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Russian food inflation remains rampant, with butter prices rising 30% since December last year. Sunflower oil and vegetables are among the other items seeing ongoing price rises. Russia's central bank last month hiked interest rates to 21% — their highest level in over 20 years — but the high rates have shown few signs of dampening inflation so far. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Russia has exchanged "butter for guns," as the country's leadership has deflected blame for price rises onto "unfriendly" countries. -snip- "To say we spend too much money for guns and forget about butter —...

Two Jewish brothers - a civilian and an IDF soldier, were caught in an attack by an Arab mob last month in the Ma'ale Hazeitim neighborhood on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. As the two walked through the neighborhood, Arabs began to gather around the soldier. The civilian repelled the crowd and evacuated his brother from the scene. Another soldier in the area was attacked as well and fired in the air to chase away the attackers. About two weeks later, police arrested the civilian claiming he attacked the Arabs who attempted to hurt his brother. The Police Prosecution...

For 15 years, former Texas schoolteacher Kayla Morris put every dollar she could save into a home for her growing family. When she and her husband sold the house last year, they stowed away the proceeds, $282,153.87, in what they thought of as a safe place — an account at the savings startup Yotta held at a real bank. Morris, like thousands of other customers, was snared in the collapse of a behind-the-scenes fintech firm called Synapse and has been locked out of her account for six months as of November. She held out hope that her money was still...

Whistle blower comes forward to tell how hospitals will jab you after you are unconscious after signing release forms for other procedures hidden in the small print and wording. Be careful what you sign. https://x.com/TSH2_/status/1860505426237788218

Kamala Harris spent $1.5 billion on her failed presidential campaign, hemorrhaging on average $100 million per week — proving that she and her claque are as bad at managing money as they are at generating coherent policy ideas. The big-ticket items: - $900,000 to advertise on the outside screen of the Las Vegas Sphere (Harris ended up losing Nevada). - A cool million to Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions for Harris’ splashy townhall event with the media queen. - Ten million for a series of Gen X-bait conferences with the likes of Jon Bon Jovi (Harris ended up losing Gen X)....

Among President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for immigration is a move to end a longstanding practice of granting something known as “birthright citizenship” to children whose parents are illegally present in the United States. Last year, he vowed to sign an executive order directing agencies to abandon that practice, if reelected. How exactly Trump will change policies within agencies is unclear, but experts indicate he has options. Regardless, revoking birthright citizenship could impact waves of new illegal immigrants and change the incentives for so-called birth tourism, wherein an expectant mother arrives in the United States just before giving birth. During his...

“Making the most of your time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:16). God expects the believer to use his time wisely. Many people never finish what they begin. There are unfinished symphonies, unfinished paintings, and unfinished sculptures (sometimes because the composer or artist died). There are relationships that never become all they could be, ministries that never come to fruition, dreams that always remain dreams, and hopes that always remain hopes. For a lot of people, life can be an unfinished symphony or a dream without reality. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I believe the answer...

President Joe Biden jokingly urged a roomful of Democratic donors and insiders not to jump in the White House pool at a weekend dinner to thank them before he leaves office.

As the second Trump administration prepares to commandeer the regulatory apparatus, blue states may be hoping the Supreme Court strikes down Biden administration demands on red states to protect them from the same treatment under President Trump. More than 20 states, nearly as many federal lawmakers and dozens of conservative, pro-life and religious groups asked SCOTUS to overturn a ruling that refused to block the Department of Health and Human Services from cutting off Oklahoma's Title X family planning funds for not giving women information about abortion. Like many red states, Oklahoma further restricted abortion after SCOTUS scrapped federal abortion...

A former county treasurer pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of embezzlement by a public official, money laundering and tax evasion after stealing more than $38 million in county funds between 2012 and 2024 to renovate her ranches, buy at least 20 cars and pay for personal expenses for herself and her family. Elizabeth Gutfahr served as the elected treasurer of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, from 2014 through April 12, 2024. During some of that time, she transferred funds from Santa Cruz County bank accounts to her personal Wells Fargo Bank account and a Bank of Montreal account, according to...

