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When Murad Awadallah, 55, from the village of Ein Naqquba west of Jerusalem, used to pass by the nearby Yad Vashem museum, he thought the Holocaust was “a closed club of today’s elite — people who came from Germany and other European countries. We, the Arabs, did not enter the museum, because we didn’t know what it was about or what it had to do with us,” he recalls. “For me, it was an internal discourse among Jews, unrelated to me.” “I first heard about the Holocaust from my father...He told me about a friend he worked with — an...

Iran’s central bank has warned President Masoud Pezeshkian that rebuilding the country’s war-damaged economy could take more than a decade, sources familiar with internal deliberations told Iran International. In a stark assessment delivered to the president in recent days, senior economic officials said the damage inflicted during the 40-day war with the United States and Israel—combined with Iran’s already fragile economic situation—could take up to 12 years to repair. Several major airports were damaged during the conflict, while strikes also targeted oil facilities, refineries and petrochemical installations that are central to Iran’s export revenues and industrial supply chains. Officials involved...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with the chief executives of the largest American banks to warn of systemic cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic's latest artificial intelligence model, Claude Mythos Preview. The emergency huddle in Washington included leaders from Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Citigroup, focusing on the potential for AI-driven cyberattacks to undermine the global financial system. WHY IT MATTERS The warnings center on Claude Mythos Preview's ability to identify software vulnerabilities and exploit zero-day flaws, raising concerns that the technology could be used to...

Executive SummaryThe number of deportations within the United States increased by a factor of five over the course of the first year of the second Trump administration. This new finding comes from a Deportation Data Project release of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data covering the first year-plus of the Trump administration (updating a previous report covering the first nine months of the administration). The new dataset covers the period from the middle of the Biden administration through March 10, 2026. Comparing the last six months of the Biden administration to the recent peak of enforcement in January 2026, we...

The Catholic Church’s Enemies are Feasting on the “Fruits” of Vatican II Sixty years later, Catholics can no longer ignore its rotten pastoral “fruits” of Vatican II. Robert Morrison examines how ambiguity, false ecumenism, and Rome’s post-conciliar trajectory have fueled confusion, weakened Catholic identity, and emboldened the Church’s enemies.One of the most important things about Vatican II, that both its defenders and critics can agree upon, is that it had a “pastoral” focus. Paul VI made this clear at various times, including during his August 6, 1975 general audience:“Differing from other Councils, this one was not directly dogmatic, but disciplinary...

PA turns Hitler’s ally into a Palestinian icon. The PA is sending a clear message: Its ongoing practice of rewarding and glorifying Palestinian terrorist mass murderers is neither new nor superficial. Haj Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, meeting with Adolf Hitler in 1941 Haj Amin al-Husseini, the grand mufti of Jerusalem, meeting with Adolf Hitler in 1941). Many countries and leaders who aligned with Adolf Hitler or maintained Nazi ties during World War II have since expressed shame and apologized. Others have tried to deny or obscure those connections. But none openly celebrates its links to Hitler or...

A fallback plan to ensure Europe can defend itself using NATO’s existing military structures if the U.S. departs is gaining traction after getting buy-in from Germany, a long-term opponent of a go-it-alone approach. The officials working on the plans, which some officials are referring to as “European NATO,” are seeking to get more Europeans into the alliance’s command-and-control roles and supplement U.S. military assets with their own. The plans—advancing informally through side discussions and over dinner meetings in and around the North Atlantic Treaty Organization—aren’t intended to rival the current alliance, participants said. European officials are aiming to preserve deterrence...

Maryland lawmakers have sent the governor a bill to protect firefighters and rescue workers from being penalized over their lawful use of medical marijuana off the job. The House of Delegates approved the Senate-passed legislation, SB 439 from Sen. Carl Jackson (D) in a 108-23 vote on Monday, about two weeks after passing a companion measure, HB 797 from Del. Adrian Boafo (D). The Senate bill, now having cleared both chambers in identical form, heads next to the desk of Gov. Wes Moore (D), who can sign or veto it, or allow it to become law without his signature. The...

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow wrote “John 3:16” under his eyes during the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. That night, 94 million people searched the verse. Three years later to the exact day, Tebow played his first NFL playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He threw for 316 yards. His yards per completion were 31.6. The TV rating peaked at 31.6. The opponent’s time of possession was 31:06. The only interception in the game...

