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Fox News host Sean Hannity takes aim at the far-left's "woke," "radical" policies as wildfires rage through southern California on "Hannity" Thursday. SEAN HANNITY: This is madness. This is insane. Keep in mind, California is the greatest example of how this woke, equity-obsessed, environmental, radical socialism, Green New Deal, statism, Marxism, socialism. This is how it plays out. This is what America avoided in this last election. Feel-good programs prioritized over infrastructure safety. Leaders are chosen for their identity instead of their merit. The city's preparedness capabilities decline. It is a disaster waiting to happen. This would be Kamala's America,...

SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — In a stark reversal of fortune, South Korea’s leading battery manufacturers are bracing for significant fourth-quarter losses as the electric vehicle market faces a prolonged period of stagnating demand.

“Fine-tuning” refers to various features of the universe that are necessary conditions for the existence of complex life. Such features include the initial conditions and “brute facts” of the universe as a whole, the laws of nature or the numerical constants present in those laws (such as the gravitational force constant), and local features of habitable planets (such as a planet’s distance from its host star). The basic idea is that these features must fall within a very narrow range of possible values for chemical-based life to be possible. Some popular examples are subject to dispute. And there are some...

“Having my cousin commit suicide opened up like a new reality to me, that you could end it, that things do end, and that is an option.”It was an option Jeremy Benson had never considered. His cousin was his hero. But one Christmas Eve his hero ended his own life, leaving Jeremy with questions and no answers. “Although I was born into a Christian family and I had a concept of God in my mind, when you hit some of those bumps along the way, it’s hard to see how God’s relevant. And if He even understands some of the...

George W. Bush has shocked internet users with his fun and friendly antics with other former-leaders at the funeral of a former president. At yesterday's funeral service for Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C., he had the internet in stitches by playfully belly-tapping former President Barack Obama. And now newly released footage shows that was not his only moment of banter. This time, he light-heartedly slaps Dan Quayle, the former vice president who served during former president George H.W. Bush, SR.'s tenure as the 41st President of the United States, with the funeral program. Many flocked to X to comment on...

Experts lay blame primarily on the state's handling of its forestry management and a lesser-known problem, the state's outdated water reserves system. California's existing reservoirs can only hold so much water, and many were built in the mid-20th century. Last year, the state experienced record-breaking rainfall after an atmospheric river event, but the existing water infrastructure faced difficulties managing the sudden influx of water. A significant portion of that rainfall was dumped into the ocean. Ring also pointed to "environmentalist extremists" in the state who have pushed for heavier regulations like the Endangered Species Act, which requires freshwater to flow...

On March 5, 2022, the wreck of the sailing ship Endurance was found in the depths of the Weddell Sea off the coast of Antarctica. This, of course, was the vessel lost in Ernest Shackelton’s third expedition to Antarctica, which became trapped in the ice and sank in 1915. The story of that expedition is an extraordinary tale of human fortitude - with the Endurance lost to the ice, Shackleton’s crew evacuated to a loose ice flow where they camped for nearly 500 days, drifting about the Antarctic seas, before making a desperate dash across the open ocean in an...

San Bernardino E-commerce Distribution Center will close at end of lease term in May 2025 27 Kohl's stores in underperforming locations will close by April 2025 Kohl’s announced real estate changes for 2025, including the closure of its San Bernardino E-commerce Fulfillment Center (EFC) in May when the lease on that facility expires, and the closure of 27 underperforming stores, by April 2025. The San Bernardino, Calif. facility has been in operation for Kohl's since 2010. It is one of 15 EFCs and Distribution Centers in Kohl's supply chain network across the country. In recent years, Kohl's has increased efficiencies...

Hollywood's elite are venting their anger after a man was arrested in connection over the catastrophic fires that have killed at least 10 people and consumed more than 34,000 acres across Los Angeles. Henry Winkler was met with waving support from fans and fellow celebs after he called for the suspected arsonist to be punished for the 'pain' caused by the fires, 'THERE IS an ARSONIST here in LA,' the actor, 79, wrote in a now-viral tweet. 'May you be beaten you unrecognizable!!! The pain you have caused!!!' Khloe Kardashian, whose famous family has donated $2,500 worth of meals to...

