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The Russian legislature may ban LGBT propaganda completely in the media and on the internet. Measures like this usually are voiced in the State Duma before being signed off by the Kremlin. Nothing happens in Russia by accident. The State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications is pursuing a ban on LGBT propaganda in the media, on the net and in movies regardless of the audience’s age, head of the committee Alexander Khinshtein said on Monday, reported Russian state news agency TASS.“I fully support the stance of [State Duma Speaker] Vyacheslav Volodin on prohibiting propaganda for non-traditional...

Ukrainian-born Congresswoman Victoria Spartz has sent a letter to the Biden administration demanding an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy advisor Andriy Yermak, who is suspected of being an agent of the Russian GRU, the Kremlin’s offshore intelligence arm.“Today, I sent a letter to Joe Biden with a request to provide a briefing on the supervisory procedures that are carried out regarding the head of the Administration of President Zelensky Andriy Yermak,” the congresswoman said.“Based on a variety of intelligence, Yermak’s actions in Ukraine and his alleged dealings with Russia, Congress urgently needs this information to confirm or deny various...

President Biden insisted Tuesday that Democrats want him to run for reelection, firing back at doubters after a poll showed a majority of primary voters wanted someone else at the top of the ticket in 2024. “They want me to run,” Biden said Tuesday evening when asked by a reporter, towards the end of the White House congressional picnic, for his message to Democrats who don’t want him to run for reelection. “Read the polls. Read the polls,” Biden continued. “You guys are all the same. That poll showed that 92 percent of Democrats if I ran would vote for...

Russia's RIA Novosti was told by an LNR official that Ukraine inflicted a massive strike on the air defense unit that covers Luhansk. Might be a sign that Ukraine is now shifting HIMARS strikes towards Russian air defenses.

LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he hoped his team would have seven All-Stars named to the Midsummer Classic. That didn’t turn out to be the case, at least for now, as Freddie Freeman, Julio Urías and Will Smith were left off the team. After Mookie Betts and Trea Turner were named National League starters at their respective positions, pitchers Clayton Kershaw and Tony Gonsolin were announced Sunday as All-Stars to round out the roster. Roberts broke the news to his two pitchers before Sunday’s 11-9 win over the Cubs. “I think that for me, one of the...

I'm getting multiple reports from my nurse friends about kids 2 and 3 years old having seizures. It is ONLY happening on vaccinated kids, and symptoms start 2 to 5 days after the COVID vaccine.Steve KirschJul 4 Doctors are mystified by a rash of seizures, rashes, etc. happening to 2 and 3-year-old kids.The only thing these kids have in common is that they were given the COVID vaccine just days earlier (two to five days earlier).The doctors cannot figure out what is causing the seizures (since it couldn’t be the vaccine since those are safe and effective). The medical staff...

None of the US airlines are screening their pilots for cardiac issues, but they all say that safety is their top priority. They won't screen pilots because they know what they will find.Steve KirschJul 5 In light of the new epidemic of Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS), I find it odd that there isn’t any airline, anywhere in the world, screening their pilots for cardiac issues. How can that be?There is a very inexpensive test, from Heart Care Corp, that can be used to screen a pilot for cardiac issues. The test takes only 10 minutes per pilot, it is...

Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, said at the panel's hearing Tuesday that former President Donald Trump attempted to contact a witness who has not yet been publicly identified. "After our last hearing, President Trump tried to call a witness in our investigation, a witness you have not yet seen in these hearings," the Wyoming Republican said at the conclusion of the hearing, which focused on ties between Trump and extremist groups that stormed the US Capitol. "That person declined to answer or respond to President Trump's call, and...

Twitter announced on Tuesday that it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, The Associated Press reports. The chair of Twitter's board, Bret Taylor, tweeted that the board has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery "to hold Elon Musk accountable to his contractual obligations." Twitter's lawsuit opens with a sharply-worded accusation that "Musk refuses to honor his obligations to Twitter and its stockholders because the deal he signed no longer serves his personal interests." .....

"We can no longer remain spectators of the ongoing climate disaster. We have 989 days left to save our future, our humanity," Derniere Renovation said on Twitter. "The finish line is a ravine and we are calling on our government to turn immediately." "Our goal is to force legislation to drastically reduce France's emissions, starting with energy renovation, the area most likely to bring together social and climate justice today," the group continued.

