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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) on Wednesday introduced legislation to prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), which he and others say could surveil Americans’ financial activity. “Today, I introduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to halt efforts of unelected bureaucrats in Washington, DC from stripping Americans of their right to financial privacy,” Emmer, a staunch cryptocurrency advocate, wrote (on Twitter). He continued, “Any digital version of the dollar must uphold our American values of privacy, individual sovereignty, and free market competitiveness. Anything less opens the door to the development of a dangerous surveillance...

KEY POINTS The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a woman could not use protection under the U.S. bankruptcy code to avoid paying a debt that resulted from fraud by her partner. The court said that the California woman, Kate Bartenwerfer, owed the debt even if she did not know or could not have known about her partner’s fraud. The 9-0 ruling, written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, underscored a Supreme Court decision in 1885 which found that two partners in a New York wool company were liable for the debt due to the fraudulent claims of a third partner even...

The operators of the Norfolk Southern train involved in a toxic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month received a "critical audible alarm message instructing the crew to slow and stop the train to inspect a hot axle," according to a newly released National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report Thursday.

The attorney defending Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly, who is facing murder and other charges in the shooting of a Mexican national on his border property, argued during Wednesday's preliminary hearing that the handling of the investigation contrasted drastically with that into Alec Baldwin's shooting on the set of the Western film "Rust." "There was a huge divergence in how investigation and prosecution should happen and how it did happen in this case," Kelly's court-appointed attorney, Brenna Larkin, said. "The Alec Baldwin case comes to mind of a case where an incident occurred, there was a shooting, there was an...

"Fire! Jose Vega Passionately Confronts Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries Over Ukraine and Nordstream"

A famed Black Panther who's also a communist has faced calls to pay reparations after discovering her ancestors were white puritans who arrived in the US on the Mayflower. Angela Davis, 79, was flabbergasted to discover both sides of her family were white, and that her mom's ancestors were slave-owners on PBS show Finding Your Roots. And the stunning revelations sparked calls for the famously woke Marxist University of California professor to herself pay reparations, having previously called on whites to pony-up in the past.

The members of the Proud Boys on trial for seditious conspiracy for their actions before and leading up to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol reportedly plan on calling former President Donald Trump to testify. Norm Pattis, attorney for Proud Boys member Joe Biggs, is said to have told Politico, "Donald Trump called on patriots to stop the steal. We’re calling on Donald Trump to take the stand." "We’re going to ask the government for assistance in serving Mr. Trump," Pattis added. skip Throughout the trial, defense attorneys have suggested Trump was responsible for encouraging their clients and...

The Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday of another imported eye product that could be contaminated with bacteria, in the wake of an outbreak earlier this year of highly drug-resistant bacteria that hospitalized and blinded some patients. Americans should stop using Delsam Pharma's Artificial Eye Ointment, the FDA says, an over-the-counter product manufactured by Global Pharma Healthcare Private Limited. The company has agreed to recall the product. It's the same manufacturer behind the EzriCare and Delsam Pharma artificial tears products that were already recalled earlier this year. The FDA had faulted the company for multiple violations and banned imports into...

A cyberattack earlier this month forced produce giant Dole to temporarily shut down production plants in North America and halt food shipments to grocery stores, according to a company memo about the incident obtained by CNN. The previously unreported hack — which a source familiar with the incident said was ransomware — led some grocery shoppers to complain on Facebook in recent days that store shelves were missing Dole-made salad kits. “Dole Food Company is in the midst of a Cyber Attack and have subsequently shut down our systems throughout North America,” Emanuel Lazopoulos, senior vice president at Dole’s Fresh...

House Republicans seek records to determine if Biden family used Joe Biden's political career to 'sell access around the world' The Wednesday deadline has passed for Hunter Biden, James Biden and business partner Eric Schwerin to hand over documents to the House Oversight Committee related to their foreign business dealings, which means House Republicans could resort to subpoena to obtain the information they seek. A spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee told Fox News Digital Thursday that they had "received correspondence" from Hunter and James Biden's attorneys, but the committee still appears to be in discussions with them over the...

