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Former President Donald Trump made it business as usual after being “shocked” by his indictment Thursday — heading out for dinner with his supportive wife and posting angry messages through the night. The somber-looking 45th commander-in-chief was spotted arriving for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida with a smiling Melania, 52, by his side in an eye-catching red dress. Pics shared by club members appeared to show guests standing to applaud the Trumps as they entered hours after the unprecedented confirmation that he was to be the first former president to face criminal charges. Other images showed the couple...

Former President Trump has railed against the New York Post, one of the nation’s top tabloid newspapers, after it published an extensive profile of possible 2024 White House candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over the weekend. The profile, which carries a headline quoting a top DeSantis talking point — “people don’t want ‘agenda being shoved down their throat’ ” — and features photos of the governor fishing and playing baseball as a child, triggered an angry social media post from the former president and 2024 White House hopeful on Sunday.

President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed his frustration with Republican governors sending migrants from the Southern border to Democrat-run cities, calling their actions “Un-American.” “Republicans are playing politics with human beings, using them as props,” Biden said. “What they’re doing is simply wrong. It’s un-American. It’s reckless”

Although the establishment media claimed that inflation fell in August, American households did not get any relief in the grocery store aisles. The price of food at home jumped 0.7 percent compared with the previous month. Over the past 12 months, grocery prices have gone up 13.5 percent. ome of the biggest increases in food include: Ham up 2.5 percent from July and 9.2 percent compared with a year ago. Frankfurters (hot dogs) up 5.3 percent from July and 18.3 percent compared with a year ago. Eggs up 2.9 percent from July and 39.8 percent compared with a year ago....

President Joe Biden complained Friday he was “sick” of Americans blaming him for inflation instead of the coronavirus pandemic or Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I’m sick of this stuff… The American people think the reason for inflation is the government spending more money,” Biden said angrily. “Simply. Not. True.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger hit out Friday at leaders who highlight the financial and societal burdens of combating climate change as “stupid or liars.” The former governor of California told the BBC cutting carbon emissions will benefit global economies despite the initial on-costs and new, prohibitive regulations on gas and oil use.

A huge fire destroyed a large part of Nairobi’s international airport early on Wednesday, closing East Africa's most important transport hub with dozens of high-season holiday flights diverted and disruption expected to last days. It is the 15th anniversary of al-Qaeda attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania but officials said there was no immediate indication the fire was caused by a bomb or a deliberate act. The Kenya Red Cross said that there were no reports of casualties.

With the failure of the Democrats’ attempt to exploit the Newtown school shooting to press forward gun control measures, President Obama took to the microphones along with the relatives of Sandy Hook victims to demonize his opposition. This, of course, was his strategy all along: knowing that he did not have 60 votes in the Democrat-controlled Senate to pass his gun control legislation, he pressed forward anyway, hoping to paint Republicans as intransigent, immoral tools of the gun lobby who don’t care about dead children. After demonizing Republicans, Obama hopes, he can press Americans into voting Democrats

Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce President John Wade said Wednesday he is disappointed that 1st District Rep. Tim Walz has chosen not to participate in a planned congressional debate. "Candidly, this was a great opportunity to get off the wagon and check on the horses that are pulling this economy," Wade said. The two-term DFL incumbent declined to participate in the Sept. 20 debate sponsored by the chamber and Post-Bulletin. Instead, he's opting for another debate in Rochester sponsored by the Minnesota News Network and AARP. The date for that debate has not yet been set. Walz will participate in...

WASHINGTON – A Republican civil war is raging, with righter-than-thou conservatives dominating ever more primaries in a fight for the party's soul. And the Democrats hope to benefit. The latest examples of conservative insurgents' clout came Tuesday at opposite ends of the country. In Florida, political newcomer Rick Scott beat longtime congressman and state Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. And in Alaska, tea party activists and Sarah Palin pushed Sen. Lisa Murkowski to the brink of defeat, depending on absentee ballot counts in her race against outsider Joe Miller. The GOP is likely to survive its...

The Mark Foley Saga A gay Congressman named Mark Foley Sent out some Emails unholy : Sent suggestions outrageous To handsome young Pages – His motives, it seems Were quite lowly. With Elections just short weeks away Leading Democrats shouted : “Hooray !” They grew almost violent, But Barney Frank remained silent: For a change he had Nothing to say ! House Republicans all sang the blues: As the Media tightened the screws: CNN was restrained – (The reporters looked pained) ABC was as bad As Fox News !

BOURJ AL-MULOUK, Lebanon - Hezbollah fired its biggest and deepest volley of rockets into Israel on Wednesday as Israel pursued the guerrillas with 8,000 soldiers on the ground and heavy bombing. With fighting in its fourth week and diplomatic efforts stalled, the region braced for a bitter and long war. In eastern Lebanon, villagers wept as heavy machinery carried off the bodies of those killed in an overnight raid against a Hezbollah stronghold. Across northern Israel, forests and fields lay scorched from rocket fire that killed a Massachusetts native fleeing on his bicycle after a warning siren went off. Hopes...

A resurgence of anarchy in the PA spilled over into Jerusalem today as Fatah gang members forcibly seized the offices of the Moslem religious trust (waqf) in the El Azariyeh neighborhood. The waqf office was raided by some 70 gang members who are holding several waqf officials hostage. The Fatah raid was prompted by a decision by the waqf to transfer administration of charitable organizations under its control to local authorities. The decision went against local Fatah leaders who claim that some of the charitable organizations are collaborating with Israel. One of the hostages is Salah Zukheika, an official of...

ANOKA, Minn. - Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) on Thursday lashed out at "the lie that's been put out there" about his Vietnam War service as Republicans and Democrats fiercely debated his military record, sensing a political advantage in keeping the issue alive. The debate started when a group of critics, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, raised questions about the Democratic presidential candidate's command during the Vietnam War. It has escalated into a tit-for-tat advertising war amid accusations from each campaign that the other side is improperly using independent groups to front their attacks. Responding to a...

Fighting rages on as Iraqi premier demands retreat By Adrian Blomfield in Baghdad (Filed: 09/08/2004) Brushing aside calls for talks, Iyad Allawi, Iraq's interim prime minister, flew to Najaf yesterday and ordered militants spearheading a fresh Shia uprising in the south to leave the holy city. "There is no negotiation with any militia that bears arms against Iraq and the Iraqi people," said Mr Allawi, flanked by heavy security, during a brief visit to the turbulent city where American troops claim to have killed more than 300 militants since Thursday. A Shia militiaman takes aim at a US helicopter in...

Fighting rages between Afghan factions Twenty people have been killed and 40 wounded in battles between rival armed factions in north-eastern Afghanistan. Fighting broke out near Orgo in Badakhshan province between forces loyal to the district chief and a local militia commander. Provincial officials have sent hundreds of soldiers to the area to try to stem the fighting, which are still raging in five different places. Government officials in Kabul could not immediately be reached for comment. Story filed: 15:51 Saturday 7th February 2004

Fighting Rages in Congo Around U.N. Camp By EDDY ISANGO KINSHASA, Congo - Rival tribesmen battled with guns and machetes Wednesday in east Congo outside U.N. offices jammed with more than 10,000 terrorized civilians. The United Nations (news - web sites) scrambled to assemble an international force to end the bloodshed. The fighting in Bunia killed at least 10 people Wednesday — including women and children. Most victims were hit by mortar fire as they crowded around the U.N. compound in Bunia. As the violence raged, Britain confirmed it was considering a U.N. request to send troops, while France...