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Since the beginning of the Hamas-Israel war, the Iranian regime has regularly threatened that the conflict could escalate and spread across the region. On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian reportedly repeated this threat, when he told his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, that the expansion of war is “inevitable.” “Due to the expansion of the intensity of the war against Gaza’s civilian residents, expansion of the scope of the war has become inevitable,” Amir-Abdollahian said, according to Iranian state media. Amir-Abdollahian and Al Thani strongly condemned “the attacks of the Zionist regime against civilians,” and discussed...

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Nov. 11. It is positively ascertained that the whole rebel infantry force crossed the Rapidan on Sunday last. The only forces left this side are recoconnoitering bands of STUART'S cavalry, covering the rebel front on the south bank of the Rapidan, which they are fortifying with care. The recrossing of the rebels was accelerated by KILPATRICK's cavalry, who dashed upon the enemy's rear-guard at Stevensburgh, and after a brief fight drove them into their intrenchments across the Rapidan. He captured about fifty prisoners. Citizens in the vicinity of Stevensburgh state that the enemy's force engaged on this occasion...

Over the past five months since arriving in Chicago, Andrea Carolina Sevilla’s parents have been unable to enroll her in school even though the reason they left everything behind in their native Venezuela was for her to have access to better education. In Venezuela, she said, she was lucky she could even attend school. Many other teenagers start working at an early age to help out their families, who often face extreme poverty. But she did not have the same luck in the city that she once dreamed of visiting. The family went from sleeping on the floor of a...

"Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon to a possible war, and is making mistakes," Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said at a situational assessment near the Lebanese border Saturday, adding that the Lebanese citizens would be the first to pay the price for this kind of mistake. "What we can do in Gaza, we can also do in Beirut." In his speech, made alongside the commander of the IDF's Division 91 and other senior officers serving in the region, the defense minister stated that Hezbollah is no longer making just provocations, but aggression, following several exchanges of fire over the border throughout...

Almost everyone reading this will have worried, even just for a moment, about what they have searched online on their work computer, or said to a colleague on Slack. And while most write it off as being 'paranoid', there is good reason to be concerned about what you do and say at work, even if it is done virtually. Katie Winstanley, Group Head of HR, at global recruitment specialist Morson Group, told DailyMail.com that 60 percent of employers are now using some form of ‘bossware’ on company devices - software that tracks employee productivity or performance monitoring. Winstanley said that...

“To be honest with you, I hate guns,” Peter, 76, shouted over the sound of gunshots Saturday afternoon as his wife took aim at a target at Gun World in Deerfield Beach. “But it’s better us than someone else.” The Jewish couple had arrived for their Intro to Handguns lesson with Florida Firearms Training about noon. Peter, who asked to keep his last name private for safety reasons, had shot a rifle decades ago; his wife had never shot a gun before. By the end of the day they would be returning home with one. So would Justine Youngleson, 58,...

I can almost hear the question from so long ago, “Where’s the beef?” This inquiry came from a Wendy’s advertising campaign emphasizing that their burgers had more meat than other fast-food chains. There’s a similar question that many of us are asking based upon our recent experience of attending churches, “Where is the hope?” If there’s anything people need today, it’s hope. We are immersed in a culture of violence, deceit, and death. In the U.S., mass shootings have become commonplace. The horrors of Hamas’ massacre shocked those not drawn into the demonic lies spread by the Palestinians. Anti-Semitic rants...

This morning, as I was preparing to leave the restaurant where I usually eat breakfast, a long-time friend motioned to me and asked if I had been watching the news. A man sitting at the table with him said, “It is scary, isn’t it?” My friend recently told me he has been diagnosed with kidney failure, and he might not live very long. When he asked if I had been watching the news and the man sitting with him said it is scary, I replied, “It depends on how we look at it. The news is coming right out of...

As the pro-Hamas riots continue in America and the UK, not to mention other countries, Hamas is losing in Gaza. But that just makes the Muslim Brotherhood and its Marxist allies more desperate. But this isn’t really about Gaza. It’s about America and Europe. And the whole world. [X - Tearing Down Flags Video] What we have seen in the pro-Hamas riots in New York City and London is that they are about defaming our traditions and attacking our values. It’s why they tear down American flags on Veterans Day and vandalize memorials on Remembrance Day in the U.K. It’s...

Pray For The Peace of JerusalemActs 131 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off. _______________________________________________________New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011...

