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An alleged intruder in Hollywood Hills, California, is in critical condition after a female homeowner opened fire on him Sunday around 9:30 p.m. The woman saw the alleged intruder in her backyard and saw him allegedly make his way to a back door and try to enter the home, FOX 11 reported. The woman asked the alleged intruder stop but he refused to comply. The woman said he kept reaching into his pocket, leading her to believe he had a weapon, so she opened fire on him.

#BREAKING Russian President Putin to meet China's Xi in Beijing on Wednesday: Kremlin pic.twitter.com/ingo4DM3Vy— AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 16, 2023

Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by Jewish political commentator Ben Shapiro to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas after the group massacred over 1,000 Israelis during a festival. The pair discuss some of the media's reaction and coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, the protests in support of Palestine and some of the inappropriate comments that have been made, Ben's initial reaction to the attacks as a Jewish man, finding a peaceful resolution and much more. Subscribe to stay up-to-date on all Uncensored content.

Lehigh County, Pa., is on fire right now with the outrage of at least 70 families who are on a mission to have Dr. Debra Esernio-Jenssen, a “child abuse pediatrician,” fired from Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and hopefully brought up on criminal charges. The families allege that Dr. Jenssen diagnosed all of them with the controversial “Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy” and accused them of child abuse when they brought their children into LVHN for various reasons. [snip] Speaker after speaker told their horror tales of Dr. Debra Jenssen and her obsession with the rare (and possibly bogus) disorder. Local...

Washington — The federal judge in Washington overseeing the case against former President Donald Trump related to the 2020 election agreed Monday to impose some limitations on what he can say publicly about the case, restricting the former president and his attorneys making statements that target special counsel Jack Smith, his staff, court personnel, and possible witnesses who may testify in the proceedings. The decision from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan followed a lengthy hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., regarding a request from Smith and his team to limit what Trump can say about the case brought against...

KYIV — With world leaders focusing their attention on trying to solve the Israel-Hamas conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin has resumed hammering Ukraine on all fronts. Over the weekend, Kremlin forces attacked Ukrainian energy infrastructure and struck regions with missiles and drones. Newly replenished Russian forces have also been pressing Ukrainian troops on all parts of the front line. On Saturday and Sunday, Russia shelled the Kherson region alone more than 200 times, Oleksandr Prokudin, the regional governor, said in a statement.

Oprah Winfrey reportedly suggested running for president alongside Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on a unity ticket in 2020 to thwart former President Trump’s reelection hopes. Romney disclosed to The Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins that the media mogul pitched the unity ticket with the moderate senator “to save the country,” according to book excerpts published by Axios. Coppins’s book “Romney: A Reckoning” comes out next week. Romney said he deflected the idea, pointing to his belief that such a push would benefit Trump’s reelection chances. A source familiar with Winfrey said she was never serious about running, though some confidants...

Illegal Immigration and the Catholic Church: Follow the MoneyThe love of money is the root of all evils. (1 Timothy 6:10) The open border and uncontrolled influx of millions of people have devastating consequences. It is a true crisis. Over the last two-and-a-half years, over 7 million illegal immigrants have entered the United States. That number does not include those who escaped detection and are not in any official counts. By the end of 2024, it is projected that well over ten percent of the population will be here illegally. The results of President Biden’s decision not to enforce border...

On Thursday, absentee Florida Governor and losing 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (R-FL) held a campaign event in Tampa, Florida, and only managed to attract about 50 supporters.Can't believe I made it in to the Ron DeSantis rally today! Been camped out front since last night. I hope he can sign my poster. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/21tZkgKzaQ — Kev Posobiec (@KevinPosobiec) October 5, 2023Compare that to leading 2024 presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump’s rally turnout of over 75,000 supporters in Pickens, South Carolina in July.Max cropping the empty area behind from the frame. Sad that there was only 50 people...

Iran says Hamas ready to release hostages if Israel stops air strikes as at least 199 now known taken

[Catholic Caucus] Should the Laity Ignore the Synod on Synodality?Given that the advice offered to the pope during the synodal proceedings will likely contain at least some errors and ambiguities, most lay Catholics are probably better served by simply ignoring the Synod proceedings.We are now in the second full week of the Synod on Synodality. If you are like me, perhaps you have felt a strong inclination to follow the activities of the Synod closely. In fact, at one point last week I was in Eucharistic adoration and thought, “I should read about exactly what is said and done each...