Justices on the Supreme Court signaled Friday they may uphold the federal law banning TikTok unless it divests itself from ByteDance, expressing skepticism of TikTok’s opposition to the law during oral arguments, increasing the likelihood the popular video app could be banned Jan. 19 unless TikTok starts separating from its Chinese-owned parent company. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday over whether the federal law—which requires TikTok to separate from parent company ByteDance or else be banned—is in violation of the First Amendment. TikTok and content creators on the app argued the ban violates their First Amendment rights by cutting...

Los Angeles Catholic Archbishop José Gomez called for prayers Thursday for victims of California’s catastrophic wildfires, while asserting that “we don’t know why these disasters happen.” At a special Mass held at the Los Angeles Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for those who have been affected by the California wildfires, the archbishop commended the victims, as well as firefighters and first responders, to God’s provident care. In his homily, Gomez likewise touched on the mystery of evil and the ancient question of why a good God would permit terrible things to happen to seemingly innocent people.

A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades that is part of the Los Angeles water supply system was out of use when a ferocious wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and other structures nearby. Officials told The Times that the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117 million gallon water storage complex empty in the heart of the Palisades. The revelation comes among growing questions about why firefighters ran out of water while battling the blaze. Numerous fire hydrants in higher-elevation streets of the Palisades went dry, leaving firefighters struggling with low water pressure as...

The tech billionaire’s comments online have caused Germany’s government to claim he was ‘interfering’ in the country’s upcoming elections – but it's unclear yet if his efforts would have a substantial impact on the vote’s outcome. South African-born tech billionaire Elon Musk caused a stir in the German political establishment shortly before Christmas when he boldly claimed “only the AfD can save Germany” — right at the start of a tense election campaign to select the country’s new government. Despite rebukes from German politicians — some of whom compared Musk to Russian President Vladimir Putin — the owner of X,...

Trump said Gov. Gavin Newsom shouldered the blame for the fires, and Newsom has fired back at Trump's claims Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., scolded President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday and said he hoped Trump viewed everyone the same amid the devastating California wildfires. "These fires obviously are impacting everyone, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, independent, doesn't matter. All of us are in this together and one of the things that has been just so apparent and talking to people who have lost their homes is, not only did they lose their home, they lost their whole neighborhood,"...

It’s pleasant to believe things that aren’t true. It comforts you and makes you feel good about yourself. It wraps you in the warm, cuddly delusion that you’re better than the people who disagree with you. Right up until the moment reality burns your house down. It turns out the greatest danger to Los Angelinos isn’t sexism or fascism or 1/6 or the price of almond milk. It’s fire. And all that tax money they keep paying to their state and local government hasn’t saved them. I hate when people say “Let me see if I get this straight,” because...

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The fires have been plaguing Greece all summer, and in the most recent case, several bodies have been found charred by the flames. So far, Greek authorities say up to 20 lives have been lost due to the wildfires. The area where the migrants were arrested and the presence of so many migrants crossing the border has fueled resentment from locals. Some have been quoted as saying they believe the migrants are setting the fires to spread chaos near the border in order to make it easier for them to evade authorities, who will likely be too preoccupied with evacuating...

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Border Patrol arrested a former Russian mercenary on Saturday, when he illegally crossed the Rio Grande near Roma. Timur Praliev waded across the Rio Grande carrying two passports and $4,000. “The defendant was also in possession of a drone in his backpack when he crossed into the United States,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda McColgan said on Tuesday morning, when Praliev appeared before a judge at the federal courthouse in McAllen. “And he admitted, when interviewed, to being a member of the Wagner Group.”

Anyone have any statistics regarding visitation at Carter’s viewing in the Rotunda?

Whatever you think 2025 will bring, you’re most likely wrong. If Donald Trump’s first term taught us anything, it was that even preparedness has its limits. Trump’s knack for stoking high-level uncertainty keeps his opponents off-balance while forcing the media into a constant state of catch-up. That puts the president-elect in a uniquely powerful position, even before considering his governing trifecta.