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Anyone ever have one of them there mini strokes? What'd it feel like? What happened? Were you monitoring your BP/HR/BO at home? How'd ya end up?

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that President-elect Trump wants to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal before inauguration day on Jan. 20, Axios reported on Friday. “Trump is more determined than ever to release the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes a hostage deal. He wants to see it happening now,” Graham told Axios. “I want people in Israel and in the region to know that Trump is focused on the hostages issue. He wants the killing to stop and the fighting to end,” the senator added. Graham’s comments come after he returned from his second trip to the...

On Nov. 6, the day after a national election that sent Donald Trump back to the White House, Elijah Graham and Owen King, who attend high schools on opposite sides of the Willamette River, were each greeted by the same Turkish proverb posted on their classroom bulletin boards: “When a clown moves into a palace, the clown does not become a king—the palace becomes a circus.” A similar mood met students across Portland that Wednesday morning. “The air was pretty intense,” says Camila Sahagun, a sophomore at Lincoln High School. Connor Jacobsen, a senior at Benson Polytechnic High School,...

A New Zealand naval ship that sank after smashing into a coral reef in the South Pacific was left on autopilot ... human error was to blame for the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, the first ship that New Zealand has lost since the Second World War. Yvonne Gray, the vessel’s British-born captain, is originally from Harrogate, Yorkshire, and previously served in the Royal Navy before moving to New Zealand with her wife. ... the crew failed to realise the vessel was on autopilot. ... The cause of the disaster was the ship’s autopilot “not being disengaged when it should have...

President 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. But some attendees still felt all wet after the election. (snip) We hear that guests included big donors and Biden’s cabinet, as well as friends and others who have been super-supportive of the Bidens through the years. Former and current ambassadors came in for the elite event. Spotted among the crowd was former Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz and his wife, Gwen, who were chatting with Secretary of...

My cougar crush: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=katie+hopkins&sp=EgIIAw%253D%253D

A conservative YouTuber who calls himself “The Critical Drinker” gave a positive review to the new movie “Wicked.” I haven’t seen the movie, but I totally agree with him that movies should be judged on their own merits, and not based on the political ideologies of the actors who are in the movie. His praise for this movie is a great argument against the “cancel culture” that is so common today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYtRO5S9g1k

CHICAGO, IL — Consumers across America were shocked and elated to land huge deals after finding out Dyson vacuums would be briefly on sale for the low, low price of just $7000 this Black Friday. According to several surprised early Christmas shoppers, the price of the high-end vacuum had been slashed to just $6,999.99 from its normal price of just under $10,000.00. Consumers said Dyson vacuums hadn't even been this cheap before, leading them to jump on the deal. "Oh my goodness, just $7000? For a Dyson?" asked Melinda Jones, a Cincinnati resident, upon finding out about the sale....

Experts urge consumers to keep an eye on packages they never orderedThe U.S. Postal Service has warned about the scam in the past, which uses unexpected gifts delivered to a doorstep to lure victims. Brushing scams are an emerging threat to unsuspecting consumers as Black Friday shopping begins. The first type of the scam begins when fraudsters gain information such as a name and home address. From there, scammers will set up an Amazon account with the victim’s information and send a package to the targeted person’s home with no return address. “Once you have signed to confirm receipt of...

ALBAWABA Weddings are celebrated differently across the globe, with each culture bringing its unique rituals and customs to the occasion. While some traditions focus on love and unity, others take unexpected, quirky turns that might leave outsiders scratching their heads. Here’s a look at some of the world’s weirdest wedding traditions that highlight the diversity and creativity of cultural practices. Blackening the Bride – Scotland In Scotland, brides and grooms are subjected to a messy pre-wedding ritual known as "blackening." Friends and family cover the couple in a mix of flour, soot, rotten food, and other messy items. The idea...

