According to a new poll, a majority of voters say they are worse off financially under Joe Biden’s presidency, up 25 points since he was inaugurated. In possibly unrelated news, a St. Paul, Minnesota man pleaded guilty to stabbing his wife to death during a bible study session.
In other news, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that India is an important player in the world, and that India’s help is needed to restore a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
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Easter Inflation: Cost of Eggs, Chocolate Soars as Holiday Approaches
The price of Easter is nearing a historic high as inflation and supply chain issues send the cost of holiday staples such as eggs and chocolate soaring.
The average cost of a dozen eggs is about $2.99, according to data from the Federal Reserve obtained by USA Today. While this figure is lower than the whopping average of $4.82 that consumers were paying last year, the price is creeping back up — partially due to the bird flu.
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After Judge’s Scolding for Playing ‘Race Card,’ Fani Willis Says She’ll ‘Talk About it Anyway’
Embattled Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis in a speech Friday seemed to defy a judge’s recent warning to not play “the race card,” insisting she’ll talk about race “anyway.”
During her remarks at the South Fulton Women of the Shield Awards, Wills said that “it’s hard out here always having to prove yourself two and three times.”
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On March 27, the findings of a nationwide survey were presented and the results shocked some while emphasizing what many already knew: most US voters oppose the effort to push Israel into a peace deal upon learning of the Palestinian Authority’s alignment with Hamas.
The Gideon300 public affairs agency, in collaboration with RMG Research, created by Scott Rasmussen, one of the world’s leading public opinion pollsters, presented the results that were based on a survey of 1,000 potential general election US voters conducted on March 11-12.
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Axelrod Admits Biden Fundraiser Looks Bad Raising Huge Cash Amid Left-Wing Protests
David Axelrod suggested on Thursday that the money President Biden raised from his swanky Radio City fundraiser will likely mean more in the long run than the negative optics of his event contrasted with former President Trump attending the funeral of a slain New York police officer.
In a post on X, “Defending Democracy Together,” founding director Bill Kristol labeled Thursday as an “unfortunate day politically for the Democrats.”
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Crane Tied to CIA Cold War Mission Arrives for Cleanup
A powerful floating crane that played a role in what the CIA says was one of the “greatest intelligence coups of the Cold War” has arrived at the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site in Baltimore to start removing debris.
The Chesapeake 1000, which Unified Command tells Fox News Digital can “carry up to 1,000 tons,” arrived late last night at the wreckage site in the Patapsco River, where the remains of four construction workers are still missing following Tuesday’s collapse.
The crane originally was built as the Sun 800 in 1972 to help construct the Hughes Glomar Explorer, a deep-sea vessel used by the CIA in a secret mission called “Project AZORIAN” to recover a Soviet nuclear submarine that sank in the Pacific Ocean during the Cold War, according to the Engineering News-Record.
It later had its capacity increased from 800 to 1,000 tons and was bought by New Jersey-based Donjon Marine Co. Inc. in 1993, which confirmed the details of the report to Fox News Digital on Friday.
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More than two years after President Joe Biden pledged to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the United States only seven are operational across four states.
The Washington Post reported Friday on the sluggish pace the allocated $7.5 billion in infrastructure funds have been put to use.
The bulk of the funds, $5 billion, are to go toward building fast chargers along major interstates — what’s being called the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure or NEVI program.
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A State Department staffer who resigned in protest over President Biden’s Israel policy explained staffers feel “betrayed” by the administration’s “extreme support” for Israel amid its ongoing offensive in Gaza.
Annelle Sheline told “Amanpour & Company” host Christiane Amanpour that she resigned publicly Wednesday from her job as a foreign affairs officer after her colleagues begged her to voice dissent on their behalf.
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Biden’s Handlers Abandon Failed Effort to Positively Rebrand ‘Bidenomics’
Democrat President Joe Biden’s handlers have finally given up on their attempts to use the “Bidenomics” term to misleadingly spin his economic failures.
When critics of Biden’s economic policies derisively dubbed them as “Bidenomics” early on in his tenure, the White House eventually attempted to appropriate the term and attach a positive connotation to it.
The move was a concerted effort to bolster Biden’s standing on the issue throughout the second half of 2023.
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Biden Launches Crackdown on Diesel Trucks to ‘Fight Climate Change’
Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration has just launched a new crackdown on diesel-power trucks in a claimed effort to “fight climate change” and “reduce emissions.”
The Biden admin finalized long-awaited regulations targeting emissions generated from heavy-duty vehicles.
The regulations specifically target trucks and buses.
The move is the latest salvo in President Biden’s sweeping “climate” agenda.
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Boeing Whistleblower’s Mom Lays Blame for Son’s Death, Deemed Apparent Suicide, in New Interview
The mother of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, whom police found dead in his truck earlier this month after he had missed a deposition in connection with his lawsuit against the jet manufacturer, is putting some of the blame on the aerospace giant as police continue to investigate his apparent suicide.
Barnett was suing Boeing, claiming that he had been retaliated against, harassed and spied on by the company, and he failed to show up for his second day of depositions earlier this month.
His lawyers started making calls, and hotel workers found him dead in the parking lot.
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‘Boosted’ Social Media Star Reveals ‘Shock’ Cancer Diagnosis at 32
A massively popular social media star has just revealed his “shock” at being diagnosed with cancer after receiving at least three doses of Covid mRNA shots.
32-year-old Tyler Blevins, also known as Ninja, is one of the most popular video game streamers of all time.
Blevins has tens of millions of followers on multiple social media platforms where he posts streams of himself playing video games.
On Wednesday, the “boosted” social media star revealed he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
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Breaking: Tucker Carlson BANNED From Speaking at Alma Mater St. George’s School in Rhode Island
Tucker Carlson has revealed that he has been banned from speaking at his alma mater St. George’s School in Rhode Island despite receiving a student invitation.
In a Zoom call with students to explain what happened, Carlson explained that he was given the run around by school administrators, first being told that they were worried about the possible media attention he would bring, and then that it was “unsafe.”
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California Elites Outraged as Squatters Seize $5 Million Mansion in Celebrity Neighborhood
California elites are expressing outrage after squatters seized a $5 million mansion in an exclusive neighborhood that is home to multiple wealthlty A-list celebrities.
The massive home, in ultra-exclusive Beverly Grove on the outskirts of Beverly Hills, was invaded by squatters and became a source of rowdy parties.
Beverly Grove is home to the elite of the elite in California.
