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Russia has already stationed a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Vladimir Putin says. Speaking at an economic forum, he said they would only be used if Russia's territory or state was threatened. The US government says there is no indication the Kremlin plans to use nuclear weapons to attack Ukraine. "We don't see any indications that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after Mr Putin's comments. Belarus is a key Russian ally and served as a launchpad for Mr Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February last year....

Joe Biden the creep caught again groping Eva Longoria. This man is disgusting pic.twitter.com/GgbSy2hyN5— Grand Old Patriots🇺🇸 (@GrandOlPatriots) June 16, 2023

[Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Heart: Synthesis of All Catholic DoctrineThe Sacred Heart is not a simple devotion of sentiment - it is not even a special isolated dogma. It is the synthesis of all Catholic doctrine, of the whole Catholic moral law summed up in the love of Jesus Christ for us and of our love for Jesus Christ. There is then for us a theology of the Sacred Heart. This theology, according to Saint Augustine and Bossuet, from the consideration that God is the eternal Heart -- God is love (1 Jn 4:8) -- finds in this charity the...

Hands where we can see them, Joe! President Biden got a little too close to actress Eva Longoria at the White House Thursday night — before the Hollywood starlet guided the 80-year-old’s mitts to relative safety. The president embraced the “Desperate Housewives” alum after addressing a film screening of her directorial debut, “Flamin’ Hot,” but let his hands hover a bit too long on her waist before the actress quickly moved to grasp them and took a step back. “Actress Eva Longoria barely escaped Joe Biden’s clutches,” one Twitter user said of the uneasy moment. The oldest-ever president had awkwardly...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of his administration's top priority, President Joe Biden has vowed to eliminate all junk fees, though he clarified that his customary "10% for the Big Guy" fee will remain in place for all bribes and kickbacks. "Listen here, folks," Biden slurred as the announcement was made, "We're going to get rid of all these junk fees! The biggest problem facing the American people every day is being gouged by hotel and resort junk fees. I'm telling these places charging junk fees — stop it!" When asked by a reporter if the reduction of fees includes...

The meeting follows an announcement by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that it would give US$50 million to support Chinese efforts to fight malaria and tuberculosis.Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his "old friend" Bill Gates on Friday (Jun 16) that China had always placed its hopes in the American people, after the Microsoft co-founder's foundation pledged US$50 million to help Chinese efforts to battle disease. Gates - one of the world's richest men - is the latest in a string of Western business leaders to visit China since the country ended strict COVID-19 controls that largely closed it off...

(Jun. 16, 2023) — Every now and then a “left field” idea strikes your humble servant. The term “left field” is used because to many, the idea would seem so far-fetched and improbable that it could never come to pass in reality. But the only way to ensure failure is to forego the attempt altogether. ... continue reading at: https://www.thepostemail.com/2023/06/16/a-modest-proposal-4-0/

A new report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that nearly 1 in 5 adults in the US have been diagnosed with depression — and the prevalence varies depending on where they live. In 2020, 18.4% of US adults reported having ever been diagnosed with depression in their lifetime by a healthcare provider — with higher rates of depression in women, young adults aged 18-24 and adults with lower education levels. Researchers from the CDC and Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education in Tennessee estimate on a state-by-state level range that it’s about 12.7%...

Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation. Daniel Ellsberg, a military analyst who after experiencing a sobbing antiwar epiphany on a bathroom floor made the momentous decision in 1971 to disclose a secret history of American lies and deceit in Vietnam, what came to be known as the Pentagon Papers, died on Friday at his home in Kensington, Calif. He was 92. The cause was pancreatic cancer, his wife and children said in a statement.

The longtime host of the beloved game show recently announced he was stepping away on social media. “Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last,” Sajak wrote. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months.” Sajak will continue working on the series as a consultant over the next three seasons, but intrigue abounds as Fortune fanatics ponder his possible successor. Online sportsbook Bovada has gambling odds posted on the next Wheel of Fortune host, with Ryan Seacrest the current frontrunner at +200...

