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A Florida sheriff’s deputy heroically rescued a 7-year-old boy over the weekend by stopping his knife-wielding older brother with a single, precise shot to the head, authorities said. Bodycam footage has captured the moment the deputy kicked down a locked bedroom door after hearing the boy’s desperate cries for help, moments before opening fire. The incident happened Sunday when Deputy Anthony Gonzalez, 25, responded to a frantic domestic violence call at a home near Tampa, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, Mario Camacho, 27, was reportedly armed with a knife and choking his younger brother. Camacho’s sister,...

The First AmendmentCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.What are the limits on free speech in America? What aren’t you allowed to say? And who is allowed to restrict speech? Myth: You can’t yell “fire” in a crowded theater.Fact: This famous phrase is derived from the 1919 Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States, but the full phrase is that “The most...

The State Department on Monday officially updated its designation for Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" for its alleged severe violations of religious freedom and persecution of Christians. The CPC label is given by the U.S. government to nations "engaged in severe violations of religious freedom" under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ...

A former special agent says the agency has become top-heavy and self-absorbed. “Uh, Pat, the FBI is at the door,” my wife called out to me on an otherwise quiet Tuesday morning last month. Those words would strike fear in most, but this wasn’t the first time I’d heard such a thing. In my almost two decades with the FBI, colleagues helped with childcare, invited one another over for holidays, and drove each other to doctor appointments. A pop-in wasn’t out of the ordinary. But this time seemed different, and I could hear it in my wife’s voice. Two agents...

(I've often thought Alex Karp looks like Max Headroom, btw) Alex Karp on 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry: 'Bats--- crazy' for bets against Palantir, Nvidia | 10:18 CNBC Television | 3.27M subscribers | 5,051 views | November 4, 2025

A bomb threat hoax on Tuesday failed to halt voting at a city polling site, while reports of similar incidents happened around New Jersey. Law enforcement officers visited Hedgepeth-Williams Elementary School in the 300 block of Gladstone Ave. at around 5 a.m. According to a statement, patrol units immediately responded, and a search of the building was conducted by both patrol officers and K-9 units from both Trenton Police and the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office. No active threat was discovered on the school premises. All voting operations at Hedgepeth Williams Elementary School and all other voting locations throughout the City...

National media polls are continuing to distort President Donald Trump's support, John McLaughlin, a key pollster for the president's 2024 campaign, told Newsmax on Monday. "Absolutely not," McLaughlin said when asked on Newsmax's "Finnerty" if he trusts this year's surveys. "They're doing the same thing; they're trying to run down Donald Trump on purpose," he added. He said his firm's latest poll showed Trump with a 51% approval rating and 46% disapproval but added a Washington Post-Ipsos survey was "a poll of adults polluted with nonvoters." "They weighted it down to 30%," he said. "That's 20 points less than we...

Scientists have upended long-held assumptions about thermal conductivity, revealing that boron arsenide crystals can conduct heat even better than diamond. Researchers at the University of Houston have uncovered a major breakthrough in thermal conductivity, challenging long-standing assumptions about boron arsenide (BAs) and its ability to conduct heat compared to diamond. Their experiments revealed that when produced as high-quality crystals, boron arsenide can reach thermal conductivity levels above 2,100 watts per meter per Kelvin (W/mK) at room temperature, possibly outperforming diamond, which has long been regarded as the most effective heat conductor among isotropic materials. The findings, published Oct. 10 in...

Semi-artificial organic photocathode in operation. Credit: Celine Yeung Researchers at Cambridge have developed a solar-powered device that imitates photosynthesis to turn CO2, sunlight, and water into valuable chemical fuels. Their non-toxic “semi-artificial leaf” can run continuously and efficiently, producing pharmaceutical compounds with high purity. The discovery could help replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing and spark a new era of green chemistry. Sustainable Chemistry Breakthrough Scientists have found a sustainable new method for producing the essential chemicals that make up thousands of products we use every day, including plastics and cosmetics. The global chemical industry manufactures an enormous range of...

Kimberly-Clark (KMB) shares plunged over 15% premarket on Monday after the consumer goods firm entered a deal to acquire all outstanding shares of Tylenol-maker Kenvue (KVUE) in a cash and stock transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to the receipt of shareholder approvals and regulatory approvals. The deal values Kenvue (KVUE) at an enterprise value of around $48.7 billion, based on the closing price of Kimberly-Clark common stock on October 31, 2025. Under the agreement, unanimously approved by both boards, Kenvue shareholders will receive $3.50 in cash and 0.14625 shares of Kimberly-Clark...

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...