A-list celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and LeBron James, entrepreneurs, hedge-fund investors, heiresses, and studio executives own homes in the quiet cul-de-sac.
That was until squatters invaded in October and locals started complaining about them allegedly throwing “wild parties” with “cocaine and orgies.”
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Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Oregon Church in Key First Amendment Lawsuit Against City
A federal judge has stopped a southern Oregon city’s attempt to shut down a church’s homeless meal service, ultimately ruling against the city government in a key First Amendment case.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke ruled Wednesday that an ordinance passed by the small city of Brookings, on the southern Oregon coast, violated the religious freedom rights of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, which regularly serves meals to the homeless, KGW reported.
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Federal Judge: Zero Evidence Hunter Biden Charges Are Politically Motivated
A federal judge has ruled that there is no evidence to suggest that the tax fraud charges against Democrat President Joe Biden’s son Hunter are politically motivated.
U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi made the ruling during a Wednesday hearing on the federal tax charges against Hunter Biden.
Scarsi noted the lack of facts connecting the charges with efforts by congressional Republicans to probe the murky depths of the Biden family’s finances.
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Georgia Legislature Approves Election Reforms, Rules for Challenging Voter Registration
The Georgia House and Senate this week approved changes to the state’s requirements for making the presidential ballot and the rules for challenging a voter’s registration.
Georgia’s elections were the subject of intense scrutiny following the 2020 presidential election and were central to former President Donald Trump’s claims that mass voter fraud influenced the outcome of the contest. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has indicted Trump over his challenges.
The legislation permits any party to appear on the state’s ballot if it has already qualified to appear in 20 other states or territories, according to the Associated Press. It further outlines the criteria for determining “probable cause” for voter registration challenges.
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Harvard Applications Drop After Unprecedented Year of Crisis
Applications to Harvard College fell by about 5 percent this year, a small decline that comes after a tumultuous year at the school marked by the dramatic downfall of its president and a Supreme Court defeat.
Some 54,008 students applied to be in Harvard’s class of 2028, the college said, down from 56,937 last year. The 3.59 percent acceptance rate was the highest the college has recorded in four years, according to The Harvard Crimson. It comes amid intense scrutiny around the college’s handling of antisemitism allegations on campus in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.
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Hazardous Material Containers ‘Breached’ During Baltimore Bridge Collapse: NTSB
Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
The cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26 was carrying more than 50 hazardous material containers, some of which were breached during the collapse, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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In Historic Reversal, US to Restart a Shut Down Nuclear Power Plant for the First Time Ever
Is the long awaited — and overdue — restart of the American nuclear age finally here?
In a move which may force the lunatic greens to storm the White House, on Wednesday the federal government announced that it would provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan. NJ-based Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it, but with support from the state of Michigan and the Biden administration, the emphasis has shifted to restarting the nuclear power plant by late 2025 instead.
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President Donald Trump’s critics piled on when New York’s Democrat Attorney General Letitia James accused him of overvaluing his properties.
James and radical Judge Arthur Engroon came to this conclusion by massively undervaluing Trump’s properties and then claiming he exaggerated their values.
Democrats and anti-Trump celebrities used this information from the case to smear and attack the 45th president.
However, some of those critics, including Jon Stewart, have been exposed as supreme hypocrites.
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Leftist Actor Michael Rapaport Refuses to Vote for Biden: ‘Voting Trump is on the Table’
Vocal anti-Trump leftist actor Michael Rapaport has declared that he “won’t vote” for Democrat President Joe Biden in the coming November election.
In explaining his refusal to vote for Biden, Rapaport asserted that he “won’t support anyone anti-Israel or anti-making America safe.”
However, the “Friends” actor surprisingly added that he is considering voting for President Donald Trump instead.
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Manhattan Prosecutors Argue Trump Gag Order Applies to Judge’s Daughter
Prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Donald Trump argued Friday that a gag order that Judge Juan Merchan imposed against the ex-commander-in-chief applies to the judge’s daughter.
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Masked-Up Taylor Lorenz Attends Pornhub Awards
Controversial journalist Taylor Lorenz attended the Pornhub awards event held in Los Angeles on Thursday. Video of her dancing at the event in a mask went viral online afterwards.
Lorenz posted on her social media that she had attended the awards event for the pornography company on Thursday.
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Mayorkas Impeachment Headed to Senate for April 11 Trial
Speaker Mike Johnson said House leaders will send the articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, which is expected to tee up a Senate trial as soon as the next day.
Johnson and 11 GOP-appointed impeachment managers, in a letter Thursday, asked Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., to schedule a trial “expeditiously.”
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Longtime Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, who many refer to as a “moderate” Democrat that often works across the aisle, has a voting record in lock step with President Biden nearly 100% of the time, sparking allegations of hypocrisy from his opponents.
Brown, who began serving in the U.S. Senate in 2007, is often referred to in media publications as a practical “moderate” in touch with blue-collar workers in the Buckeye State and as recently as this week campaigned on “standing up for people and fighting for Ohio.”
A review of his voting record since Biden took office using VoteView, a database maintained by political scientists from UCLA, shows that Brown voted with Biden 99% of the time from 2021-2023 and 97% of the time since 2023 while representing a state Trump carried by 8 points in 2020.
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Montana Supreme Court Rules Four Major Election Security Law Bills Are Unconstitutional
Montana’s Supreme Court has just ruled that four major election security bills passed by the state legislature are unconstitutional.
In 2021, the Republican-led Montana Legislature passed several election law reform bills that were subsequently challenged by lawsuits from Democrats and Native American groups.
Four of those new reform laws were ruled unconstitutional by a district court judge in 2022.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul was seen on camera being applauded as she appeared to be asked to leave the wake for murdered NYPD officer Jonathan Diller on Friday afternoon and was even allegedly told off by the cop’s mourning widow.
The governor was scheduled to pay her respects on the second day of viewings for Diller, a New York Police Department officer who was allegedly shot and killed by suspect Guy Rivera, 34, on Monday evening.
After Hochul arrived at the funeral home around 1.45 pm on Friday, a person from the crowd shouted, ‘Get her outta here,’ law enforcement sources told the Post.
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Muslim American Appeals Court Nominee Loses Democratic Support
The Biden administration’s push to appoint the first Muslim American federal appeals court judge has run into more trouble in the Senate confirmation process, as Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada became the latest Democrat to announce she would not support the nominee.
Adeel Mangi’s bid for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit is one of the most intense judicial confirmation fights this Congress, with conservatives arguing the lawyer has links to anti-police activism and Democrats contending he’s been the target of improper attacks related to his religion.
