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[Catholic Caucus] Lawsuit Claims McCarrick Headed Abusive ‘Sex Ring,’ Names Alleged ‘Procurer’ A lawsuit filed Tuesday charges that former cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexually abused a boy and aided his abuse by several other priests, and claims that a principal at a Christian Brothers high school helped procure the victim for McCarrick and the other clergy abusers in the early 1980s. The plaintiff’s controversial lawyer, Jeff Anderson characterized McCarrick as leading a “sex ring.” He claimed papal power is to blame, including Pope Francis, and cites unproven claims by the controversial Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano about the Holy See’s response to...

A new poll in Florida shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden opening up a double-digit lead over President Trump as new cases of the coronavirus surge in the battleground state. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee tops Trump 51-38 percent among registered voters in Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University survey conducted July 16-20 and released on Thursday. TEXAS TOSS-UP: NEW POLL SHOWS BIDEN, TRUMP TIED IN THE ONCE RUBY RED STATE Biden’s lead is larger than in other polls conducted this month in the Sunshine State, which indicated the former vice president leading the GOP incumbent in the White House by...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday defended a series of insulting text messages sent to the city's police union president after he asked President Trump for help in addressing the city's violent crime wave. In the messages to Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara, Lightfoot called him a "cartoon character" and "clown" who is "desperate for relevance." The exchange was obtained by WGN-TV. The remarks came after Catanzara asked Trump in a July 18 letter for help in combating Chicago's violent crime epidemic, while calling Lightfoot a "complete failure." In a news briefing, the mayor refused to walk back...

On July 26, 2019, by Executive Order 13882, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in Mali.The situation in Mali, including repeated violations of ceasefire arrangements made pursuant to the 2015 Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali; the expansion of terrorist activities into southern and central Mali; the intensification of drug trafficking and trafficking in persons, human rights abuses, and hostage-taking; and the intensification of...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s (D) most recent mask mandate, which orders three-year-olds to cover their faces, exempts lawmakers and government employees while they are “on duty.” Bowser issued the order Wednesday, mandating everyone over the age of two wear a mask in both indoor and outdoor settings. “Under the new Mayor’s Order on masks, people must wear a mask when they leave their homes if they are likely to come into contact with another person for more than a fleeting moment,” the mayor’s office states. While masking mandates across the nation, and in D.C., typically contain several exceptions — exempting...

  TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days before the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Registerand transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency declared with respect to the situation in Mali in Executive Order 13882 of July 26,...

The mayor of Summerland, B.C., is declining to apologize for going into a dollar store in the community and cutting up bandanas featuring the image of the Confederate flag that had been part of its inventory. Toni Boot, who is Black, said that as a person of colour, the symbol of the Confederate states of the U.S. Civil War era on the bandanas represents white supremacy and that it was incumbent on her as a civic leader to take action. “I absolutely think that it is illustrating what leaders are supposed to be doing,” Ms. Boot said of her conduct....

His curve was a little too flat. White House coronavirus task force member and diehard baseball fan Dr. Anthony Fauci threw the first pitch at the long-awaited 2020 MLB season opener — as the New York Yankees took on the World Series champion Nationals. But Fauci, 79, should have stuck to infectious diseases — as he fumbled the ball straight into the ground. Wearing a Nationals jersey and a red face mask, the 5-foot 7-inch righty bounced the ball on the grass, crossing the first base line, far wide of home plate.

<p>Deputies responded to a wellness check at Adams’ home address and found him deceased. NHCSO is investigating the death, but has not released any additional information, and could not confirm cause of death or if foul play was suspected.</p>

There is a poem written many years ago by Irish poet William Butler Yeats that I reread recently and it made my hair stand on end. This poem named "The Second Coming" caught the spirit of our human condition which never fails to repeat itself when culture,virtues,national values founded upon Eternal values fade away.

"The department was established to protect America from the ever-present threat of global terrorism. It was not established to be the president’s personal militia," Ridge said, alluding to the department's creation after the 9/11 attacks. Ridge did say he would "welcome the opportunity to work with any federal agency to reduce crime or lawlessness in the cities" if he were governor. But "it would be a cold day in hell before I would consent to an uninvited, unilateral intervention into one of my cities," he added, specifically calling out how the federal authorities were unwelcome in Portland.

The predictions were dire: Coronavirus lockdowns would put millions of Americans out of work, stripping them of their health insurance and pushing them into Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income people. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsoms administration projected that the pandemic would force about 2 million additional people to sign up for the states Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, by July, raising enrollment to an all-time high of 14.5 million Californians — more than one-third of the state’s population. But July is almost over, and Medi-Cal enrollment has hovered around 12.5 million since March, when the pandemic shut down much...

Per your announcement about the convention.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Seattle man who says he was beaten by federal agents while attending a peaceful protest in Portland is suing President Donald Trump and the acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Jeff Paul is a special education paraprofessional who works for Seattle Public Schools and is a recreation leader for Seattle Parks and Recreation. The lawsuit says that on Saturday, July 18, Paul was peacefully protesting police brutality and racism along with others outside the Justice Center in downtown Portland. The complaint claims Paul’s constitutional rights of freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and...

I was just wondering.. Since I was going through the post I noticed most of them were about people pleading guilty to crimes or being arrested.. What is it National Crime Week?

Does anyone else visit the Yahoo homepage? They usually have a collection of top stories of the day, along with garbage and gossip, from a variety of sources, primarily liberal but with a few conservative sources thrown in. They've recently disabled the comments feature on all stories. They say it's because they're taking a survey to make the comments more user-friendly. I believe it's really because the comments are not trending the way they'd like, whether the story is from a liberal or conservative source. It's like they don't want people to know that everyone DOESN"T agree with 'protesters' or...

Catherine Herridge   @CBS_Herridge   SCOOP: Declassified records from @DNI_Ratcliffe reveal FBI "counterintelligence + security briefing" to then-candidate Trump, @GenFlynn @GovChristie August 17, 2016 -- 17 days after FBI Russia probe "Crossfire Hurricane.” According to docs, this was run through Agents Strzok +  

Fauci makes perhaps the worst opening day pitch in the history of baseball

Liz Cheney is only upset because I have been actively getting our great and beautiful Country out of the ridiculous and costly Endless Wars. I am also making our so-called allies pay tens of billions of dollars in delinquent military costs. They must, at least, treat us fairly!!!

Former Member of the 3rd Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg RALEIGH, N.C. – A Louisiana man was sentenced today to 25 months in prison and ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution to the United States Army for theft of property belonging to the United States military, and for aggravated identity theft.According to court documents, Bryan Allen, 35, used his position as property book officer for the 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, to steal items, and then cover the thefts by decreasing the electronic inventory, which reduced the number of those items expected...