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Eversource has asked the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to approve an increase that the company said could increase the electric bill for an average customer by nearly 50 percent, or $85 per month, on the supply portion of the bill. Eversource said, if approved, the increased rates would be in effect from Jan. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023. Eversource is looking to increase the Standard Service Rate for residential customers who receive their energy supply from Eversource from 12.1 cents per kilowatt-hour to 24.2 cents per kWh, compared to 11.5 cents per kWh last winter, Eversource said. The...

Some people rent a condo or house when going on vacation, but one Florida man just broke in and made himself at home, even leaving behind identifying information, post-break-in. On Tuesday, Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 100-block of Avenida for a burglary. According to deputies, the suspect had smashed the glass on the porch door, entered the unoccupied vacation rental, used the bathtub, slept in the bedroom, made himself a cup of coffee in a mug, and filled the kitchen trashcan with trash. Deputies say the suspect even threw his bus ticket stub in the trashcan. “Let’s just...

In a non-continuing non-series..... original Q: Is capitalism basically saying that you have to work and pay for the right for basic life necessities? How is that freedom? me: Well, how would it be freedom for the people who would have to provide you with such things? You want free medical care? No problem, find a doctor who is willing to treat you for free. You want a free house, no problem, find carpenters and a lumber yard and a plumbing supply joint that is willing to provide you those things for free. JB: You don't know how a society...

About 16 million borrowers who had applied for the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program received letters over the weekend letting them know that they have been approved for debt relief. However, the letter states that a number of lawsuits "have blocked our ability to discharge your debt at present." The approvals come after two courts blocked the plan, placing legal barriers before a federal program that had promised to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt for about 40 million eligible Americans. "Your application is complete and approved, and we will discharge your approved debt if and when we...

John Paul Mac Isaac, the laptop repairman who allegedly found Hunter Biden’s laptop, revealed Monday that he is working with Republican lawmakers as they prepare to investigate the younger Biden after taking the House majority during this month’s midterms. Mac Isaac alleged in a Monday interview with Fox News that an FBI agent gave him a “chilling” warning when he first interacted with the bureau after finding the laptop. The Delaware-based laptop repairman said he recalled telling one agent that he would change their names when he published his book. “That’s when Agent Mike turned around and told me that,...

'Israel' responded to Kanye West's tweet in which he wrote peace with a smiley: "We would very much like to be excluded from this narrative." Musk complimented the user of the State of Israel and wrote, your tweets are good, more countries should tweet in this way. It's not fun to be stuffy all the time (the accurate translator will win a gift prize...) Translation of stuffy: a person who is not open to new ideas. Narrow-minded. Another stranger on Twitter responded to Musk that he should visit Israel __ James Spiro Nov 21, 2022 @JamesSpiro Replying to @elonmusk @Israel...

Readers know that when you watch CBS News, much of what you see is spin, but a report regarding Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop from the legacy media network on Monday really takes the cake. On November 21, CBS News finally aired a segment “confirming” that it “independently verified” the contents of the president’s son’s computer which he left behind at a Delaware repair shop. This “news” came nearly two and a half years after the laptop first popped up during the 2020 election cycle. Conservatives on Twitter quickly let the network have it for the Johnny-come-lately reporting. “Two years after...

A 56-year-old pastor at Faith Baptist Church in Round Rock, Texas who was caught with”BDSM” and bestiality-themed child pornography in his possession admitted he has an addiction, the Department of Justice alleges. David Lloyd Walther now faces federal charges for distribution, receipt, transportation and possession of child pornography. According to the affidavit, which Law&Crime is not sharing in this instance because of how detailed it is, the pastor had a “BDSM” folder containing an image of a nude boy with a collar on his neck and being sexually abused, a similar image of a female toddler, and images of nude...

Elon Musk’s Twitter has reinstated the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which was banned in January for violating the platform’s COVID misinformation policies at the time. Greene’s reinstatement comes after Musk over the weekend reinstated the account of former President Donald Trump, who was banned in the aftermath of the deadly Jan. 6 riots on the Capitol in 2021. Twitter — at the time — feared there was a risk of further incitement to violence if Trump was allowed to remain on the platform. Trump himself has said he won't return to Twitter and as of Monday...

The Republican Party has a historic opportunity to revive the old Reagan coalition. The person standing in the way is the 45th president, writes the former attorney general.During the Republican primaries in 2016, I supported, in succession, every alternative to Donald Trump. I did not see him as our party’s standard-bearer. He was not my idea of a president. I could see that he was grossly self-centered, lacked self-control, and almost always took his natural pugnacity too far. While he could be compelling, I found myself cringing at his frequently juvenile, bombastic, and petulant style.I also saw Trump’s strengths. I...

