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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has had to defend his stance on Israel after an op-ed he penned more than three decades ago, in which he wrote of being an Israeli army volunteer and disparaged the Palestinian people, resurfaced. “Since he wrote this piece as a 20-year-old student, Gov. Shapiro has built close, meaningful, informative relationships with many Muslim-American, Arab-American, Palestinian Christian and Jewish community leaders all across Pennsylvania,” Shapiro’s spokesman Manuel Bonder told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The Governor greatly values their perspectives and the experiences he has learned from over the years – and as a result,...

A pilot was preparing to take off from a Texas airport when he was suddenly arrested on a disturbing charge -- forcing a cancellation. A Frontier Airlines pilot was taken into custody by Houston police on board a plane at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday night. The airman, later identified as 45-year-old Seymour Walker, was removed from Flight 3195 before takeoff due to an outstanding warrant for assault-family violence. Law enforcement timed the arrest for when Flight 3195 reached its assigned gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 4 p.m. Officers boarded the empty plane and took the pilot...

Two Israeli civilians were murdered and two others were wounded in a terror stabbing attack in central Israel on Sunday morning, local authorities said. The Times of Israel reports the terrorist attacker, a West Bank Palestinian, stabbed the victims at three different locations before being shot dead by a police officer. The stabbings took place during morning rush hour in the city of Holon, near Tel Aviv.

Live at 8pm on the CW Network from Los Angeles. Miss Maryland USA is Trans & Married. Last year's Miss USA quit due to 'workplace harassment'. Should be a fun night. Grab your popcorn! According to Wikipedia, the new rule in the Miss Universe Organization (which owns Miss USA) is that only women 28 years of age and over are allowed to participate. They can be married. Past editions only had single women between 18-28 years of age participating. Ahhh... remember the good 'ol days when Donald Trump owned these pageants? Those were the days!

Harris Says Trump Is Scared To Debate Her: The Ultimate In Hubris Harris must recognize she is the nominee due to Trump's stellar debate against Biden in Atlanta. Tippinsights Editorial Board August 4, 2024 . 8:21 AM 4 min read With her 100% glowing coverage from the mainstream media for two weeks, Kamala Harris decided to continue running the clock out on a fast-moving political game. She refused to appear with former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on September 4 with Fox News hosts Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Incredibly, the Harris campaign blamed Trump for abandoning an appearance on...

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has seen his approval ratings plunge by 16 points in the past two weeks amid criticism of his handling of widespread anti-mass migration uprisings and the decision by his government to implement major cuts to winter fuel benefits. Just one month after sweeping to power in last month’s general election, it appears that the honeymoon is over for Sir Keir Starmer. According to the latest survey from Opinium, the left-wing leader has seen his net approval rating fall to just 3 per cent, down from 19 per cent two weeks ago, representing a decline...

A new poll out Thursday found an overwhelming majority of Americans say the Secret Service bears some responsibility for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump last month. According to the Associated Press survey, 7 in 10 Americans believe “the Secret Service bears at least a moderate amount of responsibility for the assassination attempt” with 4 in 10 believing the agency “bears a high level of responsibility.”

The move to take the conflict outside Israel’s borders by the Netanyahu-led Israeli government is proving to be quite a slippery slope that has us seemingly barreling towards getting fully involved in yet another endless war in the Middle East. On Friday, the Pentagon announced its plans to send additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the region. This strategic move aims to bolster existing US forces and strengthen support for Israel. It comes in response to increased tensions and threats from Iran and its allies, including Hamas and Hezbollah, as IDF forces carry out targeted strikes in Lebanon and,...

Despite an ongoing range of congressional and independent efforts to get the truth out of the Secret Service and their “intelligence” confreres, we still don’t know what happened in Butler, PA, lacking conclusive, factual information behind the assassination attempt of former President Trump; nor do we know the extent of actors. Will we ever? Doubtful. There are longstanding instances of reluctance to reveal true intelligence when it comes to assassinations or attempted assassinations. To this day, there remain many arguments surrounding Jack Kennedy’s killing. Records have still not been released to the public. At present, the entire intelligence apparatus is...

Key points ● Protests, many involving far-right and anti-immigrant groups, are expected to continue in towns across the UK six days on from Southport stabbings ● At least five protests are set to take place today - Sky News analysis ● Protests yesterday led to more than 90 arrests in towns and cities across the UK ● 24-hour courts could be introduced to ensure those involved are dealt with - policing and crime minister ● 'Disgraceful' disorder in Liverpool continued into the night after police officers suffered injuries ● Eyewitness: Running battle in Bristol was 'fairly medieval' ● Police have...

