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A 10-year-old boy shot dead another 10-year-old after the juvenile 'bragged' about a stolen firearm he found stashed in his father's car. The child, whose name was not released because he is a minor, found the loaded gun inside the car when he went to fetch his father cigarettes from the vehicle. He then opened fire shooting and killing Keith 'KJ' Frierson, 10, who was riding his bicycle around 4.30pm Saturday in the Sacramento community of Foothill Farms. After the shooting, the suspected shooter fled to a nearby apartment. The young victim was found bleeding from his head and neck,...

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Is there a dignified way to face life’s end? Dame Esther Rantzen, the renowned broadcaster, has publicly declared her membership with Dignitas, a Swiss clinic known for assisting in dignified deaths. On Tuesday, December 19, Dame Esther, 83, shared a fascinating interview on the BBC Today podcast her current engagement in a ‘miracle’ treatment for her stage four, the most advanced, lung cancer, and her thoughts about assisted death in Zurich, Switzerland, where it is legal. Facing Cancer With Courage And Choice Dame Esther’s choice to join Dignitas stems from her desire to spare her family from witnessing a painful...

The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. It recounts a distrustful rich couple who begin divorce proceedings, only to interfere with one another's romances. The Awful Truth (1937 screwball comedy - Cary Grant, Irene Dunne)

OLIVE oil prices are suddenly soaring, as extreme weather conditions in Europe have caused widespread drought. These higher prices are apparent worldwide, but seem to be affecting Europe the most, especially since for many of us here, olive oil is not just a simple ingredient, but rather an irreplaceable cultural staple in cuisine. Supermarkets in most European countries are currently selling olive oil at record prices, with prices of Spanish olive oil having risen by 115 per cent between September 2022 and September 2023. This is causing chaos for not only the lone consumer, but also for restaurants too. The...

Denis Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk region, wrote on Telegram that the city of Donetsk was subjected to heavy strikes on New Year's Eve, while a statement from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the assault on the city a "terrorist act" and alleged Kyiv's forces had targeted civilian infrastructure. Meanwhile, Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko reported in a Telegram post that members of the Russian "elite" based in occupied Donetsk were attending a New Year's dinner with guests from Moscow at the time of the attack... Pro-Ukrainian X user (((Tendar))) wrote that "accurate readings on what the casualties...

U.S. Navy helicopters killed an unspecified number of Houthi militants and sunk three of their boats in self defense early Sunday after the Yemen-based rebels fired at troops coming to the aid of a commercial ship, the military said. Iranian-backed rebels aboard four small boats attacked theSingapore-flagged, Denmark-owned and operatedMaersk Hangzou for the second time that day, firing crew-served and small arms weapons at the commercial ship’s crew and attempting to board, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. While responding to the Hangzhou’s distress call, U.S. helicopters from the nearby aircraft carrier and destroyer came under fire themselves,...

ONE of the top stars in men cycling is at the centre of a police investigation after the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of his wife. Former cycling world champion Rohan Dennis, who recently announced his retirement from the sport has been charged with the manslaughter of his wife, Olympian Melissa Hoskins. On the evening of December 30, near their home in Medindie, Adelaide, Hoskins suffered severe injuries after being struck by a vehicle. Most Read on Euro Weekly News The World's Most Beautiful Train Station? DGT Radars Now Report More Than Just Speed Infringements Spain's 2024 Holiday Calendar She...

As the year 2023 came to a close, a number of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees are still pending confirmation, including some who couldn’t answer basic constitutional questions.Two nominees who failed to answer questions on simple legal terms during their confirmation hearing were advanced on party lines through the Senate Judiciary Committee in May following the late Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s return after recovering from shingles. But, months later, neither has been voted on and confirmed by the full Senate.Charnelle Bjelkengren was nominated on Sept. 19, 2022 to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...

The Suspect is a 1944 film noir set in 1902 London, directed by Robert Siodmak.Genial shopkeeper Philip (Charles Laughton) has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife (Rosalind Ivan) while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer (Ella Raines). When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer (Henry Daniell) and a low-key detective (Stanley Ridges) both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.The Suspect - 1944 film noir starring Charles...

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is heading back home after 244 days on deployment, U.S. 6th Fleet officials announced on Monday. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now set to depart the Eastern Mediterranean and return to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after its deployment was extended twice by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, according to the announcement. “In the coming days, the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will redeploy to its home port as scheduled to prepare for future deployments,” reads the statement from U.S. 6th Fleet. Ford’s move back to its Naval Station Norfolk, Va.,...

