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Republicans are smelling blood in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race next year following an unexpectedly close result in the presidential election. Vice President Harris only carried the Garden State by about 6 points over President-elect Trump, the closest Republicans have come to winning the state’s electoral votes in three decades. This came after another closer-than-expected result in the gubernatorial race three years ago, during which Gov. Phil Murphy (D) won by just more than 3 points. Now with Murphy term-limited, Republicans are hoping 2025 presents them with a strong chance to flip the governor’s mansion. “This is a prime opportunity for...

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV series “Police Squad!” has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed away of natural causes on Tuesday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his son Joseph Abrahams told the Hollywood Reporter. Together with his boyhood friends Jerry and David Zucker, Abrahams ushered in a new wave of zany Hollywood comedies beginning with 1977’s sketch-comedy “Kentucky Fried Movie,” directed by John Landis, before he helmed “Animal House.” One of their most popular films, “Airplane!” — on which all three shared writing and...

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We weren’t exactly surprised by the study that found that extreme Diversity, Equity and Inclusion “training” actually increases racism — nor that The New York Times opted against reporting on it. The Gray Lady, after all, increasingly sees perfectly valid news that upsets its woke staffers as not fit to print. The latest is the study released Monday by the Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University’s Social Perception Lab, which found that “some anti-oppressive DEI narratives can engender a hostile attribution bias and heighten racial suspicion, prejudicial attitudes, authoritarian policing, and support for punitive behaviors in the absence of...

Kamala Harris addresses supporters and grassroots organizers three weeks after loss to Trump

The Biden administration’s “climate envoy,” John Kerry, claimed that the United States was “on the brink of needing to declare a climate emergency.” During a forum hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics last week, when asked what people who care about the climate and are concerned about the future “should be doing,” Kerry stated that people needed to “start focusing” on the arguments that went with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition. Kerry added that there were “seven million people” who were dying each year due to poor air quality.

Caitlyn Jenner, the Olympic gold medalist turned media personality, took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting she would “destroy” her in a potential 2026 race for California governor. In a series of social media posts on Monday, Nov. 25, Jenner addressed mounting speculation about her political aspirations. Responding to a question about a future gubernatorial run, she declared, “If I ran, and it was ultimately against Harris, I would destroy her.” While Jenner has not made an official announcement, her comments have fueled speculation about a potential bid for governor in 2026, when Gov. Gavin Newsom will be term-limited...

Mahony calls on US bishops to denounce ‘chilling’ Trump plan for mass deportationsFacing what he calls the “chilling and frightening reality” of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants in the United States, Cardinal Roger Mahony is encouraging America’s Catholic bishops to raise their voices.“The pending ominous initiative to round up and deport some eleven million undocumented immigrants across the country is a chilling and frightening reality,” Mahony, the archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles, told Crux, noting the impact deportation policies will have on mixed families in the United States – those where some family members are...

Jill Biden on Monday received the 2024 White House Christmas tree. Dr. Jill walked out to the tree welcoming ceremony with Hunter’s youngest son, Beau. First Lady Jill Biden and her grandson Beau retrieve the White House Christmas tree. pic.twitter.com/vNVNSjbmWw — The Recount (@therecount) November 25, 2024 The tree, a Frasier fir, came from a Christmas tree farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. Jill Biden said the Blue Ridge Mountains was recently devastated by Hurricane Helene and the Cartner family lost thousands of trees in the storm. “But this one remain standing and they named it ‘Treemendous’...

Earl Holliman, an actor with scores of credits spanning a half-century that ranged 1950s films Forbidden Planet and Giant to Police Woman and popular ’70s and ’80s TV dramas and starred the first episode of The Twilight Zone, died Monday in Los Angeles after a short illness. He was 96. His niece, Theresa Mullins Harris, announced the news on social media, writing in part: “His dream at 5 years old of becoming a movie star came true, more than he ever could have imagined.” Holliman got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame won a Supporting Actor Golden Globe...

Senior advisers who worked on the Kamala Harris campaign have admitted that the vice president had no pathway to victory. Speaking on the Pod Save America podcast, several campaign advisers to the Harris campaign shared some hard truths they could not admit during the presidential election. “We were hopeful. I don’t know how optimistic we were, but we thought, OK, this is tied, and if a couple things break our way [we could win],” David Plouffe, a senior adviser to the campaign, said Tuesday. Plouffe also admitted that internal polling also showed that Kamala Harris never took the lead over...

