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A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday after finding that a Democratic super PAC defamed him in an advertisement during the 2017 U.S. Senate race in Alabama. Conservative Roy Moore had won the Senate primary. Democrats then set out to destroy his candidacy. Jurors found the Senate Majority PAC made false and defamatory statements against Moore in the ad that attempted to capitalize on a sexual misconduct accusation made against Moore during the 2017 race, Yahoo News reports.

Hannity slams the vagueness of the document that led to Trump's raid

This week, the FBI conducted an unprecedented raid on the home of former US President Donald Trump. More than two dozen FBI agents scoured the 3,000 square foot home for more than nine hours on Monday, August 8th while Trump's lawyers were barred from the premises. On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland finally acknowledged that he had authorized this "extremely urgent action to prevent the disclosure of vital government secrets. A prior June 3rd visit by a pair of FBI agents detected the presence of several classified documents. It was imperative that these and any other similar documents be seized...

1. Question: How do we know that Obama, VP Biden, Bush 43, VP Cheney did not remove government documents, classified or otherwise, in violation of federal law?— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) August 12, 20222. The National Archives statement today address the documents that they acquired, but was there any kind of search of the homes of any of these former top officials? Indeed, has there been any kind of substantive inquiry?— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) August 12, 20223. How about former attorneys general, former CIA directors & the like? Furthermore, have any of these officials violated federal law while in...

Former Vice President Al Gore said Friday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” that he is “sure” Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Department of Justice, and the FBI acted totally appropriately in the investigation and raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, FL. Copper asked, “I do briefly want to ask you about just what we learned today from the Department of Justice. They removed 11 sets of classified documents from the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence while executing a search warrant. What is your reaction to all we’ve learned? Does this make sense to you why a...

I love the ways cars have improved in my lifetime, the safety features, the remarkable mileage, the built-in navigation, but as I become more curmudgeonly, I also have to say that it’s become almost too simple to drive. You don’t need keys, you don’t need a map, and pretty soon you won’t even have to steer, brake, or even look at the road. And of course, almost no one has to shift anymore There’s a prediction that Mercedes Benz will sell its last manual transmission this year, that Volkswagen retire the gearbox in 2030, and soon, we will have a...

The Idaho Supreme Court lifting a stay on the state's abortion laws... Pennsylvania politics Democrat US Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman able to get on stage and make a 10-minute speech.... In Wisconsin House Speaker Republican Robin Vos firing the former Supreme Court justice investigating fraud in the 2020 election... Writer Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses" that inspired an Islamic fatwa commanding his death, attacked... The origin of the fatwa against Rushdie is Iran and the attack comes as Iran may be moving towards an accommodation with the United States... A mass murder incident in the Balkan...

Pandemic restrictions changed the livability of many urban centers worldwide as cultural sites were shuttered, restaurant dining was restricted, and local economies faced the consequences. But as cities worldwide return to the status quo, many of these urban centers have become desirable places to live yet again.As Visual Capitalist's Avery Koop notes, this map uses annual rankings from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to show the world’s most livable cities, measuring different categories including: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.A Quick Note on MethodologyThe ranking attempts to assess which cities across the globe provide the best living conditions,...

Former president's office says there was standing order that classified memos automatically declassified if moved to residence. nald Trump's office told Just the News on Friday that the classified materials the FBI seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate were declassified under a "standing order" while he was president that allowed him to take sensitive materials to the White House residence at night to keep working. The official statement is likely to become the focus of the president's legal defense as the FBI and Biden Justice Department investigate whether he stole records covered under the Presidential Records Act or mishandled classified materials...

The horror stories from Canada about pressure for “assisted suicide” choices on the disabled and those with profoundly-chronic illness rarely make news in American media outlets. That makes this report from the Associated Press eye-popping indeed. Disability advocates in Canada have leveled accusations that Canada’s nationalized health-care system has used the legalized assisted-suicide system as a vehicle for euthanasia and cost savings:Nichols’ family reported the case to police and health authorities, arguing that he lacked the capacity to understand the process and was not suffering unbearably — among the requirements for euthanasia. They say he was not taking needed medication,...

