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Republican Utah Senator Mitt Romney has come out to criticize former President Donald Trump for his recent meeting with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and Kanye West.The video has begun circulating on social media since being posted on Monday and has already been viewed more than 80,000 times.Speaking to MSNBC, Romney said: "It is disgusting to invite people like that to meet the former President of the United States.Romney: I think it's been clear that there is no bottom to the degree to which president trump will degrade himself and the nation. pic.twitter.com/6Jw5vDQ6If— Acyn (@Acyn) November 29, 2022"I think it has...

The latest round of layoffs at CNN has hit some of the network's biggest names. Political analyst Chris Cillizza, 46, who has been covering national politics, the White House and Congress for the cable giant since 2017, after coming over to the network from The Washington Post, was among those who were let go this week, Variety reported. Cillizza tweeted Thursday afternoon, stating, 'my time at CNN was an absolute blast. I got to work with smart and dedicated journalists everyday,' he said. 'I'm sad it's at an end but also excited about what the future holds for me. Stay...

Herbert Stothart quotes this old tune in his film scores frequently. It can be heard at the 17 minute mark here from The Human Comedy: https://youtu.be/t2edLTD9rWY?t=1020 or at the 1 hour 29 minute mark on Men of Boys Town https://ok.ru/video/287229414051 My taste for playing sentimental pieces like this has increased in the last 3 years along with Waltzing Matilda and Ah Leave Me Not To Pine from Pirates of Penzance. It was in a 'best of piano' songbook I had at one time but it's long gone. Can you help me find the title of this song?

Brad William Henke, ‘Orange Is the New Black’ star and ex-NFL player, dead at 56 Brad William Henke, a former pro football player who later moved on to a prolific acting career, has died. He was 56. His manager, Matt DelPiano, confirmed to The Post that Henke died in his sleep on Nov. 29, but did not give a cause of death.

A judge in Arizona on Thursday ordered the governing board of a ruby-red county in the southeastern corner of the state to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election, finding that its members had no authority to shirk a duty required under state law...The denouement in Cochise County played out as a federal judge, also on Thursday, sanctioned lawyers for Kari Lake and Mark Finchem, the unsuccessful GOP candidates for governor and secretary of state, respectively. Taken together, the orders show how judges are scorning efforts to politicize ministerial roles and undermine election administration.The federal judge, John Tuchi of...

BeIJING (AP) — More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the government tried to defuse public anger over some of the world’s most stringent COVID measures and head off more protests. Following weekend demonstrations at which some crowds made the politically explosive demand that leader Xi Jinping resign, the streets of major cities have been quiet in the face of a crackdown that has been largely out of sight. Guangzhou in the south, Shijiazhuang in the north, Chengdu in the southwest and other major cities announced they were easing testing requirements and controls on...

by Becca London | RNNChalk up two more celebrities with skins thin enough that they can’t handle exposure to opinions that might in any way differ from their fragile woke worldview.In a viral Twitter post on Tuesday, actor Jim Carrey announced to his more than 18 million followers that he was “leaving Twitter,” prompting users to mock the celebrity and question why he posted a video of a naked man singing in the middle of a storm. Carrey appears to be the latest self-inflicted casualty in the left’s meltdown over billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. "The View" co-host Whoopi...

President Donald Trump is maintaining a strong and solid lead over potential 2024 presidential primary candidates, indicating widespread voter support for Trump on the heels of announcing his candidacy in November.According to a new Economist/YouGov poll, which was conducted among 1,500 adult citizens online, President Trump was the number one choice to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, with 20 percent of support.2024 National Republican Primary:Trump 45%DeSantis 30%Pence 7%Cruz 3%Romney 2%Haley 2%Cheney 2%Hawley 1%Rubio 1%Pompeo 1%Noem 0%Christie 0%T. Scott 0%Hogan 0%R. Scott 0%Politico/Morning Consult, 842 RV, 11/18-20https://t.co/pPLng0Ydjb— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) November 23, 2022Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., came in as runner-up...

Two network news veterans and key players from the Lincoln Project are teaming up to launch a "pro-democracy" media company on the same day that former President Trump is expected to announce his 2024 bid. Why it matters: The founders of the new website, Resolute Square, say they aim to counter the right-wing media ecosystem — and be a home to people who reject political extremism and the GOP.

When COVID-19 first hit, the risk of being infected was much higher than the personal costs of getting the vaccine. In 2022, these considerations are very different, says Duke-NUS Centre for Outbreak Preparedness’ Dr Khoo Yoong Khean.The fourth COVID-19 jab has been made available for groups of people in Singapore since April, with the updated bivalent mRNA vaccine available to those aged 18 and above since Nov 7. The bivalent mRNA vaccine targets the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as the Omicron variants, such as BA.1, BA.4/5. Because of the immune evasion properties of the Omicron variants, this updated vaccine...

