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The Dow tumbled 875 points and global stocks were in disarray on Monday after China escalated the trade war with the United States. The Chinese government devalued the yuan to fall below its 7-to-1 ratio with the US dollar for the first time in a decade Monday. A weaker currency could soften the blow the United States has dealt China with its tariffs. The weak yuan ignited fear on Wall Street that a currency war has begun or that the United States would respond with even higher tariffs, prolonging the standoff with China and potentially weakening the global economy. Investors...

RUSH: I have been dreading this today like I dread every such day, but I’m looking at media and I get the impression that there are some that are actually looking forward to this or having — I don’t want to say fun with it, but I get the impression that there are a lot of people really energized by this, and that, of course, is because they think it’s going to help them mobilize their political agenda. And I’m just sick of it. I have to tell you, I’m just sick of it. I’m sick every time one of...

The country was rocked by three mass shootings that killed at least 32 people over the last eight days. In the most recent shooting six out of the nine people killed at a bar in Dayton, Ohio, were Black. On Saturday, Connor Betts arrived at the city’s Oregon District, which is known as a popular area for entertainment and dining. Betts opened fire and within 32 seconds, he used an AR-15-style assault rifle and a 100-round drum to kill nine people — including his own sister — and then headed to the bar Ned Peppers, which is reportedly frequented by...

Updated: August 05, 2019 12:43 PM Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said charges against a "national celebrity" will be announced Monday afternoon. The attorney's office sent out a release stating the press conference will take place at 2 p.m. at the Hennepin County Government Center. There are no other details regarding the charges or the person being charged.

In case of war with the U.S., Tehran can draw on 200,000 Mideast proxy militants to attack Israel. But less well-known are Hezbollah’s overseas Black Ops units - and both Israeli and American targets are in their sights

he Air Force investigation found no merit to the dozens of unsubstantiated claims made by Col. Kathryn Spletstoser in the last couple of years, as well as a history of unsubstantiated claims levied against supervisors. An Army colonel, who claimed without evidence that the four-star general who oversees the country’s nuclear arsenal repeatedly sexually assaulted her, has a history of making unsubstantiated allegations against supervisors she claims have slighted her, the findings of an Air Force investigation show. In the weeks since the Air Force cleared Gen. John Hyten, following a comprehensive review by the Office of Special Investigations, major...

President Trump’s remarks Monday condemning the horrific mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton did little to quell the anger from 2020 Democratic hopefuls who are blaming his rhetoric as well as inaction on gun control in part for the violence, as they level uncensored attacks on the president and Republicans in Congress. In the wake of the back-to-back mass shootings that left at least 31 dead, the Democratic presidential candidates have dropped the usual decorum surrounding even tense policy debates like gun control, using coarse language to demonstrate their exasperation over the GOP response to gun violence and their...

Compilation of Sandy Dennis' famous "Oh My God" exclamations from the 1970 classic The Out of Towners (Paramount Pictures, 1970). Sandy Dennis "Oh My God" compilation, from the film The Out Of Towners

During coverage of the horrific mass shootings that happened over the weekend, on Monday, NBC’s Today show eagerly touted Democrats rushing to blame President Trump’s rhetoric for the attack in El Paso, Texas. Several quotes from 2020 Democratic presidential candidates claiming the President “bears some responsibility” for the killings were featured in the report. “And a lot of people looking at Washington now. The two mass shootings quickly reignited the nationwide debates over guns, immigration, and racism,” co-host Savannah Guthrie proclaimed. White House correspondent Kristen Welker followed up by announcing: “It comes as some Democrats are calling on the President...

Twitter suspended an account Sunday evening allegedly linked to the gunman who killed nine and wounded dozens outside a Dayton, Ohio, bar early Sunday morning, after several reports identified the account and noted its left-wing political orientation. The user, “@iamthespookster,” identified as a “leftist,” according to the Twitter profile. The suspended account tweeted in support of socialism, against the election of President Donald Trump, and in favor of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for president in 2020. Breitbart News obtained several screenshots from the account before it was suspended:

A Republican state representative is speaking out against what he believes is his own party's complicity in "enabling white supremacy," and says history won't judge his fellow Republicans kindly. Nebraska state legislator Rep. John McCollister tweeted Sunday night, "The Republican Party is enabling white supremacy in our country. As a lifelong Republican, it pains me to say this, but it's the truth." The Twitter thread came one day after a white supremacist killed at least 20 people in El Paso, Texas. The criticism came as some politicians began pointing to the rhetoric from the Republican Party and the current administration...

