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Amidst the excitement of this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York, allegations of cheating have emerged involving competitive eater Nick Wehry. Wehry, who finished fourth in the competition with an official score of 51.75 hot dogs eaten, is now under scrutiny following claims that he may have only consumed 46.75 hot dogs. Sources cited by the New York Post suggest that Wehry may have manipulated his score by surreptitiously adding a plate after the contest had concluded. Despite denying any wrongdoing, video footage from the event appears to show Wehry handling plates post-competition, casting...

ABC News anchor and former Bill Clinton henchman George Stephanopoulos has apologized for saying old Joe Biden would struggle to serve another term in office. Stephanopoulos, who recently interviewed Biden following his disastrous debate performance last month, told a TMZ reporter that Biden is unable to serve four more years as president. “Do you think Biden should step down?” the reporter asks. “I don’t think he can serve four more years,” Stephanopoulos responds. The clip went viral on the X platform, attracting some 750,000 views. However, Stephanopoulos has now issued an apology for his remarks.

The Democrat-majority North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) blocked Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the November general election ballot on Tuesday, upholding an earlier decision. However, the board approved the Constitution Party, enabling the small party to include a candidate on the ballot. Liberals West and RFK Jr., candidates for the Justice for All Party and the We the People Party, respectively, would likely siphon votes from Democrat President Joe Biden. The candidate for the conservative Constitution Party is expected to garner votes otherwise going to Biden’s challenger, former President Donald Trump. As Breitbart News previously...

Several people were injured in an accident during repair work on Iran’s Sahand destroyer, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The incident likely occurred during repairs to Sahand’s propulsion system or its ballast tank at the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, Fars reported. Unconfirmed images posted by local media showed the 96-meter (315-foot) vessel capsized in port.

BALTIMORE -- Longtime television news anchor Vic Carter will be departing Baltimore's WJZ-TV in July. Carter says it's bittersweet to part ways with the station he's called home for nearly 30 years. He has spent over 40 years in television news.... Vic Carter will officially leave WJZ on July 25. [more of the story at link]

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KYIV — Ukrainian forces are pulling back along parts of the frontline under fierce Russian pressure; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed the difficult situation on a lack of weapons for his soldiers. That's likely to increase pressure from Kyiv during next week's NATO Washington summit for its allies to speed up arms deliveries. “This is not a stalemate, but a problematic situation," Zelenskyy told Bloomberg on Thursday. "A problem can be solved if there are tools and desire. We have the desire, but the tools have not arrived. We have brigades without weapons. We have 14 brigades that do not...

The widow of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has been sentenced to death by a court in Baghdad. She was found guilty by Al Karkh Criminal Court of “working with terrorist Daesh gangs”, Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said on Wednesday, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS. While it did not name her, a court official told The National her name is Asma Fawzi Mohammad, known as Umm Hudaifa. It said she detained Yazidi women in her home and then had them abducted by ISIS extremists in Sinjar district, west of Ninevah province. For centuries, the Yazidis – who follow...

Actor George Clooney called on Democrats to name a new nominee for the 2024 presidential election, claiming President Joe Biden “cannot win.” Clooney made the call for a new candidate in an op-ed published in The New York Times Wednesday, noting that after co-hosting a Biden fundraiser less than two weeks before his disastrous debate last month, the largest fundraiser supporting any Democratic candidate to date, he feels the 81-year-old should step down. “I love Joe Biden,” Clooney wrote. “As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe in him. Believe...

CNN’s Steve Hall says Russia will try to meddle in the US election in the direction of "their favorite candidate" Donald Trump Suggest Russia will use A.I.

A TOP Putin crony who was to be a key witness in a major Kremlin corruption scandal has "suddenly" died under mysterious circumstances. Russian general Magomed Khandayev, 61, was head of the State Expertise Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defence. Khandayev was seen as a key witness in a corruption scandal shrouding the Russian defence ministry amid Putin's illegal war against Ukraine. His body was flown to Moscow to his home region of Dagestan for burial, according to reports. The cause of Khandayev’s death has not been specified. -snip- Khandayev worked under deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov, 48, who...

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden has a new problem: a competitive race in deep blue New York. Elected officials, union leaders and political consultants are panicking over polls showing a steady erosion of Biden’s support in a state he won by 23 points four years ago. They’re so worried they’ve been trying to convince the Biden team to pour resources into New York to shore up his campaign and boost Democrats running in a half-dozen swing districts that could determine control of the House. Biden aides have not focused on New York, committing no significant resources to a state...

In the book of Jeremiah, we are reminded of the dangers of people pretending to speak for God when, in fact, they are spreading lies. Jeremiah 14:14: “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries, and the delusions of their own minds.”

Bill Gates has thrown his weight – and his money – behind a Californian startup that believes it can make a rich, fatty spread akin to butter, using just carbon dioxide and hydrogen. And 'butter' is just the start, with milk, ice-cream, cheese, meat and tropical oils also in development. The San Jose company, Savor, uses a thermochemical process to create its animal-like fat, which is free of the environmental footprint of both the dairy industry and plant-based alternatives. "They started with the fact that all fats are made of varying chains of carbon and hydrogen atoms," Gates wrote in...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus sent out these Twelve after instructing them thus, “Do not go into pagan territory or enter a Samaritan town. Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” Matthew 10:5–7The very last words of Jesus, just prior to His Ascension into Heaven, expands the mandate we read above that Jesus gave to His Apostles. He later says, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the...

The report was issued shortly after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris praised young pro-Palestinian protesters for showing “what the human emotion should be, as a response to Gaza.” Director of National Intelligence says Iran wants to sow chaos before elections Haines said that the Iranian regime was “becoming increasingly aggressive in their foreign influence efforts.” Iran is taking “advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza… We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests and even providing financial support to protesters,”......Consequently, she warned that American targets of the Iranian influence campaign...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly “concerned” about President Joe Biden’s health after watching his debate performance. The report underscores questions of whether Biden remains fit for office amid recent leaks about his increased sleep needs. Zelensky expressed worry about Biden’s health, a Ukrainian source told Axios on Tuesday; he is among many other European officials and diplomats who have done so. “Let’s be candid and frank: Everyone is waiting for November,” Zelensky said in a press conference. “The whole world is looking to November, and truly speaking, Putin awaits November too.” Zelensky in Washington says “let’s be candid and...

Image Credit: Ursa Major. ========================================================================================== Colorado-based space and defense contractor Ursa Major has announced the first successful “hot fire” test of its Draper liquid propellant engine. Funded by the Air Force Research Labs (AFRL), Ursa Major first introduced the 4,000lb thrust closed-cycle engine in May 2023, with the ultimate goal of having a fully operational engine that can operate in the atmosphere or outer space by the end of 2024. According to a company statement, this successful May test firing puts the development of Draper ahead of schedule, “outpacing industry standards.” “We’re excited with how quickly the development program...

Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine continues to claim lives, as the Kremlin’s military leadership resorts to increasingly brutal tactics against civilians—including a ghastly attack on a children's hospital in Kyiv and other sites across Ukraine. In their comments on state television, prominent propagandists often reiterate that Moscow’s campaign of senseless brutality is designed to prompt Ukrainians to overthrow their government. Russian talking heads also resort to nuclear threats, which is always a sign that things on the battlefront are not going well. Indeed, Russian propagandists and military experts are tacitly acknowledging sinking morale and widespread lying in their military. Despite...

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