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— including one ping on street opposite Trump Tower
Nearly 200 people who visited Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘pedo’ island left a trail of mobile device data which links them to homes and offices in the US around the world, a new analysis reveals.
The analysis exposes the movements of visitors to the island from 2016 to Epstein’s final arrest in 2019, years after his conviction in 2008 for procuring a child for prostitution.
The location data was pinged from their mobile devices to platforms which facilitate targeted advertising. This information was then compiled by Near Intelligence, a controversial location data broker.
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Nolte: More EV Fail as Ford ‘Drastically Cuts’ Detroit Workforce
“Ford will drastically cut the number of hourly workers at its factory that builds the Ford F-150 Lightning as sales of electric vehicles slow,” a local media outlet reported.
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Poll Shows U.S. Muslims Support Hamas
After 9/11, elected officials told us that Islam had nothing to do with terrorism. And that accusing Muslims of supporting Islamic terrorism was a dangerous bigotry they dubbed “Islamophobia.”
In the decades since, the same speech has been delivered after every Islamic terror attack.
Now, as Muslims and leftists riot in support of Hamas, after Islamic groups and public figures from campus groups to the leader of the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) celebrated the Oct 7 atrocities, we are not allowed to suggest they support terrorism.
Even as Dearborn, Michigan became the hub of a movement to save Hamas by pressuring Biden, led by figures who had praised Hamas, an op-ed by a MEMRI counterterrorism researcher in the Wall Street Journal that warned of the degree of support for terrorism in the Muslim area was denounced by everyone from Biden on down for its “Islamophobia.”
Muslims in America, we’re told, don’t support Hamas, they just oppose Israel. Is that true?
While there were polls which showed that the vast majority of Muslims in Israel (the so-called ‘Palestinians’) support Hamas, there hasn’t been a comprehensive poll of Muslims in America.
However a recent Pew survey on the war showed that half of Muslims in America (49%) believe Hamas has “valid” reasons for attacking Israel, while the majority (54%) also reject the idea that Israel has the right to defend itself against the Islamic terrorist organization
Unlike the vast majority of Americans from all ages and backgrounds, Muslims are the only group where less than half agree that the Oct 7 murders, rapes and kidnappings were wrong.
1 in 5 Muslims in America (21%) were willing to admit they supported the Oct 7 massacres. Nearly 1 in 3 claimed to be unsure whether burning Jewish families alive in their homes was wrong.
Only 5% of Muslims in America believe that Israel’s military campaign on Hamas is acceptable while 68% of Muslims believe that Israel’s attacks on the Islamic terrorists are not acceptable.
67% of Muslims in America have an unfavorable view of the “Israeli people” (not the Israeli government which an overwhelming 86% of them oppose.)
While only 8% of Americans have a favorable view of Hamas, 1 in 3 (37%) Muslims in America are willing to admit to a favorable view of a sanctioned terrorist organization. (There are multiple reasons why some Muslims might oppose Hamas while still hating Israel, including support for the Palestinian Authority, political opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood or resentment over Hamas siding with the Sunni rebels in Syria.)
60% of Muslims in the U.S. resent that America is “favoring” Israel.
These numbers are troubling because they pose a threat not only to Israel, but to America.
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Poll: Majority Are Worse Off Under Joe Biden, Up 25 Points Since 2021
A majority of voters are “worse off financially” under Joe Biden, up 25 points since he assumed office in 2021, according to a poll.
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Pro-Islamist: Pro-Khalistani Civil Rights Groups Fear the Rise of ‘Hindu Supremacy’ in the US!
by Upananda Brahmachari
More than 100 civil society organisations have issued a declaration standing expressing “acute concern about the alarming rise of Hindu supremacy, also known as Hindutva or Hindu nationalism, in the United States”. The Hindu Right, they say, “now finds itself in a deepening alliance with various facets of the American far-right”, reports The Wire.
The Wire is a covert anti-Hindu & Hindutva media run by ‘left liberals’ and ‘urban naxals’ who are grossly engaged to malign any Hindu movement against the upsurge of anti-nationalism, pro-Islam and Christian communalism and naxalite terrorism.
Actually, 109 civil society groups have signed a declaration expressing concern about growing Hindu nationalism in the United States and pledging to combat its spread in America. From the lists as appeared in The Wire, it is seen that most of these groups are involved with anti-Indian and anti-Hindu propaganda energised with Islamic and Soros funding. Many of these groups are also involved with Kashmiri and Khalistani separatists organisations. It is alleged that some of these forums are connected to the most controversial Islamist organisation CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) in the United States. It has also been revealed that the agents of ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ group [1] — [2] — [3] are covertly and overtly supporting anti-Hindutva propaganda in the United States.
“Hindu supremacy poses a growing threat to our core values of democracy, pluralism and justice, both in India and here in the United States,” the declaration, released by Savera (an anti-caste coalition of Indian American and partner civil rights groups), read.
But, such groups never rise their voices against ‘Stoning to death of women in the name of punishment’, ‘Beating women with canes in public’, ‘Beheading with a sword in broad daylight’, ‘Shot to death and hanged on the street’, ‘Forced the women folk under the black sacks’ , ‘Bombing the non-Muslims in the name of religion of peace’, or the incidents like Charlie Hebdo attack, Soccer horror at Stade de France, Nice carnage and Crocus City Concert massacre.
Attributes of Islam
The declaration’s signatories include the Jewish Voice for Peace, the Movement for Black Lives, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and the National Lawyers’ Guild. The report titled “The Global VHP’s Trail of Violence”, outlines the impact of the US-based Hindu supremacist movement.
It stated that Hindu supremacist organizations may hide behind a “façade of multiculturalism and diversity”, but in reality, they have worked to break bonds of solidarity between communities.
“They (Hindus) legitimize far-right politics within communities of color—including by attacking civil rights groups; collaborating with far-right demagogues; spreading anti-Muslim disinformation; opposing affirmative action and caste protections for marginalized communities; and working to curb free speech and academic freedom,” the declaration read.
The Hindu supremacy continues to function as a “dominant caste project”, the signatories said, citing historical examples of violence against Muslims and other minorities.
They claimed that the Hindu supremacist movement is not only harmful to Indian, South Asian, and Muslim Americans but also the values of collective liberation. The declaration called for a fight against “true multiracial democracy”.
