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First Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli/Video screenshot via Fox News. FBI Director Kash Patel announced that a credible, imminent terrorist threat targeting the Los Angeles New Year’s celebration has been disrupted, and four members of a radical pro-Palestinian group have been arrested. Patel shared on X, “Over the weekend, the @FBI disrupted a credible, imminent terrorist threat and arrested FOUR individuals connected to the Los Angeles area.” “The subjects self-identified as members of a radical offshoot of the Turtle Island Liberation Front (TILF), an extremist group motivated by pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government ideology.…

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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s human editors took aim at artificial intelligence (AI) by choosing “slop” as their 2025 Word of the Year. The editors announced slop as their 2025 Word of the Year in a Dec. 14 blog post shared to the Merriam-Webster website. They defined slop as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.”“The flood of slop in 2025 included absurd videos, off-kilter advertising videos, cheesy propaganda, fake news that looks pretty real, junky AI-written books, ‘workslop’ reports that waste coworkers time… and lots of talking cats,” the post read. “People…

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Former Vice President Mike Pence is urging President Donald Trump to fire Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing Kennedy’s failure to deliver on promises to conduct a thorough safety review of the dangerous chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The abortion pill has killed millions of babies, killed multiple women and injured tens if not hundreds of thousands of women. In a sharp escalation of criticism, Pence said Kennedy has proven “unable or unwilling to deliver on his many promises to the pro-life movement.” “Kennedy should step aside and give President Trump the opportunity to select a new…

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The guy who tried to grill a cheeseburger strikes againPublishedDecember 15, 2025 11:40 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 15, 2025 11:40 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkMove over, Tim Walz, it’s not your week to get crushed — yet. Sunday morning, with the blood still drying at Brown University and on the beach in Australia after what sure sounds like a targeted attack on the Jews, 75-year-old Chuck Schumer, who’s Jewish, kicked off a press conference with one of the most tone-deaf messages you’re ever going to hear. “So first, I’m going to, of course, talk about Instacart and their ripping off the consumer. And then of course,…

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Disney is dismissing allegations that it quietly pushed pro-Palestine propaganda in a recent holiday ad. With political and social messaging being shoved in Americans’ faces from all sides, one could be forgiven for being suspicious that a seemingly innocuous sticker could have a deeper meaning. This is exactly what happened with a portion of a Disney+ holiday advertisement, when eagle-eyed viewers saw what they believed to be a subtle nod to Palestine. Watch: Disney+’s official Christmas ad features a teenage girl with a watermelon sticker. Is neutrality in a children spaces just to bring us together, too much to ask?…

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Australia is one of those places that liberals site as examples of good gun control policy. America, we’re told, should be more like Australia and put a stop to mass shootings with Australian-style gun control. And yet with all that gun control, a Pakistani Muslim terrorist was able to get hold of six rifles for a mass killing spree at a Chanukah beach party. He had those weapons despite being tied to ISIS. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Naveed Akram first came to ASIO’s attention in October 2019 and was under investigation for a period of six months but there…

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President Donald Trump joked about his eldest son mourning his death one day and where he would rather be when his father kicks the bucket. During lengthy remarks in a Christmas address from the White House, the president at one point brought up snakes and former White House doctor James J. Jones’ memoir in which he described his experience of being bitten by a snake in the Amazon. As he spoke about jungles and the near-death experience, Trump brought Donald Trump Jr. into the commentary. “[Peru] is known for being a rather rough place in terms of physical creatures crawling…

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The EU’s pro-war, globalist, anti-American leaders are doing everything in their power—including weighing what’s being called a “nuclear option” of deliberately shaking the foundations of the U.S. economy—to block a peace settlement in Ukraine, even as President Trump advances direct negotiations aimed at finally ending the nearly four-year-long inter-Slavic war. According to reports, the globalist bloc in Europe is threatening to sell-off $2.34 trillion in US Treasury holdings if Trump withdraws support for Ukraine—an action that some analysts claim could  trigger a downturn more severe than the 2008 crash. Recently, behind closed doors, American and Ukrainian delegations met again in…

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But the bonanza of tourism has fueled local concern in tourist hot spots such as Barcelona about increasingly scarce and unaffordable housing.MADRID (AFP) — Spain’s leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than 64 million euros ($75 million), notably for advertising banned rental properties, at a time the country faces a housing crisis.The fine is final, the consumer affairs ministry said in a statement, adding the U.S. holiday-rental giant must “correct the violations by deleting illegal content.”The ministry said 65,122 ads on Airbnb breached consumer rules, including the promotion of properties without a license or those whose license…

