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During an interview with CNN aired on Thursday’s “Situation Room,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that he “won’t speculate as to how long” the U.S. will have to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions while it works to replenish stocks of the munitions Ukraine needs. He also stated that “We have what we need, and we’ll continue to have what we need to support our plans in the United States of America.” Austin said, “[W]hat we did early on was we engaged our industrial base and asked them to expand their capacity, and also the international industrial base, we’ve worked with...

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It's ridiculous. The slacker has no clue. Now dad is screaming at hit while whiping the mower all around. We are doomed....

The Army is investigating the suspicious death of an absconded soldier's wife, who was found 10 days after he vanished from their home. Spc. Craig Chamberlain, 23, is a Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) soldier who, unbeknownst to his wife, stopped showing up for duty in March. On May 15, after lying about reporting to the military base in Texas for two months, he left their home in Killeen and failed to return. Craig's wife, transgender woman Cameron Chamberlain, reported him missing to police and to the base. On May 25, she was found dead inside their home. Craig then...

Victoria Bowles, a former Georgia staffer who survived the tragic car wreck that killed a Bulldogs football player and another staffer, is now suing the school and Eagles rookie Jalen Carter with damning new allegations. The lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday in Gwinnett County, accuses Carter — who was already charged with reckless racing and driving — of illegally leaving the scene without speaking to law enforcement and failing to render aid.

Incident happened while Albin Kurti was speaking about measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in north A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament after an opposition lawmaker threw water on the prime minister, Albin Kurti, while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country's north...

26 out of the 30 cities with the highest murder rates in 2022 were governed by Democratic mayors. | Wirepoints A new Wirepoints report has challenged the prevailing notion that "red" state-level leadership and policies are to blame for the surge in homicides and violent crime across the United States. The report reveals that the responsibility lies primarily with local governments rather than states. “Yes, state officials set criminal penalties and some broader parameters, but it’s mayors who control police and policing, local prosecutors who decide what to prosecute, and district/county judges who determine who to sentence,” President of Wirepoints...

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Pope’s UK and US appointees to Synod on Synodality overwhelmingly in ‘liberal’ camp(Pope Francis meets Fr James Martin, one of his US appointees to the Synod on Synodality \ Vatican Media)The Holy See’s press office has released a comprehensive list of the bishops, clerics, religious brothers and sisters, and laypeople who will attend and vote during October’s convocation of the Synod on Synodality in Rome.The Sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will run from 4 to 29 October in which a “listening process” will be undertaken, where the “[p]eople of God [are] called to walk together toward...

July 13 (Reuters) - Ripple Labs Inc did not violate federal securities law by selling its XRP token on public exchanges, a U.S. judge ruled on Thursday, a landmark legal victory for the cryptocurrency industry that sent the value of XRP soaring. XRP was up 75% by late afternoon on Thursday, according to Refinitiv Eikon data. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres was the first win for a cryptocurrency company in a case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- though it did also give the SEC a partial victory. While the decision is specific to...

4:00 PM PT -- The toxicology report findings have just been released. There were therapeutic levels of Oxycodone in her blood. A second opioid was found -- Buprenorphine -- which is to treat opioid overuse. Opioids can cause constipation, which can lead to bowel obstruction, which was the cause of her death. There were also traces of Quetiapine, an antipsychotic drug. As for the bowl obstruction, it was in the form of a strangulated small bowel, caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery (gastric bypass) years ago. The coroner says there was no drug paraphernalia or narcotics found at...

Camelot it ain’t.Page Six regrets to report that a press dinner to boost Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign descended into a foul bout of screaming and polemic farting Tuesday night.

The life of the King of Reggae Bob Marley will be brougt to the big screen for the first time in 2024. "Bob Marley: One Love" is produced by Ziggy and Cedella Marley, the children of the legend as well as his widow Rita. “King Richard” director Reinaldo Marcus Green helmed the biopic. SNIP Paramount Pictures unveiled Thursday (Jul. 06) the trailer of the biopic. "[...] Discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music," the production and distribution company said. "Bob Marley: One Love" is set for release on January 12, 2024. It follows...

Fort Myers police arrested a man who they say lit a dump truck on fire on West First Street in June. Twenty-three-year-old Jason Kinzel was arrested by Fort Myers Police Department detectives who investigated possible suspects in relation to the dump truck fire. The Bureau of Fire, Arson and Explosive Investigations as well as Fort Myers Fire Department also determined the fire to be an arson. Detectives were able to locate and interview Kinzel on June 30, where they determined Kinzel to be the suspect of the arson. FMPD investigated similar arsons in the Fort Myers area and believe that...

The Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, visited Uganda on Wednesday as part of a diplomatic push to break the country's isolation. In his speech, Raisi criticized western nations accusing them of promoting homosexuality. “Having the culture of establishing and forming a family and at the same time the culture of “genuineness” is another common point between Iran and Uganda. We pay great attention to the issue of establishing families and we believe that it is a fundamental principle. The West is today trying to promote the idea of homosexuality and of course by homosexuality they are trying to end the generation...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists in central Athens huddled under mist machines and zoo animals in Madrid were fed fruit popsicles Thursday as southern Europeans suffered through a heat wave that was projected to get much worse heading into the weekend. Temperatures in parts of Mediterranean Europe were forecast to reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 F) starting Friday. The high-pressure system affecting the region, which crossed the Mediterranean from north Africa, has been named Cerberus after the three-headed dog in ancient Greek mythology who guarded the gates to the underworld. Cerberus is being tracked by the European...

"Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. "And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure." "And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he...

Vice President Kamala Harris' attempt to explain artificial intelligence (AI) to a group of labor and civil rights leaders on Wednesday instead became her latest word salad gaffe, something she's become increasingly known for during her time in the role. "I think the first part of this issue that should be articulated is AI is kind of a fancy thing," Harris said during the roundtable at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. "First of all, it's two letters. It means artificial intelligence, but ultimately what it is, is it's about machine learning. "And so, the machine is taught...

A New York court ordered the state to redraw its congressional districts again on Thursday, opening the door for Democrats to boost their chances in the race for the House majority next year. The appellate court ruled that the state’s redistricting commission failed to meet its constitutional obligations during the most recent redistricting cycle and must draw a new set of maps. Republicans have vowed to appeal, but if the order holds, it would give Democrats an advantage in the new maps, as the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission holds little power. During the last election cycle, the court notes, the...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis, Sexual Abuse, And The Fernandez InversionThe Cambridge English Dictionary defines “inversion” as “a situation in which something is changed so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or in which something is turned upside down.”Many have described the Church for some time now as “upside down” under Pope Francis. What was good is bad and what was bad is good. What was the Church before is over and that which was not the Church and the Faith before is what it is now. This comes to mind also when considering the words of...