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One day after Democrats fumed about his absence on the world stage and from his own administration, retiring President Biden has announced he will roll out even “more student debt cancellation,” work to “achieve a ceasefire in Gaza with the hostages released” and send further military assistance to Ukraine, according to an internal White House memo. The memo from Biden’s chief of staff Jeff Zients, which was addressed to all White House staff, outlined the 46th president’s foreign and domestic priorities for his remaining 42-day “sprint” before President-elect Donald Trump assumes office, a copy of the memo obtained by The...

It looks like the Federal Communications Commission under Brendan Carr won’t be the only agency looking to tear down the government-backed dystopian activities of website traffic cop NewsGuard. Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson issued a statement Dec. 2 joining his colleague Commissioner Melissa Holyoak in urging the agency “to investigate online platforms for unfair acts or practices relating to their opaque, unpredictable processes for banning users and censoring content.” Ferguson stipulated that “we must vigorously enforce the antitrust laws against any platforms found to be unlawfully limiting Americans’ ability to exchange ideas freely and openly.” Part of Ferguson’s antitrust push...

A Conservative former minister has called for first-cousin marriage to be banned in the UK. Introducing the proposals in Parliament, Richard Holden said the children of first cousins were at greater risk of birth defects and the practice should be prohibited to protect public health. However, independent MP Iqbal Mohamed argued a ban would be ineffective and said these issues would be better addressed through education programmes to raise awareness of the risks. Downing Street said the expert advice on the risks of first-cousin marriage was clear but indicated that the government had no plans to change the law. SNIP

Watch LIVE News Joe Burrow’s home broken into during ‘Monday Night Football’ in Dallas Close Joe Burrow is the latest star athlete to have his home broken into. By Jared Goffinet and Brittany Harry Published: Dec. 10, 2024 at 1:25 PM EST|Updated: 50 minutes ago CINCINNATI (WXIX) - While Bengals star Joe Burrow was in Dallas for “Monday Night Football,” his Anderson Township home was broken into, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office confirmed the break-in happened a little after 8 p.m. Monday. An employee of Burrow’s got to his Anderson Township home to find a...

The Justice Department spied on two House members and several congressional staffers in a leak investigation without telling the courts, the agency's inspector general found in a sweeping investigation released Tuesday. As a result, the department obtained phone records from the two members of Congress and 43 staff members including President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel, who worked as a staffer on the GOP-led House Intelligence Committee at the time. The department initiated the probe to investigate leaks to the media of FBI classified information as part of the now-discredited Trump-Russia probe which had recently been shared...

Luigi Mangione suffered a violent meltdown as he arrived at court after being arrested for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 26, could be heard roaring about cops being 'completely out of touch' and 'insulting the intelligence of the American people' as he was bundled into court by a horde of sheriff's deputies for his extradition hearing. The suspected murderer was clad in an orange jumpsuit and had to be restrained as he was brought in to face a judge at Blair County Courthouse in Altoona,

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell fell over during a Senate lunch on Tuesday. McConnell, 82, is the outgoing leader of the Senate Republicans and has been battling a string of health issues over the last few years including multiple falls. Medical staff with a wheelchair were called in to assist after the senator fell during the lunch and sprained his wrist. He also has a cut on his face according to a witness in the room. Leader McConnell tripped following lunch He sustained a minor cut to the face and sprained his wrist. He has been cleared to resume...

My discussion with Danny Jones on the Danny Jones Podcast about the archaeological evidence behind the Phoenicians discovering the Americas 2,000 years before Columbus!Did Phoenicians Discover America 2,000 years before Columbus? [9:11]Luke Caverns | 56.2K subscribers | 9,215 views | November 11, 2023

Matt Gaetz is set to host his own primetime show on the One America News Network from January. The Matt Gaetz Show, a one-hour political talk show, will air every weeknight at 9 p.m. ET from next year, the right-wing news outlet announced on Tuesday. "OAN is blazing a trail in media, embracing not just traditional news but the platforms where Americans are going—streaming, apps, podcasts, and social media," Gaetz said in a statement, according to OAN. "I couldn't be more thrilled to join OAN's forward-thinking team and be part of this revolutionary expansion." OAN added in a statement: "With...