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The head of the MI6 will warn of the increasingly complex nature of global threats and say the “front line is everywhere.”LONDON (AFP) — The new head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service will use her maiden speech on Monday to warn that Russia is “exporting chaos” in a “new age of uncertainty.”Blaise Metreweli, the first woman to lead the MI6 Secret Intelligence Service, is due to speak at its London headquarters, warning about the “threat” posed by an “aggressive, expansionist and revisionist” Russia, the U.K.’s foreign ministry said in a preview.“The export of chaos is a feature not a…

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A police officer blocks off a street near Rob Reiner’s residence Sunday in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, on Dec. 14, 2025. AP Photo/Ethan SwopeThe son of Rob Reiner and his wife has been taken into custody following the deaths of his father and mother, booking records show.Nick Reiner, 32, was booked on Dec. 15 and is being held on $4 million bail, according to the records from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) on Monday launched a new “strike force” aiming to axe Biden-era regulations that drove up costs for American small businesses. The new “Deregulation Strike Force,” led by the SBA’s Office of Advocacy, will aim to both identify and eliminate any Biden-era regulations that have imposed unnecessary costs on American small business owners, according to a news release. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said in a statement that her agency’s task force will help to “cut senseless red tape” for U.S. small businesses and consumers. (RELATED: Kelly Loeffler Sums Up How Trump Policies Help Communities Destroyed By ‘Empty…

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A recent story on PBS NewsHour, “UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss,” by Tammy Webber of the Associated Press (AP), reports on a new UN “Global Environment Outlook” that repeats the false assertion that the Earth is nearing a global tipping point that can only be avoided through “unprecedented change” and trillions of dollars in new spending to phase out fossil fuels. These assertions are bogus, lacking any basis in data or observable evidence. In fact, the UN has a long track record of failed disaster predictions tied to climate change,…

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Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell in December 2024, and the former dictator successfully fled to Russia.PublishedDecember 15, 2025 11:20 AM EST•UpdatedDecember 15, 2025 11:20 AM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkBashar al-Assad’s life in Russia continues to be stranger than fiction.The former Syrian dictator fled to Russia in December 2024 following the collapse of his regime in Damascus after a horrific and deadly civil war.HTS, a terrorist organization, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa swept across the country in shocking fashion to take control.Now, more than a year later, more and more information continues to come out about Assad’s life in Moscow, and every new update is…

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There actually was one cheerful, hopeful piece of news coming out of this Godawful weekend of death and carnage, and it could very well spell the beginning of something terrific for a whole country. Advertisement Almost exactly a month ago, I told you how the national election in Chile was signaling that people were done with what the Leftists ruling their country for nearly a century had done to it. The Left experienced its worst electoral showing in 90 years, and for the first time ever in the country’s history, the conservative Right had won control of both houses of…

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Rob Reiner’s death sent shockwaves across the country, and tributes quickly poured in from Hollywood stars, prominent politicians and adoring fans. Stars praised his towering legacy as a filmmaker and cultural force, while many politicians credited him with shaping American storytelling and civic conversation for generations. As condolences flooded social media, the collective grief underscored just how deeply Reiner’s work — and voice — resonated across industries and ideologies.Ben Stiller, John Cusack, Corey Feldman, Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, former President Barack Obama and Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass were among the many prominent people who paid tribute to…

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The populist, right-wing candidate in Chile won the presidency over his left-wing communist opponent by a healthy margin on Sunday, marking another milestone in the continuing shift to the right in America’s back yard. José Antonio Kast, who has expressed his approval for President Donald Trump multiple times, won the election Sunday night with 58% of the vote, beating communist challenger Jeanette Jara decisively. Kast joins a growing list of right-wing candidates that have won in South America, signaling a realignment that could bode well for the Trump administration’s stated goal of exerting more influence over its backyard.“Chile will once…

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Rob Reiner’s son, Nick, was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of the Hollywood director and his wife, Michelle, and booked on $4 million bail. The Gateway Pundit reported that actor/director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle, were found dead in their home with knife wounds on Sunday, as first reported by TMZ. PEOPLE was first to report that Reiner’s son, Nick, stabbed his parents to death. Reiner was open about his son Nick’s drug addiction and made a movie about the family’s experience with his drug problem. According to The New York Post, Nick Reiner has been…

