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TOKYO -- A Japanese court ruled Tuesday that the government's policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, in a closely watched decision that supporters say is a step toward marriage equality. The Nagoya District Court in central Japan, however, rejected a request by a male couple that the government pay them 1 million yen ($7,100) each in compensation for the unequal treatment they face because the current system does not recognize them as legally married. The ruling is the second that found that the government’s denial of same-sex marriage violates the constitution, while two other decisions did not. The rulings can...

America First Legal on Wednesday released a batch of heavily-redacted emails it received from NARA that showed Hunter Biden advised his father's office during his vice presidency. The National Archives and Records Administration is refusing to release myriad communications between first son Hunter Biden and his father's staff, asserting they are protected under an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act that covers communications between the president and his advisors, or between advisors. America First Legal on Wednesday released a batch of heavily-redacted emails it received from NARA that showed Hunter Biden advised his father's office during his vice presidency....

The photos, spanning from 2008 to 2019, are available on BidenLaptopMedia.com. Nearly 10,000 photos from first son Hunter Biden's laptop are available to the public through a website that launched Thursday. Former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler, the founder of the nonprofit research group Marco Polo, said his team took months to review thousands of photos dating from 2008 to 2019 before publishing them Thursday on BidenLaptopMedia.com. "It's taken us a couple of months to, one, go through the photos, about 10,000 of them, and redact the genitalia on the photos," Ziegler told Fox News Digital. "The number one...

A Biden Saturday Night! Worsening conditions in the US mortgage-backed securities market are doing little to ease fears over financial contagion as a recession looms. MBS current-coupon yield spreads over Treasuries are near the highest level since 2008 subprime crisis, as economic and political concerns weigh on performance, Erica Adelberg, a Bloomberg Intelligence strategist, wrote in a BI Chart Book. Mortgage-related exchange traded funds are seeing outflows, even as bond funds as a whole enjoy inflows. Applications for loans are near 25-year lows as the housing market languishes. Use the GP tool for charting and run BI to search for...

White men seeking to join the Royal Air Force were described as "useless white male pilots" in leaked emails that expose the pressure placed on recruitment officers to improve diversity. A number of selection boards to place new recruits on courses - a crucial part of maintaining the fighting strength of the RAF - were also cancelled if they did not include women or ethnic minorities, according to the messages, which have been seen by Sky News. It can also be revealed the air force is paying £5,000 each to 31 white men - a total of £155,000 - who...

“At the end of the day, this is just about fairness,” Chelsea Mitchell told The Post. “This is about biology.” The 20-year-old is fighting for the integrity of women’s sports after she lost more than 20 races over the course of her high school career — thanks to a Connecticut policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. Now, Mitchell, who has declared herself “the fastest girl in Connecticut,” is challenging her state’s policy in court. Mitchell is teaming up with fellow Connecticut residents Selina Soule, 20, Ashley Nicoletti, 19, and Alanna Smith, 19, who ran high school...

* Members of Congress say FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed the existence of the document but is continuing to refuse to provide it. * Congress was alerted to the existence of the document by a whistleblower. * Congress has subpoenaed the document, but Wray has violated the subpoena. * Congress is threatening to hold Wray in "contempt." *(Nothing happened to the last administration official held in contempt.) ********************************************************** Key members of Congress in the House and Senate are urging FBI Director Christopher Wray to turn over unclassified records "alleging a criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign...

The Division for the Investigation of Police officers has submitted to the Jerusalem District Court an indictment against Border Police officer Mohammad Hamza, who stole and sold police weapons. According to the indictment, Hamza joined the Border Police two years ago, and served at the base in Atarot. Hamza had access to police equipment, weapons, and ammunition as part of his job, and he used this access to steal, on a number of occasions, police weaponry such as stun grenades and night-vision equipment. In one case, Hamza even turned to an officer he knew and asked him to steal nine-millimeter...

* The siblings' mother April Lyda told police she was asleep when her daughter woke her up to say she had stabbed her brother, Zander **************************************************************** Police bodycam footage captured the horrifying moments after a 12-year-old girl allegedly stabbed her nine-year-old brother to death in their Oklahoma home. The siblings' mother April Lyda told police she was asleep upstairs when her daughter woke her up shortly before midnight to say she had stabbed her brother, Zander. The girl, who has not been named by police, is heard sobbing and repeatedly apologizing as officers arrived at the downtown Tulsa home on...

