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The recent spate of flight delays and cancellations may persist for as much as a decade — due to a shortage of some 32,000 pilots, mechanics and air traffic controllers, as well as “unrealistic scheduling” by airlines, according to an investigative report. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CBS News his office is investigating several airlines for what a rep called “unrealistic scheduling,” which leads to a carrier’s inability to provide the expected service to the flying public. Experts said the trend in staffing issues suggests that the problem could get a lot worse before it gets better — and could...

Rock Hudson died of AIDS on October 2, 1985, and my fate came 10 days later on October 12, 1985. My life changed forever that day—a gorgeous fall day with a brilliant blue sky. As I drove to the health department to get my results, I remember thinking, Oh, my test will come back negative, and I’ll be fine. After all, this is North Carolina and AIDS is only hitting big cities like New York and San Francisco.” As I pulled into the parking lot, I became nauseous, feeling like I couldn’t breathe. I sat in the car for what...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican podcast featuring Pope Francis claims young people are characterized by ‘sexual fluidity’'The Lord is not disgusted with any of us. Even when we are sinners, He helps us. The Lord is not disgusted by our realities, He loves us as we are. And this is the crazy love of God,' Pope Francis told the young gender-confused Italian woman. In what appears to be a granting of legitimacy to “transgender ideology,” Pope Francis featured in a Vatican podcast which claimed that young people today are “characterized by technological advance, psychological disorders, sexual fluidity, and criminality.” Introducing the podcast...

Prosecutors told the judge no more charges are expected against the president's son. Hunter Biden, the troubled second son of the president, has not pleaded guilty Wednesday to two federal misdemeanor counts for failing to pay taxes in 2017 and 2018 — as was expected as part of a deal reached with prosecutors — after a disagreement arose about a separate gun charge. It wasn't clear if a deal couldn't still be reached on Wednesday, as lawyers huddled to see if a delay until early September would be needed.

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – A large amount of marijuana washed ashore Saturday morning on Neptune Beach near Florida Boulevard. A bystander called Neptune Beach police to alert them about a different type of “seaweed” that washed ashore. Zach West was visiting the beach with his mother when he noticed the marijuana that looked similar to sargassum, causing him to take a whiff for validation.

On Tuesday night Democrat presidential candidate joined Sean Hannity on FOX News for a town hall event. During the hour-long show, Kennedy continued to gain the approval of the FOX News audience that repeatedly broke out in applause to his positions and ideas for America’s future. At one point Sean Hannity began grilling Robert Kennedy on the US support for the War in Ukraine. And, once again, the crowd was on his side. Kennedy pointed out that it was the US and Biden administration that thwarted several attempts for a a peace agreement with Russia. Hannity disagreed. But it was...

Hunter Biden's plea deal has appeared to collapse in a stunning twist during his appearance in front of a judge in a federal court in Delaware. The president's scandal-hit son said 'yes, your honor' when asked by the judge if he was going to plead guilty, and admitted he's been to rehab six times in 20 years for addiction to drinking and drugs. But then the Judge demanded a recess when an agreement between prosecutors and attorneys for the president's son appeared to fall apart. Hunter's attorney Chris Clark said the agreement was 'null and void' after top prosecutor Leo...

The Washington Post is either too blinded by ineptitude to realize how bad President Joe Biden’s economy really is or is just content making pathetic attempts to deceive readers. The Post economics reporter Jeff Stein wrote a ludicrous July 26 news item headlined, “As inflation falls, GOP may have to rethink attacks on Biden economy.” Stein suggested that the “message” of Biden’s poor economic stewardship undergirded by 40-year high inflation “may no longer be as powerful.” Stein zeroed in on how inflation rates have eased from nine percent last year to three percent in June. But what Stein glosses over...

[Catholic Caucus] Global synod faces challenge of getting pastoral care to divorced Catholics in parishesFor divorced Catholics, the trauma of separation can often be twofold: In addition to a collapsed marriage, which stress-measuring "life change index scales" rate as second only to the death of a spouse or child, they may find themselves feeling abandoned by their own church, with little more initial guidance or accompaniment than an annulment petition form. For those civilly remarried outside the church, the exclusion can seem even more intense.In an apparent recognition of the need to pastorally attend to these situations, the forthcoming 16th...