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Left-wing podcaster Jennifer Welch claimed Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk’s pro-Second Amendment advocacy justified his death during an episode of her “I’ve Had It” podcast that aired Saturday. TPUSA CEO Erika Kirk did a town hall with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss that aired Saturday, during which she criticized those who justified her husband’s assassination. Welch and former CNN host Don Lemon attacked Kirk over his support of the Second Amendment and opposition to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. (RELATED: ‘Look In The Mirror’: Erika Kirk Tells Last Person To Speak To Her Husband Who Needs To…

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What Happened to the Climate Change Cult? By Arthur Schaper After decades of climate panic, the left quietly abandoned the weather—proof its causes shift not with science or facts, but with whatever outrage best sustains power, protest, and cultural revolt. Excerpt: The left never tires of finding causes to fight for. Whatever declares war on the West, undermines natural law and basic reality, and places power above principle, the left lines up for the kill. But there’s one slogan that has disappeared, one fight that has fizzled out: The Climate Change Cult. For the last twenty years, ever since Al…

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One on Nov. 25, 2025 in flight en route to Florida. Pete Marovich/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said in an interview that he is unsure whether Republicans will retain the House in the 2026 midterm elections.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Dec. 12, Trump said that while efforts to attract more investment in the United States will help boost the economy, they may not materialize before the 2026 elections. He said he hoped the boost to the economy could occur in the second quarter of next year.We had…

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SYDNEY (AFP) — Australia’s leaders agreed Monday to toughen gun laws after attackers killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, the worst mass shooting in decades decried as antisemitic “terrorism” by authorities.Dozens fled the tourist hot spot in panic as a father and son fired into crowds packing the Sydney beach for the start of Hanukkah on Sunday evening.A 10-year-old girl, a Holocaust survivor and a local rabbi were among those killed, while 42 others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds and other injuries.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese convened a meeting of the leaders of Australia’s states…

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“The prison sentence made Ms. Peters, 70, a martyr for the election-denial movement, and launched a fruitless campaign by Mr. Trump’s followers to win her release from state prison.” —The NY Times Tina Peters during her sentencing, Mesa County District Court Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Grand Junction, Colo. Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter Originally on Kunstler.com “Election denier” is a curious term. It implies that anyone who even questions the validity of an election is not right in the head, maybe even. . . a heretic, a sociopath, a criminal, an enemy of the people! The New York Times flogs the…

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Screeshot, Harmeet Dhillon on Newsmax Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has now filed 18 federal lawsuits against states and local governments that have failed to come forward with their voter registration lists when requested to do so. The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division announced Friday that it had filed new lawsuits against four states – Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada– the latest in the Trump administration’s effort to ensure states adhere to federal election laws. “States have the statutory duty to preserve and protect their constituents from vote dilution,” said Harmeet K. Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil…

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota praised Australia for its strict gun control laws Sunday, even though those measures failed to prevent a deadly terrorist attack. At least two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 40, including a child and two police officers among the victims. Omar told MSNOW host Ali Velshi that Australia had “worked really hard” to enact gun control. (RELATED: Watch As Unarmed Hero Tackles, Wrestles Gun Away From Suspected Terrorist Shooter)“I mean, we are still recovering from the shooting at Annunciation Church,” Omar said, referencing the Aug.…

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Townhall editor and Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich announced on Monday that she is leaving the network to host a new show on NewsNation. Pavlich will host the new program at 10 p.m. on weekdays beginning in 2026, according to NewsNation’s press release. The new gig marks her first primetime hosting role after having worked at Townhall for 16 years and appearing on Fox News as a contributor since 2013.“I am honored to join NewsNation during this dynamic period in its development, and the opportunity to anchor a primetime program is an exceptional privilege,” Pavlich said. “I look forward to…

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that President Donald Trump has not yet committed any acts worthy of impeachment during his second term in a Monday episode of USA Today’s “The Excerpt.” House Democrats successfully impeached Trump twice in his first term during Pelosi’s speakership. On the podcast, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page sought to clarify Pelosi’s position on whether Democrats should impeach Trump again if they regain control of the House. WATCH: [embedded content] “[J]ust to make sure I understand you, [impeachment] should not be the agenda of Democrats for this last two years,” Page said. “No, I mean…

