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Indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James repeatedly listed her Virginia home as an “investment” property in financial disclosure forms – despite allegedly making false claims to a bank to obtain a favorable loan that barred her from using the house as a rental. The three bedroom Norfolk, Va., home James purchased in August of 2020 – named in Thursday’s federal grand jury indictment – is listed in the “real estate” section of James’ 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 disclosures to the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government as an “investment,” valued at between “$100,000 to...

“After the two days He went forth from there into Galilee. For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country. So when He came to Galilee, the Galileans received Him, having seen all the things that He did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves also went to the feast. Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and...

Of major assassinations in the past 65 years, JFK, RFK, Lee Harvey Oswald & Charlie Kirk were executed in the presence of large numbers of witnesses or with significant, direct media coverage of the assassinations. The question, perhaps unanswerable, is, is there a message or effect intended here, with the high public exposure in those cases? Jeffrey Epstein and, strangely, MLK, were either "suicided" or outright assassinated in a relatively confined environment, in the absence of a high number or witness or with only limited media exposure of the actual killings. The determining issue about Epstein's secretive "suiciding" seems obvious....

Sir Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while still prime minister, following lobbying by Lord Peter Mandelson, the BBC has confirmed. A memo written by senior civil servant Matthew Rycroft, dated 14 May 2002, briefs Sir Tony about "super-rich" financial adviser Epstein ahead of a meeting scheduled at 17.00 GMT that day. The meeting was six years before Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor in June 2008. A spokesperson for Sir Tony said: "As far as he can remember, Mr Blair met with him for less than 30 minutes in Downing Street in 2002,...

After two decades treating heart disease, clogged arteries, and metabolic dysfunction, I began to notice a pattern. Many of my patients thought they were doing everything right — like exercising regularly and managing stress — yet they still ended up in my office with serious cardiovascular issues. The common thread? Everyday food choices. Some of the most harmful foods in the American diet don't come with warning labels. Instead, they're marketed as "heart smart," "plant-based," or "low-fat." But behind the buzzwords are ingredients that fuel inflammation, spike blood sugar, and quietly damage your arteries over time. As a cardiologist, there...

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A powerful storm off the East Coast with tropical winds and rains could develop into a nor’easter over the weekend into Monday. It’s forecast to bring heavy rain, gusty winds, rough surf and coastal flooding. The coast from North Carolina to near New York City will be significantly impacted, according to AccuWeather. On Friday afternoon, New Jersey declared a state of emergency ahead of the dangerous storm. The Staten Island Half Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, has also been canceled due to the storm. “A coastal low is expected to develop off the Southeast U.S. Coast early Saturday and strengthen through...

Mayor Brandon Johnson issued an executive order "banning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from entering any city property to enforce federal laws against illegal immigration. This includes streets and parking lots. Further, City Police are instructed to ignore any 911 calls from ICE personnel being attacked by protesters." Gov. JB Pritzker hailed this "strong response to the federal invasion of Chicago and our state. In support of Mayor Johnson I have filed a lawsuit seeking a court injunction to prevent Trump from using National Guard troops to fight crime in our state. We going to use every lever at...

A Democrat-led bid to force through a bill to pay the military during the government shutdown was blocked in the House on Friday. Democrats and some Republicans have been demanding a House vote on ensuring U.S. troops do not miss their coming Oct. 15 paycheck or any others as the government shutdown barrels into a third week. But GOP leaders have largely dismissed the request, panning it as a Democrat bid to save face after rejecting Republicans' funding bill that would have kept the military and other federal workers paid. Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Md., attempted to ask for unanimous consent...

Top of 15th inning in Seattle...Game 5...Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners...Winner will play Toronto Blue Jays...For the American League Championship... It is a long game...It is not on cable...It is on regular Fox channel...

(10-8-25) Massillon Washington (Ohio) and Cardinal Ritter (Missouri) football players scuffled during the handshake line at the end of the game leading to Massillon Police pepper spraying players from the Missouri school. The incident took place after Massillon Washington had just beat Cardinal Ritter 28-14. Cardinal Ritter College Prep President Tamiko Armestead said- “We are still working toward a satisfactory resolution to the absolutely unacceptable incident that happened at the high school football game in Massillon, OH, in which numerous Cardinal Ritter students and coaching staff were maced by police after the game.” “Neither the school where the game took...

