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close Video Rep. Rashida Tlaib faces backlash over remarks on Holocaust, Israel Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro reacts to Tlaib's controversial comments on 'The Story.' Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn, defended her colleague, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich, from criticism over controversial remarks about the Holocaust, insisting that the backlash is "designed" to "silence" Muslim voices. Appearing on MSNBC, Omar said that she and Tlaib, whom she referred to as " my sister," have the "strength to endure any of the mischaracterization or efforts to distort and vilify and mischaracterize" their message. "I think we are seeing what happens when people really see these kind of attacks for what they are. It is designed to silence, sideline, and sort of almost eliminate [the] public voice of Muslims from the public discourse," Omar told MSNBC host Chris Hayes. "I'm really excited that we have an opportunity to build alliances and push back and fight this attempt to … [Read more...] about Ilhan Omar defends Rashida Tlaib, says criticism ‘designed’ to ‘silence’ Muslim voices

EAST HAVEN, CT — Time for your weekend weather forecast, as reported by Darksky.Thursday, November 21 Clear throughout the day. High 53, low 347 mph winds, with gusts up to 22 mphFriday, November 22 Possible light rain in the afternoon. High 55, low 34Chance of rain: 39%Visibility: 10 miles15 mph winds, with gusts up to 34 mphSaturday, November 23 Light rain overnight. High 46, low 31Chance of rain: 25%Visibility: 10 miles8 mph winds, with gusts up to 29 mphSunday, November 24 Light rain in the morning. High 48, low 37Chance of rain: 99%Visibility: 8 miles10 mph winds, with gusts up to 27 mphSubscribe … [Read more...] about East Haven Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead

Colleges are natural repositories for ghost lore. They’re old. The collegiate Gothic buildings that permeate American campuses look pretty much like where you’d expect ghosts to live. And, of course, a continuously changing population of older students likes to mess with mushy-headed freshmen. The typical ghost stories on college campuses tend to be thematically similar. Campus theaters are commonly possessed by friendly phantoms. Dormitories are absolutely replete with ghosts, usually of the scarier and more dangerous variety. Dorm apparitions are frequently the spirits of students who met untimely ends, often by suicide or by venturing too far into study of the occult.Most every college has its ghost story, but these 13 schools in the slideshow below are clearly the most haunted in all the land. 1. Ohio University Ohio U. is purportedly among the earth’s most haunted places. Part of the campus is a repurposed lunatic asylum where primitive treatments were once … [Read more...] about America’s most haunted college campuses: The definitive list [SLIDESHOW]

Story highlights Growing number of televised confessions in China Critics say CCTV's broadcasts are tantamount to trial by media Reporters Without Borders calls for sanctions against state broadcaster CCTV Beijing (CNN)An influential online commentator caught hiring prostitutes. A prominent journalist detained for allegedly leaking state secrets. And a well-known human rights lawyer accused of leading a criminal syndicate. These myriad characters have one thing in common: they all have appeared on state-run China Central Television (CCTV) since President Xi Jinping took power three years ago, confessing their alleged crimes in front of a nationwide audience amid public outcries over trumped-up charges. The latest additions to the growing list were two Swedish citizens: Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong-based book publisher of juicy political gossip about China's Communist leaders including Xi, and Peter Dahlin, who co-founded an organization that provides training and funding to Chinese … [Read more...] about Trial by media? Confessions go prime time in China

In addition to reading, writing and arithmetic, students at John Jay High School and Anson Jones Middle School in San Antonio, Texas are learning all about Orwellian government intrusion. The local school district faced scrutiny and criticism last spring when it originally announced that it would monitor students at the two schools by requiring them to wear microchip-embedded radio-frequency identification (RFID) cards during school hours, according to The College Fix.Since Oct. 1, students at the two San Antonio schools have been required to wear or carry IDs at all times while on school premises, according (ironically enough) to Russia Today. The required ID cards track every student’s location at school at all times, reports NBC News. The tracking system enables the school to count students on campus who are, for example, tardy for first period, or stuck in the counselor’s office, or smoking in the boys’ room. At issue is funding for the schools. For each student … [Read more...] about And no one will be able to vote for homecoming queen, except who has the mark