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Bets against the value of Israeli companies spiked in the days before the October 7th Hamas attacks, suggesting some traders may have had advance knowledge of the looming terror attack and profited off it, according to new research released Monday. The preliminary research, which hasn’t been peer reviewed, is from law professors at Columbia University and New York University and details a “significant” and “unusual” spike five days before the attacks in short selling in the most popular fund linked to Israeli companies. Short selling is a way to bet against the value of a security.

According to a new Jack Smith filing the DOJ may be a part of the scandal of the ‘missing’ Secret Service text messages. Jack Smith in his Monday night filing objected to Trump’s demands for evidence from the Department of Homeland Security and January 6 Committee. Per Julie Kelly: It appears DOJ is part of the scandal of the missing Secret Service texts. As I reported a few days ago, thousands of texts between 2 dozen Secret Service officials/agents including the director and Robert Engel–the agent Trump allegedly attacked on J6 according to Cassidy Hutchinson–were deleted at the end of...

The word is that New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu will endorse Nikki Haley today. Sununu is not running for re-election. He has been auditioning Ron DeSantis, Haley, and Chris Christie by campaigning with the individual candidates across the state. Sununu will make his endorsement at a town hall event for Haley in Manchester. The New Hampshire governor was contemplating a run in the Republican primary himself but decided against it. Sununu is only 49 years old. He has plenty of time to run later if he wants to do so. He spent the summer and fall with the GOP candidates...

As we discussed yesterday, state and local officials have come up with a new plan to revive the city of Portland. One of the top items on their agenda is to reign in open-air drug use, something the voters of Oregon decriminalized back in 2020. But we may have a ways to go before Portland can be rescued from the poor decision making of its own elected officials, at least we do if this story is any guide. Portland-area law enforcement officials made one of the biggest fentanyl busts in state history last Thursday. At the time it seemed like...

Oprah Winfrey is sharing some insight into her dramatic physical transformation, seemingly implying that she’s not cutting any corners with weight loss trends like Ozempic. The TV icon turned heads while walking the red carpet for the premiere of “The Color Purple” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles Wednesday night. Winfrey, 69, fittingly wore a bright purple gown, which highlighted her curves and slimmed-down figure. (snip) Winfrey’s outing comes amid ongoing social media chatter about her health and fitness transformation. After seeing recent pics of the talk show host out and about in public, many have...

What was it that Obama Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said about Joe Biden? That he's been wrong about foreign policy for 40 years? Well, all we have to do is amend that to 50 years, as, unfortunately, he's still predictably wrong on everything. When it comes to the Israel-Hamas war, it was predictable that Biden would get weaker in his support as the war progressed and the left screamed louder about the "genocide" in Gaza. That was easy to foresee. Now, here it is officially. The guy who claimed he was 100 percent with Israel told donors at a...

Canada, is scheduled for unveiling in April next year. Crafted by sculptor Naresh Kumawat from Rajasthan and funded by the local temple management, the statue will be formally unveiled at the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, Canada, on April 23, coinciding with the Hanuman Jayanti, the deity’s birth anniversary. Kumawat, known for his expertise in sculpting Hindu deities, has erected over 200 statues across 80 countries. He told The Indian Express that the final touches to the statue will be given during the upcoming summer months before the statue’s unveiling next April. Previously, Kumawat constructed Canada’s former tallest Hanuman statue,...

Emily Matson, a popular award-winning news anchor and reporter at WIPU-TV in Erie, PA, for 20 years, has died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 42. No cause of death was given for Matson. She is survived by her husband, Ryan. Matson's last on-air appearance was on Friday, and her death was announced by her news station, Erie News Now, on Monday. Tributes have been pouring in from all corners for the TV news veteran, including many from fellow journalists. "It is with a very heavy heart that we have learned of the passing of our beloved Erie...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington on Tuesday in yet another attempt to extract billions upon billions of dollars in aid for his nation's war with Russia. What began as a sit-down in the Oval Office ended with Joe Biden giving a presser trashing the very people he needs to try to bring on board. Namely, Republican House and Senate members who do not want to send more money overseas to Ukraine without first addressing America's historic border crisis. Biden took the podium not to persuade but to rant, and it perfectly exposed the kindergarten level of logic he operates...

38,261 Russian casualties corroborated by publicly available data as of 1 DecemberMediazona, in collaboration with BBC News Russian service and a team of volunteers, continues gathering information on the Russian military casualties in Ukraine. The figures we provide are sourced from publicly available information, including social media posts from family members, local media coverage, and official statements from local authorities. However, these figures represent only a partial account and do not reflect the full extent of the casualties.The actual death toll is likely significantly higher. A joint data investigation by Mediazona and Meduza estimated in July that by the end...