A bird rarely seen on the West Coast is getting attention in Santa Cruz County. The Black Headed Gull is usually found in Europe and Asia. It was first seen on Dec. 27 in the Santa Cruz area, and today, birders flocked to Rio Del Mar to snap photos of the bird. A 13-year-old Elias McKown helped identify the bird by calling local experts to confirm the rare sighting. "I thought, oh maybe it's possible that's what it is because it had a red beak, so I sent it to Abram, other birders, and they confirmed it was a black...

A mom brought her six-year-old daughter into the office with a fever and a sore throat. I asked the little girl to open her mouth and say “Ah.” She shook her head and clenched her mouth shut. “Mom, it looks like I’m going to need your help here," I said. "Could you please ask your daughter to open her mouth and say ‘Ah’?” Mom arched her eyebrows and replied, “Her body, her choice.” Wow. This mom was invoking the “My body, my choice” slogan of abortion-rights activists to defend her 6-year-old daughter's refusal to let me, the doctor, look at...

[Catholic Caucus] Fighting for the TLM: From Paris to D.C.118TH WEEK: THE SENTINELS CONTINUE THEIR PRAYERS FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE TRADITIONAL MASSIN FRONT OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF PARISDear friends,How much it would have pleased me to rejoice with you this Christmas at the establishment of a sort of truce through the good will of our pastors. Unfortunately, the tightening of screws following Traditionis Custodes continues everywhere in France. In Paris, no mass at Notre-Dame du Tavail, where it would be so easy to re-establish it, neither is there any perspective of masses elsewhere in the south of the capital...

More than 200 military veterans, active-duty members, former officials, and military spouses released an open letter on January 1 in which they vowed to do everything in their power to hold senior military leaders responsible for forcing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on troops. They wrote in the letter, released on social media Monday: While implementing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, military leaders broke the law, trampled constitutional rights, denied informed consent, permitted unwilling medical experimentation, and suppressed the free exercise of religion. Service members and families were significantly harmed by these actions. Their suffering continues to be felt financially, emotionally, and...

My Grandson that is only ten years old explain so perfectly from what he read on why they continue to keep President Trump off the ballot! He told me from what he read,how our government is trying to keep people from choosing their own Person for President because they are trying to keep us from choosing for ourselves and think they know better. Which is against, We The People that should be the voice! Well he's only ten and just actually said it better than I could! If a Ten Year old ,my grandson understands this.... What is the problem...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis' Obsession with Vestments ContinuesFashion style is a recurring obsession in Francis' "Magisterium", for example when he repeatedly tells priests and seminarians what to wear and what not to wear.This obsession has reached a new level. A year after the death of Benedict XVI, the supreme commander of Santa Marta ordered his master of ceremonies and the staff of the sacristy of St Peter's to remove the coat of arms of Benedict XVI from a set of chasubles in four of the five liturgical colours, writes SilereNonPossum.com (31 December).The coat of arms will be replaced by the tiara...

90% of the COVID deaths in hospitals were attributed to COVID treatment protocols. ICU doc estimated up to an 80% increase in mortality due to the COVID vaccine... My interview with former Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa nurse Gail Macrae is the single most devastating interview I’ve done since I first started speaking out against the COVID vaccine in May 2021. Key points of the interview include: Hospitals were actually empty when the press told us they were full. 90% or more of the COVID deaths were actually caused by the treatment protocols dictated from above, not the virus. There were...

George Soros’ posh Southampton estate was swatted over the weekend as the lefty-leaning billionaire became the latest high-profile victim of the 911 pranks. Southampton police said they received the 911 call shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, with the caller telling cops he had just shot his wife at the ritzy South Shore manse and was threatening to shoot himself — sending officers rushing to the scene. The report turned out to be bogus, Southampton Police Detective Herman Lamison said Monday. “Spoke to security, searched the premises. It was [a] negative problem,” one cop responding to the scene reported, according to...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Two people died and two others were seriously injured in a fiery crash Monday morning outside the Kodak Center for Performing Arts on West Ridge Road. The FBI and RPD Major Crimes Unit confirmed that they’re investigating the crash. At about 12:50 a.m., Rochester Police officers were assigned to the Kodak Center for a concert with about 1,000 people. Just before the crosswalk in front of the venue, an eastbound Ford Expedition hit a Mitsubishi Outlander that was leaving the parking lot. The force of the crash caused the two SUVs to go through a group of...