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Following the tragic passing of New York State Senator Jose Peralta, the pro-vaccine Democrat's widow has revealed the cause her husband's sudden death. 47-year-old lawmaker Peralta died on Thanksgiving eve in Elmhurst Hospital in Queens after developing a fever and later became “disoriented and had trouble breathing." Peralta had reportedly been ill for at least two weeks before his death and, according to the Associated Press, Mrs. Peralta had told reporters that her husband felt pressure behind his ears and headaches for a week or more and had gone to see a doctor.

A Bangladeshi refugee, who raped a 16-year-old high-school girl in France, has been acquitted by the court due to “different cultural norms,” according to reports. The refugee, who attended the same school as his victim in the French city of Saint-Lô, was also charged with sexually assaulting another young girl in 2015. The attorney contended that the defendant possessed “different cultural norms,” which led to a "misunderstanding" of how the girl dressed, her behavior and looks.

Flashback to the literal implosion of leftists and radical environmentalists following President Donald Trump's 2017 announcement he was to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement on climate change Obama signed the nation into.

FACE OF SADISTIC MURDERER An undercover reporter for the BBC and Channel 4 has been jailed for 24 years for torturing a man to death. James Raven, 44, beat, whipped and burned Brian Walters before attacking him with an industrial staple gun while the victim's family watched. Raven, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, was found guilty of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Co-defendant John Wilson, 55, of Glossop, Derbyshire, was also sentenced to 24 years in jail after being found guilty of the same charges. Chester Crown Court heard the attack happened in Tabley, Cheshire,...

Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with WTVT-TV and Fox News (Interview with John Wilson, WTVT-TV, Tampa, Fla.) Q: Mr. Secretary, we're glad to have you in Tampa. Rumsfeld: Thank you. I'm glad to be here. Q: Let's talk about, probably the most pressing issue for all of us is Iraq. I wonder with these constant attacks that are going on, with all these outside influences here and with this mounting American death toll in Iraq are things as bad as they seem or is it a little bit better than the picture we're getting since it's on the other side of the...