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A former sheriff from southern Indiana is facing 25 felony charges after allegedly spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on luxury purchases including vacations, vehicles and cigars. Jamey Noel, 52, along with his wife, Misty, 50, and daughter, Kasey Noel, 27, are charged with a spate of felonies for spending as much as $5million on the credit cards Jamey had opened in the name of the volunteer fire agency he ran, authorities said. The specific expenditures allegedly made by various members of the Noel family are nearly too numerous to count, but include $56,000 on luxury cigars, more than...

Daniel and Revelation as Book EndsMatthew 5:17 At that time Yeshua said to his disciples: Do not think that I came to annul the Torah, but to fulfill it. 18 Truly I say to you that until heaven and earth (depart) not one letter or dot shall be abolished from the Torah or the Prophets, because all will be fulfilled.The Prophets are telling us that time is up! The great tribulation is rapidly approaching, buckle up!When I was growing up my Mother told me that the book of Revelation was about the future, so I read it over and over...

Brazil is moving to regulate X after Elon Musk refused to comply with their anti-free speech demands. Brazil Attorney-General Jorge Messias is lashing out after Musk refused to bend the knee. “We cannot live in a society in which billionaires domiciled abroad have control of social networks and put themselves in a position to violate the rule of law, failing to comply with court orders and threatening our authorities.” “It is urgent to regulate social networks.”

>I> The local prosecuting attorney in Sunflower, Mississippi, is seeking to take away Nakala Murry's three children. The government is attempting to take away a Mississippi woman's three children after her young son was shot in the chest last year. Bitterly ironic is that it was the government—not the mother, Nakala Murry, or anyone in her company—who did the shooting. In May 2023, Aderrien Murry, then 11 years old, dialed 911, reportedly at his mother's behest, after her ex-boyfriend, John Nolden, showed up at their house and allegedly started harassing her. But after the arrival of Greg Capers, a police...

A heartbroken child decided to open up a lemonade stand to raise money to pay for her mother's headstone after she unexpectedly died last month. Emouree Johnson, 7, opened her stand on Friday and raised nearly $10,000 in honor of her late mother, Karli Bordner, 29, who died suddenly in March. As news spread around Scottsboro, Alabama, and on social media, people from all over came out to support her. Emouree sold each cup for $1 and also received heartfelt tips from firefighters, neighbors, nurses and police officers in her hometown. 'I didn't know that just by making a little...

Sadly, not by drinking it—the government just lost a fifth of the state’s inventory.It's been a rough couple of years for government-controlled liquor systems. In 2022, news broke of an inside job at the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC), in which a former state employee tipped off private collectors about which state-run liquor stores were expecting deliveries of rare and sought-after bourbons. Last year, Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission officials were busted for siphoning off hard-to-obtain bourbons for their personal use. Now, Michigan is writing the latest chapter in the government's century-long saga of alcohol control embarrassments. According to...

American truck drivers are sounding the horn on the Biden administration's recently finalized environmental regulations that aim to push for the heavy-duty vehicle sector to go all-electric. The truckers voiced concerns that electric heavy-duty vehicle technology is not nearly advanced enough to replace the nation's existing diesel-powered fleet, noting limitations on vehicle batteries, like low performance in cold weather conditions and shorter range. They also warned that the lack of high-powered charging infrastructure and power grid upgrades needed for fueling vehicles would present additional problems. "I'm an owner-operator. I've been in the business for 30 years," Mike Nichols, a Wisconsin-based...

Students at Vanderbilt University are facing expulsion and suspensions after a protest outside of an administration building in March turned chaotic and led to arrests. A university spokeswoman said Vanderbilt couldn’t share how many students are facing expulsion or suspension related to the incident at Kirkland Hall, where students pushed past a community service officer to enter the administration building as part of a sit-in protest. But in an update to students and staff on Friday, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver said after a thorough review of the incident, including examination of evidence and interviews...

