via deposit photos Thank you all for your kind and generous thoughts and prayers. As many of you know, I spent my Christmas holiday in the hospital. I was hospitalized for the past week after having difficulty breathing. Please keep @jimhoft_, founder of The Gateway Pundit, in your prayers. He was hospitalized earlier this week and remains in the hospital this Christmas Day. Praying for strength, healing, and a swift recovery for this patriot. pic.twitter.com/9RB45kFXIR — The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) December 25, 2024 I was diagnosed with congestive heart failure after entering the hospital. The doctors ran several tests and…
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Tina Knowles is standing strong in support of her daughter, Beyoncé, following criticism of the pop icon’s highly anticipated NFL Halftime Show performance on Christmas Day.The Houston-born superstar delivered an electrifying show featuring songs from her latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” a genre-blending country-infused project that dominated the Billboard 200 for two consecutive weeks. The setlist highlighted standout tracks like “16 Carriages,” “Texas Hold ‘Em,” “Levii’s Jeans,” and a reimagined version of “Jolene.”Beyoncé’s performance wasn’t just about her powerful vocals and signature stage presence; it also brought together a talented lineup of collaborators, including Shaboozey, Post Malone, Tanner Adell, and Brittney…
CAIRO: Holding elections in Syria could take up to four years, Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said in remarks to be broadcast on Sunday (Dec 29), the first time he has commented on a possible electoral timetable since Bashar al-Assad was ousted this month.Drafting a new constitution could take up to three years, Sharaa said in written excerpts from the interview with the Saudi state-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya, due to be transmitted later on Sunday. He also said it would take about a year for Syrians to see drastic changes.The comment from Sharaa, who leads the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group…
Head of one of northern Gaza’s last partially functioning hospitals arrested as Israeli military raids the facility and forces out dozens of doctors and patients.Concerns are rising about the safety of the director of one of the last partially functioning hospitals in northern Gaza after the Israeli military detained him. Hussam Abu Safia, 51, was arrested by Israeli forces during their raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya on Friday. It is not known where he has been taken. The World Health Organization said it lost contact with Abu Safia after the raid, which also saw the Israeli military…
The National Hockey League will fine the Dallas Stars organization for violating the Collective Bargaining Agreement, according to TSN’s Darren Dreger. The NHL hasn’t confirmed the punishment.The punishment stems from an “optional” practice the Stars held on Dec. 26. The CBA prohibits practice and travel on certain days during the holidays. This isn’t the first time a team has been fined for violating the CBA over a holiday break. Two years ago, the Toronto Maple Leafs were fined $100K for a similar infraction. Toronto left one day early from 2022’s holiday freeze for a game against the St. Louis Blues.…
‘Tis the season to start a side hustle. Many Americans are eager to earn some extra cash ahead of an anticipated holiday spend of $1,778, an 8% increase over last year, according to Deloitte’s 2024 holiday retail survey.Although not quite seasonal, online freelance work is the most popular side hustle to offset holiday-related expenses, SideHustles.com revealed last month.Related: More Than 75% of Americans Have Side Hustles During the Holidays — Here Are the Most Popular Gigs This Season However, for those who want to take advantage of some winter-specific side gigs with lucrative potential, SideHustles.com compiled a list of the…
LAS VEGAS — Case manager Bryon Johnson flashed a light into a dark tunnel beneath the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip on a recent fall afternoon. He stepped into an opening in a concrete ditch littered with trash and discarded clothing to search an underground world for his homeless clients.Beneath the Caesars Palace hotel and casino, Johnson found one of them stretched out on a plywood bed. Jay Flanders, 49, had sores across his back, up his arms, and into his fingers. The homeless man acknowledged occasional meth use and mental health concerns. He couldn’t recall exactly how long…
Over 20 million people living in an area spanning from the eastern Gulf Coast to the Carolinas are at risk of receiving extreme weather as a storm system fixated on the South has pushed its way east Sunday.Multiple tornadoes and damaging storms have impacted the South over the last few days, killing two people — one in Texas and the other in Mississippi. As of Saturday afternoon, five preliminary tornadoes were reported in Louisiana and Texas, leaving structural damage in their wake.Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before is seen at the heart of downtown in…
2024 was the best year ever for robotics, which I’m pretty sure is not something that I’ve ever said before. But that’s the great thing about robotics—it’s always new, and it’s always exciting. What may be different about this year is the real sense that not only is AI going to change everything about robots, but that it will somehow make robots useful and practical and commercially viable. Is that true? Nobody knows yet! But it means that 2025 might actually be the best year ever for robotics, if you’ve ever wanted a robot to help you out at home…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Mexico is sitting on more than half a billion litres of tequila in inventory, almost as much as its annual production, as the fast-growing industry reckons with slowing demand and the prospect of tariffs on exports to the US under Donald Trump.By the end of 2023, the industry had 525mn litres of tequila in inventory, either ageing in barrels or waiting to be bottled, according to data shared with the Financial Times by the Tequila Regulatory Council. Of the 599mn litres of…