It is very much clear that the voices raised by the 100+ civil society organisations in a tune to suppress the Global Hindutva proliferation that took a rejuvenated shape through the consecration of Ayodhya Ram Temple aiming for a strong Hindutva solidarity against all caste discrimination and anti-Hindu propagation.
When the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America took a huge programme like Ram Mandir Rath Yatra 2024 to reconnect US Hindus by travelling 8,000 miles and visiting 851 temples in 48 US states; the vultures of so called civil right groups have started flying in the sky for searching Hindu dead bodies here and there.
Not only in the US, their counterparts in India have also started propaganda against Hindus and Hindutva highlighting the pro-Islamist, pro-Khalisatani and Kashmir Liberation campaign in the hide of Human Rights.
In fact the US Civil Right groups against Hindus and Hindutva are afraid of strong Indian multiculturalism and Sanatani cohesion against caste discrimination now found in a new dimension.
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The rates of students skipping school remains high following a trend that surged upwards during the COVID pandemic, according to a recent study.
“Nationally, an estimated 26 percent of public school students were considered chronically absent last school year, up from 15 percent before the pandemic,” The New York Times reported, citing the American Enterprise Institute.
A student who is chronically absent from school typically misses at least 10 percent of a given school year, or 18 days.
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On Tuesday, a Hispanic woman was viciously attacked in Brooklyn by a violent repeat offender who was arrested but immediately released from jail due to New York City’s progressive bail policies.
Dulce Pichardo, 57, recounted the harrowing incident to ABC 7 News and explained that she was punched in the face by a man in an unprovoked attack while walking down Grand Avenue near Dean Street around 5 pm. She was left with a broken jaw and permanent damage to her lower lip.
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Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have legalized marijuana sales in the commonwealth.
The legislation to create a weed commercial retail market in the state passed in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly earlier this year.
It would have let sales begin next year, but the GOP governor said ‘cannabis is bad’ for the state.
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St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty After Fatally Stabbing Wife During Bible Study
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) — A St. Paul man has changed his plea to guilty, admitting he fatally stabbed his wife during a Bible study in March 2023.
According to court documents filed on March 18, Robert Castillo, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder with intent. Last summer, Castillo initially pleaded not guilty to the crime.
The charges say that Castillo and his wife went over to Castillo’s sister’s house for a Bible study on the night of March 21, 2023. Castillo’s sister told police that Castillo and his wife, Corrina Woodhull, were on the couch acting normally; he held her hand and kissed her, then whispered something in her ear. Woodhull then shook her head “No” and Castillo pulled out a knife and stabbed her about 20 times. Family members intervened to stop Castillo from stabbing Woodhull, and then held him down.
When officers arrived at the home, they found Woodhull lying on the floor bleeding from multiple stab wounds, court documents said. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Witnesses said that things seemed fine between Castillo and Woodhull, and no one heard what Castillo said to Woodhull before he stabbed her, the complaint said.
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State Makes Retail Theft a Felony as Organized Crime Proliferates
The Kansas legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would classify organized retail crime (ORC) a felony offense, joining nine other states that have passed similar laws in the last year.
ORC refers to orchestrated groups of shoplifters who commit smash-and-grab robberies of stores or target cargo carriers.
The state’s upper chamber passed the Substitute House Bill 2144, which would split the felony charges into two tiers. A theft of merchandise valued at more than $3,000 would be classified a felony and those convicted would face between 31 and 136 months behind bars. If the amount stolen exceeds $15,000, the sentence range is between 38 and 172 months.
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Texas Woman Shares Nightmare Tale of Trying to Evict Squatter Who Destroyed Home, Sold Belongings
A Dallas-area woman is documenting her nightmare experience after a squatter allegedly trashed her home and sold her belongings while she was taking care of a family member in another state.
Terri Boyette shared how squatters took over her home last year while she was in Florida caring for her sick mother in videos that recently went viral on social media.
When she tried to report the break-in to law enforcement, she was told squatters’ rights laws protected the “tenant” because he had been there over ten days and she had to go through the eviction process.
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TikTok Launches Ad Campaign in Battleground States in Which Vulnerable Dem Senators Seek Reelection
TikTok launched a $2.1 million advertising campaign try to stop Congress from voting on a measure to effectively ban the social media app in the U.S. that will be run in states in which Senate Democrats are in tough reelection bids.
The bill, targeting the app, whose parent company is China based, overwhelmingly passed the GOP-controlled House and now awaits a vote in the Senate.
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St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has announced new plans to make convenience store owners more responsible for the crimes committed on or outside their property.
Mayor Jones, St Louis’ the first black female mayor, told leaders at the the Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime in Memphis that St Louis needs to combat violent crime and theft around convenience stores.
‘We have a lot of violence around convenience stores and gas stations,’ Mayor Jones said on Thursday.
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United Airlines Boeing 777 Diverted to Denver After ‘Engine Issues’
The Federal Aviation Administration should expedite its plan to curb United Airlines’ growth, including preventing the carrier from adding new routes, following a series of safety incidents in recent weeks and another incident on Thursday evening.
Last night, United Flight 990, a Boeing 777-200 traveling from San Francisco to Paris, was diverted to Denver International Airport when the pilots reported engine issues.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows Flight 990 was heading north towards the Canadian border before it turned south towards Denver. United wrote in a statment that the plane landed safely with 273 passengers and 12 crew on board.
This comes after a series of recent flight mishaps involving United jets, including a tire falling off a Boeing 777 taking off at San Francisco airport, landing gear issues with a Boeing 737 at Houston, and a panel flying off an aging United Boeing 737.
A Bloomberg report said FAA authorities are considering “drastic measures” to curb the airline’s growth following a series of safety incidents.
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On Thursday, Washington Democratic Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill that critics say will move one of the state’s largest utility providers away from natural gas, eventually forcing homeowners to spend tens of thousands of dollars converting to electric.
According to Inslee, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1589 creates a path for Puget Sound Energy, the state’s largest utility with over 800,000 customers in six counties to “get out of the fossil fuel business,” an approach the foreign-owned utility has supported to help in “meeting our state’s aggressive clean energy goals.”
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Viral Videos Appear to Show FBI Agents Visiting Homes Over Social Media Posts
Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news
Two videos have gone viral on X showing FBI agents visiting people’s houses to ask questions about offensive social media posts.
The first clip shows three people who claim to be FBI agents visiting a woman called Rolla Abdeljawad at her home in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The woman asks them to identify themselves, but they refuse to do so while being filmed, before claiming they had already shown the woman their IDs.
“What we’d like to do is have a conversation with you about some social media posts that you’ve made, would you be willing to talk to us about that?” asks one of the agents.
The woman refuses to talk until she has a lawyer present, before the agent asks her for contact information.
“No, I’ll get back to you,” states Abdeljawad.
Another agent then asks the woman to have her attorney “contact the FBI office in Oklahoma City.”
Abdeljawad is told by one of the agents that “Facebook gave us a couple of screenshots of your accounts.”
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Voters Say Biden’s Top Accomplishment is ‘Nothing,’ Poll Shows
When American voters were asked to list Democrat President Joe Biden’s top accomplishments since entering the White House, the number one result was “nothing,” a new poll has revealed.
The poll from Fox News will likely set off alarm bells for Biden’s handlers as the critical November election draws near.
The results of the poll, which sought to determine which way multiple demographics plan to vote, were released on Wednesday.
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Watch: First Images and Footage From Onboard Baltimore Bridge Ship, 1,000 Ton Crane Arrives on Scene
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has given the first glimpse of conditions of the MV Dali after it allided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, showing teams searching for chemical leaks, hidden fires, and inspecting damage.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators and U.S. Coastguard boarded the container ship MV Dali on Wednesday to inspect damage and retrieve data from the onboard recorder to form part of their investigation. The Board has now released a series of photographs and video from those visits, giving an insight into the level of damage sustained by the ship — which is to be freed, refloated, and recovered by U.S. Army engineers and a specialist salvage firm — in the impact.
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers Vetoes $3B Tax Cut, DEI Crackdowns, Other GOP-Backed Bills
Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed 41 bills passed by the Republican-led Legislature on Friday — rejecting a $3 billion Republican tax cut, political loyalty pledges for higher education employees, and a plan setting how many wolves can be hunted each year.
Evers signed a bipartisan bill to provide $400,000 supporting Holocaust education in Wisconsin schools. A 2021 law requires teaching about the Holocaust in grades 5 through 12 statewide. The money approved by Evers will go to the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center to support that education.
He also signed a bipartisan bill designed to increase the number of mental health crisis centers across the state.
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Woke America Eyes Booting Francis Scott Key’s Name From Rebuilt Baltimore Bridge
Replacing the Francis Scott Key Bridge will take years, billions of dollars and probably come with an entirely new name.
While much of the span remains submerged in the Patapsco River in Baltimore, there are already murmurs about naming the future bridge after someone other than Key, who wrote America’s national anthem and was a slave owner.
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Jews ‘Under Siege’ in Trudeau’s Canada Amid Soaring Antisemitism
Antisemitism in Canada has reached soaring levels as the country’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces intense criticism for capitulating to anti-Israel activists and abandoning the Jewish state.
A survey of some statistics of outbreaks of antisemitism shows what is expected to be an unprecedented spike in Jew-hatred in Canada when the full data is released in the summer. A March 18 report from the police in Canada’s largest city, Toronto, showed that of the 84 registered hate crimes in 2024, a startling 56% of the crimes were animated by antisemitism. Jews make up approximately 1.4% of the country’s population.
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The secret report paints an apocalyptical picture of the future for America’s northern neighbor, in which it will be riven by economic crisis, ecological meltdown and territorial disintegration.
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Birthrate in Italy Drops Further in 2023 — ISTAT
The birthrate in Italy continued to fall in 2023, with 379,000 resident births or 6.4 per thousand people, according to provisional data published by ISTAT in its report on demographic indicators for the year 2023 on Friday.
In absolute terms this was 14,000 fewer births than in 2022, a drop of 3.6%, while the birthrate fell from 6.7 births per thousand people, ISTAT added.
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European Churches Lament ‘Exclusion’ of Christianity in E.U. Texts
The Catholic bishops of Europe along with other Christian leaders have criticized the omission of references to the continent’s Christian roots as E.U. elections approach.
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European Parliament ‘Looking Into’ Claims Members Were Paid to Spread Russian Propaganda
It comes after Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Thursday that “Russia had approached EU lawmakers” and paid them to “promote Russian propaganda” in Europe, as part of an operation uncovered in a Czech investigation.
The Parliament’s services were unable to confirm how many MEPs could be under scrutiny, but said on Friday it was working “in coordination with its institutional partners” in response to the explosive allegations.
In a letter addressed to the president of the Parliament Roberta Metsola, the chief of the centrist Renew Europe group, Valérie Hayer, describes the allegations as a “clear attack” on the parliament and its “democratic mandate.”
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France: ‘Social Cleansing’ of Paris Alleged as Migrants Cleared Ahead of Olympics
Allegations of “social cleansing” have been made against organisers of the Paris Olympic Games as homeless people, sex workers, and illegal migrants are being taken off the city’s streets and sent to regional France ahead of the event.
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France: Paris School Headmaster Threatened With Death
The headmaster of a school in Paris has been threatened with murder—after asking one of his pupils to remove her headscarf—forcing him to leave his job. In turn, the French government has announced that it intends to lodge a complaint against the young woman behind the scandal.
The affair is further proof of the authorities’ inability to deal with Islamist threats, particularly in schools.
National education regulations prohibit the wearing of religious symbols in public schools. A month ago, the headmaster of the Lycée Ravel in the twentieth arrondissement of Paris, an area in the east of the capital with a large immigrant population, had an altercation with a pupil who refused to remove her headscarf. Three pupils were cautioned, but one of them—who had reached the age of majority—chose to ignore the headmaster’s request.
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France: Paris Olympics: International Coalition Needed to Provide Security
Poland is the latest country to join the ‘international coalition’ set up to provide security at the Olympic Games in France, starting July 26th.
“The Polish Armed Forces will join the international coalition established by France to support the preparations and security of the 2024 Summer Olympics,” Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz wrote on social media platform X on Thursday.
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France: Watch: Riot Breaks Out in Paris Airport Over Deportation of Kurdish Activist
Dozens of men clashed with French immigration and law enforcement officials as a riot broke out at a Paris airport amid efforts to deport a Kurdish activist from the country.
Chaos erupted at the Charles de Gaulle airport on Wednesday as around 20 supporters of Firaz Korkmaz, a Kurdish activist, brawled with police and civilian airport staff as they tried to block his removal to his native Turkey. Ultimately, Sentinelle soldiers stationed in the airport were forced to break up the riot in the terminal, broadcaster Europe 1 reports.
Before the riot, the supporters were joined by several local communist officials, including Margate Marianne, Pierre Barros, and Raphaelle Primet, who protested against the deportation of the leftist Kurdish activist.
