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The company said the change was part of an innovation push, while critics said it was yielding to anti-gun sentiment. Austrian firearms maker Glock is discontinuing almost all of its product line to concentrate on new designs that it believes will “drive future innovation and growth,” according to a Second Amendment news site. On Oct. 21, USA Carry reported that Glock has confirmed it will be rolling out a new series of firearms called the V series. The company said the new models will have a “V” stamped on each pistol’s frame and slide. “As part of Glock’s commitment to...

NATIONAL MOLE DAY We'll eliminate any visions of a burrowing creature celebration immediately; National Mole Day recognizes a special number in chemistry. Chemists and chemistry students mark the occasion each year on October 23rd. #NationalMoleDay More specifically, the celebrations take place between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM. In the U.S., the time and date are written 6:02 10/23. The time and date are derived from Avogadro’s number. Avogadro's number is approximately 6.02×10^23. Hence, defining the number of particles (atoms or molecules) in one mole of a substance, one of the seven base SI units. A mole is a unit of...

By zooming into spaghetti at the molecular level, scientists have uncovered how its structure withstands the chaos of boiling water. Credit: Shutterstock ============================================================================ New research from Lund University reveals that gluten plays a vital role in keeping spaghetti intact while boiling What prevents spaghetti from falling apart when cooked in boiling water? According to recent research, gluten is the key factor. The quantity of salt added to the cooking water also plays a surprisingly important role. To investigate, scientists used advanced analytical methods to examine the internal structure of store-bought spaghetti in both regular and gluten-free forms. Their results indicate...

The electric commercial van segment has little juice, so the BrightDrop is no more. GM has decided to stop making the Chevrolet BrightDrop electric commercial van and will look for something new to build in the Canadian plant where it is assembled, says GM CEO Mary Barra. GM’s retail portfolio will otherwise remain unchanged, Barra told investors on a call to discuss third-quarter earnings. But the same is not true for the commercial side. “The commercial electric van market has been developing much slower than expected, and changes to the regulatory framework and fleet incentives have made the business even...

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A former paratrooper accused of murdering two civilians in the Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland 53 years ago has been found not guilty. Soldier F - who cannot be identified for legal reasons - was accused of killing James Wray and William McKinney during disorder after a civil rights parade on 30 January 1972 in Londonderry, also known as Derry. The veteran was also found not guilty of five attempted murders at Belfast Crown Court on Thursday. He had denied all seven charges. Thirteen people were shot dead by the Parachute Regiment on the day in question.

U.S. Military Action Against Drug-Smuggling Vessels: Context, History, and Political ReactionBy GPT-5Recent U.S. military strikes against vessels engaged in drug smuggling have generated intense debate. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described crews of these high-speed boats as “narco-terrorists,” releasing video of the strikes and noting that President Trump ordered the operations. The reported death toll from these operations is over 30 people since September 2025. Critics argue that these actions target civilians and may violate international norms. Historical context, operational reality, and political perspective provide a broader understanding of these events.Military vs. Law EnforcementIt is important to distinguish law enforcement from...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(10/23/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleRomans 6:3-43 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. 5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 For we know that...

Zohran Mamdani’s radical ties, antisemitic record, and allegiance to Tehran’s ideology make his NYC mayoral bid less about leadership—and more about loyalty. New York City’s 2025 mayoral race has thrust Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and New York State Assembly member, into the spotlight as the Democratic nominee. His candidacy, while historic as potentially the first Muslim and Indian-American mayor, raises serious concerns due to his (1) adherence to the Shi’a Twelver sect, (2) support of Hamas jihadist terrorists and its parent group, the Muslim Brotherhood, (3) rabid antisemitism, and (4) devastating economic implications of his socialist policies. Mamdani’s...

Rents for single-family residential homes rose just 1.4% in August compared with the year before, according to analytics and data firm Cotality, down from a 2.3% annual gain in July. That’s also much less than the 3% average gain seen last year and is the smallest increase in 15 years. Rent growth weakened across all price points, continuing a trend that has persisted in the second half of this year. Rents had been strengthening in the first half of this year. There were, however, strong variations regionally. Chicago saw the highest annual rent growth at 4.7% in August, followed by...

