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"Today, the biggest news comes from Europe. Putin warned Europe that a direct war with Russia would have no winners. Commenting on European preparations for a possible conflict with Russia by two thousand and thirty, he said Moscow is ready but does not want war. If they want to prepare, let them prepare. If the situation goes too far, there will be no winners at all, Putin said. With these remarks, Putin essentially threatened Europe with a nuclear war and mutually assured destruction. What Putin is effectively saying is that Europe is preparing for a possible Russian attack, while Moscow...

With behind the scenes access at the British Museum, this series follows passionate metal detectorists as their incredible, and often valuable, discoveries make their way through the fascinating world of the museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme. 3,000-Year-Old Gold Pendant Unearthed in Extraordinary Find Great British History Hunters | 14:06 Journal - History Documentaries | 157K subscribers | 70,522 views | June 23, 2026

[Catholic Caucus] Sermon for All Saints The Feast of All Saints 2026Fr. Richard CipollaCarmelite Convent - Danbury, Connecticut After this I saw a great multitude which no man cold number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes and with palms in their hands: and they cried out with a loud voice saying: “Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb”.This is the heart of the book of Revelation, the eternal worship of God in heaven by the saints. How...

A black leader in Michigan — who’s been dubbed Al Sharpton’s “little brother in the movement” — is rejecting Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, blasting the radical candidate as an untrustworthy “snake oil” salesman and saying there’s “flat-out disdain” for him in the community. Charles E. Williams II, Michigan chapter president of Sharpton’s National Action Network, lambasted El-Sayed’s lack of cultural credibility in undercover footage that lays bare the dilemma facing black leaders torn between their aversion toward El-Sayed — and the community’s expectation they vote blue no matter what. “You can’t pluck the heart strings of people selling them...

Chilling audio captured the moments before a Learjet crashed into a huge fireball in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. A Learjet that departed Austin, Texas, en route to the Bahamas plunged at a high rate of speed and nosedived into a mobile home part nine miles from Mar-a-Lago. The doomed plane erupted into a giant fireball and left a massive crater in the road. All nine people aboard the doomed aircraft are dead. The victims have not been identified. Here is the Learjet crashing on Palm Beach. Frame by frame https://t.co/nCoRIIDXGP — Jon Nicosia (@NewsPolitics) November 1, 2026 The...

[Catholic/Devotional Caucus] All Saints’ Day reminds us of the purpose of our earthly pilgrimage Without waiting for the dawn of eternity, the present solemnity gives us to enter by hope into the land of light, whither our fathers have followed Jesus the divine forerunner. “I saw a great multitude which no man could number, of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands: and they cried with a loud voice, saying: ‘Salvation to our God!'” (Apocalypse 7:9-10)Time is no more; it...

I’ve never owned a dog before. Finding myself retired and harboring a stubborn desire to avoid being alone all day, I decided it was time. Should I have done it sooner? No question. I admit I was unprepared. It felt like the stork had handed me a baby. The first afternoon, I found her sprawled flat across the floor with her back legs splayed out like a frog. I genuinely thought her hips were defective. I learned it’s called a “sploot”. I also insisted on a female under the hopeful impression that she would primp, groom, and not smell bad....

The unannounced measure would tax unsold gains from 2027, and anyone who wants to defer must pay half the bill up front. Wealthy residents who leave Italy from 2027 could owe a 26% tax on gains they have not yet cashed in, under the government’s draft budget. Article 17 of the bill, which the government sent to the Chamber of Deputies on October 30, would apply the tax to individuals who move their tax residence abroad with assets and rights worth at least €800,000 (approximately US$894,000). The measure would cover transfers of tax residence that take effect from January 1,...

Democrat Troy Jackson leads Republican Sen. Susan Collins by 5 percentage points in the final YouGov poll before Tuesday's midterm elections as Democrats seek to flip one of the nation's most closely watched Senate seats. The survey, conducted Oct. 26-29 among 1,503 likely voters, showed Jackson leading Collins 52% to 47%. That marks a shift from YouGov's previous Oct. 1 survey, which showed the candidates tied at 50%. The latest survey shows Jackson improving his position compared with YouGov's earlier October poll. Recent polling underscores just how close the contest has been. A CNN/SSRS survey showed Jackson leading Collins 49%...

The Michigan Democratic Party kicked Rep. Haley Stevens out of its ranks Sunday, after she endorsed Michigan’s GOP Senate nominee, Mike Rogers — over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated her in the primary.“Congresswoman Stevens is not a current member of the Michigan Democratic Party, nor will she be in the future,” the state party’s chair, Curtis Hertel, said in a post Sunday on X.Hertel announced the decision just over an hour after Stevens released an endorsement video for Rogers. That video followed days of public friction with El-Sayed, much of it over the candidate’s stance on Israel, the same issue...

