Two Libyan men have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a synagogue in the German city of Erfurt. Meanwhile, hundreds of Jewish refugees displaced by Hamas’ attacks in Israel have been resettled in the Lake Balaton region of Hungary.
In other news, the Chipotle restaurant company has announced plans to open a new chain of restaurants that will serve meat-free meals and be staffed by robots.
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Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., who is challenging President Biden in the Democratic presidential primary, argued that “Bidenomics” wasn’t working and said it represented inflation and “high prices.”
“Bidenomics is not working. It is actually the opposite. It represents inflation, high prices,” he said. CNN’s Dana Bash aired a small portion of the interview on Sunday during “State of the Union.”
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Toy Orders, Parka Sales Illustrate Why Canada’s Economy is Stalling
Canadian companies are painting a stark picture of a consumer who’s pulling back on spending, as rising debt payments and inflation force households to change their behaviour.
From big-box retailers to toy marketers to coat manufacturers, recent corporate earnings results and executives’ comments underscore how quickly the economic temperature is changing after two years of robust growth.
Canadians have the highest household debt levels among Group of Seven countries, and they feel the pinch of higher rates sooner than U.S. consumers because their mortgage terms tend to be shorter. More than a third of mortgage borrowers have seen their payments increase since February 2022, according to central bank data.
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10 Freeway Fire Set With ‘Malice Intent’, Newsom Says
A massive fire beneath one of the most vital traffic arteries in downtown Los Angeles is believed to have been intentionally set, officials said during a Monday news conference.
At 3:30 p.m. Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass participated in a press conference to discuss the blaze that has crippled the downtown commute for hundreds of thousands of Angelenos.
Newsom began the press conference by describing the fire as being set with “malice intent,” saying the fire burned within the fence line and appeared to be an act of arson.
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10 Freeway Closed Indefinitely Following Fire; ‘Path Forward’ Unclear
After a large blaze under the 10 Freeway this weekend, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other local, state and federal officials are promising to fix the freeway as soon as possible, though how long that will take remains to be seen.
The officials held a pair of news conferences Monday morning to update the public on the status of the investigation into the blaze and to assure the public that work is continuing “urgently” on the vital roadway.
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30 Horses Killed in Tioga Downs Arson Fire Laid to Rest
A burial service has been held for the dozens of racehorses killed in a fire that tore through a barn at Tioga Downs in Nichols.
State police investigators said Thursday morning’s blaze in a horse stable was a case of arson.
According to a Tioga Downs news release, 30 horses died in the fire. A private burial for the horses was held in what was described as a simple service.
The horses were buried together adjacent to where the barn had stood. The racetrack’s statement said the burial was done “with approval from authorities.”
State police arrested 32-year-old Boyd Fenton of Athens shortly after the fire was reported. He faces felony charges of arson, burglary, criminal mischief and assault.
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Arrest Made After Woman Allegedly Causes $10,000 Damage to Miami Church
SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) — A woman was arrested after, police said, she was seen throwing bricks at a church causing thousands of dollars in damage.
The incident happened Sunday evening at the Martin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Center located at 14741 Lincoln Blvd.
According to the arrest report, upon arriving at the scene, Miami Police officers spotted a woman matching a description they were given walking away from the church and detained her as part of their investigation.
One witness, according to police, told officers that he saw the woman picking up bricks and hurling them at various windows of the church, resulting in approximately $10,000 in damages. Two women apparently got into a fight out front.
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At Least Four People Stabbed at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston; Suspect in Custody
RUSTON, La. (AP) — Authorities in north Louisiana say four people have been stabbed on the campus of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston and one person is in custody. The Ruston Daily Leader reports that city police chief Randall Hermes said the Monday morning attack was random. Hermes said it appears the attacker surprised the victims from behind. The newspaper reported three of the victims were hospitalized. Details on their conditions were not immediately released. Officials said the fourth refused treatment.
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Biden Rips ‘Prick’ Ex-Obama Guru David Axelrod as 2024 Tensions Grow: Report
President Biden has disparaged veteran Democratic political strategist David Axelrod as a “prick” for questioning whether the commander-in-chief should seek a second term — as a spate of polling shows the incumbent losing next year to former President Donald Trump.
The 80-year-old Biden’s hot temper and penchant for profanity are open secrets in Washington, and his disparagement of Axelrod — as reported Monday by Politico columnist Jonathan Martin — is the latest sign of strife between Biden loyalists and veterans of the Barack Obama administration.
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Black Voters Abandon Biden for 2024: ‘He’s a Weak Old Man’
Democrats are scrambling after a bombshell new report has revealed that black voters are overwhelmingly abandoning President Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 election.
A new report from The Wall Street Journal claims that the historic shift is leaving Democrat strategists “extremely concerned” about Biden’s chances of re-election.
Earlier this month, a New York Times/Siena College poll raised alarm bells for Democrats after it found that President Donald Trump had reached an unprecedented level of support from black voters in battleground states that Biden won in 2020.
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On Monday evening, the House voted to effectively kill a bold attempt by Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to impeach Biden’s Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The bipartisan decision, with a vote of 209-201, involved referring the resolution to the House Homeland Security Committee.
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Donald Trump Jr. was back in court on Monday to testify for the defense in the civil case against the Trump Organization in New York. After his testimony, he spoke to reporters outside the court detailing the absurdity of the case. “This is about the attorney general going after and prosecuting her political enemies,” he said. He also said that he and Eric Trump had nothing to do with the financial statement at the center of the case.
“My brother and I had nothing to do with it, but it doesn’t matter because it’s a witch hunt,” Trump said.
