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The American leader has repeatedly said that Greenland, an autonomous region within Denmark, should join the United StatesNEW YORK, May 4. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump did not rule out using military force to establish control over Greenland. "I don’t rule it out. I don’t say I’m going to do it, but I don’t rule out anything. No, not there. We need Greenland very badly. Greenland has a very small amount of people, which we’ll take care of, and we’ll cherish them, and all of that," he told NBC News in an interview. "But we need that for international security....

Like love of oneself and family, love of country is a natural emotion. From a rational standpoint, what is not to like and love about the greatest force for good in world history? I find pride in American citizenship. I am not the subject of a king, nor a slave in an islamic or authoritarian hell-hole, nor a proletarian ruled through fear by communist party thugs. To be a citizen is to be equal before law of our own making, not through direct democracy, but by representatives, our agents who craft law on our behalf. We the People are still...

Data unveiled early Wednesday morning showed US GDP fell -0.3% annualized in Q1, missing expectations for a 0.4% rise—and playing right into widespread fears.[i] Most headlines cast this “weak” report as a sign of what lies ahead as tariffs’ teeth really start to bite. But slow down. While there are clear signs of tariffs’ effects here, there are also mitigating factors and underlying health in these data worth acknowledging. First, let us get this out of the way: Tariffs did affect this report in all likelihood, but probably in ways that mask underlying health. The former was easy to see...

An American tourist in Rome impaled himself on a metal fence at the Colosseum while possibly trying to take a selfie — screaming in pain as he was left helplessly dangling for more than 20 minutes. The unidentified visitor, a 47-year-old US man based in Taiwan, pierced his spine and needed 80 stitches after the Friday afternoon horror at the Piazza del Colosseo, according to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. It took paramedics more than 20 minutes to remove the man from the metal railing. He screamed till he lost consciousness and then hung lifelessly from the fence in horrifying...

Who are the sinners in the title of Ryan Coogler’s astonishing new film? Early scenes offer us a few good suspects. There’s the local white grandee, Hogwood, a jovial, jowly menace who agrees to sell his mill to Elijah and Elias Moore, local Black twins better known as Smoke and Stack. The film takes place over a single day in October of 1932, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and most of its characters are impoverished Black sharecroppers still living on plantations. So it’s tempting to see Hogwood, in a tan Stetson hat and a wolfish grin, as the embodiment of America’s cardinal...

4 May 2025 3rd Sunday of Easter Cyriacus church, location unknownReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 5:27-32,40-41We are witnesses to all this: we and the Holy SpiritThe high priest demanded an explanation of the Apostles. ‘We gave you a formal warning’ he said ‘not to preach in this name, and what have you done? You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and seem determined to fix the guilt of this man’s death on us.’ In reply Peter and the apostles said, ‘Obedience to God comes before obedience to men; it was the God of our ancestors who...

DICTATOR Vladimir Putin has showed off his private chapel and his favourite drink in a bizarre tour of his Kremlin apartment. The Russian tyrant gave the public a glimpse into his home in an interview marking the 25th anniversary of his first inauguration as president. The bizarre footage shows Putin giving his favourite interviewer, Pavel Zarubin, a tour of the apartment while answering his questions. When asked about his grandchildren from daughters Maria, 39, and Katerina, 37, Putin says they occasionally visit him unexpectedly in his austere apartment. He said: “They can, they can. “But still everyone understands that I...

Make the Galaxy Great Again. The White House has heralded Star Wars Day with an eye-catching AI-generated image of a buff-looking President Trump wielding a red lightsaber and characterizing him as a Sith slayer. Trump, 78, looked stoic in the image, with bulging biceps and the American flag, as well as bald eagles behind him, in the stunning social media post by the White House. “Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to … bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our...

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva revealed that he was leaving the Democrat Party, after being a registered Democrat for more than 40 years, and joining the Republican Party. “As of today, I’m leaving the party of paid protests, purple hair, and pronouns, and joining the party of faith, family, and freedom,” Villanueva said in a video posted to X. Breitbart News previously reported that Villanueva, a former Democrat who was elected to serve as the sheriff of Los Angeles County in 2018, lost his re-election campaign in November 2022 to Robert Luna, the former police chief of Long...