Lets see Hobbs win without Maricopa County being certified. Only 6 minutes long. Watch it.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's pledge to block Democratic Reps. Eric Swalwell, Adam Schiff and "Squad" member Ilhan Omar from committees next Congress drew a strong response from the lawmakers. Omar, a Minnesota Democrat who has been accused of making antisemitic statements, claimed that McCarthy's pledge was just another example of her being targeted by Republicans. "From the moment I was elected, the Republican Party has made it their mission to use fear, xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism to target me on the House floor and through millions of dollars of campaign ads," said Omar. "McCarthy’s effort to repeatedly single me...

An FLCCC supporter, Charles K. Devitt, M.D., sent us this guest post outlining his thoughts on the recent, widely circulated article in The Atlantic proposing an amnesty over COVID matters. Long ago, two economists were out for a walk and fell into a deep hole. The senior scholar said to his colleague, “First, let’s assume a ladder.” (That’s the whole story.) Brown University Economics Professor Emily Oster recently wrote an article entitled, “Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty,” for The Atlantic, (October 31, 2022), which was the stimulus piece for this guest post. Dr. Oster is the child of two economists...

House Republicans recently introduced a measure that would audit the tens of billions of dollars in aid sent to Ukraine. The measure, which was led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), introduced a resolution, which was exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation, to audit funds appropriated to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia. Several House conservatives backed the measure, including Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Barry Moore (R-AL), Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Greg Steube (R-FL), and Clay Higgins (R-LA). The proposal would audit all military,...

Jay Leno suffered "serious burns" in a gasoline fire on Nov. 12, but looked happy and healthy in a photo shared Monday after he was discharged from the Grossman Burn Center Jay Leno is headed home. The former Tonight Show host, 72, was discharged from Grossman Burn Center in the Los Angeles area on Monday, nine days after he suffered "serious burns" in a garage gasoline fire. Center staff shared an image of the smiling comedian alongside several of his caretakers. "Comedian Jay Leno was released from the Grossman Burn Center today," doctors shared in a release obtained by PEOPLE...

16-year-old reality TV star Grayson Chrisley from the show “Chrisley Knows Best” was rushed to hospital by ambulance after his Ford F-150 truck rear-ended another truck on the interstate in Tennessee on Saturday. The incident occurred at roughly 5:30 p.m., when reports indicate the star hit another truck that was at a complete stop in heavy traffic, according to TMZ. Officers attended the scene and reported that Chrisley was unable to answer or recall any details about the collision when he was questioned. They suspected a head injury and sent him to hospital for evaluation, according to TMZ. Images from...

Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Luke 21:1–4 Friends, today’s Gospel tells of the poor widow who gave her last penny to the temple treasury. Her behavior makes us consider our possessiveness. What do we tell ourselves all the time? That we’re not happy because we don’t have all the things that we should have or that we want to have. What follows from this is that life becomes a constant quest to get, to acquire, to attain possessions.Do you remember the parable about the foolish rich man? When his barns were filled with all his possessions,...

Democratic elected officials and operatives fear a younger Republican could pose a serious threat to President Joe Biden’s reelection odds, according to CNN. Top Democratic officials believe Biden has a good chance of beating former President Donald Trump in 2024, but many are worried a younger Republican candidate could pose a serious threat to Biden, according to CNN. Many are concerned that Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who hasn’t announced his candidacy, will defeat Biden, and others believe it is time for a new generation of candidates on both sides of the aisle. Two unnamed Democratic operatives are “uneasy” about...

Russia is apparently walking back its earlier goals to overthrow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government in its faltering invasion. On Monday, a Kremlin spokesman said the “special operation” in Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin is not focused on regime change in Kyiv. “No, the president has spoken about this already,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to TASS, the official Russian news agency. In February, Mr. Putin called on the Ukrainian military to oust Mr. Zelenskyy.

DailyMail.com can reveal the first photograph of Colorado gay club shooter Anderson Lee Aldrich along with video he filmed of himself threatening to blow his mother's house to 'holy hell' a year ago. Aldrich, 22, was taken into custody at the house where his mother, Laura Voepel, was renting a room in June 2021 in Colorado Springs. He was charged with felony menacing and kidnapping but was released from custody. On Saturday, he is accused of opening fire in Club Q just before midnight, murdering five people and injuring others. The club's owners say he arrived with 'tremendous firepower' -...