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Islamic State: Fresh Wave of Terror Attacks Coming to Europe
In a 40-minute audio message published on Thursday, the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) threatened attacks on Jews and Christians all over the world, while once again claiming responsibility for the Moscow massacre that left more than 140 dead and 360 injured.
In the message, IS spokesman Abu Hudhaifah al-Ansari called on the movement’s “lone wolves” to “attack and target crusaders (Christians) and Jews everywhere,” particularly in Europe, the U.S., and Israel during the month of Ramadan (which ends April 10th).
The latest IS threat comes just days after several European nations issued warnings of potential attacks in Europe by the terrorist group.
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Northern Ireland: Sexual Offence Allegations Topple Unionist Brexit Leader
Politics in Northern Ireland went into turmoil Friday morning with the announcement that Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP was being investigated for “historical sexual offences.” Donaldson was charged Thursday, alongside a 57-year-old woman believed to be his wife, in an explosive scandal that could undermine the post-Brexit deal the newly disgraced politician helped negotiate. The BBC reports Donaldson will contest the allegations which include rape and other offences.
A sitting MP and leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party the DUP, Donaldson was named on Friday afternoon by colleagues, with the politician’s social media profiles being deleted hours before the news broke, prompting much online speculation.
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Polish PM Fires Military Commander, Warns of Escalation of Ukraine War
Poland’s military faced the surprise dismissal of a senior commander in charge of Eurocorps—an EU-backed rapid reaction force—over an alleged intelligence leak. Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski was recalled to Warsaw after the military counterintelligence service opened an investigation regarding his “personal security clearance.”
Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz commented that the sacking came “in connection with the acquisition of new information about the officer”.
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Polish Leader Warns of ‘Prewar Era,’ Urges European Nations to Invest in Defense
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged European nations to step up investment in their defense, saying the continent isn’t ready for the current “prewar era.”
Tusk made the remarks during a recent interview with various European newspapers.
“I don’t want to scare anyone, but war is no longer a concept from the past,” he said before referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “It’s real and it started over two years ago.”
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Slovakia Says Bear That Wounded 5 Shot Dead
The bear had bit and scratched people in Slovakia, with one individual almost losing an eye. The Slovakian government wants to implement safety zones near towns and villages as a means to prevent future bear attacks.Slovakia’s government on Wednesday said a bear that wounded five people in the country earlier this month was shot dead.
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UK Defence Secretary Accused of Masking Military Budget Cuts
Rishi Sunak’s government is using support for Ukraine to cover up its failings to keep Britain’s own defensive capabilities afloat, MPs have warned.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was this week hounded by the Defence Select Committee, a Conservative member of which accused him of playing “smoke and mirrors.”
Tory MP Mark Francois said Shapps was “cheating” by counting military aid donated to Ukraine in its war against Russia as funding for defence at home. Labour’s Kevan Jones added that the secretary “couldn’t lie straight in bed.”
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UK: Farmer Tractor Convoy Protests in London Over Tory Government ‘Betrayal’
The farmer revolt against free trade policies and the green agenda descended upon London as a tractor convoy protested outside Parliament.
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UK: Man Left With ‘Life-Threatening Injuries’ After London Train Stabbing
A man suffered “life-threatening” injuries after being attacked by a knife-wielding man on a train in London on Wednesday afternoon.
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UK: ULEZ Loophole Causes More Drivers to Buy Classic Cars to Avoid Paying £12.50 Daily Charge
The vehicle cover provider Heritage Classic Car Insurance has shared how a growing number of motorists in London are dodging Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charges by buying older cars.
Whilst owners of petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before 2015 are typically charged £12.50 for each day they drive in the capital, vehicles aged over 40 years old are exempt from paying.
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War a Real Threat and Europe Not Ready, Warns Poland’s Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has delivered a blunt warning that Europe has entered a “pre-war era” and if Ukraine is defeated by Russia, nobody in Europe will be able to feel safe.
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Israel Contests UN-Backed Report on Imminent Famine in Gaza
Israel is contesting a recent UN-backed report on the humanitarian situation in Gaza that said famine was imminent and likely to occur by May in northern Gaza.
The report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) further heightened global concerns regarding the humanitarian situation in the war-torn Strip.
COGAT, the Israeli Defense Ministry body responsible for civilian affairs in the Palestinian territories, says in response that “the report contains multiple factual and methodological flaws, some of them serious.”
It argues the report grossly underestimated the amount of water available per person per day, notes a lack of data acknowledged by the report and reliance on information from Hamas, and notes reports in Palestinian media “every day” of “food markets filled with food of all types and kinds” in various parts of Gaza.
It says: “We outright reject any allegations according to which Israel is purposefully starving the civilian population in Gaza.”
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Report: Soros Pledged $1 Million to Pro-Hamas Group in Gaza
Left-wing billionaire George Soros’s Open Society Foundations reportedly pledged $1 million in grants to an anti-Israel group in Gaza.
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by Elizabeth Blade | RT
The Ultra-Orthodox community of Israel is generally exempt from compulsory military service. Over the years, the state has tried to change this. These attempts have largely failed, in part because the country failed to pass a law that would regulate their service.
Yanki Farber, a Haredi journalist from the city of Bnei Brak, central Israel, is not a typical representative of the Ultra-Orthodox community, which currently stands at 1.25 million people, or roughly 12.5% of the population.
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US Military Destroys 4 Houthi Drones Targeting American Warship, Coalition Vessel
The U.S. military says it has shot down four drones launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that were targeting an American vessel and a Coalition warship in the Red Sea.
U.S. Central Command said in a statement Thursday that the attack was the second of its kind in the last two days.
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Russia Knew of Moscow Terrorist Attack Plot Weeks Ago, Ukraine’s Military Spy Chief Says
Russia was aware that a terrorist attack was being planned weeks before the massacre at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow last Friday, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief has claimed.
“At least since February 15, 2024, the Russian Federation had been aware about the plot,” Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, told a forum Wednesday.
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Russia ‘Foils’ Terror Attack on ‘Crowded Place’ Days After 144 Murdered in Moscow
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to have prevented “a terrorist attack during a mass gathering” in Stavropol Krai in southwestern Russia on Friday, according to Russian state-owned media.
The FSB claimed to have detained three citizens of from an unnamed Central Asian country who allegedly planned to carry out a terrorist attack by denotating a bomb at a mass gathering, according to TASS.