TIME TO DEFINE THE DEEP STATE The "Deep State" is not the Democratic Party – it is a byproduct of the Democratic Party. The "Deep State" is not "The Left" but a byproduct of the Left which is run by the spirit of antichrist. It has been around a long time but people have ignored it or tried to ignore it because it hid very well and until recently it seemed benign, like a sleeping gigantic monster with a happy-face mask on it, about which the American People have been dulled into thinking that this monster is not only not...

Hunter Biden's plea deal has appeared to collapse in a stunning turn of events in a federal court in Delaware. The president's scandal-hit son has said 'yes, your honor' when asked by the judge if he was going to plead guilty, and admitted he's been to rehab six times in 20 years for addiction to drinking and drugs. But then the judge demanded a recess when an agreement between prosecutors and attorneys for the president's son appeared to fall apart. He said he was first treated for alcohol abuse in 2003 and was last in an in-patient facility in 2018,...

A warrant has been issued for a Michigan abortionist accused of running over a pro-life activist outside a Saginaw Township abortion clinic in June, MLive.com reported on Tuesday. On the morning of June 23, pro-life advocate Mark Zimmerman and others were in the parking lot of the Women’s Center of Saginaw in Flint. “He was there to try to engage pregnant women on their way into the clinic to see if they’re open to waiting and perhaps seeking assistance and counseling and, basically, not going through with the abortion procedure they have scheduled,” said Zimmerman’s attorney, Robert J. Dunn. “He’s...

Former President Trump accused his GOP presidential primary opponent Chris Christie of costing 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney a chance at winning the presidency because of his collaboration with then-President Obama. Trump said in a Truth Social post Tuesday that Christie, who was serving as the governor of New Jersey at the time, was “star struck” with Obama while they oversaw the state’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy. The hurricane, which overall caused billions of dollars of damage and killed hundreds inside and out of the United States, made landfall in late October 2012, just before the general election.

Hunter Biden's plea deal has fallen apart, according to federal prosecutors and the defense. President Joe Biden's son had been expected to plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors for not paying federal taxes on time as part of a plea agreement with the Justice Department.

The Hunter Biden plea deal is DEAD after the judge expressed MAJOR concerns about the pretrial diversion program for Hunter's felony gun charge that would wipe out additional tax charges.https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1684227957550612480?s=20

SUMMARY * Some crew members had to jump overboard * Vessel was en route from Germany to Egypt * Still ablaze; salvage experts examine next steps * 25 electric vehicles onboard AMSTERDAM, July 26 (Reuters) - A fire blazed on a ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday, killing one member of the crew and injuring several others, the coastguard said. Dutch broadcaster NOS said all the crew were Indian.

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill raising the upper age limit for military conscription and banning draftees from leaving the country, as Moscow continues its efforts to widen the pool of potential recruits for its war in Ukraine. Under current Russian law, all men aged 18-27 are required to complete a one-year term of compulsory military service, a requirement that has been in place since before the invasion of Ukraine. Amendments published on the day of the bill’s third and final reading would raise the age limits for this compulsory military service to 18-30 starting in January 2024. The...

(Daily readings from the USCCB)On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables… Matthew 13:1–3Why did Jesus speak in parables? In today’s Gospel, Jesus goes on to teach the familiar “Parable of the Sower.” Immediately after that parable in today’s Gospel, the disciples do ask Jesus this question. They ask, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” Jesus responds to them,...

CINCINNATI — A brawl after a basketball game in Indiana was caught on camera. The video shows a referee getting attacked on the court during the Next Level Classic in Fairland, Indiana, on Sunday. Witnesses are blaming a girls team from Cincinnati. "They were looking for trouble," Bobby Ewing, coach of the DSB Heat from Owensboro, Kentucky, said. Ewing said his team was playing the Cincinnati Indians Elite team. Owensboro was up 41-10 when he said the Cincinnati girls started swearing at his players. Tensions escalated, and a referee called the game.

[Catholic Caucus] Attending traditional Mass is forbidden in the home of the Patron Saint of Parish PriestsEpiscopal pettiness :Celebration of the Mass in the Sanctuary of Ars.1) Priests who wish to celebrate the Mass or hold confessions must produce a valid CELEBRET and prove their identity2) The Mass can be celebrated in Latin and in any vernacular language, but only with the Roman Missal in its presently approved form3) Exception: a priest can be admitted to celebrate with the old Missal only if he is alone and only in the crypt4) An offering on your part is welcome in order...