Jussie Smollett really has the “golden touch”. It was just announced that his show Empire is cancelled following the 2020 season…
May 13, 2019
“We are turning the final season into a large TV event — we are trying to go out guns a-blazing,” Collier said...
And then there was light: Cardinal breaks law to restore power for homeless…
May 13, 2019
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, 55, whose job is to distribute the pope’s charity funds, went to the disused state-owned building near a Rome cathedral on Saturday night and broke a police seal to re-connect electrical circuit breakers... “What can I say? It was a particularly desperate situation. I repeat: I assume all the responsibility. If a fine arrives, I’ll pay it,” Krajewski said in an interview in Corriere della Sera newspaper on Monday.
TPUSA’s ‘Professor Watchlist’ Suspended By Web Host…
May 13, 2019
Turning Point USA Professor Watchlist listed college professors that it alleges discriminate against conservative students and advance left-wing propaganda in the classroom. As of the time of this post TPUSA or its Founder Charlie Kirk have not issued any statements or comments.
Fleming Begaye Sr., one of more than 400 Navajo Code Talkers who developed a secret military code during World War II, has passed away at age 97…
May 13, 2019
“The Navajo Nation has lost another brave and selfless Diné warrior, who sacrificed more than we’ll ever know to defend our country,” Nez said in the statement. “We offer our heartfelt appreciation to the family for sharing his life with us. May the Creator bless you and your family with strength and comfort.”
Four ships, including two Saudi oil tankers, were damaged in mysterious “sabotage attacks” that further inflamed Gulf tensions on Monday amid a standoff between the United States and Iran…
May 13, 2019
A UAE government official said the Saudi oil tankers Al-Marzoqah and Amjad were attacked off the emirate of Fujairah along with the Norwegian tanker Andrea Victory and an Emirati ship, the A. Michel. The Andrea Victory's managers, Thome Group, said the tanker had a hole in the hull area "after being struck by an unknown object on the waterline"...
Felicity Huffman set to plead guilty in largest-ever college admissions scandal…
May 13, 2019
The former "Desperate Housewives" actress is expected to admit to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud for paying Rick Singer, the admissions scheme's mastermind, $15,000 to have someone correct SAT answers for her oldest daughter.
Huffman, 56, is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who will decide whether to accept a plea agreement that Huffman reached with prosecutors in April.
Ex-pastor who raped adopted daughter receives 12 years…
May 13, 2019
The victim was 16 when she reported the abuse, saying it began two years earlier. She told authorities where they could find DNA evidence at her home and said Richards had texted her about taking their relationship “to the next level.” Authorities said they found her mattress stripped bare and his phone factory reset, but they were able to recover his DNA.
The John Batchelor Show: The Secret Token – 1 of 4: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke, North Carolina…
May 13, 2019
In 1587, 115 men, women, and children arrived at Roanoke Island on the coast of North Carolina to establish the first English settlement in the New World. But when the new colony's leader returned to Roanoke from a resupply mission, his settlers had vanished, leaving behind only a single clue - a "secret token" etched into a tree.
What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?...
Hundreds of Millions of People Would Move To U.S If It Had Open Borders…
May 13, 2019
A Gallup poll that found 158 million adults around the world would come to the U.S. if it had open borders failed to mention the children and other relatives who would join them, reports Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. The Center for Immigration Studies noticed the missing detail in Gallup’s report, contending the real number could be hundreds of millions higher.
Iran sentences ‘UK spy’ to 10 years in prison…
May 13, 2019
"An Iranian who was in charge of Iran desk in the British Council and was cooperating with Britain's intelligence agency... was sentenced to 10 years in prison after clear confessions," Gholamhossein Esmaili, a judiciary spokesman, said...
Nashville had lowest unemployment rate among largest metro areas in March 2019…
May 13, 2019
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee, had the lowest unemployment rate in March 2019, 2.6 percent. Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, New York, and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California, had the highest jobless rates among the large areas, 4.5 percent each...