Investigators looking into potential campaign finance violations by New York's mayor have been focusing on a series of text messages discussing a new Turkish consulate in the city, according to a report. Eric Adams had his cellphones and iPad seized on November 6. On November 2, the Brooklyn home of one of his top fundraisers had been raided by the FBI - a raid timed to take place while Adams was in Washington DC. Agents took from the home cellphones, laptops, and folders of documents. The inquiry is into whether Adams benefitted from Turkish connections, and whether kickbacks were given...

A Moscow appeals court has upheld a 19-year prison sentence for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was convicted on extremism-related charges in August. Navalny, a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is already serving a 9-year sentence on fraud and embezzlement charges. In August, the court said Navalny had financed and incited "extremist activities" with his group the Anti-Corruption Foundation. The group was banned by Russian authorities in 2021 and labeled as extremist. Navalny has rejected the charges as politically motivated by the Kremlin in an attempt to silence him. (snip) The appeal was held in a closed...

When you look at an individual tile of a mosaic you see one solid color. But when you zoom out, you see the whole picture. In this age of rapidly developing sensational news stories, we try to understand each one, and it becomes overwhelming. Could this be on purpose? When average citizens are bombarded with news of crime, inflation, high interest rates, and foreign conflicts, often they shut down and withdraw. They focus on paying their bills and keeping their children safe. SNIP Realize that Israel is a distraction; the U.S. is the target.The October 7 atrocities were not a...

1. Getting high on marijuana while flying high on private jets Neumann had a penchant for pot, many former colleagues have said, and seemed to especially like to partake in marijuana while riding on private jets. 2. Mixing layoffs and tequila But sometimes alcohol and partying were mixed with work in thoughtless ways. One report said that just weeks after Neumann fired some 7% of his staff in 2016, he addressed the cost-cutting efforts during a somber all-hands meeting, saying it was tough but necessary and the company would be better because of it. He then, however, had employees carrying...

"And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. "But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh." ☰ Matthew 25 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them...

The Talk Shows November 12th, 2023 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:FACE THE NATION (CBS): Margaret Brennan anchors: National security adviser Jake Sullivan; Sen. Mark Warner (D), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee; Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Anchor Shannon Bream: Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.); Sen. Mark Warner (D), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee; Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog. Panel: former 2020 Biden campaign surrogate Kevin Walling; USA Today White House correspondent Francesca Chambers; Rich Lowry, editor in chief at National Review;...

Louisiana is likely to pass a Constituional Carry bill and enact it into law in 2024. The particulars of the bill are unknown. The 56th Governor of Louisiana is John Bel Edwards. Edwards vetoed a constitutional carry bill in June of 2021. The next governor of Louisiana was elected on October 14, 2023. Louisiana has an unusual primary election, where all candidates are on the ballot. If one candidate obtains more than 50% of the vote in the primary, they are elected governor. On October 14, Jeff Landry (R) won the primary with 51.6% of the vote. Landry is expected...

A concealed carry holder in Los Angeles who was forced to defend himself and his family in a terrifying shootout at his front door is demanding LA leaders prosecute criminals terrorizing law-abiding residents. "Every single person that I know has gotten stuck up," LA entrepreneur Vince Ricci told Fox News Digital this week. "It’s not normal." Ricci said he was returning to his gated Los Angeles home Saturday evening after hitting the gym when two armed men jumped his fence and tried to force their way into his home. "Out of nowhere, boom, I had a gun to my back....

For Moscow to finally let go of its imperial ambitions, it must lose the war it has been waging in Ukraine. As the history of the last few hundred years shows, this is the only way Russia will change. The idealogue at the head of Putinist Russia, Vladislav Surkov, has made his vision of an ideal Russia very clear. In his view, Russia is a country that “having stopped falling, has begun to rebuild itself and returned to the natural and only possible state of a great, growing and land-collecting community of nations." Surkov says that Russia makes "no promise"...

Less than 10 minutes into the new season of the hit Netflix reality show "Selling Sunset," two luxury real estate brokers are already complaining about a new tax on Los Angeles' wealthiest homebuyers. "This is going to be a nightmare for us," says veteran real estate agent Mary Fitzgerald. "We're just screwed." The city's so-called "mansion tax" was about to go into effect when the show was filming its latest season — and the high-end real estate industry was in a tizzy. The owner of one $26 million, 13,000-square-foot home the agents were trying to sell would have to pay...