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Virginia Commonwealth University has become the latest epicenter of violent protests, as pro-Hamas supporters occupied parts of the campus, leading to a tense standoff with riot police. Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order for all students. The confrontation began Monday morning when a group of student protesters established what they called a “Liberation Zone” outside the James Branch Cabell Library on VCU’s Monroe Park campus. The group displayed Palestinian flags and chanted “Free Palestine,” demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and calling for VCU to sever all financial ties with Israel. As the day progressed, tents were erected, and protesters fortified...

The Blaze journalist Steve Baker cuffed and taken into FBI custody allegedly for his reporting on J6. Baker previously said he didn’t know what the charges were against him but was told they were non-violent misdemeanors

President Joe Biden’s immigration crisis is hitting home in an all-new way. For border state residents, of course, the long, national nightmare has been ongoing since before Biden took office. More recently, Democratic-run cities like New York and Chicago have felt the pain. Now, upscale homes in what used to be considered safe neighborhoods are getting a taste, too. And one dangerous piece of technology is playing a role.

In this eye-opening documentary, I take you deep into New Orleans, famously known as the murder capital of America. Back in august i visited New Orleans one my favourite and most unique experiences i had since documenting the life of inner cities. While there i was privileged enough to interview some of the city best up incoming talent that just so happens to be from some of the most dangerous parts of the place the outside world knows as the murder capital Born and raised in a city plagued with violence. The people i interviewed gives insight on how it...

The first batch of migrants was bused to Floyd Bennett Field’s makeshift tent city in Brooklyn on Sunday — and wanted no part of it. Dozens of migrant families arrived at the controversial remote housing site courtesy of the Adams administration shortly after 12:30 p.m., looked around and promptly hopped back on the bus to try to return to their previous shelters. “We weren’t told where we were going,” one of the bused migrant dads griped to The Post. “I work in The Bronx. My kids go to school in The Bronx. For us to live out here is ridiculous....

Pro-Palestinian protesters swarmed the roadways on the Brooklyn Bridge, shutting down traffic on the historic span. Masses of demonstrators inundated the Manhattan-bound side of the bridge, chanting the antisemitic refrain “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” as others climbed on the bridges’ metal structures. “Resistance is justified when people are occupied,” other marchers chanted as they made their way across the bridge On the pedestrian walkway, people standing and watching the demonstrators shouted boos at their procession.

New York City officials (Eric Adams) have discussed handing tents to newly arrived migrants and housing them in encampments in parks, according to a report. The city has already erected large tents to shelter asylum seekers but this new proposal would be more like a campsite, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The report comes after Mayor Eric Adams yesterday said 'everything is on the table' when asked whether his plans to shelter migrants would extend to Manhattan's iconic Central Park. Adams has said the city has run out of hotel rooms and indoor sites to house the 65,000 migrants...

The 20-year-old 'Percocet Princess' who allegedly sold Robert De Niro's grandson drugs before his death warned him that they could potentially kill him before she sold him the pills. Sophia Haley Marks, 20, is accused of selling 19-year-old Leandro De Niro Rodriguez drugs shortly before he was found dead in his New York City apartment. Marks, who has been nicknamed 'the Percocet Princess', was arrested Thursday night at around 6 p.m. in an NYPD undercover sting operation, according to the New York Post. Legal documents say that police found pills at the scene where Rodriguez died and used the teenager's...

Seventy-eight percent of Americans doubt their children will be better off in President Joe Biden’s America, according to a WSJ-NORC poll released Friday. Seventy-eight percent represents the highest share of Americans who are pessimistic since the survey began asking the question in the 1990s. According to the pollster, the doubt about Biden’s America is a result of a couple of factors, including the interchange between education and the employment market: One reason Americans worry the next generation will fall behind is that they are losing faith in the power of a college education to move them up the economic ladder....

Once the child’s hand hit his crotch, a moral, sexually healthy adult man would have leaped backward as if a hot wire had touched him and hollered for the child’s parents to take her away. This guy giggled and demonstrated with his own hand that she should keep doing it. I felt sullied watching that innocent little girl being used sexually. And of course, one of the “performers” inevitably rolled around on the floor making sure all and sundry saw his crotch. This is wrong, and it bespeaks a deep societal sickness that adult sexual jokes and parodies, without any...

