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On December 28, an armed robber entered a Mini Mart & Tobacco store in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. The robber put a gun to the clerk’s head. The clerk accessed his own gun. The clerk shot the robber, killing him before the robber could kill him. The Sheriff’s office responded quickly, investigated the scene, and watched video from the store.Less than two days later, the Sheriff’s office released an official statement to the public. From Facebook, Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office:On December 28, 2024 at 8:47 pm, the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office responded to an Armed Robbery at the Hwy. 9...

Two people were found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after it landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. The bodies, which have not yet been publicly identified, were discovered Monday evening during a "routine post-flight maintenance inspection" at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline said. "At this time, the identities of the individuals and the circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation," JetBlue said. "This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this...

A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, littering streets with rubble and killing at least 95 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the remote region. Rescue workers climbed mounds of broken bricks, some using ladders in heavily damaged villages, as they searched for survivors. Videos posted by China’s Ministry of Emergency Management showed two people being carried out on stretchers by workers treading over the uneven debris from collapsed homes. At least 130 people have been injured in the earthquake-hit area...

TBN Israel's Yair Pinto reports on the Israel-Hamas, Hezbollah War and Syrian conflict. Pinto reports on the newest developments against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon’s fragile ceasefire, IDF operations in Syria, and the latest in negotiations for the release of hostages held by Hamas. Stay up-to-date with the latest developments here on TBN Israel.

Pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators assembled outside NYU Tisch Hospital on Monday, chanting slogans against Israel and holding signs with anti-Israel messages. The demonstration was organized by the Within Our Lifetime organization. The protesters called on Israel to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a hospital director in Gaza who was detained by the IDF over links to the Hamas terrorist organization. Videos from the protest posted to social media showed the protesters chanting slogans such as, "Gaza, you make us proud” and, “Say it loud, say it clear, we don’t want no Zionists here.” Demonstrators were also seen holding signs with messages...

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Join 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 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. . . . "Sir, come down before my child dies." (John 4:49 RSV)

Millions of people will continue to wait months for NHS treatment despite a series of ‘radical’ reforms to be unveiled by Keir Starmer on Monday.... Sir Keir will hail the reforms as a ‘key plank’ in Labour’s bid to transform Britain. But a new target slipped out by Downing Street last night suggests that at least 35 per cent of all patients will continue to face waits of more than 18 weeks next year, down only slightly from the current figure of 42 per cent. The figures underline warnings from Wes Streeting yesterday that delivering Labour’s pledge to restore the...

Donald Trump Jr. is flying to Greenland on Tuesday as his president-elect father refuses to back off his threats to try to acquire the strategically located land, a source familiar with the trip confirmed to The Post. Don Jr. will not be meeting with any government officials but instead be scoping out the island to “shoot some fun video content for podcasting,” the source said. President-elect Donald Trump has been making waves in recent weeks by claiming he wants the US to attain “ownership” of Greenland, harking back to his original pitch he made in his first term about trying...

The Biden administration has quietly shipped 11 prisoners linked to al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden to Oman from Guantanamo Bay. The Yemeni men had been held at the infamous facility at the southeastern end of Cuba for more than two decades without charge. Two of the men were once bodyguards for Osama Bin Laden, and all of the men were captured in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. 'The United States appreciates the willingness of the government of Oman and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately...

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North Koreans have reportedly been banned from eating hot dogs as part of a crackdown on Western culture infiltrating the hermit kingdom. Dictator Kim Jong Un has declared that serving the sausage was an act of treason, The Sun reports, amid the rising popularity of a South Korean dish inspired by the US. People caught selling or cooking hot dogs face the prospect of time in the country’s infamous labor camps, while Pyongyang has also decreed that divorcees could also be jailed. As part of the regime’s efforts to quash capitalist culture among citizens, it has forbidden the sale of...

Victims "clearly want action" and the time has passed for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs, the woman who led a seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse has said. Prof Alexis Jay told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that "people should get on with" implementing her recommendations and "locally people need to step up to the mark and do the things that have been recommended" . "We've had enough of inquiries, consultations and discussions - especially for the victims and survivors who've had the courage to come forward," she said. The Conservatives have called for a national inquiry into...

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) warned Senate Republicans not to overrule parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough if some desired border security provisions are thrown out. Such a move would be akin to nuking the legislative filibuster, the new Republican leader said... Senate Republicans could seek out sweeping border policy changes that would be prohibited under reconciliation rules. Thune’s ruling should stop such a move that would step over the respected MacDonough. She’s served the Senate since 2012 and holds bipartisan praise. Thune lauded her in 2015 when Republicans sought to repeal portions of Obamacare....

Prince Andrew has been reported to police and accused of using a false name to register a company. The Duke of York, 64, used the pseudonym 'Andrew Inverness' when in 2002 he set up business Naples Gold Limited with sports retail tycoon Johan Eliasch. Now Graham Smith, the chief executive of Republic, an anti-monarchy campaign group, has submitted a complaint to Scotland Yard to accuse the prince of using false information in documents filed to Companies House (the LLC registrar). The Metropolitan Police is currently assessing the report to determine whether any further action is required. Mr Smith told The...

The Pentagon will blacklist China’s largest EV battery manufacturer and its largest tech firm beginning in June 2026, barring them from Defense Department contracts and sending a powerful signal to American firms about the potential risks of doing business with them. In a notice in the Federal Register on Monday, the Defense Department published a list of firms that it deems to be operating in the United States for, or on behalf of, the Chinese military or that contribute to China’s military buildup.... The “1260H list,” mandated annually by Congress since 2021, now includes CATL, the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery-maker,...

Donald Trump's incoming border czar Tom Homan signaled Sunday that he is close to finding a nation that will take deported migrants whose home country will not accept them. The scheme is a key part of Trump's plan for what he calls the 'largest deportation in history.... Homan told DailyMail.com that he is already in negotiations to find an alternative destination in countries that are prepared to house them.... He said Trump had given him three priorities: Securing the border; launching a deportation drive; and hunting down what he said were 300,000 undocumented children who had gone missing ...

Keir Starmer was last night accused of ‘smear tactics’ after claiming those wanting an inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal were jumping on a ‘far-Right bandwagon’. The Prime Minister triggered a furious backlash after saying Tory demands for an inquiry into the rape of thousands of white girls by gangs of predominantly Pakistani-origin men were ‘amplifying what the far-Right are saying’. Sir Keir also angrily defended his record as Director of Public Prosecutions after Tesla tycoon Elon Musk suggested he was ‘complicit’ in the failure to tackle the abuse.

The Libertarian Party will host an inauguration day party in Washington, D.C., next month to celebrate what it calls the coming “libertarian phase.” Angela McArdle, Chair of the Libertarian National Committee, announced the event when she published a registration page on X last week. “Join us for a historic evening as we celebrate the dawn of a new era for liberty in Washington, D.C. The Libertarian Party’s Liberty Launch Party marks the start of the Libertarian wave in the Federal Government, and you’re invited to be part of the celebration!” reads the registration page shared by McArdle. The event will...