There is little sense in building infrastructure for hydrogen cars when demand is so low – yet demand will remain low unless supported with compatible infrastructure, say these researchers.Hydrogen fuel cell cars emerged as an alternative to both the electric and combustion engine vehicle in the early 2000s. They were widely considered an avenue towards universal green motoring. Powered through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, the only tailpipe emission they produce is water. The technology also promised a traditional driving experience. Drivers can refuel at filling stations and the range of a hydrogen car is comparable to the...

First lady Jill Biden appeared in an episode of Sesame Street that aired Thursday, helping the characters as they learn about jobs they can have. The White House announced in February that Biden would tape episodes for the show and for “social impact and military family initiatives” for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization responsible for producing the show. In a clip, the first lady meets with Elmo, Abby and Tamir before the three of them go to school to learn about jobs. She tells Elmo that he can have more than one job if he wants, as she serves as...

On Thursday, Barack Obama went down to Georgia lookin’ for a soul to steal to campaign for Raphael Warnock, and–in what appears to be an attempt to mock Herschel Walker–he may have had a Freudian slip and threw shade at Joe Biden. “You know, some folks in our lives who—we don’t wish them ill will—they say crazy stuff. We’re all like, well, you know, Uncle Joe, you know what happened to him. You know… it’s okay. They’re part of the family. But, you don’t give them serious responsibilities.”

The DC Kangaroo Court today found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy. Several other Oath Keepers members were also found guilty today in the DC court. Rhodes will now serve many years in prison for being found guilty of trumped-up charges. Steve Baker listed out the Oath Keepers members and the verdicts against them. As you read the verdicts below, please understand that these men and woman did nothing wrong. They committed no violence. They planned no violence. They were unarmed. Rhodes did not ever enter the US Capitol. The members who did enter the capitol committed...

HONG KONG (CNS) — A Hong Kong Court fined Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, 90, and five others for failing to register a humanitarian fund set up to help people arrested in anti-government protests pay legal fees. Cardinal Zen, retired bishop of Hong Kong, was fined 4,000 Hong Kong dollars (US$512) for failing to register the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. He was a trustee of the fund, and four other trustees and its secretary also were charged under the Societies Ordinance, a colonial-era law dating to 1911 that has since been revised. The ordinance says “any club, company, partnership or association...

'Unsurprisingly, the Russians have once again chosen hateful propaganda' OTTAWA — The federal government will summon Russia’s ambassador to respond to widely criticized homophobic tweets by the Russian embassy in Canada made barely one week after a deadly shooting in an American LGBTQ bar. A spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly confirmed to National Post that the minister demanded on Saturday that the government take the extraordinary step to summon Russian ambassador Oleg Stepanov for a meeting. "Unsurprisingly, the Russians have once again chosen hateful propaganda,” Joly’s deputy director of communications, Emily Williams, said in a statement. “This is...

The Taliban returned to power last year - but have since failed to live up to their promises when it comes to women's rights.Large crowds gathered in Afghanistan to watch the first public flogging gathered at a football stadium in the country since the Taliban were ousted more than two decades ago. In scenes described by one commentator as “just history repeating itself”, three women and nine men were beaten in front of hundreds of spectators at the orders of the religious extremist organisation, which returned to power in August. The office of the governor of Logar province, south of...

Showdown between Archbishop Thazhath and laity may aggravate ongoing liturgical dispute in a Syro-Malabar Church archdiocese The Vatican-appointed administrator of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church was denied entry to a cathedral by his opponents over an ongoing liturgical dispute. Archbishop Andrews Thazhath arrived at the St Mary’s Basilica Cathedral Church for Sunday Mass on Nov. 27 but was stopped from entering its premises as the protesting laity from the archdiocese locked the gates. The prelate had earlier announced that he would be offering Mass ushering in the liturgical celebrations of Advent in the mode approved by the Synod...

Upcoming sanctions on Russian oil are set to be “really disruptive” for energy markets if European nations fail to set a cap on prices, analysts warned.The 27 countries of the European Union agreed in June to ban the purchase of Russian crude oil from Dec. 5. In practical terms, the EU — together with the United States, Japan, Canada and the U.K. — want to drastically cut Russia’s oil revenues in a bid to drain the Kremlin’s war chest following its invasion of Ukraine.However, concerns that a complete ban would send crude prices soaring led the G-7 to consider setting...

Country cannot survive unless people who cannot naturally create children are given same protections as heterosexual couples, US senator opines.WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) – A self-described “Christian” and “conservative” senator said that Congress needs to pass a federal law enshrining a right to same-sex “marriage” in order for the United States to have a chance at “survival.” Wyoming Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis joined on Tuesday with 11 other Republicans and all of the Democrats except Georgia’s Raphael Warnock, who is campaigning for re-election, to pass the “Respect for Marriage Act,” which would require the federal government to recognize any partnership called...