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VIDEOThe Vortex is so simple yet so effective as a BBQ accessory. Using it for chicken wings on your BBQ is absolutely essential as you can see in this video. You can also flip the Vortex and use it as a divider for indirect heat. The curvature perfectly fits along the curvature of a 22" Weber when the Vortex is flipped. Perfect for indirect heating of meat. Some people even take large metal dog bowls and cut a hole in the bottom and bang the metal into a Vortex shape.

"Oh, to be in England, now that April's there," Robert Browning wrote nearly two centuries ago in Home Thoughts from Abroad, but this April, Britons might pine for the riches of... Mississippi?Yes, Mississippi, if they take just a brief gander at the new Institute of Economic Affairs report on the comparative wealth between Britain, American states, and Britons' sad delusions about where they stand. According to the IEA, ask the typical Brit where his country ranks, income-wise, if it were a state. And the typical answer is "Seventh place."Not quite, old chap. The sad fact is that if Britain were...

I recently wrote that rumors suggested Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) might be the next domino to fall after sexual misconduct allegations took down Eric Swalwell.Well, it’s happened. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has confirmed that the previously unnamed senator she accused of “very disturbing” misconduct earlier this week is, in fact, Gallego.Luna confirmed this during an interview with CBS News’ Major Garrett, who pressed her about the cryptic X post she made on Wednesday.It’s seems like the Senate has its own trash to take out. @LeaderJohnThune You need to look into the allegations against one of your Senators, it’s very...

Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted bail pending his war crime trial, despite claims by the prosecution that the former soldier had been “on the cusp of moving overseas” and that he might try to interfere with witnesses. The decision by Judge Greg Grogin at a bail hearing in Sydney on Friday means Mr Roberts-Smith is likely to be freed from Silverwater Correctional Complex later this afternoon. Judge Greg Grogin said the court needed to be satisfied before bail could be granted, that there were exceptional circumstances which exist to justify bail. “There is a presumption of innocence in, in place...

U.S. Conservatives were down in the dumps about Viktor Orbán's loss in the parliamentary election in Hungary. As Beege wrote last night, perhaps that sentiment was a bit premature, based more on the European Union's desire to replace Orbán than any real reason to worry about his successor, Péter Magyar. Magyar, after all, was not some socialist opponent of Orbán, but until recently his right-hand man. He defected from Orbán over what appear to be legitimate concerns about massive corruption in the Orbán regime, rather than over policy differences with the political platform of Orbán's party, Fidesz. The European Union...

Only the Laity Are Able to Present the Traditional World to Pope Leo Only the Laity Are Able to Present the Traditional World to Pope Leo; and What We Ask Is the Traditional Liturgy in Every ParishThe following two letters (no. 1307 and no. 1354) from Paix Liturgique were published on November 20, 2025 and April 9, 2026. It is well worth giving them wider diffusion, especially in light of the outrageous proposal of the abbot of Solesmes. —PAKLetter no. 1307Since the Muslim religion has spread exponentially in France, it is clear that the French Republic is experiencing great difficulty...

On Thursday, President Donald Trump was boarding Air Force One on his way to Nevada, then Arizona, to tout the Working Families Tax Cuts and the gains by average Americans because of them. During his typical impromptu press scrum before boarding, the president dropped some bombshells: the biggest breakthrough: Iran has agreed to give up its enriched uranium.Trump said: Very important is that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon and they've agreed to that. Iran's agreed to that, and they've agreed to it very powerfully. They've agreed to give us back the nuclear dust, which is way underground because...

Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida accused Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego of misconduct on Thursday, which Gallego denied. Luna told CBS News' "The Takeout with Major Garrett" that the Arizona Democrat was the previously unnamed senator whom she said was facing "very disturbing" allegations in a cryptic social media post earlier this week.

Italian bishop backs imam’s presentation of Islam inside Catholic parish churchArchbishop Giovanni Intini attended an April 15 event at an Italian parish where local Imam Khaled Bouchelaghem delivered what journalist Andrea Zambrano called an ‘Islamic catechism. An imam delivered a presentation of the Islamic faith inside a Catholic parish church in Brindisi, Italy, with the participation of the local bishop.On April 15, the parish of San Lorenzo in Brindisi, southern Italy, hosted an event titled “Do You Know Islam? Let us explore together the pillars, the meaning of life, and the celebrations of the Islamic faith,” in which Imam Khaled...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- D4vd has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenager whose decomposing body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to the singer, police said Thursday. D4vd, whose legal name is David Burke, is being held without bail, officials said. In September 2025, 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found dead inside the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to the singer D4vd.