VIDEOWas there a major theft recently in Washington, D.C.? Namely did Congressman Shri Thanedar who recently introduced a resolution to \ impeach Trump steal the raccoon that sits atop the head of Frank Luntz? The problem with both is that no matter what they say you just can't get your mind away from the absurd raccoon on top of their heads. Anyone wearing such a raccoon cannot be taken seriously. In fact, the congressional co-sponsors of Thanedar's impeachment resolution, including Jerry Nadler, asked to have their names REMOVED as co-sponsors. Meanwhile Frank Luntz has DEMANDED an APB on his raccoon.Exit...

There are many ways an actor can surprise. Jack Nicholson surprises by being … surprising. Even though he’s not a chameleon like Oldman or Depp, you never know what he’s going to do next. But whatever he does, it’s grounded in psychological reality. It never seems fake. Christopher Walken, Glenn Close, Al Pacino, and many others have a surprising danger in them… you feel they might jump you or blow up at you at any time. They are ticking time bombs. And, many comedic actors (e.g., Julia Louis-Dreyfus) surprise us in all sorts of quirky, zany ways… Some people think...

“These are not idle threats," Mark Carney of said President Donald Trump after his election victory last week. | ....................... President Donald Trump isn’t closing the door on using force to attempt to annex Greenland and Canada. But he said the prospect of attacking Ottawa appears “highly unlikely.” Greenland on the other hand? “I don’t rule it out,” Trump told host Kristen Welker in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I don’t say I’m going to do it, but I don’t rule out anything. No, not there. We need Greenland very badly. Greenland is a very...

Join us as we study in the book of Romans. Message begins at the 36:45 mark but as the counter is counting now, it's showing time left and that means going to the -1:01:40 mark. He speaks a little before preaching so it might just be easier to fins the spot where the Scripture passage is shown.

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When President Trump returned to the White House, he didn’t just get to work cleaning up Joe Biden’s mess—he set his sights on dismantling decades of entrenched bureaucratic bloat, waste, and corruption. With a relentless series of executive orders and policy directives, Trump reignited his mission to drain the swamp—this time with laser precision and zero patience for the status quo.Predictably, the left went into full-blown panic mode. Liberal legal groups immediately launched a barrage of lawsuits, cherry-picking friendly courts in a shameless attempt to stall Trump’s agenda. They’re terrified of losing control over the bloated regulatory state they’ve used...

During Sunday’s broadcast of CNN’s “State of the Union,” potential 2028 presidential candidate and ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith said the modern Democratic Party would need to be purged for him to seek that party’s nod. According to Smith, Democrats had taken their progressive politics too far. Partial transcript as follows: TAPPER: If you were to run for president, though, it would be as a Democrat, or no? SMITH: You know what? I’m an independent. I’m a registered independent. I would lean — who leans left. I’m fiscally conservative when it comes to my money. I’m socially liberal. I’m liberal...

Explanation: How fast can a black hole spin? If any object made of regular matter spins too fast -- it breaks apart. But a black hole might not be able to break apart -- and its maximum spin rate is really unknown. Theorists usually model rapidly rotating black holes with the Kerr solution to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, which predicts several amazing and unusual things. Perhaps its most easily testable prediction, though, is that matter entering a maximally rotating black hole should be last seen orbiting at near the speed of light, as seen from far away. This prediction...

On CNN's State of the Union, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith repeatedly described himself as a centrist and moderate. But at one point, Smith said: "I'm socially liberal. I'm liberal when it comes to social issues. Pretty much across the board. I believe in living and let living."Smith didn't specifically say that he supported abortion rights. But if someone is liberal "across the board" on social issues, the issue at the top of the board would surely be abortion. The irony--or hypocrisy--of Smith claiming "I believe in living and let living" is glaring. When it comes to unborn children, Smith's theme...

Julia Ross secures employment as an aid to a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity. The film concerns itself with a familial conspiracy, and what better ringleader for a coverup than Dame May Whitty, who turns a young woman’s life (Nina Foch) into a living nightmare. A fine exercise in gothic atmosphere and economical filmmaking that proves you don’t need a lavish budget to make a chilling thriller. Film Noir - "My name is Julia Ross" (1945,...

Newark Liberty International Airport is “not safe” for travelers, one air traffic controller at the has reportedly warned. “It is not safe. It is not a safe situation right now for the flying public,” the federal air safety employee reportedly told NBC News correspondent Tom Costello. “Really an incredible statement, unsolicited. He just said that to me, and separately, ‘Don’t fly into Newark. Avoid Newark at all costs,’” Costello recounted on MSNBC. The airport, which saw 24.3 million passengers and is the second busiest in the New York City area, has been drowning in delays and cancellations for days. Federal...