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Justice Department prosecutors in the Mar-a-Lago raid case believe they have enough evidence to charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice, according to a new report.The team of prosecutors “believe there is sufficient evidence” to charge Trump for obstruction, according to “people familiar with the matter” cited by Bloomberg, but the outlet said that “the path to an actual indictment is far from clear.” The outlet said the DOJ group “has not yet made a formal recommendation” to Attorney General Merrick Garland and that their sources said it is “also unlikely officials would bring only obstruction charges amid...

A battle is emerging in the state of Arizona as former local TV news anchor Kari Lake and former Board of Regents member Karrin Taylor Robson fight to become the Republican nominee for governor. With Robson announcing former Vice President Mike Pence’s support for her campaign on Monday, the Arizona Republican primary became the second statewide proxy competition between Pence and former President Donald Trump.

A travel writer sees the peaks and valleys during a unique weekly challengeMy husband and I were on a camping trip with our two little girls and a friend. We had just finished Tokopah Falls, a 3.5-mile trek to a beautiful waterfall not far from the base of Mount Whitney. Following the park ranger’s recommendation, we decided to jump from Sequoia National Park to Kings Canyon National Park, and were rewarded with an unexpected bear sighting along the way. A 7.2-mile loop? Animals? Sure – bring it on! The plan was that we’d hike until we found a good spot...

Wild pigs on the Central Coast continue to be a growing problem as they extend their range of damage and county park leaders now looking at hiring a private hunter to help eradicate the problem. “It gets very very frustrating. Our parks are the jewels of our community,” said Mike LeBarre, mayor of King City. LeBarre is referring to San Lorenzo Park in King City which was the latest target of the wild hogs. They ripped up the grass this week in search of grubs, insect larvae hidden beneath the grass. The damage is estimated to be thousands of dollars...

It was announced on Monday, October 10, that the late Queen had approved the appointment of The Very Rev. Dr. David Monteith, Dean of Leicester, as Dean of Canterbury. Dr Monteith is in a same-sex civil partnership with David Hamilton, a counselling therapist working in palliative and bereavement care. Will this not perplex and shock millions of faithful Anglicans across the globe? The cathedral is claimed by the Church of England Establishment to be the mother church of the Anglican Communion, an iconic landmark founded in 597 AD. It is a World Heritage Site unlike any other, having seen some...

With her pioneering work in Feminist Studies over the last 40 years, and her role as a Distinguished Professor Emerita at UCSC, Bettina Aptheker is a famed academic. The title of her latest book, Communists in Closets: Queering the History 1930s-1990s, might make you think of academia, too, and its focus on institutional analysis and the surveying of eras.

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin campaigns in Arizona with Kari Lake Arizona marks the latest stop for Youngkin's midterm blitz. VIDEO: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/virginia-gov-glenn-youngkin-campaigns-arizona-kari-lake-91755632

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A Las Vegas synagogue that is believed to be the first Jewish place of worship in the New Mexico Territory is back in the hands of the Jewish community. The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday the Las Vegas Jewish Community crowd-sourced enough funds to buy Temple Montfiore last month from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. One of the oldest Catholic dioceses in the United States, it has been forced to sell properties to help pay a settlement agreement that resulted from a clergy sex abuse scandal. The synagogue was sold to the diocese in the 1950s because...

The nation's highest court is currently unwilling to go beyond overturning Roe.WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging a radical Rhode Island abortion law, rejecting an opportunity to build upon the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade and affirm that the U.S. Constitution recognizes that unalienable rights begin in the womb. In September, Catholics for Life filed a petition with the Supreme Court along with two expectant mothers representing their unborn babies, challenging Rhode Island’s 2019 Reproductive Privacy Act (RPA), which codified the “right to abortion” as defined in Roe and deprived...

"You can stop us using the songs but you can’t erase our memories shame on you Noel Gallagher"Liam Gallagher has claimed that there will be no Oasis songs in his upcoming Knebworth 22 documentary because Noel Gallagher “blocked them”. Announced earlier this week, Knebworth 22 will document Liam’s return earlier this summer to Knebworth, where he performed 26 years on from Oasis’ pair of 1996 shows at the Hertfordshire site. READ MORE: Liam Gallagher live in Knebworth: rock’n’roll star takes a leap of faith – and somehow pulls it off Asked by a fan on Twitter earlier this morning...

