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Bob Hartheimer, CEO of Tennessee’s Evolve Bank & Trust, was fired after U.S. law enforcement officials caught him propositioning a law enforcement officer posing as a 15-year-old boy on gay dating app Grindr. On Oct. 19, an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation logged onto Grindr while pretending to be a teen boy, and a user called “Tomm” wrote a message to that person saying, “Hey any chance u would hu with an older and chill guy,” according to an affidavit from a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation that was unsealed on Tuesday. The two discussed...

Russia is accused of luring young Indians with lucrative job offers, only to force them into Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. A protest in New Delhi saw grieving families demand action, highlighting how men who were given visas to study abroad ended up conscripted into combat. One placard read: “Putin - stop killing our innocent Indian citizens - Stop forcing them to war.” Others carried signs stating: “Bring our children back” and “Our Sons are not soldiers of Russia - Rescue Indian citizens from Russian army.” A mother explained that her family sold land and jewelry and borrowed money to...

Fox News reports that the inebriated judge was doing her bladder business just steps from the courthouse where she does her judicial business. Olson's husband, Jason, walked up to the scene and asked why she was being questioned.

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop“A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many. When the time for the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to those invited, ‘Come, everything is now ready.’ But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves.” Luke 14:16–18Do you ever excuse yourself from the will of God? Do you pass up His invitation to feast at the table of His great dinner? More than anything else, the invitation God has given us to this “great dinner” is the invitation to participate in the Holy Mass...

At La Imperial Bakery in Hillsboro, October typically brings a rush of customers eager to celebrate Día de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead. They buy bags of pan de muerto, conchas and other pastries galore. Not this year. Over the past few weeks, as the federal government has ramped up immigration enforcement and agents have seized people from cars, streets, apartment buildings and parking lots across the Portland metro area, sales at the family-owned bakery have plummeted by at least 40 percent, said owner and lead pastry chef Moises Pineda. “The clients are not coming,” Pineda said....

Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf “I killed 900 people, and raped 50 young girls and 200 women.” An Islamic State terrorist smiles as he proudly describes what he did to Yazidis and Christians. Happy Islamophobia awareness month!

The chancellor used a speech in Downing Street to suggest she would hike taxes in later this month, telling voters "each of us must do our bit". She did not rule out increasing income tax, VAT [Sales tax] or national insurance - something Labour promised not to do.

With the strong possibility that Democratic Marxist-Islamist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani may be elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday night, Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s sights are squarely on New Yorkers. Anticipating the mass escape from New York that might occur with a Mamdani victory, Abbott wrote on X, “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.” This move fits neatly into Abbott’s broader pattern of blending culture-war politics with aggressive state policy. Over the past year, he has made it clear that leftist ideologies — especially in...

Two former employees of cybersecurity firms that sold services helping companies combat hackers have been indicted and accused of participating in a conspiracy, outside of their day jobs, to hack multiple US firms and extort them for millions of dollars. The two men are accused of deploying ransomware used by a prolific cybercriminal gang in attacks in 2023 against a medical device firm in Florida, a pharmaceutical firm in Maryland and a drone maker in Virginia, among other alleged victims. Kevin Tyler Martin of Roanoke, Texas, and Ryan Clifford Goldberg of Watkinsville, Georgia, face matching federal charges including interfering in...

Nearly half a dozen foreign charities have dumped more than a billion dollars into numerous U.S.-based leftist organizations and causes in recent years, according to a new investigative report. Released on Friday, the new analysis by Americans for Public Trust (APT) shows how five overseas charities have collectively funneled almost $2 billion into left-wing groups, policy fights, and more “to advance their extreme, foreign, activist agenda” in America. These causes, according to the report, range from funding climate alarmist demonstrations and campaigns to environmental-related litigation. “It is extremely alarming that five foreign charities have quietly poured almost two billion dollars...

More than a month after President Donald Trump designated Antifa a domestic terror organization, a group of senators is proposing legislation to codify the president’s executive order. The Stop ANTIFA Act has been introduced by U.S. Sens. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, which would direct the National Joint Terrorism Task Force to investigate Antifa. The president’s executive order designating Antifa a domestic terror organization came a week after The Center Square posed the question to Trump in the Oval Office, following a rise in left-wing violence, including the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk....

