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Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Norwich to protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Waving St George's flags, placards, and banners, with some signs reading 'stop the invasion', several hundred people gathered at The Brook Hotel in Bowthorpe. They were heard chanting slogans including "We want our country back" and "Whose streets? Our streets". Numbers at the seemingly peaceful rally grew throughout the afternoon. It is unknown at this time if there have been any arrests. Dozens of police officers were present, and some members of the force stood in the road. It is the latest...

Abandoned Japanese resort hotels have stood nearly untouched for over three decades ... a hauntingly preserved resort town in Japan, where towering hotels sit crumbling along a riverside cliff. It's been untouched for over three decades, ... Luke Bradburn, 28, stumbled upon the forgotten tourist destination of Kinugawa Onsen during a trip to Japan in early 2024. While his original goal was to document the Fukushima exclusion zone, Bradburn ventured beyond the area and found a "ghost town." ... Kinugawa Onsen was once a bustling resort town renowned for its natural hot springs. It began to decline in the early...

New research in northwest Saudi Arabia has identified the existence of a network of previously unknown fortified enclosures, La Brújula Verde reports. Known as Walled Oasis Complexes, these settlements consisted of large defensive walls encircling desert oases that helped shelter and protect crops, water sources, and herds of goats and sheep. Relying on satellite imagery and ground reconnaissance, the study located four previously unknown complexes at Dumat al-Jandal, Hait, Huwayyit, and Khaybar dating back thousands of years. The discovery changes the perception of Arabia as a desert dominated by Bedouins and demonstrates that there were complex sedentary societies as many...

Heroic shoppers forced a man to drop his weapon after he stabbed 11 people inside a Walmart in Michigan on Saturday afternoon. The extraordinary moment four men confronted the deranged suspect in the parking lot of the Traverse City supermarket was caught on camera. During the urgency of the situation, one of the brave men lost his shoes and was walking barefoot as he ordered the knife-wielding man to drop his weapon. 'Get on the ground!" one of the men could be heard shouting. 'Drop the knife! Drop it!' another bellowed. 'Throw the knife that way! Throw it away!' the...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men,...

A heartless monster was caught on video allegedly “dragging a motionless dog” to a Queens street before dousing the helpless pooch in a flammable liquid and setting him on fire, officials said Saturday. The brindle pit bull, left to burn, was found on 128 Street and 116 Avenue in South Ozone Park at 4:45 a.m. Thursday, cops said. A necropsy is being performed to determine if he was burned to death or killed in another way first, a source said. When police arrived, they found the tiger-striped doggie “lying in the street” dead, a police source said. They plan to...

Investigating judges in Paris this week ordering a trial for fugitive business executive Carlos Ghosn and France's Minister of Culture Rachida Dati. Ghosn is the former CEO of Renault-Nissan when two automakers were merged. Just before their breakup Mr. Ghosn arrested and accused by Japanese authorities... On Wednesday word that Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron filed suit in US federal court in Delaware against online influencer Candace Owens. Owens has amplified the story of Brigitte Macron's past beyond Europe and France alleging that Mrs. Macron was born male... Emmanuel Macron announcing Thursday night that France will recognize a Palestinian state in...

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Jack Poso 🇺🇸 @JackPosobiec JUST IN: EU cuts aid to Ukraine over corruption concerns From humanevents.com 9:23 PM · Jul 26, 2025

The victims were not predetermined,' Shea said, adding that the suspect, a Michigan resident, apparently acted alone. Shea said the weapon involved appeared to be a folding-style knife. Shea said the suspect is believed to be a Michigan resident but declined to share further details. Michigan State Police had said earlier in the day that the suspect was in authorities' custody.

