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U.S. intelligence officials say there is a possibility that Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon will target Americans in the Middle East or even in the mainland US. US authorities have warned of an increased risk of terror attacks since the outset of Israel's war against Hamas. Hezbollah has begun to play a more major role in the conflict, leading to the possibility of serious attacks, according to a Politico report.

Daily Readings from the USCCBA leper came to him and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched the leper, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” Mark 1:40–41If we come to our divine Lord with faith, kneel down before Him and present our need to Him, then we also will receive the same response given to this leper: “I do will it. Be made clean.” These words should give us hope in the midst of any and every challenge in...

This year, 2024, marks the 60th anniversary of the signing into law of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act. Soon we observe the national day set aside to note and honor the leader of the movement that led to that act becoming law: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We must ask how, after 60 years, with vast changes in the world, with developments in technology unimaginable 60 years ago, that we remain obsessed with race. How is it that claims of racism, injustice and unfairness persist like nothing happened? Indeed, data suggest that Black Americans, on average, still lag behind...

Inflation is feelin’ hot, hot, hot! Although core inflation declined in December (CPI all items less food and energy), it is still hot, hot, hot at 4% Year-over-year (YoY). This raises the following question: Is The Fed tightening too much? Aka, yet another Fed policy error?? Since The Fed target rate is 5.50% and core inflation is now 4%? Headline Consumer Price Inflation printed hotter than expected in December, +0.3% MoM vs +0.2% exp and +0.1% prior, pushing the YoY headline CPI up to +3.4% (from +3.1% prior and hotter than the +3.2% exp)… Source: Bloomberg Services (Shelter mostly) costs...

The World Economic Forum, the group of global elites whom those on the political right love to hate, has just issued its report on the biggest threats in 2024 and beyond. And at the top of its list of risks is not the climate, at least not immediately. The WEF, based in Davos, Switzerland, says the biggest short-term risk stems from fake news. "While climate-related risks remain a dominant theme, the threat from misinformation and disinformation is identified as the most severe short-term threat in the 2024 report," the group indicated. "The cascading shocks that have beset the world in...

The government of Cuba has announced a 500% increase in fuel prices beginning on February 1, as the nation suffers its worst economic crisis since the 1990s, with Cubans now readying themselves to weather what is being called a humanitarian crisis. The Cuban government can no longer manage a massive subsidy campaign that puts subsidized prices on nearly all essential goods and services. “The country can not maintain the price of fuel, which is the cheapest in the world,” media cited Economy Minister Alejandro Gil as saying on Monday. Officials confirmed on Monday that the cost of one liter of...

President Joe Biden’s polling numbers made history in Michigan, as less than 20% of state voters said the Democratic incumbent deserves another term as president. A poll from the Detroit News/WDIV-TV released Wednesday found that out of 600 Michiganian respondents, just 17% believed Biden deserves another term in the White House. The number marked a record low for a major public officeholder in Michigan’s modern political history, according to Richard Czuba, founder of the poll-conducting Glengariff Group. Biden trails former President Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in a head-to-head matchup, with 47% of respondents saying they prefer Trump and...

POMONA, Calif. - Nine WWII-era rifles used for ceremonies like the 21-gun salute were swiped from Pomona’s American Legion Post in the latest of a barrage of break-ins that have left the historic building in shambles and destroyed irreplaceable war memorabilia. On December 30, security cameras captured at least one thief inside the storied building, jumping over a bar. "We had an ammunition locker that contained 10 M1 Garands that we used for ceremonial purposes - those are all gone," said Javier Hinostroza, Commander of the American Legion Post on Holt Avenue. The rifles were loaded with blanks, but if...

For 24 years, Bill Belichick was the Patriot Way. His legacy of the cold pursuit of winning at all costs made him the most decorated coach of all time, but in the end, it helped unravel the greatest dynasty the NFL had ever seen. ConventionalConventional wisdom said to take a timeout, but Bill Belichick never had much use for conventional wisdom. It was nearly nine years ago, in the final minute of Super Bowl XLIX. The New England Patriots held a narrow lead, but the Seattle Seahawks were 36 inches from a seemingly inevitable touchdown. Seattle had Marshawn Lynch, after...