Special Counsel Jack Smith is quietly ramping up his January 6 case against Trump in Washington DC. President Trump last week was indicted by a grand jury in Florida hearing evidence in Jack Smith’s classified documents case. News of the Florida grand jury leaked to the media just days before Trump was indicted on 37 federal charges. In a separate grand jury in DC, Jack Smith is quietly continuing his investigation into January 6 and Trump’s efforts to challenge the 2020 election. Jack Smith is investigating the ‘dueling electors’ after the 2020 election, Trump’s role in January 6 and Trump’s...

Hours before Donald Trump appeared Tuesday at a Miami courthouse and pleaded not guilty to charges related to the handling of sensitive government documents, the chairman of Nevada’s Republican Party walked into the federal trial court in Washington. Michael McDonald’s presence there alongside Jim DeGraffenreid, the state GOP vice chairman, underscored advances in special counsel Jack Smith’s other federal inquiry: the one into efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. McDonald and DeGraffenreid were among the latest in a string of witnesses summoned to testify before a grand jury in that investigation, people familiar with the...

The US CEO of Bud Light's owner, Anheuser-Busch, released a statement outlining steps the company is taking to alleviate backlash the brand has faced over the last two months since a single promotion with a transgender influencer. "Over the last two months, the discussion surrounding our company and Bud Light has moved away from beer, and this has impacted our consumers, our business partners, and our employees," Brendan Whitworth wrote in the statement. To alleviate the impacts Anheuser-Busch's employees and business partners have faced, Whitworth said the company will provide financial assistance to the beer brand's independent wholesalers that would...

Comments come amid criticism of Israeli minister from unnamed Biden administration official; he later clarifies that he believes the censure came from an aide to Deborah Lipstadt (L) US Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a conference in Brussels on October 20, 2022. (R) Likud MK Amichai Chikli speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022. (US State Department/Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli appeared in an interview Thursday to dismiss US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt as a “nice lady who deals with antisemitism,” and is a leftist.Chikli’s...

Ja Morant has been suspended for 25 games to start the 2023-2024 NBA season, though there’s belief around the league the Grizzlies star dodged a much larger bullet after livestreaming himself with a gun for the second time. “I think the Grizzlies, those around the NBA, were bracing for the possibility it could have been even more,” ESPN’s NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski said Friday on “First Take.” “…But 25 games is significant certainly to start the season. At least for Memphis now they know they can start their off-season planning with the understanding of how long they will be without...

Bud Light’s controversial partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney could have been a “strategic” attempt to permanently alter the brand’s audience, according to an anonymous former employee. The popular beer brand came under fire in April after a post from Mulvaney’s Instagram account featured a personalized Bud Light can. The backlash against the brand in response to partnering with the transgender figure led to a massive slump in sales. Though the company’s CEO insisted in a statement that it “never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people,” the ex-Anheuser-Busch worker suggested that the move was intentional. “[Employees]...

On Friday, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said “Morning Joe” that former President Donald Trump’s motive for keeping classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort was “all about money.” Scarborough said, “We’ve said from the beginning, and today’s the eighth anniversary, people tell us of Donald Trump coming down the escalator. We’ve said from the beginning, this is all about money.” He added, “If you’re trying to figure out Donald Trump’s motive, whatever it is we’ve been saying for eight years, it’s all about money. So I’m not I’m like, we have absolutely no evidence that he was selling this information to...

[Catholic Caucus] The total failure of Traditionis Custodes to suppress the Latin MassThe faithful from whom Archbishop Aupetit has taken away their traditional Masses - at Saint Georges de la Villette, Notre Dame du Travail and elsewhere, communicate:"Traditionis custodes has failed. The traditional Mass will not disappear; on the contrary, it will continue to spread, especially among young people. We need to look back at the astonishing awareness of this issue revealed by the reactions of the official Catholic media on the occasion of the last Pentecost pilgrimage organised by ND de Chrétienté.On 6 June 2023, Élisabeth Geffroy wrote in...

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“I don’t feel like Texas is my home anymore,” Lewis said simply. He ended up selling his home through a real estate service launched last summer by the Dallas-based broker, Bob McCranie, who sought to help LGBTQ+ people list their homes in Texas and then connect them with an agent in another state or even a different country where they’d like to go next. McCranie initially called it “Flee Texas,” but soon changed the name to reflect a broader group of people expressing interest in the service. “What we discovered was we got so much response from other states that...