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Ukraine fired 15 cruise missiles at a Russian shipyard in occupied Crimea, hitting a warship in an attack that could further undermine Moscow’s offensive capabilities.French-supplied SCALP missiles struck the Russian vessel stationed at the Zalyv dockyard in the port city of Kerch on Saturday, Lt Gen Mykola Oleshchuk, the commander of Ukraine’s air force said.The warship was armed with Kalibr cruise missiles that have frequently been used by Russia to strike targets inside Ukraine, he added.“I confirm,” Gen Oleshchuk said on Sunday morning after posting a message the evening before which said the Ukrainian attack had probably hit its target.Ukrainian...

"I have great respect for President Zelenskyy, but think it would be inappropriate to go to Ukraine at this time," Trump wrote in a statement responding to Zelenskyy's invite made on NBC's "Meet the Press.""The Biden administration is currently dealing with him, and I would not...

A man's convincing decal job was a dis-ass-ter A FLORIDA man's decal job on his truck had officers puckered as a clever joke was considered 'impersonating law enforcement.' He also added a very convincing federal agency logo on his white Chevrolet Silverado, as well as a diagonal green stripe. Aside from the 'BOOTY PATROL' decals, he fitted his Silverado with additional stickers that read 'National Booty Behavior Protection.' The kicker for local law enforcement was his addition of flashing red and blue lights to the rims of his truck. In an interview with NBC 2, the 18-year-old said that he...

The crashed plane’s wing jetted out of the alligator and python-invested swamps of the Everglades just long enough for the pilot to survive. . OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA — After nine hours waiting on the wing of his downed plane in the Florida Everglades, a pilot was rescued by Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue. He was the only person aboard. The plane was registered to a flight school in Homestead, Florida but the school called 911 after they lost contact with the pilot. The plane was a single-engine Cessna Skyhawk 172M that began experiencing trouble close to I-75 in South Broward County. A...

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Harvard President Claudine Gay has unveiled a brand-new U-boat that will be used by the university's heavyweight rowing team to decimate their competitors."Our rowing team is one of the best collegiate teams in the world," said Gay, "but no one will be able to stop us with our new U-boat! Not even the Jews! Wenn die Diplomatie endet, beginnt der Krieg! HA HA HA HA HA!"Sources were unable to report the remainder of her statement, which was delivered in angry-sounding German.Harvard's board, comprised of Palestinians, Leftists, and other antisemites, has expressed confidence that Harvard's U-boat fleet will...

Prosecutors say a South Chicago man sold seven firearms, including a rifle and two ghost guns, to an undercover federal agent during four separate meetings on a Walgreens parking lot. Judge Ankur Srivastava ordered Jermaine Minor, 23, detained to await trial. The sales took place between May and September last year, according to court records, but police did not arrest Minor until a few days ago. No reason for the delay is given in the court file. An undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives bought the guns from Minor during meet-ups at Walgreens, 9148 South...

In many elections, the suspense comes from wondering which candidate is going to win. In Shasta County, the question everyone is hanging on is: Will the local election next Tuesday bring unrest or even violence?The county of about 200,000 people on the northern rim of the Central Valley made national news last spring when a far-right majority on the Board of Supervisors, swept up in unproven voter fraud claims, decided to dump Dominion voting machines and hand-count its ballots instead. Gov. Newsom and other state officials then stepped in to stop the plan. On Oct. 4, Newsom signed a law...

The Jordanian Air Force has airdropped urgent medical and pharmaceutical aid to a Jordanian field hospital in the Gaza Strip, King Abdullah II announced early Monday. “Our fearless Air Force personnel air-dropped at midnight urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza,” Abdullah said on X. "This is our duty to aid our brothers and sisters injured in the war on Gaza. We will always be there for our Palestinian brethren,” he added.

Israel Is Planning an ‘Inland Suez Canal’ Across Its Desert. At What Cost? Israel's planned high-speed train to Eilat: dream or potential environmental train wreck? In theory, it sounds amazing: a high-speed train to Eilat, the country’s southernmost city on the shores of the Red Sea. This was attested to by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his recent Knesset speech enumerating the new government’s goals, in which he described it as a major national project: “The mission is to develop the country’s infrastructures, including developing a high-speed rail that will travel hundreds of kilometers per hour and connect the country...

JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuters) - Israel gave preliminary approval for the development of a gas field off the Gaza Strip on Sunday while saying it would require security coordination with the Palestinian Authority and neighbouring Egypt. If concluded, the agreement would be a boost for the cash-strapped Palestinian economy. Announcing the move on the Gaza Marine project, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said progress would hinge on "preserving the State of Israel's security and diplomatic needs". While Egypt and Israel have been producing gas in the eastern Mediterranean for years, the Gaza Marine field, about 30 km (20 miles) off...

It goes down at these HBCU games! We just witnessed a brawl between Morgan State football players and Norfolk State band members just a few days ago, and here we go again as a Texas Southern Ocean of Soul tuba player rocked the soul out of a fan who effed around and found out. Assuming that the guy was a Jackson State fan, his trash talk didn’t go well for him whatsoever, and that’s an understatement. His team might have gotten the 21-19 dub to push them up to 7-3 on the season, and even did so in dramatic fashion...

Robbin Bain, who covered fashion and beauty as a “Today Girl” on the NBC morning show, died Oct. 21 in Southampton, NY. She was 87. Bain’s daughter, Lara McLanahan, told Deadline that breast cancer was the cause of her death. Born on Aug. 10, 1936, Barbara Jane Bain’s career got underway in 1959 when the Queens native was crowned Miss Rheingold, which was the region’s most popular beer at the time. Earning the $50,000 prize, Bain made several appearances across the US and Europe and was even tapped for Revlon and Helena Rubinstein ads.

Mayor Eric Adams has denied knowing anything about the construction firm at the center of the federal probe into his campaign finances — while acknowledging he’s been in touch with his top fundraiser, whose house was raided last week. Hizzoner was asked point-black during an interview with PIX11’s Dan Mannarino if he knew or had ever worked with anybody from the Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based KSK Construction Group.

Former President Barack Obama has urged Americans to “take in the whole truth” when weighing Israel’s war against Hamas, saying everyone is “complicit to some to degree” in the conflict. “Nobody’s hands are clean,” the 44th president said during an interview with Pod Save America, a podcast hosted by former White House aides from his presidency, in an excerpt released Saturday

Vermont was recently rated as the safest state:Source: https://studyfinds.org/safest-states-usa/And Vermont lets anyone carry a gun, even without a permit.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Vermont

House Oversight Chair James Comer said the Biden family will be served with "two dozen" subpoenas in the coming days related to the family's overseas business dealings. "I think you're gonna see swift action on Biden and I would predict somewhere around two dozen subpoenas in the very near future," Comer, R-Ky., told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on "Sunday Morning Futures." Comer is leading the House investigation into Hunter Biden's foreign business entanglements and looking to determine what role President Biden may have played in any dealings. Republicans allege the president has financially benefited from business deals made by his...

Political activist and failed gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D-GA) said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Inside” that she believed the criticisms leveled at Vice President Kamala Harris were based on “misogyny and racism.” Anchor Jen Psaki said, “I want to ask you about the vice president, because she has been under a huge amount of scrutiny through her entire time in office. I think there’s a lot of reasons for this. But I want to ask you, as a prominent woman of color who’s run for office, do you think that she would be receiving the same critiques if she was a...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, could be under heavy fire for an audio recording of her alleged profanity-laced tirade towards a staffer because she is a woman of color, a new report suggests. The Houston Chronicle pondered if the representative is getting more backlash for the recording because she is a Black woman. The reporter quoted experts who said women of color have been held to higher standards than men, suggesting that if Jackson Lee was a man, she would not be on the receiving end of such backlash. Texas newspaper Current Revolt published audio it obtained of Jackson Lee...

Gaza’s genocidal war against Israel has torn the Democratic Party apart by revealing the anti-Semitic core of its dominant left wing. Axios headlines: “Biden’s 2024 team roiled by Israel-Hamas war.” Part of President Biden’s political team is in turmoil over the Israel-Hamas war, as some aides see the White House as abetting an immoral attack on Palestinians — while others believe Biden is showing “moral clarity” in protecting Israel from terrorists. … The strife within the Democratic National Committee (DNC) — which Biden is leaning on for his re-election campaign — reflects larger generational and political divisions among Democrats. Those...

While previous Israeli governments have tried to depopulate Gaza, today there is a growing momentum to carry out mass transfer—with American support. Since the October 7 Hamas attacks, Israel has sustained an unprecedentedly brutal assault on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government has stated that its aim is to eliminate Hamas and seems to be preparing for a full ground invasion. But it is becoming increasingly clear that the war is in pursuit of a second goal: the mass expulsion of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Israeli politicians and officials from the Israeli defense establishment have called for a second...