Americans must force the government back into its constitutional cage. One of the most important lessons in life is straightforward: everything in moderation. If you eat too much, you’ll get fat. If you drink too much, you’ll lose your wits. If you play too much, no one will take you seriously. Temperance is a remarkably sound philosophy for living well. Living with an eye toward moderation is about more than restraining from vice. Experience teaches that thoughtless excess undermines otherwise healthy activities. Reading books without taking the time to consider the meaning of their words can make a person educated...

Florida TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A second disturbance has popped up in the Atlantic as Florida braces for Tropical Storm Debby. The disturbance has a 10% chance of development over the next 48 hours and a 20% chance within the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center said the tropical wave is several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands and is moving quickly westward at around 20 mph. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Debby is currently westward of Florida and is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches the Big Bend. Officials said the system is expected...

The Daily Mail broke the story that Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff knocked up his daughter’s nanny in the course of his first marriage. Relevant facts have yet to be filled in, but the New York Post has already followed up with this story. It is not clear whether the pregnancy ended with abortion, miscarriage, or the birth of a child. The Daily Mail vaguely reports only that nanny Najen Naylor “did not keep the child.” The facts of need to be fleshed out. Emhoff himself has only acknowledged “tough times” in a statement to CNN: “During my first marriage, Kerstin...

Signs point to a second Squad defeat in next Tuesday’s Missouri primary. Latest polling shows Wesley Bell leading embattled left-wing Rep. Cori Bush By Matthew Kassel, August 2, 2024 By Matthew Kassel, August 2, 2024Cori Bush faces backlash for using ‘racist slur’ against Donald Trump; ‘She's a crook and danger to US'. Mar 13, 2024. SEE IT: Cori Bush speaks out and uses racist slurs, calling former President Trump: “White Supremacist in Chief" during the congressional hearing. This is not been proven, and she could be liable. I think Trump should sue her. Yet she forgets about Biden saying: "If...

British Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has vowed that police have his full support in taking on “extremists” as anti-mass migration protests and riots have broken out across the United Kingdom following the mass stabbing at a children’s dance party in Southport earlier this week. Facing a full-blown crisis less than one month into office, recently elected leftist Prime Minister Starmer gathered top cabinet ministers on Saturday as unrest erupted in dozens of towns and cities throughout the UK, in many cases in typical Labour Party strongholds in the north of England, in response to the slaying of three young...

The Democrats think they will pitch a fast one, less than 100 days before the election, coronating a radical, not very smart candidate as a substitute for a clearly demented president. They plan to avoid any unscripted remarks by her and any interviews or debates. The wisdom of keeping her mouth shut is evident. How long can they hide the Obama-Kerry-Harris close ties with the nuclear-weapon-seeking, terrorist-supporting Islamists of Iran who want nothing more than to destroy America? How long can the press allow Harris to airbrush her very radical political record? HarrisFollowing Biden’s disastrous failure in the CNN-sponsored debate...

A senior US official was cited by CNN as saying the Russian aims to arm the Houthis were "antithetical to the goals we are pursuing." Russia stopped at the last minute a shipment of missiles and other military equipment it planned to deliver to the Houthis last month after pressure from the United States and Saudi Arabia not to do so, numerous sources told CNN on Friday. A senior US official was cited by CNN as saying the Russian aims to arm the Houthis were "antithetical to the goals we are pursuing" in achieving peace between the Houthis and Saudi...

The MiG-35, also known as the “Fulcrum-F,” is a modernized version of the MiG-29 designed as a “4++ generation” fighter. First flown in 2016 and entering service in 2019, it features upgrades like an AESA radar, reduced radar signature, improved engines, and the ability to serve as a refueling tanker. Despite these enhancements, the MiG-35 has struggled to find success, both domestically and internationally.

Jack Smith’s January 6 case against President Trump is now back with Judge Tanya Chutkan following the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling. The Supreme Court last month ruled 6-3 that Trump has absolute immunity for his core Constitutional powers. Former presidents are entitled to at least a presumption of immunity for their official acts, according to the Supreme Court. The case was sent back to the DC Appellate Court after the Supreme Court issued a ruling on presidential immunity. Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a highly unusual Saturday order and set a hearing for August 16. DC Obama Judge Tanya Chutkan,...

This is a true story. It was reduced in length to a “thumbnail size” some time ago as an exercise in brevity. Such extreme reduction of a story without blurring its essential character was, I think, good practice in limiting my usual writing to indispensable details, words and phrases. I chose this story, first for its first-hand look at what was open to one living in New York City before 1960, and second for its portrayal of an American who survived most of the 20th century and continues to write about it. ========== A boy from Brooklyn, born when Frankenstein...