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Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong proclaimed '**** America' and claimed he was 'renouncing his citizenship' in wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn federal abortion protections. Armstrong, 50, made the declaration during a Friday night concert in London, telling the audience: 'There's too much ******* stupid in the world.' He also told the crowd he was going to move to the UK, a statement that was met with roaring applause. Armstrong's remarks came as protests erupted across the U.S. after the conservative-majority high court voted to overturn the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade, which held that abortion...

Furious motorists were forced to physically move multiple Extinction Rebellion activists from a busy highway in Rome after they sat in protest causing a major build up of traffic.

Rudy Giuliani was 'attacked' by a worker and called a '****** scumbag' while campaigning for his son at a Staten Island supermarket on Sunday afternoon. The 39-year-old store employee was on shift at the time of the alleged assault which saw the former New York City Mayor slapped on the back. The assailant, who has not been named was taken into custody while at the store and was charged with second-degree assault involving a person over age 65. Surveillance footage from the store shows the worker barely tapping Donald Trump's former lawyer on the back, but Giuliani appeared shaken by...

Seven-time Grammy winner Madonna confessed that she's in 'deep despair' about the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade last Friday and is 'scared' for her four daughters, including her eldest Lourdes 'Lola' Leon. 'I woke up [Friday] to the terrifying news that Roe v. Wade had been overturned and that legislation has decided that we no longer have rights as women over our bodies,' the 63-year-old Queen of Pop - who boasts 48.3M social media followers - wrote on Sunday. 'This decision has plunged me and every other woman in this country into deep despair. Now the supreme court...

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) announced Friday that she would prioritize legislation permitting abortion across the country following the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. “In the wake of this ruling, it is up to Congress to respond,” wrote Murkowski, vowing that she would continue “to work with a broader group to restore women’s freedom to control their own health decisions wherever they live.” She added: “Legislation to accomplish that must be a priority.” Murkowski recounted that she had introduced legislation earlier this year “to protect women’s reproductive rights as provided in Roe,” namely the...

When his father was the second most powerful man in the world, Hunter Biden met in Russia with at least four oligarchs closely aligned with Vladimir Putin - including one who is now wanted for murder in the country, The Post has learned. The meeting with Telman Ismailov took place on Feb. 17, 2012 at the Moscow headquarters of AST Group, his vast holding company which once owned a publishing house, a tour company, and had a telecom division, according to the Moscow Times. Ismailov was accused in 2017 by Russian authorities of paying $2 million for the murder of...

After two missed years due to the pandemic, San Francisco Pride returned this weekend with their first in-person parade since 2019.

A young woman upset over the recent Supreme Court ruling returning abortion decisions to the states posted a video to TikTok claiming she mailed her period blood to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The video was reposted by Libs of TikTok.

Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country — or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service.

President Joe Biden announced that his administration will pledge $200 billion towards a new Global Infrastructure Partnership that includes major health projects like a massive vaccine plant to produce ‘hundreds of millions’ of doses for Covid-19 and other diseases. “For all of our people, not just the G-7, all of our people today, we officially launched the partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment,” he said. “We collectively have dozens of projects already underway around the globe, and I’m proud to announce the United States will mobilize $200 billion in public and private capital over the next five years for that...

Prince Charles accepted a suitcase full of cash as a charitable donation from the former prime minister of Qatar, it has been claimed. The Sunday Times says it was one of three bundles of cash given as charitable donations which the Prince of Wales received from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani. The three lots, which totalled €3m, were handed to the prince personally between 2011 and 2015, the paper adds. It claims that on one occasion, Sheikh Hamad, 62, presented the prince with €1m reportedly stuffed into carrier bags from Fortnum & Mason, the luxury food store...

Crowds dressed in black descended on the city of Portland on Saturday night as part of a nationwide “Night of Rage” staged to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to return abortion law to individual states, potentially limiting access to the procedure that was previously guaranteed federally by Roe v. Wade. The Portland Police Bureau stated that the protesters damaged numerous businesses, but law enforcement was reportedly unable to intervene. Several protesters were arrested after the demonstration became violent, according to the Hill: Authorities in Oregon arrested 10 protesters who were part of a large crowd supporting abortion rights after...

The shock in the South African coastal town of East London is great after the incident in a disco bar in which at least 22 people were killed. According to the latest reports, most of the victims were between the ages of 13 and 17. At first, police thought they had died from oppression. The bodies were lying on tables and chairs and on the floor, but investigations are now underway as they are said to have no visible injuries. Friends and family have gathered in droves at the bar. All day long they are waiting for news about their...

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb) says the evidence provided by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol has persuaded him that Trump is guilty of all charges. He professed himself "unbothered by the normal due process procedures that were bypassed by the Committee. Granted, in previous investigative committees both Parties were allocated their usual number of seats. In this case, the charges were so serious that special procedures were required.." The special procedures included acceding to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's insistence that only those who already agreed that Trump is guilty would be allowed seats on the...

A drag queen wearing a thong twerked for children at a ‘family friendly’ pride event in Soldotna Creek, Alaska.

Actor Samuel L Jackson has dubbed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas 'Uncle Clarence' after the conservative justice wrote an opinion defending the court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade - and suggested using the logic to overturn other landmark decisions. 'Uncle Clarence' is an apparent reference to the eponymous character of abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, who was widely seen as compliant and subservient to his white masters. In his tweet on Saturday, the Marvel Cinematic Universe actor wrote: 'How’s Uncle Clarence feeling about overturning Loving v Virginia??!!'

<p>TYLER, Texas (AP) — Five people were shot and injured early Sunday during an outdoor event in East Texas that featured a trail ride, according to authorities.</p><p>The Smith County Sheriff’s Office said it received a call at 12:35 a.m. Sunday about multiple gunshot victims in a large pasture area in the eastern part of the county. People were taking part in an annual trail ride sponsored by Unified Elite Riderzz from nearby Marshall, Texas.</p>

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~CPT Charles Hazlitt Upham VC Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham VC and bar (September 21, 1908 - November 22, 1994) was a New Zealand solider who won the Victoria Cross twice during World War II. Earning the Victoria Cross and Bar for outstanding gallantry and leadership in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942....

Creator of Cooley High Eric Monte says television producer Norman Lear is a racist who stole his idea for the 1970s hit television show, The Jeffersons. Monte worked as a writer on Good Times, which he co-created with Mike Evans. During an interview with Annette John-Hall of the Philadelphia Inquirer back in 2006, Monte called Lear a racist who wrote stereotypical dialogue and didn’t think he was racist. Monte recalled the cast of Good Times frequently having issues with the dialogue written by Lear.“I caught hell because Norman Lear was incredibly racist, but he didn’t think so. And everything they...

Rudy Giuliani was slapped by a worker at a ShopRite on Staten Island on Sunday while campaigning for his son, leaving the 78-year-old former NYC mayor shaken, the ex-pol told The Post. Giuliani said he had just gotten out of the men’s room at the store on Veteran’s Road and was being greeted by a bunch of supporters when he was suddenly hit from behind — an incident caught on surveillance video obtained by The Post. “All of a sudden, I feel this, ‘Bam!’ on my back,” Giuliani said. “I don’t know if they helped me not fall down, but...