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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg plans to bring manslaughter charges against former Marine Daniel Penny after he saved lives and protected fellow New Yorkers from a violent, longtime criminal on the subway. "The 24-year-old former Marine seen on video gripping the neck of Jordan Neely, who died of the chokehold on the floor of an F train in Manhattan this month, is expected to be charged and surrender as early as Friday, three sources familiar with the matter tell News 4 New York," NBC 4 New York reports."[The] decision to charge Daniel Penny was made by the Manhattan District Attorney's...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country needs more time to launch a much-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, as its military awaits the delivery of promised aid. ...

Continuous coverage of what is going on at the border that "brought to you by Pfizer" will not show you.

(LifeSiteNews) — LifeSiteNews has launched a new interactive map tracking the growing number of states restricting dangerous transgender surgeries and drugs. For mobile devices, click and hold the individual states to see the descriptions. Republican states have passed an unprecedented wave of bills this year cracking down on so-called “gender transitions,” particularly for children. In the past four months, 14 states have approved laws to ban or limit transgender surgical and hormonal inventions for youth. Republican governors in Florida and Missouri are poised to sign similar laws in the coming days, and bans are also moving forward in six other...

More than 300 beers competing in 103 categories won awards Wednesday in Nashville at the World Beer Cup, the largest and most prestigious beer competition. The 307 winners won gold, silver or bronze awards in a competition with 10,213 entries submitted by 2,376 breweries from 51 countries. A panel of 272 judges from 26 countries spent nine days judging the competition. “The World Beer Cup brings together the finest brewers and beers from around the globe and celebrates creativity, craftsmanship and passion for great beer," said Chris Williams, the competition director. “Receiving a World Beer Cup award is a testament...

In the video, the former employee of a Starbucks coffee shop in Beresford House in Southampton berated a customer, refused service, and hurled accusations that the patron was transphobic after being offended by a misgendering. The incident took place at a Starbucks licensee location in April. Those stores are partially owned by an individual who has invested in the coffee giant's business and represent more than 50% of the Starbucks International portfolio. "Don't ever call me transphobic. EVER!" the customer said. "[sic] called me a her… You're being transphobic, Karen. Now get out," the former employee yelled.

Republicans “savor” the border crisis and seek to “get back to slavery,” according to Georgia Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson, who claimed that migrants are necessary to help “put food on our table,” serve as custodians, and “clean up” hospitals. Speaking at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Johnson bemoaned the continued “assault on the concept of immigration” into the United States.

The space is turning into the next frontier for the high-end confrontations between nations. And in this new battlefield, the ability to target enemy satellites has become a big priority. Recently, documents from the Discord Leak have shed light on this theme, and I wrote about it here on TGP. You can read more in Space War: Chinese Plan To Disrupt Enemy Satellites’ Comms in the Event of Conflict. But this is far from pure speculation, but rather a reality that’s literally orbiting above our heads. Fears have been arising that the Chinese have developed a self-propelled, highly maneuverable Spaceplane...

An experimental skin patch is showing promise to treat toddlers who are highly allergic to peanuts — training their bodies to handle an accidental bite. Peanut allergy is one of the most common and dangerous food allergies. Parents of allergic tots are constantly on guard against exposures that can turn birthday parties and play dates into emergency room visits. There is no cure. The only treatment is for children 4 and older who can consume a special peanut powder to protect against a severe reaction. The patch, named Viaskin, aims to deliver that kind of treatment through the skin instead....

Following Donald Trump's loss in E. Jean Carroll's defamation and rape lawsuit, former staffers of his White House administration have come forward with even more damning allegations. Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House director of strategic communications and assistant to the president during Trump's time in office, recently sat down with Jake Tapper of CNN and shared similar allegations of sexual misconduct. "I have countless pieces of what I considered impropriety in the White House that I brought to the chief of staff [Mark Meadows] because I thought the way he engaged with women was dangerous," Griffin said of...