Quick Summary of the Story The video covers billionaire businessman Stephen Cloobeck (former timeshare executive, Diamond Resorts) dramatically cutting ties with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) after serious sexual misconduct allegations against Swalwell surfaced. Cloobeck had been a major donor (over $1M to Swalwell's efforts), endorsed him for California governor after dropping his own bid, and even let Swalwell stay at his Beverly Hills mansion.⁠Fox News Key points from Cloobeck's statements: He's done supporting Swalwell and the Democratic Party. He called himself a libertarian (and in some interviews, a "libertarian-Republican" or straight-up Republican). He told Swalwell to "get the f--- out"...

“ Vice President JD Vance said during his appearance at a Turning Point USA event Tuesday in Athens that Erika Kirk would not be there as planned. She had been the target of threats, the vice president said during his remarks. He said they briefly considered canceling the entire event. “I know that she did get some threats, and about two hours ago I was a little worried we were going to have to cancel the event because Erika was not going to come,” he said. “She was very worried about it.”

Whistleblower admitted on initial form they did not have direct knowledge of Trump's private communications Peter Pinedo By Peter Pinedo Fox News Published April 13, 2026 7:06pm EDT Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released newly declassified testimony that she alleges shows a "coordinated effort" by the intelligence community to "manufacture a conspiracy" used as the basis of President Donald Trump first impeachment. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Monday released two declassified transcripts from closed-door House Intelligence Committee hearings that Gabbard’s office says show former Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson advanced as credible a whistleblower...

The woman famously known as “Baby Jessica” over her dramatic miracle rescue from a Texas well as a tot in 1987 has just been busted for alleged domestic assault, authorities said. Jessica McClure Morales, now 40, was arrested Saturday night over a disturbance at her home in Midland County, Texas, where she is believed to live with her husband, Daniel Morales, and their two kids, KXAN reported. Authorities have not released details about the incident, but McClure Morales was charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence. Her arrest comes decades after the now-married mom of two made global...

US Vice President JD Vance expresses optimism about US-Iran talks, revealing President Trump’s “grand bargain" to make Iran economically prosperous in exchange for abandoning nuclear weapons.

Newly released footage shows the moment a gunman fired shots inside Pauls Valley High School, before being stopped by the school’s principal. The footage from April 7, 2026, shows suspect Victor Hawkins walking into the school and pointing his gun at two students. An affidavit outlines that Hawkins walked into the school, pointed his gun and yelled for everyone to “get on the ground.” Two students are seen on footage running away from Hawkins as he enters the school’s lobby. Principal Kirk Moore is then seen rushing towards the gunman and tackling him. While stopping the gunman, Moore was shot...

Trump in 1987 being interviewed by Barbara Walters. He discusses taking Iranian oil as compensation for all the troubles it has caused the U.S.

🚨 JUST NOW: JD Vance announces FBI Director Kash Patel is SURGING resources to prosecute the leftists FEDERALLY who assaulted TPUSA journalist Savanah Hernandez in Minnesota GOOD! "I spoke with @FBIDirectorKash Patel on the way down here and I said, I assume that we're doing something here. And he said, yes!" "We've had multiple agents on the ground. We've already talked to surveillance. We're going to use the video to try to go after the people who assaulted her and then try to defund their networks that fund those radicals who are going around assaulting people." "That's what we should...

Two Greek tourists were arrested in Istanbul on Holy Thursday for unfurling a Greek flag with a Byzantine eagle inside Hagia Sophia. The flag displayed the message "Orthodoxy or Death" and the individuals reportedly shouted slogans within the sacred site. Security personnel detected the incident via cameras and intervened after the tourists entered as part of an organized group. The two individuals, one with a Greek passport and another with Greek and Australian passports, were formally arrested on charges of offending a section of the public. SNIP

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Police have identified the woman killed in an attempted kidnapping incident at Walmart on Tuesday morning. A release from OPD identified the woman killed in the shooting as 31-year-old Noemi Guzman. OPD confirmed that no officers were injured in the incident, which started around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at Walmart near 72nd and Pine streets. According to OPD, officers immediately began to approach Guzman, who had the 3-year-old boy in the seat of the shopping cart. After multiple commands to drop the knife, Guzman began to cut the boy. The officers then both fired their patrol...

The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released undercover video of a Finance Development Officer for Los Angeles Housing Department admitting to witnessing multiple instances of fraud. Donald Byers told the undercover OMG journalist that $10 to $20 million are going into people’s pockets and that homeless developers are embezzling money. Byers also said that the superiors look the other way to help corrupt Democrat Mayor Karen Bass maintain “re-election funds.” Per the O’Keefe Media Group: Donald Byers, a Finance Development Officer from the Los Angeles housing programs, admits on hidden camera that millions of taxpayer money disappear inside the city’s...