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Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that could bring significant economic harm to businesses and consumers in Canada and the U.S. if the trains don’t resume running soon. Canadian National and CPKC railroads both locked out their employees after the deadline of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Thursday passed without new agreements with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference that represents some 10,000 engineers, conductors and dispatchers. ... All rail traffic in Canada and all shipments crossing the U.S. border have stopped... Billions of dollars of goods...

Signs of bullets and gunshot wounds were found on the bodies of hostages recovered from the Gaza Strip earlier this week, the IDF confirmed on Thursday. Preliminary findings were received from Israel's National Institute of Forensic Medicine, which performed autopsies and examined the bodies of the six hostages, the military stated. According to the IDF report, marks indicating bullets and wounds were found on the bodies of the six hostages. Additionally, four bodies found next to the hostages in the Gaza Strip were assumed to be terrorists, and when examined, no signs of gunshots were observed.

The Jesuits’ flagship publication in the United States offered a lengthy comparison between the Republican and Democrat platforms on immigration, concluding the Democrats’ solution is far superior to the Republicans.’“Overall, the Democratic platform on immigration is far more robust and recognizes many more nuances of the immigration system,” declares J.D. Long García in his August 21 essay for America magazine.“The Democrats have put forward a position on immigration that resonates with much of Catholic social teaching,” the article contends. “The Republicans have not.”

State troopers are set to announce charges against a Long Island mom for allegedly killing her 9-year-old son in a wrong-way crash while under the influence early Thursday. The mother – who has not been named publicly – was allegedly driving the wrong way on the Southern State Parkway at the time of the the four-car pileup near Exit 42 around 2:30 a.m., News12 reported.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called on the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to stop the “dehumanization of Palestinians” by refusing to let them speak on stage.

Some people don't like it when I'm activist. But if I was just sitting around and only complaining, how would things like this get completed? Today, a "big fish" has arrived. For many, Patrick Henry is the GOAT. All I can say is please download and please share. This work is free to access, it is open source in the public domain. Patrick Henry; life, correspondence and speeches

The famous fedora worn by Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was auctioned for $630,000. Photo courtesy of Propstore =================================================================== Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The famous fedora sported by Harrison Ford in 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom fetched the swashbuckling sum of $630,000 at auction. Memorabilia company Propstore said the heroic hat was among the more than 450 items up for bids in its US Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction. "This fedora was made specifically for the second installment of the Indiana Jones series and matches film shots, production stills and behind-the-scenes footage of...

About 1 in 3 Americans see COVID-19 as a large or moderate risk to their health, as summer cases of the virus continue to tick up, according to a new survey. The Axios/Ipsos American Health Index found 32 percent of Americans believe that COVID-19 is a large or moderate risk to their health, up from the 27 percent who said the same in early June. The survey comes amid a surge in COVID-19 cases that shows no immediate signs of slowing down. The survey found that 21 percent of respondents polled have taken an at-home COVID-19 test in the past...

When the Jewish State has to go it alone. The New York Times insists that if Israel rejects the Bidenites’ advice to pull out of Gaza, it does so at its peril: “NYT admits US officials were wrong about the IDF in October, and wrong about Rafah, but thinks they are right now,” Elder of Ziyon, August 15, 2024:So these officials were completely wrong in October. They were also wrong about Israel’s taking Rafah, which they now admit is exactly what destroyed Hamas’ supply lines from Egypt – and cost far fewer casualties thna they had confidently predicted.By ignoring warnings...

[No official dispatch additional to the following was yesterday received from the Secretary of War.] WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 1864 -- 8:10 P.M. To Major-Gen. John A. Dix: The operations of Gen. GRANT'S forces are detailed in the following official dispatches received by this department: CITY POINT -- 8 P.M. -- Aug. 18, 1864. Gen. WARREN moved with his corps this morning to and across the Weldon Road, about one mile south of the head works. To that point he met nothing but the enemy's pickets. He advanced from there toward Petersburgh, meeting the enemy in his advance. He...

