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BUDAPEST (Sputnik) - The United States’ demand to hand over the data of 900,000 Hungarian citizens living abroad is unprecedented and unrealistic, Hungarian Deputy Interior Minister Bence Retvari said on Sunday, adding that Budapest would not share the information to avoid putting its citizens in danger. The main reason why Hungary has not agreed to hand over the data is security concerns, he added. "Such a request for someone to hand over the data of several hundred thousand of its citizens is unprecedented, countries do not do this. Every country protects and safeguards the data of its citizens with legal...

Maksym Bunchukov remembers hearing rockets explode in Zaporizhzhia as the war in Ukraine began. “It was terrible,” he said. He and his wife sent their adult daughter west to Lviv for safety and joined her later with their pets. Now, about 18 months after the war broke out, Bunchukov is in North Dakota, like thousands of Ukrainians who came over a century ago. He is one of 16 new arrivals who are part of a trade group’s pilot effort through the Uniting for Ukraine humanitarian program to recruit refugees and migrants during a workforce shortage. Twelve more Ukrainians are scheduled...

House Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would place a 1,000 percent excise tax on AR-15s and other firearms they refer to as “assault weapons.” FOX News reported the tax would also apply to “high capacity” magazines. Rep. Don Beyer (D) and 24 other Democrats are behind the tax which they also pushed last year. The imposition would force the price of a $500 firearm to jump to $5,000 and “a weapon that normally costs $2,000 would force customers to pay more than $20,000.”

Make fun. He was a good man. I have experience with these beings. Laugh your hearts out. I know what I know. They exist. Call me crazy. Spent alot of weeks in the woods. Nephalim. I know what I saw.my brain said no.Carpenter was right. Rest in peace friend.

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that he was willing to testify against former President Donald Trump at his January 6 trial. Anchor Major Garrett asked, “Were you interviewed by the special counsel?” Barr said, “I’m not going to go into that.” Would you appear as a witness if called?” Barr said, “Of course.” Garrett said, “One of those associated with Trump’s defense team has said, if you were called as a witness, they would cross-examine you and pierce all of that by asking you questions that you couldn’t, to their mind, credibly answer...

Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 @julie_kelly2 This statement by Judge Chutkan in her landmark ruling denying Trump exec privilege protections from House Democrats J6 committee alone should be disqualifying. There is no way she can objectively oversee Jack Smith's J6 case against Trump. 12:18 PM · Aug 6, 2023

It was not the ending Megan Rapinoe had planned. She went so far as to call it "dark comedy" and a "sick joke", such was her dismay. After 17 years of putting herself on the line for the Stars and Stripes, the two-time Women's World Cup winner was in tears as she departed the global stage for the final time. On Rapinoe's 202nd appearance for the USA, the defending world champions dramatically lost 5-4 on penalties to Sweden after a last-16 goalless draw in Melbourne. Rapinoe, 38, ranks among the most successful players of her generation and announced before the...

I saw this interview of Paul Tibbets who piloted the plane that did it. Interesting (to me at least) what led up to August 6 for him with the B-29's development and his preparation for the bomb drop. These are about 20 minutes each. Part 1 of 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG2n3EmNtqY&t=159s Part 2 of 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UelE357z58M

Pfizer has lost $88billion in market share and $144billion in value since its market peak in just one year as the drugmaker suffers a major hangover from the success of its COVID vaccine. The pharmaceutical giant enjoyed a record $100billion in sales last year, powered by its COVID vaccine and drug. But after becoming the first pharma firm to break the billion-dollar barrier, its performance has fallen off a cliff this year. The company’s role in alleviating the worst of the pandemic has meant it has become a victim of its own success, as demand for its COVID products dwindles...

On July 24, 2023, it was reported that Marshall, Minn. Pastor John Tramm wrote a letter to Minn. Gov. Tim Walz that was signed by 20 Minn. Pastors and hand-delivered to Gov. Walz by Pastor Tramm and Pastor Eric Anderson. The letter urged Gov. Walz to “Repent, change your ways before it is too late.” It was prompted by three bills that Gov. Walz signed: One that promotes part of the LGBTQ agenda. One that could threaten the freedom of speech of professionals that want to warn patients and children about the potential dangers of “conversion therapy.” One that grants...