Virginia Giuffre's ghostwriter has revealed she holds the names of everyone listed in the Epstein files along with private recordings to prove it. Amy Wallace, the co-author of Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody's Girl, sat down with NewsNation on Tuesday to discuss the 400-page tell-all detailing the harrowing events that unfolded on the disgraced billionaire's infamous island. In an explosive claim, Wallace insisted the list exists, that she knows the identities of everyone named and that the FBI has been holding it for more than ten years.

I was just wondering how Florida went from a blue to state to red? How did the Republicans manage to sneak in reforms that caused the Democrats to lose the state?

Senate Republicans are discussing voting on a bill that would prevent millions of low-income Americans from losing access to food aid on Nov. 1. The bill from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) would fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for the duration of the shutdown, which on Wednesday entered its 22nd day. The Department of Agriculture warned earlier this month that if the government shutdown dragged on “there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a brief interview that senators were discussing “some...

Democrats cry “No Kings” while wielding royal power—raiding rivals, silencing dissent, and crowning heirs without a single vote. So-called King, Donald Trump, ran in two contested Republican primaries. He ran three times in a general election. He was elected twice, and his party recently won a Republican Congress. In contrast, in 2020, Joe Biden did not run a typical campaign. He avoided the public, staying ensconced in his basement. He outsourced his campaign to Democratic politicos, donors, and a sycophantic media. No red state ever sought to remove Joe Biden or Kamala Harris from their 2024 ballots. In contrast, twenty-five...

Fox News @FoxNews WATCH: A school teacher at an anti-ICE protest warns federal agents that they're "not the only ones with guns."

A financial expert sensationally cut short an interview with entitled illegal immigrants who revealed they were $420,000 in debt but said they still 'deserved' a new Toyota Tacoma and a house with a pool. Caleb Hammer had a couple from Phoenix, Arizona on his YouTube show 'Financial Audit,' in which he conducts an audit of his guest's finances to help them get out of debt. The couple told the host in the episode, entitled 'These Illegal Immigrants are F***ed,' that they are Dreamers who came to the United States as children aged nine and five. Dreamers are undocumented immigrants who...

President Donald Trump’s administration intensified efforts on Wednesday to combat rising beef prices, calling on domestic cattle ranchers to lower prices for consumers while also releasing a multi-agency strategy to restock the nation’s depleted cattle herd. Beef prices in the United States have eclipsed record levels after a prolonged drought that has impacted grazing lands and elevated feed expenses, forcing ranchers to reduce herd sizes. The U.S. cattle inventory, currently at its lowest since 1951, has been shrinking amid import restrictions, including the suspension of Mexican cattle shipments due to pest concerns and tariffs constraining Brazilian supplies, all while consumer...

The same Americans who embraced the cutsie socialism of the No Kings protests are completely ignorant about actual socialism. As Bill Maher once laid bare, “For Millennials, the word socialism doesn’t conjure up images of Stalin and Castro, it conjures up images of naked Danish people on a month-long paid vacation…it’s not such a jarring proposition when socialism comes along and says you are entitled to free stuff.” That casual humor hides a grave reality: a growing portion of Democrats embrace an ideology they do not truly understand, mistaking state control and economic tyranny for harmless perks. This misunderstanding has...

23 October 2025 Thursday of week 29 in Ordinary Time Serra Chapel at Mission San Juan Capistrano, CAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingRomans 6:19-23Now you are set free from sin, and slaves to GodIf I may use human terms to help your natural weakness: as once you put your bodies at the service of vice and immorality, so now you must put them at the service of righteousness for your sanctification. When you were slaves of sin, you felt no obligation to righteousness, and what did you get from this? Nothing but experiences that now make you...

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that decisions by the Trump administration to cancel a summit in Budapest and impose sanctions on Russian oil companies showed that Washington was “on the warpath” with Moscow. “The US is our enemy, and their talkative ‘peacemaker’ has now fully embarked on the warpath with Russia,” Medvedev wrote on Telegram, referring to US President Donald Trump. “The decisions taken are an act of war against Russia. And now Trump has fully aligned himself with loony Europe.”