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Yes, I know, Tony Bennett was singing about leaving his heart in San Francisco, but I couldn't help myself. Another merchant is announcing that they are closing their store in the city by the bay. Check this one out: The Safeway supermarket chain has announced that it will close down one of its key locations in San Francisco in February due to concerns that customers and employees were at risk from rampant theft and threats to their safety. The closure, which had been put off for 11 months, will affect the Safeway store on Webster Street in the Fillmore section...

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer demanded answers from the Selective Service agency for reposting a vulgar social media screed last month suggesting the US may be on a similar trajectory to Nazi Germany. Although the report was subsequently scrubbed from the Selective Service’s official X account, Comer (R-Ky.) is keen on obtaining additional information on the matter and wants to ensure the perpetrator is fired.... One day after the Nov. 5 election, the Selective Service X account reposted a remark by user “SloJoe” likening the incoming Trump administration to Nazi Germany. “For all you stupid [xxx] out there that...

In the Google ad, Veyssi appears in makeup and women's clothing and complains about dry skin The nonbinary beauty influencer featured in Google's latest Christmas ad recently claimed that women who oppose sharing a bathroom with biological males are doing so out of a deeply seated hatred for transgender people. Tiktok star Cyrus Veyssi is featured in a new online ad, which was part of a broader ad campaign for Google Shopping, wearing makeup and women's clothing while searching for skincare products using the Google service. The ad ignited immediate outrage on social media, with users accusing the tech giant...

From U.S. v. Saleem, decided [yesterday] by Judges J. Harvie Wilkinson, Steven Agee, and Allison Rushing: The Supreme Court in Heller defined "arms" as "any thing that a man wears for his defence, or takes into his hands, or useth in wrath to cast at or strike another." Therefore, "the Second Amendment extends … to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those that were not in existence at the time of the founding." While a silencer may be a firearm accessory, it is not a "bearable arm" that is capable of casting a bullet. Moreover, while silencers may serve...

The House passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would add 66 federal judgeships in multiple states, though President Joe Biden has vowed to veto the legislation. The bill, the JUDGES Act, would add additional positions over the next decade in high-volume places such as California and Texas. Democrats were split on the bill, with 29 joining almost all Republicans to vote in favor of passage.... The legislation had the support of GOP leadership, as well, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) saying the need for judges is dire due to the nearly 750,000 pending cases in federal courts....

Dear Whoopi, I appreciate your perspective on my influence. However, if half the passion of your constant uninformed criticisms were directed towards exercise & diet, your health & weight would naturally improve. Open to discussing further! Best, -RFKJR (P)

Given the state of affairs in Ukraine and the Middle East and the rise of China as a chief U.S. adversary, one would assume that the Department of Defense has its hands full combating real threats to U.S. national security. One would also assume that under the fraught geopolitics of the current world, the Department of Defense (DoD) would be harnessing its precious resources toward identifying future menaces that literally pose an existential threat to the security of the United States. Climate change does not constitute a current threat to U.S. national security. However, the leaders of the DoD think...

It was a walk on the wild side. Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD brass got a firsthand look at the desolate homeless wasteland inside the Big Apple subway system in an eye-opening overnight tour of the city’s transit vagrant crisis. With The Post tagging along, the mayor and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch joined a crew from a city multi-agency outreach effort at the 34th Street/Herald Square station, with staffers coming upon a total of 96 troubled drifters — many of them struggling with mental health issues. But the late-night outreach teams face an uphill battle — only 16 of the...

Wall Street firms buying or developing single-family homes are betting billions of dollars on people like Adrianne Harlow.

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-Hamas, Hezbollah War and Syrian conflict. Pinto reports on Israel’s largest-ever military operation following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. The IDF has destroyed hundreds of strategic targets, including military bases, missile sites, and chemical weapons facilities, to prevent them from falling into hostile hands. Ground forces have secured Mount Hermon, while strikes continue against Iranian-backed militias and terror groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments here on TBN Israel.

