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Indiana carried out its first execution of the year early Thursday after lawyers for the condemned man failed in their bid to stop it, despite new details emerging about the state’s secretive process of obtaining lethal injection drugs. Jeffrey Weisheit, 50, was put to death at Indiana State Prison shortly after midnight for the 2010 murders of two young children in a house fire, state officials said. He had no last words and was pronounced dead 45 minutes later. The state does not generally allow media witnesses to attend, and Weisheit’s legal team could not immediately be reached for comment...

(Nov. 5, 2026 / JNS) Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon pushed back on Wednesday against attempts to blame the Jewish state for the Iran war and rising oil prices. His remarks, made in an interview with i24News, came after U.S. Vice President JD Vance cited the conflict and U.S.-Israel relations in explaining Republican losses in the midterm elections. “I think it’s unfortunate that many made the link between rising prices, mainly oil prices, and the situation here in Israel,” Danon said. “The decision to attack Iran was the decision of the United States. It wasn’t our decision,”...

RUSSELL Brand has been found guilty of rape and sex attacks on a string of victims as part of a depraved campaign to sleep with 5,000 women. The 51-year-old is facing years in jail after the court heard he became a “ruthless, calculated and manipulative” predator as he sought to satisfy his “voracious” sexual appetite. Comedian and actor Russell Brand arriving at Southwark Crown Court in London. 16 Brand pictured arriving at Southwark Crown Court in London this morningSource: AP Russell Brand and Laura Gallacher arrive at Southwark Crown Court. 16 Russell Brand and Laura Gallacher arriving at Southwark Crown...

Dow is down over 1,200 points right now…l guess they got the news one day late….or maybe as someone said yesterday, just more noise…..lol

The Nasdaq Composite plummeted on Thursday, erasing the sharp gains from the previous session, as investors continued to rotate away from technology stocks and into more defensive areas of the market. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 4.9% and dipped into correction territory, trading more than 10% below a record set last month. The S&P 500 was down 3.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 1,136 points, or 2.1%, as gains in stocks such as Chevron and Johnson & Johnson were not enough to spare the 30-stock index from the tech selling spree. The Dow erased more than half of its advance...

As global tensions reach boiling point, fears are never too far away that World War 3 could break out at any point. A major conflict is likely to bring conscription, the official term for when a country imposes mandatory military service on the public. The UK Government extended the age bracket for eligible call-ups to the Army Reserves earlier this year, and some Brits understood that to be a reaction to the current worldwide unrest. With Vladimir Putin and Russia warning that direct nuclear strikes are "reality" and "not a scare tactic", western leaders are on red alert. Experts are...

(The Hill) — Former MLB first baseman Mark Teixeira (R) is projected to succeed Rep. Chip Roy (R) in representing Texas’s 21st Congressional District, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Teixeira defeated Democratic opponent Kristin Hook [cut] Roy opted not to seek reelection and instead run for Texas attorney general, but he lost the GOP primary to Texas state Sen. Mayes Middleton in the spring. Teixeira received endorsements from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and President Donald Trump. The former professional baseball player has shown support for Trump’s deportation agenda, writing, “I stand with ICE,” on social...

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Vatican promotes climate agenda with Lenten ‘carbon fast’ Vatican officials promoted a 40-day 'carbon fast' during Lent while unveiling plans to utilize AI to monitor global parish eco-commitments.The Holy See celebrated the expansion of its global ecological platform by showcasing artificial intelligence surveillance tools and promoting an eco-substitute for Lenten penance, urging faithful to replace traditional mortification with a “carbon fast.”On November 4, the Holy See Press Office hosted a press conference to mark the fifth anniversary of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform (LSAP), a digital framework launched by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Officials announced that over...

Nations are raging. Headlines are roaring. Fear is spreading. But none of it has caught God by surprise! Our hope isn't in governments, earthly leaders, or the promises of this world. *Our hope is in JESUS CHRIST!* 🎶 *BE NOT TROUBLED — RUWA Music Vol. 19* *"Be not troubled, lift your head, Stand upon the words He said; Look to Jesus, do not fear, Your redemption draweth near."* The world may shake, kingdoms may fall, but the Word of God will stand forever! 🔥 *Don't let the headlines steal your hope. Keep your eyes on Christ—He is coming again!*

Democrats are now poised to take control of Congress by wide margins — and a critical driver of their success has been voter fury about how the war in Iran has driven up the cost of fuel. Before the war, about one fifth of the world's oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz. As the war throttled that waterway, the price of oil rose: A barrel of Brent crude cost about $70 in late February, spent months hovering around the $110 mark, and is now close to $95. That's driven up the price of everything that's refined from crude. A...

