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NEW YORK, NY — Thursday's arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, former NBA player Damon Jones, and 28 other individuals were brought to you by DraftKings, the NBA said in a statement. "This completely unsanctioned and clearly illegal activity is sponsored by DraftKings," the NBA said in a statement. "Use promo code MAFIA25 to receive $300 in bonus bets when you sign up for a new account." Select NBA officials, along with members of the New York Mafia, reportedly participated in an illegal gambling ring in which they rigged poker games and...

This is the definition of fiddling around and finding out. VIDEO AT LINK.................. Here's more from KTLA 5: The victim, who did not want to be identified, told responding deputies that a man in a dark-colored sedan was driving down the street at a high rate of speed when he suddenly stopped the vehicle near the location where he and his girlfriend had been walking. The mugger jumped out of the car, gun in hand, and told the walker to give up his Rolex watch. He refused and then went for the gun. Patrick McCloskey was working from home when...

President Donald Trump has called off a "surge" of federal agents and troops in San Francisco planned for this weekend after speaking with local officials. "The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Thursday. "I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night, and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn...

Maduro is a wannabe rocket man. With the continuing military and intelligence pressure against Venezuela’s socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro, his own inner circle is in turmoil, and successive purges try to weed out traitors, real or imaginary. So, Maduro has to be constantly beating his war drum, engaging in what he believes to be shows of force. Now, the ‘tyrant of Caracas’ claims he has 5,000 Russian anti-aircraft missiles positioned in ‘key air defense positions’. The Sun reported: “The inflammatory statement comes as a bold response to the United States’ continued military deployment in the Caribbean.” This comes as...

[Catholic Caucus] A letter to Aldo Maria Valli on the syndrome called "inclusivitis.” How it is made manifest and how to combat it.October 23rd 2025 Dear Aldo Maria, It seems that after reading the text of the Summary Document of the Synodal Path of the Churches in Italy, the ineffable World Health Organization has discovered the existence of a new terrifying epidemic triggered by the terrifying disease called syndroma inclusivitatis viralis, also generally known as Charles V syndrome or todos (todos todos) caballeros syndrome. It's an insidious syndrome, but luckily, a swab isn't needed to identify it. It primarily affects...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) suggested she’s considering a run for Senate following a GOP-led redraw of the state’s congressional districts. She’ll have to decide whether to run in a new district, since her Dallas-based district will cease to exist. Republicans. believe a Paxton victory(primary) would give Democrats a shot at winning the seat in a midterm year where the political environment is likely to favor them.

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Michigan are urging residents to beware of unexpected fire hazards after an apartment blaze was found to have an unusual cause: an animal nest inside a kitchen exhaust fan. The Ann Arbor Fire Department said on social media that crews responded to an apartment building on Island Drive on Sunday and found a fire was burning inside the walls.

Sorry to see no one else posted a remembrance for the 241 Marines lost on this day in the BLT bombing in Beirut. Semper Fi, brothers.

The tides are turning. Get on Board! They are scared and rightfully so. Curtis can win… move over Cuomo, we’ve got a city to save!!!!

In recent hours, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) sources have reported a series of unprecedented flights carried out by U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-1B Lancer strategic bombers over the Caribbean — a region far from their usual deployment areas in Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific. The aircraft, identified by the callsigns “BAT-21” and “BAT-22,” took off from the state of Florida accompanied by three KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft (“MAINE-11,” “MAINE-12,” and “MAINE-13”), following a flight path that crossed Bahamian airspace heading south. Although the specific purpose of the exercise or operation has not been confirmed, such flights are typically...

Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck🚨 HUGE NEWS: I’m suing @Google today.What you’re about to see is insane.Since 2023, @GoogleAI (Bard, Gemini & Gemma), has been defaming me with fake criminal allegations including sexual assault, child rape, abuse, fraud, stalking, drug charges, and even saying I was in Epstein’s flight logs.All 100% fake. All generated by Google’s AI. I have ZERO criminal record or allegations.So why did Google do it? Google’s AI says that I was targeted because of my political views.Even worse — Google execs KNEW for 2 YEARS that this was happening because I told them and my lawyers sent...