California has confirmed the first case of a new, more lethal strain of mpox in a man who recently traveled to Africa, and public health officials now want to speak with anyone who may met the person. The new mpox clade I strain has a higher mortality rate than the earlier clade IIb strain that caused a global outbreak in 2022 and greatly impacted gay men. The World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency over the spread of the clade I mpox strain in August after the number of cases exploded in Africa.

Rep. Susan Wild, the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee has been outed as the leaker of the Matt Gaetz report. The House Ethics Committee was going to release a “damaging” report on Matt Gaetz last month, but because he resigned from Congress, the committee lost jurisdiction. The Democrats on the Committee fiercely worked to release the report amid damaging leaks. Parts of the Gaetz report were selectively leaked to the media, and a ‘hacker’ also obtained a trove of documents from the ‘damaging’ report.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Friday that the California commercial Dungeness crab fishery will be closed until at least Dec. 31. This is to prevent the entanglement of whales from crab gear. Dungeness crab traps will also stay off-limits off the central coast. The CDFW has reported that four humpback whales have been entangled in Dungeness crab traps so far in 2024. Nine other entanglements have been confirmed from unknown fishing gear. “We support the Department’s decision to further delay opening the crab season, especially with whales still feeding off our shores and the alarming number...

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., received medical attention after taking a fall following a lunch meeting hosted by Senate Republican Conference Chair John Barrasso, R-Wyo. McConnell was spotted being escorted by a medical team after the fall, according to The Hill. As of now, McConnell's team hasn't publicly addressed the incident, which comes in the wake of high-profile health-related episodes involving the Kentucky lawmaker. Last year McConnell, 81, froze in front of reporters during a news conference.

The Parish Church of St. Jerome is “an independent, inclusive, and egalitarian sacramental community rooted in the Old Catholic tradition.” According to their website: St. Jerome Parish is a devoted expression of Christ’s one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church! Our priests say the Mass in a reverent way and teach transubstantiation. We maintain the threefold order of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. We observe all 7 Sacraments (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Confession, and Anointing of the Sick & Dying). We follow the liturgical year with its many feasts and fasts. We have a sincere devotion to the Blessed Virgin...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), a left-wing Catholic, responded defiantly to the archbishop for her home city banning her from receiving Holy Communion in the archdiocese because of her support for abortion. Pelosi spoke with the National Catholic Register about a range of issues including San Francisco archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s letter in 2022 prohibiting Pelosi from being given communion, an order she did not take to heart. “I received Communion anyway. That’s his problem, not mine,” Pelosi said. “My Catholic faith is, Christ is my savior. It has nothing to do with the bishops.” Pelosi further described her...

In the fall of 2012, when Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the military power now in charge of Syria, was a mere minor terrorist organization, a band of their fighters in Aleppo took me prisoner. Back then they were known as Jabhat al-Nusra. I remained in the group’s custody for two years—often in solitary confinement cells, but not always. During this time, it often happened that news of some stupendous victory would make its way, via the fighters’ two-way radios, into our prisons. It was a surreal experience then to listen as a government checkpoint got blown into the sky, for...

Even as President-elect Donald Trump promised on Sunday to act “very quickly” on pardons for many of the protesters involved in the events of January 6, the Biden administration’s Justice Department is continuing to arrest and try people for actions that occurred almost four years ago while opposing motions to delay trials because of the need for “the prompt and efficient administration of justice.” If the defeat of Kamala Harris constituted at least a partial repudiation of the lawfare against Trump and his supporters, the message appears to be lost on top brass at the DOJ. Prosecutors are pushing ahead...

First United Methodist Church West Lafayette is a progressive Methodist church that “embraces and celebrates the complexities of our faith, our world, and each other.” Led by Rev. Duane Carlisle, they are a “Reconciling in Christ” church that “welcomes everyone, through all life’s stages, with arms that are open, respectful, and loving. And by everyone, we mean regardless of a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, race, ability, bank balance, or background.” During their 2022 Christmas service, the Rev. Carlisle donned his priestly vestments decorated with images of the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. The church also brought in a Grinch...

Few men in recent political history are as contemptible Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The first black man elected to his prestigious position, Bragg is also known for a number of other things. Namely, he's perhaps best known for being the New York paper pusher who became vaingloriously obsessed -- to his own detriment -- with prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump on a number of spurious, politically motivated charges.