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Protests of Jewish-owned businesses in Philadelphia by dozens of masked bikers on the eve of the Kristallnacht anniversary were drowned out by a massive crowd of heckling counter-protesters on Sunday. The boycott, which targeted restaurants run by Jewish Americans in Philly’s ritzy Rittenhouse Square neighborhood, came face-to-face with a large counterprotest aimed at supporting the businesses. However, the protest was forced to shut down early, with organizers claiming “safety concerns.” Lines at the Jewish-owned businesses stretched out the door as supporters publicly come out to back them. Social media posts for the protest demanded that the businesses leave the city....

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With the midterms over, President Trump’s advisers and foreign allies have been racing to shape his decision on whether to end the Iran war or reignite it. Voters soundly repudiated the war at the ballot box, then Vice President JD Vance questioned whether it was worthwhile on social media. Before that post, Vance told the president that he intended to blame the defeat on the war, U.S. officials said. Another camp, which includes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper, have supported a return to major combat operations during recent briefings on military options, U.S....

Alabama Equality celebrated two milestones for LGBTQ representation in Alabama after Democrats Brett Jones and Allison Montgomery defeated Republican incumbents Tuesday. Montgomery became the first openly transgender person elected to the Alabama Legislature, and Alabama Equality said Jones will become the state’s first openly gay sheriff. Jones won the Madison County sheriff’s race with 84,068 votes to Sheriff Kevin Turner’s 74,639, according to unofficial returns. Montgomery won House District 25 with 12,456 votes to Representative Phillip Rigsby’s 10,929. The district includes parts of Madison and Limestone counties. “Alabama made history on Tuesday,” Alabama Equality Chairwoman Patricia Todd said in a...

When Lucia Lloyd immigrated to Canada in 2019, she thought she had moved far away enough from President Donald Trump’s America. She said she was already upset when Trump first took office in 2017, but the president's controversial nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court and the judge's subsequent confirmation amid sexual misconduct allegations was the last straw for her. “So, that was the day that I started researching whether I could move to Canada, and it turned out to be the end,” said Lloyd, a Virginia native who is now a priest at an Anglican Church in...

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The daughter of Paraguay's embattled former president Santiago Pena received heavy backlash for posting a mirror selfie wearing a t-shirt with the slogan 'Tax The Poor.' Costanza Pena, who is currently an economics and history student at New York City's Columbia University, caused upset over the photo as her father is under investigation after the collapse of a major digital bank in her home country. The 21-year-old's t-shirt scandal comes as her father offered his resignation via X after the crisis at government-linked Ueno Bank turned Pena's own party against him and is currently under house arrest. Ueno Bank is...

Beloved, in this fallen world, we are up against the principalities and powers of the demonic spiritual realm, and as we stand against them in Christ, there is a proper order and balance of how we dress in this holy fray (Eph. 6:10-201 John 4:4). When we are abiding in Christ, our ETERNAL Life and Foundation, there has to be a commited stance in truth, doctrine and sanctifcation to ever begin to stand against our greatest enemies (Matt. 11:28-30, John 15:4–5; Colossians 3:1–4). The Christian life is not lived by or in our own strength, wisdom, or righteousness, but through...

Everyone is obsessing about the ‘blue tsunami’. But there is remarkably little about this election that matters. The House and Senate flipping to the Democrats could disadvantage purposes I technically share with Donald Trump: the death of DEI, an end to the poisoning, mutilation and castration of minors, at long last the enforcement of immigration law. But with majorities in both houses for nearly two years, this administration has passed minimal legislation that lastingly affects any of these issues. So why does Trump losing the midterms matter? These losses will justly be regarded as a rebuke to Trump’s overreach and...

The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories unit said it is monitoring the humanitarian situation in Gaza following this weekend’s rainfall but cannot allow certain equipment into the Strip because Hamas could use it “to develop terrorist capabilities.” “Hamas’s refusal to disarm and use of civilian equipment for military purposes impedes the improvement of living conditions for Gazan civilians,” COGAT said.

