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The Kremlin said on Wednesday it continues to monitor statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding sanctions against Moscow, but that Russia had acquired immunity to such measures thanks to long experience. -snip- "We have been living under a huge number of sanctions for quite a long time, our economy operates under a huge number of restrictions," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "Therefore, of course, we have already developed a certain immunity in this regard, and we continue to note all statements that come from President Trump, from other international representatives on this matter." Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria...

A violent mob attack in downtown Cincinnati is going viral, and it’s not hard to see why. The video shows a white man being thrown to the ground and brutally beaten by a large group of black people. When a woman rushes in to help, she’s knocked out cold, slammed to the pavement with a blow to the head.. People are sharing the footage because it looks like a hate crime. Plain and simple. Fox News: Police in Cincinnati are investigating a viral video that shows what appears to be a violent brawl in the downtown section of the city....

Democrats and NPA (Not politically affiliated) voters made up the vast majority of Miami-Dade’s recent roll reductions. Leaders of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party are accusing recently elected Supervisor of Elections Alina Garcia, a longtime Republican operative and former state lawmaker, of using her new post to tilt the county’s voter composition in her party’s favor. They’re now diving into public records, they say, to determine whether — and to what extent — the Supervisor of Elections (SOE) Office has manipulated voter rolls since November. More than a quarter-million Miami-Dade voters have been removed from the county’s active voter rolls in...

Rep. Rick Crawford joined the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) in early 2017, just as the Obama administration was putting the Russia collusion hoax into motion. The Arkansas Republican and his fellow committee members would soon be up to their necks in one of the darkest chapters in U.S. intelligence history. On Jan. 6, 2017, documents suggest, the deep state was setting up its own brand of insurrection, pushing an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) filled with dubious information and sourcing that Crawford believes was designed to topple President-elect Donald Trump’s first term in office. “Forgive me for being...

MAP & PDF LINK AT SITE................ The FDA is cracking down on a potent compound found in kratom supplements: 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH. Why it matters: Products with 7-OH — which acts like an opioid and has been dubbed "legal morphine" by researchers — have surged in popularity. What they're saying: "7-OH is a compound found naturally in the kratom plant. In carefully measured formulations, many users report it helps with pain, mood, and withdrawal, without the side effects of opioids," Jeff Smith, National Policy Director at the Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust (HART), said in a statement last month. "Of course,...

Six years ago, I described Donald Trump as “our first Jewish President” because his enemies subjected him to the types of attacks that antisemites reserve for Jews. The case grows stronger with each passing year. The attacks against Trump – constant lies, exaggerated hysterics, lawfare, betrayals from within, cultural defamation, the hopes for his suffering, the murder attempts, etc. – are far too familiar from history’s war against the Jews. To choose only last week’s antisemitic salvo, a Turkish state-run news agency published a grim, pieta-like photo of a healthy mother holding a frail, emaciated child as proof that Israel...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday recommended classifying 7-OH, a compound with opioid-like effects found in unregulated tablets, gummies and drink mixes sold in gas stations and convenience stores, as an illicit substance. Such a move by the Justice Department would restrict or prohibit access to the products, which are also currently sold online. The chemical, formally known as 7-hydroxymitragynine, is often marketed as a way to help people relax, relieve pain or improve their mood or focus. But studies suggest it’s more potent than morphine, and the FDA has warned it could damage the heart or liver and...

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Key Points Gross domestic product jumped 3% for the second quarter, better than the 2.3% estimate and reversing a 0.5% decline in the prior period. Consumer spending rose 1.4% in the second quarter, better than the 0.5% in the prior period. While exports declined 1.8% during the period, imports fell 30.3%, reversing a 37.9% surge in Q1. President Donald Trump responded to the GDP report with a fresh demand for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. ======================================================================= The U.S. economy grew at a much stronger-than-expected pace in the second quarter, powered by a turnaround in the trade balance and...

Sen. Cory Booker delivered his second attention-grabbing floor speech of the year on July 29. Though not a record-breaking marathon speech like the one he delivered in March, this speech was what he referred to as a “wake-up call” for the Democratic Party. Sen. Cory Booker delivered his second attention-grabbing floor speech of the year on July 29. Though not a record-breaking marathon speech like the one he delivered in March, this speech was what he referred to as a “wake-up call” for the Democratic Party. The senior senator from New Jersey took aim at law firms, universities and even...