(Catholic World Report) — The people of Salem were told they could save their souls and lives by confessing to be a witch. Today, teenage girls are told they will feel much better about themselves once their breasts are removed. And so-called adults call it “affirmative care.” For the last couple of years, J.K. Rowling has been the victim of a witch hunt. The author of the Harry Potter series has been harassed, hounded, shouted down, and targeted with numerous death threats. Rowling is not being hunted down by church folks with pitchforks. Instead, the woman who did more to...

The text from her son Randy that Heather Bacchus received at at 1:26 AM on July 17, 2021, seemed like good news. “I’m quitting weed for good and want to surround myself with healthy and happy people,” he wrote. “This has been too much for me and for you guys.” Less than an hour later, at 2:09 AM, a second text arrived. “I love you and am sorry for everything. I love dad and the same to him. I wish I would have been a better person.” It was his suicide note. That night, Randy killed himself. ...Now research suggests...

El Paso overwhelmed by FJB's invaders. Alejandro Mayorkas moving them out ASAP before the "brought to you by Pfizer" press arrives.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A man was arrested in Daytona Beach Shores this week after authorities said he stole an SUV, then jumped out of that vehicle to flee police and let it crash into the wall of a building. Michael Barr, 20, was arrested after being tracked down to a hotel on South Atlantic Avenue by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and Daytona Beach Shores police. Body camera video released by the sheriff’s office shows Barr’s arrest. Police said Barr told them his friends had left him in Miami, so he hitchhiked to Kissimmee, stole the SUV and...

NEW YORK CITY (LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic church in New York City has removed a blasphemous painting series entitled “God is Trans[gender]: A Queer Spiritual Journey” after the Archdiocese of New York said it would investigate reports of the display. A spokesperson for the Archdiocese of New York told the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) that the Church of Saint Paul the Apostle in Manhattan informed their office that the controversial exhibit had been removed. Catholics were in uproar over the paintings, which not only declared that “God is Trans,” but promoted the idolatrous and heretical ideas that we can...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (LifeSiteNews) — While other states work to remove pornographic content from public schools and children’s library access, Illinois is moving in the opposite direction, with a new law that will penalize schools for not allowing children unfettered access to such material. HB 2789 “adopt[s] the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights that indicates materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or, in the alternative, develop a written statement declaring the inherent authority of the library or library system to” assemble a diverse collection of material and “prohibit the practice of banning...

DES MOINES, Iowa – The super PAC promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to have dozens of staff in place in the first 18 states on the Republican presidential primary calendar in the coming weeks, a move indicating that his expected 2024 announcement is drawing closer. The plans, shared with The Associated Press, are part of the group Never Back Down's strategy to begin political organizing for DeSantis all the way through Super Tuesday on March 5 and point to a novel approach the super PAC is attempting ahead of a likely DeSantis run. In Iowa, where the leadoff GOP...

SAN FRANCISCO - In the latest blow to San Francisco's economic outlook, another retailer announced on Wednesday, they're closing their Union Square store by July. Coco Republic, a self-described luxury Australian furniture brand, will close its 53,000 square-foot showroom located at 55 Stockton Street, where Crate & Barrel was located not long ago. The furniture store lasted less than sixth months from when it opened, according to the company. A spokesperson said the closing sale begins immediately. Plans to close this location are either in July, or when the inventory runs out. "Downtown San Francisco has been struggling with well-documented...

"He is a loser ... and as a four-time winning Republican, I am tired of losing." New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu called out Donald Trump Wednesday night after the former Republican president’s controversial CNN town hall in the Granite State. It’s not the first time Sununu has taken aim at Trump. The Republican governor has often criticized the former president, calling him “crazy” and stating he has no logical pathway to the presidency. Hours after Trump’s CNN town hall, Sununu ripped into him again

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) this week said he would support a federal reform to essentially deputize states, allowing them to deport illegal aliens, thereby bypassing the Biden administration’s poor policies. DeSantis on Wednesday announced his signing of Senate Bill 1718 — the latest action taken by the Sunshine State to combat the Biden administration’s poor border policies. In part, the legislation would essentially make Florida the largest state in the nation to do full E-Verify for employment.