A staffer at a Pennsylvania middle school was arrested after she had sex with a 15-year-old student from her district in her car and sent nude photos and videos to his 16-year-old friend, police said. Megan Carlisle, 37, who worked as a paraprofessional and in-school-suspension (ISS) monitor school monitor at the middle school for the Elizabethtown Area School District in Lancaster County, was fired for the predatory behavior.

The researchers conducted a war game simulation, which showcased China’s military sinking the carrier fleet by launching a relentless onslaught of 24 hypersonic anti-ship missiles across 20 intense battles.

One week after Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., demanded answers from the Department of Defense about why a "child-friendly" drag show was being hosted at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, the show was abruptly canceled. "HUGE VICTORY," Gaetz wrote on Twitter. "Drag shows should not be taking place on military installations with taxpayer dollars PERIOD!" A drag show initially scheduled for June 1 — in celebration of Pride Month — organized by the Nellis LGBTQ+ Pride Council, was canceled, the group confirmed on Facebook. "The Nellis LGBTQ+ Pride Council is saddened to inform you that we are no longer able...

In Canada Free Press writer Milt Harris asks the question “Is A Liberal Strain Of “Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy” Responsible For The Transgender Social Contagion?”

U.S. — According to sources, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will announce his candidacy for president next week. Already, several political analysts are predicting that he will eat the competition's lunch. "Make no mistake, every Republican candidate in this race is in danger of having his or her lunch eaten by Chris Christie," said statistician Nate Silver. "He will also eat their breakfast, their dinner, and any snacks they may have lying around. No candidate is safe." Christie's campaign team is touting him as a well-rounded politician with very wide appeal who will address the heavy issues Americans are...

After some uncertain initial steps and shaky first few months, Clay Travis & Buck Sexton have developed an on-air rapport and rhythm and usually deliver a show (or podcast – more on that later) worthy of a daily listen (at least most of it). Both tend to play up and play into their stereotypes – Buck the history nerd who doesn’t watch the Super Bowl, Clay the rabid Southern sports fan. They also frequently invoke their previous professional lives, Buck at CIA and Clay Travis as a lawyer and later a sports blogger. They have been designated as the official...

A phenomenon of politics on the Left as practiced today is that new and ever more radical orthodoxies continually pop up and demand adherence from all members of the faith. No longer is the common agenda just a simple commitment to more government spending to enhance perceived justice and fairness in society. Instead, a list of new demands for government actions grows ever longer and more extreme. Examples: de-funding of police and reducing prosecution of many crimes to decrease conviction and incarceration rates of criminals; forcibly transforming the generation of electricity, and then the transportation system, and now agriculture, in...

Everything we have, we have received from God. It is not wrong to feel good about something you have accomplished as long as you recognize, and admit, that you could not have done so without Him. Proverbs 16:18 says, “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” There are many other biblical warnings about the sin of pride. But why is pride so strongly warned against? Why is pride a sin? Is it always a sin to feel proud of something you have accomplished? It is very important to understand what precisely is the pride that God...

The University of North Carolina (UNC) medical school disbanded its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) task force without implementing its recommendations, just months after banning DEI statements from admission, hiring, promotion and tenure. UNC said it plans to disband its DEI Task Force, without implementing its recommendations, including integrating social justice into the school's curriculum. The UNC DEI document also included recommendations that were partially based on the DEI protocols of the Association of American Medical Colleges that requires students to study topics like "Unconscious Bias Awareness," "Understanding and Responding to Microaggressions," and "Understanding that America's medical system is structurally...

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WASHINGTON, Sunday, May 31. Unofficial dispatches were received here today from the army of Gen. GRANT dated on the 26th. They represent that there had been no material change in affairs there since the 25th. The dispatch boat New National, from Young's Point on Tuesday afternoon, has arrived. The fighting on Monday lasted from 6 A.M. to 9 P.M., when there was a cessation of hostilities to bury the dead. On the evening of that day, (the 25th) Gen. PEMBERTON asked for two and a half hours' truce to bury his dead, which was granted. There is no truth in...