The head of Philadelphia's FBI field office is facing an investigation after she shot and killed a pit bull outside a Center City apartment building Monday evening. The shooting of a pit bull by an off-duty FBI agent on a busy Center City street this week has sparked an uproar on social media and protests by animal rights activists outside the FBI’s offices on Arch Street. Here’s what we know about the incident, the agent involved, and what happens next: What do we know about the incident? Philadelphia police and the FBI have confirmed that an off-duty FBI agent shot...

Lordstown Motors said Thursday it will suspend production and deliveries of its all-electric Endurance pickup to address performance and quality issues with certain components. The electric vehicle startup, which partnered with Foxconn for vehicle production at an Ohio plant, said the team is working with suppliers on the root cause analysis of each issue and potential solutions, which “in some cases may include part design modifications, retrofits, and software updates.”

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. – Matthew 6:5When word came that Jimmy Carter, age 98, was entering hospice care, the predictable plaudits began to pour in. Calling Carter “an inspiration,” Maria Shriver gushed that he “moves humanity forward every single day.” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) described Carter as having always “walked with God.” Rocker Nils Lofgren called him “[a]s fine a man and soul as I’ve ever seen.” And Steve...

Alex Murdaugh, a once-wealthy and powerful South Carolina attorney on trial for allegedly shooting his wife and son, took the stand Thursday, testifying he had no part in the grisly double murder and blaming an addiction to painkillers for his erratic behavior in front of friends and law enforcement officials. "I did not shoot my wife or my son any time — ever," he said of Maggie, 52, and Paul, 22, who had been gunned down in June 2021. Murdaugh admitted he had lied several times to authorities about his whereabouts the night of the shootings. "I lied about being...

This week the forewoman in the Georgia grand jury inquiry into President Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election made clear during several media interviews that the former president and his associates faced an absolutely biased jury.In a series of media interviews, 30-year-old Atlanta-area resident, Emily Kohrs, who served as the forewoman of the special grand jury for eight months, was giddy with excitement over the 'not short' list of indictment recommendations that would be handed down, and that there would be no "plot twist" when the public finally gets to see their findings - particularly regarding...

Thursday after Ash Wednesday Luke 9:22–25 Friends, in today’s Gospel, the Lord lays out the conditions for discipleship. He makes this demand: "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it."Notice please that this is not simply a question of accepting suffering that happens to befall one. This is not simply a Stoic resignation. Jesus is telling us actively to take up our crosses, to seek them out, to carry them as he willingly carried his. What Jesus did on the cross was bear the burden of the...

When Morrill High School coach April Ott broke the news to Katrina Kohel that she was the only one left on the cheer squad, she promised her that even if she couldn’t compete at the state tournament, they could still enjoy the whole experience. They’d get fun coffee drinks, watch the more than 2,700 girls and 225 teams compete in the three-day cheer and dance competition in Grand Island and just have a good time. But Kohel, the lone senior on what had been a squad of four, had other ideas. After talking it over with her mom, Della, she...

The IDF published documentation from the intensive activity against the terrorists who were involved in the murder of the fighter Adu Baruch hy"d in Nablus. Channel 7, Adar 1, 5783. 22.02.23 One of those terrorists who barricaded himself in the house that was destroyed was Husam Aslim (24), a member of the squad that carried out the attack in which the Givat patrol soldier Sgt. Bachar (24), and Walid Dahil (24), members of the "Lion's[sic] Den" who carried out shooting attacks against IDF forces in recent months. According to "lions[sic] den", six operatives of the organization were killed in the...

Gloria Serge, 85, was walking her dog by a lake in the Spanish Lakes Fairways community in Fort Pierce, Florida on Monday when an alligator attacked her.. The terrifying moment was captured on video ... A frightened neighbor who witnessed the horror made the distressing 911 call .... New video shows the terrifying moment an alligator lunged at a woman walking her dog by a lake in her Florida community, dragging her to her death. ... Gloria Serge, 85, died after she was mauled to death by the 10-foot gator when she tried to rescue her beloved dog, Trooper, from...

Federal prosecutors have announced four more criminal charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the crypto trading platform FTX, expanding his potential liability in what authorities allege is a billion dollar fraud. Bankman-Fried was charged in December in an eight-count indictment. On Thursday an indictment was unsealed adding new charges for a total of 12-counts, including conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and securities fraud. Bankman-Fried, who was released on a $250 million bond, previously pleaded not guilty to charges announced in December, including one count of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws....