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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday the F-15EX Eagle II fighter has finished a key test and evaluation phase with the successful launch of air-to-air and air-to-ground standoff munitions.The data collected from the test could pave the way for a decision on full-rate production for the newest version of the Boeing-made fourth-generation fighter.The Air Force’s two test F-15EXs launched Joint Direct Attack Munitions, Small Diameter Bombs and Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles during the Combat Hammer exercise that concluded Aug. 25, the 53rd Wing told Defense News. The wing carried out the exercise, meant to evaluation weapons systems, at...

Neither manifesto has been released.Some conservatives are using a mass shooting this weekend in Florida to renew their calls for the release of the manifesto written by the transgender shooter who killed three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville in March, despite opposition from families at the school. The calls on social media come in the wake of the Jacksonville Dollar General shooting, in which three Black people were killed. The shooter used a swastika-emblazoned assault rifle and left behind racist writings. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters described the white supremacist writings as “the diary of...

In August of 2016, The New York Times did something rather unprecedented — the paper ran a front-page editorial by columnist Jim Rutenberg that stopped just short of openly saying the media should openly oppose Donald Trump, regardless of journalistic ethics. According to Rutenberg, journalists who believed Trump was “racist and nationalist” would have to “throw out the textbook American journalism has been using for the better part of the past half-century. … You would move closer than you’ve ever been to being oppositional.” Now, Rutenberg was greatly flattering himself and his journalistic peers by pretending that any vestigial attempts...

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The Catholic League’s Bill Donohue called on law enforcement to release the journals and drawings of Audrey Hale, who went on a killing rampage March 27 at Nashville’s Covenant School and was gunned down by police. “What’s the reason for balking? The fear, as expressed by school officials, Covenant School parents, the media and LGBT activists, is that the public may learn the real reasons why Hale did what she did,” Mr. Donohue said in a statement. “In other words, if she made vicious anti-Christian remarks, they don’t want to deal with the fallout.” Little is known about Hale‘s motivation...

“Our investigators have determined that the Lion’s Camp Fire, which threatened multiple residents and grew to 1,204 acres before it was controlled and contained was arson,” said Strain. If you have any information about the Lion’s Campfire blaze or any other arson-related wildfires call the Department of Ag, the State Fire Marshal’s office, or local law enforcement. The Louisiana Forestry Association is offering up to a $2,000 cash reward. “Yesterday there were nine additional summons that were issued. So, we’re up to over 30 citations for debris burning and we’re also making multiple arrests,” Strain.

YouTube star Ruby Franke of the “8 Passengers” channel was arrested Wednesday after an “emaciated” child with duct tape around their extremities escaped and ran to a neighbor’s house for help. The arrest record, obtained by Page Six Thursday, states that the child fled through a window of Franke’s business partner Jodi Hildebrandt’s house in Ivins, Utah, and asked the neighbor for food and water — but when the Good Samaritan noticed duct tape on the child’s ankles and wrists, they called police. “The calling party stated the juvenile appeared to be emaciated and malnourished, with open wounds and duct...

This time George Mparrbe is president of a Central African country whose name is a state secret. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwQWi4bahas

A poll released Thursday indicates the Senate GOP campaign arm’s pick to unseat Montana’s incumbent Democratic senator in 2024 is not faring well in a potential primary. Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, who was recruited by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is losing by double digits to Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale, who’s considering a bid, according to a J.L. Partners survey. Sheehy garnered only 21% support compared to Rosendale’s 52%, with 28% of GOP primary voters remaining undecided as to which Republican should take on Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. Both Sheehy and Rosendale would beat Tester, but the former...

Tennessee Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, who were briefly expelled from the state legislature earlier this year after joining in protests against gun violence, were named to the “Harper’s Bazaar” Icons list for 2023 on Thursday. The magazine announced its list of 14 people “who are helping to shift narratives, open doors, and reshape the culture,” adding the group “made their marks — and some of them might be making history." “I don’t look like the other elected officials in the building,” Jones told the magazine. “In fact, I was told that I should cut my hair...

In a viral video, a Minnesota teacher shows the setup of a gender-neutral bathroom in a public school. The state's House of Representatives passed legislation in the spring to allocate funding to public schools to create gender-neutral restroom facilities. In a TikTok posted on Tuesday, a teacher who goes by Ms. B online shows how a gender-neutral bathroom is set up at a school in her district. The facility has see-through glass that looks into the hallway and separate, lockable stalls with room for students to hang their backpacks. The bathroom is also monitored by cameras that capture activity in...