The Executive’s pardon power is meant to be about justice, but Biden’s plans show that he intends to use it to conquer America in the name of leftism. SNIP Joe Biden, who, unlike Sherman, Napoleon, Hannibal, or Caesar, will be forgotten the moment he exits the stage, is nonetheless looking at the scorched earth policy with a keen eye. Biden, the politician who’s never had a job that didn’t come from the government, has contempt for the Republic. For him, America, and in particular the government, is just a vehicle for accumulating power and money. The man is an inveterate...

The Biden administration is reportedly spending their final weeks quietly clearing away unused southern border wall materials to put up for auction — a move characterized by some lawmakers as an apparent ploy to sabotage President-elect Donald Trump’s goal to secure the US-Mexico border. Alarming footage taken by a US Customs and Border Agent captured numerous flatbed trucks hauling away dismantled sections of the steel wall near Tucson, Arizona – a hotspot for illegal crossings – with the agent estimating a half-mile’s worth of parts are being removed daily, The Daily Wire reported. “They are taking it from three sections:...

Biden's largest act of clemency includes Rita Crundwell.. DIXON, Ill. — Joe Biden’s decision to grant clemency to nearly 1,500 people Thursday is getting attention because it’s the largest act of clemency by any president. It’s being received differently in Dixon, Illinois. That’s because Rita Crundwell’s name is on the list. Crundwell pled guilty to stealing millions dollars from taxpayers in the largest municipal heist in U.S. history. Covid sent her home from prison early; but now Dixon residents have learned she won’t go back. Crundwell was a humble public servant by day, but lived large in almost every other...

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Henry Kissinger and former Ambassador Jack Matlock debate the future of NATO and Russia during the Budapest Summit on Dec. 5, 1994. Robert MacNeil moderates the discussion. Summary generated by ChatGPT: The 1994 discussion between Henry Kissinger and Jack Matlock revolved around the contentious issue of NATO expansion and its implications for U.S.-Russia relations and Eastern Europe's stability. The debate was set against the backdrop of Russian opposition, articulated by President Boris Yeltsin, who warned that expanding NATO could lead to a "cold peace" and further isolate Russia. Kissinger supported NATO expansion as a necessary step to ensure the security...

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto and Mati Shoshani report on the Israel-Hamas, Hezbollah War and Syrian conflict. Pinto reports on the historic fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the IDF’s massive offensive targeting over 400 strategic sites, and the broader implications for regional powers like Iran and Hezbollah. Pinto also reports on Israel’s ongoing operations in Gaza and Lebanon, the evolving dynamics of hostage negotiations. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments here on TBN Israel.

Mr. Witty is the chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealthcare. We greatly appreciate the enormous outpouring of support for Brian, who ran our health insurance business, UnitedHealthcare, as well as for our wider company, which I lead. Yet we also are struggling to make sense of this unconscionable act and the vitriol that has been directed at our colleagues who have been barraged by threats. No employees — be they the people who answer customer calls or nurses who visit patients in their homes — should have to fear for their and their loved ones’...

Will Israel now strike Iran’s nuclear facilities after destroying the Syrian air defenses? Could Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s next move be to cripple the barbarous Iranian regime directly on their home soil? If such an attack were to take place, when would it happen? What would this mean for a potential prophetic, full-scale war between Iran and Israel? Watch now.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a "settlement demand" to Elon Musk, according to a Thursday social media post by the tech billionaire. The federal financial regulator is asking Musk to agree to terms including a fine, or "face charges on numerous counts" regarding "Certain Purchases, Sales and Disclosures of Twitter Shares." The SEC has been investigating whether Musk committed securities fraud in 2022 as he sold shares in Tesla and shored up a stake in social network Twitter, ahead of his leveraged buyout. The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a "settlement demand" to Elon Musk, the tech...