Apparently, the first-ever use of an Iron Beam combat laser was used in repelling a missile attack on Tel Aviv this evening. pic.twitter.com/1grGAlXzKG — Sprinter (@Sprinter99800) October 15, 2023 Here is the first video of the Israeli Iron Beam, laser air defense system, intercepting enemy rockets, from today. Via Midnight Rider and Amir Tsarfati:

A Hornady plant in Nebraska had an explosion that resulted in one woman’s death and two others’ injuries. Hornady is a leading ammo cartridges, components, and handloading equipment manufacturer. 150,000 Square Foot Warehouse that produces BULLETS blew up in Nebraska, you’d think this would make the HEADLINES 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐 https://t.co/PvhWW5Ql2N — The_Bayou_Boy (@_The_Bayou_Boy) October 15, 2023 The Grand Island Independent shares more on the explosion: A woman died and two men were injured in an explosion Friday morning at the Hornady Manufacturing plant west of Grand Island, according to Hall County Attorney Marty Klein. The explosion occurred in the chemical compound...

The Florida teacher who was beaten unconscious by a 270-pound student in a viral video has refused to help the teen’s defense lighten his sentence, according to a report. Brendan Depa, then 17, violently hurled Matanzas High School paraprofessional Joan Naydich to the ground, then could be seen in the video kicking and punching her in the back and head more than a dozen times before he was pulled off her by other staff. The troubled teen told investigators he attacked Naydich because teachers ordered him to stop playing a video game on a Nintendo Switch. Depa, who was charged...

There has been a lot of talk at the Synod on Synodality about listening to the Holy Spirit to see where it is that the Spirit wants to guide the Church. But what is not being mentioned is just what, exactly, this means.Furthermore, little has been said about how to distinguish within ourselves between the Holy Spirit’s authentic voice within us and other “spirits” that are not from God and which can lead us astray. There is instead a kind of vague concept of the Holy Spirit as a kind of oracular voice within us where a conflation takes place...

HEALTH Infectious disease doctor says COVID testing is vital this fall as symptoms are less severe or obvious minnesota BY MARIELLE MOHS OCTOBER 15, 2023 / 5:46 PM / CBS MINNESOTA MINNEAPOLIS -- Flu season is well underway and now it's partnered up with the latest worldwide virus, COVID, as our "new normal." However, the impact of the virus for many is less severe. "I don't think there's going to be a public health recommendation for masking. It's just too potentially controversial," said Dr. Frank Rhame, an Allina Heath Infectious Disease Physician. Rhame says mandatory masking isn't coming back, even...

NATIONAL LIQUEUR DAY | OCTOBER 16 National Liqueur Day on October 16th annually celebrates the myriad classes and flavors of liqueur. #NationalLiqueurDay The word liqueur comes from the Latin liquifacere, which means to liquefy. A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage made from a distilled spirit. Distillers flavor the spirit with fruit, cream, herbs, spices, flowers, or nuts. Next, they bottle it with added sugar or other sweeteners. While liqueurs are typically considerably sweet, distillers do not usually age their product long. They do, however, allow a resting period during production, which allows the flavors to marry. With the broad selection...

VIDEO Republican Jeff Landry's victory for the Louisiana governorship shook up not only liberals but the entire political world. What was supposed to be only a jungle primary with the ultimate winner to be determined in the general election runoff turned out to be a flat out victory for Landry. The Democrats never expected this to happen since they had only one candidate in the primary while the Republicans had several who were expected to split the vote up among themselves resulting in no overall winner. Instead Landry won both an absolute MAJORITY of the vote as well as the...

This just might be the most SAVAGE Twitter Community Note fact-check of all time. WaPo tried to run a puff piece on this dude at a college in Wyoming who tried to join a sorority and faced a lawsuit from the real girls in the sorority (and won!) because they didn't want a dude in their private spaces and claimed he was creeping on them. Now the man is a victim. But check out this Community Note (screenshot in case it disappears). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can read the absolutely disgusting and graphic details about Langford in our previous coverage: Langford...