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Everyone is lying.On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona leaned into Stephen Feinberg, President Trump’s pick to be deputy secretary of Defense, and challenged him to defend Donald Trump’s lie.Feinberg could not answer the question with a yes.That was a lie.

-snip- According to a search warrant, obtained by TMZ, a Santa Fe detective who sought a search warrant wrote in his affidavit, he believes "the death of the two deceased individuals to be suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation because the reporting party found the front door of the residence unsecured and opened, deputies observed a healthy dog running loose on the property, another healthy dog near the deceased female, a deceased dog laying 10-15 feet from the deceased female in a closet of the bathroom, the heater being moved, the pill bottle being opened...

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston wants to add a 20% service charge to local restaurant tabs — and then tax it — to help restaurants cope with the city’s minimum wage and promote what he called pay equity among tipped and non-tipped employees. On Monday, Johnston told City Cast Denver, a popular podcast, that he has already been discussing the idea with restaurant owners. He didn’t say whether they are on board. He also did not discuss if increasing people's dinner costs would decrease restaurant visits. Johnston has incurred the ire of some local restauranteurs, who this month penned a letter...

A Ukrainian government jet carrying President Volodymyr Zelensky departed the Republic of Ireland, where he had met with the Irish Prime Minister on Thursday, en route to a meeting with Donald Trump on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, he confirmed on Wednesday evening. Speaking in his nightly address to Ukraine, Zelensky said, per Kyiv state media: Our teams are working with America, we are preparing for negotiations this Friday. An agreement with America. Support for our state and people. Guarantees of peace and security are the key to preventing Russia...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson Jesse Waters: "The CIA is telling CNN if their funding gets cut then they will sell state secrets to Russia" From Derrick Evans 8:52 AM · Feb 27, 2025

-snip- The couple, who had been married since 1991, were found dead in separate bedrooms of their Santa Fe home, police revealed. One of their three dogs was also found dead inside a kennel. Police have said that no foul play is suspected and that two dogs survived the triple tragedy. While the bodies were found Wednesday afternoon, police were not able to identify them as the actor and Arakawa until Thursday morning, according to KOB 4. -snip- Hackman and his wife were found in separate rooms The actor and his wife's bodies were found in separate rooms of their...

Two dozen cameras capable of reading license plates may soon be in operation at locations selected by the police department across the City of Niagara Falls. City council members have been asked by Mayor Robert Restaino’s administration to consider approval of a $300,100 grant-funded contract with SHI International Corp., a New Jersey company that offers surveillance equipment to municipalities in partnership with another firm, Flock Safety. The proposed agreement is on the agenda for consideration by city lawmakers during today’s council meeting. Under the proposed contract, the city would pay SHI International Corp. $12,100 to install 24 new, outdoor, solar-powered...

Home ownership has been the foundation of middle-class stability and security for so long that it defines middle-class status as much as income. From the end of World War II in 1945 on, the deal was simple: buy a house and you'll build equity that's even better than a savings account because you get the tax break of deducting mortgage interest and you get a roof over your head at a cost that's equal to or even lower than renting a house. Once you've paid off the mortgage, the costs of ownership drop, enabling a secure retirement.Every one of these...

Noted theologian and author John Piper has expressed opposition to using artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT to compose sermons, saying he was “appalled” by the idea. In Monday's episode of “Ask Pastor John,” a couple of listeners asked Piper about using AI platforms like ChatGPT to write a sermon or Bible study. Piper noted that a key problem with AI is that it lacks an emotional element, saying that God “is glorified not merely by being rightly thought about, logically comprehended, but by rightly being enjoyed, admired, appreciated and valued.” Listen to the "Ask Pastor John" podcast on the Edifi...