Candace Owens was slammed for her 'increasing embrace of antisemitic tropes'

Khamenei never expected to be in such a difficult position during his rule. History shows that dictators, drunk on power, often think they can stay in control forever through repression, war, and creating crises. A tired IRGC spokesperson, using the Arbaeen observance (The Shia religious observance In Islam) as an excuse, promised revenge but hinted that it might take time. He said, “When it comes to revenge, time is on our side, and the wait might be longer than expected. Brave and wise commanders do not act rashly.” Khamenei is at an impasse due to: 1.A discontented society on the...

during the Bush administration, Democrats accused the BLS of cooking the books to make Bush look good. Then under Obama, the accusation switched. It switched back again under Trump. Today, the estimate of new jobs created dropped by 818k. Biden and Harris cooked the books. This isn’t any different than Enron. They cooked the books during an election year to make themselves look good. The BLS went along with it. Shame on them. I was listening to the Joe Rogan/Peter Thiel podcast driving from Grand Marais to Duluth. I have to hop on a plane to Detroit. My mom is...

Social media users trashed President Biden’s Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for admitting to ABC News on Wednesday that she wasn’t “familiar” with the day’s major revision to the jobs numbers. ABC News correspondent Kayna Whitworth asked Raimondo what she thought of the jobs numbers revision by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “I am curious as to your thoughts on today the Bureau of Labor saying that more than 800,000 fewer jobs were actually created than initially reported,” Whitworth said. The reporter played a clip of former President Donald Trump talking about the report at his rally in North Carolina...

CHICAGO — Legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey made a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, when she slammed former President Trump and his vice president 24 years after she suggested he would make a good president. "We know all the old tricks and tropes that are designed to distract us from what actually matters," Winfrey told the crowd at the United Center. "But we are beyond ridiculous tweets and lies and foolery. These are complicated times, people, and they require adult conversation. And I welcome those conversations because civilized debate is vital to democracy, and it...

“Next of Kin” Autopsy Stifles Truth on Would-be Assassin of President Trump The following is republished with permission from AbleChild. Congressman Clay Higgins, investigator for the House Bi-Partisan Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald Trump, is not a happy camper. In the Congressman’s preliminary report, the lawmaker raises questions about troubling actions on the part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), describing those actions as “an obstruction of justice to any following investigative effort.” What exactly has the FBI done that doesn’t sit well with the Congressman? First, Higgins complains that “the coroner’s report and...

Between the ongoing sugar hangover from their onanistic coverage of Obama Night at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, and the anticipation of speeches from President Bill Clinton and the Governor of Stolen Valor, the Regime Media evening newscasts mostly neglected to report on a piece of data that is potentially damaging to the electoral prospects of the Regime’s new figurehead- Vice President Kamala Harris. ABC World News Tonight was the sole network newscast to report on the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ massive downward revision of reported jobs- 818,000 fewer than previously reported. Here is that report in its entirety:

The DNC Has Just Been One Long Litany Of Stupid, Obvious Lies The biggest lie of all is that Vice President Kamala Harris bears no responsibility for Joe Biden’s failed presidency.It almost goes without saying that what Democrats are putting on at the DNC this week in Chicago is a simulacrum of democracy, a mimicry of the excitement and drama that might have come from a deliberative process of Democrat Party voters choosing their presidential candidate.None of it is real. The DNC has all the trappings of a major political party convention but without any of the substance. Not...

Just wondering out loud: Why did the Democrats set up a child sacrifice alter in front of their DNC Convention Hall??? And why are they publicly rejoicing in their kill numbers???

There are three things that are absolutely true about democrats They lieThey lieThey lie As Kamala Harris hides from the media knowing that every time she opens her mouth stupid words come out, democrats are furiously trying to distract everyone by you guessed it, lying. Over and over democrats keep asserting that Trump tax cuts benefited only the wealthy and corporations. It's a lie.The Trump tax cuts were far better than they would have you believe. First, the Trump tax cuts yielded increased tax revenuesTaxes: Critics of the Trump tax cuts said they would blow a hole in the deficit....