No running water in Jackson. The heat index is 102 degrees. Schools and universities are closed. No way to cook, clean, bathe. This is capital city, and the biggest city in Mississippi. #jxnwatercrisis — Brittany Brown (@isthatbritt) August 30, 2022 Keep voting for republicans and eventually MS can be last in everything. Or at least be proudly neck and neck with KY for the bottom spot. — Michael Cush (@MichaelCush8) August 30, 2022 The city of Jackson is Democrat controlled and has been for many years. They own/operate/maintain the water system. I’m not saying that matters, but the facts matter....

growing number of Americans are using 'buy now, pay later' services to purchase basic goods such as groceries, raising concerns about consumers taking on more debt. Installment-pay services such as Klarna and Afterpay offer interest-free short-term loans to cover purchases, but the fines for late payments can be steep, and critics fear their ease of use could lure shoppers into dangerous debt. In 2021, $45.9 billion in pay-later transactions were made online, a sharp increase from $15.3 billion the year before, according to a GlobalData analysis reported by the New York Times. Food accounted for about 6 percent of the...

The first time Kelly Wilcox drove her 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan to the food pantry near her home in Payson, Utah, she noticed one thing right away that surprised her: newer models of Toyota and Honda sedans and minivans. “I saw a bunch of other people with cars like mine, who had kids in cars,” she said. The mother of four young sons hadn’t known what to expect when she made that initial trip to Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry this spring. She did know she needed help. Her husband had lost his job. He soon found a new job...

Inflation is a bitch.That’s the unspoken truth of our time.Over the last year and a half, the value of our dollar has shrunk, the price of our essentials has risen, and the difficulty of our lives has increased.Because a presidential administration played fast and loose with the economic rules and the working people got bit on the ass. And so we sit in Biden rallies, long lines of cars waiting for Costco gas, counting our pennies and cursing our fates.In the macro, it’s another $7,500 to $10,000 extra in annual expenses for the average American family. In the micro, it’s...

Multiple people have been hit during a shooting at a church in the Laguna Woods area of Orange County, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The suspected shooter at the church, in the 24000 block of El Toro Road, is in police custody, the OCSD said. The gun used in the shooting has been recovered, the OCSD said. Deputies are still at the scene. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

A mass shooting is being reported out of Buffalo at the Tops [supermarket] at 1275 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY. According to unverified reports, a shooter was taken out by gunfire. However, police say they have one person in custody. There are reports that “bodies [are] everywhere.” At least nine individuals have been reported shot, more than five of them in the head. At least one fatality has been reported.

Demonstrators rallied outside the Northern Virginia home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Monday evening to protest his draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Videos of the protesters flanked by cameramen showed people marching up and down the street chanting slogans like: "our bodies, our voice!" and "Alito is a coward!" Some members of the crowd carried a banner that read: "Repro Freedom For All." The political group Shut Down DC said it would be organizing a vigil outside Justice Alito's home because "it's been impossible to reach him at the Supreme Court."

This is the current state of Seattle. pic.twitter.com/jLkwm830p6— Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) February 28, 2022

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26 NEWS) — A Med-Evac helicopter trying to leave Fresno was told to stay put Monday, along with many other flights trying to leave the area. The FAA isn’t saying why it issued the ground stop, but it came immediately after North Korea’s missile tests. The Fresno Airport says it wasn’t notified of a ground stop, because the FAA oversees all air traffic and oversees the tower at FAT. The airport says there were no major delays around the ground stop. We do, know, however, that a CALSTAR Med-Evac helicopter that flew to CRMC was temporarily stuck in...

Another brazen smash-and-grab was caught on camera at a luxury car showroom in crime-stricken Chicago in which the suspects ran out with watches worth millions. Two men came into Gold Coast Auto Gallery on Saturday and conducted the robbery in less than 20 seconds. One stood by the door with a gun while the other smashed a display case with a hammer, stealing at least eight luxury watches.