Senior U.S. defense officials have held talks about producing weapons and other military supplies with top executives ​of companies including General Motors (GM.N), opens new tab and Ford Motor (F.N), opens new tab, the ‌Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The preliminary and wide-ranging talks, which started before the war in Iran, come as the Trump ​administration wants automakers and other American manufacturers to play a ​larger role in weapons production, the Journal said. Defense officials told ⁠the newspaper that American manufacturers might be needed to backstop ​traditional defense contractors and asked whether the...

Ben Roberts-Smith was taking his teenage daughters on a shopping day trip to Sydney when he was arrested getting off a Qantas flight and charged with war crimes. The Victoria Cross recipient had flown from Queensland to NSW with his 15-year-old twins and partner Sarah Matulin on the morning of April 7 and all four were holding return tickets to Brisbane. Roberts-Smith, who will apply for bail today in Downing Centre Local Court, had treated his girls to an Easter school holidays expedition and none of the group had checked any luggage. Federal authorities knew the 47-year-old was making the...

A scientist experimenting with anti-gravity tech was found dead at 34 after warning that her life could be in danger, marking another mysterious case of deaths and disappearances in recent years. Amy Eskridge was just 34 years old when she allegedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in Huntsville, Alabama on June 11, 2022. However, neither the police nor the medical examiners have publicly released any details of an investigation ever taking place. Before her death, she was openly researching and trying to develop anti-gravity technology, a way to control or cancel out gravity, which could revolutionize space...

Journalist Avi Lipkin describes modern Europe as a “sinking ship,” due to large Islamic populations endangering the coalition of European nation-states. “There are a lot of Jewish people now leaving the UK and moving to Israel because the situation has become very unstable, very dangerous for the Jewish people there,” Mr Lipkin told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power. “Keir Starmer is not taking the classical British approach; he is gone off to the left, and Macron has gone off to the left … from Israel, we see Europe as a sinking ship neutralised by massive, massive Islamic populations which...

AI-generated singers routinely rank among the top-streamed country music artists in the United States -- a trend that for now is limited to a genre that industry observers fear is becoming too formulaic. Breaking Rust, Cain Walker, Aventhis, and Outlaw Gospel have more in common that cowboy hats, denim and leather. They are all completely computer-generated, from their faces to their melodies. And they are all hitmakers. "That's a phenomenon I didn't see coming," said Jennie Hayes Kurtz of the country music band Brother and The Hayes. "I thought AI was going to be curing cancer or something." Many of...

THIS WOULD BE HUGE!! "I have been told by reliable sources that decision is DONE and the minority is SLOW-WALKING the dissent so states do not have time to redistrict ahead of it." — former White House press secretary Sean Spicer We could gain over a DOZEN HOUSE SEATS depending how much SCOTUS weakens Section 2 of the VRA — if they indeed do this. Nothing is final yet, but if and when it is, that's a JAW-DROPPING DEFEAT for the Left! It's unclear EXACTLY how many the GOP could pick up for the 2026 midterms. FLORIDA convenes soon, but...

The government is investigating after BBC reports revealed some migrants are being advised to make false claims they are gay or a victim of domestic abuse in order to stay in the country. No 10 said there were "robust safeguards" to make sure claims are "rigorously and fairly assessed". The prime minister's spokesman said the Home Office and the regulator, the Immigration Advice Authority, were working to ensure "anyone potentially abusing our immigration system is held accountable". Opposition parties have called for a complete overhaul of the asylum system to prevent false claims. The Home Office was already looking into...

It’s One Big Beautiful refund. Americans are rolling in the dough this tax season thanks to a bevy of new reforms passed by the Trump administration that have boosted returns by double digits. More than 53 million taxpayers cashed in after taking advantage of new deductions included in President Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” including tax-free tips and overtime, cheaper car loan interest and senior write-offs. The tax breaks translated to a surge in refunds — as filers in 2026 took home, on average, $3,462, or 11.1% more than last year, IRS data shows. The numbers are even...

Where is the decision on the Supreme Court case involving the Voting Rights Act? Where is Louisiana v. Callais, the case that could weaken the Voting Rights Act, and potentially cause Democrats to tremble? The national consequences of this decision are critical, as a ruling striking down the VRA could lead to total Republican control across the South. Perhaps that’s why the Court is slow-walking in releasing the opinion. Sean Spicer said on The Huddle that the opinion is finished, but some justices are holding out as long as possible to prevent redistricting. Does that mean VRA is going to...

New York, New York — if you can make it here . . . we don’t want you. Gov. Kathy Hochul used Tax Day to announce a new fee targeting wealthy people who still linger in the city after moving their primary residences to other states. The tax, called pied-à-terre (or “foot on the ground”) is designed to hit people who still maintain high-value properties in the city. It is a remarkably moronic effort to ensure that wealthy people cut all ties with the city. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a socialist who supports the “decommodification” of private property, is seeking major...