Attorney General Merrick Garland is facing Articles of Impeachment immediately after the Democratic Party loses control of the House of Representatives, as is expected to be the case following the 2022 midterm elections. The Articles of Impeachment have already been filed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, a Republican from Georgia. “What they’ve been doing to President Trump is political persecution,” Rep. Greene said earlier from the Capitol steps. “Merrick Garland has abused his position of power as the attorney general to politically persecute Joe Biden’s enemies.” “And the whole purpose of this is to prevent President Trump from ever being...

The House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday along party lines, and it is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden next week.All 220 Democrats voted in favor, and 207 Republicans voted against it. Four Republicans did not vote on the legislation, and many members voted remotely by proxy.“Today, the American people won. Special interests lost. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the House, families will see lower prescription drug prices, lower health care costs, and lower energy costs,” President Joe Biden tweeted.“I look forward to signing it into law next...

According to research of over 26,000 middle-aged UK women, vegetarians have a 33% higher risk of hip fracture than habitual meat eaters. University of Leeds research, published today on August 11th in the journal BMC Medicine, investigated the risk of hip fracture in occasional meat-eaters; pescatarians, people who eat fish but not meat; and vegetarians compared to regular meat-eaters. Among 26,318 women, 822 hip fracture cases were observed over roughly 20 years - that represented just over 3% of the sample population. After adjustment for factors such as smoking and age, vegetarians were the only diet group with an elevated...

As we reported earlier, author Salman Rushdie was stabbed on Friday morning in Chautauqua, New York where he was about to give a lecture. He was on stage when a man dressed in black rushed onto the stage and began stabbing and beating him.That man has now been identified as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey.JUST IN: Author Salman Rushdie's alleged attacker has been identified as 24-year-old Hadi Matar, officials say. Rushdie was stabbed "at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen." https://t.co/TML9Ty3QS0 pic.twitter.com/3W3xcZtZUs— ABC News (@ABC) August 12, 2022He was taken down by...

The left was coming after President Donald Trump, daring him to release the warrant regarding the FBI raid on his home.Trump isn’t blinking. He’s not acting like someone who thinks he has a lot to fear from this. He announced he was all for releasing the warrant, and he now he’s commented on how the raid was completely unnecessary. He had been in talks with the National Archives for a while and had already turned over several boxes of documents in June. So that’s why the raid isn’t making logical sense.We wrote about the warrant being unsealed and some of...

According to many researchers, the learning styles theory is the biggest myth in education. Are you a visual, auditory, reading/writing, or kinesthetic learner? For millions of students, this question has become so familiar that they already have an answer ready to go. Some identify as visual learners, which means that, in theory, they learn best by seeing concepts in pictures and diagrams, perhaps on a blackboard or in a video. Others identify as auditory learners, which means they learn best by hearing, or reading/writing learners, which means they learn best by reading books and taking notes. Still others identify as...

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MAR-A-LAGO, FL — New reports from Mar-a-Lago indicate that during Monday's raid, FBI agents searching the house ran quickly to see the safe only to find it empty with an angel of the Lord standing beside it. According to eyewitnesses, the FBI agents trembled and became as dead men. "Do not be afraid!" began the glowing angel, gesturing to the open and empty vault. "I know that you seek the classified documents taken by Trump. But behold! The Documents you seek are not here!" The agents drew their weapons and fired on the angel, but the bullets passed through the...

[H/T CheshireTheCat] What will it take for Republicans to stand united and call for the end of these shots, the investigation of their creation and distribution, and compensation for those injured? Do they really fear the vacuous pejorative of “anti-vaxxer” more than they love a generation of children?In January, CDC researchers conceded in JAMA that the over 50,000 reported cases of myocarditis and pericarditis in VAERS are “likely” underreported. If they are willing to concede that point, it should be abundantly clear to thinking people that the number of diagnosed cases of myocarditis, and certainly those reported to VAERS, were...

Five U.S.-listed Chinese state-owned companies whose audits are under scrutiny by the U.S. securities regulator said on Friday they would voluntarily delist from the New York Stock Exchange. Oil giant Sinopec (600028.SS) and China Life Insurance (601628.SS), Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco) (601600.SS), PetroChina (601857.SS) and a separate Sinopec entity, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co (600688.SS), each said they would apply to delist their American Depository Shares this month. They will keep their listings in Hong Kong and mainland China. In May, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) flagged the five companies and many others as failing to meet U.S....