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Italy could soon see October 4 reinstated as a national holiday in honour of St Francis of Assisi, after the country’s lower house of parliament overwhelmingly backed the move. Supporters say the change is about more than just an extra day off work – it’s about reaffirming a piece of Italy’s soul. Parliament backs St Francis Day return On Tuesday, September 23, deputies in the Chamber voted 247 to 2 in favour of the bill, with eight abstentions. The legislation now heads to the Senate, where final approval is expected in the coming weeks. If passed, millions of Italians would...

“The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” US Constitution, Article II, §1, Clause 1... It is increasingly clear that all personnel decisions in the Executive Branch are ultimately exercised by the President. Which brings us to our current situation... If the government isn’t funded, no job in any unfunded agency technically exists. And if the agencies and programs don’t exist, even for one day, every employee in those agencies and programs can be terminated without any civil service protection or benefits. Your job was cut, and you were collateral damage. Do not...

Six beachfront houses fell into the ocean Tuesday as rough surf from offshore hurricanes pounded North Carolina's Outer Banks. The homes, perched on stilts in Buxton on Hatteras Island, buckled one by one as six-to-12 foot waves from Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda slammed the coast.

The Trump administration has threatened to inflict maximum pain on Democrats during the shutdown. OMB chief Russ Vought told House Republicans on a private call Wednesday that the administration will start mass reduction in force moves, or firings, of federal workers “in a day or two,” according to four people granted anonymity to describe the call. Vought and President Donald Trump have both threatened to inflict maximum pain on Democrats during the shutdown as Senate Republicans hope to peel off additional Democrats in the coming days to vote for the GOP-led stopgap to end the standoff. A bipartisan group of...

A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 and flu vaccination to a woman wearing a protective mask in France. France launches joint Covid-19 and flu vaccination campaign Credit : Ground Picture, Shutterstock France is gearing up for a winter health battle with the launch of a combined Covid and flu vaccination campaign starting on October 14 – and this year, the focus is on making it easier than ever for people to get protected. Two jabs, one visit Forget juggling multiple appointments. Health authorities say people can now receive both injections in a single visit – one in each arm –...

Democrats and their Fake News allies want you to believe it’s all a lie that Democrats shut down the government over free healthcare for illegal aliens.Except that’s exactly what happened. As Vice President JD Vance said, “It’s not something that we made up. It’s not a talking point. It is in the text of the bill that they initially gave to us to reopen the government.”As the White House makes clear in a new memo, Democrats’ unserious proposal takes extraordinary efforts to accommodate illegal aliens while repealing reforms that strengthen healthcare for American citizens.Here’s what you need to know:FACT: Democrats’...

PULSE POINTS ❓WHAT HAPPENED: A significant deployment of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers has been observed moving into the Middle East, signaling increased military readiness amid rising tensions with Iran. 👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Air Force, Iran, and regional actors including Israel, as well as analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). 📍WHEN & WHERE: Aircraft have been tracked in recent days departing from Atlantic bases and arriving at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a key U.S. Central Command hub. 💬KEY QUOTE: “The moment Israel starts a war, we will also enter a war with...

Explanation: Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light would suddenly have appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. Today we know this light was from a supernova, or exploding star, and record the expanding debris cloud as the Veil Nebula, a supernova remnant. This sharp telescopic view is centered on a western segment of the Veil Nebula cataloged as NGC 6960 but less formally known as the Witch's Broom Nebula. Blasted out in the cataclysmic explosion, an interstellar shock wave plows through space sweeping up and exciting interstellar material....

MIAMI – In the latest development of Operation Nightingale—a scheme that created an illegal licensing and employment shortcut for aspiring nurses—fraud-related charges have been filed against 12 defendants for their roles in selling fraudulent nursing diplomas and transcripts. In Phase I of Operation Nightingale, 30 defendants were charged and convicted by plea or at trial in 2023. According to court records, the defendants conspired to sell false nursing credentials—diplomas and transcripts fraudulently obtained from Florida-based nursing schools—to aspiring Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Nurse Practioner/Vocational Nurse (LPN/VN) candidates. Purchasers of the bogus documents used them to qualify for the National...

@SkyNews Former Labour leader Ed Miliband said Elon Musk should 'get the hell out of our politics' during his speech at the Labour Party conference.

Homosexual throple allowed to adopt child in Canada A court in Quebec has granted three men in a homosexual polyamorous relationship full legal parental rights over a three-year-old girl, marking one of the most radical redefinitions of family yet seen in Canada. The case follows a 2025 ruling declaring that limiting children to one mother and one father was “unconstitutional,” opening the door to so-called “multi-parent” households. The men—Eric LeBlanc, Jonathan Bédard, and Justin Maheu—had been fostering the child for two years before being formally authorized to adopt her. Under the new framework, the court recognized all three as equal...