The U.S. flew Air Force B-1 bombers near Venezuela on Thursday, stepping up pressure on President Nicolás Maduro only days after other American warplanes carried out an “attack demonstration” near the South American country. Two B-1 Lancers took off from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday and flew near Venezuela, though they remained in international airspace, according to a U.S. official and flight tracking data. The B-1 can fly at supersonic speeds and carry 75,000 lbs. of bombs, more than other U.S. bombers. They can also conduct maritime surveillance. The aircraft haven’t been moved to bases in the...

The FDA is urging customers to take the recall seriously. Key Points FDA announces voluntary recall of some Coca-Cola and Sprite cans in Texas. Potential metal contamination identified; about 4,000 units affected, risk considered low. Consumers should check codes, discard affected cans or return for a refund. =========================================================== It’s not every day that soda lovers are told to double-check their cans, but this week has left many doing exactly that. A recent safety alert from federal officials has consumers eyeing their favorite fizzy drinks with caution after a popular bottler issued a voluntary recall. While the affected items were sold...

The Democrats’ convenient case of political amnesia The party that happily weaponized the courts now claims to fear political prosecutions. Tough situation.Joe Scarborough just rediscovered the Constitution.On MSNBC, the “Morning Joe” co-host warned last week of the grave dangers of Donald Trump using government power against political enemies. Nodding journalists agreed. Scarborough cautioned that Trump and his team would face a “wicked cycle” of retaliation and retribution after leaving office if they pursued politically motivated prosecutions.One problem: Democrats already did exactly that.After years of weaponizing the law against Trump and his staff, the left now pleads for “restraint.” With Letitia...

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has gotten more and more involved in politics in recent years and is not afraid to speak his mind when it comes to national issues. That trend continued Thursday morning as he discussed NBA star Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups being arrested as a part of a major FBI gambling investigation.

Three NBA stars, including Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, have been charged in a pair of sweeping and “historic” federal gambling busts — one of which implicates four of the five Mafia families, and the other involves bets placed on LeBron James and four NBA teams. The mob is accused of paying Billups and former NBA player Damon Jones, 49, to act as “face cards” to attract high rollers to big-money poker games that were fixed using sophisticated tech, including rigged card shufflers and special glasses and contact lenses, according to an indictment by the US attorney for the Eastern...

The Walt Disney company has suffered some of its worst popularity numbers since 2020, according to a new report on Internet search results. The results are seen in Google’s Trends analysis which calculates the number of times a topic is searched and compares this year’s trends to previous totals. When applied to major theme parks — of which Disney’s various attractions are a huge part — the numbers show that more than half of the Mouse House’s parks have seen a fall in popularity of Internet searches. The trends were highlighted by Forbes magazine, which noted that an Internet search...

The Gateway Pundit reported that students manning a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) table at Illinois State University (ISU) watched as an angry man flipped their table over and tore down flags ahead of an event featuring Alex Stein. WATCH: A teacher assistant at Illinois State University flipped over a @tpusastudents table and tore down flyers promoting an upcoming @alexstein99 event.🎥 @jessburback @tpusastudents pic.twitter.com/ydhIfcEa24— FRONTLINES TPUSA (@FrontlinesTPUSA) October 17, 2025The hater of free speech, 27-year-old graduate student Derek Lopez, was identified as a teaching assistant(TA) at the university. Following the incident, Lopez was arrested on charges of Disorderly Conduct and Criminal...

“What do you expect when you sue the president?” Hearing that comment, some people may guess the comment was made by someone addressing one of President Trump’s political opponents who has been targeted for federal prosecution. That quote, though, is much older. It is from an IRS agent addressing officials of a conservative organization that was being audited during Bill Clinton’s presidency. This illustrates that the use of federal agencies to punish presidents’ enemies did not start with President Trump. The administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt used tax investigations against political opponents. Targeted individuals included publishers of newspapers that...

Let’s put the events of the last 72 hours into context.On Monday and Tuesday, Russian oil refineries in NATO countries Hungary and Romania suddenly, and simultaneously, have mysterious explosions and catastrophic fires {citation}}. On Wednesday, NATO head Mark Rutte comes to visit President Trump in the White House, and at the end of the day, the same Russian company, Lukoil, whose refinery exploded in Romania, suddenly becomes sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury. These events are not disconnected.President Trump then disputes a Wall Street Journal report, further saying he did not give approval, nor does he know where NATO long-range missiles...