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Evocative of that infamous 2019 Washington Post article that described the recently-deceased ISIS killer Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as an “austere religious scholar” who displayed “canny pragmatism” during his reign of terror, candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani recently posted a photo to social media showing him cheerily embracing a man by the name of Siraj Wahhaj (real name Jeffrey Kearse), a Muslim imam who has a long history of raising funds for convicted killers with terrorist ideologies, calling the experience “pleasure” and referring to Wahhaj as a “leader” and “pillar” of the community:Today at Masjid At-Taqwa, I had...

Nicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Not since World War Two Nazi collaborationist leader Philippe Pétain was jailed for treason in 1945 has any French ex-leader gone behind bars. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison, where he will occupy a small cell in the its isolation wing. More than 100 people applauded and shouted "Nicolas!" as he left his villa in the exclusive...

Photo: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg For years, international investors poured billions into China’s booming property market, drawn by promises of rapid urbanization, soaring apartment demand, and a government committed to growth. Today, that once-promising bet—valued at more than $140 billion—has become one of the biggest financial traps in modern real estate history. Private equity firms, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, and pension managers from the U.S., Europe, and Asia are now stranded in distressed Chinese property assets that are nearly impossible to sell. Some portfolios have suffered 80–95% value collapses, while others are entangled in bankruptcies, halted construction, legal disputes, or regulatory...

I watched the clip—again and again—Steven Furtick laughing, giving some guy a piggyback ride in what he calls a church. The people around him cheering, clapping, filming on their phones like the presence of God is some novelty sideshow act. Honestly, this stuff just makes me sick. It should grieve us when what is meant to be holy is dragged through the mud and turned into a circus. There was a time when men trembled to enter the sanctuary and especially when one took the pulpit. When the thought of the Most High, holy and righteous God stirred awe and...

A new type of blood test could help detect multiple cancers early. A team of researchers in California studied a new multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test called Galleri, which can reportedly detect more than 50 types of disease. The study analyzed about 23,161 participants 50 years of age and older across the US and Canada who did not have any symptoms. These participants underwent standard screenings recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force for certain cancers, including breast, cervical, colorectal and lung. They also took the Galleri blood test, which is made by GRAIL, Inc., a biotechnology company based...

A Jewish lawyer was arrested in London for wearing a Star of David necklace, with police claiming it could “antagonize” protesters, sparking outrage and condemnation from Israeli officials. Police officers from London's Metropolitan Police arrested a Jewish lawyer for openly wearing a Star of David necklace, alleging that doing so "antagonized" pro-Palestinian protesters, and that the symbol could "cause offense," British outlet The Telegraph reported on Saturday. The lawyer claimed to the Telegraph that he was handcuffed and detained for almost 10 hours in an attempt to "criminalize the wearing of a Star of David." JPost Videos https://x.com/addicted2newz/status/1979545441562943854?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1979545441562943854%7Ctwgr%5Ee77b9604080573293df1c6645b21f1d8bfc0a4de%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpost.com%2Fdiaspora%2Fantisemitism%2Farticle-870872 He was...

“I tell you pass throughs are a great thing!” “We only do 20%… The rest goes to subs.:’ “And remember, there’s no competition…” An O’Keefe Media Group undercover investigation has exposed how federal contractor ATI Government Solutions exploits minority-preference programs to secure more than $100 million in no-bid government contracts while subcontracting out the vast majority of the work. We went undercover and arranged meetings with multiple ATI employees, to dig deeper into the truth behind their native american ownership, their small business status, and their excessive use of subcontractors, and what we found was more damning than we were...

There are no plans for U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet "in the immediate future," a senior White House official said on Tuesday, days after Trump floated another summit with his Russian counterpart. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also have no plans to meet in person, the official said, saying their call on Monday was "productive."

Names across the A.I. space rallied Monday on the back of Nvidia (NVDA) unveiling its first Blackwell wafer produced at TSMC's (TSM) Phoenix plant. Austin Lyons lays out where he sees the state of A.I. heading as demand sees no sign of slowing down. He believes increased competition in AMD Inc. (AMD) and Broadcom (AVGO) won't steal much of Nvidia's market share but will open the door to new chipmaking processes. As for A.I.'s next leg, Austin talks about the importance of data centers and energy as A.I. tech becomes more advanced. AMD & AVGO's Room to Take NVDA Market...

