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A former US National Women’s Soccer League player was filmed allegedly flashing a Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators in Los Angeles. Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel, who previously played for the Angel City Football Club based in LA, signed the “Sieg Heil” salute from the passenger seat of a vehicle, video posted online by watchdog group StopAntisemitism shows. “Shame on you,” the demonstrators at the Beverly Hills rally shouted at her. It’s not clear what occurred before the recording began. Behind the wheel was another professional soccer player — identified by the group as Samim Haydari.

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is to reduce the number of people it employs at its manufacturing plant in Newbridge, County Kildare by 100. The move is part of a wider restructuring process arising from a significant drop in demand for its COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. […] Pfizer had recently announced that it planned to cut its global costs by $3.5 billion over the next year because of the fall off in sale of its COVID-19 vaccine and Paxlovid anti-viral treatment. The company said it expects revenues from its Comirnaty vaccine to fall 70% this year compared to 2022 levels due to...

@TuckerCarlson Ep. 37 The two defining tragedies of our time — the war in Ukraine and the presidency of Joe Biden — are both finally coming to an end.

Rome CNN — Italy will build two detention centers in Albania to house migrants trying to reach its shores, Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said Monday, in an attempt to control migration figures that have almost doubled in the year since she took office. Meloni said the facilities are due to open next spring and will initially take in 3,000 people. Once the centers are “fully up and running,” Meloni said her government could process up to 36,000 people a year. Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy party is facing growing domestic pressure as it has failed to deliver on an electoral...

Republicans painted Long Island completely red Tuesday night with the party’s candidate Ed Romaine winning a landslide victory against Democrat David Calone to become Suffolk County executive. The GOP now occupies all the countywide seats in Nassau and Suffolk Counties — both county executive seats, the district attorney and comptroller’s offices, as well as all four congressional seats. Romaine sailed to victory with 56% of the vote, beating Calone by more than 26,000 votes. “This is a political earthquake,” said former US Sen. Al D’Amato. Longtime analysts of Long Island politics said they could recall only one brief period in...

Thinking about getting a guy’s name inked across your kisser? Tat’s a no-brainer — literally. Sure, being head-over-heels in love is a many splendored thing.But let’s face it, permanently stamping a partner’s name on your forehead is something most sweethearts would refuse to even consider — unless, of course, you’ve got a lover like “Kevin.” “Getting my [boyfriend’s] name tattooed on my face,” gushed ink-loving Londoner Ana Stanskovsky, 27, in the captions of an eye-popping TikTok post. “Let’s do it!” The footage, which has nearly 19 million views, appears to show the woman getting beau Kevin Freshwater’s moniker needled just...

I'm tending to think the Democrats have totally mastered the arts (there are various kinds) of ballot cheating...and persuading voters just isn't enough anymore. Very depressing for me. Thoughts?

An Upper East Side café where baristas quit in protest over the Jewish owner's support of Israel is now busier than ever with customers lined up around the block to show their support. The owner of Caffe Aronne, Aaron Dahan, was left short-staffed Tuesday morning after his baristas quit on him when he addressed the 'Free Palestine' pins they wore to work. Dahan, 25, said a total of five baristas walked out since the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, in which Hamas slaughtered 1,400 Israelis and kidnapped more than 200 civilians - including at least 13 American citizens and...

The House voted 234-188 to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over her remarks related to Israel and Palestinians. Twenty two Democrats joined Republicans in voting to formally rebuke Tlaib for her comments. The measure, which accuses Tlaib of "promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel," is the second attempt to formally punish Tlaib over her comments about the war. Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, has made several controversial comments about the war. She has defended her comments and says she is simply...

Voters across the country headed to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a slew of statewide and local elections that could serve as a bellwether for next year’s congressional and White House races. Virginia Democrats have gained full control of both of the state’s legislature bodies, dealing a major blow to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s agenda in a race seen as an indicator of Democrats’ strength heading into 2024.

New Jersey Democrat Luanne Peterpaul was projected to win her state House bid on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, becoming the first openly LGBTQ woman elected to the state legislature. Peterpaul, a former county prosecutor and chair of the New Jersey LGBTQ rights organization Garden State Equality, secured about 28 percent of the vote Tuesday. Together with Democrat Margie Donlon, a physician and deputy mayor of Ocean Township, Peterpaul unseated Republicans Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno.

Ella Emhoff, the stepdaughter of US Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking part in a public fundraising campaign for Gaza, an expose published by the New York Post on Saturday found. She neglected to mention the Hamas attack that took place on October 7 and the Israeli children killed in it, instead merely writing that the campaign was “supporting urgent relief for Gaza’s children.”

A turkey strolling on Sheppard Avenue East near Highway 404 in North York is fowling up traffic, say Toronto police. In a tweet, posted shortly before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Toronto police said that the bird is “causing traffic issues.”

The White House maintained Tuesday that it doesn’t believe Israeli forces should reoccupy Gaza following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comments that the country will have the “overall security responsibility” in Gaza for an “indefinite period” after the war ends. "The president still believes that a reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good. It’s not good for Israel; not good for the Israeli people,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on “CNN This Morning". One of the conversations that Secretary (Antony) Blinken has been having in the region is what does post-conflict Gaza look like? What does...

President Joe Biden fundraised off the Democrat Party’s nearly flawless election day on Tuesday, using the victories in Ohio, Kentucky, and likely in Virginia to draw a contrast between “democracy” and “MAGA.” The Republican potential losses in all three states highlight the GOP’s seeming inability to persuade voters of their arguments against late-term abortions.

The boyfriend of former NFL great Earl Thomas’ ex-wife was arrested for stealing his identity in an alleged $1.9 million scam. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested 38-year-old New Orleans man Kevin J. Thompson, who is in a relationship with Thomas’ ex-wife, Nina Thomas, in June, authorities told Nola.com. Thompson is accused of cashing Thomas’ NFL checks, stealing from his bank account and transferring car ownership for several vehicles. He faces charges “including identity theft, forgery, money laundering, credit card fraud, computer fraud and bank fraud,” according to Nola.com.

After years in the works, we just released our brand-new pro-life movie, “What Is It?,” freely on YouTube! Go here to watch it now: • The One Question to End Abortion—WHAT... ”180” has been called a half-hour of “video adrenaline,” an “emotional rollercoaster,” and “mind-blowing.” This riveting, award-winning documentary carries a unique message in which you will see eight people change their minds on abortion in a matter of seconds…because they were asked one question.

A team of archaeologists, geophysicists, geologists, and paleontologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Indonesia has found evidence showing that Gunung Padang is the oldest known pyramid in the world. In their paper published in the journal Archaeological Prospection, the group describes their multi-year study of the cultural heritage site. Gunung Padang has for many years been considered a megalithic structure—it sits on top of an extinct volcano in West Java, Indonesia, and is considered by locals to be a sacred site. In 1998, it was declared to be a cultural heritage site. For many years there has been disagreement regarding...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Voters in Ohio have approved an initiative to become the 24th state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana, the Associated Press has projected. Issue 2 passed on Tuesday’s ballot to allow adult-use sale, purchase and possession of cannabis for Ohioans who are 21 and older. The measure, effective 30 days after the election, permits adults to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana, up to 15 grams of marijuana concentrate and grow up to six plants at home. Those in Ohio who purchase cannabis will pay a 10% excise tax, the same rate as Michigan...