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Police in DeKalb County, Georgia on Monday launched tear gas and flash-bang grenades against Antifa-aligned militants who attempted to stop construction at the city of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Facility.
According to the Associated Press, more than 500 people marched from a park to the construction site, around 2 miles away.
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Breaking: ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley Announces Plans to Run for Congress in Arizona
The man who has been called the “QAnon Shaman” after walking through Congress on January 6, 2021 wearing a horned, fur hat has announced his plan to run for Congress. He will be making that bid in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District.
The 35-year-old filed a statement of intent on Thursday that he intends to run on the Libertarian Party ticket, per the Daily Mail. This comes after the Republican who has held the seat since 2018, Debbie Lesko, said that she will not be on the ballot in 2024. She is 64.
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A boy was suspended from his California middle school after allegedly wearing blackface to a local high school football game. The only problem is that it’s more than likely the face paint was eye paint—the same kind major league players wear on game day. He was suspended and barred from all future athletic events.
The eighth-grade boy had blackface paint under his eyes and on his cheeks when he attended the October 13 game between La Jolla High and Morse High. His attendance was documented with photographs, and only a week later, the principal at his Muirland Middle School called parents and students in for a meeting. The result was that the boy was suspended for two days and prohibited from attending all future sporting events. The middle school has made its Instagram private.
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The “media trouble” of how to best “present” (not necessarily facts, but narratives) regarding the “big” US elections frenzy (namely that to elect a president to front a fairly consistent policy that may, or may not ever change) are now hitting individual states.
Not to discourage anyone from following the goings-on relevant to the issue — but there are “at least” 50 such states. In other words, a skeptic might say that you can expect a lot of campaigning disguised as proper journalism, heightened rhetoric, and just some plain nonsense.
But, how in the world Bill Gates — an ominous billionaire presence by any other standard, but who somehow manages to maintain his image of a “good guy” at least in the legacy media narratives all these decades, crops up here in the “flyover states” must be a mystery.
That’s because — in this case, “the Bill” has a namesake — Bill Gates, representing District 3 on the Board of Supervisors, Maricopa County, Arizona.
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Chipotle Unveils Plan to Launch Meat-Free Restaurant Chain Run by Robots
Steve Ells, the wealthy founder of the Chipotle restaurant chain, has unveiled his new plans to go ultra techno-woke.
Ells announced that he will soon be opening a new meat-free restaurant chain called Kernel.
Oh, and Kernel will largely be run by robots.
Kernel’s first location will open in Manhattan next year with more restaurants to be introduced across the country.
It features meat-free sandwiches, salads, and sides.
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) threatened to have a far-left journalist “thrown off” an Amtrak train Monday after the lawmaker was asked about his resistance to calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
The Delaware Democrat was apparently riding in the quiet car of the locomotive when Grayzone reporter Aaron Mate, who was seated across from Coons, apologized for putting him “on the spot” and demanded to know why the senator hasn’t called for a “cease-fire in Gaza.”
“Who are you?” a confused-looking Coons asks the reporter, who filmed their interaction.
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First Photos Emerge of Cocaine Found at the White House — But We Still Don’t Know Who it Belonged to
Photos have emerged of cocaine that was found last summer at the White House — before the Secret Service executed a quick investigation into the matter without arresting a suspect.
A small baggy containing roughly one gram of the white, powdery substance is visible in locker no. 50 near the White House’s West Executive entrance, according to photos the Daily Mail received after filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the protective agency.
The Secret Service concluded its probe just 11 days after the cocaine was discovered by an agent sweeping the West Wing on the night of Sunday, July 2, forcing a brief evacuation and a response by a Hazmat team before the substance could be identified.
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A federal judge in Georgia has set a trial date for the case on whether the state’s voting machines are prone to cybersecurity issues. The plaintiffs argue that the machines could impact voters’ ability to effectively cast their ballots. This would be in violation of the United States Constitution.
US District Court Judge Amy Totenberg set the bench trial date for Jan. 9, 2024. The lawsuit was filed by the Coalition for Good Governance, which is an election integrity advocacy group, and several individual voters. The plaintiffs are requesting the use of hand-marked paper ballots in place of electronic voting machines on grounds that the machines, which are made by Dominion, are susceptible to cybersecurity issues, according to Newsmax.
The plaintiffs hoped to come up with a resolution without the need for a trial, but Judge Totenberg issued a ruling on Friday and said: “The Court cannot wave a magic wand, in this case, to address the varied challenges to our democracy and election system in recent years, including those presented in this case. But reasonable, timely discussion and compromise in this case, coupled with prompt, informed legislative action, might certainly make a difference that benefits the parties and the public.”
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In response to escalating incidents of harassment, particularly against Jewish and Muslim communities, New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul is today intensifying the state’s counterterrorism measures and is boosting the controversial practice of surveilling social media platforms, and therefore the speech of New Yorkers and other American citizens.
This measure follows ongoing tension in Israel and Gaza. Hochul revealed plans for enhancing the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force personnel and assigning an extra $2.5 million to the State Police.
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Horrific Video Shows Hammer-Wielding Woman Smash Shop Window With Pro-Israel Sign in Pittsburgh
Shocking surveillance video captures the moment a woman used a hammer to bash the front window of a Pittsburgh business that displayed a sign reading, “We stand with Israel.”
The hateful vandal approached Marvista Design + Build on Beechwood Boulevard in the heavily Jewish-populated Squirrel Hill neighborhood about 3:50 a.m. Friday and repeatedly struck the window where the sign hung, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
Unable to shatter the glass, the woman left but returned a few minutes later and continued to strike it before grabbing the sign and then smashing the windows of a company truck.