I saw an interview with Robert Cahaly, who runs the Trafalgar polling operation, the other day. (It may have been off a Power Line link.) As I recall, he said that he isn’t polling in Florida because he doesn’t think there are any serious races there. I agree. For a time, Democrats believed, or pretended to believe, that retread party-switcher Charlie Crist could seriously challenge Ron DeSantis. In my opinion, that was delusional, and the Dems’ hopes seem to have faded. Here are two data points to support the proposition that anyone running against DeSantis in 2022 has no chance....

[Catholic Caucus]“Listening”, Or: The Rigid And Hateful Blog PostWhen I was a little child, I was taught my prayers, and the Commandments. I was taught about heaven and hell, the serpent and the apple, Noah and the Ark. When I grew up I grow more acquainted with the concept of sin. As temptations came to become a part of my daily life, I already knew what Christianity said about them. Nobody, not as a child or as an adult, ever, taught me to “listen to the Spirit”. The fact is: there is nothing to listen. What there is to do...

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke about the future of the conservative movement Wednesday morning, warning that it cannot be “led astray by the siren song of unprincipled populism.” Pence said speaking to an audience at the Heritage Foundation:

Milwaukee-area Catholics gathered Saturday evening at a parish on the northwest side with a message of support for LGBTQ people. The Rev. Greg Greiten, who is openly gay himself, organized the "LGBTQ Mass of Celebration and Inclusion" because it was important for the community to feel welcome in the church, he said. "My first words are: I love you. You are loved. You are beloved. You are holy. You are made in the image of God," he said at the start of his homily. The Mass and subsequent reception at St. Bernadette Parish drew about 100 people, including a handful...

Outgoing Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was “giving aid and comfort to the enemy” by saying if Republicans retake the House, they would reconsider aid to Ukraine. Tuesday, McCarthy said, “I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession, and they’re not going to write a blank check to Ukraine.” Anchor John Berman asked, “Do you feel surprised that it made news when Kevin McCarthy suggested that Ukrainian aid may not be as forthcoming if Republicans take control of Congress?”

The Biden administration is privately pushing Arizona leaders to take down its temporary wall along the Mexican border with the promise that the federal government will install a new temporary barrier sometime in 2023, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner. Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s spokesman told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday evening that Washington’s latest proposal in the fight over securing the border in western Arizona is not something the state will even consider. “The suggestion by any federal bureaucracy, that we take action to make the border easier to cross, is completely unacceptable. Gov. Ducey takes...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ “Safe Travels! ” The USNS COMFORT Departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va. (Photo by William Epperson) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. Helping Our Kiwi Allies! U.S. Air Force Maj. Robby Walling, an instructor pilot with the Advance Airlift Tactics Training Center, observes a crew from the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s No. 40 Squadron, during a sortie while attending the Advanced Tactics Aircrew Course, September 21, 2022. The AATTC functions...

Consumer prices were up by 9.1 percent nationally in June. For Austin taco business owners, this means rising costs on everything needed to operate a restaurant.TacosTacos have long been the great Austin equalizer. Everyone should be able to afford an al pastor de maiz after a night out or grab a chorizo-and-egg before a busy day at work. But now, as with most things throughout the country, inflation has hit this cherished food staple hard. Consumer prices were up by 9.1 percent nationally in June, the highest it has been in 40 years. For taco business owners, this leads to...

It’s fall y’all, and unless you’ve been living under a rock, the demand for pumpkin spice everything is already nearing its peak. And since New Jersey serves both terrific autumn vibes and delicious pizza, why not combine the two? “Uh, what?” is a fair response. But the popular pizza restaurant Talula’s in Asbury Park has doubled down on the overarching fall aesthetic. Their new pie, crudely called a basic b---- pizza, takes their classic Neapolitan-style dough and tops it with smoked mozzarella, ricotta, kabocha (squash), caramelized onion and pumpkin spice candied bacon. The spicy notes of pumpkin spice are peppered...