December 7 Strauss: DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN December 21 Mozart: THE MAGIC FLUTE January 4 Offenbach: LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN January 11 Verdi: RIGOLETTO January 18 Puccini: TOSCA January 25 at 12:30 PM Verdi: AIDA February 1 Verdi: LA TRAVIATA February 22 Verdi: FALSTAFF March 1 Bizet: CARMEN March 8 Puccini: LA BOHÈME March 15 Beethoven: FIDELIO April 12 Mozart: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE April 26 Mozart: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO May 3 Verdi: IL TROVATORE May 31 Rossini: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

Holy cow! A recently demoted Brooklyn priest whose church finances are under federal investigation has an impressive real estate portfolio worth more than $2 million, including a house in the Hamptons and a pricey waterfront condo in Florida, a review of records by The Post reveal. Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, who had his pastoral duties yanked at Our Lady of Mount Carmel — Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary last week even peddled a $2,000-a-week timeshare on the resort island of St. Martin on Facebook in October, the review found.

Donald Trump’s election victory has been received with mixed feelings worldwide. In Nigeria, a separatist group hopes it will free their detained leader. A viral video on X claims that the US president-elect has given the Nigerian government a deadline to release Nnamdi Kanu, head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). This is misleading; the video’s audio was digitally altered. The original footage is from Trump’s victory speech after this year’s US election. On November 15, 2024, an account on X shared a video with a caption that reads: “U.S President Donald Trump gives Nigeria government till 31st November...

Marjorie Taylor Green: “Dr. Fauci belongs in prison. He should be tried for mass m*rder and crimes against humanity.”

After its Facebook account was suspended, the popular American gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson thanked Elon Musk and X for supporting free speech amid what it called ongoing attacks against the First and Second Amendments. Andy Stone, a representative for Facebook's parent company, Meta, told Fox News Digital that the account jad been suspended in error and that it has since been restored. In a Friday post on X, however, Smith & Wesson emphasized the importance of Musk's stance on free speech, criticizing Meta for suspending their account after the platform flagged several of its posts for promoting the sale...

From today's opinion in U.S. v. King County, written by Judge Daniel Bress and joined by Judges Michael Hawkins and Richard Clifton: For some years, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) chartered flights out of Washington's King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field, to transport removable aliens from this country elsewhere. At Boeing Field, fixed base operators, or FBOs, lease space from the airport and provide flights with essential services, such as fueling and landing stairs. In 2019, based on its stated disagreement with federal immigration policies, King County promulgated Executive Order PFC-7-1-EO, which directed county officials...

A 10-year-old boy was rescued by Texas State Troopers after he crossed the US border on Thanksgiving Day only to be abandoned by smugglers in a desolate stretch of territory. The little boy, who came from El Salvador and was carrying only a cell phone, was alone and lost when he crossed into Maverick County, Texas. He told state troopers through tears that he was hoping to find his parents, who came to the country earlier and trusted coyotes to deliver him to family in America, Texas Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Christopher Olivarez said in an X post sharing...

Texan officials to pause to face reality and take stock of what they are facing. There are no 'lone wolves' - the Koran sends them all. Opinion.Before we veer to the recent arrest of an ISIS -‘inspired’ jihadi in Texas, let's head to the underlying basis thereof: Irrespective of this or that moniker attributed to jihadi terror appendages – be they Sunni or Shia – the fact remains that they are wholly interchangeable. Indeed, the Koran mandates that Jews, Christians, and every non-Muslim on earth must bow down to Allah’s supremacy. These directives are non-negotiable; whether by the sword, or...

As the national tide turns in President-elect Donald Trump’s favor, Fulton County DA Fani Willis is the last woman standing in his way — but she isn’t likely to last long. Willis is prosecuting the only court case left against Trump before he returns to office in January, over alleged election interference in Georgia. Federal cases into the returning president’s involvement in the January 6, 2021 insurrection in Washington DC and his alleged hoarding of classified documents were both dropped after he won the presidential election. A lot has changed from one year ago when Willis, 53 — the first...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eager to join in on low Black Friday prices, excited lobbyists were seen lining up outside the U.S. Capitol to get early bird deals on all congressmen. In order to create buzz and draw in more potential customers, Congress announced special Black Friday prices on all its members, causing crowds of lobbyists to arrive early to score killer deals on their favorite items. "You have to bribe early to get the best prices," said Fred Drummond, a lobbyist for several large pharmaceutical companies. "Last year, we were able to land a dozen representatives and four senators on...