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If you missed last week's Serenade Radio edition of Steyn's Song of the Week, we are airing it here at SteynOnline for the very first time: As an alternative to the Sunday Kamalanche, here is Steyn's account of one of the most beautiful melodies ever written. Andrew Lloyd Webber joins Mark to sing its praises, and Einzi Stolz, widow of Robert Stolz, recalls dinner with Franz Lehár, who always ordered the set menu. Click above to listen.

Alexander Morris alleges he was racially discriminated against, as white hospital staff also removed his oxygen and ordered a psychological examHospital for alleged racial discrimination and false imprisonment. Morris has filed the lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, who he claims put him in a restraining jacket when Morris told them he was in the legendary Motown group. The Four Tops singer went to the emergency room at Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital on April 7, 2023, as he was apparently suffering from chest pains and had difficulty breathing whilst singing and touring with The Temptations. However, upon telling the hospital...

Two weeks ago, we looked at estimates of Russian equipment losses in Ukraine and the mounting issues of storage depletion and equipment quality. ( • Russian Equipment Losses & Reserves (... ) However, in a war like this, equipment losses take on most of their strategic relevance when they're considered in relative terms. That is, who is going to start feeling the pain from materiel shortages first, and how may it shape the wider war. So, as promised, today we look at Ukrainian equipment loss estimates, discuss the potential impact of changing equipment quality, and dive a little deeper into...

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French police are investigating a suspicious letter addressed to the interior minister that tested positive for the plague. Discovered at a mail-sorting centre near Dijon, the letter was addressed to the town hall of Roubaix, in the north of France outside Lille, for the attention of Gérald Darmanin, the minister of the interior. Police were called when the unstamped envelope, with undisclosed “inscriptions” on its back, roused suspicions among workers. Inside, they discovered a black powder and a letter containing racist insults.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said it was a “mistake” for Democrats to support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu giving an address to Congress. “I believe it was, and I’ve expressed that view,” he said when asked on CBS’s “Face the Nation” whether it was a mistake for Democrats to support the visit. “But the reality is, obviously, he came. So for those of us who thought it was a mistake to have him here, we expressed our views by not participating.”

After weeks of quiet, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is watching a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean. Located east of the Lesser Antilles, this disturbance is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days, according to the NHC. There is a medium chance that the disturbance will develop, but the odds have been increasing over the weekend. “Environmental conditions are forecast to become conducive for some development in a day or two, and a tropical depression could form around midweek while the system is near or over the northern Leeward Islands, Greater Antilles or...

[Catholic Caucus] Blackout in Paris – Light Continues to Shine on the Sacred Heart BasilicaOn Saturday evening, Paris experienced continuous rain and power outages in several districts. The day before, Paris hosted the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, which mocked Christianity.As a fitting symbol of the light of Christ that can't be overcome by the darkness, the light continued to shine brightly on the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.This church was built as reparation for the sins of the Paris Commune.

DENVER (KDVR) — On Tuesday, visitors at Yellowstone National Park fled when a hydrothermal explosion occurred a few miles north of the famous Old Faithful geyser. No one was injured, but the event destroyed a nearby boardwalk and prompted officials to close the Biscuit Basin area of the park for the rest of the year. As alarming as the video and subsequent damage seemed, the phenomenon is a normal, common occurrence at Yellowstone, happening at least once each year. Officials with the U.S. Geological Survey told Nexstar hydrothermal explosions like the one that occurred this week are “not a sign...

U.S. — The Pulitzer Committee has awarded CNN its most prestigious prize for outstanding achievements in the field of deleting stories about Kamala Harris. "We are incredibly honored," said CNN President Mark Thompson. "Our team has worked around the clock wiping out every story in existence about Kamala from before ten days ago, and it's just really nice to see that hard work recognized." Though several media organizations made valiant efforts to memory-hole all record of Kamala's prior existence, the Pulitzer Committee ultimately felt that CNN was a cut above. "No one else has shown such total commitment to annihilating...