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. The bombings resulted in thousands of causalities in Japan. The decision to drop the bombs on the cities is controversial, even today, due to how many lives were lost. Thousands of people died from the atomic bomb, but the action also ended World War II. Here is everything you need to know about Hiroshima and the atomic bomb.

A lot of people in Chicago like Pokémon. But it seems Ronald Reed really, really likes Pokémon. Reed has been arrested three times since December for allegedly shoplifting Pokémon trading cards. Now he’s facing a felony charge because, according to prosecutors, he stole two rare Pokémon collectible cards from a Mag Mile gaming store. He started simply enough. In Melrose Park on December 5, he was arrested as he stole two boxes of Pokémon cards worth $240 from a Target store, according to court records. About two weeks later, he got arrested in the Loop at Target’s 1 South State...

Donald Trump has been indicted yet again, and this time it’s not about secret payments to a porn star or mishandling of classified documents. No, this indictment is over Trump’s alleged involvement in fomenting the January 6 “insurrection” and other various efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

I was at our local grocery store in Hayden, Idaho last night and was looking at the craft beer selection when I came across two beers from Radio Brewing in these retro cans. The names of the brews totally cracked me up. Who would name a Wheat Beer "Idaho Sexy" or a Scotch Ale "Where's Me Pants"? I figure that these retro pinup girls and beer names are going to tweak lots of noses if the word gets out. I love the fun, light-hearted homage to Idaho outdoorsmen and women and the fishing heritage and culture...plus pretty fisher-girls. It's such...

Anxious to prevent fellow GOP presidential aspirant former Vice-President Mike Pence from overtaking him in the polls, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie journeyed to Ukraine to meet with President Zelensky and pledge his support for the war against Russia. "I wanted this valuable ally of the United States to know that he will have a friend in the White House should I be fortunate enough to be elected president next year," Christie said. "I know that Pence has the inside track having already been vice-president, but I wanted Zelensky to know that I have the stamina and pugnacity that...

In another Monday night interview on Newsmax, host Greg Kelly claimed that Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY), who participated in the interview, looked “spooked” afterward. “You were in the room,” Kelly told Comer. “Are these guys recognizing that this is beyond their control now?” “The walls are closing in on the Bidens,” Comer responded. What Comer failed to mention was that he wasn’t actually in the room for his committee’s big interview with Archer. According to two sources familiar with the proceeding, Comer failed to show up in person on Capitol Hill, and he did not participate remotely. And yet, just...

On this date in 1890 the iconic symbol of the American death penalty made its grisly debut upon the person of William Kemmler at New York’s Auburn Prison. The long New World tradition of hanging condemned prisoners came under fire as a barbarism in the late 19th century, leading reformers to look for killing procedures less likely to result in a horrendously protracted strangulation or a midair decapitation. As Empire State Governor David Hill put it, The present mode of executing criminals by hanging has come down to us from the dark ages, and it may well be questioned whether...

One senior officer who is apart of reconnaissance unit told him he was give ten armoured vehicles for his soldiers. Of these only five were road worthy, while the other five were not fit for purpose - meaning 50 percent of his equipment could not be used. The officer said that no maintenance or repair work had been carried out prior to his arrival, nor had they since received deliveries of spare parts or new equipment. Mr Gulyaev blamed rampant corruption among Russia's military bosses and political leaders for the army's disfunction and disarray. "Prigozhin, Gerasimov and Shoigu have been...

Photo: AlamyPresident Trump touched on the importance of securing the U.S. election system this week while on-air with Real America’s Voice. He noted that the strategy of focusing on “same day” voting for Republicans “wasn’t working” amid Democrats’ continued push for mail-in ballots and prolonged voting periods.He acknowledged, “Republicans do like to vote on Tuesday, they like to go vote and see the vote and feel it – you know, they’re proud Americans. That’s the way it’s been. And by the way, that’s the way it should be.”Trump pointed out, “When you have mail-in ballots, you’re never going to get...