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WASHINGTON (TND) — On this Fourth of July, the percentage of people who say they’re proud to be an American is near historic lows. According to the results of a new Gallup poll, only 4 in 10 adults say they are “extremely proud to be an American.” "I feel like it’s declined. Like, just wearing the flag sometimes I feel like it’s sometimes a little bit mixed-up feelings," said Daniel, a Washington, D.C. resident visiting the National Mall on the holiday. Gallup's data shows Republicans are consistently more likely than Democrats and independents to express "extreme pride in being American,"...

What is happening in Europe has been in the works for decades. Everything Gary Allen wrote about in "None Dare Call It Conspiracy" (https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Gary-Allen/dp/1939438071) has come to pass. Global elites have all moved to Great Reset escape compounds. Cecil Rhodes' model of the British system of setting up city-states within nations they implode to set up a worldwide corporate government empire.

Go inside and see what life is like in a US Navy Nuclear submarine USS Indiana on a full tour guided by Commanding Officer.

Having previously been touted as the GOP's next presidential hopeful, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' White House bid has been floundering over the past few months, with even Republican figures casting doubt on the future of his campaign. DeSantis's unfavorable rating among potential voters has been steadily rising since late March, when he recorded a split 39.3 percent favorable rating. This includes the time after he confirmed his 2024 bid in late May in an error-strewn Twitter Space online announcement.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after the Secret Service discovered suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing, and a preliminary test showed the substance was cocaine, two law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

New cars and trucks are packed with sensors and technology that protect and pamper drivers and passengers. But those features are also raising the cost of repairs after accidents. The average cost of making damaged cars good as new has soared 36% since 2018, and may top $5,000 by the end of this year, according to Mitchell, a company that provides data and software to insurance companies and auto repair businesses. That big increase is the main reason that insurance premiums have been soaring — up 17% in the 12 months through May. New SUVs and pickup trucks, including a...

The summer after my second year of law school, I worked at a law firm in London, England. It was my first time there and I was giddy with excitement when the fancy car that collected me at Heathrow Airport deposited me in front of the fancy apartment building I'd be living in for the next month. After lugging my suitcase up the stairs to the front door, I was met by a sweet-looking elderly white woman; my landlord. I went to shake her hand. Looking sick to her stomach, she yanked her right arm behind her back and dropped...

The Philadelphia gunman who left five dead has been unmasked as a cross-dressing Black Lives Matter supporter who made chilling Facebook posts about 'evil spirits.' Kimbrady Carriker, 40, shot dead four men and a 15-year-old boy in the Kingsessing neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July. He is now in custody and facing multiple murder charges after rampaging through the streets with an AR-15, a handgun and wearing a ballistic vest. The killer has now been revealed to be a computer nerd who was obsessed by firearms - even posting video a few days ago of children at...

Eagle Pass, TX – A controversial video has gone viral that shows a U.S. Border Patrol agent cutting the razor wire fence installed by the state of Texas to let illegal immigrants cross the border into the United States (video below). The Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS), who put in the security fences on private property with the permission of the owners, said this is the first time their agency was aware of something like this happening, FOX News reported. The state agency said it has permission from the property owners to arrest any illegal immigrants found there. The...

Explanation: It seemed like the sky exploded. The original idea was to photograph an aurora over a waterfall. After waiting for hours under opaque clouds, though, hope was running out. Others left. Then, unexpectedly, the clouds moved away. Suddenly, particles from a large solar magnetic storm were visible impacting the Earth's upper atmosphere with full effect. The night sky filled with colors and motion in a thrilling auroral display. Struggling to steady the camera from high Earthly winds, the 34 exposures that compose the featured image were taken. The resulting featured composite image shows the photogenic Godafoss (Goðafoss) waterfall in...

..... Responding to footage published online which shows the civilian firing towards the terrorist and neutralizing him. A few seconds later, the terrorist can be seen moving, and the civilian can be seen firing two more bullets within the span of a few seconds. Oppenheimer said, "An awful terror attack. The obligation of those who carry weapons is to neutralize the danger." "However, the second shot is borderline. The third shot, in a country of law, is a criminal act."