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House GOP Subpoenas Biden Aides About Classified Docs, Family Biz
WASHINGTON — House Republican-led committees issued subpoenas Monday to five current and former aides to President Biden — including ex-White House counsel Dana Remus — to discuss Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified records and his role in his family’s foreign business dealings.
The Judiciary and Oversight committees also issued the legally binding demands for testimony to director of Oval Office operations Annie Tomasini, Jill Biden adviser Anthony Bernal, chief of staff aide Katharine Reilly and special assistant Ashley Williams.
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Ilhan Omar Faces Primary Challenge From Popular Minneapolis Democrat
Radical “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has been hit with a competitive primary challenge from a popular Minneapolis Democrat.
On Sunday, former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels announced he will attempt to unseat Omar in the Democrat primary, according to the Associated Press.
Samuels previously challenged Omar in August 2022.
However, Samuels was only narrowly defeated in the race.
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Mob of Looters Ransacks Memphis Gas Stations, FedEx Truck
A mob of more than three dozen suspects vandalized, damaged, and stole more than $17,000 worth of merchandise from two Memphis, Tennessee, gas stations Saturday night, police say.
Local officials said the group of looters victimized an Exxon and a Fill-N-Go gas station during the rampage, the Daily Mail reported. Police said that it was just after 10:00 p.m. when 30 to 40 suspects entered the Exxon at 3483 Airways Boulevard and stole $2,000 in products.
It was close to midnight when police say a group of 40 looters entered the Fill-N-Go gas station at 3084 South Third Street as well, causing approximately $9,000 in damage and stealing $15,000 worth of merchandise.
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More Than 100 Arrested Amid Demonstration at Ogilvie Train Station in Chicago
More than 100 people were arrested Monday as hundreds gathered for a protest both inside and outside Chicago’s Accenture Tower, home to one of the city’s major train stations, many calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Chicago police said at least 106 arrests were made for criminal trespass during the demonstration, which occurred in the 500 block of West Madison Street.
The group filled the second floor of Accenture Tower for hours Monday morning, disrupting the morning rush hour commute and prompting lockdowns at nearby offices.
The location of the demonstration was in a building that houses the Midwest Israeli Consulate. The building is also home to several other offices, as well as the Ogilvie Transportation Center, a major commuter rail station.
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NBC News has produced a shameless “fact-check” of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s claim that he arranged for hundreds of American citizens to be flown back from Israel after the Hamas terror attacks on October 7.
According to the “news” outlet, DeSantis wasn’t telling the whole truth because he arranged the flights and supplied the funding but didn’t personally fly the planes himself.
NBC argues that DeSantis’s claim is only “half true” because someone else piloted the planes.
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Newsom Trashed for Admitting San Francisco Was Cleaned Up for China Summit: ‘Slap in the Face’
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., was criticized on social media after admitting that San Francisco, nationally infamous for homelessness, timed a massive cleanup effort ahead of an important U.S.-China summit this week.
President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jingping will meet Wednesday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC) in San Francisco for a much-anticipated face-to-face —the first since the two leaders met in Indonesia in November 2022.
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Paul Pelosi immediately knew he was “in serious danger” when he woke up to a large, unknown man standing in his bedroom carrying a hammer and zip ties, he testified in San Francisco Federal Court Monday.
“He was standing in the doorway and I assume he was three, four feet away from me,” Pelosi said at the trial of David DePape, who stands accused of assaulting him.
Pelosi gave his version of events of the harrowing ordeal when DePape, 43, broke into his home shortly after 2 a.m. on Oct. 28, 2022.
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Bill Burr’s wife flipping off Trump has morphed into a cautionary tale about relationships.
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Robert Malone Testifies on Lack of Informed Consent, Vax Injuries in Front of Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) brought Dr. Robert Malone to the stand during a hearing on injuries stemming from the Covid-19 mRNA jabs. Malone is well-known for being a collaborator in the creation of the mRNA inoculation technology, and was infamously banned from then-Twitter after he had gone against the mainstream narrative surrounding Covid-19. His account was later restored after the platform, now called X, was acquired by Elon Musk.
Malone notably decried the “coercion, compulsion and enticement” seen during the pandemic, as well as “the lack of informed consent” that he claims occurred.
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WASHINGTON — Secret Service agents assigned to defend President Biden’s granddaughter opened fire late Sunday on a group of people attempting to break into an unmarked Secret Service car, officials said.
Agents protecting the 29-year-old lawyer’s home in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington caught three people attempting to break into a parked, unmarked Secret Service vehicle.
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One hundred employees from the State Department and Agency for International Development signed a scathing internal dissent memo criticizing President Biden’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war, accusing him of “spreading misinformation” and unwilling to de-escalate the conflict.
The five-page memo, organized by a junior diplomat on Nov. 3, blames Biden for a failure to call out Israel for “war crimes” in Gaza during his speech on Oct. 10, where the president said the US stands with the Jewish State, Axios reports.
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Supreme Court Adopts First-Ever Code of Ethics After Clarence Thomas Controversy
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would adopt a formal code of conduct for the first time following months of controversy over undisclosed gifts and travel.
All nine justices signed on to the new code, which included few details about enforcement and stated many rules that the high court said were already in effect.
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Trump on Track to Beat Biden in Electoral College, in-Depth Survey Finds
Former President Donald Trump is well and truly on track to reclaim the White House in 2024, a granular nationwide study has found.
Trump topples President Biden 292-246 in the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote 49.0% to 47.8%, according to analysis from Stack Data Strategy released Monday.