“Components of an improvised explosive device, chemicals, and munitions were seized from the detainees at their place of residence,” the FSB said, cited by TASS.
Daily Express US could not independently verify these claims.
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Ukraine is ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ — Lavrov
by RT
The Ukraine conflict is only one part of a wider stand-off between Russia and the West, which seeks to contain Moscow at all costs, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
In an interview with Izvestia published on Friday, Lavrov stated that after the Western-backed coup in Kiev in 2014, the new Ukrainian authorities unleashed “a war… against their own people” in Donbass.
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Ukraine Seeks India’s Help in Ending War With Russia
India’s potential role as a mediator with Moscow, and its position as a vanguard of the Global South, is coming into focus for Ukraine as it seeks to expand international support for a peace plan more than two years after the Russian invasion.
After arriving in India on Thursday for a two-day visit, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Indian media that New Delhi “is a very important player in the world and we need India to restore just and lasting peace in Ukraine.”
Kuleba’s agenda includes a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and the deputy national security adviser.
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Western Air Bases That Host Ukraine’s F-16s Are ‘Legitimate’ Targets for Russia, Says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Western air bases hosting F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine will be “legitimate” targets for the Kremlin’s forces, according to The Associated Press.
“F-16s are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, and we will also need to take that into account while organizing our combat operations,” he said.
F-16s, which are built by Lockheed Martin, are “a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft,” according to the US Air Force’s website. They cost about $63 million and hit speeds of up to 1,500 mph.
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China’s ‘De-Risking’ From West Worsens EU Industrial Decline, Experts Say
China’s efforts to “de-risk” its economy from the West through massive investments in manufacturing and strategic technologies are exacerbating Europe’s industrial decline, experts and business leaders say.
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Another Australian brewery is in serious financial difficulty, following on from a series of craft brewers entering voluntary administration — and they all blame the same reason for their troubles.
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Another Red State Moves a Step Closer to Enacting Texas-Style Anti-Illegal Immigration Bill
Local police in Louisiana could soon be empowered to arrest persons suspected of being illegal immigrants under a bill moving through the state legislature. The bill, modeled after Texas’ anti-illegal immigration law, is one of a number of such bills under consideration in state capitals across the country.
Senate Bill 388, introduced by GOP state Sen. Valarie Hodges, makes it a new crime for an illegal immigrant to enter or re-enter the state after having been deported. Violating the law is punishable by imprisonment of up to a year and a fine of up to $4,000.
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Berlin to Build 16 New Migrant Container Villages
by Thomas Brooke | Remix
Local mayors in Berlin are breaking ranks against a state Senate decision to build 16 new container facilities to house over 6,000 asylum seekers across the German capital, and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is quick to point out that the ruling government in Berlin is supposedly led by supposedly conservative Christian Democrats (CDU).
“The CDU is pursuing a migration policy against its own people: in CDU-governed Berlin alone, the Senate wants to build a total of 16 new asylum accommodations with more than 6,000 places. No wonder, because CDU Mayor Wegner has approved a stop to deportations. With the CDU, you get a policy of mass migration in all federal states. You get crime, parallel societies, asylum abuse and neglect,” wrote the party in a statement.
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Boston Says it’s Overrun by Illegal Immigrants, Plans to Place Them in Veterans Housing
Boston is preparing to house illegal migrants in former veterans housing as the city’s resources have been exhausted since Democratic Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency over the surge last summer.
The Veterans Home at Chelsea will become a “safety-net site” for migrants where, beginning May 1, they will have to prove they are working to wean off government assistance by applying for work authorizations, learning English and searching for permanent residency.
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Fox News reporter Bill Melugin joined Boston ICE agents for an operation that resulted in the takedown of four illegal immigrants accused of child rape and the arrest of a violent MS-13 gang member.
Melugin reported on X that ICE agents informed him that local jurisdictions had denied the agency’s detainer requests on all of the arrested illegal immigrants due to the state of Massachusetts’s sanctuary policies.
All of the arrests were made in one single morning, said Melugin.
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France Takes Down Fake Ukraine War Recruitment Website Targeting Immigrants
In a bizarre and unprecedented situation, France has flagged what officials are calling a fake recruitment website which seeks volunteers to fight on behalf of Ukraine in the with Russia. It reportedly was made to look official, to the point of misleadingly presenting itself as a French government-promoted campaign.
France’s defense ministry has shut down the website, saying it was created by malicious actors as part of a “disinformation campaign”. Ukraine’s armed forces have of late been desperate for new recruits while facing devastating losses and thus face a severe manpower shortage.
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Illegal Chinese Migrant Arrested After Breaching Marine Base in California and Refusing to Leave…
Border agents investigating amid fears Beijing spies are trying to infiltrate U.S. military facilities
An illegal Chinese migrant was arrested in California after sneaking onto a military base and refusing to leave, heightening fears Beijing spies are trying to infiltrate sensitive sites in the U.S.
Border Patrol agents headed to a Marine Corps base after an unnamed Chinese national ‘who entered the base [without] authorization’ also ‘ignored orders to leave.’
‘Subject was confirmed to be in the country illegally. His purpose & intent behind his actions are still being investigated,’ Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino wrote on X Friday.
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In the first three months of 2024, border agents have arrested 6,039 migrants entering the country without authorization— a number that puts the Border Patrol on track to exceed 14,000 arrests by the end of the year, which would break last year’s record.
In 2023, agents arrested 10,021 people trying to enter the country illegally, as per U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
In 2023, 7,000 migrants were arrested in the Swanton sector — a cold and inhospitable region along the northern border that embraces five eastern counties of New York, all of Vermont and all of New Hampshire.
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A NYC council member has slammed Mayor Eric Adams’ scheme to hand out debit cards to asylum seekers, saying it offers a ‘clear incentive’ for migrants to move to the city.
Vickie Paladino, who represents District 19 of Northeast Queens, said she had heard from migrants herself that they are flocking to the city for free money.
The cards are preloaded with a week’s worth of funds and will be rolled out to 115 families, equivalent to 450 people by the end of this week.
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Authorities in Texas have arrested 70 migrants who broke through a line of National Guard troops on March 21 with the intent to storm past the El Paso border.
The 70 who were arrested were part of a group of 600 illegal crossers present that day, who were seen climbing over a triple layer of razor wire and then confronting the National Guard at the other side.
In a video of the riot captured by the New York Post, the group of migrants initially appear to put their hands in the air. The scene quickly turned violent when a few of them squeak through the several National Guard members that were closing the gap between a broken fence.
