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It’s official — the deer of Abruzzo can breathe a little easier. A controversial plan to cull nearly 500 of them, including over 140 fawns, has been scrapped, and animal rights groups are celebrating what they see as a hard-won victory. The story began last August, when the Abruzzo Regional Council approved a resolution authorising the killing of 469 deer as part of population control efforts. The plan sparked outrage among environmental and animal welfare associations, who took the matter to court. Despite an initial setback — with the regional administrative court (TAR Abruzzo) refusing to suspend the measure —...

Have you ever just had a family dinner conversation over a group holiday or spoken with friends about going to Ibiza to party, and minutes later, relevant ads appear on Facebook or other applications or websites? More than likely you answered yes, and that’s simply because all smart devices are permanently listening in on everything you say and keep track of everything you do. They are constantly gathering behavioural data, mostly for commercial and marketing purposes. In the case of vehicles with built-in smart devices, including sensors, they build complete profiles of the drivers and their passengers. They map their...

Bodycam footage of Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver assaulting federal agents / screen image House Speaker Mike Johnson said the three New Jersey Democrats who stormed the ICE facility in Newark last Friday may face disciplinary action. Speaker Johnson said the members of Congress who assaulted ICE agents at the Delaney Hall center may face expulsion from Congress. “Look, there’s three possible disciplinary actions that Congress – that the House can take. You can censure a member and that probably does seem appropriate here. You can kick them off committees… that’s a new tradition adopted by the Democrats or you can...

In a massive sting operation straight out of a crime thriller, Spanish police have smashed one of Europe’s most powerful underworld banks – a slick, secretive syndicate laundering millions using the ancient and shadowy “hawala” method. Cash, crypto and contraband – the works. In unbelievable scenes, Spain’s National Police, backed by EUROPOL and EUROJUST, swooped on a web of luxury and illegality. The secret January raids – now revealed – saw over 250 officers hit 13 locations across Spain and Belgium in a coordinated blitz, nabbing 17 suspects, seizing mountains of loot and blowing apart a money-moving machine that had...

The EU’s top court annulled the Commission’s decision to deny the newspaper New York Times access to messages exchanged between President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, finding that the EU executive failed to plausibly explain why it does not possess the texts. After a long tug-of-war between the European Commission and The New York Times over transparency surrounding the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contracts, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that the Commission “has not given a plausible explanation to justify the non-possession of the requested documents.” According to the Court, the Commission cannot simply...

In January, President Trump paused mass refugee admissions while he reassessed the system, citing resource strains and security concerns. However, he left room for safe exemptions, particularly for cases of humanitarian need. One such example is 59 Afrikaner farmers from South Africa, fleeing violent land attacks. They were screened, vetted, approved, and brought in legally. But the left is furious – for example, Ashley Allison on CNN even expressed that they should go back to Germany or Holland. Justine Brooke Murray, MRC TV host joins Alicia Summers to discuss.

SOKOTO, NIGERIA – Monday, May 12 marks three years since radical jihadists in Nigeria murdered a 22-year-old Christian woman, and new first hand testimony is shedding light on her final moments. However, the Nigerian Department of State Services detained the three journalists today for about four hours after publishing the new report. Deborah Emmanuel’s story first made international headlines when a violent Muslim mob beat her to death in 2022. Journalists identified her as a victim of a so-called “blasphemy” murder in the capital of Nigeria’s Sokoto state. Judd Saul, the founder of Equipping the Persecuted and executive director of...

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said Wednesday on CNN’s “News Central” that he is advancing legislation that would force the Trump administration to produce a human rights report on El Salvador that would result in “serious consequences” if violations were found. Kaine said, “We just want the administration to follow the law and so there is a privileged motion, which means even a single senator can file it and you’ll be guaranteed a vote that will require the administration within 30 days to produce a human rights report on El Salvador, including the conditions of the prison to which American residents...