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Virginia Democrats May Lose State Senate Control After Dem Lawmaker Caught Lying
The Democratic Party’s control over the Virginia Senate is now hanging in the balance after a Democrat state senator was caught lying about her residence and may be ineligible to hold office.
Last week, Virginia Democrats took control of the state House.
Democrats also retained control of the state Senate by just one seat.
However, a winning Democrat senator, Ghazala Hashmi, may have lied about residing in the district.
The situation could lead to the chamber falling into Republican hands.
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Vivek Ramaswamy Vows to Fire Federal Workers Based on Social Security Numbers: ‘Nothing Will Break’
Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy unveiled his plan to drastically cut the the size of the federal government over the weekend — announcing he would fire workers based on their Social Security numbers.
In a post on X Sunday, Ramaswamy said that if he were elected the next commander-in-chief of the United States, he would “instantly fire 50% of federal bureaucrats.”
“Here’s how: if your [Social Security number] ends in an odd number, you’re fired,” he wrote.
“That downsizes government by half. Absolutely *nothing* will break as a result,” Ramaswamy claimed.
The 38-year-old biotech entrepreneur argued that the plan would not violate civil service rules “because mass layoffs are exempt” and would prevent government employees from claiming their firings were politically motivated.
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In a move concerning privacy advocates, a federal judge last week ruled against reinstating a collective lawsuit accusing four auto manufacturing giants of contravening privacy protections in Washington state. The companies were alleged to have illicitly intercepted and documented private text messages and call records of customers using their car’s inbuilt infotainment systems.
The judge based in Seattle concluded that this activity did not constitute unauthorized privacy infringements according to state regulations.
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Saskatchewan Nurse Faces Disciplinary Hearing for Social Media Posts Rejecting COVID Mandates
In a new verdict concerning medical freedom and free speech, another Canadian nurse could face de-certification. Delegate Leah McInnes, a Saskatchewan nurse, had a grievance filed against her by a colleague on September 26, 2021, after her social media posts spoke out against the compulsion for COVID-19 vaccines. Despite advocating their usage, she expressed strong resistance to the imposition of medical measures.
Between August and October 2021, McInnes publicly criticized the government’s pandemic strategy via social media, triggering an investigation by Saskatchewan’s College of Registered Nurses (CRNS) into her nonworking hours advocacy. She was accused by the governing body of propagating “misinformation” through expressing differing opinions, such as her promise to campaign for the removal of “unjustly excessive mandates” and the violation of individuals’ medical record privacy.
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Javier Rubio Donzé is an architect, historian, and the founder of Academia Play, a leading platform in the field of historical popularisation with more than three million followers. He has also published several books, including La historia como nunca antes te la habian contado (History as you have never been told before), La historia de España como nunca antes te habian contado (The history of Spain as you have never been told before), and Veinticinco grandes batallas de la historia (25 great battles of history). His latest book, España contra su leyenda negra: Mitos, agravios y discursos (Spain against its black legend: myths, grievances and discourses), analyses the Black Legend and its current relevance, as well as the emergence of a new Hispanism that seeks to make politics out of Hispanity and the Black Legend.
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A New Sejm Begins Its Work in Poland
On Monday, November 13, a new parliamentary session officially begins in Poland, as reported by RMF24. The first Sejm session is scheduled for 12:00.
After the national anthem, President Andrzej Duda will address the newly elected deputies, followed by the Senior Marshal Marek Sawicki. The next steps include determining the seating arrangement for deputies in the chamber, electing the Marshal (Speaker) of the Sejm, and the swearing-in procedure for the newly elected deputies.
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Breaking: Tucker Carlson Mobbed by Fans in Spain: ‘Please Tucker, Help US’
Tucker Carlson was seen among the mass protesters in Spain on Monday. Spaniards have been taking to the streets by the millions to protest the socialist government’s deal with Catalan separatists and Basque Nationalists to grant amnesty to Catalan criminals who sought to secede from Spain.
The deal would give the socialist prime minister the power he was unable to establish during a July election.
Carlson was mobbed in the streets, with one woman calling out “Tucker, help us with these motherf*ckers!”
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Dutch Hospital Breaks Ground With AI Driven Patient Q&A System
A Dutch hospital, UMCG (University Medical Center Groningen), is utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to respond to written inquiries from patients, according to Dutch News.
This initiative in Europe involves an AI application integrated into patients’ digital records, enabling a chatbot to analyze pertinent information and generate responses. The preliminary answer undergoes verification by the relevant healthcare professional before being dispatched.
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EU Launches Online Visa System
The European Union is modernizing the Schengen visa process by transitioning it into a fully digital realm. The traditional practice of affixing physical stickers to passports will be replaced, marking a significant shift toward a more streamlined application procedure, according to reports from AFP.
The implementation of this digitalization is anticipated to commence three weeks following its official publication in the EU’s administrative gazette, culminating months of meticulous legislative processes. The Schengen Area encompasses 23 EU member states and neighboring nations, including Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
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EU May Force Fast Food Companies to Use Washable Dishes
Fast food companies across Europe may be forced to switch to more traditional forms of restaurant dishes as the European Union is set to require them to use plates and washable cups to reduce the amount of waste.
The European Parliament is set to vote on the new measures in two weeks to amend an existing ordinance, but members of the food and beverage industry are pushing back against the proposal, along with those who manufacture the packaging affected by the proposed changes, Die Presse reports.
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EU Official Hopes X Will Face “Peer Pressure” to Hire More Censors
A high-ranking representative from the European Commission has disclosed that Elon Musk’s X social media platform operates with a notably lesser number of content censors to administer EU online content mandates and is suggesting X hire more.