If you’re looking to boost brain health, a common supplement that’s sold on Amazon and at stores like Walgreens, Walmart, and GNC could help fight symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Ginkgo biloba extract — known as the “brain herb” — stems from dried leaves of the ginkgo biloba tree, which is native to East Asia and one of the world’s oldest living tree species. Rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, the popular supplement may alleviate dementia symptoms by enhancing cognitive function and memory. “The extract from the ginkgo biloba tree may increase blood flow to the brain and improve brain functions...

The much-beloved state drink is made with only two ingredients.Rhode Island sure is a unique place. It's the smallest state in the nation, covering just 1,214 square miles. It's home to the oldest carousel (The Flying Horse Carousel in Watch Hill) in the U.S. and the oldest tavern (The White Horse Tavern in Newport). As a native Rhode Islander, I can say those who've grown up here are proud of all our little state has done — including inventing coffee milk, a drink, I believe to be, far superior to its absolutely basic chocolate milk cousin. And if you've...

Europe has just lived the most extreme week in terms of military escalations since the Cold War era, and from everywhere in the old continent all we hear is war. So, it’s symbolic – whether he intended it to be or not – that the heir to the British throne, Pince William, has chosen to join in the live firing training of the Welsh Guards. The Prince of Wales was wearing his combat uniform and beret to inspect how soldiers are preparing for duty in the Field Army. The Telegram reported: “The Prince, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guard,...

Andy Ngo 🏳️‍🌈 @MrAndyNgo Failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released a new video statement to her supporters. It is her first on-camera speech since conceding the election. https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1861558545713635517

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for multi-billion-dollar fraud begged a court to spare her life on Tuesday (Nov 26), saying she was trying to repay the stolen funds. Property developer Truong My Lan, 68, was convicted earlier this year of embezzling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) - which prosecutors said she controlled - and condemned to die for fraud totalling US$27 billion in one of the biggest corruption cases in history. She is appealing against her sentence at a court in Ho Chi Minh City, with the ruling expected in the coming days. In her final remarks...

[Catholic Caucus] Chaos Management: Bergoglio's Fatal Ties to MadridIn mid-October, a video emerged showing a parish priest from Madrid, Spain, in a bar in Chueca - Madrid's gay district - bragging about the size of his friend's private parts.The priest's name is Rev. José Castro Cea. As a result, Cardinal José Cobo of Madrid recommended that the priest "take some time off". The plan was for Castro to fly to the United States.But that is only the last part of the story.Sometime around 2016/2017, Father Elías Royón SJ, Francis's Spanish informant, told Bergoglio that Cardinal Carlos Osoro of Madrid was...

Going into the fifth year of post-COVID Thanksgiving festivities, levels of the virus are low statewideWhile the chance of a heated political discussion at your Thanksgiving table might be extra high this year, the chance of getting COVID at your family gathering is lower than it has been in the past several years. That’s even with millions of Californians expected to travel for the holiday. “The bottom line is that we’re in a very, very good place at this moment,” said Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases and vaccinology at UC Berkeley. Going into the fifth year...

A Southern California-based nonprofit CEO pleaded guilty Monday to fraudulently applying for millions of dollars in COVID-19 jobless benefits, using stolen identities to steal nearly $1.5 million, officials say. According to the Department of Justice, Reginald Foster Jr., 38, of Westchester, Los Angeles, admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bank fraud and one count of unauthorized use of access devices. The indictment alleges Foster took advantage of the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, part of the CARES Act passed in 2020 to help people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Up Next - Special Counsel files...

[Catholic Caucus] Hong Kong Cardinal Stephen Chow praises Fr. James Martin’s pro-LGBT event at SynodThe Jesuit prelate called the 'What is the experience of LGBTQ Catholics?' event during the Synod on Synodality a 'great synodal opportunity' to listen to the 'LGBTQ community.'Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J., the bishop of Hong Kong, recently wrote an article for the Sunday Examiner glowingly reflecting on his participation at a pro-LGBT event organized by Fr. James Martin’s Outreach group and the Jesuit-run America Magazine during October’s Synod on Synodality.Chow, who offered the opening prayer at the conference, praised the heterodox event as a “great synodal...