Students in a Southern California school district could be forced to choose between rooming with a transgender-identifying student or missing out on an overnight school field trip. If parents complain about their child rooming with a transgender-identifying student of the opposite biological sex, staff in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District listen to the parents’ concerns, then say that the child’s rooming assignment isn’t the parents’ choice, according to emails from 2021 and 2022 obtained by the Center for American Liberty and shared with The Daily Signal. The only option for students who are uncomfortable staying in a room with transgender...

BEIJING (AP) – Italy and China signed a three-year action plan on Sunday to implement past agreements and experiment with new forms of cooperation, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on an official visit to the Chinese capital. Meloni is trying to reset relations with China as fears of a trade war with the European Union are interwoven with continued interest in attracting Chinese investment in auto manufacturing and other sectors.

28 July 2024 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Basilica of St Victor in MilanReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading2 Kings 4:42-44They will eat, and have some left overA man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing Elisha, the man of God, bread from the first-fruits, twenty barley loaves and fresh grain in the ear.’ ‘Give it to the people to eat’, Elisha said. But his servant replied, ‘How can I serve this to a hundred men?’ ‘Give it to the people to eat’ he insisted ‘for the Lord says this, “They will eat and have some left over.”’ He...

he woman at the centre of a controversial performance during the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics has been revealed to be a DJ, producer, and self-described 'love activist' called Barbara Butch. Some Christians were vocal about their discomfort over the stunt: a parody of the Last Supper - the famous biblical scene of Jesus Christ and his twelve apostles sharing a last meal before the crucifixion. The artistic interpretation, which included a group of drag queens and a transgender model, as well as French actor and singer Phillippe Katerine, prompted some to accuse organisers of creating a 'woke'...

Why isn’t this asked at every single turn right now? Where you at, House Speaker? How bout you, “Democrat nomi-knees”? MSM? Nothing? Not even a little curious? No? Elect a Clown, Expect a Circus. RLTW

Following Biden's announced withdrawal from the 2024 election in favor of Vice-President Kamala Harris, leading Democrats united behind her. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) said "Harris' was the first sitting vice-president to visit an abortion clinic. Her fanatical commitment to the vital role that abortion plays in protecting women's health is her greatest strength. When she was a senator she voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. If it had become law it would have prevented doctors from terminating fetuses that were born alive during the abortion procedure. Her passion puts our Party way out ahead on what will be...

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Russia may be proud of its military history and seamen – but Vladimir Putin looks like he would have preferred to be anywhere else during the nation’s state naval display on Sunday. The Russian president hardly cracked a smile at this morning’s Grand Naval Parade in St Petersburg, a showcasing of around 200 ships and boats all part of the various fleets stationed in Russia’s second city. During the event, he was seen looking bored and unbothered as he sailed across the city’s water and into the dock while fireworks exploded around him. -snip- Meanwhile, Ukraine has over the weekend...

EXCERPT:SNIPWildfire Protection Base Budget and E‑FundMost of CalFire’s Budget Supports Wildfire Protection. Most of CalFire’s budget—roughly $3.3 billion out of a total budget of $3.8 billion in 2022‑23—funds wildfire protection and suppression (also referred to as wildfire response or firefighting). The remaining funding supports other department responsibilities such as wildfire prevention and resource management activities aimed at improving forest health. As discussed in further detail below, CalFire’s wildfire protection budget has two components—a base amount and the E‑Fund, which is an amount budgeted for emergency fire protection.Base Budget Intended to Pay for Day‑to‑Day Fire Protection Costs. CalFire’s base wildfire protection...

The left has made the term "MAGA Republican" into an insult as if the goal to make the American Republic great again is somehow not a worthy goal.We need to stop letting them corrupt our language and drive them to the low ground a/k/a the swamp where they belong. Call them KACA Democrats. We all know what caca means in Spanish.However, in this context, it means:KeepAmericaCrappyAlwaysTheir one size fits all top down management style has this as their goal. Just a short decade ago, Hunger Games was the popular dystopian novel, later made into a movie series that pointed out...