[Catholic Caucus] Better death than devotion: Indiana Novus Ordo parish kicks out Latin Mass community, gets closed by bishop several years laterAn Indiana parish that ran to the National Catholic Reporter to stir up animosity against the Latin Mass community found out this week it will be closed due to lack of vitality.St. Joseph's Church, Hammond, INOn Sunday, the parish officially announced it would be closing sometime in 2026, following a series of discussions with other churches in the area over how to address demographic changes and a declining number of priests.Yet things could have gone so differently.St. Joseph’s Church...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson Holy smokes. RFK Jr. is going off on Democrat members of Congress: “You say that you've worked for 20 years on getting food dye out..” “I got it out in 100 days. Let's work together and do something we all believe in, which is having healthy kids.” 11:46 AM · May 14, 2025

A creepy creature with unsettling human-like hands has been discovered in Michigan. Is it a new species, or something else entirely? A strange and eerie discovery at Michigan State University has captured the attention of scientists and folklore enthusiasts alike. A bizarre mummified creature, dubbed the ‘Capacabra‘ (a name inspired by the legendary chupacabra), with human-like hands was found during renovations of Cook-Seevers Hall. A Creature With Human-like Features Found in a University Discovered in 2018, the Capacabra has baffled scientists since its unveiling. According to Jerielle Cartales, a Ph.D. student involved in the investigation, the creature is about the...

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US bounty on his head. Interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, once known by his militant nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, met Trump in Riyadh six months after leading a swift campaign that toppled the half-a-century-old Assad regime, ejecting Iran-backed armed groups and declaring himself leader of the country. Al Sharaa was placed on the US Specially Designated Global Terrorist list in 2013 for heading al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, known as Al Nusra Front, and allegedly orchestrating suicide bombings across...

Shocking footage captured the moment parents exploded into a wild brawl after a children's choir concert in Texas. The melee unfolded Monday at West Plains High School in Amarillo after students finished performing for their families. Several parents were seen shoving each other in the hall, including one woman in a blue top who punched a man in the back of the head. One man in a vest appeared to be at the center of the fight when it broke out, and he was held back by several others as he squared off with another man in a white t...

Democratic Representative Shri Thanedar on Tuesday moved to force a House vote on his articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Thanedar took to the House floor on Tuesday afternoon to notice his seven articles of impeachment as privileged. That means House Republican leaders have two legislative days to bring up the resolution. They are most likely to introduce a motion to table the resolution, which would effectively kill it. Why It Matters Thanedar introduced the articles of impeachment, which accuse Trump of offenses including obstruction of justice, bribery and corruption, and tyrannical overreach, last month. However, few Democrats have...

Three lawmakers have been outed for falling asleep in Congress during an overnight hearing at Capitol Hill, sparking outrage online. Video shows the hilarious moment Democrat Reps Debbie Dingell from Michigan and Jan Schakowsky from Illinois took a nap on Wednesday morning. Another clip shows Republican Rep. Blake Moore from Utah being gently shaken awake by another lawmaker after he failed to respond to a question. The snooze-fest came during a marathon hearing in Washington DC as lawmakers debated Donald Trump's 'big, beautiful' domestic policy bill. Dingell, 71, was seen slumped in her seat completely unconscious while surrounded by three...

Pope Leo XIV’s MAGA-supporting brother Louis Prevost has defended his clerical record and said he is likely to govern the church as a centrist.During an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncesnored, Prevost was asked about his brother’s liberal advocacy and asked whether he intends to govern the church in the style of Pope Francis.Here is a transcript of the exchange:MORGAN: Do you think he’s going to be a very liberal pope?”PREVOST: No I do not. I don’t think he’s going to roll back the changes that Francis made. I think he’s going to. Here we are. Let’s continue down this path...

Disturbing footage has emerged showing two members of Congress making a complete mockery of the institution and U.S. taxpayers. On Wednesday, journalist and former congressional candidate Matthew Foldi captured some alarming footage during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing. While moving his camera, he noticed that 71-year-old Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) had fallen sound asleep during the hearing and zoomed in. It’s unclear whether Dingell was snoring or what caused her to fall asleep. What was she dreaming about?

Numbers don't lie Recently, however, I was looking for web search engine popularity numbers. The usual sites people use for these numbers, such as Statcounter, as Ed Bott recently pointed out, have real problems. So, I went to the most reliable source I know of, the US federal government's Digital Analytics Program (DAP). This site gives a running count of US government website visits and an analysis. On average, there are 1.6 billion sessions in the last 30 days, with millions of users daily. In short, DAP gives a detailed view of what people use without massaging the data. According...

In an exclusive statement to Newsweek, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) said it plans to fly a banner near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate on Wednesday amid backlash over a luxury plane gifted by Qatar.