Former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday said he is "going to think about" making a third run at the party's presidential nomination following the GOP's dismal midterms performance. Christie, appearing on Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo's Mad Dog Sports Radio show on SiriusXM, said Tuesday's election results have prompted him to reconsider his political future, with a decision potentially coming within months. "I certainly am going to think about it now after the results of last night," Christie said. "And we'll see. I'll make that decision in a few months." Christie, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination...

EL PASO, TX — After the political winds ushered in sweeping changes to the Lone Star State last night, with radical Democrats taking power in what had been a staunchly conservative stronghold, millions of Texans were seen crossing the Rio Grande into Mexico. As Democrats prepared to give Texas a drastic makeover, longtime conservative residents of the state packed up their most treasured possessions and prepared to flee in search of a better life somewhere south of the border. "We're setting off to find a place where we can live in freedom," said conservative Texan Derek Johnson. "I've got a...

Longtime Donald Trump ally, childhood friend from New York Military Academy, and prominent Florida attorney Peter Ticktin sat down with The Gateway Pundit to deliver a stark warning about what Americans can expect the moment radical Democrats seize control of the House and Senate on January 3, 2027. Ticktin, who just scored a major courtroom victory last week when a Florida federal judge tossed former Dominion executive Eric Coomer’s defamation lawsuit against Patrick Byrne, outlined three scenarios for the just-concluded 2026 midterms and laid out what he says is the Democrats’ real plan if they take both chambers by a...

It didn’t take long for Democrats to drop the mask and reveal that they have no real intention of delivering on the “affordability” promises that filled their campaign ads. Their real agenda? Endless political witch hunts and pointless impeachments. It’s no secret that Democrats are downright giddy at the prospect of retaking full control of Congress. But what they seem to be most excited about is using their subpoena and investigatory powers to harass and frustrate not just President Donald Trump, but the entire executive branch, Big Tech executives, Republican donors, and anyone else who gets in their way. As...

Informed people know that the historical case for Jesus as the incarnate Son of the living God doesn't rest solely on the testimony of the New Testament. Still, it's gratifying when evidence that Christians have long recognized receives fresh attention and challenges the assumption that belief in Jesus rests on faith alone. A first-century Jewish historian named Flavius Josephus, writing just decades after Jesus' death, also included Him in his account of the ancient world. And new research indicates that this historian's knowledge of Jesus came from people who were connected to the events surrounding His trial and execution. *...

The start of the Middle East conflict in early 2026 caused an unprecedented drop in global petroleum supply. In response, oil prices jumped—but not to unprecedentedly high levels. The U.S. oil sector was a key factor in moderating the shock. For one, its steady increases in drilling helped create a large oversupply in the global market before the conflict, making it less of a challenge to offset the drop in Middle East oil output. In addition, U.S. commercial and government inventories were rapidly drawn down, filling half the gap between global supply and demand in the second quarter by some...

Politicians and presidents sometimes make Faustian bargains. They make trade-offs. The stereotypical Faustian bargain is one in which someone sells his or her soul to the devil in exchange for money or fame. But let’s say you’re the president of the United States, and the two options before you are to keep your country safe or to better position you and your party to hold onto power. It all centers on a country that has been chanting “Death to America" since 1979, and that is very close to obtaining nuclear weapons and delivery systems that could wipe out its neighbors,...

It is amazing how accurate the pre-election national polling proved to be. From ChatGPT, although not completely final yet, it showed nationally, the democrats got 55% of the vote compared to 43.6% for Republicans. That is a real landslide using the rule of thumb saying 10% margin is a landslide.Pre-election polling the day prior showed a projection of democratic lead of 8-9%. That is within the usual 3% margin of error, so the national polling was pretty darn accurate--the only error was that they UNDERESTIMATED the democrat vote, not the Republican! So remember that the next time everyone, and I...

Three people -- all accused of murders -- are scheduled to be executed in Indiana, Florida and Alabama. Indiana executed a man who admitted he killed his girlfriend's two children, the first of three executions scheduled across the U.S. on Thursday. Jeffrey Weisheit set fire to his girlfriend's house near Evansville, Indiana, in 2010, killing her two children, ages 8 and 5, CBS News reported. Florida and Alabama also have executions scheduled on Thursday. In Florida, Jess Guardado pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a 75-year-old woman, who had helped him get a job and housing, inside her Walton County home...