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A state of emergency has been declared in the Russian city of Engels after a Ukrainian drone strike hit an oil depot that supplies Russia's nuclear bomber planes. Saratov regional governor Roman Busargin said that two firefighters had been killed while tackling the blaze. A huge fire exploded at the “Kristal” oil complex, as well as multiple explosions, in the city of Engels after long-range strikes, said Ukraine’s military. It added that the oil depot supplied fuel to the “Engels-2” military airfield, where Russia’s nuclear bomber fleet is based. “The strike of the oil depot creates serious logistical problems for...

Muslim Child Rape Gangs in the UK.

Germany and France have warned Donald Trump against threatening Greenland, after the US president-elect refused to rule out using military force to seize Denmark's autonomous territory. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said "the principle of the inviolability of borders applies to every country... no matter whether it's a very small one or a very powerful one". French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said "there is obviously no question that the European Union would let other nations of the world attack its sovereign borders". On Tuesday, Trump reiterated his desire to acquire Greenland, saying that the Arctic island was "critical" for national and...

Congressional Democrats appeared to greatly enhance their wealth in 2024, despite only earning a yearly salary of $174,000. Democrat stock portfolios in 2024 far outpaced the S&P 500, a study by Unusual Whales found Tuesday, spiking on average 31 percent, seven points higher than the S&P 500 (24 percent) and five points higher than Republican colleagues (26 percent). Unusual Whales estimated each member’s stock portfolio performance by calculating the value of each stock from the beginning of 2024 to the end of 2024. The biggest Democrat offender was Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), whose portfolio spiked 142 percent, the report...

James Woods broke down during a CNN interview as he described evacuating his Pacific Palisades home amid the Los Angeles wildfires. The actor, 77, became emotional as he shared how his wife's niece offered to help after their home was destroyed by the fires that have decimated at least 1,000 structures and left two dead. Woods said his wife's eight-year-old niece 'came out with her little piggy bank for us to rebuild our house.' 'I’m sorry, it’s just one day you’re in the pool and the next its all gone,' Woods added as he teared up. The Oscar winner continued:...

The new study, led by Kirsten Bos and Johannes Krause of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, analyzed ancient DNA from skeletal remains in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Chile. Using state-of-the-art paleopathology techniques, the researchers reconstructed five genomes of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium responsible for syphilis and its related diseases, yaws and bejel. These genomes date back as far as 9,000 years, predating Columbus's voyages."We've known for some time that syphilis-like infections occurred in the Americas for millennia, but from the lesions alone, it's impossible to fully characterize the disease," explained Casey Kirkpatrick, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max...

Labour MPs tonight voted down a Tory demand for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. It was voted down by 364 votes to 111. The House of Commons opposed a call, fronted by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, for a fresh probe into historical child sexual exploitation. Chris Philp MP, Shadow Home Secretary, hit out at Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling and accused the premier of using 'his supermajority in Parliament to block a national inquiry into the rape gangs scandal'. It came amid a furious political row over the issue, which has seen pressure piled on Sir Keir...

Live TV NewsNation Now Biden visited Los Angeles area fire station for wildfire briefing Safia Samee Ali Updated: Jan 8, 2025 / 01:26 PM CST JOINS US ON THE PHONE. HE 'I'm worried that I have to rebuild my life': Pacific Palisades resident on wildfires | NewsNation Now Current Time 0:10 / Duration 4:48 (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden visited a fire station in the Los Angeles area for a briefing as firefighters continue to battle the raging wildfires that have engulfed the area. Biden was joined by First lady Jill Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom at the Santa...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reveals the real reason why the hostages aren’t home yet; an Israel Defense Forces soldier narrowly escapes imprisonment in Brazil after an arrest warrant for "war crimes" is put out; and the Nov. 5, 2024, election results are ratified by Congress, officially confirming Trump's return to the White House in less than two weeks. JNS senior contributing editor Caroline Glick reveals what Trump needs to do to change course in Washington's relationship with the Jewish state. All this and more on "In-Focus!" If you liked this video, you'll love ‪@JNS_TV‬—don’t forget to hit the...

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., introduced an amendment to the Constitution on Wednesday to limit the amount of terms a House member and U.S. senator can serve. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the Senate version. Under the amendment, a senator could serve two services and a House member could serve three terms. In terms of a special election, the amendment defines a "qualifying term" as one year or more in the House of Representatives and three years or more in the Senate. The amendment would not be retroactive and would apply to terms lawmakers serve after its adoption. Term limit bills...

