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This poll brought to you by Team DeSantis’ very own pollsters! 👏 If the Republican primary for president were being held today, which one of the following candidates would you favor as a first choice Among Republican primary voters. April 2023, June 2023 Donald Trump 46% 51 Ron DeSantis 31 22

Prigozhin's failed coup inflicted worst daily air force losses of the war with 39 pilots and crew killed by Wagner' He faces expectation to replace top war commanders or face new insurrection Coup leader Prigozhin agreed to be based across the border in Belarus - for now Vladimir Putin has broken his silence about 'stepping up efforts' in Ukraine in pre-recorded interview that aired after he suffered his worst daily air force losses of the war. The Russian president, on state television today, said he was 'confident' in his forces where he alleged are 'in a position to implement all...

WASHINGTON, June 25. /TASS/. US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy got in touch with Russian foreign ministry officials amid the situation around PMC Wagner but US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has no contacts with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the CBS television channel said on Sunday, citing its sources. According to CBS, contacts with Russia were carried out both between Ambassador Tracy and the Russian foreign ministry and at several other levels. However, there were no contacts between the two countries’ top diplomats.

There is a paradox at the heart of our changing climate. While the blanket of air close to the Earth’s surface is warming, most of the atmosphere above is becoming dramatically colder. The same gases that are warming the bottom few miles of air are cooling the much greater expanses above that stretch to the edge of space. This paradox has long been predicted by climate modelers, but only recently quantified in detail by satellite sensors. The new findings are providing a definitive confirmation on one important issue, but at the same time raising other questions. The good news for...

NEW YORK (AP) — After a series of fires involving faulty e-bike batteries including a recent blaze that claimed four lives, New York City officials announced Sunday that they are receiving a $25 million emergency grant from the federal government to fund scores of charging stations citywide. Mayor Eric Adams hopes the stations will provide a safer way for delivery workers, who rely on e-bikes to efficiently do their jobs, to recharge lithium batteries used to power their bicycles. New York City has seen over 100 fires and 13 deaths this year linked to e-bikes, more than double the total...

In 1928, the late Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis characterized the values underlying the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as embracing the uniquely American right, and the right most valued by civilized persons, which he called the right to be let alone. Today we call it the right to privacy. He also warned that the greatest dangers...

Drag queens and LGBTQ activists marched through a Manhattan park on Friday as part of a weekend of Pride celebrations, with a chant of: 'We're here, we're queer and we're coming for your children.' One topless woman was seen dancing and making the chant, as others laughed and joined in. Video of the incident sparked widespread revulsion...

Leaders of SAG-AFTRA expressed optimism Saturday that they will achieve a “seminal deal” with studios, networks and streamers to avert an action like the writers’ strike that has nearly shut down scripted production. “We are having an extremely productive negotiations that are laser-focused on all of the crucial issues you told us are most important to you,” SAG-AFTRA National President Fran Drescher said in a video message to members. “We’re standing strong and we’re going to achieve a seminal deal.” Drescher told members she could not release details because “Frankly, it’s very confidential what’s going on in there.” She and...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken stood by President Biden’s off-the-cuff jab calling Chinese leader Xi Jinping a dictator. “The president speaks clearly, he speaks candidly. I’ve worked with him for more than 20 years and he speaks for all of us,” Blinken told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. Biden roiled Beijing last week — roughly two days after Blinken’s state visit — by dubbing Xi a dictator during remarks Tuesday at a campaign fundraiser in California.

A University of Wyoming sorority has hit back at members who complained about a trans woman being accepted into their local chapter — insisting the term “woman” is “unquestionably open to many interpretations.” Seven sorority sisters from the Kappa Kappa Gamma sued the sorority in March, saying that the chapter violated its own rules by admitting Artemis Langford last year. Six of the women then refiled the lawsuit in May after a judge twice barred them from suing anonymously. The lawsuit claimed Langford’s presence in the Kappa Kappa Gamma house made some sorority members uncomfortable. It alleged that the trans...

Democratic presidential challenger Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called Sunday for the federal legalization of marijuana, arguing that states should be allowed to decide their own pot laws without federal interference. Politicians have taken steps toward legalization in recent years, though even under President Barack Obama — an admitted former marijuana enthusiast — federal law considered pot illegal, creating tension with states.

