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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's office released an email that confirmed President Biden planned to nominate an anti-abortion judge to the bench - the same day Roe was overturned. The Courier Journal reported Wednesday that Beshear's office handed over a June 23 email that stated: 'To be nominated tomorrow: ... Stephen Chad Meredith: candidate for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.' But on June 24, the Supreme Court announced it was overturning Roe, and Meredith's nomination was never announced.

Vladimir Putin has vowed to defeat the West on the 'battlefield' and suggested he could escalate the war in Ukraine. The Russian leader announced at a televised meeting with MPs this afternoon: 'Today we hear that they want to defeat us on the battlefield. 'Well, what can I say - let them try.

White House employees have left Joe Biden's administration at a nearly 4 percent and 15 percent faster rate than under Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump respectively. According to the salary reports of all White House employees sent to Congress each summer, the administration's staff dropped 560 to 474 – a 15 percent decrease – from 2021 to 2022. From his first year in office to second year, Obama's staff dropped 4 percent and during that same period in Trumps' term, the staff dropped by only 1 percent, an Open the Books analysis reveals.

Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, a former high-ranking executive at Theranos, was convicted of fraud Thursday for misleading investors about the financial health of the now-defunct health care startup. Balwani, who was convicted on all 12 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was president and chief operating officer of Theranos, a blood-testing company that claimed its technology could detect a multitude of diseases with just a few drops of a patient's blood. Balwani and the company was accused of defrauding investors and patients, in part by misrepresenting the efficacy of Theranos' product and lying about the company's finances....

The Crash and Burn of CredentialismThe word credentials is derived from Latin for “believe” as in “Credo in unum deum” meaning “I believe in one God.” To have credentials is to have credibility, which is to say that people can and should trust you. We saw this throughout the pandemic. If you did not have the right piece of paper – if you just wanted rights and liberties – your opinions did not count. Actually, even if you did have the right piece of paper and you disagreed with the professional consensus, you also did not count. And through this...

“‘Many will say to Me on that day, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?” And then I will declare to them, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.”’” (Matthew 7:22–23). On first reading, these are some of the most startling, convicting words Jesus ever uttered. The key issue for Him is obedience to His Word and will. He later declared, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine” (John 8:31; cf. Rom. 6:16; Col....

During Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, Pres. Biden says soccer star Megan Rapinoe is a “champion for essential American truth—that everyone, everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect.”

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg charged a bodega worker with murder when he clearly acted in self defense. 51-year-old Jose Alba stabbed his attacker several times in self-defense and now he’s at Rikers Island jail facing a murder charge. Alba fatally stabbed Austin Simon, 35, a career criminal who violently attacked him behind the counter last Friday night. According to reports, Austin Simon’s girlfriend got into an argument with Alba after her EBT card was declined when she tried to purchase a bag of chips. The disgruntled woman then left the bodega, ran home and returned with her boyfriend – and...

Bodycam video shows a police officer tasing a woman who was accused of stealing from a Publix grocery store in Jacksonville, Florida on February 4, 2020. An employee called the police saying they believed that the woman stole from the grocery store. Upon arrival, the woman told the officer that she had a receipt but refused to show him and accused employees of racially profiling her. After questioning the woman multiple times, the officer stated he was going to arrest and tase her, which he did shortly after. Following her arrest, the officer found the receipt that proved she rightfully...

For most of my life, I’ve been a fan of the National Football League. It wasn’t until recent years that I turned away from the game as the emergence of the social justice league has made games unbearable and support for the league untenable. But even if I still watched professional football today, I would be dropping my fandom soon after hearing what the future of the NFL holds. As NBC Sports reports, Executive V.P. of football operations Troy Vincent envisions an “inclusive” league that is focused on FLAG FOOTBALL so it can go global and spread absolutely insane wokeness...

The Department of Justice is investigating Texas' $3 billion border security mission known as Operation Lone Star for potential civil rights violations, according to state records. The Federal Coordination and Compliance Section of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division sent a letter to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) on May 16, saying that they've been made aware of potentially unlawful activity related to the border security mission. "The Department is seeking this information after receiving information indicating that DPS may be discriminating on the basis of race and/or national origin in its activities related to Operation Lone Star by...