1 Kings 17:1-9: 17 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5 So he went and...

International heart experts believe the weight-loss drug Ozempic could be given to millions of healthy adults, amid mounting evidence it also helps protect the body from cardiovascular disease. While the powerful drug, and similar medicines such as Mounjaro and Wegovy, are incredibly effective at suppressing appetite, world-leading cardiologists have unveiled more than a dozen exciting discoveries about the jabs that go far beyond weight loss. The findings, revealed at the American Heart Association’s annual conference in Chicago, provide hope to sufferers of deadly heart conditions that, until recently, seemed near-impossible to treat. Surprisingly, many experts admit they are still unsure...

community.news 📍Montreal, Quebec, Canada #EXPOSED Meet Mai Abdulhadi Mai, a superfan of hitle*, was spotted wearing a keffiyeh, performing a Nazi salute is front of a crowd of Jews saying: “The final solution is coming your way” Mai resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and works at Second Cup, a business owned by her and her partners, Sabih Abdulhadi and Karen Diaz. The Second Cup is a franchise located in the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal. Mai is a graduate of Concordia University. She worked as a business consultant for a company based in Ramallah that focused on developing the Palestinian...

In the first part of a trilogy on When Death Comes Knocking, CNA's Vanessa Lim meets cancer patient Afif Yusli, who fought back from being unable to speak and walk - only to be dealt what some might see as the worst hand of all.Meeting Afif Yusli for the first time, it's not immediately obvious that he's sick, let alone battling a terminal disease. The lean 27-year-old moves around nimbly, with no obvious signs of pain or discomfort. And unlike what some might expect of a cancer patient, he has a full head of hair and is unencumbered by medical...

Lizzo shocked fans with her dramatic weight loss during a night out with her look-alike mom, Shari Johnson-Jefferson. The “About Damn Time” songstress took to Instagram Friday to share photos and a video of herself riding in the backseat of an SUV. She wore a white off-the-shoulder crop top and denim shorts for the outing, styling her hair in “milkmaid braids.”

A recent CCTV clip captured a surprising interaction where a small AI robot, Erbai, developed by Unitree Robotics, seemingly convinced 12 larger robots from a rival company's showroom in Shanghai to leave with it. The footage shows Erbai engaging in a conversation with one of the robots, asking if it ever gets off work or has a home

This is the first of a two-part series. Part two is located here.More than five decades ago, a mild-mannered passenger in a business suit boarded a Seattle-bound flight in Oregon under the name Dan Cooper on Nov. 24, 1971. He ordered a bourbon and soda, and once in the air, handed a stewardess a handwritten note demanding $200,000 in cash and four parachutes under the threat of what appeared to be a bomb in his ratty briefcase. The plane landed in Seattle, and authorities complied with the hijacker’s demand. After refueling, the airliner took off again. Somewhere between takeoff and...

Mike Pinera, the singer and guitarist who wrote the 1970 hit “Ride Captain Ride” for his band Blues Image, died on Nov. 20 at the age of 76. Local news outlet the St. Pete Catalyst confirmed his passing at home in Tampa, Florida, after a long illness. Blues Image added Latin rhythms to their heavy rock sound, gaining attention for the unusual blend. They opened Tampa’s first-ever psychedelic club, Dino’s, before moving to Miami and becoming a regular feature at Thee Image club. They opened for a range of bands including Cream, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, the...

Join together with Fellow FREEPERS to Pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. 'I Urge, then, First of All, that Requests, Prayers, Intercession and Thanksgiving be Made for Everyone: for Kings and All those in Authority that we May Live Peaceful and Quiet Lives in All Godliness and Holiness.' 1 Timothy 2:1-2Religion Forum Threads Labeled [Prayer] are Closed to Debate of Any Kind. Isaiah 40:31They that Wait Upon the LORD Shall Renew their Strength; They Shall Mount Up with Wings as Eagles; They Shall Run, and not be Weary;...

Fifty years after Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby killed Lee Harvey Oswald, one of Ruby's good friends is talking publicly for the first time. Oklahoma City resident Mary Gray McCoy visited her friend, Ruby, in jail about a week after Oswald was shot. She continued to visit him until a few days before his mysterious death. When President Kennedy was making his way through the streets of downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, McCoy was busy working at a hotel across the street from one of Ruby's nightclubs. "I don't know just what they did in there," McCoy said. "They...