According to this commission official, the personnel count is considerably low, with only 2,294 content moderators, especially when compared to tech giants like Google and TikTok.
The recently instituted EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) necessitates a total of 19 substantial online platforms and 2 large online search engines, including Google, X, TikTok, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft, to ramp up their efforts in combating illicit and harmful content on their respective platforms.
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EU Vows “Substantial” Contribution to Climate Damage Fund at COP28
The European Union has committed to making a “substantial” financial contribution to a groundbreaking international climate “loss and damage” fund, set to be launched during the United Nations COP28 climate summit in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, Reuters writes.
The EU’s announcement was made jointly with the incoming COP28 president of the UAE and emphasized the EU’s readiness to support the fund without specifying the exact amount of the contribution.
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Germany Doubles Its Military Aid to Ukraine
Germany is set to double its military aid for Ukraine after the federal coalition government agreed on plans to increase financial support to Kyiv from €4 billion to €8 billion next year.
The Budget Committee will vote on the hike in military aid on Thursday before meeting for final deliberations ahead of approving the draft federal budget for 2024.
The move would see Germany finally achieve the minimum defense spending requirements for a NATO member of 2 percent of its GDP, a figure Germany has regularly fallen well short of for decades and last reached in 1991.
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Globalist Coup: Brexit Loser David Cameron Back in Government Amid Purge of Right-Wing
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has returned to the British government over eight years after he resigned from Parliament, parachuted in by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as part of a clear leftward lurch as he reshuffles his cabinet.
David Cameron, an elected Member of Parliament for 15 years until 2016 and Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for six of those until he resigned over his failure to win his own Brexit referendum has returned to government. His new role as Foreign Secretary, despite no longer being a democratically elected politician, has been achieved by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asking the King to make Cameron a ‘Life Peer’ — a non-hereditary Lord — meaning he can sit inside the House of Lords and re-assume a political role.
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Head of Polish Central Bank Slams Calls to Oust Him as an Assault on Poland’s Financial Security
Poland’s central bank (NBP) head, Adam Glapinski, has warned the new parliamentary majority against any attempts to oust him, accusing them of “playing with fire” and insisting he is ready for a potential legal battle.
During a news conference on Friday, Glapinski argued that it was wholly irresponsible for politicians to attack their own central bank and that any attack on him threatened to unleash a fall in the value of the Polish currency, as well as a fall in the ratings for Polish debt.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister: ‘War Mentality’ Still Dominates EU
“There is still a war psychosis in the minds of many of my colleagues,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjartó said in reply to a question by The European Conservative at the minister’s press conference in Brussels on Monday, November 13th. Ukraine was once again on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council, and despite media reports that U.S. and European officials have begun talking to the Ukrainian government about possible peace negotiations to end the war with Russia, Szijjartó says there is no change whatsoever in the war rhetoric that has been characteristic of many EU member states.
Indeed, Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced on Monday that her country’s military support for Ukraine “will be massively expanded for next year.” T
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Hungary: Judit Varga Urges Brussels Change, Criticizes Silence on Migration Truth
Judit Varga, the head of the European affairs committee for Fidesz, highlighted the crucial need for change in Brussels, About Hungary reports.
According to MTI, Varga expressed concern that Brussels was silencing those who “speak the truth about migration.” She voiced support for Polish counterparts, asserting that coerced migration poses a threat to the security of Europeans.
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iOS Beta Hints That Apple is Testing Sideloading for Apps
Enduring stringent pressure from the European Union due to the antitrust provisions stipulated in the Digital Markets Act, Apple is arguably making strides toward permitting users to sideload apps from sources other than the App Store to foster increased competition.
Information recently unearthed in the iOS 17.2 beta version code by 9to5Mac appears to validate the tech giant’s movement toward sideloading on iOS gadgets. Sideloading essentially involves installing applications acquired from third-party platforms as opposed to sanctioned outlets such as the App Store.
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A 440-pound Italian man convicted of viciously knifing his girlfriend to death during an argument over breadcrumbs in bed has been freed from prison after serving only a year due to a court ruling that the high-calorie diet served in the facility could kill him.
Dimitri Fricano, 35, from Biella, Italy, brutally slaughtered 25-year-old Erika Preti while the pair were vacationing in Sardinia in 2017, stabbing the woman 57 times after she chided him for leaving too many crumbs in their hotel room bed.
Fricano tipped the scales at 260 pounds in 2019 when he was sentenced to 30 years on a murder conviction — but because of delays caused by COVID, he did not begin serving his term until April 2022.
Over the past year, the inmate’s weight had ballooned to more than 440 pounds, leading the Turin Surveillance Court to release Fricano from prison on medical grounds.
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Jewish Refugees Find Sanctuary at Resort Camp in Hungary
Hundreds of Jewish refugees who have been forced to flee their homes as a result of Hamas’ attack on Israel last month have found sanctuary at an unused state resort camp that sits along the shores of Hungary’s picturesque Lake Balaton.
The resort camp first began hosting Jewish families who fled Ukraine in 2014 following the military conflagration that ensued in the Donbas region after pro-Russian, separatists seized the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. Now, it is providing refuge to some 250 people, including 100 children, most of whom fled from Israel in the weeks following the October 7th attack.
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Libyans Apprehended in the Wake of a Synagogue Arson in Germany
The Prime Minister is pushing for severe consequences for the culprits, while his deputy strongly condemns the assault. After a fire was set at the New Synagogue in Erfurt, the police successfully detained two Libyan individuals, according to BILD.
Initial investigations suggest that the two men set fire to memorial notes at the synagogue entrance on Sunday night. These notes conveyed solidarity with Israel and the victims of Hamas terrorists.