[Catholic Caucus] False Prophets & False ShepherdsPreface and Precis: This is a sermon warning against false prophets. The Gospel of this TLM Mass (Matthew 7:15-21) is, inexplicably, not to be found on any Sunday or Solemnity in the Novus Ordo Mass. This sermon also offers a supplementary context and commentary: Our Lord’s admonition against corrupt leadership “matures” into warnings against the ultimate false prophet (2 Cor 11:14), the antichrist (1 John 2:22, 4:3; 2 John 1:7). All humans are sinners, having character flaws or “cracks” in desperate need of divine repair, even as our society invariably needs “course correction” based...

Father charged, arrested. Gianni Romero-Coreas was arrested July 24 by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Manassas and is being held without bond. The infant was hospitalized on July 16 after losing consciousness at the family’s apartment and died four days later, on July 20. The investigation is ongoing.

Here’s a controversial one for you. A far-right group called Return to the Land (RTTL) has built a whites-only community in northeastern Arkansas and is planning to expand this concept to Missouri.RTTL characterizes itself as a “private membership association, (PMA)” according to The Independent. The objective is to build a refuge for folks with “traditional views and European ancestry.”The group, founded in 2023, has established two compounds in the Ozarks. Members live off the grid in a community with cabins, wells, and even a schoolhouse. It rejects multiculturalism, immigration, and “forced integration” and seeks to “separate ourselves from a failing...

Nearly 4,000 NASA employees have opted to leave the space agency through the Trump administration's deferred resignation program, NASA said on Saturday. The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce, and will reduce the agency from 18,000 to 14,000 employees, NASA spokesperson Cheryl Warner said in a statement shared with NPR. The total number includes the agency's loss of 500 other workers due to normal attrition, she said. During a second round of the program, which closed at midnight Friday, 3,000 employees applied to leave the agency, Warner said, following the 870 employees that applied to leave during...

Paul Sperry @paulsperry_ BREAKING: Senate Intel ranking Dem Mark Warner turned away an intel analyst who worked on the ICA & approached his office "numerous times" to blow whistle on CIA Dir Brennan juicing bad intel on Russia and Trump, but Warner refused to even give him email address to send evidence. 7:25 PM · Jul 26, 2025

A pet adoption event featuring dogs in need of homes will take place Sunday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jamaican Bay Inn’s Beachside Restaurant and Bar in Marina del Rey, according to event organizers. The event, titled “Brunch and Pups,” is being hosted by Dogs Without Borders, a Los Angeles–based nonprofit dog rescue organization. The group operates as a foster-based rescue, pulling small breed dogs from local shelters and partnering with international rescues to help rehome dogs in need. Since its founding, Dogs Without Borders says it has placed over 8,000 dogs and continues to...

Less than 400 additional electric vehicle (EV) public charging ports have been installed in the United States following billions of dollars of allocated funding under the Biden administration for building charging infrastructure, said a July 22 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021, signed into law by then-President Joe Biden, appropriated $7.5 billion in funding for two programs—the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI) and the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI). The funds were aimed at supporting the development of public EV charging infrastructure.However, only 384 charging...

The fourth instalment in the cursed Soviet Trek Series. A prequel of sorts!

The nation’s health-care marketplace insurers are seeking the largest premium increases in more than five years, ahead of the upcoming Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment period in November, according to an analysis by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and health policy nonprofit KFF.The July 18 report highlights several factors driving up insurance rates for 2026, as major health insurers submit rate filings to state regulators to justify premium changes for the upcoming calendar year.“As in most years, rising healthcare costs—both the price of care and increased use—are a significant driver for increasing rates going into plan year 2026. The costs...

Fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence and automation, the global job market is undergoing a major transformation.To learn more about this trend, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu visualized the 15 fastest growing jobs projected from 2025 to 2030, drawing on a global survey of employers.Data & DiscussionThe data for this visualization comes from the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025. It forecasts net job growth between 2025 and 2030, based on a survey containing 1,043 unique responses by global companies, collectively representing more than 14.1 million employees worldwide.Big Data and AI Roles Are the Fastest Growing JobsAt the...