Explosions have been reported on Monday at ammunition depot located at the military base in the Achinsk District of the Krasnoyarsk Region. "The explosion went off in an ammunition depot, evacuation is being carried out," a source in the region’s emergency services told TASS on Monday. A source in a local emergencies service told TASS that one serviceman died as a result of the blasts. However, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry has dismissed this information. Eight people have been injured, including two military officers, the local hospital informed TASS.

Shortened title. Full title: FULL OF HATE Dayton gunman Connor Betts described himself on social media as a pro-Satan ‘leftist’ who despised Donald Trump The Ohio gunman described himself as a pro-Satan “leftist” who hated President Trump. Connor Betts, 24, was shot dead by cops on Sunday after he had gone on the rampage in Dayton, killing nine people including his sister Megan. In one message he posted on Twitter under the name “iamthespookster” Betts wrote: “I want socialism, and i’ll not wait for the idiots to finally come round to understanding.” The account, which has now been removed by...

Pres. Donald Trump called for a national Red Flag law on Monday morning after two weekend mass shootings. A similar law, or or Extreme Risk Protective Order, was signed into law by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis earlier this year. The law would take guns away from someone who is a threat to themselves or others. It is set to go into effect in Colorado next yea

The historic Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic is expected to collapse into administration on Monday, threatening the end of centuries of shipbuilding in the city. Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries, which dates back to 1861, has struggled in recent years as a result of stiff competition from overseas rivals. The company’s Norwegian owner, Dolphin Drilling, filed for bankruptcy in June and put the Belfast shipyard up for sale. The company’s yellow cranes – named Samson and Goliath – have dominated Belfast’s skyline since 1974, but the workforce at the yard has declined from a peak of more than 35,000...

3:54 DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — High school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, say he was suspended for compiling a “hit list” of those he wanted to kill and a “rape list” of girls he wanted to sexually assault.

Western elites have mastered the Soviet arsenal of repressions perfectly The report stating that Tommy Robinson was transferred to a special closed prison Belmarsh in the South of London, which was described as “jihadi training camp”, has brought an ominous deja-vu to me. …In the 1990s, we learned a gloomy story about ’N’ In the USSR. ’N’ was a dedicated Zionist and together with other Zionists and religious Jews, he was trying to immigrate to Israel. However, unlike many others who were pressured into a cooperation with the KGB (in no way we can blame them for that), ’N’ stood...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he will introduce bipartisan legislation encouraging states to create "red flag" laws and that President Trump is "very supportive" of the idea. Graham, in a statement, said he has reached a deal with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on a bill that would start a federal grant program to help and encourage states to create "'red flag' protection order" laws, which are meant to make it easier for law enforcement to identify mentally ill people who should be banned from purchasing guns. “These grants will be given to law enforcement...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expresses his disgust and outrage at the murderous attack in El Paso, Texas, USA, in which twenty of our fellow citizens were killed and twenty-six others were injured, as well as the bloodshed in Dayton, Ohio, in which several of our fellow citizens were reportedly killed and injured. His All-Holiness strongly condemns every act of hatred – racial, religious or social, and also any form of violence and fundamentalism, wherever they come from. Hate and violence, he points out, cause a great deal of pain and fear, and are sometimes the cause of further acts of violence...

A Spartanburg County judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit this week against Academy Sports and the man who supplied guns to serial killer Todd Kohlhepp. Judge Mark Hayes denied a motion to dismiss filed by attorneys representing Academy Ltd., in July. Cindy Coxie, the mother of Johnny Coxie, filed the suit in December 2018, alleging that the store “failed to live up to its duties,” required by federal firearms laws in selling guns to Dustan Lawson. Lawson, who provided Kohlhepp with multiple firearms, was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison in September 2018, after pleading guilty earlier...