We’ve been waiting for the updated Porsche 911 Carrera S to arrive for a few months, and although it features a significant jump in power, some loyalists might be disappointed. See, it’s the first 911 Carrera S ever to arrive without a manual gearbox, and that leaves a massive gap in the 911 range for customers who want to row their own gears while going heavy on equipment. Let’s start with the headline figure, 473 horsepower. With new turbochargers and revised intercooling, the new 911 Carrera S is officially as powerful as the old 911 Carrera GTS, but it doesn’t...

VIDEOOne of the "Fact Checkers" (Censors) fired by Facebook is Alan Duke who is now loudly whining about losing his job. However, feel no pity for him. Duke made the mistake of appearing on Bannon's War Room in 2021 and revealed himself as a complete clown who should in no way be the arbiter of what information you should see.

An apocalyptic video shows two men and a dog in a home surrounded by roaring flames as wildfires spread throughout the Los Angeles area due to extreme winds. The now viral video shows the blaze roaring dangerously close to the home. Huge flames and smoke can be seen outside of the window behind the living room and wrapping around the home. One can hear the winds whipping and whistling in the background. “It’s going to be ok,” the man says to a dog wagging its tail.

With all the ballots counted and all the races decided, in today’s post, I want to unpack what we already know about how Trump “won” the popular vote.1 I use quotes around the word “won” for two reasons. First, to keep in full view what I wrote earlier in “Is This What Democracy Looks Like?” – that Trump’s candidacy was only viable because the justices he appointed to the Supreme Court: (1) disabled the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment (which should otherwise have barred him from holding office again) and (2) shielded him from standing trial before the election...

Milley told a small group in October 2024: ‘We had directed-energy weapons at Lafayette Park in June 2020.’ The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden told colleagues that he and the Department of Defense authorized use of directed-energy weapons against June 2020 rioters at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., a highly placed source told Blaze News. Retired Gen. Mark A. Milley — who served as the 20th chairman of the Joint Chiefs from October 2019 through September 2023 — made the disclosure at a private gathering in October 2024, the source...

A major scientific review may have found a possible cause of many of the cancers for which genetics, diet and lifestyle cannot explain. After reviewing more than 3,000 studies on microplastics, researchers concluded that these tiny toxins are linked to lung and colon cancer, as well as other lung diseases and infertility. That could be significant because, unlike dozens of cancers that are in decline, colon cancers are rising, especially among young people who are not normally at risk. Likewise, lung cancers not caused by tobacco are also on the rise Microplastics are pieces of plastic smaller than 5mm in...

The fires in the very affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Southern California has caused people to literally run for their lives. Over 30,000 people have been evacuated, often leaving with just their small pets and the shirts on their backs. And DailyMail.com has learned that many of the super wealthy have flowed into the luxury hotels in nearby Beverly Hills that charge $700 a night. Several top hotels like the Beverly Hills Hotel, The Four Seasons Beverly Hills, the Peninsula Hotel and the Waldorf Astoria are all sold out. A source told DailyMail.com they scrambled to get high-class accommodations after...

'It gives Johnston cover, should it become public.' Mike Coffman (R), the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, accused Denver Mayor Mike Johnston (D) of facilitating a covert migrant relocation scheme that led to a severe increase in gang activity in Aurora. In a Monday op-ed for the Denver Gazette, Coffman blamed Johnston for the ongoing immigration and gang crisis, claiming he partnered with two non-governmental organizations to move foreign nationals from Denver, a sanctuary city, to other neighboring towns. Coffman, who has come under fire for his role in allowing illegal aliens to settle in Aurora, defended his decision in November...

johnny maga @_johnnymaga Just 4 months ago in LA County, Trump spoke about the need for California to send more water downstate: "You have so much water...you could revert water up into the Hills, where you have all the dead forests...the land would be damp—and you'd stop many of these horrible fires."

An estimated 1,000 structures have been destroyed in the Santa Ana wind-fueled wild fire ravaging the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said during a news conference Wednesday morning. Many of the structures that have been lost to the flames were homes, KTLA reported. The Palisades fire was first reported on Tuesday in the 1100 block of North Piedra Morada Drive. By that evening, the fire had expanded to more than 2,900 acres.