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Widespread demonstrations have swept through Spain in opposition to the acting government’s pursuit of a renewed term by proposing amnesty for those involved in the unlawful attempt for Catalan independence six years ago.
According to The Guardian, tens of thousands gathered nationwide to express their discontent, particularly outside the Madrid offices of the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), where violent protests erupted.
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Rising Crime Rates Grip Finland Cities: Tampere Takes Lead
Over the past decade, Tampere, Helsinki and Vantaa (Finland) have witnessed a surge in criminal activities, as reported by the latest police data, as reported by Yle News.
For the past decade, Finnish police have been utilizing a ‘disturbance index’ to monitor the situation in larger cities. This index records incidents of suspected crimes in public places and the number of crime reports submitted to police departments.
Helsinki, Vantaa, and Tampere top the charts in terms of crime, with Tampere experiencing a more pronounced increase compared to any other city in the country.
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Tens of Thousands of Poles Joined Independence March in Warsaw
In a powerful display of national pride and remembrance, the streets of Warsaw were once again the stage for the annual independence march, reflecting the deep-rooted patriotism of the Polish people.
The sea of white and red flags and the familiar extracts of the Polish anthem, “Mazurek Dabrowskiego”, paid homage to the heroes of Polish independence. Participants, as every year, honored the legacy of those who fought for Poland, while also recognizing their duty to safeguard the future.
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The Number of Hate Crimes Against Jews and Muslims Has Increased in Europe
The number of hate crimes against Jews and Muslims has increased in Europe, according to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) reported a sharp rise in anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic sentiments in Europe.
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UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman FIRED by Rishi Sunak After She Calls Multiculturalism a ‘Failure’
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient with pro-Palestinian protesters.
The government said on Monday that Braverman has left her job as part of a cabinet shuffle ahead of a general election expected next year.
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UK: London Police Search for Protester Who Praised Hitler at Anti-Israel Rally
London’s Metropolitan Police force has announced several criminal investigations into anti-Israel protesters including a man who celebrated Adolph Hitler during a mass rally on Saturday.
Amidst the fifth large-scale protest against Israel in London on Armistice Day, in which an estimated 300,000 pro-Palestinian activists took to the streets of the British capital, there was an outpouring of antisemitism and racism.
The Metropolitan Police, which has been criticised for its lax treatment of violent rhetoric and hateful messages displayed by anti-Israel activists, announced multiple criminal investigations following the demonstration.
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UK: Ministers Consider Making it Easier to Ban Protests
London’s Metropolitan Police refused to bow down to government pressure to ban the weekend’s pro-Palestine protests. But advisors are now telling the government to change the law so the threshold for stopping such demonstrations before they’ve had a chance to begin can be much lower.
By all official accounts, the Armistice Day protest, in which up to 300,000 people reportedly took part, was for the most part peaceful, with the exception of a very few counter-demonstrators.
That’s not to say that the message of many ‘for Palestine’ marchers was peaceful. Many of the messages were chilling and hateful. Some wore headbands understood to imitate those worn by Hamas terrorists, while others chanted that “Muhammad’s army will return” and bring “death to all the Jews.”
Despite the minimal physical violence on Saturday, the slogans and messages prompted officials to consider changes to protest-banning laws.
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UK: Top Heath Official Admits Hospitals Faked Pandemic Deaths
A top government health official has admitted that hospitals were faking data for causes of death during the pandemic.
A former director of the UK government’s National Health Service (NHS) has spoken out to allege that a new system was introduced at the beginning of the Covid panoramic to certify deaths.
Prior to the pandemic, four types of pneumonia were grouped together as the highest cause of death in the United Kingdom.
However, after the new Medical Examiner System was implemented, medical examiners started certifying deaths from all types of pneumonia as being caused by Covid.
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Canadian Peace Activist Believed Kidnapped by Hamas Confirmed Dead
Vivian Silver, a prominent Israeli peace activist — who was born in Winnipeg — has been found dead, according to multiple reports.
When the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas attacked several settlements in Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip, Silver, who resided in Be’eri, was presumed to have been taken hostage, along with more than 200 others.
But, on Monday, reports said that Silver’s body had been identified in Be’eri.
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EU Condemns Hamas’ Use of Human Shields; Tells Israel to Exercise ‘Maximum Restraint’
Hamas has been using hospitals and civilians as human shields since the very beginning of its attack on Israel more than one month ago. Such behavior is the terrorist organization’s modus operandi. Despite this, the European Council has said nothing about the use of hospitals until yesterday when it issued a tepid joint condemnation. At the same time, it urged Israel to show “maximum restraint” during its operations inside Gaza.
While coming to an agreement on the appropriate language for joint statements regarding the Israeli war has not been easy among 27 member states of the EU, the Council’s statement—published by the EU’s foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on behalf of all member states a day before Monday’s foreign affairs meeting in Brussels—says more about the bloc’s lack of agreement than anything else.
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Israeli tanks reached the gates of Gaza City’s largest hospital Al Shifa on Monday as IDF soldiers raided a local children’s hospital-turned-terrorist nest where hostages are believed to have been kept.
At least 650 patients were reportedly trapped inside Al Shifa as Hamas terrorists and Israel’s army traded deadly fire around it, with Israel saying the medical facility was being used to hide Hamas’ command post in the spiderweb of tunnels below it, making it target No. 1 for the Israelis as they move to take control of northern Gaza.
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The EU Opposes Changes to the Gaza Borders and the Displacement of Its Residents
The head of European Union diplomacy, Josep Borrell, stated that the EU is against possible changes to the borders of the Gaza Strip and the eviction of its residents during the conflict.
