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A series of explosions in the Ukrainian city of Kirvoy Rog early Friday morning... In the end only 70 US House members all Republicans voted to stop US military aid to Ukraine... A brawl in Kosovo's parliament today as ethnic Albanian Prime Minister Albin Kurti spoke... Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says 50 Iranian terrorism plots have been stopped... The Russian military in Syria says that US coalition warplanes violated Syrian airspace 10 times...] "Shame on them" Actress Fran Drescher, President of the Screen Actors Guild, announcing a strike... In the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa a spokesman for...

Police have arrested a woman in connection with the July 2 'drug overdose' death of acting legend Robert De Niro's 19-year-old grandson Leandro. The suspect, believed to be a woman but whose identity still hasn't been revealed, is accused of selling Leandro De Niro Rodriguez drugs shortly before he was found dead in his New York City apartment. The teenager's lifeless body was found sitting in a chair beside white powder inside a $950,000, one-bedroom apartment on Wall Street in New York. A police source tells DailyMail.com the substance was found near his body and there were no signs of...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that the state will purchase and distribute a social studies textbook to students in the Temecula Valley Unified School District — where the district’s board of education voted to keep the book out of classrooms because of supplemental material from the textbook that references Harvey Milk — if the board doesn’t walk back its decision by the beginning of the upcoming school year.

A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership about the dire situation at the front in Ukraine, where he said Russian soldiers had been stabbed in the back by the failings of the top military brass. After the June 24 mutiny by Wagner mercenaries, the biggest domestic challenge to the Russian state in decades, President Vladimir Putin has so far kept Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov in their jobs. Major General Ivan Popov, who commanded the 58th Combined Arms Army, said in a voice message...

(Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) — Bombshell new documents have recently come to light revealing how the U.S. Government illegally spied on and entrapped citizens during the 2014 “Bundy Ranch Standoff,” and beyond. The document, which was authored by Larry Wooten, a former Special Agent with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), reveals the terrifying extent to which the Federal Government is willing to go to ensnare patriotic Americans who stand up to government overreach. Wooten first made waves in 2017, after sending an 18 page whistleblower document (available in full here) to Washington State Representative Matt Shea chronicling “a widespread pattern...

Parents considering whether to take their family to see the new “Barbie” movie should be prepared to have some awkward conversations. That’s the warning from both Christian preachers and movie critics alike about the film based on the longtime doll brand, which is said to promote LGBT characters and ideas alongside the nostalgia of the Barbie universe. The film, which stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, and is directed by Greta Gerwig, includes an appearance by trans actor Hari Nef, who plays a doctor version of the Barbie doll. Nef shared an image of himself dressed...

The U.K. on Wednesday said Kyiv should show appreciation for the donations of weapons in order to convince Western politicians to provide further support in its fight against Russia. What Happened: The U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, speaking on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Lithuania, said he had warned Kyiv that its Western allies were “not Amazon," Reuters reported. Wallace said Ukraine had to persuade U.S. lawmakers and “doubting politicians in other countries that it’s worth it,” adding that “whether we like it or not, people want to see gratitude.” Wallace’s comments came in response to media queries...

Shopping for a house here in Southeast Alaska. I am a disabled veteran and have never used my VA home loan benefit. So I started the process with the VA, applying for a certificate of eligibility.I got my Certificate of Eligibility and was immediately contacted by Veterans United trying to take charge of the home buying process. They are not connected to or affiliated with the VA. They are a private lender and they are being very aggressive. Does anyone here have any experience with this outfit?

Joe Biden said that he expects Ukraine’s counter-offensive will eventually lead to negotiations to end the war with Russia.The US president said he did not believe that Moscow could sustain the war for years, and Vladimir Putin had “already lost”.He also warned that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group mercenary chief who led a failed mutiny against Putin last month, should be careful about being poisoned.Mr Biden speaking in Helsinki, Finland, said: “Putin’s already lost the war. Putin has a real problem – how does he move from here, what does he do? There is no possibility of him winning the...

