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MAGNOLIA, Ark.—Slipping a handgun into his belt, the mayor of this small town hopped out of his 1995 Ford pickup and went in search of further evidence of a new energy boom. On the other side of freshly painted gate, Mayor Parnell Vann pointed out a squat blue spire of valves, bolts and pressure gauges attached to a long-dormant well—a telltale sign someone means to bring it back to life. On the thick-wooded back roads, crisscrossing fields where oil drillers gave up long ago, Vann found two more similar wells that day. These days, companies in the area aren’t looking...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with "Special Report" on Monday for a wide-ranging interview, offering insight into whether former President Donald Trump can win in a general election. DeSantis said he doesn’t believe Trump can win in 2024 because there are "too many voters who just aren't going to vote for him going forward." "I saw it in Florida in my re-election. You know, I won the first time by less than a percent, second time by ‘20. Why did people vote against me in ‘18 but then voted for me in ‘22? The number one reason they gave...

Art Pawlowski set to return to court on Aug. 9.. Pastor Artur Pawlowski's troubles with the Canadian authorities began long before his sermon to commercial truckers encouraging their peaceful defiance against what he thought were "oppressive" public health mandates for COVID-19. In 2005, he began serving and ministering to downtown Calgary—Alberta's poor and downtrodden. "In other words, feeding the homeless and praying for them, which is now illegal," he described to The Epoch Times in a telephone interview while under house arrest in Calgary following his court conviction in May for inciting mischief and violating his release conditions. The police...

A half-century ago today, South Korean strongman Syngman Rhee, winner of that country’s 1956 presidential election, had the runner-up hanged for treason. Cho Pong-am (or Cho Bong-am), who cut his teeth as a young Communist in the 1920’s and 30’s but had become an independent socialist since, won over 2.1 million votes as the Progressive Party candidate in 1956, on a platform of peaceful reunification with North Korea — the outstanding political issue in South Korea at the time. The position had some popularity as against Rhee’s “march North” policy of conquering North Korea by force. Peaceful unification and support...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A 75-year-old woman opened fire on two intruders who broke into her Oakland home and came under fire herself, authorities said. The home invasion robbery happened around 2 a.m. on July 26 at a residence near the Oakland Zoo in the hills on Ettrick Street in the Chabot Park neighborhood, according to the Oakland Police Department.

More than 500 people are likely to be accepted under the Government’s Afghan Admission program, established in response to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan after the Taliban returned to power there almost two years ago. Originally, places on the scheme were limited to 500; however, a spokesperson for the Department of Justice has said that “the number of places to be provided under the program is likely to exceed that number”. As of 27 July this year, 178 applications had been approved, representing 479 beneficiaries. This represents a third of all applications submitted.In total, 528 Afghan citizens living in Ireland...

For those asking, at what point do Russians stop just waiting for ukies to come to them...

I can not even begin to explain the complete outrage and livid anger towards the government I have now. I can not put it into words. The government (Biden and his minions in particular) flat out lies about inflation saying it is moderating, or, going down... blah, blah, blah and Physician's Mutual just raised my supplemental insurance rate by 9% and Mutual of Omaha just raised theirs nearly 18%!!! Everything I even look at in the store to buy is now outrageously priced and gasoline jumped up to $3.50 for regular around here and even more. The things we buy...

Update from Ukraine | Ukraine Cuts the Main Rail for Ruzzia | China bans Drones for Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7QyZpG_vQw Invasion Day 520 – Summary July 28, 2023 https://militaryland.net/news/invasion-day-520-summary/ *** Great interactive maps with viewer controlled Map magnification tool to use for each Front! https://militaryland.net/maps/

Just as Japan saw a substantial increase in foreign residents in 2022, it also registered a decline in its native population of approximately 800,000 people, marking the biggest drop on the country’s record. According to the report, the local population has dropped by 0.65%, leaving the total number of Japanese nationals at 122.4 million for the year 2022. This also marks the 14th consecutive year of the population’s decline. More foreign residents: The government data also highlighted the 10.7% increase in the number of foreign residents, reaching an all-time high of nearly 3 million people. The notable surge in foreign...