Former Attorney General Bill Barr pushed back against the claims that former President Trump’s trials will interfere with the 2024 election, calling them “simply wrong.” “The basic principle in the criminal justice system is if a prominent person commits a crime and they’re seeking office, that doesn’t give them immunity,” Barr said on Fox News’s “America Reports.” “If there’s enough time to have it resolved before the election, it should be resolved.” Barr was also shown a clip of Republican presidential candidate and Trump critic Chris Christie saying earlier this week that Trump’s “conduct” and “insistence on continuing to run...

For years, Marc Benioff has turned the quest to help San Francisco into a core part of both his political identity and his company’s mission. Now, the Salesforce CEO appears to be worried the city is too far gone. The executive told the San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday that the city’s challenges with homelessness and drug use could drive away Dreamforce, his firm’s massive yearly conference in downtown San Francisco. “If this Dreamforce is impacted by the current situation with homelessness and drug use it may be the last Dreamforce” in San Francisco, Benioff reportedly said in the interview, which...

Week 1Thursday, Aug. 31Charleston Southern vs. North Greenville | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ Indiana State vs. Eastern Illinois | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ Morehead State vs. West Virginia State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ Samford vs. Shorter | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ Wake Forest vs. Elon | 7 p.m. | ACC Network UCF vs. Kent State | 7 p.m. | FS1 Georgia State vs. Rhode Island | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ Western Michigan vs. St. Francis (PA) | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ Nicholls vs. Sacramento State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ Furman vs. Tennessee Tech | 7 p.m. | ESPN+...

A woman was arrested after allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill her toddler from a parody website, NBC6’s Christian Colon reports. A Miami mother is facing charges after police said she went onto a parody website to request a hitman to kill her toddler son. According to arrest documents, 18-year-old Jazmin Paez went on rentahitman.com and requested a hitman to kill her 3-year-old before the end of the week. The website owner, Robert Innes, told NBC6 Miami he receives hundreds of similar solicitations a day. However, this request was very specific. Paez allegedly sent pictures of the boy...

President Joe Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) announced a proposed rule Thursday requiring universal background checks, which Congress has rejected for more than 20 years. On August 2, 2023, Breitbart News reported Gun Owners of America’s (GOA) warning that Biden was working behind the scenes to use executive action to secure universal background checks. GOA’s warning came the same day Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) urged the Biden Administration to act under the auspices of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to “issue and [make] effective” more regulations on gun sales. On August 5, 2023, Breitbart News noted...

RNC this week released eligibility criteria for presidential candidates to make the second GOP debate. Candidates ... will need to have a minimum of 50,000 unique donors, including 200 donors in 20 states or more each ... Candidates will also need to register at a minimum of 3 percent in two national polls or poll at 3 percent in one national poll and 3 percent in two polls conducted in two early states, which include Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada ...

A HOLIDAYMAKER is said to have captured the most exciting pictures to date of a monster in Loch Ness. But Chie Kelly kept the remarkable images to herself for five years because she was too afraid of being ridiculed. I FOUND NESSIE! I captured most exciting picture of Loch Ness Monster to date but kept it secret for years over fears of being ridiculed A HOLIDAYMAKER is said to have captured the most exciting pictures to date of a monster in Loch Ness. But Chie Kelly kept the remarkable images to herself for five years because she was too afraid...

Paula Scanlan also said the #MeToo movement has been 'absorbed'Roughly a month after testifying before a House Judiciary subcommittee about former teammate Lia Thomas, Paula Scanlan is calling out the hypocrisy she sees from Thomas' supporters. In July, Scanlan said the #MeToo movement "empowered female victims to speak up" about their experiences of sexual harassment and abuse. In a piece she wrote for The Telegraph Wednesday, she called the movement "absorbed."

A day after freezing up at a press conference, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell publicized a letter from the attending physician in Congress that cleared him to continue working. The note from Dr. Brian P. Monahan, written Thursday, attributed Mr. McConnell’s momentary paralysis to “lightheadedness,” associated with his recovery from a concussion he suffered in a fall five months ago. It also said the episode could also have been caused by dehydration. “I have consulted with Leader McConnell and conferred with his neurology team,” Dr. Monahan wrote. “After evaluating yesterday’s incident, I have informed Leader McConnell that he is medically...