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(Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Getty Images The welter of stories about unidentified drones over New York and New Jersey multiply, as do the myriad speculations. Thus far the narratives fall into three categories: private drones, those deployed by hostile foreign actors, those belonging to US authorities on a shadowy unacknowledged mission. The media has taken up the cause and the story has gone mainstream, with baffled officials furnishing no unified explanation – and President elect Trump weighing in. This installment of the column will add one more theory to the growing noise, but a theory grounded in full context, covering…

Church of England clergy have reportedly been told to make changes to popular Christmas carols to avoid “causing unnecessary offence”. A whistleblowing vicar has claimed that priests throughout England have been urged to modify Advent hymns and Christmas carols, The Telegraph reports. According to the broadsheet, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel was identified as being potentially offensive for suggesting that other religions are “outside of God’s grace”. Additionally, Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending had been flagged for containing “problematic words” because it affirms that Jesus Christ is the “true Messiah”. In an email sent out to the diocese in…

Two Georgia men were sentenced to serve 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole for sexually abusing their two special needs adopted sons, according to the Walton County District Attorney’s Office. In a post on Facebook, the Walton County District Attorney’s Office revealed that “two Walton County men,” William and Zachary Zulock had been sentenced to serve 100 years in prison “followed by life on probation.” William Dale Zulock previously pleaded guilty in August to “six counts of aggravated sodomy, three counts of aggravated child molestation, two counts of incest, and two counts of sexual exploitation of children,”…

Many Ukrainians were celebrating without heat or power after Russia launched a Christmas Day attack on the country’s energy infrastructure, an act that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “inhuman.”“Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. What could be more inhuman,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X early Wednesday. “Every Russian massive strike takes time to prepare. It is never a spontaneous decision. It is a conscious choice not only of targets, but also of time and date.”More than 70 Russian missiles and more than a hundred drones targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with Ukrainian forces successfully shooting down…

Via The Mind Unleashed,As Christmas Eve approaches, the sky above promises more than twinkling stars and festive cheer. A massive celestial visitor, known as the “Christmas Eve asteroid,” is hurtling toward Earth at astonishing speeds. While its approach is being closely monitored by NASA, the sheer size and velocity of this space rock have sparked fascination and a hint of unease. What makes this event so remarkable?Could this asteroid pose a threat, or is it simply a fleeting guest in the cosmic dance of our solar system?Asteroid 2024 XN1: Key FactsAsteroid 2024 XN1, discovered on December 12, 2024, is set to make…

An Azerbaijan Airlines flight en route from Baku to Grozny tragically crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day. Only 25 people survived, with 22 of them hospitalized and many in critical condition. The rest were pronounced dead at the scene. According to Kazakhstan’s Emergencies Ministry, the crash occurred near the city of Aktau during the flight’s journey from Azerbaijan to Chechnya, Russia. “There were 67 people on board the plane, including five crew members,” the statement read. “The information about those injured is being clarified. According to preliminary data, there are 25 survivors. Twenty-two have been taken to a hospital.” Reports…

Since his breakthrough appearance on America’s Got Talent, Oz Pearlman has been working his magic on Corporate America. Now he’s taking his game to a new level by enchanting the world’s top athletes—to the tune of $10 million. By Justin Birnbaum, Forbes Staff Inside a Manhattan studio on a chilly December day, Oz Pearlman is asked just how, exactly, he managed to transform a deck of cards clasped between Dak Prescott’s hands into an animal suggested by the quarterback’s Dallas Cowboys teammate. Like any good magician, however, Pearlman is reluctant to divulge “a secret of the trade.” “The better question…

By Money Metals Frank E. Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at U.S. Global Investors and Executive Chairman of Hive Blockchain Technologies, recently joined Mike Maharrey on the Money Metals podcast to discuss pressing economic trends, the Federal Reserve’s actions, and how technology and geopolitics are reshaping the investment landscape. Fed Policy and Economic Dynamics Holmes critiqued the Federal Reserve’s recent 25-basis-point rate cut, noting that while inflation remains stubborn, the Fed reduced the number of projected rate cuts for the coming year from four to two. He highlighted the dual challenges of managing debt costs and stimulating economic growth…

Via American Greatness, A federal initiative that began during the Obama administration with the goal of debanking certain industries disfavored by federal officials has apparently been resurrected and is taking aim at cryptocurrencies. Operation Choke Point was started by the U.S. Dept. of Justice in 2013 as a way to put pressure on banks to sever their ties, without due process, with legal businesses like gun dealers, cannabis dispensaries and payday lenders which the administration found objectionable. That initiative was ended by President Trump in 2017 but under the Biden administration, it appears that Operation Choke Point 2.0 has begun…

The ongoing collapse of Cuba caused by decades of disastrous communist policies has left a significant portion of the nation’s housing in a derelict state, posing a high risk to its impoverished inhabitants, who live in buildings that could collapse at any time. Collapsing buildings are a recurring deadly problem for Cubans. The communist Castro regime, which controls housing and all other aspects of Cuban life, appears to have no interest in improving housing for its people nor in maintaining Cuba’s historic buildings, many of which are presently in a precarious state. The lack of investment in repairing or constructing…