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South Dakota has doubled down on its efforts to help secure the southern border. Gov. Kristi Noem (R) announced on Wednesday that she’s approved the deployment of 125 additional National Guard members to help combat the Biden border crisis. The troops are set to be deployed later this year and will provide non-law enforcement support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. This comes a week after the governor announced the deployment of up to 50 National Guard troops to Texas in order to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

A pregnant Kansas woman was killed when a fleeing robbery suspect slammed into her car — but her baby miraculously survived, according to her husband and local reports. Brandon Russell said his wife Samantha Russell left behind a “beautiful gift of life” before she died of injuries she sustained in Tuesday’s crash. The 22-year-old expecting mother was waiting at a stop light in Wichita at around 5 p.m. when a man in a pickup truck ran through the red light and hit her vehicle, as well as two others, KAKE reported. Samantha, who was 33 weeks pregnant, was rushed to...

The co-founder of Moderna says a regular booster shot will ‘almost certainly’ be needed to increase protection against COVID-19. [cut] "With an endemic virus, it might not be surprising that we need a booster shot every year," Rossi said. "Immune systems do what they do, they're great at it in the short term, but immunity does diminish with time, and especially with the emergence of more transmissible and potentially more deadly variants." However, Rossi said he believes the booster shots will be "variant specific. "Rossi explained that mRNA technology can tailor a vaccine to a specific pathogen. [cut] While Rossi...

Climate czar John Kerry was yet again spotted at the airport without his mask, despite federal law requiring passengers to wear them. As Beth reported in March, Kerry also appeared maskless on a flight, though he responded it was "malarkey" and claimed if he wasn't wearing his mask "it was momentary." The photographs of this recent incident were obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, and show the former Secretary of State without his mask while going through security at the Boston Logan International Airport on Monday morning. As Alana Goodman with the Washington Free Beacon reported: A spokeswoman for Logan...

The White House helped broker the deal that would allow buyers of Hunter Biden's paintings to remain confidential, despite widespread concerns it could lead to bribery and influence peddling, it was revealed on Thursday. The plan will allow Hunter Biden to forge ahead with his new career as an artist after a career change from a high-paid consultant on international deals, by also shielding him from the identities of those who purchase his pricey works. The deal came about after Biden administration staffers reached out to Hunter's lawyers to forge a plan intended to 'avoid' ethics concerns and let the...

Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday that the Democratic National Committee is making a $25 million investment in countering GOP legislation and laws tightening voting requirements. The new spending measure is a part of an "I Will Vote Campaign" as the party heads into the 2022 midterm elections and looks to maintain the higher rate of voting that occurred during the 2020 general election.

Cops have arrested the suspect accused of killing golf pro Gene Siller and two other men at Pinetree Country Club golf course in Georgia last weekend, it has been reported.

Four women were sentenced Tuesday after they pleaded guilty to beating up an Applebee’s waitress who served them, stabbing her with a steak knife and then stealing her tip money. A Henry County judge sentenced Demetrius Boyd to time served after she entered a guilty plea in the 2018 attack, according to Assistant District Attorney Megan Matteucci. Boyd spent two years behind bars in the incident. Two other family members, Lakisha Boyd and Keterah Boyd, were each sentenced to three months in jail and five years on probation, and Lasondra Boyd was sentenced to 15 days in jail and two...

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office responded Thursday to condemnations by the US regarding the demolition of terrorist Muntasser Shalabi's home. Shalabi, 44, is a US citizen, and following the Wednesday night demolition, the US condemned Israel for what it called a "unilateral" step which "undercut efforts to advance a negotiated two-state solution" In a statement, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said: "The Prime Minister appreciates and respects the US government. At the same time, he acts only in accordance with considerations for the State of Israel's security, and to protect the lives of Israeli citizens." ......

"Hillbilly Elegy" author J.D. Vance, who has come under fire after announcing his candidacy for Senate in Ohio because of comments and tweets he had made in 2016 about former President Donald Trump, told Newsmax Thursday that his critics are "phoneys" who consider him a "threat to the establishment." "I've been very open about this," said Vance on Newsmax's "Wake Up America." "I think that the president did a good job and cared about issues that I cared about. He served people that I cared about and he made the country a better place." Vance recently joined the crowded field...

...European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake had a depth of 10 kms (6.21 miles). There have been no reports of injuries or damages so far.

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"Spirit of 2024"Figures from left to right: Candace Owens, President Trump, Dinesh D’Souza, the artistBelow: Sleepy Joe Biden

Five Palo Alto police officers are suing the city for permitting a Black Lives Matter mural, with a strong anti-police theme, to remain last summer on Hamilton Avenue in front of City Hall. The five officers say the mural constitutes discrimination, harassment and retaliation. In the heat of national protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, City Council authorized the painting of the mural at a June 15, 2020 meeting. In the next two weeks, a group of activists painted the 245-foot long mural in the street.

#DefundPolice is on the back foot. With a former NYPD officer poised to capture Gotham’s City Hall and Team Biden preposterously claiming that defund was ack-shually a GOP scheme all along, it’s clear mainstream Dems have resolved to ditch the slogan, if not the entire agenda. So what now for true believers of a movement that last year swept up much of the liberal gentry? You could witness the defunders’ plea for attention in the wee hours of the morning Thursday at Washington Square Park. For more than a month now, the park has been the site of a battle...

Cassandra Fairbanks is a writer for the so-called conservative outlet The Gateway Pundit. Here’s an article published on the Gateway Pundit yesterday: EXCLUSIVE: Capital One Cancels Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio’s Credit Card Over ‘Adverse Past or Present Legal Action’ The article deplores the fact that Enrique has been banned by credit card processors and one or more of his bank accounts were closed in the aftermath of the Capitol riots. Moreover, the Gateway Pundit asks its readers to help Enrique with donations: As Tarrio was sending this comment to Gateway, he discovered that he was also banned from his...

'The Five' look back at how the media covered the disgraced lawyer. #FoxNews #TheFive

In May 2021, CBP encountered 180,034 persons attempting entry along the Southwest Border. This total represented a 1 percent increase over April 2021. Single adults continue to make up the majority of these encounters. In May 2021, CBP expelled 112,302 individuals under Title 42. CBP continues to expel single adults and family units that are encountered pursuant to CDC guidance under Title 42 authority. 62 percent of all May encounters resulted in a Title 42 expulsion. Encounters along the Southwest Border of unaccompanied children and single minors from Northern Triangle countries dropped again this month by 23 percent, with 10,765...

A new poll has shown again why former president Donald Trump is the undisputed king of the modern Republican Party. In a 2024 national Republican primary poll, Trump is dominating with 55 percent support with no other person even cracking double digits. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is in second with nine percent support, and then former vice president Mike Pence with eight percent, and commentator Candace Owens and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tied with four percent. This poll is bad news for the RINOs who want to close the door on Trump and move on to their hand-picked roster of...

Wells Fargo has begun informing customers that it will no longer be offering personal credit lines, with all existing lines being shut down in the coming weeks. In a six-page letter to customers obtained by CNBC, Wells Fargo said it had "recently reviewed its product offerings and decided to discontinue offering new Personal and Portfolio line of credit accounts and close all existing accounts," instead setting its focus on credit cards and personal loans. The revolving credit lines had been a popular consumer lending product, allowing customers to consolidate higher-interest credit card debt, avoid overdraft fees on checking accounts, as...