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A student at Brown University on Monday recounted the moments he heard gunshots and had to immediately evacuate the building during the tragic shooting that took two lives. Tristan Keyser-Parker told “CNN News Central” that he was attending a principles of economics review session on Saturday when he heard a “commotion” coming from a room approximately 100 feet away from his location. He then got a phone call from a friend who told him to get out of the engineering building. “So, from my perspective, what happened was I heard some kind of commotion, and then I heard someone yelling…

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Authorities moved to release a person of interest they arrested on Sunday over a deadly mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, extending the manhunt to its third day. The FBI and police have not identified a suspect since the perpetrator opened fire with a handgun in the school’s engineering building during final exams on Saturday, killing two students and wounding nine others, officials said Sunday night. The FBI pursued a local police lead to arrest the initial person of interest in Coventry, FBI Director Kash Patel said on X earlier that day, thanking “the men and women…

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) criticized Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s newly announced campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas, calling the Democratic lawmaker’s bid unserious and unlikely to resonate with voters in the state, as reported by Fox News. Kennedy made the remarks Sunday during an appearance on “My View with Lara Trump,” reacting to Crockett’s entry into the race earlier this month. ep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center. Crockett, a Texas Democrat, launched her Senate campaign with sharp criticism of President Donald Trump, whom she has frequently targeted in…

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) alleged that her son was briefly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota and asked to provide proof of U.S. citizenship before being released, according to remarks she made during a local television interview, as reported by The Gateway Pundit. Omar described the incident during an appearance on WCCO Sunday Morning with host Esme Murphy, saying the encounter occurred after her son stopped at a Target store. According to Omar, ICE agents pulled him over and questioned his immigration status. Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: What Could It Mean For Your Money? “Yesterday,…

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Erika Kirk and podcaster Candace Owens announced they will meet privately for what both described as a “productive discussion,” following a public dispute that has unfolded online and on national television in the months after the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, as reported by The New York Post. The meeting is scheduled for Monday and will mark the first in-person interaction between the two women since Charlie Kirk was gunned down in early September. The killing remains a focal point of public attention, particularly after Owens repeatedly advanced conspiracy claims about the circumstances surrounding Kirk’s death. Trump’s…

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A federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama declined to extend the sentence of an illegal alien convicted of sexually assaulting a woman with cerebral palsy in Michigan, a decision that has drawn sharp criticism from Department of Homeland Security officials and senior Trump administration advisers, as reported by the Gateway Pundit. According to a report by The Detroit News published Friday, Edys Renan Membreño Díaz, a 30-year-old illegal alien from Honduras, could be released from federal prison as early as July 2028. Díaz pleaded guilty in 2022 to sexually assaulting a disabled woman in the laundry room of…

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Sen. John Fetterman addressed rising antisemitism during an appearance on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo, responding to a terrorist attack in Australia that targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah and resulted in numerous deaths and injuries, as reported by The Gateway Pundit. The Pennsylvania Democrat spoke during the program as international and domestic concerns about antisemitism remain in focus. Bartiromo opened the discussion by asking Fetterman for his response to the attack and the broader trend of antisemitic violence. Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., attends a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs considering nominations on Tuesday, April 18,…

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The Trump administration is launching a new “Tech Force,” a government-wide initiative designed to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the government and secure American technological dominance, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced Monday. The Tech Force will recruit top engineers, data scientists, and technologists from leading technology companies to work across agencies on AI projects within the federal government, according to the OPM. By embedding AI experts directly into federal agencies, the administration seeks to modernize government infrastructure, improve services, and recruit top early-career talent, according to OPM.“This is a clarion call,” OPM Director Scott Kupor said in…

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(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) By Leena Nasir Police reportedly took Nick Reiner into custody in relation to the death of his parents, beloved Hollywood director Rob Reiner, and his wife, Michele. TMZ reported Monday that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department took 32-year-old Nick into custody Monday morning. Sources close to the situation told the outlet that one of Reiner’s daughters located the bodies of her deceased parents with their throats slit Sunday inside their Los Angeles home. Initial reports suggest the violence may have been triggered by a family dispute. TMZ reported Sunday that Reiner and his wife…

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When the United States made a conscious decision to switch from producing goods to serving others, we were warned that eventually, all we would be good for is serving others. The long, slow decline of America is the result. We lost jobs, despite having far more people in the country. We became a white-collar country and lost the red-blooded, blue-collar workers that we need. It has been forty years of failure. It was by design. We were warned of the inevitable changes and the negative effect they would have, but the politicians shaped it and could not be stopped. Finally,…

