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On December 6, we celebrate St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the fourth-century archbishop of Myra in Lycia (on the southern coast of modern-day Turkey). None of his writings is extant, but his examples of Christian generosity, virtue and love endure to this day. St. Nicholas is the living embodiment of the words "faith without works is dead" (James 2:20). He is also the patron and protector of two cathedrals – Brooklyn and Los Angeles – in our Archdiocese. St. Nicholas of Myra, along with St. Patrick of Ireland, has the rare distinction of being one of the only saints in our...

A leading scientist’s warning about intensifying technological competition has been interpreted by the market as a starting gun. Shares of U.S. quantum computing companies soared after John Martinis, a 2024 Nobel Prize laureate in physics, stated in a recent Bloomberg interview that China is catching up rapidly, with the U.S. lead potentially narrowed to “nanoseconds.” The episode highlighted how geopolitical anxiety can fuel a market frenzy. “China has caught up quickly… I’m worried that maybe we’re nanoseconds ahead of them,” Martinis said. While intended as a serious warning about eroding U.S. technological supremacy, the financial market drew a different implication:...

Two Illinois brothers were indicted in a superseding indictment on charges related to a scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and private health care insurers and for participating in a money laundering conspiracy with the fraud proceeds. According to court documents, Minhaj Feroz Muhammad, 37, and Sufyan Feroze, 35, both of Naperville, owned and controlled, sometimes through straw owners, four clinical laboratories located in Illinois and California. Their scheme allegedly sought to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers by submitting fraudulent claims of over $293 million for COVID-19 laboratory testing services that were never provided, for which insurers paid at least...

VIDEOO’Keefe sat down with Olmert who thought he was going to be meeting with his date, and asked about his hidden-camera comments claiming he tore down portraits of President Trump, VP Vance, RFK Jr., & NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, Joseph Olmert attempted to distance himself from the incident, calling his actions a “foolish mistake.”During our interaction, Olmert provided a fake name, gave a false phone number, denied working for NIH, & even asked O’Keefe for a job & dating advice.Our reporting independently confirmed with NIH that Olmert is, in fact, a contractor within the agency.Following the release of our investigation,...

SNIP The truth is that our foreign aid had become a joke — a way to line pockets and spread wacko leftist ideology more than anything. Rubio told ABC's George Stephanopoulos — who tried to do that whole "Trump is killing people by cutting aid" thing — back in September that "We're gonna do more than anyone in the world, again, this year, but we're gonna do it the right way. We're gonna do it holistically. We're gonna do it as part of an integrated foreign policy." During that interview, Rubio pointed out that the reason why people die is...

In July 2019, Minnesota state officials spotted early signs of fraud that would eventually siphon away more than $1 billion in taxpayer money, but they quickly faced pressure from leaders of the charitable group Feeding Our Future to stop asking questions, according to multiple former employees at the Minnesota Department of Education.

The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup draw wrapped up in Washington, D.C., on Friday, and we now know some of the first opponents for Team USA. FIFA television analyst and former professional soccer player Jamie Watson joins to break down the U.S. path to victory.

The FBI on Friday morning raided the home of a high-ranking DEA official under Barack Obama and charged him for conspiring to launder millions of dollars for a Mexican drug cartel. The Feds charged former DEA Deputy Chief of the Office of Financial Operations Paul Campo and friend Robert Sensi for conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Paul Campo and Robert Sensi were charged with narcoterrorism, terrorism, narcotics distribution, and money laundering charges. Campo and Sensi were arrested on Thursday afternoon in New York, according to the DOJ. Campo and Sensi agreed to launder $12 million...

SummaryPatrick Byrne appeared on Alex Jones’ show to reveal a letter written by Hugo Carvajal, former head of Venezuelan military intelligence (2017 defector, currently imprisoned in New York on narco-terrorism charges).Key claims made in Carvajal’s letter and in the interview:Carvajal offers full cooperation with U.S. authorities, including turning over videotapes of election-rigging negotiations in dozens of countries.Venezuela, under Chávez and Maduro, deliberately weaponized the drug trade as a state policy (coordinated with Cuba, FARC, ELN, and Hezbollah) to attack the United States.Venezuelan regime created and armed criminal gangs (“colectivos” and Tren de Aragua) and exported criminality.In 2015, Carvajal was present...

