders. Hawley brought up the FBI’s pursuit of information on Missouri concealed carriers, saying, “Why are you asking for [this information] now, from the state of Missouri, from our sheriffs, when you didn’t ask for it in the past?” Wray responded, “I’m going to have to get more information to be able to provide you a written response.” Hawley followed up with another question. “What steps would the FBI take...

EXCERPT: The end result was a two-nanometer-thick layer of COF on a single-atom layer of graphene, which increased the maximum capacity of the material for holding organic dye molecules. The graphene itself has fairly large pores, allowing the water to flow through quickly while the COF does its work.

Police officers in Wisconsin responded to an unusual emergency call about a young raccoon who got its head stuck in a mayonnaise jar. With some patience, teamwork and creativity, the Middleton Police Department officers were able to free the little rascal from the jar. The officers warned him to obey curfew and sent him on his way.

With gubernatorial primaries in the rearview mirror Arizonans have a choice between pro-Second Amendment Kari Lake (R) and pro-gun control Katie Hobbs (D).Lake is a political outsider who jumped into the gubernatorial race for the purpose of protecting Second Amendment rights, among other issues.Hobbs has been in politics for years and is on record with her support for more restrictions on the exercise of the Second Amendment.On June 28, Breitbart News published an interview with Lake in which she praised the Supreme Court of the United States’ June 23, 2022, ruling recognizing Americans’ right to carry a gun in public...

I Love You to Death is a 1990 American dark comedy, starring an ensemble cast featuring Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright, River Phoenix, William Hurt, and Keanu Reeves. The screenplay is loosely based on an attempted murder that happened in 1983, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where Frances Toto repeatedly tried to kill her husband, Anthony. She spent four years in prison for attempted murder and was released in 1988.Scene From "I Love You To Death" (1990) - Tracey Ullman, William Hurt, Keanu Reeves, River Phoenix, Joan Plowright

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become an everyday or, some might argue, an hourly problem. Using a variety of techniques, a wide range of threat actors from lone hackers, criminal gangs and hacktivists, to nation-states have and are using DDoS attacks. These attacks are carried out to degrade or disable the performance and network communications of target systems. These targets can be small or large businesses, internet service providers, manufacturers, retailers, healthcare providers, schools and universities, or other nation-states. Essentially, any entity with an online presence can become a DDoS target. Now, here is the why. There are...

Pro-LGBTQ rights group gathered in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, August 5, 2022, to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposal to ban affirming care for transgender youth

There is much discussion in academia at present about the future of tenure. Critics of this protection from political or moral pressure against freedom of inquiry include both left-progressives, who see it as an illegitimate method to prevent the penalization of conservatives, and some on the right who believe that market forces should be allowed to operate more transparently in higher education. Still others see the maintenance of tenure as the only way to stave off the thorough politicization of an already highly politicized academic life. One thing is clear amidst the debate: As the institutions of higher education are...

About 70 rockets are launched towards the area of the State of Israel so far. About 30 Euro. 11 Surplications fell in the Gaza Strip. There are no casualties. There are very high greenish percentages.

A man fought his girlfriend and grabbed a stroller, knocking their infant daughter to the ground at Hollywood Studios last month, authorities said. Fortunately, the baby, who was evaluated by Reedy Creek first responders, was not injured by the fall, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s arrest report. The child’s father, Matthew Johnston, 40, of Port St. Lucie, was arrested for domestic violence after he was accused of punching his girlfriend, and he was taken to jail, Orange Circuit Court documents showed. The state attorney’s office later decided not to prosecute him, according to a July 25 court filing. “From...

Is killing cops good or bad? In Rochester, New York, there seems to be some disagreement on that issue. On Monday, Rochester buried a murdered cop. Three days later, on Thursday, Rochester celebrated a guy who murdered a cop. Two cops, actually. Maybe that’s just balance – providing both sides of the issue. Or maybe it’s an explanation of why Rochester has become a cesspool of violence, with one of the highest homicide rates in the nation. Anthony Mazurkiewicz was a grandfather with 29 years on the job when he and another officer were ambushed in their vehicle, savagely attacked...

WILSON, WY — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who famously started two wars in the Middle East and shot a dude in the face while hunting, now says Donald Trump is the greatest threat America has ever faced. "Donald Trump is an evil reprobate and a big meanie, and a danger to our Constitutional rights," growled the retired politician who orchestrated the brutal torture of hundreds of detainees who were held without trial. "We must make sure he never gets elected to office again. And also, vote for my daughter, Liz." Political consultants applauded Liz Cheney for her brilliant move...

The federal minimum wage has all but died of old age. Why it matters: The benchmark hasn't received a lift in 13 years — it’s been stuck at $7.25 per hour since 2009. The longer it stays there, the less relevance it has, and the closer it comes to meaninglessness. By the numbers: Measured in 2009 dollars, the minimum wage has fallen over the past 13 years to just $5.27 per hour. Most states have a higher minimum wage. The Washington, D.C., wage of $16.10, for instance, is more than double the federal minimum. It's now legal in only 20...

Congress has passed a bipartisan bill named after a toddler who died after ingesting a battery. Reese's Law, named for Reese Hamsmith, who died last year at 18 months old, strengthens safety standards for products with button batteries, commonly found in everyday items. U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, and Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, introduced the legislation nicknamed Reese's Law in the Senate earlier this year. "We are relieved this common-sense legislation has passed Congress and is on its way to President Biden's desk to become law so families can have greater peace of mind about the...

“In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” so says former Vice President Dick Cheney in a campaign ad released Thursday for his daughter’s floundering re-election campaign.Cheney bases this assessment on his claim that Trump is a liar. According to Cheney, Trump is “a coward” and not a “real man” because “a real man wouldn’t lie to his supporters.”Would a “real man” lie to the world? That’s what Dick Cheney did.As Donald Trump famously stated in 2016 during the Republican debate right before the South Carolina...

There comes a time in every child's life when they begin to assert their autonomy and freedom from the shackles of their upbringing: classic teenage rebellion! But how does one rebel against a set of radical progressive parents for whom morality is relative and degeneracy is celebrated? Not easy! Here are 10 ways you teens can rebel against your progressive parents: 1. Be straight: Your progressive parents will be FURIOUS. Even more so if you're already white. 2. Clean your room: A sure sign you've been radicalized by the Neo-Nazi Jordan Peterson. 3. Hide your puberty blockers under your tongue...

China's firing of missiles into waters less than 160km from Japan in a display of might after Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan will likely bolster public support for a military build-up aimed at defence against Japan's big neighbour. China launched five ballistic missiles into the sea at the western end of the Okinawa island chain on Thursday (Aug 4), part of flurry of military exercises and activity two days after the United States house speaker became the highest-ranking US official to visit self-ruled Taiwan in 25 years. "It clearly shows that if anything happened with Taiwan that we will be affected,"...

Over the past nine months, police say, three Muslim men were shot to death — without warning — around the city.And now investigators are saying they believe there is a strong possibility the same person — or persons — is responsible. “While we won’t go into all the specifics of why we think that, there’s one strong commonality in all victims: the race and religion,” said Deputy Cmdr. Kyle Hartsock at a news conference in front of the Islamic Center of New Mexico Thursday morning. “We are taking this very seriously. We want the public’s help in identifying this cowardly...