As Russian gas cutoffs upend European energy security, the continent is struggling to cope with what experts say is one of its worst-ever energy crises—and it could still get much worse. For months, European leaders have been haunted by the prospect of losing Russia’s natural gas supply, which accounts for some 40 percent of European imports and has been a crucial energy lifeline for the continent. That nightmare is now becoming a painful reality as Moscow slashes its flows in retaliation for Europe’s support for Ukraine, dramatically increasing energy prices and forcing many countries to resort to emergency plans, and...

The White House said it believes Iran is planning to supply Russia with "several hundred" unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) amid its war Ukraine. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday, "Our information indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAVs, including weapons-capable UAVs on an expedited timeline." Sullivan said it is unclear whether Iran has already sent some of its drones to Russia and said Washington officials have intelligence leading them to believe that Tehran is preparing to train Russian forces on the UAVs this month.

Bobby Baker of Pickens, South Carolina, started his career in Washington as a Senate Page in 1942... [A]t age 34, he was personnel secretary to the Majority leader and was a major power on Capitol Hill and was known... as the 101st Senator of the United States.Starting in the 1950s, Baker became Johnson's protege, or "Little Lyndon" as he was sarcastically called...By 1960, Bobby Baker was the man to see on Capitol Hill... He was also a millionaire, an odd circumstance for a man who was born into humble surroundings and never worked outside government...When the Bobby Baker scandal erupted,...

At a time when the whole world was fighting the news about the emergence of a new virus attack left the experts and scientists baffled. Monkeypox, the virus infection which was only limited to the secluded regions of South Africa, was found to be infecting people in other countries too. As of today, the Monkeypox infection has already entered over 50 countries, causing concern for the global health body. Monkeypox infection is caused by the monkeypox virus which belongs to the family of smallpox viruses. Once infected the individual takes a few days to show up the symptoms which include,...

The man, who has not been named, allegedly walked on an unauthorized path to reach the summit of Mount Vesuvius at 1,281 meters, according to a spokesperson from the Carabinieri of the Forestry department of the Park of Vesuvius. The spokesperson told ABC News he believes the man went on the unmarked path because tickets for visiting Vesuvius, which cost $2,500 per day, were all booked. The guides immediately started moving toward the area and were able to come to the man's rescue after seeing him attempt to retrieve his cellphone, according to Carabinieri's spokesperson. The guides also performed first...

"And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left." "And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four...

In a significant development amid the ongoing war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to consider a petition calling to legalise gay marriage.In a significant development amid the ongoing war, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is likely to consider a petition calling to legalise gay marriage in the country. Although Ukrainian flags have flown at pride events all across the Western world, homosexual marriage remains incredibly unpopular in Ukraine. The petition, which was submitted in early June, recently reached 25,000 signatures, propelling Zelenskyy to respond to it. "At this point in time, every day can be the last. Let people of...

It took awhile, but the Star Wars prequels are now considered cool. Will Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull get the same critical re-evaluation? It hasn’t happened yet, and maybe it shouldn’t considering the film features a scene where Shia LaBeouf swings through the jungle with a bunch of CGI monkeys, but… what was I talking about again? Oh yeah, the Indiana Jones movie with the aliens. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull writer David Koepp recently appeared on the Script Apart podcast, where he discussed the decision to add extra-terrestrials to the Indy...

The Uvalde school shooting video has been obtained by the Austin American Statesman and KVUE. The video shows the gunman entering the school, walking through the hallway and shooting toward a classroom before walking in. The video shows law enforcement arriving three minutes after the gunman. The officers run toward the classroom but take fire, and move back the end of the hallway. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks.

Singer and rapper Doja Cat is trending again, and not for the right reasons. The famous singer previously got on the public’s bad side when she made it known how she felt about “Stranger Things” actor Noah Schnapp‘s move to post their conversation online. The 26-year-old has, again, come under the public’s radar after posting a video that made fun of a moment in Amber Heard‘s trial during the defamation case with her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. During the trial, the embattled actress recalled a time when Depp allegedly did a cavity search on her and how her dog stepped on...