The U.S. State Department issued a revised travel advisory pertaining to the Republic of the Maldives Oct. 7. "Exercise increased caution in [the Maldives] due to terrorism," the Level 2 travel warning notes. The advisory indicates that "terrorist groups may attack with little or no warning." Tourist locations, transportation hubs, markets, shopping malls and local government facilities are listed as possible targets. Officials warn that attacks may also occur on remote islands, lengthening the response time of authorities in the event of an emergency. Travelers who have trips planned are encouraged to monitor local and breaking news. While in the...

Everywhere I go, people ask me: What can we do about all the farms we’re losing?The truth is, our local farms cannot survive without us. Supporting them isn’t optional—it’s essential. Go to farm-to-table dinners. Visit your farmers’ market. Buy a meat box or a CSA (community supported agriculture) share. Drive out to the farm. Use farms as venues for weddings, baby showers, or birthday parties. Every single action matters.But let me be honest: individual support alone, while necessary, is not enough. Please don’t take that as an excuse not to support—that is still the most critical piece of the puzzle....

If there are two issues that dominate America’s online discourse, they’re the soaring cost of housing and the even steeper price of staying healthy.The U.S. pours almost $13,000 per person into healthcare, yet average life expectancy is below nearly every other high-income nation.It’s a study of contrasts.As Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao notes, the country boasts of state of the art facilities and cutting edge research, while nearly 10% of Americans can’t afford healthcare.This number comes from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data that lists the share of surveyed adults who skipped seeing a...

Central banks have crossed a symbolic line: their combined gold reserves now exceed their U.S. Treasury holdings for the first time in nearly three decades.The crossover underscores a gradual diversification away from dollar-denominated securities and toward hard assets.This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, tracks how these shares have evolved from the 1970s to today.The data comes from Crescat Capital macro strategist Tavi Costa.From Petrodollars to De-DollarizationAfter the end of Bretton Woods, soaring real interest rates and the rise of the petrodollar steered reserve managers toward U.S. Treasuries through the 1980s and 1990s.In the 2000s, the dollar’s depth and liquidity...

A migrant from Afghanistan who had been living in Stockholm entered the United Kingdom and was put on trial for threatening to kill Nigel Farage of the UK Reform Party. Today, he was found guilty by a jury. There's a long backstory to this one so let's start at the beginning. Last year, an Afghan named Fayaz Khan decided to travel from Stockholm, Sweden, where he'd been living for a few years, to England. Khan, who went by the name "Madapasa," had a large following on TikTok and so he created several videos depicting his journey from Sweden to the...

As RedState previously wrote, President Trump and the CEO of Pfizer, Dr. Albert Bourla spoke at a press conference at the White House about striking a new deal on lowering prescription drug prices for Americans. As my colleague Ward Clark wrote in late September, "President Trump announced that Pfizer will be discounting drugs sold on the American market by 50 to 100 percent." The president added that newer drugs from the pharmaceutical giant would be sold at a reduced rate through his Most Favored Nation policy: We're also announcing that, moving forward, all new medications introduced by Pfizer to the...

It will be the most high-security sports event in Norway since the Winter Olympics in 1994. Anti-terror measures are in place throughout Oslo; a no-fly zone will be implemented in the skies above Ullevaal Stadium and through all the tension it could be easy to forget that the national team are within touching distance of a first World Cup appearance for 27 years. Beating Israel would put them on the verge but the visitors’ presence has added multiple layers of complexity and controversy. That will be clear on Saturday afternoon, when a crowd of several thousand is expected to march...

Permanent firings of federal government workers are underway as Senate Democrats continue their refusal to vote for a clean continuing resolution that doesn't fund National Public Radio or healthcare for illegal aliens. "The RIFs have begun," Office of Budget and Management Director Russ Vought posted on X Friday. RIF is short for "reduction in force.".@PressSec, three days ago: “This conversation about layoffs would not be happening right now if the Democrats did not vote to shut the government down.”pic.twitter.com/gDSzIybCUF— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 10, 2025Before the shutdown, Vought explained what Democrats are demanding from Americans and at what cost....

Keir Starmer wants to expand the use of controversial digital IDs to cover Britons' everyday lives. The Prime Minister announced last month that a mandatory system would be introduced so people can prove they have the right to work here – in an attempt to curb illegal migration. But Sir Keir has now said the system could also be used on a voluntary basis by citizens to prove identity and make it easier to apply for public services, such as childcare and benefits. And he will press ahead with the radical policy despite tumbling public support. Sir Keir, during his...