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The unfortunate case of 111 Wall Street might be even more unfortunate than it sounds. Two months since we wrote that the vacant, 1.2 million square-foot tower at the corner of South Street “epitomized the crisis” of the downtown commercial market, the building owned by Nightingale Properties and Intervest Capital Partners now faces a foreclosure action by mezzanine lender Oaktree Capital Management, as first reported by Real Estate Alert.

Hunter Biden’s statements in court about a $1 million payment sent to one of his companies from a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked entity neglects key details that call the stated reason for the transaction into question, The Federalist first reported. During Wednesday’s hearing on his plea deal, Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned Hunter Biden on a $1 million payment distributed to Owasco, LLC, attributed in the plea deal’s statement of facts to “legal fees for Patrick Ho”— an executive of the CCP-linked CEFC China Energy. Both Hunter Biden and the Department of Justice omit information that make the reason behind the...

This news comes on the heels of another DeSantis bundler being linked to strip clubs and swinger cruises.Laura Loomer exposed the globalism and degeneracy of more of Ron DeSantis’ top bundlers, showing that the Florida Governor’s top fundraisers include individuals who support Ukraine, lobby for Bud Light, and sit on the board of Hooters. National File recently reported on another DeSantis bundler with close ties to strip clubs and swinger cruises.Slater Bayliss is a Bud Light lobbyist who is one of DeSantis’ top bundlers. Loomer tweeted a photo from Bayliss’ social media account that shows the Ukraine flag in his...

Chris Stewart, 37, used to drink 12 cans of Mountain Dew a day and eat large McDonald’s meals for lunch — until he saw a photo of himself at his dad’s funeral that made him feel “sick.” “Who is going to carry my casket?” Stewart recalled to SWNS. “I thought if I didn’t change something I’m going to die.” The Illinois forklift driver weighed 400 pounds at his heaviest, wearing a size 5XL. He would consume two cans of Mountain Dew each morning when he woke up and two McDonald’s cheeseburgers, a McChicken sandwich and fries for lunch.

Another attempt to attack Moscow with drones early Tuesday morning... Last week's military coup in Niger and the threat of military intervention against the new government by West African nations and France. A deadline ending this coming weekend has been given for the military to relinquish power in Niger. A joint statement issued by the neighboring countries of Burkina Faso and Mali warning that intervention by outside powers constitutes a declaration of war... There are demonstrations on the streets of the West African nation of Senegal... In Memphis police shooting a man after he attempted to gain entry to a...

Brett Baier interviewed Ron DeSantis Monday, July 31, 2023. Covered all of the anticipated topics including Trump's demand for fealty, abortion, campaign reset, Ukraine, etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hITqG4vetRg

As the drought in eastern Nebraska worsens, imagine not having any running water for over a month. That's what one rural Lancaster County family has been dealing with. Jeff and Jenni Gall had their water shut off by the rural water district, not because they weren't paying their bills but because of a technicality when they bought their home. A million-dollar home and not a drop of running water. "No water. No water," Jenni Gall said as she tried turning on the facets in her kitchen. The family of six have been surviving by filling bathtubs to flush toilets and...

Note: I discovered rather quickly that this video is a new simulation of the TWA800 disaster, but that is obviously NOT how it is presented. The following is how this video is presented by the YT publisher, 'the last mayday':Normally, the average flight from New York to Rome takes 8 hours and 24 minutes. Emphasizing 'normally.' However, during the horror flight of TWA 800, this was anything but normal. Just fifteen minutes after takeoff, the pilot received a distressing message:"Look at that crazy fuel flow indication on number four."What is going on here? Stay tuned!A Boeing 747-100, carrying 230 passengers...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) campaign fundraising team fundraised off of YouTube’s decision to censor a Republican Governor’s Association (RGA) ad attacking Beshear’s record of allowing “chemical castration of kids.” The RGA put up an ad on YouTube discussing Beshear’s support for allowing children to undergo permanent “gender reassignment surgery for anyone under 18” and Beshear’s veto of a bill that would ban doctors from performing sex-change surgery.