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Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has spent over $61,000 in campaign funds to pay for child support. The payments have not been without issue, however, as Warnock’s ex-wife Oulèye Ndoye has sued the Democrat to modify the custody arrangement with their children, as well as alleging Warnock had “failed and refused to reimburse” her for childcare expenses.

... Immediately after her loss, she launched a leadership political action committee titled The Great Task which will allow her to keep her political aspirations alive while taking on the former president. Trump, whose home and private club Mar-a-Lago in Florida was raided by the FBI just days before the primary, has not ruled out running for president again in two years. Cheney is using some of Trump’s own consultants and allies, including those from the powerful Koch network, to try to keep the former president from winning a second term in the White House. Some of them appear to...

Images have emerged online that show armed Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents conducting training exercises for raiding suburban homes. The photos show agents being trained for a variety of deadly force exercises at field offices across the country. The training exercises include the use of weapons, forced building entry, defensive tactics, and others. The news follows a recent Slay News report revealing the IRS’s new criteria for recruiting armed federal tax agents. The IRS is now seeking agents who are “willing to use deadly force,” according to a recent job posting.

On Saturday, my Windows PC went hog wild trying to update itself again. In doing so, it refused to respond promptly. On Sunday, my PC ran hot probably trying to seek out another viral infection. I'm really upset with this Microsoft update nonsense. Today, I noticed that a small dictionary I was keeping by my PC was very warm. The hypocrisy of Bill Gates babbling about global warming while Microsoft PCs waste vast amounts of electricity is truly galling. In my opinion, Microsoft needs to force credit card (and other financial) account information off Windows PCs so Windows PCs are...

“A woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak; for she was saying to herself, ‘If I only touch His garment, I will get well.’ But Jesus turning and seeing her said, ‘Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.’ At once the woman was made well” (Matthew 9:20–22). When the godly Sir James Simpson was on his deathbed, a friend said to him, “Well, James, soon you will be able to rest on the bosom of Jesus.” But Simpson replied, “I don’t know that...

Adam Fox, (l.), and Barry Croft, (r.), must stand trial again in the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Kent County Jail, Delaware Department of Justice A Michigan jury found two men guilty of conspiring to kidnap the state’s governor on Tuesday. Barry Croft and Adam Fox were also convicted of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction. Croft was found guilty of an additional explosives charge, according to the Associated Press. On the conspiracy charge alone, the two men face up to life in prison. The decision is a victory for prosecutors and the FBI, who...

Carnival Corporation succeeded in rolling over some short-term debt this week -- at "no upfront cost." That's good news for Carnival, reducing the short-term risk of bankruptcy. What is the risk that Carnival's debt load will prevent it from earning a profit? On a modestly green day for the stock market, with the S&P 500 just dipping its toe into positive territory as of 10 a.m. ET, shares of cruise stock company Carnival Corporation (CCL 2.34%) (CUK 1.89%) are doing better than most, up 2.8%. Carnival announced last night that it has closed a previously announced debt exchange, and this...

A 31-year-old man was making dinner Monday evening when he suddenly grabbed a knife and stabbed four people inside a York County home, killing his girlfriend and a child, Pennsylvania State Police said. Keith Kretzer, of Edgewood, Maryland, is being held in York County Prison on two counts of homicide and two counts of attempted homicide in connection to the quadruple stabbing on the first block of Firebox Court in Hopewell Township. He was arraigned Tuesday morning. An affidavit of probable cause filed by state police said this is what happened: Kretzer was in the basement with his girlfriend Christine...

Jesus prayed for his disciples, “That that they all may be one, as you, Father, are in me, and I in you; that they also may be one in us… And the glory which you gave me I have given them, that they may be one just as we are one: I in them, and you in me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them as you have loved me” (John 17:21-23, NKJV). Jesus said, in essence, “The glory that you gave me, Father,...

In August 2021 Science Magazine, a peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, highlighted groundbreaking research out of Israel that upended the public health establishment. The research, which relied on a database enrolling some 2.5 million Israelis and was led by Tal Patalon, head of the KSM Research and Innovation Center at Maccabi Healthcare Services, and deputy Sivan Gazit, found that previous infection from Covid-19 conferred considerably stronger and longer-lasting protection against the Delta variant than vaccines. “The newly released data show people who once had a SARS-CoV-2 infection were much less likely than never-infected,...

TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME MATTHEW 23:23–26 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus forcefully calls the Pharisees (and us) to change their hearts and behavior. St. Augustine defines sin as incurvatus in se—that means “caved in around oneself.”To be in sin is to be “caved in” around the ego and its narrow concerns. When the Lord says, “Reform your life,” he means move from that old mind and make him the center of your life. We must know and feel in our bones what is wrong in us; we must look it in the face and acknowledge it with uncompromising honesty....

The U.S. Navy caught video footage of their dolphins gobbling up poisonous sea snakes after strapping cameras to the mammals and releasing them to hunt in the San Diego Bay, according to Science Alert. VIDEO AT LINK.............. “The cameras, strapped to six bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the US National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF), recorded six months of footage and audio – providing us with new insights into these mammals’ hunting strategies and communications,” Science Alert reported. “The dolphin clicked as it approached the snake and then sucked it in with a bit more head jerking as the flopping snake...

The South Carolina state election commission (SEC) is refusing to release voting records from 2020 in response to a citizen-led election-integrity group’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. And the clock is ticking. Election law allows the government to destroy those records on September 3, 2022, which marks 22 months since polls closed on November 3, 2020. In response to SEC’s refusal, six state legislators are rallying to their constituents’ aid with a letter to Attorney General Alan Wilson. Dated August 5 and published Wednesday at The Gateway Pundit, the letter explains that the “release of these records allows citizens...

Purchasing advertising in the national market. The new marketing and branding group behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis purchase ad time on Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity broadcasts. Marketing nationally, and purchasing expensive full minute ad buys targeting the Fox News audience, is confirmation DeSantis has unofficially entered the 2024 campaign race. All doubts about DeSantis ’24 should be put to rest. As CTH has noted since August 8th [SEE HERE], the professional political managing of Ron DeSantis for a presidential run has become increasingly clear. The Florida governor went silent following the raid on Mar-a-Lago, sending one tweet from his...

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hinted at a 2024 presidential run while attending Rep. Jeff Duncan’s Faith and Freedom Barbecue, asserting that if he decides to run, he’ll jump in no matter who is in the race. Pompeo was obviously alluding to former President Trump. He made the comments on Monday in front of 1,500 conservatives at the South Carolina GOP event where potential presidential candidates have spoken previously in the early presidential primary state, according to The Herald. “We’re going to make our decision based on if we think this is the right place for us to serve,”...

No named tropical cyclones since early July through late August, 2022. Nothing of concern down the visible pipeline. But La Niña still strong. What gives?

Climate change has already increased global temperatures, greatly increasing extremes. This will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to “net-zero”. The 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement requires emissions reductions of around 50% in the next 10 years. Newborn babies are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures. They have a limited ability to thermoregulate – or control their body temperature – and can easily become dangerously hot or cold. Older babies and toddlers can thermoregulate better. But they are often unable to communicate their temperature discomfort. They rely on caregivers to help them adjust clothing and change their environment –...

Before anyone goes nuts, this money did NOT go to the GOPe or Mitch McConnell etc. Instead it went to the very strong conservative Leonard Leo, who is the co Chairman of the Federalist Society, the organization that reviewed and strongly recommended President Trump's excellent judicial nominees. The money went to the Marble Freedom Trust, a strongly conservative PAC headed by Leonard Leo. The money came from one Berre Seid, a Chicago based electrons mogul/billionaire. Naturally the liberal heads are exploding everywhere. Its fun to watch the crazy Chris Hayes suffer a massive meltdown over this stunning donation to conservatives....

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Students returning to college are confronting a new reality in states such as Texas, Ohio and Indiana: Abortion, an option for an unplanned pregnancy when they were last on campus, has since been banned, often with few exceptions. Students said they’ve made changes both public and intimate since the U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer that overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Students said they’re using more birth control, and some have made a plan to leave the state for an abortion if they become pregnant. They’re also taking public stances, with increased activism by...

President Joe Biden could announce a decision on wide-scale student loan forgiveness as soon as Wednesday, CNN is reporting. The president is reportedly leaning towards a plan to dismiss $10,000 in federal student loans for borrowers earning less than $125,000. Eligible borrowers would include those with federal Direct Loans, FFELP Loans, Perkins Loans, Parent PLUS Loans and Grad PLUS Loans. Borrowers with private loans would be excluded. The plan has not been finalized and it subject to last-minute revisions, according to the report. It is similar to earlier White House proposals, though Biden had previously backed an income cap of...