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Explanation: Yes, but have you ever seen a sunrise like this? Here, after initial cloudiness, the Sun appeared to rise in two pieces and during a partial eclipse in 2019, causing the photographer to describe it as the most stunning sunrise of his life. The dark circle near the top of the atmospherically-reddened Sun is the Moon -- but so is the dark peak just below it. This is because along the way, the Earth's atmosphere had a layer of unusually warm air over the sea which acted like a gigantic lens and created a second image. For a normal...

Photo: AlamyFormer President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in a series of recent swing state and national polls.Polling analysts argued that Trump’s current lead in the polls is attributable to voters’ concern over the Biden administration’s policies, but some cautioned that it’s still early for these surveys to be predictive of the 2024 election.“As Biden’s likeability has waned, we’re seeing a real trend of voters being drawn back in by Trump’s policies,” Nathan Klein, pollster for OnMessage Inc., told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “As Trump now sits on a small put persistent lead in national polls, if...

Photo: AlamyA new poll released on Friday by Premise Data shows that the ABC News/Washington Post poll released last month showing leading Republican presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump up 10 points on President Joe Biden is no fluke.As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, the ABC/Washington Post poll had Trump up against Biden 52 percent to 42 percent in a hypothetical matchup.“The Post-ABC poll shows Biden trailing Trump by 10 percentage points at this early stage in the election cycle, although the sizable margin of Trump’s lead in this survey is significantly at odds with other public polls...

The Bible says that while connected as one Body, we are all different parts of the Body of Christ -- so what body part are you? Take the Babylon Bee's quiz to find out!

Sources are saying there is no indication that former President Donald Trump shared sensitive records with an Australian billionaire, and no charges have been filed by special counsel Jack Smith, according to CBS News. "Sources tell CBS News there is no indication former President Trump shared sensitive records with an Australian billionaire + no charges have been filed by the Special Counsel through their alleged discussion about US Nuclear subs was investigated," CBS's Catherine Herridge posted on X, formerly Twitter, Saturday. Her post comes after the network reported Friday that other sources confirmed, however, that Trump allegedly discussed sensitive information...

Former Trump National Security Adviser Robert C. O’Brien criticized the Biden administration for paying Iran $6 billion in ransom money, saying that it incentivized Hamas to take Americans in Israel hostage on Saturday as it launched a number of terrorist attacks across the country.“While welcoming our Iran hostages home, I said at the time — paying ransom (eg unfreezing $6 billion) is problematic because it incentivizes new hostage taking & gives terrorists money for new operations. I didn’t think we would see these points illustrated so vividly, so quickly,” O’Brien posted on X.O’Brien served during the Trump administration as the...

A 300-pound Villager who stands 6 feet 4 inches tall has been sentenced after stalking a resident’s grandson he met through an online dating application. Russell Edward Thompson, 54, of the Village of Springdale, has been placed on probation for three years after pleading no contest last month in Sumter County Court to charges of burglary and theft. A charge of stalking, a charge of criminal mischief and two additional counts of theft were dismissed as part of the plea deal. A man who was living with his 73-year-old grandmother in Village of Santo Domingo met Thompson through an online...

On Sept. 28, 2023, during House vote on amendments to fiscal year 2024 federal spending legislation for DHS and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Rep. Virginia Foxx discusses her amendment to prevent taxpayer funds from paying for State Department employees to travel to or attend events hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative

The religious crowd protested at the Supreme Court after Friday prayers. The demonstrators are seeking further criminalization of same-sex relations in the African country.Hundreds of Kenyan Muslims marched on the country's Supreme Court Friday in protest against a recent decision upholding the right of LGBTQ groups to associate and form non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Angered Muslims carrying printed placards decried "neo-colonialists" and the immorality of homosexuality, while demanding the three justices who affirmed the LGBTQ community's right to associate, "resign and repent." Last month, the three ruled that Kenya's Non-Governmental Organization Board had discriminated against an LGBTQ group by not allowing...

