by Joseph P. Farrell, Giza Death Star: Today’s stories come from many of you, B.W., L.G.L.R., and many others, with our thanks. But why do I say stories? Very simple: today’s blog started out as a blog about a fire at a German firm in Belin-Lichterfelde named Diehl, but the story quickly morphed into something […]

by Susan Duclos, All News Pipeline: Anyone else noticing a distinct increase of anger, hostility and downright nastiness in the people around us? Whether offline as in store workers, or co-workers, or neighbors, family members or just friends, acting weird. Even online, in chat forums, comment sections, social media, or any other place where people […]

1534 - German Duchy of Wurttemberg becomes Lutheran under Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg 1864 - Battle of Spotsylvania, fought near Courthouse, Virginia (Overland Campaign), inconclusive result (US Civil War) 1919 - New York Yankees and Washington Senators play second straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 innings at the Polo Grounds; 0-0 in 12 the previous day 1948 - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates due to ill health 1953 - KUHT TV channel 8 (PBS) in Houston, TX, begins broadcasting 1967 - 20th Cannes Film Festival: "Blowup" directed by Michelangelo Antonioni wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film 1972 - Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (completed 5/13) 1976 - 20th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Saint-Etienne 1-0 at Glasgow 1995 - Jose Mesa gets 1st of his M.L. record 37 consecutive saves 2001 - 46th Eurovision Song Contest: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL for Estonia wins singing "Everybody" in Copenhagen More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1525 - Battle at Biblingen: Zwabische Union beats rebel Wurttemberg farmers 1789 - William Wilberforce makes his first major speech on abolition in the UK House of Commons, reasoning the slave trade morally reprehensible and an issue of natural justice 1911 - 1st Inter-Empire Championships open in London 1942 - Russia occupies Crackow, until Aug 23, 1943 1952 - Gaj Singh is crowned Maharaja of Jodhpur 2008 - Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 87,000, injuring 374,643 and leaving homeless between 4.8 million and 11 million people More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1496 - Gustav I, King of Sweden (1523-60) who abolished Sweden's elective monarchy, born in Rydboholm Castle, Sweden (d. 1560) 1806 - Amos Beebe Eaton, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Catskill, New York (d. 1877) 1923 - Hector Laing, English biscuit manufacturer (McVitie and Price), pilot and Director of the Bank of England (d. 2010) 1938 - Millie Perkins, American actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting), born in Passaic, New Jersey 1948 - Steve Winwood, English singer, songwriter and musician (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"; Traffic - "Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys"; solo - 'Higher Love"; "While You See A Chance"), born in Birmingham, England 1966 - Rafael Bournigal, Dominican infielder (Oakland A's), born in Azua, Dominican Republic More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1878 - Catherine Beecher, American educator (championed higher education for women), dies at 77 1909 - Bertha Townsend, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1888-89), dies at 40 1935 - Józef Piłsudski, Father of the Second Polish Republic who served as its Chief of State (1918-22), Marshall of Poland and later its de facto leader (1926-35), dies at 67 1963 - Stanisław Wiechowicz, Polish composer, dies at 69 1998 - Hermann Lenz, German writer (Swabian Chronicles), dies at 75 2001 - Alexei Tupolev, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1925) More Famous Deaths »

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A Florida sheriff blamed the Biden administration for "victimizing" Americans after an illegal immigrant was charged with sexually assaulting a child. Earlier this month, 20-year-old Marvin Dionel Perez Lopez was reportedly arrested on charges of kidnapping to sexually assault a minor, sexual assault of a victim under 12 years old, and resisting an officer without violence. He was being held in the Palm Beach County jail without bond.The illegal immigrant is accused of snatching an 11-year-old girl off the streets of Lake Worth, Florida. Lopez allegedly grabbed the young girl by the hand and forced her into his van. He then is accused of sexually assaulting the minor. Lopez is reportedly a Guatemalan national who illegally crossed into the United States in January. He was allegedly apprehended by Border Patrol, but then released into the country with a court date of 2027. The mother of the girl allegedly noticed that she had been gone for some time and went looking for her. She spotted the van not far from their apartment building where she and Lopez both lived. The concerned mother spotted her daughter with the alleged sexual predator in the van. She purportedly began banging on the van door and shouting. Lopez allegedly ran away after the mother's confrontation, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. The mom also reportedly went to the home of Lopez. She later called the police after he allegedly asked for forgiveness. When police officers allegedly attempted to question Lopez, he fled the crime scene by escaping out a window of his apartment and ran into an alleyway. He was eventually arrested. Lopez reportedly forced himself on the girl sexually and raped her after she rejected his advances. Palm Beach County Victim Services director Nicole Bishop said, "Sexual assault is far more prevalent in our community than we would like to believe. Stranger rape is far less prevalent than acquaintance rape. So most oftentimes it is someone that the person knows.""Here's a Guatemalan, who came into the country illegally was stopped by the border people released, and made his way to South Florida. And now he commits a crime where he held an 11-year-old girl against her will and sexually assaulted her,” said Palm Beach County Sheriff – Ric Bradshaw."We grabbed him. He's confessed to the crime. So he's gonna get tried for a capital crime before he even remotely thinks he's gonna get deported. He's gonna do the time here first," Bradshaw continued. "The federal government is victimizing the people who live in this country by letting these people in here."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A worn and damaged painting in the stores of the Correr Museum in Venice has been restored and identified as a work by the Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna. Madonna and Child, St. John and Six Saints has gone on display for the first time in centuries at the Villa Contarini in Mantegna’s hometown of Piazzola sul Brenta. The exhibition runs until October 27th. The painting on panel depicts the Madonna and Child with the infant John the Baptist and six female saints. It dates to the end of the 15th century and was bequeathed to Venice by Teodoro Correr, abbot, art collector and scion of one of the city’s oldest patrician families, after his death in 1830. Fearing that his brother would sell off his beloved collection before he was cold in the ground, Teodoro wrote a will in January, just a month before he died, stipulating that his collection be kept intact, that it be named the Correr Collection, that it be open to the public and that it become a public institution under the protection of the city. This bequest created the first civic museum in Venice. The small work, part of the original collection amassed by Teodoro Correr, was rediscovered last December by the museum’s curator who recognized the exceptional pictorial and compositional quality of the underlying work despite its dire condition. It had been neglected in storage for years. The colors were severely faded, there was paint loss on one hand and bad overpainting on the other. The painting needed extensive restoration before it could even be accurately evaluated, never mind attributed. Conservators from the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia took on the project, utilizing X-ray and reflectographic analysis to examine the underdrawing. Meticulous cleaning and repairs revealed the chiaroscuro contrasts of light and dark and accents in pure gold paint. The fine execution and lavish materials marked it as the work of the master. The newly-revealed painting was the twin of a painting that is now in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Conservators compared imaging results of the two works and found the outlines of the underdrawings were identical. They were created by a single cartoon (the composition drawn on cardboard/paper then perforated at guide points so it could be transferred easily onto a panel or canvas or other surface). The two paintings were likely created around the same time by the same workshop. The are only small differences in the details and colors. The Correr version is also unfinished, but just barely. It was a hair’s breadth from completion when the artist stopped. They were both probably commissioned by the same person, perhaps a noblewoman from the Gonzaga family, rulers of Mantua and patrons of Mantegna.