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Nick Reiner — son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner — is in custody in connection to his parents’ deaths. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department records reveal, Nick was taken into custody and is being held on $4 million bail, People reports.  Rob and Michele were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday. Sources told People they were found by their daughter Romy. Nick was questioned by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was called to the home to provide medical aid at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The victims were subsequently identified as Rob and…

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President Donald Trump might have a glorious chance at turning famous Washington, D.C., public golf courses into America’s crown jewels. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that the Trump administration is considering revamping the capital’s public golf courses, which include East Potomac Golf Links, Rock Creek Park Golf, and Langston Golf Course. There are a lot of bureaucratic hoops and red tape the admin would have to jump over and slash through, but it is possible. (Subscribe to MR. RIGHT, a free weekly newsletter about modern masculinity)Trump is a real estate guy, and East Potomac Golf Links is some of the…

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Two weeks before Christmas, Macy’s Herald Square was the site of a crime that left a tourist wounded as she fended off an attack while she changing her infant daughter. On Thursday, the fabled New York City department store was the scene on an unprovoked attack as a woman who had been released from a psychiatric hospital that day stabbed a female tourist from California who was changing her baby in a store bathroom. Kerri Aherne, 43, who was charged with attempted murder, assault, child endangerment and weapons, had been let out of the Manhattan Psychiatric Center that day, according…

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CHRISTMAS PRAYERS ARE BEING ANSWERED … NATIONAL GUARDSMAN CONTINUES ‘MIRACULOUS’ RECOVERY … NY POST: National Guardsman shot in DC making ‘miraculous’ progress: ‘Our boy is going to recover’ The West Virginia National Guardsman left seriously hurt after he was ambushed in Washington DC by a deranged gunman has made “miraculous” progress — acknowledging people around him and even sharing a kiss with his mom, The Post can reveal.

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HONG KONG (AFP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty on all three charges in his national security trial on Monday, convictions that rights groups denounced as the death knell for press freedoms in the Chinese financial hub.Prosecutors said Lai was the mastermind behind two conspiracies to ask foreign countries to sanction, blockade or take action against Hong Kong or China, and accused him of publishing material that “excited disaffection” against the government.The 78-year-old, who pleaded not guilty, faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced. He can appeal against the convictions.“There is no…

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On the one hand, this planned summit between Erika Kirk and Candace Owens might have saved a lot of drama and creepiness had it taken place a couple of months ago. On the other hand, given what has transpired over the last few weeks, one has to wonder whether the young widow of Charlie Kirk and new CEO of Turning Point USA is walking into a trap today. Advertisement Hopefully, Mrs. Kirk will have a witness present in this ‘private’ meeting:Candace Owens and I are meeting for a private, in-person discussion on Monday, December 15. @RealCandaceO and I have agreed…

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Many Maryland residents are reportedly indifferent to Democratic Gov. Wes Moore’s gerrymandering push in the state, and instead wish the state government would rather focus on more pressing issues. Less than a third of Maryland residents think mid-decade redistricting in the state is a “high” priority, Politico reported on Monday, citing data from a new University of Maryland survey. Meanwhile, only 27% of respondents named redrawing Maryland’s congressional maps as a top important issue — while 77% named health care as a key issue, 75% cited the quality of K-12 education as an issue of top importance and 73% said…

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The FBI thwarted a bombing plot by a leftist group targeting multiple California locations and federal immigration agents, officials said Monday. The so-called Turtle Island Liberation Front planned improvised explosive device (IED) attacks across Los Angeles for New Year’s Eve before the FBI arrested four members over the weekend, FBI Director Kash Patel said in an X post. Attorney General Pam Bondi described the group as “far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist” in another post, saying the suspects also targeted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and vehicles. After an intense investigation, the Department of Justice, working with our @FBI, prevented what would have…

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PARIS (CN) — On Monday morning at the Louvre — the world’s most visited museum — velvet ropes blocked off the glass pyramid that usually leads roughly 30,000 people a day into its walls. Workers unions waved flags in front of the structure as dismayed tourists were turned away.The strike adds to the museum’s list of ongoing woes.Sara, who asked to use only her first name, was one of the workers standing guard outside. She has been working at the Louvre’s welcome desk since 2018 and was striking alongside the CGT, France’s largest workers union.“Today, we’re all mobilizing — not…

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