After US President Donald Trump and Congress failed to reach a funding deal by Wednesday's deadline, the government shutdown began. As a result, hundreds of thousands of federal employees face furloughs, and many offices will be closed. H-1B visas will also face a pause until the shutdown ends, says immigration attorney Nicole Gunara. She said that H-1B visa filings will not be processed until the Congress can agree on federal funding allocations.

Why pay $1.59 million for a used Gulfstream IV jet when you can potentially acquire a Fairchild C-119L Flying Boxcar military transport plane for $150? If that’s out of your price range, how about a Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter tanker aircraft for $25? Those are the starting bids for two of the 16 aircraft available at auction on the website Public Surplus. Big Horn County is selling the aircraft, mainly from the World War II and Cold War eras, after the Wyoming Supreme Court gave the go-ahead. “They’re aircraft in various stages of undress,” Paul Thur, Big Horn County Airport manager,...

World renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died of natural causes at the age of 91 during her tour of the US. The legendary conservationist is widely known for her ground-breaking work with Chimpanzees, which she began when she travelled to the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanazania in 1960. Seventeen years later she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to support research in the Gombe park. The Jane Goodall Institute posted the tragic news on its Facebook page earlier this evening. 'The Jane Goodall Institute learned this morning, Wednesday 1 October 2025, that Dr Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace...

Apoorva arrived in New York in 2018 on an H-1B visa, fresh from one of India’s top graduate schools and brimming with hope of building a life in the United States. She soon joined an architecture firm, eager to contribute her skills and establish roots. But her dreams were quickly dashed — because Apoorva, like many other immigrants on an H-1B, soon experienced some visa-related issues. She recalled being stuck at her minimum wage architecture job for over three years. Changing jobs on an H-1B visa is famously difficult, and often means enduring months of bureaucratic limbo and steep United...

The arrest of a woman known as the 'she devil' has lifted the veil on a Mexican cartel scheme to cut babies out of their mothers' womb and sell the infants for less than $14,000 to Americans, US officials have confirmed. Martha Alicia Mendez Aguilar, 44, alias 'La Diabla,' ran a baby trafficking operation for Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Juarez, Mexico- directly across the border from El Paso, Texas, the National Counterterrorism Center stated after her Sept. 2 arrest. La Diabla had been luring Mexican pregnant women, often poor and looking for work, to remote areas of the...

GROK AI provided the following summary of Cormer's Goals for the Epstein-Relationship Hearings. (ransomnote: For your reference, the list of materials subpoenaed for review are here, and the schedule for testimony is at the bottom of this post.)Overview of Comer's Goals for Epstein-Related HearingsRep. James Comer (R-KY), as Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, has framed the committee's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell as the "most comprehensive" to date, focusing on the federal government's handling of their criminal cases. This includes transcribed interviews (functioning as hearings), document reviews, and subpoenas. Comer's goals, stated in press...

CNN host John Berman confronted Senator Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday for previously opposing government shutdowns. Along with most Democrats, Schumer voted to shut the government down since the Republican-led stopgap bill did not include an extension of enhanced tax credits in the Affordable Care Act. While he defended his party for voting in favor of the shutdown on “CNN News Central,” Berman played previous clips of the New York Democrat previously calling government shutdowns “self-defeating” and “a politics of idiocy.” “That was you three times in the past,” Berman said. “That was in March, John, before they had...

Tyler O’Hara pilots a 600-pound Challenger near 200 mph, showcasing bagger speed rivaling top superbikes. Indian Motorcycle’s race-spec Challenger hits nearly 200 mph at Bonneville. - Indian Motorcycle Indian Motorcycle has taken its King of the Baggers race bike to new extremes. The company tested a race-spec Challenger on the Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching nearly 200 miles per hour. This bold move showcased that baggers aren’t just about style—they can be serious speed machines. For the record attempt, Indian teamed up with S&S Cycle and Mission Foods. Two-time King of the Baggers champion Tyler O’Hara was in the saddle, pushing...

A new poll shows the Virginia gubernatorial race tightening, with Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears cutting into Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s lead and bringing the contest within just a few points. The latest A2 Insights poll shows Earle-Sears trailing Spanberger by just three points. The survey, conducted between September 26-28, found Spanberger at 48 percent and Earle-Sears at 45 percent—the narrowest margin in months.