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While speaking at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on Saturday night, President Joe Biden pushed for an “assault weapons” ban and asked, “Who in God’s name needs a weapon with 100 rounds in the chamber?” Biden did not provide an example of a gun that holds 100 rounds in the chamber, but simply added, “That weapon’s only meant for one thing…to kill people.” Biden emphasized that an “assault weapons” ban was enacted once at the federal level and declared, “As long as I’m in office I’m not going to stop until we get it done again.”

President Biden said in an interview aired Sunday night that Israel should not occupy Gaza following a devastating terror attack by Hamas, claiming the move would be a “big mistake.” Biden was speaking to CBS’s “60 Minutes” in an interview that was filmed Thursday when he was asked about the expected military action on the Gaza Strip by Israeli Defense Forces. “I think it’d be a big mistake,” Biden said when asked if he would support an Israeli occupation of Gaza. ... I think that it would be a mistake for Israel to occupy Gaza again.” The Israeli government gave...

During combat, all restrictions are lifted. Murder, stabbing isn’t a complete taboo like it was before. Such borders don’t disappear immediately, but they become blurred. And under the influence of alcohol and drugs, they can vanish. “One evening I was in a café with a girlfriend,” a 25-year-old woman named Tatyana, who lives in Ulan-Ude in southeastern Siberia, told RFE/RL in July. “We were talking when a guy in camouflage came up to us. He had a medal on his chest and a huge scar on his face. When he found out I wasn’t interested, he became furious, swearing and...

As the U.S. fertility rate continues to fall, there are growing concerns about the long-term economic impact: A smaller population means less tax revenue, which could reduce funding for programs such as Social Security and Medicare. But immigration policy reform could be one solution, some experts say. The U.S. birth rate fell slightly in 2022 compared with 2021, with roughly 3.7 million babies born nationwide, and the birth rate still hasn’t recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to an initial analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A growing concern for economists, the U.S. fertility rate has generally been...

With the horrific massacre, rapes and infant murders and kidnappings Hamas proudly perpetrated in Israel, much of the American academic community, especially at elite universities, sided with . . . Hamas. It is not playing well. Harvard has been the most talked-about example, because, well, it’s Harvard. ... Harvard students have since deleted their statement, though it still lives on the Internet, of course. They deleted it because many major firms announced they won’t hire anyone on the list. Some have even asked for membership lists of the student organizations involved so they can make sure not to hire any...

THE BBC have launched an urgent probe into Hamas-supporting journalists who called attacks on Israel “a morning of hope”. Six reporters and a freelancer – including a senior broadcast journalist – have been accused of anti-Israel bias. The controversy was sparked after several social media posts by BBC News Arabic reporters appeared to endorse comments that likened Hamas, a designated terrorist group, to freedom fighters. One of the messages alleged to have been liked include a video of bodies and kidnapped people loaded onto a Jeep captioned as a “proud moment”. The journalists also referred to the Hamas attack on...

Index providers, Western managers face growing pressure over Chinese investments.. The report by the Coalition for a Prosperous America said a Vanguard fund has put money into companies sanctioned by the U.S. government over alleged human rights abuses.. HONG KONG -- Top index fund manager Vanguard has invested in scores of Chinese companies that have links to the nation's military or have been sanctioned by the U.S. government over alleged human rights abuses, according to research by a bipartisan U.S. group. The $98.7 billion Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets exchange-traded fund has invested in the subsidiaries of 60 companies that are...

Two more Hamas leaders have been killed in targeted airstrikes in Gaza – including the commander who orchestrated one of last week’s heinous deadly assaults on an Israeli kibbutz, Israel’s military said Sunday. Israel Defense Forces claimed they “neutralized” Billal Al Kedra, the commander of the southern Khan Yunis Nukhba forces, in the Gaza Strip late Saturday. The military said Al Kedra was behind the massacre of dozens of innocent Israelis when Hamas terrorists stormed the Kibbutz Nirim community Oct. 7 as part of its sneak attack on Israel. It wasn’t immediately clear how many men, women and children were...