Lyin' Chuck Schumer continues to PANIC over Donald J. Trump and, more recently, Elon Musk. This guy is a basket-case right now. Him, AOC, and that Jasmine Crockett character who nobody had ever heard of until about a month ago. That's the new Big 3 for the Dems. What a team! Anyway, Lyin' Chuck is the leader of that ragtag bunch, mainly because he's a billion and has been in government since 1975. That's right. 1975! Chuck's first year working in the insufferable government was during the Gerald Ford administration! Amazing. Besides that, and grilling a MEAN hamburger, Chuck doesn't...

The founders of Ben & Jerry's ice-cream want to buy back their namesake brand from its owners Unilever, according to reports. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have begun initial discussions for a buyback deal, sources told Bloomberg. Bosses at the ice-cream company are in a stand-off with its parent company after Unilever reportedly banned them from criticizing President Trump and his policies. Many companies have rolled back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies or appeared to show deference toward Trump since he began his second White House term. Ben & Jerry's however has had a socially conscious mission since being...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a potential landmark action, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency has privately urged the Trump administration to reconsider a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action against climate change. In a report to the White House, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called for a rewrite of the agency's finding that determined planet-warming greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, according to four people who were briefed on the matter but spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the recommendation is not public.

Amazon founder and owner of the Washington Post Jeff Bezos announced Wednesday that change is coming to the paper’s opinion pages. Going forward, they will be supporting and defending the “two pillars” that are “right for America,” “personal liberties and free markets.” It was helpful for those who oppose the change to identify themselves as enemies of personal liberties and free markets. Bezos also said that “viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.” “A big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes...

A new Pentagon memo — dated Wednesday — ordered the removal of all gender dysphoric and self-described transgender servicemembers from the United States military. The document, entitled “Additional Guidance on Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness,” said that the “medical, surgical, and mental health constraints on individuals who have a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibit symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria are incompatible with the high mental and physical standards necessary for military service.” The new Defense Department policy described in the memo said that those who “have a current diagnosis of” or exhibit “symptoms consistent with” gender dysphoria are...

Special Dispatch to the New-York Times. WASHINGTON, Sunday, Feb. 26 -- 8.30 P.M. It is generally understood that some attack by GRANT in this direction is anticipated, and everything has been put in readiness for any attempt he may make. It was thought but for the heavy rain yesterday, the enemy would have developed his intentions. The day before it was known that the enemy was again massing on the Vaughan road, and it was supposed that another attempt would be made to extend his lines on our right. From Richmond papers of Friday last, received at the Washington office...

Russia is demanding control of cities in Ukraine that its forces don't currently occupy as part of a deal with President Donald Trump to potentially bring an end to the war, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said. -snip- Trump has suggested that both Russia and Ukraine must make concessions in the war. Kyiv has rejected any idea of ceding territory to Moscow, while Putin has demanded that Ukraine give up its aspirations of joining the NATO military alliance, and cede its Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. The ISW think tank, based in Washington D.C., noted...

The Trump administration plans to shutter more than 110 IRS offices that have taxpayer assistance centers as the White House’s efficiency zeal carves deeper into the tax agency. The plan, outlined in a Tuesday letter from the U.S. General Services Administration that was obtained by The Washington Post, comes in the midst of the federal tax filing season that ends April 15, and as the administration is working to reduce agencies’ headcount and scale back the footprint of the federal government. Last week, the IRS started laying off approximately 7,000 probationary employees. At least 113 taxpayer assistance centers will have...

Canada's ruling Liberals, who a few weeks ago looked certain to lose an election this year, are mounting a major comeback ...

Are we about to lose our heads over AI, Tik Tok, and digital money – literally? After, a half century of studies in eschatology, (Second coming of Christ) and a vision about the same, I have come to a few immutable conclusions. The first, is that most of Christianity has come to the belief that we are in the very last days preceding the return of Christ. The other, is that many are still bickering and contesting a few of the signs and the order in which they occur. When we search for ‘trusted’ and ‘certified’ ministries we come upon...

A California city councilwoman is claiming she is being politically targeted after FBI agents detained her husband in a Walmart parking lot on an immigration detainer.