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The owner of New York City restaurant Balthazar claimed James Corden is the “most abusive” customer he’s had since the hotspot opened its doors 25 years ago. “James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny Cretin of a man. And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago,” Keith McNally, 71, claimed in a scathing Instagram post Monday. McNally — who is known as “The Restaurateur Who Invented Downtown” — said he had to “86” (kick out or ban) the actor from his establishments before sharing “two examples of the funny...

If New York doesn't elect Lee Zeldin governor, it can color itself finished. Due in no small part to the irresponsible acts of New York lawmakers, New York lawbreakers --- those contained in the entire huge state, not just the five boroughs comprising the heavily populated, strife accustomed city --- are enjoying a field day. Criminals are going about their business with an unprecedented sense of impunity. While lawful firearm owners possessing legitimate needs for self-defense are burdened with ever more onerous regulations and restrictions, thieves and killers experience not the slightest difficulty illegally acquiring weapons to ply their trades....

On Tuesday, August 30, at about 6:50 p.m., James Little settled into campsite 674 in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). His youngest child was a few feet away. His youngest cried out, and James grabbed the child and took a couple of steps, uncertain of what had happened. Then his oldest yelled, “Bear!” and James turned around. The bear was about six feet from him. It had been within 3-4 feet of his back when the child was startled. This was the start of the remarkable incident. In James’ words:Just finished a trip to Horseshoe that should have been...

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Friday, Oct. 17 -- P.M. Yesterday morning, when HANCOCK advanced his division to Charlestown, Gen. WOODBURY's Division crossed the Potomac at the Shepardstown Ford, taking the road leading to Smithfield, a small village half-way between Charlestown and Bunker Hill. Gen. WOODBURY encamped last night between Leetown and Kearneyville, about seven miles from Smithfield. His troops met with but slight resistance during the day from the enemy's mounted pickets. This morning he advanced his cavalry toward Smithfield, six miles from Bunker Hill, where he met the cavalry belonging to HANCOCK's Division. Before reaching this point the...

Astronomers have published a major finding: A black hole has been "burping" out energy from a small star it was observed shredding in 2018, after two years in which it didn't eject any such material. How unusual is this? "Super unusual," Yvette Cendes, an astronomer at the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian and lead author of the paper, tells NPR. "We've never really seen this before to this degree." Researchers made the discovery when they used a powerful radio telescope facility — the Very Large Array in New Mexico – to check in on some two dozen black holes...

The US says it agrees with Western allies that Iran's supply of explosive drones to Russia violates UN sanctions. Kyiv was struck by so-called "kamikaze" drones on Monday, unleashed by Russia but believed to be Iranian-made. The US agrees with the French and British assessment that the drones violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the US State Department said. That resolution, linked to Iran's nuclear accord, bars Iranian transfers of certain military technologies. Ukraine has identified the drones - or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - as Iranian Shahed-136 weapons. They are called kamikaze drones after the Japanese fighter pilots who...

Tuesday 18 October 2022Saint Luke, Evangelist Feast Saint Luke Catholic Church, McLean, VA Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Red. Year: C(II).First reading2 Timothy 4:10-17 ©Only Luke is with meDemas has deserted me for love of this life and gone to Thessalonika, Crescens has gone to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia; only Luke is with me. Get Mark to come and bring him with you; I find him a useful helper in my work. I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. When you come, bring the cloak I left with Carpus in Troas, and the scrolls, especially the parchment ones. Alexander the coppersmith...

Russia said on Tuesday that four Ukrainian regions whose annexation it proclaimed last month are under the protection of its nuclear arsenal. The statement from the Kremlin came at a moment of acute tension, with both NATO and Russia expected to hold military exercises shortly to test the readiness of their nuclear weapons forces. Asked by reporters if the regions were under Moscow's nuclear umbrella, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "All these territories are inalienable parts of the Russian Federation and they are all protected. Their security is provided for at the same level as [it is for] the rest...

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What is the Purpose of an ESG Score for Individuals? A few different things will determine your personal ESG score, many of which can be discovered via your regular credit report and other public records. Your purchase history and also your sales history will have a dramatic effect on your ESG rating as a person. The charities that you support will also increase or even decrease your ESG score. The platform will track your personal impact in the environment around you through various means, which will also be used to calculate your individual ESG score. The purpose behind each person...

As the election season is upon us, I want to take this moment in time to reflect upon the fact that the CCP is not a friend of the United States. This became very clear last week, as I watched a pre-screen of the new Epoch Times documentary about the CCP called “The Final War.” I was shocked at the evidence presented that the CCP’s historic and ultimate goal is truly about global domination. In fact, the CCP has historically defined and declared the United States to be its its enemy #1. All I can say is that when this...

SEVEN BILLION have disappeared from the Bering Straits in the last four years - entire industry faces ruin The future of one of Discovery's biggest franchises, Deadliest Catch, is under threat following the cancelation of the 2022 snow crab fishing season Fishermen and their families were dealt devastating blow last week when the local government canceled the season for the first time in Alaska's history The industry regularly brings in $200 million per year The decision came after billions of snow crabs vanished from the Bering Sea-area over the last 12 months Restaurant owners across the country are gearing up...

[In 2017], a stunning exposé of U.S. government efforts to investigate unidentified flying objects appeared in the New York Times. An accompanying article paints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary, multi-witness UFO encounter off the coast of southern California. A follow-on piece describes naval aviators’ frequent observations – corroborated by multiple sensors – of unknown objects exhibiting seemingly highly advanced technology. *snip* Critically, officials have high confidence that secret U.S. aircraft or experimental technologies are not responsible for these perplexing encounters. At the same time, analysts have no evidence that a foreign power is behind hundreds of UFO reports. At...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. ‘This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that...

ritish defence intelligence has issued a rare ‘threat alert’ warning after former RAF pilots are being drafted in to train up Chinese troops. Up to 30 pilots have secured annual salaries of £250,000 to teach Western flying procedures, the BBC reports. There is nothing the Armed Forces can do to prevent this due to a legal loophole which allows third-party head hunters to recruit the former pilots. Other top Royal Air Force pilots have been approached by people acting on behalf of the People’s Liberation Army, but so far they have declined the offers. Fast-jet pilots from Australia and Canada...

TOKYO -- An American man who married a Japanese man in the U.S. has appealed to the Tokyo High Court after a district court's Sept. 30 rejection of his claim that the Japanese immigration authority's denial of his visa to stay in Japan was invalid.

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Victoria Obidina, a nurse who was separated from her four-year-old daughter Alisa by Russians during evacuation from Azovstal, was released today as part of exchange. As reported, on May 7 this year, the evacuation of civilians - women, children and the elderly - who were in the shelters of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol was completed. During the last evacuation, the occupants, who carried out the so-called filtration measures in Mangush, separated a woman-medic and her 4-year-old daughter Alisa. The mother remained in the filtration camp on the territory of the "DNR", and the girl from Zaporizhzhia was later reunited...

Ukraine returned 108 women from captivity, including 37 evacuees from "Azovstal". VIDEO Video Censor.NET Society Ukraine conducted another large-scale prisoner exchange and returned home 108 women, most of them military personnel. This was announced by the head of the President's Office Andrii Yermak on Telegram, Censor.NET reports. "Another large-scale exchange of prisoners was carried out today. It was particularly emotional and truly special - we freed 108 women from captivity. It was the first all-female exchange. The prisoners were mothers and daughters, who were very much awaited by their relatives. 37 evacuees from "Azovstal", 11 officers , 85 - privates...