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Photo: AlamyA majority of Republicans in the United States today would like to see the next Speaker of the House to be “loyal” to President Donald J. Trump, a new poll from CBS/YouGov has found.According to their survey, conducted between Oct. 4-6, 59 percent of Republicans indicated that they would like the new speaker to be loyal to the president.The same CBS poll also found that among Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, a large percentage of each party approved of the ousting of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.Their data showed that 67 percent of Democrats approved of McCarthy’s...

I was surprised to learn that the population of Israel has been disarmed and that only 2% of the population owns or is allowed to use guns. The videos on the attack on Israel are horrifying, once Hamas overtook the frontier defenses, they were allowed to roam free in pickups and motorcycles and go from house to house into a completely defenseless population. I recall seeing a video taken from the balcony of a building in which Hamas terrorist could be seen in a white pickup parked on the street. I kept thinking: They are sitting ducks! why doesn't the...

@DougAMacgregor The Israeli losses are predicted to exceed 1,000 dead. It is inconceivable that the IDF had NO ready forces positioned in the South or the North to deal with potential violence on the anniversary of 1973. At the same time, the Arabs did what they never do. They shut up. In this sense, it’s reminiscent of two conditions. First, Custer and his column were annihilated because the hostile tribes did something they had never done: They united and stood their ground. Normally, they were divided and fled as soon as Army Regulars showed up. He rushed in thinking that...

Pope Francis’ new climate alarmist document and the cardinals’ dubia on the SynodFather Charles Murr and Liz Yore once again join John-Henry Westen on this week’s episode of Faith & Reason, in which they discuss the opening of the Synod on Synodality in the midst of a new “climate change” document released by Pope Francis and a new set of dubia concerning the nature of the Synod and the issue of Holy Communion for the divorced and remarried, as well as a new statement by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò surrounding questions of the validity of Francis’ assumption of the papacy....

Abject evil was visited upon innocent Israeli civilians this weekend, as the savages of Iran-backed Hamas launched a stunning surprise attack against defenseless men, women, and children. As of late Sunday, the death toll in Israel had surpassed 700, marking the single largest slaughter of Jews in decades. Relative to population, this is the equivalent of approximately 25,000 Americans being murdered in a single day. The Israeli government said more than 100 people had been kidnapped by the terrorists and taken as hostages, including an unconfirmed number of US citizens. For the first time since 1973's Yom Kippur War, Israel's...

In short, March 14, 1891 there were several Italians on trial. They were found "not guilty" which sent a mob of thousands in a frenzy (along with government). In the end, 11 Italians were lynched and numerous others treated harshly. As a consolation to this tragedy, our government gave them a day---Columbus day. A mob of tens of thousands of angry men surrounded a New Orleans jail, shouting angry slurs and calling for blood. By the time they were done, 11 men would be dead—shot and mutilated in an act of brutal mob violence that took place in front of...

Hamas violence in Israel has been described as "worse than ISIS" as images shared online show a purported beheading of an Israeli Defense Force soldiers.This comes as the death toll is estimated to be over 700 following Hamas' brutal assault in southern Israel. Hamas terrorists have been seen piling up the bodies of 260 young ravers at a horrific massacre at a music festival, after which disturbing footage of a murdered woman's body being paraded semi-naked through the street on the back of a truck emerged. Users on X have been left shocked as the horrifying images of Hamas terrorist...

A pro-Palestine rally occurred outside the White House in Washington, D.C., and speakers called the attack on Israel from Hamas a "revolution." The Hamas attack, launched early Saturday, left as many as 600 Israelis dead and 2,000 wounded. The Israeli counterattack in Gaza and at Hamas structures has left 313 Palestinians dead and 1,990 wounded. Israel formally declared war on Hamas, the first time the nation has done so since 1973. ANTONY BLINKEN SAYS US 'WORKING OVERTIME' TO VERIFY REPORTS OF AMERICANS DEAD IN ISRAEL At least four United States citizens are dead, and an additional seven are missing or...

Please meet Mahmoud Abourjila. He is one of the murderers of 22-year-old German-Israeli Shani Louk, whose half naked dead body was desecrated and paraded on a Hamas pick-up truck. He was identified by German internet users. The other men involved will also be identified. [pic.twitter.com/trEuXi5C8s] — Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 9, 2023 [https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1711382803772801135]