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Putin has reportedly deployed a large number of fighters from the Wagner group in the war in Ukraine. Unlike Syria and Libya, Russia’s reliance on the Wagner and other PMCs is believed to have significantly increased. Mounting losses in the ongoing war have forced the Kremlin to turn to the infamous Wagner mercenaries. However, experts warn these “lawless freebooters” can be as much a threat to the regime they serve as they are to the target they hunt. Experts say PMCs like the Wagner group may become extremely disruptive for Putin if their power continues to expand. 0:00 - Introduction...

An Access-a-Ride cab driver pulled a 78-year-old woman out of a vehicle by her leg in New York City earlier this week, police told NBC News. Video caught the moment the elderly victim tried the fight back by hitting the driver with her cane. But the drama didn't end there. Police said the witness who was recording the incident on video tried to intervene by confronting the driver — who proceeded to plow into the witness with the cab, NBC News added. The woman had been in the backseat of the cab — Access-a-Ride serves those with permanent or long-term...

France’s state-held utility giant EDF will restart all its nuclear reactors in the country this winter, potentially alleviating the energy crisis in Europe during peak heating season. Currently, more than half of EDF’s reactors are out of operation either because of maintenance or technical issues. “EDF has committed to restart all its reactors for this winter,” French Energy Transition Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said at a news conference on energy security on Friday. EDF operates a total of 56 reactors in France, but 32 of them are currently either undergoing maintenance or experiencing technical issues, the minister added. Every week starting...

Details of the 19 serious adverse events reported for children ages five and younger who have received COVID-19 vaccinations being withheld by the US Centers for Disease Control... The Internal Revenue Service says it unintentionally posted some private individuals tax information on its website... The US announcing military sales to Taiwan worth 1.1 billion dollars... Politics in the USA the Republican Trafalgar Group poll for the Washington State US Senate Race showing it surprisingly close... Eight police officers killed in a bombing-shooting attack in Colombia today... The ousted former President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa returning to his homeland... As...

The FBI seized over 50 empty folders marked “CLASSIFIED” during last month’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. According to a more detailed property receipt of the seized documents, the FBI discovered 43 empty folders with classified banners in Trump’s office and several others in the former president’s storage room.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that God punished the EU with a drought for its policies.President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the drought and other natural disasters in the EU are God's punishment for the chosen political course. He said this at an open lesson in the Minsk Palace of the Republic on Knowledge Day, smartpress.by reports. “In fact, Europe is on the verge of the most powerful food crisis in modern history. God exists. He punished them with this severe drought, and now with terrible storms and floods,” assures Lukashenko. Alexander Lukashenko said that Europe is not...

Fifty-two percent of U.S. Catholic schools participate in the federal lunch program, according to the National Catholic Educational Association.The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reversed a policy that would have required Catholic schools that participate in a federal free lunch program to comply with the Biden administration’s LGBTQ mandates. Nevertheless, some Catholic schools, such as those of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, are choosing to drop out of the program. Earlier this year the Biden administration re-interpreted Title IX's federal ban on sex discrimination to include “sexual orientation or gender identity.” Religious freedom and free speech advocates warn that the...

“Fifteen centuries after its foundation, the magnificent Byzantine Church of Hagia Sophia still hides secrets whose discovery causes surprise and admiration.” Now, the oldest structure of the entire Hagia Sophia complex in Istanbul has been opened. The existence of the structure, a three-room catacomb dating to the 4th century, has been known since 1946, but only recently was the work of removing the tons of mud and sediment that engulfed the site completed, reports CNN Greece.

A Florida man dressed only in boxer shorts and socks was arrested after breaking into a Little Ceasars and making his way through the drive-thru window. Early Saturday morning, Chad Corn, of Milton, Florida, decided to check the door to the Little Caesars on Navy Blvd. He found the door unlocked. The burglar then decided he had the skills necessary to pull off a daring mid-morning heist. According to deputies, Corn opened the door and began to gather the goods. First, it was a bottle of water…then two. He couldn’t bring himself to pass by a wrapped brownie on the...

The amount of psyops for the Deep State Dems to win in November is kicking into high gear. They are way behind in the real polls, but that does not stop them from lying to make you think otherwise in the phony polls. (As I have said in the past, the real approval rating for Biden is 11% to 12%.) This is why the Democrat strategy must include fraud, lies, psyops, cheating and rigging for Midterms come November. They sure as heck do not have any policy to make the lives of ordinary Americans better, unless you think killing your...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 31, 2022 / 16:05 pm A group of Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday condemning what they described as the Department of Justice’s inaction over the steady rise of anti-Catholic attacks and hate crimes. The letter, authored by Rep. Lisa McClain of Michigan, who is Catholic, and co-signed by 19 other GOP members, called out Garland’s failure to respond to the increase in vandalism and other attacks on Catholic churches and institutions since May 2020. “Millions of Christians are under assault for merely exercising their constitutional right to freely practice...