California is getting its largest new reservoir in more than 50 years, despite strong opposition from Native American tribes and environmental activists. The State Water Resources Control Board approved the final water-right permit for the Sites Reservoir project, located in Glenn and Colusa counties in Northern California.

Advertisers are fleeing a left-wing podcast whose hosts spent over 30 seconds laughing at the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan spent 30 seconds laughing about “digging up Charlie Kirk and doing it again.” The comment referred to the assassination of husband and father Charlie Kirk, who traveled to Utah and was fatally shot in 2025 for challenging college students to prove him wrong. ... However, the podcasters have edited the segment after conservatives complained to the show's advertisers. Multiple sponsors have pulled their support.

Explanation: The sky glows with soft pinkish colors of fading twilight in this serendipitous mountaintop vista. Taken in subfreezing temperatures, the thoughtfully composed photo shows snowy, rugged peaks seen from a mountain pass on 2017 November 14. Below lies the village of La Villa, Alta Badia in Italy's Dolomite Alps. Above the nestled village lights, the constellation Ursa Major hangs over the northern horizon. But most stunning is the intense fireball meteor. It was captured during the camera's exposure by chance as it flashed east to west across the northern horizon, under Ursa Major's familiar Big Dipper asterism. Sightings of...

Will Chinese cars, autonomous cars or click-to-buy cars win in the next decade? You know the 80/20 rule, but I prefer 20/80. I’ve noticed that in the consumer-technology world, if something gets to 20% market share, it will likely get to 80%—think of VHS players, CDs, PCs, smartphones. A lively lunchtime discussion with Quin Garcia from Autotech Ventures turned into a friendly bet over which would happen first: Chinese automakers capture 20% of U.S. car sales, or fully autonomous vehicles account for 20% of cars shipped each year. Mr. Garcia makes the case for Chinese cars: “Almost 20% of cars...

President Trump revealed Sunday it is “highly unlikely” that the US will resume the war in Iran as long as talks over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program continue to make progress. “It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement,” Trump told during a phone interview. “The answer is highly unlikely it’s going to be necessary. They’re a failing nation. It just came out, you saw this year, 301% inflation. Highly unlikely it will be necessary.” “So it’s highly unlikely I’ll have to,” he went on. “They’re withering away financially. We’ve hit them militarily. We could finish...

8 November 2026 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Elizabeth Of The Trinity Parish, ChicagoReadings at MassThis is a preview of Universalis. The Universalis app gives you every day of every year, not just the single week you’re seeing now, and it doesn’t need the Internet. It gives you the official New American Bible version for the readings at Mass. As well as the Mass, it gives you the Liturgy of the Hours. It costs $9.99-12.99 on your phone, or £19.99 (about $26.50) on your computer. Get it now.Liturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingWisdom 6:12-16Wisdom is found by those who...

It was two days before Christmas when David Baltzer, a physically healthy man in his 30s, received a call from a Veterans Affairs Canada caseworker offering him medically assisted death. A former soldier who had served two tours in Afghanistan, Baltzer had been receiving psychological treatment for PTSD and suicidal thoughts. He relied on veterans' benefits to survive after struggling to reintegrate into civilian life, so he was shocked when he received a letter informing him that his benefits had been cut. Upset and looking for answers, he called Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). But rather than receiving the help he...

They may cut off funds for the Iran blockade, aiding the mullahs.Voters who rebuked President Trump for his many excesses should savor the week because politics in Washington aren’t about to get more substantive or enlightening. The first Democratic big idea is to take the government budget hostage to defund U.S. troops in the middle of a naval blockade in the Middle East. A stopgap funding measure expires on Dec. 11, and Democrat Ro Khanna this week floated “a continuing resolution prohibiting the financing of any combat activities of the U.S. military in Iran.” Democratic leader Chuck Schumer told the...

House Republican leaders are bracing for enough GOP defections to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when the measure comes to a vote this week.