A swarm of “masked tough guy wannabe thugs” trapped a Virginia cop inside her patrol car as they jumped on the hood and tore it apart — before one driver mowed down another cop who was coming to her aid. Shocking bodycam video from the out-of-control “street takeover” showed hundreds of people retaliating against the officers for breaking up their 3 a.m. Sunday car meet-up, according to Fairfax County police. “I’ve got a huge crowd. They’re hitting the car,” the distressed officer can be heard saying as she radios for backup.

STORY: Volcanic vortex rings are natural, near-perfect circles of gas emitted from a volcano under specific conditions and scientists say Mount Etna emits more than any other volcano on earth. It is a relatively rare phenomenon caused by a constant release of vapours and gases. The gaseous mass ascends rapidly through the central part of the conduit, promoting the formation of rings by wrapping the gas upon itself in a vortex motion. Giuseppe Barbagallo, of the South Etna Alpine Guides Group, said the last time this happened at the Etna volcano was last December. The rings have led locals to...

Picture yourself sitting around the campfire as you listen to Wyatt Earp tell stirring tales of gunfighting and survival in the old west, he speaks of the rough and tough frontier towns where the only thing standing between law and order and anarchy was a man with a tin badge and a six-shooter. Wyatt gives his thoughts on Wild Bill Hickok and his calm cool deamenor in any situation, on gun play and gunfights of other famous gunslingers. This fascinating candid interview was given when Wyatt was a consultant for the early western films of the 1920s, as he neared...

Black Democrat Voter Now Wears A Chicago For Trump Hat

he swindled me out of $71,640 — my life savings. he said, “about a year ago, I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a thickened heart wall" He was helping pay his mom’s mortgage and taking care of things for his family because his stepdad was having a serious back surgery he said to me that he planned to move to Florida in October, and if this goes anywhere, is that something you’re open to? I said it’s funny, because I have family down there, my best friend is down there, I go back and forth as it is. I was in...

Why shipping choke points like Panama are FUBAR and getting worse. Long, detailed explanation of all the problems.

Hamas declared victory Sunday after Israel withdrew its ground forces from southern Gaza, partly in deference to President Joe Biden’s call for an “immediate ceasefire.” Israel now stands on the precipice of failure in the war. Israelis are asking, naturally, how this came to pass. The accidental killing of seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) was the trigger, and some Israelis wonder if they should have emphasized aid for Gaza sooner.

Protesters in Dearborn, Michigan, shouted "Death to America!" and "Death to Israel!" during an International Al-Quds Day rally held in the town. "Imam Khomeini, who declared the International Al-Quds Day, this is why he would say to pour all of your chants and all of your shouts upon the head of America," Tarek Bazzi, a Michigan-based activist associated with the Hadi institute, said in a video from the rally that was shared by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). Bazzi’s comments were followed by crowds chanting "Death to America!" in the background. Bazzi reasoned that the rallies held on...

Applications for California’s down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers are now open. The state-funded program, called Dream For All, will be giving out $250 million to assist thousands of first-time homebuyers this year. Buyers can receive up to $150,000 towards their purchase.

Emily Schrader vs. Abby Martin. Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר: Apr 5, 2024 How many times can 9/11 truther Abby Martin refuse to condemn Hamas rapists in her debate with Emily Schrader on Piers Morgan Uncensored? 😂 😂 😂 How hard is it to condemn rape Abby?! For shame.Youtube

7 April 2024 Divine Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter) St. John Baptist de la Salle, Granada Hills, CAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: B(II).First readingActs 4:32-35 ©The whole group of believers was united, heart and soulThe whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed for his own use anything that he had, as everything they owned was held in common. The apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and they were all given great respect. None of their members was ever in want, as all those who...

A 64-year-old New Jersey man who operates a Trump RV was brutally beaten with a hammer on Friday and airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition. Rocky Granata of Edison, a beloved father and grandfather, was well-known in the region and across the nation for his Trump RV. Granata attended Trump rallies, traveled across the country in his Trump RV and sold merchandise. The suspect, Michael Gonzales, 36, was charged with attempted murder. The Asbury Park Press reported: A 64-year-old man from Edison was hospitalized after he was struck with a sledgehammer during an attack at Crown Tire on...