This week, American Eagle, which brought us baby tees and low-rise denim in the aughts, debuted an advertisement campaign starring actor Sydney Sweeney. Sweeney, 27, is featured doing all sorts of Americana things in her American Eagle denim — like leaning over the hood of a white Mustang or lying on the floor holding a long-haired German shepherd puppy. At the end of each video, an off-screen voice speaks over blocky letters declaring that Sweeney — blonde, blue-eyed and white — “has great jeans.” The wordplay was made even more explicit when American Eagle posted a video of Sweeney standing...

Israel isn’t committing genocide - it’s resisting genocide. On Oct 7, 2023, thousands of Muslim Jihadis swept from Gaza into Israel, killing, torturing, raping and kidnapping anyone in their path. The victims included not only Israelis or Jews, but Americans and Europeans, Christians and Buddhists, as well as those Bedouins whom the Hamas, PLO and Islamic Jihad attackers did not consider Muslims. Their rationale was not a “Palestinian” cause or any of the later war propaganda myths about an “open air prison”, but an Islamic religious imperative to drive out infidels. That’s why they named their genocidal campaign, ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’...

The U.S. economy surged between April and June after shrinking in the first three months of the year, driven by a large shift in imports tied to President Trump's trade policies. By the numbers The country's GDP increased at an annual rate of 3% in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. GDP was forecast to grow at a 2% pace for the April-to-June period, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will impose a 25% tariff on goods imported from India starting on Aug. 1. He said India, which has the world's fifth largest economy, will also face an unspecified penalty on Aug. 1, but did not elaborate on the amount or what it was for. "While India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country," Trump wrote in...

"Our hiring and pay data are broadly indicative of a healthy economy," said Dr. Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP.

It’s been a long time coming. But today the EPA, through its Administrator Lee Zeldin, finally began the formal process of rescinding the so-called “Endangerment Finding” (EF). The EF is the 2009 regulatory action by which the Obama-era EPA purported to determine that CO2 and other greenhouse gases constitute a “danger to human health and welfare.” That Finding then formed the basis for all subsequent federal greenhouse gas regulations, including efforts of Obama and Biden regulators to force the closure of all power plants running on coal and natural gas, and to mandate increased vehicle mileage to levels that no...

US president Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that India will have to pay 25 per cent tariff from August 1. Trump also said that India will have to pay an additional penalty for buying energy and arms from Russia. The 25% tariff rate announced for India is 1% less than the 26% declared by Trump in his April 2 'Liberation Day' conference. "Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious...

Michigan House Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to criminalize the concealing the identities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other officers while on duty. If signed into law, it would apply to federal, state and local law enforcement across the state, according to the legislation. There will be exceptions for the use of masks for undercover operations, protection against disease and specific dangerous situations. If violated, officers could face up to 90 days in jail and up to a $1,000 fine. Democratic Michigan State Rep. Betsy Coffia announced the bill at a July 25 press conference alongside Democratic State...

Brooke Hogan is avoiding any potential issues surrounding Hulk Hogan’s large estate. The daughter of the wrestling legend removed herself from Hogan’s will in 2023 to avoid a financial battle following his death because she didn’t trust the people around Hogan, TMZ reported on Tuesday. Brooke’s biggest concern at the time was trying to protect her dad from those she felt were attempting to take advantage of him; however, the two disagreed over the subject and she eventually reached out to Hogan’s financial manager to have herself taken out of the will, according to the report.

The ruthless leader of a vigilante gang who tortured an innocent father to try to force a confession out of him for crimes he did not commit is now pleading to be set free. Father-of-eight Bradley 'BJ' Lyons, from Lakes Entrance, Victoria, was threatened with a chainsaw and murdered after his meth addict wife falsely accused him of sexually assaulting her daughters. In December 2023, Lyons' executioner Albert Thorn, 60, was told he would likely die in jail after he was convicted over the evil ordeal. Supreme Court of Victoria Justice Andrew Tinney sentenced Thorn to life behind bars, with...