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Merry Merry Christmas to All! Wishing each of you a blessed and wonderful Christmas 🎄 And a safe and bountiful New Year!

'To our clients' horror, each was told by armed guards to take off their religious apparel or leave'... It's a victory for students who were ejected by the National Archives and Records Administration from a Washington, D.C., museum for wearing T-shirts with pro-life messages. A report from the American Center for Law and Justice confirms the organization was assured such a situation would not be allowed to develop again. The ACLJ reported, "As we told you, at the start of mediation, our clients’ objective was to find out who was responsible for the targeting, how and why it happened, and...

Pediatricians are warning parents about gifts for kids this holiday season that could cause choking, burns, and intestinal damage. In 2022, toy-related injuries accounted for more than 145,000 emergency room visits in kids ages 12 and under, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). And the holidays could be the peak. Dr Michael Flaherty, a pediatric critical care physician at Mass General for Children Hospital in Boston, told DailyMail.com that there is a 'huge rise' in these incidents during the holidays. 'I would say December and January are probably the two top months for toy-related injuries across the...

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At Dawson Creek, British Columbia, on October 3, 2022, a group of four were hiking on a ski trail at Bear Mountain Ski Club. Their intent was to obtain pictures of the fall colors. The group consisted of three women: Analyn Bartolome, friends Leosette Canoy and Wennali Canoy, and Analyn’s teenage son, Kelly. It was getting late when the group started heading back. The sun was close to the horizon, and the shadows were long when the bear attack started.From various accounts, including a GoFundMe, Kelly heard footsteps behind them. He turned to look but saw nothing. He dropped back...

resident Biden criticized news coverage of the U.S. economy as he faces growing backlash from voters over his handling of inflation. In brief remarks Saturday before boarding the presidential helicopter, Biden expressed confidence in the economy and ripped the reporters for the way it has been portrayed. “All good. Take a look. Start reporting it the right way,” Biden said when asked about his economic outlook for 2024, according to a transcript released Sunday by the White House. Biden’s criticism is the latest flash of frustration from the president over how Americans view the U.S. economy. The economy has roared...

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Folks, PLEASE remember to put out some nutritious goodies for Santa. He’s got to be tired dodging all the SLEIGHJACKERS and ROOF TOP PIRATES. I just put out fresh, warm Super-chunk White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies and a huge mug of Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows for him.

“This holiday we give thanks for the many blessings God has bestowed upon us. We pray for the safety of our men and women in uniform at home and abroad, and we ask God to guide us, give us strength and watch over us in this pivotal year ahead. With His help, by this time next year, we will be well on our way to making America safer, stronger, greater and more prosperous than ever before.”

Police say they caught the Grinch “green-handed” while trying to steal Christmas. Busiest time of the year for Bakery Delight On Saturday night, the Grinch attempted to steal a Christmas tree in classic Grinch style out of a person’s garage as seen in a video posted to Facebook by the Kingston Police Department. Courtesy of the Kingston Police Department Courtesy of the Kingston Police Department Courtesy of the Kingston Police Department Courtesy of the Kingston Police Department Courtesy of the Kingston Police Department Courtesy of the Kingston Police DepartmentRead More » He wasn’t getting away this time, however, as The...

Christmas Eve’s Feast of the Seven Fishes is, by Italian Catholic tradition, supposed to be a penitential meal, and it may be, depending on your view of eel, smelt, anchovies and snails. But for most Italians and Italian-Americans, the feast (also called Il Cenone or La Vigilia) is a call to arms for fish and seafood lovers, a bivalve bacchanalia, a crustacean celebration, a shrimp, squid and scallop saturnalia. But how much do you actually know about the tradition? Few agree on the reasoning behind the number seven The emphasis on fish comes from the centuries-old rule against eating meat...

My gandma's panettone. It's officially the holiday season, that period of time from Thanksgiving till the New Year where you find yourself eating all the wonderful things you only have once a year. Growing up in an Italian household in inner-city Philadelphia, one of these annual holiday treats was my Sicilian grandma's panettone. The traditional Italian sweet bread typically came studded with candied citron, and bourbon- or rum-soaked raisins, depending on who made it. My grandma was a whiz in the kitchen and the delicious sweet brioche-like bread was her specialty. One of my fondest childhood memories is waking up...

SNIP And on this day in history, Dec. 25, 1941, crooner Bing Crosby performed "White Christmas" for the first time. The great songwriter Irving Berlin — considered the most prolific songwriter of the 20th century — crafted the classic song. Crosby performed the song on NBC’s "Kraft Music Hall" radio show for which he was the master of ceremonies, according to Britannica. SNIP

The following cities ranked among the top 10 most "unsafe" places in the U.S. during the holidays, according to new research from Vivint, a smart-home security company. Researchers combined "property crime data, Google search trends and other security factors" to rank the 50 largest cities in the country in order by crime risk. Those factors include data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), Google Trends searches related to holiday security, security features for Airbnb listings, registered Neighborhood Watch groups and National Insurance Crime Bureau statistics, according to Vivint. Here are the top 10 . . . .

A small nuclear reactor that can run for eight years or more without water is scheduled to go online by 2029 in Saskatchewan, Canada... The unit, called an eVinci, is being built by Westinghouse...The unit will be capable of producing five megawatts of electricity...a single megawatt...produces energy similar to what is used by 400 to 900 homes...[Photo in Comment #1]

NASA’s MERRA-2 climate model reveals that the Arctic stratosphere has reached a 40-year record low for December, creating a sudden appearance of polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) far beyond their usual Arctic confines. Recent observations have revealed a remarkable surge in polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs), often referred to as the most beautiful clouds on Earth due to their aurora-like colors. This sudden increase is attributed to a 40-year record low in temperatures within the Arctic stratosphere for the month of December, as indicated by NASA’s MERRA-2 climate model. PSCs form under extremely cold conditions, typically around -85 °C (-121 °F), in...

Israel is reportedly weighing the option of not killing Hamas leaders in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Muhammad Deif, if and when the opportunity arises, and instead handing them immunity of sorts and deporting them to Qatar or another country, according to a Sunday report. The agreement would only be made as part of a solution that would secure the release of all hostages held in Gaza and end the war against the terror group, the Kan public broadcaster report said, citing several unnamed Israeli sources. The report came as Israeli officials confirmed Sunday that Egypt had placed on the table...

In the two months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the US in the spring of 2020, about 22 million US jobs disappeared. It took 29 months for the country as a whole to fully recover those jobs. But the recovery has been uneven. While certain places have welcomed many new residents and growing payrolls, other states and cities have struggled to restore their pre-pandemic economies. The nation's capital is in the worst spot, lagging behind every state in the country in recovering those jobs lost during the first months of the pandemic. As of October 2023, DC had only recovered...

A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general has threatened to close the Straits of Gibraltar to traffic if the US continues to support Israel's crusade to root out the terrorists in Gaza.“They shall soon await the closure of the Mediterranean Sea, [the Strait of] Gibraltar and other waterways,” Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, a senior member of the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said today.The general did not explain how Iran, which does not border the Mediterranean, intended to make good on its threat.This threat should not come as a shock to anyone after the flaccid US and EU response...

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly told the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas that he must Resign as President and Dissolve the current Government in order to Appoint a Saudi and UAE-Approved Government, or else they will Halt all further Financial Aid to the Palestinian Territories.