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Israel and the U.S. are discussing a possible visit by President Biden to Israel later this week, three Israeli and U.S. officials confirmed on Sunday. Why it matters: A Biden visit would be both a show of support for Israel amid the war with Hamas and a message to Iran and Hezbollah not to join the fighting. Behind the scenes: The Israeli officials said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Biden to Israel during their phone call on Saturday. Israeli Channel 12 first reported the invitation. A U.S. official said a possible visit to the region is being considered, but...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~SGT John F. Baker, Jr. (Info found here.) John F. Baker, Jr. (October 30, 1945 - January 20, 2012) is a retired United States Army Sergeant who served in the Vietnam War and received the Medal of Honor.John Baker was born in Davenport, Iowa and attended Moline High School from 1963 to 1966. At only 5 1...

WARSAW, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Poland's incumbent Law and Justice (PiS) party was narrowly ahead in Sunday's general election, exit polls showed, but the liberal opposition appeared to secure a majority, raising the possibility of an end to eight years of nationalist rule. If the outcome is confirmed by official results, the vote would mark a massive turnaround for Warsaw, which has feuded with the European Union over the rule of law, media freedom, migration and LGBT rights since PiS came to power in 2015. With war raging in neighbouring Ukraine and a migrant crisis brewing, Brussels and Washington have...

In recent weeks, we have seen a troubling trend develop. Five million Americans have been removed from Medicaid rolls, and many millions more are on the verge of losing coverage as a result of the Medicaid enrollment cuts. This represents the single greatest threat to our progress toward ending the HIV epidemic in years. During the pandemic, Medicaid enrollment grew by an estimated 20 million people, contributing to the uninsured rate dropping to the lowest level on record in early 2022. But, after a three-year period during which states provided continuous enrollment in exchange for enhanced federal funding, some states...

Live streaming cameras in the Gaza are showing a new offensive apparently underway by Israel. It had been quiet for hours, now in the past 5 minutes, widespread missile attacks and flares are lighting up otherwise blacked out Gaza.

A group of Clemson University students protested the removal of tampon dispensers from the men’s library bathrooms in response to a conservative student group’s complaints. Holding brightly colored signs reading “Destigmatize menstruation” and “Hello, it’s the 21st century,” around 50 students demonstrated on campus Wednesday to demand school administrators reinstall the feminine hygiene dispensers. The dispensers were removed after the Clemson College Republicans complained they were found inside the library’s men’s bathrooms. “If you weren’t aware already, Clemson University has tampon/pad dispensers in the MEN’S restrooms located in Cooper Library. We truly live in a [clown] world,” the student group...

WARSAW, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Poland's incumbent Law and Justice (PiS) party was narrowly ahead in Sunday's general election, exit polls showed, but the liberal opposition appeared to secure a majority, raising the possibility of an end to eight years of nationalist rule. If the outcome is confirmed by official results, the vote would mark a massive turnaround for Warsaw, which has feuded with the European Union over the rule of law, media freedom, migration and LGBT rights since PiS came to power in 2015. With war raging in neighbouring Ukraine and a migrant crisis brewing, Brussels and Washington have...

Israeli jets have started bombing in Lebanon as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) warned it would “destroy” the country if Hizbollah entered the war.The air raids came as the United States and the UK expressed fears that Israel’s war with Hamas could “escalate” into a conflict involving “the wider Middle East”.The Israeli strikes were carried out after anti-tank rockets fired by Hizbollah killed one person in northern Israel, in the most serious clashes outside of Gaza since the war began.Tzachi Hanegbi, an Israeli national security adviser, warned the Iran-sponsored terrorist group not to start a war on a second front,...

LONG BEACH, Calif. - A woman is dead and several others injured after a driver allegedly intentionally drove his vehicle into pedestrians in a Long Beach crosswalk Saturday night. It happened around 6:34 p.m. in the intersection of Shoreline Drive and Aquarium Way. According to authorities, 46-year-old Khalid Yagobbi has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of 60-year-old Romelia Cuarenta Aguilar, who died at the scene. Police say Yagobbi was speeding eastbound in a white Chevrolet Bolt, in the westbound lanes of Shoreline Drive, when he drove through a red light and struck the pedestrians and multiple,...

It’s a bad day to be a Democrat. Democrat contenders Shawn Wilson and John Bel Edwards failed to keep the governorship in Louisiana, ultimately losing to Republican Jeff Laundry. Laundry, who served as Louisiana Attorney General, won 50% of the vote threshold to avoid a runoff vote. Political commentators say this is a sign of things to come in 2024. (snip) Landry is known as an advocate for the Oil and Natural Gas industry. He criticized Democrats like former President Obama by saying, “Republicans continue to criticize the president for being anti-oil. He says that’s not true, but his actions...