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Speaking at a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, where her speech was preceded by a performance by rapper Megan Thee Stallion, Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly attacked former President Trump, implying he was a “predator,” had committed “sexual abuse,” and had committed fraud. Harris tried to draw a contrast between herself and the GOP presidential nominee, saying, “As many of you know, before I was elected vice president, and before I was elected a United States senator, I was an elected attorney general and an elected district attorney – and before that, I was a courtroom prosecutor. So in those roles,...

As a young prosecutor, Kamala Harris was gifted a BMW and lavished with trips to Paris and the Oscars by a much older lover who also jumpstarted her meteoric rise in California politics, according to reports. The current vice president famously had a relationship with Democratic Party kingmaker Willie Brown in 1994 when she was 29 and he was 60, and when he was serving as speaker of the California Assembly. “Over the course of the relationship, Brown gave Harris a BMW, she traveled with him to Paris, attended the Academy Awards,” and he even took her on a business...

FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate testified before Congress on Tuesday about the possible motivation of the Trump rally shooter, but the CEO of Gab immediately contradicted his claim. Abbate testified that Thomas Matthew Crooks had posted hundreds of messages to social media, including some that expressed anti-Semitic and anti-immigration sentiments. “Some of these comments, if ultimately attributable to the shooter, appear to reflect antisemitic and anti-immigration themes, to espouse political violence, and are described as extreme in nature,” said Abbate. The posts were reportedly published between 2019 and 2020. “While the investigative team is still working to verify this account...

The North Carolina Democratic Party is suing the State Board of Elections in an effort to stop the We The People Party—and thus presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—from appearing on the state ballot later this year. According to CBS 17, which states it received a copy of the lawsuit last Friday, the North Carolina Democratic Party argues that the We The People Party was established as a way to reduce the number of signatures Kennedy needed to appear on the state ballot. The number of signatures required for a new party to qualify for the ballot is less than...

Megan Thee Stallion is under fire for her performance at Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 30. The singer was seen performing one of her hit songs featuring X-rated lyrics. Kamala Harris has been blasted too, with netizens saying she is “not a serious candidate.” Megan performed at the Georgia State Convocation Center, donning a blue pantsuit and tie. She rapped her Grammy award-winning hit, Savage, before an audience comprising an estimated 10,000 people. The song was released in 2020, and the lyrics include Megan bragging about being “that b-tch.” “P—y like water, I’m unbothered and relaxing,”...

An off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputy was killed just before 1:30 a.m. in a shootout during a robbery at a gas station in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. The Chicago Sun-Times reported the incident occurred at a station “in the 500 block of East 67th Street.” The suspect approached the deputy, 31-year-0ld Rafael D. Wordlaw, and allegedly “tried to rob him.” Wordlaw and the suspect then exchanged gunfire and Wordlaw was shot in the chest. Wordlaw attempted to drive himself for medical care, but ended up crashing his vehicle. He died from his gunshot wound.

“Throughout his career, Josh has taken on the status quo, brought people together, and fought to keep Pennsylvanians from getting screwed — and that’s exactly what he’ll do as Governor.” That statement was part of his campaign in 2022 when he was running for Governor of Pennsylvania. A month before the election, I questioned whether Shapiro would actually fight for Pennsylvanians because if past performance is indicative of future behaviors, it did not seem likely. Before being elected as Governor, Shapiro served as the Attorney General for the commonwealth. As Attorney General, he supported former Governor Tom Wolf’s Covid-19 mandates...

“For as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble” (2 Peter 1:10). Assurance of salvation lets us enjoy earthly blessings. It is encouraging that scriptural assurance results in specific, practical blessings in the Christian life. Here are six I’d like to share with you today. Assurance makes you praise God. There is no way you can be filled with praise and gratitude to God if you’re not sure you’re saved. Assurance adds joy to your earthly duties and trials. No matter what happens to you, you can be certain that all will work out well in the...

CHICAGO — Police are investigating two burglaries at high-end retailers along the Magnificent Mile overnight. In a bold crime, two men broke through a wall to burglarize Saks Fifth Avenue, 700 North Michigan, shortly before 3 a.m. The store’s remote security team saw a man walking around the fifth floor with armloads of merchandise and notified Chicago police. Cops eventually found a hole in the drywall on the fifth floor, according to a CPD report. The burglars escaped onto Michigan Avenue and got into a waiting vehicle moments before police arrived. An officer who saw the surveillance video described the...

Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah is stepping down as co-chair of the upcoming National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago, she announced in a Tuesday tweet. The NABJ24 convention will host Trump for a moderated Q&A session hosted by Fox News’ Harris Faulkner, ABC News’ Rachel Scott and Semafor’s Kadia Goba, according to a report. “To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck,” she wrote on Twitter. “For everyone else, I’m looking forward to meeting and reconnecting with all of you in the Windy City.” She also noted that she was not involved in...

Air New Zealand has abandoned a 2030 goal to cut its carbon emissions, blaming difficulties securing more efficient planes and sustainable jet fuel.

Those of us from outside watching the brave struggle of Venezuelans have the duty to reflect and act so that our countries do not fall into the bottomless pit of socialism and never again see their misery. -------------------------------------------- The eyes of America look towards Venezuela. Hundreds of videos flood social media showing the world the fierce and courageous struggle of Venezuelans to regain their freedom. Despite the fact that dozens of people have already been killed by the regime, and hundreds detained, thousands of Venezuelans, in different parts of the country, are in the streets defending the electoral results that...

The Turkish ministry of foreign affairs has condemned the killing of Hamas political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh in an attack in Tehran and offered condolences to the Palestinian people. In a statement released on X, the Turkish ministry of foreign affairs, Hakan Fidan stated, “We condemn the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Chief of the Hamas Political Bureau, in a heinous attack in Tehran.” “We express our condolences to the Palestinian people, hundreds of thousands of whom, like Haniyeh, have been martyred to live peacefully in their homeland under the roof of their state,” he added. -snip- Unacceptable political murder: Russia...

The US coup, or coups — as they seem clearly to be double coups — are achieved now, even though the leaders of the coups are still at war with each other.But we are no longer a functioning Republic.First, during the week after July 13, 2024, unfolded the coup of whoever is managing the Biden family. My guess is that this a foreign power, probably China, with input from the WEF, Bill Gates and The WHO. This short-lived coup launched itself via an assassination attempt on President Trump on July 13, in Butler, PA, at exactly the same time that...

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) stated that she would handle the coronavirus pandemic differently if she knew then what she knows now, but “We did not know it was respiratory in nature. We didn’t know that it would be people on the other end of the age spectrum who would be most vulnerable. And so, I think that the education stuff, we would’ve been able to do a lot more to help our kids.” But overall, “I’m proud of what we did, and I can tell you, the people of Michigan, I think,...

A reflection on a horror story. The claim that Islam has been beneficial for women is a staple of Islamic apologetics. Yet in Islam, a woman’s testimony is worth only half that of a man. The justification of this is provided by Muhammad in a famous hadith, “for it is the deficiency in her [woman’s] intelligence.” Such a clearly misogynistc view, by Muhammad, the Perfect Man and Model of Conduct, needs to be kept from Unbelievers. They might think ill of Muhammad, and that would never do.What do those who have this rosy view of Islam think of the marriage...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his disciples: “The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” Matthew 13:44Today’s Gospel presents us with two very short and similar parables. In the first, quoted above, the Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a “treasure.” In the second parable, the Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a “pearl of great price.” Though these parables are very similar to each other, there are also subtle differences worth...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will spend $5 million to vaccinate livestock workers against the seasonal flu in an effort to prevent possible interaction with bird flu, officials said today, July 30. If someone gets both the H5N1 (highly pathogenic avian influenza) and seasonal flu, the result could be “an exchange of genetic material” that could do what scientists call “reassortment” and the development of a new influenza virus, said Nirav Shah, the principal deputy director at CDC. Shah spoke to reporters in a call organized by the Health and Human Services Department. The $5 million will go...

Khamenei and Pezeshkian Met Ismail Haniyeh Before His Assassination Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, Hamas and Iran’s e Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said in separate statements. The regime’s General Prosecutor has issued a warning to the media about reporting on Ismail Haniyeh’s death. Reports indicate that the prosecutor has limited the spread of information regarding Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran. Following Ismail Haniyeh’s death in Tehran, the regime’s General Prosecutor issued a notice prohibiting media and online activists from spreading related news, labeling it as “rumor-mongering.” Government media quoted the prosecutor’s office urging media activists to avoid...