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Terrifying 911 audio captured the moment a witness reported a man who tried to kidnap a 13-year-old girl outside of a Florida gas station. Michael Polanco, 32, was arrested after police said he attempted to abduct the teen on Monday in broad daylight at a Shell gas station in Miramar, about 20 miles outside of Miami. Surveillance footage allegedly showed Polanco approach the girl and grab her neck before she escaped. A man who witnessed the incident called 911 and reported what he saw, according to audio NBC6 obtained. 'A guy just tried to grab a kid,' the witness said,...

A fast-moving grass fire that killed at least ​four soldiers at a western Canadian ‌military base on Saturday was sparked by an exercise using live ​grenades, a senior defense ​official said on Thursday. High winds ⁠then propelled the blaze across ​the army base in Wainwright, ​overwhelming dozens of soldiers. The incident was one of the worst peacetime ​tragedies for Canada’s military. “The fire ​initiated on the automatic grenade launcher range … [it] ‌initiated ⁠as a result of routine military training that was happening on that range at ​the time,” ​Brigadier-General ⁠Vanessa Hanrahan told reporters. Officials said 27 people remain ​hospitalized,...

Beloved, an image in today's world is worth a million words! The two most neglected individuals of the seven-year tribulation period are the Two Witnesses of Revelation! What absolutely blows my mind is how many great end-time pre-trib dispensational teachers leave these two out of the end-times equation and totally minimize them! The two most neglected individuals of the seven-year tribulation period are the Two Witnesses of Revelation! These two will absolutely dominate the first half of the seven-year tribulation from Israel and be a Divine global firewall and hindrance to the Prince of Daniel 9:27 (Rev. 11). Who are...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (10/23/26)[Prayer]Personalities Psalm 61[a]For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.1 Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. 4 I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.[b] 5 For you, God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage...

A disaster emergency has been declared by Gov. Jared Polis over flooding in La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, Dolores, Hinsdale, San Miguel, Ouray, San Juan, Mineral, Alamosa, and Rio Grande counties. A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for residents along the San Juan, Rio Blanco, Navajo and Piedra rivers in Archuleta County. All low-lying and flood-prone areas along the rivers are under mandatory evacuation, according to the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office and the town of Pagosa Springs. Two evacuation centers have been opened by the Red Cross of Western Colorado: .... All schools in the Archuleta School District will be...

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has denied allegations this week she fraudulently married second husband and alleged brother Ahmed Elmi — but when asked if they were related, cautiously replied “not to my knowledge.” The Minnesota congresswoman, who arrived in the US as a refugee from Somalia in 1995, has vehemently denied allegations she married Elmi for immigration purposes. But significant evidence has emerged which continues to fuel speculation that is not the case: Clue 1: The marriage certificate Omar, 45, legally married Elmi, 41, who she described as a British citizen, in the US in 2009 and they divorced in...

Here’s one war that should’ve started years ago: Team Trump’s drive to stamp out fraud is still ramping up, but is already saving the public billions. This week alone, federal, state and local authorities conducted a string of fresh raids and made arrests, including in New York and California, as part of a nationwide crackdown on Medicaid fraud. Homeland Security also launched a massive operation to snare illegal immigrants who fraudulently stole $40 million in food stamps, bringing the total in food-stamp fraud ID’d so far to $641 million. The feds have also destroyed more than 2,200 illegal merchant SNAP...

A former Mexican state attorney general could face trial for treason over accusations that he illegally launched a joint operation with the CIA without telling the federal government. The operation to dismantle a drug lab in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico in April drew attention after two CIA agents and two state officials died in a car accident on their way back. That raised questions about the Trump administration’s actions on Mexican soil, and outraged President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has made a strong defense of national sovereignty a centerpiece of her administration. The state district attorney, César Jáuregui,...

NFL legend Marshall Faulk revealed that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, but has remained in a “good place” after doctors caught it early. Faulk, 53, announced the diagnosis this week on an episode of “Caring Neurologist” with Dr. Sandeep Thakkar and has been dealing with the disease, which is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that impacts the body’s movement, for roughly 18 months. His first signs of Parkinson’s appeared while playing golf, Faulk revealed on the podcast, telling his doctor during a physical after having the issue when he wasn’t on the golf course. “I...

An off-the-charts Super El Niño that’s expected to peak this winter could be oddly good for New York City — while other parts of the US may be slammed by storms and flooding, forecasters said Thursday. The “behemoth” weather system — measured by sea surface temperatures — could rise to more than six times that of a typical El Niño between November and January, according to the World Meteorological Organization. “This is literally off the monitoring charts that we have used for the past four decades,” Celeste Saulo, secretary of the WMO, said Wednesday. In the Big Apple, it could...

DEAR FRIENDS, Some of you have asked me for more information about Sister Paola Mezzetti, who passed away on March 18, 2019. (Note: When pasting this document into Free Republic, it seems that most of the special formatting is lost, such as bold, italics, underlined words and embedded links. To read the document with the formatting and embedded links go to the link of the document.) I served as her confessor for the last four years of her life. She was a holy sister. She loved Jesus deeply, as well as the Body of Jesus—the Church. Consequently, she understood well...

When first reported, 2025’s jobs reports added up to 1.2 million new jobs. After revisions, the economy added just 116,000 — 90% less.

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Please don't read this if you can only absorb what's on the outside of a package, or the top 1 idea in a string of ideas. It's more likely you'll get mad at me, then I'll get nasty-grams from you, but it won't make either of us "healthy, wealthy or wise". Why not just skip this? I'm buying a new computer I don't need because 1) everything electronic may soon go through the roof, microchips becoming scarce or expensive because of friction between the U.S. and China, with China restricting supply to us of rare earth elements necessary for chip...

Myers Park Baptist Church was founded in 1943 and has stood as an icon in one of the most affluent areas of Charlotte for 83 years. But recently, to reflect its “inclusive” and “ecumenical” nature, the congregation dropped “Baptist” from its name. However, it currently remains affiliate with the progressive Alliance of Baptists, but goes by the name Myers Park Covenant Church. Its current “pastor,” if you want to call him that, is Tim Moore, who also led Sardis Baptist Church for over two decades prior to taking his current position at Myers Park. During their “pride day” sermon in...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain—and so it does; and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot—and so it is. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time?” Luke 12:54–56Today, when we want to know the weather forecast, we turn to an app, a website, or the evening...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ attempt to inspire voters at a Democratic rally in Mississippi fell flat Thursday after she was forced to repeat a confusing quote in a far-from-full high school gym. “You know, I mentor a lot of young people, and I talk to them sometimes and part of the advice I give them is, you know, never let someone else with limited ability to see your capacity be a limitation on your ambition,” Harris said at the Columbus, Miss., rally for Democratic Senate hopeful Scott Colom. The applause line received barely any reaction from the crowd, prompting...

As Election Day approaches, Texas families across the state have reported receiving unsolicited text messages and physical mailers that appear to promote resources for trans-identified students. The materials, which first surfaced last week, prominently named the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) and linked to its website, which features guidance on bathrooms, pronouns, student clubs, and even legal emancipation from parents. TENT has strongly denied any involvement, calling the distribution a political attack timed to coincide with the start of early voting. Here are four key things to know about the controversy. 1. Newly formed Wyoming LLC appears linked to...