Sir Keir Starmer has enlisted the help of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron in his battle against Nigel Farage's Reform UK. The Prime Minister revealed the trio of 'centrist' politicians recently discussed how to take on 'populists' such as Mr Farage. The leaders of the UK, Germany and France met for dinner in Berlin last month to discuss European security, Ukraine and the Middle East. But Sir Keir has now said their talks also focused on their shared domestic challenges and battles with both far-Right parties and hard-Left parties. Mr Merz is continuing to face a...

This might be the worst pandering I’ve ever seen.😂 Watch Minneapolis Mayor Frey fighting for his life trying to pretend this Somali food is any good.

A picture is beginning to emerge about the suspect accused of planting two pipe bombs next to Democratic and Republican headquarters on the eve of the 2021 Capitol riot, following his arrest on Thursday. Neighbours and family members described Brian Cole Jr, 30, as "naive" and a "quiet guy" who often walked a chihuahua in their Washington DC suburb. He also told investigators he thought the 2020 election was "rigged", US media reports say. Authorities arrested Mr Cole and charged him with attempted malicious destruction with explosive materials. The bombs did not detonate. He was arrested without incident, US Attorney...

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New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver is once again at the center of a major election-integrity controversy — this time after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit accusing her of illegally blocking access to the state’s voter registration database. Instead of complying with federal law, Toulouse Oliver — who is campaigning for lieutenant governor — is now attacking the DOJ and framing basic election-integrity oversight as a political assault. Toulouse Oliver responded on X immediately after the lawsuit was announced, claiming the federal action is “part of the Trump administration’s assault on free and fair...

The new Pentagon press corps entered the imposing building on the Potomac for the first time this week as those disgruntled members of the former press corps took to their pages to complain about it. The New York Times went a step further and is suing the Pentagon over what they say is a violation of the First Amendment. The Times claimed that the outlets that are currently covering the Pentagon were selected "based on viewpoint." They state that in "In describing the '[n]ew media outlets' willing to accede to the Department's 'media access policy,' [Sean] Parnell wrote that they...

Donald Trump net approval on issues: National security: 🟢 +10 Immigration: 🟢+10 Foreign policy: 🟢+5 Energy: 🟢+3 Taxes: 🟢+1 Trade 🟢+1 The national debt: 🔴-2 The economy: 🔴-2 Medicare & Social Security: 🔴-2 Health care: 🔴-7 Abortion: 🔴-8 LGBTQ+ rights: 🔴-9 Morning Consult | 11/26-11/30

Trump posts statement against Gov. Polis, defends convicted felon Tina Peters by: Heather Willard Posted: Dec 3, 2025 DENVER (KDVR) — President Donald Trump took to his social media platform on Wednesday to call Colorado’s governor a “sleazebag” and defend former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters. Peters was sentenced to nine years in Colorado prison in October 2024 after the election conspiracy theorist helped Trump supporters access confidential data about the 2020 presidential election. Specifically, Peters was found to have allowed an unauthorized man access to Mesa County’s secured election system. This is not the first time Trump has taken...

Experience the full official ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw, held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2025. This historic event brought together major world leaders and FIFA officials, including: 🇺🇸 U.S. President Donald Trump 🇲🇽 Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum 🇨🇦 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney ⚽ FIFA President Gianni Infantino Together, they participated in the official FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw, marking a major moment as the world prepares for the tri-nation World Cup across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Sen. Bennet temporarily blocks dozens of Trump nominees from being confirmed by: Jacob FactorDec 4, 2025 DENVER (KDVR) — A slate of more than 80 of President Donald Trump’s nominees is on hold after Colorado’s Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet called out a Senate rule that temporarily blocked them from being confirmed. A set of 88 nominees hit the Senate floor on Thursday, set to be considered “en bloc,” meaning all at the same time, after Senate Republicans in September changed the rules to allow mass confirmation of Trump’s nominees to escape Democratic blockades. That rule change, however, prohibited certain high-level...

Not surprising. George Clooney Admits: Amal Works for the Muslim Brotherhood . If George Clooney had been able to see past his nose, he would have realized that admitting Amal works (or worked) for the Muslim Brotherhood wasn't his brightest moment. In a jaw-dropping moment on The Drew Barrymore Show that has sent shockwaves through Hollywood and beyond, George Clooney casually bragged about his wife Amal's involvement in drafting Egypt's 2012 constitution under the Muslim Brotherhood regime, a group widely condemned as a terrorist organization responsible for fomenting jihadist violence and Islamist extremism across the globe.