A man and a child walk through an almost empty Red Square in Moscow, umbrella in hand, snow on the ground. It looks extremely cold - a good day to be inside eating lunch with your family. As dramatic music plays, the advert cuts to close-up shots of the pair - a troubled-looking man in a black overcoat and cap, and his smiling granddaughter. Within seconds they reach their destination: a Pizza Hut restaurant located directly in Red Square - the central plaza where so much of Soviet and Russian history is reflected. But why, 24 years on, is this...

If there’s a candidate for elected office more honest, ethical, and authentic than Joe O’Dea, we’d be surprised.Indeed, national journalists have called O’Dea one of the best candidates anywhere in the country. O’Dea’s an American success story, who is a rare blend of candor, decency and strength.The campaign by [Democrats] to smear the good name of Joe O’Dea — an honest man trying to do good for a country that badly needs balanced leadership — is misleading and wrong. ... Even traditional mainstream media at the New York Times, the Washington Post and NBC News have loudly condemned the smear...

The 'Deuce Bigalow' star tells Glenn Beck why he 'had' to become a Republican“Saturday Night Live” is now a de facto arm of the Democratic Party. The same isn’t true for those who graduate from the venerable sketch series. “SNL” alums are increasingly embracing the Right. Victoria Jackson did just that a while ago, as did “Weekend Update” standout Dennis Miller. Jon Lovitz needed to run his own business to realize the Right might be friendlier to his entrepreneurial dreams. David Spade doesn’t wear his politics on his sleeve, but he speaks out early and often against the Left’s cudgel,...

On September 1, Joe Biden headed to Independence Hall in Philadelphia – where the Continental Congress met, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were created – and instead of rising to the heights deserved by the rooftop that once held the Liberty Bell, he sank below the gutters outside, and delivered a rant worthy of the lowest shop steward, the most guttural petty mobster. In an insult-laden speech, Joe Biden kicked off his part of the midterm election season by insulting America’s voters and slandering the conservative movement. None of this should be surprising,...

Grassroots conservatives pulled off a stunning takeover of the powerful Nebraska Republican Party, ousting establishment types who had dominated it, and in this interview with The New American magazine's Alex Newman, one of the key GOP leaders of the effort breaks down how it was done. Speaking at the Moment of Truth Summit hosted by Mike Lindell, rocket scientist and Nebraska Voter Accuracy Project spokesman Larry Ortega said the whole process began with grassroots concerns about election fraud in the state. Refusing to accept the fraud or the GOP establishment's denials, Ortega and other activists got to work. The Air...

***GOP Senate-nominee Blake Masters, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, trails incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. .... by just 3.3 points ….In the governor's race, Trump-endorsed Kari Lake (46.5%) is leading Democrat Katie Hobbs (45.8%) by just a fraction of a point …The close races are notable just days after the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a super PAC tied to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pulled about $8 million worth of television, radio, and digital spending in Arizona throughout September."We're leaving the door wide open in Arizona but we want to move additional resources to other offensive opportunities that...

Arizona Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Katie Hobbs campaign sent a letter to Arizona Citizens Clean Elections proposing a different format for a televised debate against Republican nominee Kari Lake. Hobbs team would agree to a 30-minute interview with each candidate individually, as opposed to a one-on-one debate on air with Arizona PBS Host Ted Simons hosting.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind has authorized the killing of one wolf because of cattle attacks in northeast Washington. The Smackout wolf pack has attacked cattle on private and public land in Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, the Capital Press reported. The agency said non-lethal deterrents employed by several ranchers have not stopped the predations. The wolf pack crossed the line for the department to consider lethal control when it killed two calves and injured two others during the last two weeks in August.

Before we start discussing crimes against humanity, let’s take a trip back in time.The year was 1976 when we saw a nationwide campaign to vaccinate every American against the swine flu. At that time, we had about 220 million Americans, and about of quarter of them were vaccinated against the disease. But after 25 deaths and 550 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a form of ascending paralysis, the program was shut down.SubscribeThe deaths ultimately rose to 53. Apologies were given, and reparations were paid, but the point of the story is that back then, and many years afterward, it was viewed...