A member of the Detroit Police Board of Commissioners has resigned in disgrace after he was caught in the act with a prostitute in his car — then asked officers if they could “help him out.” Bryan Ferguson, who represented District 1 for the DPBC and served as the former chair of Detroit’s police oversight board, announced his resignation on Thursday after news broke that he had been found with the sex worker on Wednesday morning. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the residents of Detroit in police oversight,” Ferguson told the Detroit Free Press in...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency rooms saw a spike in cannabis-related events in adolescents, according to new data released on Thursday. Findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed the number of adolescents visiting the ER was higher during the pandemic years than in 2019. Most of the incidents reported by the CDC involved young adults aged 15 to 24 years, suggesting a potential link to self-soothing methods during the pandemic.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday that will allow the Pentagon to tap into reserve forces for deployment to Europe as part of its long-standing NATO mission on the continent. According to a copy of the order released by the White House, it allows the military to use up to 3,000 reserve service members to augment its forces in Europe, which grew in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

A significant discovery has been made in Norway that could have a positive impact on electric cars. Norge Mining, a government organization responsible for finding valuable minerals, recently found large deposits of phosphate rocks in the country. These rocks can be used to power electric cars. According to the mining company, there could be up to 70 billion tonnes of phosphorus in Norway, which is enough to meet the demand for electric power generation for the next 50 years. Phosphorus is an important mineral listed by the European Union as crucial to the economy. Previously, the largest deposits of phosphate...

Two staff members of KFC eatery on 23 Road, Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, have been arrested over the death of a 20-year-old colleague last Friday. Relatives and friends of the deceased, Anita Chiwendu, had stormed the eatery to demand her corpse, Wednesday morning, five days after she was reported dead. Late Anita, according to her employers, slumped while spreading her clothes on the line. The tragedy happened two months after she was employed. Her family and loved ones are yet to take in the explanation on the circumstances surrounding her death, insisting rather on seeing her corpse...

Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) received backlash from several lawmakers Thursday after saying “colored people” during an explanation of an amendment he pitched for the National Defense Authorization Act, provoking a call from Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) to have his offensive words stricken from the record. Crane said his amendment to the NDAA would have prevented “race, gender, religion, or political affiliations,” from being used in the recruitment of military members, adding the amendment had “nothing to do” with “whether colored people, or Black people, or anybody can serve.” Crane’s use of the outdated term received a stern response from Beatty,...

I don’t know what’s funnier, that Team DeSantis is now providing discounts for people to meet him, or that Rupert Murdoch is the one telling everybody. Next up, coupons. However, I qualify this article sharing by saying the Big Club doesn’t put $250+ million into a political construct and give up this easily. Until Casey DeSantis publicly renounces her quest for a bigger tiara, Super PAC operators Ken Cuccinelli and Jeff Roe will never concede. Reference Cindy McCain in Arizona for comparable context. [NEW YORK POST] – When it comes to campaign fundraisers, Ron DeSantis has been relegated to the...

Rosanna Arquette drove through the Point Dume Village Tuesday in Malibu, California, according to the sheriff's department. The 63-year-old actress was transported to a local hospital on precautionary measures, Fox News Digital confirmed. "It appeared that she had possibly lost control of her vehicle," Malibu/Lost Hill's sheriffs Deputy Navarro said. The shopping area on the west end of town includes clothing stores, a major grocery store, coffee shop and local-favorite restaurant, Lily's Malibu. "At the time of the incident, it did not appear that she had any injuries," Navarro said. Officials confirmed there was no indication of impairment. Authorities responded...

Apart from the 16 individuals who have already received payment, the city has identified 90 more eligible individuals and begun making home visits. A Chicago suburb began paying reparations to black residents this week after first approving the proposal in 2019. Thus far, 16 residents have received funds from a $10 million sum the city allocated for such payments, the Evanston Round Table reported. The money was initially to come from cannabis sales tax, but the city subsequently approved use of real estate transfer tax revenue to expedite the process. Apart from the 16 individuals who have already received payment,...

Here's something you don't see every day. The FBI posted the following on Twitter: In reference to the false assertions about investigating parents at school board meetings, #FBI Director Wray told the House Judiciary Committee that the Bureau is not in the business of policing speech. Read more here: https://t.co/dZSUPgpAwS pic.twitter.com/7jebphhgIb— FBI (@FBI) July 12, 2023Then, directly under this post appears the following: Readers added context they thought people might want to know The FBI’s statement is misleading. On May 18, 2023, former FBI agent Steve Friend testified before the House Judiciary Committee that he and others were directed to...

Doctrine Chief Hints at Scrapping Celibacy for PriestsPope's new prefect reveals his guru is an agnostic Protestant philosopherVATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - The new head of the Vatican's doctrine watchdog is hinting at the prospect of ending the requirement of celibacy for priests in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer Asked if abolishing mandatory celibacy would "undermine doctrine," Abp. Víctor Manuel "Tucho" Fernández, prefect-designate of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said that it would be Pope Francis' prerogative to make a considered judgment on the matter."It is a possible hypothesis, as indeed...