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The shooting, which has so far left two children dead and 14 hospitalized, adds to the sense of terror that the Trump regime is spreading.

Vance called it "shocking" for "so many left-wing politicians" to attack the idea and added that "no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." "We pray because our hearts are broken and we believe that God is listening," he wrote in a post on X. The vice president also responded to former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who said, "prayer is not freaking enough." "Of all the weird left wing culture wars in the last few years, this is by far the most bizarre. 'How dare you pray for innocent people in the midst of tragedy?!' What are...

NFL bettors are expected to wager approximately $30 billion on the league this season with legal sportsbooks in the United States, according to an estimate released Thursday by the American Gaming Association. The $30 billion figure is approximately an 8.5% increase from a revised estimate of $27.5 billion last year and is based on the national growth of wagering in 2025 and statistics from states that report football-specific betting data, according to the AGA, which represents the gaming industry in the U.S. The amount includes money bet on futures wagers, such as the odds to win the Super Bowl, and...

The ugly video clip from a Dundee housing estate in which a schoolgirl brandished a knife and an axe soon went viral, with rabble rousers such as Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson pitching in to claim the man filming the exchange was a 'migrant'. Others lauded the girl as a 'Braveheart' figure, defending her homeland from a predatory alien, with comparisons quickly cited about the Asian grooming gang scandals of Rotherham and Rochdale. Now we can reveal the man being threatened is a family man who has been living in the UK for four years – and who was accompanied...

Explanation: This well-composed telescopic field of view covers over a Full Moon on the sky toward the high-flying constellation Pegasus. Of course the brighter stars show diffraction spikes, the commonly seen effect of internal supports in reflecting telescopes, and lie well within our own Milky Way galaxy. The faint but pervasive clouds of interstellar dust ride above the galactic plane and dimly reflect the Milky Way's starlight. Known as galactic cirrus or integrated flux nebulae they are associated with the Milky Way's molecular clouds. In fact, the diffuse cloud cataloged as MBM 54, less than a thousand light-years distant, fills...

At least 25 countries have decided to suspend their package deliveries to the United States following the Trump administration's announcement of the abolition of a tax exemption on small packages entering the United States from August 29.

VIDEOBy acting like an idiotic Swiftie Fangirl over the announcement of Taylor Swift's engagement, CBS White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi inadvertently led to the discovery of video of her colleague Scott MacFarlane huddling in terror under the press bleachers in Butler, PA on the fateful day of the assassination attempt upon President Trump. After your humble correspondent saw the Rinaldi Swiftie fangirl video, he started searching for other examples of Rinaldi's idiocy. Right away the Butler video was found in which she recorded on the press aftermath after the assassination attempt including a brief clip of MacFarlane crouched under the...

A well-preserved Roman mausoleum, modeled after the famous Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, was discovered by archaeologists in Saint-Romain-en-Gal, near Lyon, France. Constructed around 50 CE, the interior of the structure measures more than 50 feet in diameter and is thought to have had 20-foot-tall ceilings. It would have been visible to those in the Roman colony Vienna and can be seen along the Rhône River. “This was a person who, even in death, remained present in the world of the living,” Giulia Ciucci, archaeologist and scientific director of the Saint-Romain-en-Gal museum site, told Arkeonews. “The resemblance to the emperor’s...

[Catholic Caucus] New Members of Congregation for Clergy - Destructive Course ContinuesPope Leo XIV appointed today many members of the Congregation for the Clergy. Most of them are "liberals" of the Francis’ fraction.Cardinals include Luis Antonio Tagle (Evangelisation), Arthur Roche (Liturgy), Mario Grech (Synod), José Tolentino de Mendonça (Education) and Jean-Marc Aveline (Marseille).As a fig leaf to fool the conservatives, Leo XIV appointed the Catholic Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway.This personnel policy - many liberals and a few fig leaf Catholics - ongoing for decades, has pushed the Church toward ruin.

A large package set for delivery has caused quite a stink for one courier company, causing it to dial in the help of the police. After the box was dropped off at New Zealand Couriers in New Plymouth, an employee noticed it was emitting the “distinctive odour” of cannabis. But the police didn’t have to look far to figure out who was behind the package, with the source having provided his name and contact details on the package receipt. Today, Anthony Ellison, 40, appeared in the New Plymouth District Court charged with possession of cannabis and cultivation of cannabis, to...

73-year-old Bill Belichick's girlfriend Jordon Hudson, 24, has filed a trademark for the term "gold digger," which she hopes to put on jewelry and key chains.Jordon Hudson has a cheeky response to claims she might be a triflin’ friend indeed. Bill Belichick’s girlfriend is having a little fun in regard to her relationship with the former New England Patriots coach, filing a trademark for the term “gold digger.” TCE Rights Management — a company managed by Jordon — filed the trademark application on Aug. 25, according to documents viewed by E! News, noting that the 24-year-old would use the phrase...

Former New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, who played a pivotal role in the franchise’s most recent World Series win, announced Thursday he will run for Congress from his home state of Texas. “As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I’m running for Congress to fight for the principles that make Texas and America great,” Teixeira, who also played for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels in a 14-year big league career, said in X while announcing his run. “It takes teamwork to win – I’m ready to help defend President Trump’s America First agenda,...

Ever wondered why this Church (knowlton) was plonked into a Henge? Whilst you might think the answer is obvious, what was found 2 miles away could reveal all! Knowlton Church... Explained by a discovery 2 miles away! | 9:45 Paul Whitewick | 197K subscribers | 132,486 views | July 20, 2025

In a potential test case for other regions, an AfD mayoral candidate was barred from the election for, among other things, quoting Tolkien and admiring Wagner. Germany has long called itself a country that upholds democracy in a “defensive form”—a concept propagated by an establishment that claims the right to decide who and what voters should be allowed to vote for. This principle is now being wielded most aggressively in the fight against the right-populist Alternative for Germany (AfD). This week, a court of appeals confirmed the exclusion of the AfD candidate from the upcoming mayoral election in Ludwigshafen, a...

Conducted May 22nd and 23rd, the poll shows the majority of Minneapolis voters do not want Mayor Jacob Frey for a third term

MSU researchers discovered that microbes begin shaping the brain while still in the womb, influencing neurons in a region critical for stress and social behavior. Their findings suggest modern birth practices that alter the microbiome may have hidden impacts on brain development.

When a tragedy like the one at Annunciation Catholic School on August 27 unfolds, the knee-jerk reaction from Democrats and their allies in the corporate media is to demand more gun grabs and recruit Republicans to pass red flag laws. There is a solution, however, that wouldn’t require any further encroachment on law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment rights. In fact, the answer lies in the very paperwork and background checks that leftists often claim aren’t enough of an obstacle to guns.

US Homeland Security News @defense_civil25 🚨Alert: President Trump orders US Marshals to remove Defiant Fed Governor Lisa Cook after she refuses to step down!

Scientists at UCSF have uncovered a surprising culprit behind brain aging: a protein called FTL1. In mice, too much FTL1 caused memory loss, weaker brain connections, and sluggish cells. But when researchers blocked it, the animals regained youthful brain function and sharp memory. The discovery suggests that one protein could be the master switch for aging in the brain — and targeting it may one day allow us to actually reverse cognitive decline, not just slow it down.

St.Jude researchers revealed that midkine blocks amyloid beta from forming harmful clumps linked to Alzheimer’s. Without it, the damaging assemblies accelerate, but with it, growth halts. The finding could inspire new drugs that harness midkine’s protective power.