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Most of the agents on former President Trump’s protective detail during his Butler, Pennsylvania, rally on July 13 were Homeland Security personnel who had little protective training, according to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). Hawley told Fox News’ Jesse Watters Tuesday night that he had been informed by a whistleblower that the day Trump was almost assassinated, he was mostly guarded by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents who had only received a short and glitchy online training session before the rally. From a rooftop only 450 feet away, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks was able to fire eight rounds, hitting Trump in the...

Another fast food giant has entered the value wars as chain's fight to win back customers. Dunkin' Donuts has launched its own $6 value meal for the fall season. The offer includes a medium hot or iced coffee, bacon, egg and cheese sandwich, and hash browns. The chain has released the new deal in conjunction with its new seasonal menu, which includes items such as Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Apple Cider Donuts. The deal does not yet have a set end date but is expected to last throughout the fall season. Analysis shows the deal offers around a 42 percent...

A Russian private military company (PMC) told the Express that their commander stands by his calls for the overthrow of Vladimir Putin. Georgy Zakrevsky is the founder of the Paladin PMC, one of many shadowy military groups like the former Wagner Group militia, that are linked to the Kremlin. The militia commander launched a blistering attack on the Russian president during a video recording in which he blamed all the military failures in Ukraine on Putin personally. He also went on to accuse Putin of causing all of Russia's economic and social ills, as he urged the military to rise...

CHICAGO — This week, workers began tearing down the vacant Sears world headquarters in Hoffman Estates before the site is turned into a data center, a trend that has grown popular in the suburbs and now, a Chicago alderman wants to bring more of them into the city. That alderman is the 36th Ward’s Gilbert Villegas, who is advocating for a plan at City Council to convert vacant Chicago land into data centers. At a cost of millions annually, city government stores its data at centers locate outside of Chicago. Villegas, chairman of the Council Technology Committee, has written an...

An American Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela while visiting the country on personal travel, several U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. It's not yet known why the sailor is being detained, but one of the officials told CBS News the sailor was not on approved leave by the U.S. military or on official travel to Venezuela at the time of the detention.

For some nine years, the media and the left have successfully fed the country a succession of rank deceptions and conspiracies. The public is exhausted after a decade of chronic untruth from the left-wing and its media. The 2016 presidential campaign will be long remembered for the false allegation that Donald Trump colluded with the Russians to warp the election. Citing the bogus “Steele dossier,” loser Hillary Clinton and other Democrat grandees claimed that the victorious Trump was an “illegitimate” president. Almost immediately, the left and media then pushed for the appointment of special prosecutor Robert Mueller. He assembled a...

CNN host instantly regrets having Vivek Ramaswamy on after he exposes Kamala Harris as a career fraud in just 60 seconds.

“‘But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth’” (John 16-13). The Holy Spirit has to come alongside believers because they can’t minister by their own strength. As a Christian, you can be orthodox and correct about every detail of theology. You might even show a certain willingness and ability to minister. But unless and until you rely on the Holy Spirit for all you do, your efforts will be ineffective. Think of a new car that has the most polished exterior and the finest of accessories but no engine. It will look...

5 September 2024 Thursday of week 22 in Ordinary Time St. Rita’s Convent, Missionaries of Charity, the Bronx, United StatesReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: B(II).First reading1 Corinthians 3:18-23The wisdom of the world is foolishness to GodMake no mistake about it: if any one of you thinks of himself as wise, in the ordinary sense of the word, then he must learn to be a fool before he really can be wise. Why? Because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As scripture says: The Lord knows wise men’s thoughts: he knows how useless they are; or...

Washington — Two Russian nationals working for a news network controlled by Vladimir Putin's government funneled millions of dollars to an American media company that paid right-wing influencers for videos pushing narratives favorable to the Kremlin, U.S. prosecutors alleged on Wednesday.An indictment unsealed in the Southern District of New York charged Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, both based in Moscow, with conspiracy to launder money and conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The indictment came as the Justice Department unveiled sprawling allegations accusing the Russian government of meddling in the 2024 U.S. elections. (snip) Attorney General Merrick Garland...

Several family members of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democrat Party’s vice-presidential nominee, have come out in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump. Former President Donald Trump responded to the photo in Truth Social post by thanking Jeff Walz, the brother of the Minnesota governor. “Thank you very much, Jeff,” Trump wrote in his post. “It is a Great Honor to have your Endorsement. I look forward to meeting you soon!”

Palestinian nationalism has deep Nazi roots. 28 November 1941: The Mufti meets Hitler. 29 November 1941: The Nazi war criminal Reinhard Heydrich sends the first letter of invitation to the participants of the Wannsee conference, to prepare a “plan for the total solution of the Jewish problem”.

It's starting to sound like Medellín, circa 1996. That wouldn't have anything to do with open borders, would it? Amid all the other calamities brought on by illegally present migrants -- attacks on police, mass shopliftings, rapes, strongarm robberies, murders -- the New York City area is suddenly seeing a disturbing trend: Viral News NYC @ViralNewsNYC 🚨Surge in Unsettling Body Discoveries Across New York City🚨 In recent months, there has been a noticeable increase in disturbing discoveries of human remains across New York City and nearby areas. Several months ago, a headless body was found on the shores of Howard...

Michael Yon, a war correspondent, author, photographer joins Navy Seal, author, historian Matt Bracken to discuss the invaders taking over apartment complexes, the Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, multiple tsunamis coming at America, the future and much more.

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On Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump had hoped to be facing off against Kamala Harris during a 2024 presidential debate hosted by Fox News. But Joe Biden's taciturn vice president was a no-show, much like she's been over the past nearly four years of his administration, instead of doing the job she was hired to by the American people.

She’s still unburdened by what has been. Vice President Kamala Harris dropped one of her word-salad catchphrases during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh, Pa. — despite facing widespread mockery over the meme-worthy soundbite. The Democratic presidential candidate, 59, ignited social media after slipping her “unburdened” rallying cry into her speech to union workers on Monday night. “We have dreams. We can see what is possible, unburdened by what has been,” Harris said. Critics were quick to seize on the moment on social media, with some noting the “word salad extraordinaire is at it again.” “Kamala gets flustered, defaults to her...

The family of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray threatened to go 'full throttle' after the 14-year-old was charged as an adult for murdering four people on Wednesday. Gray's relatives leapt to his defense within hours of him opening fire at Apalachee High School, where he allegedly killed four people and injured nine others. The teenager's aunt, Annie Polhamus Brown, took to Facebook during the aftermath, bringing up the issues he 'dealt with' and saying she 'will take care of my nephew and what he needs on this side.' 'Just check yourself before you speak about a child that never asked...

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) highlighted the “horror” of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and his own response, in an ad released Tuesday as part of his campaign for the U.S. Senate. “On January 6, as we watched in horror, Hogan didn’t just talk about defending democracy, he did something. Sending in the Maryland National Guard to protect the Capitol,” the narrator says in the TV ad, titled “Never Backs Down.” “That’s the same Larry Hogan. Tough. Independent. Never backs down,” the narrator continues. The one-minute ad shows footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the...

Dr. Ross explains that angels are not constrained by the laws of physics or space-time dimensions. What does that mean for us in terms of our interactions with them?