He made this statement after a meeting of foreign ministers from EU countries in Brussels, as reported by The Guardian.
During the press conference, Borrell emphasized that any attempts to reduce the territory of the Gaza Strip or occupy its parts are unacceptable for the European Union.
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by Daniel Greenfield
In 1954, on the Jewish holiday of Purim, a bus carrying passengers from the Red Sea beach town of Eilat entered Scorpions Pass.
A decade before there was any ‘Palestinian’ cause, Muslim terrorists ambushed the bus. Ephraim Fuerstenberg, the driver, was shot dead, and his wife Hannah was taken out and raped and murdered. Men had thrown themselves in their dying moments on his two children to hide them. But his 9-year-old boy, Haim, raised his head to call for his sister, the Jihadist lifted up the body on top of him and shot him in the head, he would lie in a coma for 32 years before finally passing away. His sister Miri, who wrote the story in her book, ‘The Girl From Scorpions Pass’, survived only by hiding under the man who had thrown his body on top of hers to save her life.
The PLO would not be founded until 1964. An account in Time Magazine made no mention of ‘Palestinians’ because no such people had been invented yet. The West Bank and Gaza, the territories at the heart of the two-state solution and the ‘Palestinian’ cause, had been seized by Jordan and Egypt, and were being used as the bases from which the Islamic terrorists operated.
Nor had Islamic terrorism entered the popular jargon. These Jihadis were known as the ‘Fedayeen’ or those who die for Allah. Their style of attacks closely resembled those perpetrated by Hamas on Oct 7. And the Israelis had no high tech, no border wall and not nearly enough manpower to come to grips with the constant Islamic Jihadist raids across the border…
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Desperate: Ukraine Hoping for Trump-Zelensky Call — Media
by RT
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is eager to negotiate with former US President Donald Trump directly just in case the Republican frontrunner retakes the White House in 2024, an insider source in Kiev told Ukrainian outlet Strana on Sunday.
An individual close to Zelensky’s office reasoned that Trump, as the de facto 2024 presidential nominee for the Republican Party, effectively controls the flow of foreign aid to Ukraine, since Republicans hold the majority in the House of Representatives and the House has been responsible for blocking the White House’s efforts to continue funding the Ukrainian conflict.
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Reports of Russian Pullback in Ukraine: A Skirmish in the Information War
TALLINN, Estonia — The reports from Russian state news agencies that Moscow’s troops were relocating from the Dnieper River in Ukraine appeared to be a major development Monday — for about 10 minutes, until the usually authoritative media withdrew the news.
The next hours saw a flurry of claims from both Russia and Ukraine that each opposing side had faked the reports. The incident was a striking skirmish in the information war that hovers around the actual battlefields.
Although the reports that the Defense Ministry had announced troop relocations, and their subsequent rapid reversal, did not appear to have any immediate effect on the fighting, the incident raised significant questions. Were agencies that are primary sources of information about the war duped; did Russian authorities inattentively release information that wasn’t meant to be known publicly?
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Ukraine to Mark Military Fuel to Curb Theft
Gasoline and petrol supplied to the Ukrainian army will be marked with dyes in the hope that less fuel will be stolen and sold on the black market, the rbc.ua news portal reported on Saturday, citing a Telegram post from the Ministry of Defense.
According to the report, fuel suppliers to the armed forces will now paint gasoline red and petrol green. The Ministry of Defense is planning to organize the delivery of the marked fuel as early as next week. The painted gas oil and petrol will reach the troops at the end of November.
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Islamic Bangladesh: Hindu families forced to sell their houses in Shailkupa, ‘land jihad’ carried out by Islamists through threats, assaults and temple vandalism. Rally of Hindu Rights group attacked in Comilla.
Sunayan Das | HENB | Dhaka | Nov 13, 2023:: Ahead of the upcoming elections in Bangladesh, the Hindu community is facing the wrath of political violence perpetrated by the Islamist goons under the protection of both the ruling party Awami League and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Several Hindu families have been forced to vacate their houses in Shailkupa upazila in the Khulna division of Bangladesh and sell them at giveaway prices to avoid religious persecution.
As per a report by Kalbela News, the minority community is facing threats from Islamists and hence many Hindu families are migrating to other parts of the country. For instance, the residence of a deceased Hindu man named Satyendranath Saha was encroached and a 4-storeyed building was constructed in its place.
‘Jubo League’ Chairman (Shailkupa upazila) Shamim Hossain Mollah and his father Sabdar Hossain Mollah were accused of infringing upon the property of the Hindu family. It must be mentioned that the ‘Jubo League’ is the youth wing of the ruling Sheikh Hasina-led-Bangladesh Awami League party. Interestingly, the local BNP cadres are also silent over the attack of minority Hindus in a helpless condition…
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Australian Ports Hit by “Nationally Significant Cyber Incident” as Containers Pile Up
Australian Federal Police are investigating a cybersecurity incident that has paralyzed Australia’s second-largest port operator, which manages container terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Fremantle.
DP World Australia is responsible for 40% of Australia’s maritime freight and shuttered operations on Friday after a cybersecurity incident.
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Terrifying Moment Ute Swerves Onto Footpath Narrowly Missing Israel Supporters
A controversial Jewish human rights campaigner has shared footage of a Toyota HiLux ute seemingly swerving onto the footpath to scare Israel supporters.
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28-Year-Old Soccer Star Dies Suddenly After Heart Attack Mid-Game
28-year-old soccer star Raphael Dwamena has died suddenly after suffering a fatal heart attack in the middle of a game.