First lady Jill Biden said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that what the Republicans are doing to her son, Hunter Biden, was “cruel.” Co-host Mika Brzezinski said, “How have you been coping personally with the onslaught of accusations against your husband and your family, including and especially Hunter as the focus of a House Oversight Committee hearing holding him in contempt, obsessing over him .” Biden said, “Yes.”

This week, my daughter drove me down to Virginia to a book signing. It was hosted by the American Legion Post 250 and organized by former Deputy CIA Director Mike Morell for former CIA Director General David Petraeus. It was well worth the pilgrimage to little Middleburg, VA. Over 200 people were in attendance, and they were perhaps the friendliest crowd I’ve ever met. We were lucky enough to have a few minutes with Mike Morell, and I found him to be a very nice guy in person. The same is true for his wife and all the people who...

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has reportedly filed a criminal misconduct complaint against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade in connection to the Georgia election interference case. The move comes as Greene alleges an improper relationship between Willis and Wade, prompting her to request a criminal investigation. According to reports, Greene claims that Willis and Wade had traveled together, and she asserts that District Attorney Willis used official funds to pay Special Prosecutor Wade nearly $700,000. Greene argues that if these allegations are proven true, they would reflect "Fani Willis'...

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/ WCBS 880 NEWS) – Elected officials along with parents from James Madison High School rallied on Wednesday morning after nearly 2,000 migrants were housed in the school for emergency shelter due to Tuesday night's winter rainstorm, resulting in the displacement of students. The rally aimed to draw attention to the impact of the City’s actions on the local community, according to a statement by Assemblyman Michael Novakhov released on Tuesday. “The City of New York's decision to prioritize migrants over our communities, budget, safety, and even the education of our children has raised serious concerns,” the...

The gun controls in Oregon’s Ballot Measure 114 (BM 114) were permanently blocked via a General Judgment entered January 9, 2024, by Harney County Circuit Court Judge Robert Raschio.Raschio initially blocked the gun controls just days before they were to go into effect.

A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites inside Russia with arms supplied by the United States and its allies would risk a nuclear response from Moscow. Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that some Ukrainian military commanders were considering hitting missile launch sites inside Russia with Western-supplied long-range missiles. He did not name the commanders or disclose more details of the alleged plan and there was no immediate reaction from Ukraine to his threat.

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then...

Say hello to my little friend . . . No, not Al Pacino in Scarface. Donald Trump, if he's elected in 2024. At least, if you believe MSNBC guest Harry Litman. Substitute host Alicia Menendez--daughter of scandal-ridden Dem Senator Bob Menendez of NJ--teed up Litman, a former Thurgood Marshall SCOTUS clerk and Bill Clinton US Attorney appointee: "As you well know, Trump's finances, they've been a so-called redline for him, going all the way back to Robert Mueller's investigation. If these rulings, if they do in fact have a profound effect on Trump's finances, are you worried about retribution should...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Wednesday that he would support the Republican nominee for president in 2024, even if that meant backing former President Trump as a hypothetical convicted felon. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Sununu defended his position by pointing to voter sentiment on the issue and to what he views as President Biden’s poor performance. Asked whether he would still support Trump if he’s a convicted felon and also the GOP nominee, Sununu said, “Look, I think, right now, most of America looks like they would, they would vote for him, because he’s winning...

Now that the Claudine Gay story has died down in the news cycle, let's look at how much bigger this story can end up being. Where most of the pixels spilled over this story ended with the pushback that got gay "fired" to only getting paid $900K per year, that turned out to be only the beginning. Billionaire Bill Ackman decided to stop donating to his alma mater, and led the charge to have Gay removed. But then The Empire Struck Back, via a Business Insider hit piece that tried to smear his wife with with plagiarism charges. One might...

The US has been fending off Iran-backed terrorists in the region for weeks Iranian forces have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, two U.S. military officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday. The seized vessel, previously known as the Suez Rajan, was once at the center of another dispute between the U.S. and Iran that ultimately saw the U.S. seize over 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil. Armed Iranian soldiers reportedly boarded the vessel Thursday morning. The U.S. and other Western navies have been combating attacks from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen in the Red Sea...