Vice President JD Vance was blasted online for showing off his Halloween costume with his son Alec, the newest addition to their family, in a clip posted on social media. Vance, 41, uploaded a video of himself dressed as Harry Potter franchise headmaster Albus Dumbledore, fitted with a long grey-haired wig and robe, as he held Alec in his arms. 'Hey guys, Vice President Dumbledore here with little Dobby the Elf,' Vance told the camera. 'Wishing you a Happy Halloween. Have fun, be safe, eat a lot of candy.' Alec, who was born in July, was seen in a knitted...

Several Democrats melted down after Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) endorsed Republican Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers, describing her endorsement as a “despicable betrayal.” Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) noted that Senate Democrats are “united” in their support for Democrat Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed. Schumer also described Rogers as being “a tool” of President Donald Trump’s and of “billionaire donors.” “This is a despicable betrayal from Rep. Stevens,” Schumer wrote in a post on X. “Senate Democrats are united in our support for Abdul El-Sayed, because we know he will fight for the economic interests...

The harrowing final moments inside the Learjet 60 private jet that crashed to the ground in Florida on Sunday have been revealed in newly released cockpit audio. The plane was carrying nine people when it plummeted out of the sky in poor weather conditions, just eight miles from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, erupting into a colossal fire on impact near West Palm Beach. Air traffic control audio revealed the female pilot relaying pivotal information to an operator just seconds before it abruptly plunged thousands of feet in a minute. The controllers are describing 'moderate turbulence' before the pilot's tone swiftly...

Three people have been killed and 30 others wounded in at least six separate shooting near major university campuses across the US following a bloody weekend of Halloween, homecoming and football rivalry violence. At least 6 people were wounded near the University of Delaware when a gunman opened fire in a packed downtown Newark, Delaware, street about 11 p.m. — sending costumed students fleeing for their lives. Near Michigan State University in East Lansing, a psycho in a Michael Myers mask opened fire, wounding one person, Metro Detroit News reported. Another person was wounded in a separate shooting around 12:30...

VIDEO After Madrid we took the train to Bilbao to arrive on a cold and rainy day. However, a few hours after our arrival it warmed up a bit and the rain lessened enough so that by the time we went atop a nearby mountain overlooking the city with a magnificent view the rain had ceased. Besides the beauty of Bilbao which is the biggest city in the Basque region of Spain, what really impressed me was the sheer size of their primary enclosed market, the Mercado de la Ribera. I was told it was the largest enclosed market in...

Two staffers at a Central Coast charter school have been arrested after allegedly embezzling nearly $300,000 from school funds. The International School of Monterey in Seaside were alerted to the illegal activity after Terry Bumper, the school’s former food services director, placed a suspiciously large Costco order for eggs, bacon, and potatoes. A school administrator flagged the exorbitant shopping spree, which led Seaside Police to uncover that Bumper, 42, had embezzled $58,800 from the school by ordering products he used in his personal catering business, Flava 2 You, which he launched in 2023. Bumper is also accused of renting out...

Two days before the midterms, the people running the Trump White House quietly confirmed what the rest of us have been screaming about for two years. They don’t care who wins. They’ve already built the machine that runs without a legislature, and they’ve been building it since April. That’s the Reuters story that dropped this morning, and it’s the one Ed Krassenstein was yelling about on X before most of you had coffee. A White House official and two other people familiar with the plans told Reuters that Stephen Miller, Russell Vought and the White House Counsel’s Office have spent...

State representative Anne Hughes was arrested on Friday after several stolen political signs were located on property owned by Hughes, according to police. The Easton police department received a complaint from the Darrell Harris campaign staff that several political signs were stolen from the side of the road in the area of Route 59 and Judd Road. After further investigation, police say that an AirTag tracker showed that at least one of the signs was located on property owned by Hughes. A follow-up investigation was conducted by police, which led to Hughes returning several signs, including the sign with the...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has signed an ordinance prohibiting new oil and gas drilling throughout the city and establishing a 20-year timetable to phase out existing wells. Under the new ordinance, current drilling sites are designated as "nonconforming uses" and must cease operations within two decades, unless an earlier deadline applies. The ordinance restricts the expansion and redevelopment of existing operations while establishing limited exceptions for work strictly necessary to address public health, safety or environmental threats. Bass, who is running for reelection on Tuesday against Los Angeles City Council member and fellow Democrat Nithya Raman, framed the legislation...

FYI go find the videos, crazy stuff, the conspiracy theorys are on it.... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes before crashing near a busy roadway. All passengers on board were killed, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sai