La Liga has been left in mourning after the sad death of ex-Levante and Zaragoza player Dwamena.
The 28-year-old passed away after suffering from a fatal heart attack during a game on Saturday, his current club, Albanian side KF Egnatia, has confirmed.
The former Ghanaian international was playing for Egnatia on Saturday against Partizani Tirana when he collapsed in the 23rd minute of the game.
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EU Council Ready to Lift Sanctions Against Venezuela Upon Fulfillment of Conditions
On Monday, the European Union Council decided to extend sanctions against Venezuela for six months, instead of the initially planned one-year extension. However, the Council expressed readiness to consider the possibility of easing or fully lifting sanctions under certain conditions.
The decision to prolong the restrictive measures was made in response to the situation in Venezuela. Nevertheless, the EU Council emphasized its support for the agreement reached between the Venezuelan government and opposition representatives during negotiations in Barbados on October 17.
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Biden’s Migrant Crisis Will Cost Taxpayers $451 BILLION a Year…
— Staggering Republican report lays out how much is spent on healthcare and accommodation — as they target Mayorkas for impeachment
Taxpayers have to front nearly half a trillion dollars each year because the Biden administration is not stopping migrants at the southern border, Republicans said in a report on Monday.
The cost of providing education, healthcare, law enforcement and other expenditure resulting from millions of extra migrants adds up to as much as $451 billion a year, says the House study.
The 49-page report comes as House Republicans push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for allegedly failing to constrain the record numbers of migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border.
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Denmark to Extend Residence Permits for Ukrainian Refugees Until 2025
Denmark plans to extend residence permits for refugees from Ukraine until March 2025. Until March 2024, the Danish Ministry of Immigration and Integration intends to review the cases of Ukrainians who have been granted residence permits. If they continue to meet the conditions of temporary protection, their permits will be automatically extended, as reported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Reintegration with reference to the Danish Immigration Service portal.
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A Bolivian migrant has called out fellow asylum seekers who refused to stay at a newly-built $20.8M tent shelter as New York City has ran out of hotel rooms.
The Eric Adams administration bused dozens of migrants to the makeshift tent facility at the Floyd Bennett Center in Brooklyn on Sunday — in the city’s latest effort to keep up with a surge of asylum seekers that has seen over 139,000 arrive since last Spring.
But many of the families hopped right back on the bus after seeing the facility, and some were at The Roosevelt Hotel on Monday asking to be sent to a different shelter.
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French rescuers allowed a migrant boat with engine problems to continue to the UK after the asylum seekers managed to restart the motor because it was ‘too risky’ to intervene, authorities say.
The French rescue centre CROSS in Cap Gris-Nez became aware of a small boat in difficulty off the coast of Calais around midday on Sunday and 21 migrants were picked up from the dinghy.
But according to France’s Maritime Prefect, during the operation some asylum seekers managed to restart the engine of the boat and ‘refused to be rescued’.
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The Hungarian Migration Research Institute established the International Migration Research Network in Budapest over the weekend with a roundtable discussion inaugurating the initiative.
The participants said that the situation is bad worldwide because governments are not willing to solve the problem.
“The aim of the networking is to bring together in a common organization research centers dealing with migration and immigration issues; to contribute to the internationalization of the values, perspectives, and research results represented by the institutes; and to facilitate the exchange of experience between the participants,” the institute said in a statement.
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Dan Tehan, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, told Daily Mail Australia the surging number of asylum seekers is ‘a test for Labor’ to show true leadership.
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SpaceX Wins Reprieve From US Lawsuit Alleging Anti-Immigrant Bias
Nov 9 (Reuters) — A U.S. judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Justice from pursuing an administrative case accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of illegally refusing to hire refugees and asylum recipients.
U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera in Brownsville, Texas said in a written order late Wednesday that administrative judges at the Justice Department who hear cases involving anti-immigrant bias were not properly appointed.
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A charity for a disease that can cause serious pain and pregnancy complications for females has appointed a transgender woman to be CEO.
Endometriosis South Coast (ESC) is described as an “inclusive” charity set up to support those diagnosed with endometriosis or adenomyosis. These two diseases occur when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus or into the uterine muscular wall itself.
ESC recently announced that Steph Richards, a transgender woman who uses she/her pronouns, was named the new CEO of the charity.
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Ireland: Trans Athlete Who Competed Against Girls Wins Sports Award
A transgender athlete in Ireland who made a name for himself playing Gaelic football against young women and teen girls, recently received the 2023 Galas LGBTQ+ Sports Award presented in Dublin.
“Giulia Valentino, formerly Marco Valentino and 39 years old, was praised as a ‘trailblazer’ by Gay Community News in an article announcing that he was a recipient of the 2023 Galas LGBTQ+ Sports Award, which was presented to him in Dublin on October 7,” reported Reduxx.
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Translatlantic Summit: Life, Family, and Liberties
Over a hundred pro-life and pro-family politicians from three continents will gather in New York to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights next week.
The Political Network for Values is hosting its fifth annual Transatlantic Summit, this year at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City, with the overarching theme focusing on the affirmation of human rights around the globe, calling on attendees to sign the New York Statement reaffirming the principles of the declaration.
The summit is scheduled to be held on November 16th and 17th. In-person attendance is by invitation-only, but the speakers and panels will be livestreamed online for those unable to attend in person on the 17th from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST. The stream will be available both in English and Spanish.
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Wow, Israeli Jews being resettled in Europe! And I was joking with a friend, that I might leave England for Poland( as apparently there are no Muslims or Arabs there) the very place my grandfather escaped the pogroms in around 1910!