If you look at the chart the highest unemployment rates are clustered in democrat run cities and very closely resembles the Sanctuary city map.
Judy Shelton, Trump’s Next Fed Choice, Favors a Gold Standard and Free Trade…
May 13, 2019
On April 21, Judy Shelton had an ope-ed in the Wall Street Journal: The Case for Monetary Regime Change. Shelton concluded "Central bankers, and their defenders, have proven less than omniscient."...
Italian Prime Minister Fears Salvini Plotting To Topple Government…
May 13, 2019
Some fear the League is trying to ditch M5S and form a more traditionally conservative ruling coalition with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party...
Low-dose aspirin linked to bleeding in the skull, new report says…
May 13, 2019
People who took the placebo had a 0.46% risk of having a head bleed during the combined trial periods. For those who took low-dose aspirin, the risk was 0.63%, the equivalent of an additional 2 out of every 1,000 people developing a bleed, according to the study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Neurology...
China announces retaliatory tariffs, triggering sell off on Wall Street…
May 13, 2019
The escalation in the trade war triggered a major sell off on Wall Street Monday with the Dow Industrial Average shedding as much as 530 points in the morning. Items that will be subject to the highest bracket of 25% include liquefied natural gas, honey, industrial tools and furniture. Fertilizer, toothpaste, paper and generators will be subject to 20% tariffs...
Trump defiant about policy, saying companies will move to other Asian countries.
I say openly to President Xi & all of my many friends in China that China will be hurt very badly if you don’t make a deal because companies will be forced to leave China for other countries. Too expensive to buy in China. You had a great deal, almost completed, & you backed out!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2019
Two years after WannaCry, a million computers remain at risk. The threat posed by the leaked NSA tools remains a concern…
May 13, 2019
Two years ago today, a powerful ransomware began spreading across the world. WannaCry spread like wildfire, encrypting hundreds of thousands of computers in over 150 countries in a matter of hours... Hospitals across the U.K. declared a “major incident” after they were knocked offline by the malware. Government systems, railway networks and private companies were also hit... there remains ample opportunity for further abuse...
Arsenic-breathing life discovered in Pacific…
May 13, 2019
Arsenic is a deadly poison for most living things, but new research has found microorganisms in a low-oxygen area of the Pacific Ocean that breathe arsenic... According to the researchers, the microbes discovered in the water are probably distantly related to the arsenic-breathing microbes found in hot springs or contaminated sites on land.
French village offers reward to anyone who can decode ‘mystery’ rock inscription…
May 13, 2019
The inscription on the rock, which was first noticed a few years ago, is written mainly in capital letters but also features pictures including one of a sailing boat. There are two dates inscribed on the rock as well, 1786 and 1787.
“There are people who tell us that it’s Basque and others who say it’s old Breton,” the mayor of Plougastel-Daoulas, Dominique Cap, told the Agence France-Presse. “But we still have not managed to decipher the text.”
Mike Pompeo in Brussels for emergency talks on Iran as tensions escalate…
Pompeo will also head to Russia and hold talks with Foreign Minister...
May 13, 2019
Mr Pompeo has previously criticised the EU’s attempts to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive by creating a financial ‘Special Purpose Vehicle’ to allow EU nations and Iran to trade essential goods like food and medicine. In September last year, he said he was “disturbed and indeed deeply disappointed” by the EU’s decision to bypass US sanctions...
Turning Point releases statement and Bans Student from Las Vegas chapter after “Racist” Video surfaces…
May 13, 2019
In viral video, leader of #LasVegas chapter of Turning Point USA seen giving Alt-Right "OK" sign while friend screams, "We're gonna run the world! White Power! Fuck N*****s!" Was seen giving same hand sign at recent "Build the Wall" rally. CW: Racial Slurs https://t.co/f0IwuCWAsR pic.twitter.com/qcQIFTzk8i
— It's Going Down (@IGD_News) May 10, 2019