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Russia's spy chief 'to talk to US' as G20 leaders meet to discuss Ukraine war The high level meeting would be the first face-to-face summit between top Russian and US officials since the invasion of Ukraine By Roland Oliphant, SENIOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT 14 November 2022 • 11:18am Russia's foreign intelligence chief has flown to Turkey for high-level talks with the United States, Russian media has reported. Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia's SVR spy agency, flew to Ankara earlier today with a Russian delegation, Kommersant reported. The report could not immediately be confirmed. The newspaper said the Kremlin had refused...

Summary The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve released its last primary batch of oil this week, soon ending a significant source of commercial oil inventories. US and global oil production has plateaued and may decline over the coming months as drilling activity is below necessary levels. The sharp decline in the US dollar could boost oil prices if it continues as the Federal Reserve becomes less hawkish. USO is an attractive investment due to ~12% "roll yield" through persistent backwardation in the oil futures curve. An economic shock could upset the oil price rally, but global oil demand may not moderate...

Millions of households face a cost of living crunch in April with average energy bills rising by £900 as the government's cap ends - and council tax almost certain to soar. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is poised to confirm the end of the blanket subsidies on energy prices when he delivers a grim Autumn Statement on Thursday. It will be part of an 'eye-watering' package of savings and tax rises to fill a black hole of up to £60 millionbillion [sic] in the government finances.

She found fame at 13 as one of the stars of the TV sitcom The Wonder Years. But now, after 46 years in California, Danica McKellar has traded her native state for the more tranquil rural communities of Tennessee. McKellar, who tied the knot with second husband Scott Sveslosky, an attorney, in 2014, told People: 'My husband and I have been wanting more nature for a long time. We were kind of ready to not be in a city anymore.'

Tuesday delivered some clarity, confusion and mystery — better news for the Democrats than basically everyone expected. That said, the results came despite both President Biden and Vice President Harris being unpopular with a large segment of the electorate, including a number of Democratic pundits and voters.

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Gettysburg College has postponed a painting and writing event hosted by its Gender Sexuality and Resource Center for people who are "Tired of White cis men." The private Pennsylvania college offered the event as part of a peace and justice, or "P&J," senior project, but has since postponed it after it was shared online. The event, originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 12, told people to "come paint and write about" how they are tired of straight, White men. The pieces from the event would then be displayed in the school's dining hall for the campus to view. One anonymous Gettysburg...

“The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself” (Proverbs 14:14).

American Muslims Make Historic Midterm Gains, MSNBC's Ali Velshi Interviews Ruwa Romman CAIR on TV __ Clip.

1. Gov. Ron DeSantis: Conversely, the Florida governor’s stock has never been higher, as he emerged from Election Day as perhaps the biggest winner on the GOP side. Among the stats: He defeated Rep. Charlie Crist (D) by nearly 20 points, won the Latino vote handily, and became the first GOP governor candidate to carry Miami-Dade County since Jeb Bush two decades ago. DeSantis had already been closing in on Trump; a YouGov poll last month showed DeSantis within nine points of Trump in a one-on-one matchup. And the biggest shoe to drop in the 2024 GOP race is now...

Things that make you say, hmm.

Democratic Arizona state Sen. Martin Quezada conceded his race for state treasurer to Republican incumbent Kimberly Yee, who so far has received the most votes out of any candidate in the state for the midterm elections. Quezada received 995,535 votes, compared to Yee, who had 1,231,409, at the time of the concession on Sunday.

On Tuesday morning, The Gateway Pundit reported that when polls opened in Maricopa County at 6 am on Election Day, voters were told that the tabulators were not working. This was happening across Maricopa County and resulted in long lines and voters being told to go to another location to vote. Katie Hobbs is the current Secretary of State in charge of elections. Instead of tabulating their ballot directly, voters were also told to put their ballot into a box under the tabulator so that their ballot may be tabulated at a later time downtown. Voters were told to just...

Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban was interviewed by Channel 13 and said that he is waiting for Itamar Ben Gvir to be the Minister of Internal Security, and according to him, the situation in his city may change. In addition, the mayor of Rahat invited Ben Gvir to visit the city Maariv online 11/13/2022 Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban was interviewed today (Sunday) on Channel 13 and said that he is waiting for Itamar Ben Gvir to be the Minister of Internal Security, and according to him it is possible that this will change the situation in his city. In...

Mark Levin's most important monologue YET— Points finger RIGHT at Corporate GOP HACKS for midterms disaster pic.twitter.com/H0QHAVEdZg— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 14, 2022

(CNN) — The University of Virginia is on lockdown following reports of a shooting, according to tweets from the University of Virginia Police Department.

A., the father of the 10-year-old girl who was attacked by a Bedouin burglar about two years ago on the eve of Holy Shabbat in her bed, while she was still dressed in her Shabbat dress, tells in a chilling interview with Erel Segal about the testimony the girl gave to the police: "He took out a contraceptive and opened it, she thought it was a pill" - The reason for their agreement to the plea deal: "A lawyer told us that in light of the findings - if we don't sign a plea deal there will be no conviction"...

Join together 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 2:1-2Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind.'And this is the Confidence that we have in Him, that, if we Ask Anything According to His Will, He Heareth us.' 1 John 5:14Isaiah 45:24In Jehovah is...

We’re still waiting for the final results of the 2022 election. But it’s clear that Democrats decisively beat both expectations and the elections’s “fundamentals”—the incumbent party’s usual midterm losses, President Biden’s low approval rating, high inflation, voter negativity on the economy and the state of the country. Republicans look set to take back the House but only by a modest margin. And the Senate will remain in Democratic hands, albeit narrowly. The Democrats’ relatively good night is attributable, above all, to their secret weapon: Donald Trump. Mr. Trump’s ability to push Republican voters into picking bad, frequently incompetent candidates with...

FLIP CONFIRMED: Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) defeats incumbent Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) in Oregon's 5th Congressional