Kansas’ conservative Republican attorney general is moving to prevent transgender people born in the state from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities TOPEKA, Kan. -- Transgender people born in Kansas could be prevented from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities if the state’s conservative Republican attorney general is successful with a legal move he launched late Friday. Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a request in federal court asking a judge to end a requirement for Kansas to allow transgender people to change their birth certificates. He is not seeking to undo past changes, only...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Sunday signaled that an impeachment inquiry of Attorney General Merrick Garland would be imminent if whistleblower allegations that U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss wanted to appoint a special counsel in the Department of Justice’s Hunter Biden probe are true. McCarthy retweeted allegations made by the whistleblower, IRS Criminal Supervisory Special Agent Gary A. Shapley Jr, noting if his allegations are true, “this will be a significant part of a larger impeachment inquiry into Merrick Garland’s weaponization of DOJ.”

A former Harvard swimmer has slammed the Biden administration for using the trans athletes debate as 'their civil rights moment' at the expense of female athletes. Abby Carr said they think it is going to save transgender sports, but argued it is 'discriminating against women.' The former Harvard athlete, who competed and lost against trans athlete Lia Thomas last year, shared her thoughts on the ongoing debate on Fox Business 'Varney&Co.'

A pair of academics affiliated with York University believe that allowing parents to opt out their children from drag storytime events is a “dangerous setback for 2SLGBTQ+ human rights education.” Writing in the Toronto Star, Beyhan Farhadi, a fellow at York’s Institute for Research on Digital Literacies, and “community educator”/York M.Ed student Joy Henderson say the Toronto School Board’s decision to allow opt-outs from the “family-friendly” activity “sends a message that [queer] rights are debatable.”

The third annual Sacramento Children’s Museum Pride event, the only children-centric Pride event in the region according to organizers, was met Saturday morning with masked protesters. “You know look, we’re here, we’re thriving, you’re not going to make us go away, so let’s all just get along,” said Lexi Howard with the event in an interview with KCRA 3 discussing the protesters. Intense exchanges were volleyed into the crowd as Rancho Cordova Police stood between eventgoers and protesters.

The Dominican basketball community mourns the loss of Óscar Cabrera Adames, a talented player who passed away at the young age of 28. Tragically, his untimely demise occurred during a stress test conducted at a health center in Santo Domingo. It is believed that Cabrera Adames was battling myocarditis, a condition that poses significant risks to the heart's function and blood circulation. The impact of this disease on individuals can be severe, as highlighted by the American Heart Association. Following his untimely demise, social media posts emerged in which Cabrera Adames hinted at a possible connection between his myocarditis and...

Thousands of people were in San Francisco Saturday, celebrating Pride and many participated in or watched the annual San Francisco Dyke March which circled around Dolores Park and the Mission. The event started with revving motorcycle engines, celebrating dykes, women, and queerness. Hundreds of people participated in the march, some played drums while walking, others carried signs, and others called out impromptu chants. “I’m gay and I want to show it,” said San Leandro resident Aurora Friedman who participated in the march. Lots of people NBC Bay Area spoke to said this is their first time back at Pride celebrations...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC7 celebrates the 52nd Annual Chicago Pride Parade with a two-hour, live parade broadcast, Sunday, June 25, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Tanja Babich, Hosea Sanders and Jason Knowles host the Chicago Pride Parade broadcast with Knowles capturing all of the action live from the street. "ABC 7 is proud of our long-standing commitment to Pride, and we are thrilled again to present a two-hour, live parade broadcast on multiple platforms," said John Idler, president and general manager, ABC7 Chicago. "As we celebrate cultural inclusion and acceptance, we applaud the vibrant LGBTQAI+ community that is so important to our...

What are you afraid of? This Sunday's Sermon calls to mind the proper identity of fear-and asks us to question what we fear.From Jeremiah to Jesus we read Fear can be championed.As told, Fear No One, since fear will always present to us.Be Soul Prepared. 14 min. YouTube link below:Be Not Afraid