Angel Oak Hopefully, the lone Quercus tardifolia will be nursed back to health and well cared for like Angel Oak, pictured here. One Quercus tardifolia found clinging to life in Big Bend National Park. Botanical researchers have discovered an oak tree once thought to be extinct, and now in immediate need of conservation within Big Bend National Park in Texas. The discovery was made by scientists representing a coalition of more than 10 institutions. Scientists headed by The Morton Arboretum and United States Botanic Garden (USBG) were ecstatic to discover a lone Quercus tardifolia (Q. tardifolia) tree standing about 30...

I'm in a sh*tty mood today. I will be heading to the Caan family to pay my respects. There's only a number who were OK'd to visit, and I'm one of the lucky ones My hero and mentor in Hollywood. Jimmy Caan gave me one of my first breaks in the business. I dont want to say which series but I (literally) told him about my problem with a douche studio guy who wont green light my project when I already spent $$ on the first 3 episodes, and this was many years ago. One call from Jim and that...

Investigators released surveillance images late Wednesday of two suspects in the gunpoint robbery of an aide to Mayor Eric Adams. The 33-year-old victim, believed to be a member of the mayor’s press team, was walking near York Street and Hudson Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when two muggers shoved him to the ground, according to police. The robbers, one of whom displayed a gun, snatched the victim’s wallet and two cellphones, then fled into the nearby Farragut Houses development, authorities said. Police have previously said that one of the crooks fled on a Citi Bike. Officials said that the victim...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott orders state police and National Guardsmen to return migrants apprehended after illegal border crossings to the border. The announcement follows news of approximately 5,000 migrants being apprehended in Texas over the Independence Day weekend.

There will be no Grand Slam for Rafael Nadal in 2022. Nadal, the winner of the Australian Open and French Open earlier this year, is withdrawing from Wimbledon. The news was first reported by The Times in the UK.

Kenosha County supervisors have voted to oppose new gun restrictions and lift a ban on firearms in county buildings. The vote comes a day after the Highland Park parade shooting that left seven dead and dozens injured in neighboring Illinois and a July Fourth shooting in Kenosha that killed one person and injured four others. Supervisor Terry Rose was one of the board members opposed to loosening restrictions on firearms, citing the poor timing of the vote. “We didn’t expect to have a shooting in Highland Park yesterday or shooting here in Kenosha on the Fourth of July. But it...

A Republican running for Congress in Arizona ripped Democrats a new one during a campaign ad. Jerone Davison released a new political campaign ad aimed to confront "angry Democrats" while holding an AR-15. The video shows Davison sitting at his kitchen table with an American flag mug looking out his window as members of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), dawning white robes with donkeys printed on the front and armed with weapons such as pitchforks, approach his home. In the ad posted to Twitter with the caption "Make Rifles Great Again," Davison blasted Democrats who say AR-15s aren't needed. "Democrats...

A Mississippi teenager is being hailed as a hero after he jumped into an alligator-infested river to rescue three girls and a police officer from drowning. Corion Evans, 16, was on the shore of the Pascagoula River early Sunday morning when he and his friends saw a car drive over a boat launch and sink into the water. The three girls in the car had driven off Interstate-10 straight into the water after trying to follow the directions on their GPS at around 2.30am, according to WLOX. As they reached about 20ft from shore, their car began to sink. 'They...

Are the dominoes starting to fall in place?Former FBI Director James Comey along with his deputy Andrew McCabe were both recently audited by the IRS.The audits raised several eyebrows due to the fact the current IRS commissioner Charles Rettig was nominated by President TrumpMany people believe Comey and McCabe were targeted by the IRS however the IRS has denied these claims and has stated that the audits were completely random and that 1 of 30,000 Americans each year get audited.The audit of Comey began in 2019 and McCabes started in 2021 and as of right now no dirt has been...