Rick Perry, the former Texas governor who later served as U.S. Energy Secretary, has thrown his weight behind a sprawling new project set to reshape the power landscape. Through Fermi America, the company he co-founded, Perry aims to build an 11-gigawatt complex near Lubbock that combines natural gas and nuclear power to feed the insatiable demands of data centers, particularly those running artificial intelligence operations. The venture, dubbed Project Matador, kicks off with a 6-gigawatt natural gas plant, which just secured preliminary approval from Texas authorities. This phase alone ranks among the world’s largest clean natural gas facilities, designed to...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a blistering call for Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster, warning that failure to act would hand control of Congress and the White House to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections. The post, shared on his platform Truth Social, spelled out a sweeping agenda, from secured borders and tax cuts to Second Amendment protections, and placed the burden squarely on Senate Republicans to execute it. "The Democrats are far more likely to win the Midterms, and the next Presidential Election, if we don't do the Termination of the Filibuster (The Nuclear Option!)," Trump wrote...

They do things a bit different up in Montana. For instance, apparently “Karen” is spelled “Haley” up there. Who knew? Meet Haley McKnight. Hopefully, it’s the first and last time you’ll ever have to deal with her at a macro level. She’s running to serve on the Helena City Commission. Perhaps that leads to higher office. She has to get elected first, however, and she has a heck of an October surprise to live down. On Monday, a voicemail left by McKnight with the office of Montana GOP Sen. Tim Sheehy was first reported on by conservative outlet National Review....

A Georgia man who was granted clemency by former President Joe Biden in December has been arrested following a weeks-long investigation into an armed bank robbery, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) announced. Marshall Foskey, 66, of Pembroke, Georgia, is currently jailed and facing charges of armed burglary, armed robbery, armed kidnapping, felony possession of a firearm, and grand theft. Foskey has a lengthy criminal history, including multiple felony burglary charges. The investigation began on October 10 at the First Federal Bank on State Road 200. Investigators say Foskey allegedly displayed a firearm and ordered staff to empty cash drawers....

There have been at least five bomb threats made at schools and polling locations across New Jersey on Election Day, prompting closures. New Jerseyans head to the polls on Tuesday to elect their next governor after a tough race between Democrat Mikie Sherrill and GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli. Polling locations at School 2 and School 10 in Patterson were shut down after the bomb threats were received. There were other locations that also got bomb threats, according to News 12 New Jersey. Threats have been sent to at least 7 counties, including in Bergen County, Essex County, Mercer County, Middlesex...

Key Points Yum Brands will explore strategic options for Pizza Hut, which has struggled in recent years. Potential outcomes could include an outright divestiture, selling a stake in the chain or a joint venture. The chain’s share of the U.S. pizza market has shrunk from 22.6% in 2019 to 18.7% in 2024, according to Barclays. =============================================================== Yum Brands on Tuesday announced it will explore strategic options for Pizza Hut. “The Pizza Hut team has been working hard to address business and category challenges; however, Pizza Hut’s performance indicates the need to take additional action to help the brand realize its...

As news of more mass atrocities committed by the United Arab Emirates-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) circulates, the Islamic State has again called for jihad in Sudan. In this week’s Al Naba newsletter, the global jihadist organization made its second call to arms for Sudan this year, while also encouraging foreign fighters to migrate to the country. “Among the remnants of nationalism produced by contemporary ignorance is the denial, neglect, and disavowal of the wounds of Muslims, as long as they do not affect the original homeland in which that ‘nationalist’ being was raised,” the Islamic State’s editorial began. The...

Zohran Mamdani is going to take the New York City mayoralty tomorrow. He will do so by being a TikTok star- a social media celebrity. He is going to take the crown without the endorsements of a lot of New York politicians, including: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) New York State Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs Queens Democratic Party (led by Rep. Gregory Meeks) Rep. Laura Gillen (D-NY) Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) But to many, he will appear to have a gotten an implicit endorsement from Barack Obama. Obama put in...