Powerful explosions in Kiev... US politics the New York Court of Appeals ordering a congressional district redraw in that state... Hungary enacting a law to protect national sovereignty from foreign interference. The legislation creating an agency to detect foreign efforts against Hungary's sovereignty... In the UN General Assembly 153 nations voting in favor of a resolution calling for a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza... In Poland the new "Center-Left" government winning a vote of confidence... A US base in Syria at the Al Omar oil field attacked with missiles... In Washington Joe Biden meeting visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky... A slew...

Harvard University covered up a high-level investigation into whether its controversial president was a plagiarist — and used an expensive law firm to threaten The Post over our own probe. ... Harvard did not disclose that it had conducted a plagiarism investigation into its president Claudine Gay when she appeared before Congress last week. ... Anne Williamson, of Miami University, Ohio, said she was “shocked” by the parallels to her work and one of Gay’s papers and said: “It does look like plagiarism to me.” ... The 27 instances were in two academic papers published in two peer-reviewed journals between...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with defense contractors during his visit to Washington, DC, this week, amid a bid for $61 billion in U.S. taxpayer support for Ukraine, according to a video he posted on social media. Zelensky said Ukraine was prepared to produce more ammunition and military vehicles, but it required support. He posted on X: I met with leaders of US defense companies and expressed my gratitude to every American worker who manufactures weapons that help us safeguard our people and defend our land.

Andre Braugher, the two-time Emmy winning actor who starred in the hit television series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died Monday after a brief illness. He was 61. Braugher’s publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed the news of his death to Variety. Braugher was known for his role as Captain Raymond Holt on the police procedural comedy series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” from 2013 until 2021. His character’s stoic and no-nonsense personality made him an instant fan favorite of the show, especially when paired with Andy Samberg’s hotshot Det. Jake Peralta in a scene. He won a lead actor Emmy for...

From my aisle seat, I was well positioned to access the lecture microphone. Just beyond it stood Hillary Clinton. It’s too bad I was only able to ask her one question the entire semester I spent in her course. Last fall I learned that Clinton would be teaching a class at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. I did not hesitate to apply — and neither did 1,200 other students. My application essays were impassioned. I was certain Clinton’s five decades of public service would enrich my own leadership ambitions. I had imagined that spending two hours each...

Joe Biden’s America. Former ICE Director Tom Homan reported live from the southern border in Alpine, Texas on Tuesday and revealed the number of illegals who crossed into the US in November will be “another historic record.” “The numbers continue at historic records. I’m being told the November numbers will be out at the end of the week, there’ll be another historic record,” Tom Homan said. Homan said the Border Patrol units in Alpine, Texas have seized a massive amount of narcotics. Gold, Faith, and Financial Freedom — How A Faith-Based Company Is Transforming Retirement Portfolios Between 9,000 and 12,000...

Hillary Clinton’s fall class at Columbia University felt more like being in a “late-night talk show” audience than a college course, one of many complaints from underwhelmed students, according to a Huffington Post op-ed published Sunday. Clinton did not read students’ assignments, attend discussion sessions, or hold office hours, and students complained that their questions about controversial topics were avoided, according to the piece. The column by student Cate Twining-Ward was headlined: “I Thought Taking A Class Taught By Hillary Clinton Would Be Empowering. I Was Wrong.” Twining-Ward expressed her disappointment about the class and interviewed a few of her...

The United Nations hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday in which panelists accused the state of Israel of genocide – and implicated America for its support of the country – in its ongoing war against the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas. The panel, taking place on the sidelines of expected United Nations General Assembly discussions, was titled, “War on Gaza: the Responsibility to Prevent Genocide” and was organized by the “Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.” It convened panelists arguing that statements against Hamas by Israeli government officials and operations in urban areas in Gaza...

This article originally appeared on VigilantNews.com and was republished with permission. “He knew the shots were killing people and gave orders to local health authorities to conceal deaths and serious side effects.” “Former Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza is under investigation for homicide after emails reveal that from the very start of the vaccinations, he knew the shots were killing people and gave orders to local health authorities to conceal deaths and serious side effects in order to reassure Italian citizens of their safety and to not jeopardize the vaccination campaign,” reported InfoWars contributor Greg Reese in viral X post...

FLORIDA POLL: Support for DeSantis’ Presidential Bid Hits Record Low 59.5% Trump, 18.8% DeSantis, 7.6% Haley, 5.3% Christie, 1.3% Ramaswamy