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On Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott met with House Speaker Mike Johnson in Austin to discuss critical matters pertaining to the historic crisis at the US southern border and the disastrous impact President Biden’s open-border policies have had on the state.
Gov. Abbott urged Speaker Johnson to pass border security measures and lamented about Congress’s inability to do so. The Republican governor also touted the successes of the state’s comprehensive border security efforts through Operation Lone Star and asked Johnson to support the state’s fight against the Biden administration’s efforts to thwart Texas’s efforts to secure the border.
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UK: “Stop the Boats” Sunak Oversees Record Number of Channel Crossings
Rishi Sunak’s relentless insistence that his efforts to stop illegal migration are working is undermined by an ever-larger body of evidence of his failure.
It was revealed this week that a record number of migrants (4,644) have crossed the English Channel to Britain so far this year, with 514 arriving in just one single day. This statistical milestone was made more depressing when, reportedly, one individual was stabbed on a small boat stuffed with 60 people. So much for the plan to “stop the boats” being “on track.”
There has been some celebration of the fact that only 29,437 migrants made the perilous journey last year—the second-highest total ever recorded. But Border Force officials think that the upper projection for this year is as high as 50,000.
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The nationalities of migrant groups with the highest crime rates are set to be revealed in a new ‘league table’, under plans which are being considered by Conservative ministers.
Senior Tory MPs have reportedly backed the idea which would result in the rates of crime of all the nationalities of migrants to England and Wales being published each year.
A report would be presented to Parliament every year by Government ministers which would detail the nationality, visa status and asylum status of all criminals convicted in the courts over preceding 12 months.
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Venezuelan Migrant Accused of Sexually Assaulting Woman on Chicago University Campus, Denied Release
A Venezuelan migrant been charged with sexually assaulting a woman earlier this month on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus.
Twenty-seven-year-old Elvis Hernandez-Pernalete, who also goes by Luis Guevara, allegedly followed the woman from the UIC-Halsted Blue Line Station around 8 p.m. on March 16, and tried to grab her from behind, FOX Chicago reported.
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100 British Women Athletes Express Fears of Speaking Out Against Trans Athletes
Over 100 elite British women athletes have expressed fear about publicly opposing transgenders in women’s sports.
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Researchers with Duke University have aided a trans-identified male “grandmother” in being able to breastfeed a grandchild.
According to the Daily Mail, the unidentified 50-year-old was able to produce up to 30 ml of milk at a time following a four-week course of hormone treatment.
The researchers wrote that the biological male “lactated for a total of two weeks” and was able to feed the four-month-old child. The study was conducted by Duke University’s Esme Trahair, Sarah Kokosa, Andy Weinhold, Heather Parnell, Andrea Dotson, and Carly Kelley.
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Australian Lawmakers Enshrine ‘Protection’ for LGBTQI+ People
Australian state lawmakers have introduced legislation “to provide stronger protections for trans, gender diverse and intersex people.”
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The unidentified 50-year-old was helped to express up to 30ml of milk at a time, after a four week course of hormone treatment. The woman pictured was not involved in the study.
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Women’s National Team player Korbin Albert apologized on Friday after backlash, led by former pro soccer player Megan Rapinoe, that came in response to Albert sharing a post of a teen recounting how he desisted from being transgender.
In the video Albert shared, Quin Thomas recounted how he had seizures in the womb and was diagnosed with epilepsy, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, and an intellectual disability. He said he began watching pornography at the age of 12, witnessed his mother being beaten, had thoughts of rage and joining a gang, and had “stopped feeling like a guy.”
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Poll: Voters Don’t Think Schools Should Hide Gender, Name Changes From Parents
Nearly two-thirds of voters think parents should be informed if a student wants to change their name or pronoun at school.
According to The Center Square Voter’s Voice Poll conducted by Noble Predictive Insights, the majority of likely voters say they disagree with allowing schools to affirm a student’s gender change without notifying parents.
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Russia Begins Crackdown on LGBT Propaganda After Landmark Court Ruling
MOSCOW (LifeSiteNews) — The Russian government is taking steps to crack down on LGBT propaganda, which the country banned in 2023.
On Friday, March 22, government agency Rosfinmonitoring added what it called the “LGBT social movement and its structural units” to its list of extremist and terrorist organizations.
The Rosfinmonitoring has the ability to freeze bank accounts and censor the spread of information it deems to be a threat to national security. Al Qaeda, Jehovah’s Witnesses, U.S. journalists, and Meta, which owns Facebook, are among those on the agency’s list, which includes more than 14,000 persons and entities.
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The Lancet Warns of Growing Climate ‘Scepticism’
The once revered Lancet medical journal has launched a warning that skeptics of a looming climate emergency may be getting the upper hand.
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“[Easy] Prediction: The recently collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore cost Americans ~$60M to build in 1977. Today, I reckon it’s replacement will cost Obamericans ~10+ times that amount and construction will be mired (i.e., delayed) in MOUNTAINS of new regulations, inspections, fees, taxes and political corruption as The Party “wets its beak” outta the profits.” —posted to fb (30 mar 2024)
free 3X: The new bridge will cost $2.0 billion, easy. The steel will come from China. The workers will be imported. None will speak English.
And it will probably “collapse” again in a few years…
History keeps repeating itself and only the dates change.
“As predicted in April 2017, as beneficial as his ACTIONS as president have been for the country, I reckon Trump’s odds of completing his first term remain at 50/50. That is, one could make a good, cogent case either way. The guy’s a marketing genius who ACTS like a bug that’s drawn to whichever bug-zapper’s being missed by all the other bugs, so he’s assured of making the GREATEST splash.
And, actually, considering the powers that’re allied against him and their long history of law-breaking and irrationality, the odds’re probably more like 49/51 in favour of his being “taken out”—politically or literally. But I could be wrong..” —posted to fb (July 2018)
[Repeat] Prediction: As’s been said, considering the powers allied against “Orange Hitler” and the (currently) 96 “criminal” indictments The Party’s brought against him, I reckon it likely that he’ll be convicted of at least one by—if not before—the November election. Frankly, it’s difficult to believe that with so many indictments and so much invested by The Party in -getting- “Orange Hitler” that the system [they control] won’t be able to secure at least one conviction, regardless of the lack of legal precedents and/or factual evidence to support them. But since when, in the past century or so, have such details stood in the way of The Party’s criminal acts of political corruption?” —posted to fb (30 Mar 2024)