Is caffeine good or bad for your heart?There’s no doubt that caffeine can raise your blood pressure and heart rate.But consuming moderate amounts of caffeine daily also has been linked to supple arteries and reduced risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation.Now there’s more good heart health news for those of us who love our coffee, tea and cocoa…Caffeine and your blood vesselsVascular disease, damage of blood vessels and their resulting consequences — heart attack and stroke — are among the leading causes of death in the general population. These risks are even higher in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases...

Live TV footage of a California police chase ended in horror as a fleeing suspect was mowed down and killed by a passing car before the cameras could cut away. A chopper for CBS Los Angeles was filming police chasing a suspected thief in a stolen white van through Chinatown on Monday when the driver headed onto the 110 Freeway, coming to a near stop. The driver then climbed out the van’s window as it was still moving slowly forward, then immediately tried to climb over the median. However, he stumbled — and immediately got mowed down by a passing...

American Whiskey Association President and CEO Michael Bilello joins 'Mornings with Maria' to discuss how tariffs and shifting consumer trends are impacting U.S. whiskey exports. 'American Whiskey will go global': CEO defies tariffs, bets on worldwide growth | 5:08 Fox Business Clips | 45K subscribers | 3,421 views | October 20, 2025

The FBI’s deputy director provided more details about a hunting stand that was found overlooking President Donald Trump’s Air Force One in Florida, saying the agency is now using its forensic tools in an investigation. On Oct. 19, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the existence of the stand in a statement to multiple news outlets, including The Epoch Times. Hunting stands, also known as tree or deer stands, are platforms that give hunters a better vantage point when hunting game such as deer. Stand Is Dismantled Agents with the Secret Service discovered the stand and were “very concerned” about the...

VIDEOMallory McMorrow, a Democrat politician who is running for the U.S. Senate from Michigan, put on her Sherlock Holmes cap and ASKED No Kings protestors if they were getting paid. Surprise! Surprise! They all DENIED it. Case closed! How can they possibly be paid if they all deny it? Don't laugh because McMorrow believes you are STUPID enough to fall for this "proof."Hey OJ! Did you kill your wife? No? Okay, that proves he was innocent!You know who else would deny she was being paid if you asked her? The last No Kings protestor in this video. However, she pretty...

A Los Angeles Police Department patrol vehicle appears to have hit a protester in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, resulting in the man’s hospitalization. According to photojournalist Francisco Lozano, who recorded the video, the police vehicle was near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center at about 4:30 p.m. when it accelerated through a crowd of protesters.

The Republican Party's pro-Israel allies are going all-out to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie. He's responded by making those attacks a centerpiece of his campaign. The GOP's mega-donor ranks are filled with backers of Israel, and they're showing they're willing to invest in defeating lawmakers who are critical of Israel. They're also aligning themselves with President Trump, who has singled out Massie (R-Ky.) — a rare congressional Republican Trump critic — for defeat. Massie has vocally criticized Israel's handling of the war in Gaza and voted against providing U.S. aid to Israel. He also skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's July...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently reacted to a video that depicts a semi truck driver confronting a fellow truck driver who is going the wrong way through a toll booth in Indiana. The dash cam video was captured on October 11, 2025, and shared by TWOSU NEWS. The dash cammer described the incident: “I was driving west on interstate 90 in Indiana when I watched a semi truck drive the wrong way through the toll booth on 10/11/2025 at 03:30. Fearing he would cause a head on crash, I blocked him to see what the heck he was doing.“ The...

A quickie? After many other things coming up the last couple weeks, I'm finally ready to clone my boot drive onto a 2nd SSD. A bit later, my plan is to acquire an "industrial" reliability Samsung NVMe SSD and replace the used Micron NVMe drive now housing my boot disk. I have Macrium Reflect Free Edition installed and running, and basically just poked around a bit to brush up - it's been a little while since I've cloned a drive / disk. Disk 3, the NVMe, "houses" "C:" & shows 4 partitions: 1 - No Name (None) Primary - FAT32...

BBC Radio 4 producer Jayne Egerton steps down from admin role after sharing controversial post about Charlie Kirk's widow, raising questions about BBC staff impartiality.