Eating superstar Joey "Jaws" Chestnut shook off a rain delay and gobbled his way to another win at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest, downing 62 franks and buns in 10 minutes. Chestnut out ate runner-up Geoffrey Esper and the rest of an international field of 15 competitive eaters by double digits to clinch his eighth straight Mustard Belt and 16th overall. Esper, of Oxford, Massachusetts, managed to ingest 49 hot dogs and buns. In the women's contest, defending champion Miki Sudo forced down 39½ hot dogs and buns to collect her ninth Mustard Belt. But before...

Chinese authorities have warned of extreme weather and "multiple natural disasters" in the coming month, as heavy rain in parts of the country led to thousands being evacuated. An alert was in place on Tuesday (Jul 4) for rain-triggered disasters in large swathes of central and southwestern China, according to the Xinhua news agency. Meteorological authorities have warned the country will face "multiple natural disasters in July, including floods, severe convection weather, typhoons and high temperatures", Xinhua said.

Cars costing under $30,000 make up just 8 percent of the market - down from 38 percent before the pandemic. According to data from car shopping app CoPilot, cited by CNBC, expensive SUVs and trucks are in high demand, prompting carmakers to continue to upgrade their lineups and scale back on more affordable models. Not only are new vehicle prices near an all-time high, but the interest rate to finance a purchase is also soaring. 'It’s the least affordable car market in modern history,' CoPilot CEO Pat Ryan told the outlet. The average cost of a new car in May,...

A man in China who fleeced eight woman out of more than 3 million yuan (S$561,086) found himself stuck on a window ledge located on the 23rd floor after he tried to escape from one of his victims. The man, surnamed Nie, befriended his victims on an online dating site where he posed as an entrepreneur who owned a successful home renovation company in Hefei, east China's Anhui province, reported South China Morning Post. News outlet Sichuan Observation reported that the transcripts of his online conversations from 2019 to 2023, showed Nie transferring thousands of yuan to the women in...

As if carrying Homeowners insurance in California and Florida wasn’t already subject to ridiculous increases in premiums, things are about to get a lot worse. Effective with the July 1st notification, Reinsurance rates, these are companies who insure the insurance companies, are telling their clients there will be up to a 50% increase in cost for underwriting catastrophic coverage. Perhaps claims in the past few years have been higher; however, I suspect the issue amid the reinsurers is partly connected to the issue that surrounds banks and bond rates. Back when interest rates were near zero, banks and reinsurers likely...

wenty years ago, after former president George W. Bush declared a "War on Terror" and an invasion of Iraq was proposed, France's president Jacques Chirac ruled out sending French troops to the country without approval by the U.N. Security Council. Some Americans accused France of betrayal and retreat. Neal Rowland took it a step further and printed new menus for his Beaufort, North Carolina restaurant named Cubbies. On it, he changed "French fries" to "Freedom fries." In an interview with The Washington Times, Rowland explained that he "got the idea from similar protest action against Germany during World War I,...

‘Prophet’ John Anosike is the President and Senior Pastor of New World Faith Ministries, a “multi-cultural, highly dynamic ministry with a membership of over 8000” in Cape Town, South Africa. More particularly, he’s a prosperity-preaching heretic who routinely claims to raise people from the dead, commit miraculous healings like curing cancer and AIDS, and regrowing lost limbs. He routinely takes trips to heaven when he hangs out with Jesus and God, getting supernatural and direct revelation which he then returns to earth and shares, most which involve how his followers need to give him more money. He describes himself as...

Geraldo Rivera kept a positive attitude on his 80th birthday, despite his recent resignation from Fox News following his dismissal from The Five on the network. 'I got a lot to celebrate,' the television host maintained during an appearance on Fox and Friends last Friday. He acknowledged that it was his last day on the network, as he had decided to quit entirely after being fired from The Five. .....