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Katarina Witt of the German Democratic Republic placed 1st in this portion of the competition. Her blue, skirtless feather-trimmed costume for a showgirl-themed short program was considered too theatrical and sexy, and led to a change in the ISU regulations dubbed the "Katarina rule" which required female skaters to wear more modest clothing; skirts were required to cover the buttocks and crotch. In 1994, skating a Robin Hood-themed program, Witt stated, "I wore the Robin Hood – like a man's costume – because I didn't want to be accused of seducing the judges this time." Katarina Witt - 1988...

BREAKING: A Colombian woman illegally residing in the U.S. used a stolen identity for over 20 years, fraudulently obtained $400,000 in federal benefits, and illegally voted in the 2024 presidential election, federal prosecutors in Massachusetts announced Thursday. The defendant, Lina Maria Orovio-Hernandez, 59, also obtained welfare benefits, a REAL ID and eight other state ID's, the Justice Department said. She is charged with false representation of a Social Security number; making a false statement in an application for a United States passport; aggravated identity theft; receiving stolen government money or property; fraudulent voter registration; and fraudulent voting. Orovio-Hernandez has been...

South African politician Julius Malema, the leader of the radical Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, responded to President Donald Trump’s claims about “genocide” Wednesday by reiterating calls to kill white farmers. Earlier that day, Trump had shown visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa video of Malema leading rally chants of “Kill the Boer!”, “Kill the farmer!”, “Shoot to kill!”, and other incendiary slogans. Ramaphosa tried to argue that Malema’s rhetoric did not represent the government’s policies, but Trump countered that South Africa had passed a law allowing expropriation of land without compensation, that it had racially discriminatory laws, and that...

Earlier today, President Donald Trump, HHS Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and various cabinet officials within the Make America Healthy Again administration, took part in a MAHA commission event at the White House. WATCH:

Dilbert creator and President Trump supporter Scott Adams revealed days ago that he has the same terminal cancer diagnosis of Joe Biden, metastatic colon cancer. According to Adams his lifecycle will likely expire sometime this summer.Earlier today during his now shortened podcast, Scott Adams revealed that President Trump personally called him to check on him and offer words of support. {Direct Rumble Link} WATCH:

Fake News Word of the Day: “Ambush!"

William Robert Braddock, III, said he would “call up my Russian-Ukrainian hit squad” and make Anna Paulina Luna “disappear.” A former GOP Florida congressional candidate has been sentenced to prison for threatening to kill then-GOP primary rival Anna Paulina Luna – the party frontrunner, then eventual winner of the state's 13th Congressional District seat.The former candidate, William Robert Braddock, III, 41, of St. Petersburg, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty to interstate transmission of threat to injure, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.Braddock, who didn't make it onto...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A Homestead woman was arrested Wednesday after she stabbed her daughter-in-law, authorities said. According to Homestead police, the stabbing occurred around 3:42 p.m. at a home in the 700 block of Southwest Fourth Avenue. Police said a responding officer knocked on the front door and when Celestine Ward, 57, opened the door, the officer spotted the victim sitting in a pool of blood on the living room floor, leaning against a cot bed. According to Ward’s arrest report, the victim was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Center in critical condition. Police said the victim’s daughter told officers...

… This brief outlines the ways in which immigration status is considered in the tax code today, and how that would change under the House bill.Exclusions, Exemptions, and Deductions The first step of the individual income tax calculation is to tally up the amount of income potentially subject to tax. From there, a variety of adjustments and exemptions are applied to arrive at an income amount that is subject to tax. Under current law, this foundational part of the individual income tax is applied in the same manner to both citizens and immigrant tax filers. But the House bill would...

“Don’t blame me, I voted for Hamas.”Elias Rodriguez opened fire outside the Capital Jewish Museum, killing two, a soon to be engaged Israeli couple, and wounded two others, but few media outlets reported his political orientation and his background. Or the outpouring of support from the anti-Israel Left. In 2023, stickers reading “Exterminate Zionists” and the name of the Party for Socialism and Liberation appeared at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Rodriguez had been a member of the affiliated University of Illinois at Chicago and had been a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. According to Rodriguez’s manifesto,...

Cillian @CilComLFC African migrant living in Ireland calls for other migrants living in Ireland to rape ALL Irish women. What should be done to him? 1:49 PM · May 19, 2025

A woman was shot outside of CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, early Thursday after she crashed into a gate, authorities say. She was shot by security guards, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News. The shooting is “non-fatal,” police said, and an investigation by the CIA and FBI is underway. Fairfax County officers responded to the 900 block of Dolley Madison Boulevard at about 4 a.m. to help CIA police with traffic control, county police said. The woman who crashed into the gate was preliminarily identified as 27-year-old Monia Spadaro, two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the...

Elvis Presley supports the refugees of the 1956 Hungary anti-Communist uprising. On his last appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on January 6, 1957 Elvis sings Peace In The Valley (a song he promised his Mother that he'd sing for her on the show. It was also a song banned by the communist regime in Hungary) and encouraging donations for Hungarian refugees. Over the next 12 months following Elvis' appearance, they raised about 25 million swiss francs (about 6 million dollars in american money in 1957) As a way of saying thanks to Elvis, 54 years later a free Hungary...

Female track team members express discomfort with locker room policies at emotional school board meeting.. As California's transgender athlete conflict escalates, one high school athlete has resorted to changing clothes in her car to avoid uncomfortable situations. During a Lucia Mar Unified School District (LMUSD) school board meeting this week, junior Audrey Vanherweg revealed her decision. "I strongly disagree with what is going on in the girls' locker room and on the girls track team, so much so that I change in my car for track practice because I feel way more comfortable in my car than I do in...

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Police in southern Wisconsin are asking the public’s help in identifying a woman allegedly involved in a fight at a restaurant. On March 28, around 11:10 p.m., officers with the Madison Police Department were sent to the restaurant for a reported fight, the police report said. During the fight, the woman allegedly grabbed a glass fishbowl used for tips and hit an employee, police said. The employee was reportedly treated at a hospital for their injuries. The report claimed the woman also used mace on customers as she left the restaurant. The incident was captured on...

The first American-born pope, Leo XIV, celebrated his inaugural Mass on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square before a large crowd that included Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, two prominent Catholics in the Trump administration. Missing, however, was our country’s official envoy. When the new pope met with the Vatican’s diplomatic corps on Friday, America’s ambassador wasn’t there. We don’t have one right now. Brian Burch has been nominated by President Trump to be the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, but his is one of nearly 80 nominations now languishing on the Senate’s Executive Calendar....

Russia is going after TV series Game of Thrones, Sex and the City, and the Harry Potter franchise in an effort to purge what it claims is the promotion of "childfree ideology." The development comes months after Russia passed a bill banning what state-run news wires describe as the "public propaganda of the ideas of voluntarily choosing not to have children." It comes as Russia grapples with a dwindling birth rate and as President Vladimir Putin scrambles to encourage women to have children.

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨BREAKING: Newly released video from Milwaukee County shows activist Judge Hannah Dugan aiding criminal alien Eduardo Flores-Ruiz avoid ICE. From Dapper Detective 7:54 PM · May 22, 2025

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