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Halle Bery said in a video interview with Wired that Pierce Brosnan “restored” her faith in men during the making of their James Bond movie, 2002’s “Die Another Day.” The action film marked Brosnan’s final outing as 007 after a seven-year run that kicked off with 1995’s “GoldenEye.” Berry played Bond girl Jinx in the movie. “He will always be my Bond, always,” Berry said when asked about her experience on the movie. “I’m a Pierce Brosnan fan. He restored my faith in men on that movie. There couldn’t be a human who is more of a gentleman than Pierce...

Furchern was convicted after judges said they were convinced she knew and "deliberately supported" the fact that 10,505 prisoners were killed in gassings at the concentration camp near Danzig.A German court has rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp during World War II. The Federal Court of Justice on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Irmgard Furchner, who was given a two-year suspended sentence in December 2022 by a state court in...

A former Yale University student who was accused of sexual assault but acquitted at trial is suing 15 women’s organizations he says defamed him after the verdict. Saifullah Khan was found not guilty in March 2018 but was subsequently expelled from Yale anyway. He sued the university and his accuser – and is now suing women’s organizations he says defamed him in post-verdict filings. While suing Yale and his accuser, who has not been named in court or the media, the 15 organizations applied to file an amicus brief with the Connecticut Supreme Court. The filing included a proposed brief,...

(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces captured more than 1,250 square km (480 square miles) in a "defensive operation" in Russia's Kursk region and urged allies to allow Western weapons strikes deep inside the country.Two weeks after Ukrainian forces launched a shock incursion into Russia's western region, Zelenskiy said the operation "no one knew about" proved there were no red lines of the Kremlin to be wary of."The naive, illusory concept of so-called red lines regarding Russia, which dominated the assessment of the war by some partners, has crumbled apart in these days somewhere near Sudzha," he said, referring...

About 20 fragments were found, including a skull, rib sections, vertebra, a front leg bone and a kneecap, all believed to come from the same mastodonArchaeologists in Iowa have uncovered parts of a mastodon fossil, including its skull, that they believe dates back to when the first humans lived on Earth. Over the course of a 12-day excavation, staff from the University of Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist worked with local community members to recover the bones. About 20 fragments were found, including a skull, rib sections, vertebra, a front leg bone and a kneecap, all believed to come...

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, “Thank you for bringing back the joy.” The next day, Harris took the theme a step further, branding the Democratic ticket “joyful warriors.”

President Biden has signed off on a highly classified plan that shifts America’s nuclear strategy to focus on China as a nuclear threat — and prepare for the possibility that the communist nation could team up with North Korea and Russia against the US, according to a new report. Biden made the shift in March because the Pentagon believes China’s nuclear arsenal will rival the US and Russia, the New York Times reported Tuesday, citing sources. The new strategy is called the “Nuclear Employment Guidance” and also readies the US for a possible coordinated threat between China, Russia and North...

A YOUNG MUM has hit back at those who judged her for getting drunk on a family holiday. The mum-of-one from the UK took to social media to hit back at the negative comments after a night of drinking in Majorca left her with a cracked head. In the clip, the mum woke up from her night of drinking in Majorca with dried blood all over her platinum blonde hair. She said: "I got blackout drunk while on holiday with my toddler, which resulted in me cracking my head open. "This comment seems to think that I was looking after...

Is Phil Collins ready to release his first new music in more than 20 years? Producer and manager Simon Napier-Bell confirms that the ex-Genesis frontman has been updating the studio at his home by Lake Geneva. Napier-Bell interviewed Collins for an upcoming documentary on London's famous Marquee Club live music venue. "He was in top form, full of wicked stories – hugely fun," Napier-Bell said in a social media post. Genesis' stops at the Marquee dated back to the band's earlier Peter Gabriel era. But Collins fronted Genesis for a key show there, as well. Genesis made a memorable appearance...

On Monday night United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain endorsed Kamala Harris at the DNC Convention in Chicago. Fain called Kamala Harris a “fighter” for the working class and denounced Donald Trump as a “scab.” During President Trump’s first term, he prioritized bringing manufacturing back to America. And that is exactly what he did. --SNIP -- And then on Tuesday, the day after UAW President Shawn Fain announced his endorsement of communist Kamala Harris, General Motors announced a loss of 1,000 high-paying engineering jobs – 600 of those job losses will be in Michigan.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman has been arrested for a second time in connection with the murder of a St. Jude doctor. After being on the run for months, Brandy Rucker, 23, is behind bars for the second time since January. She’s facing first-degree murder and aggravated robbery charges. Police say they intended to rob him, but he tried to protect his family and was fatally shot. “(He said) ‘Give me your money,” Anastasiia Bulakhova said. “And that’s it. So, we didn’t hear anything else from him.” She pointed out Ward as the shooter. “I will remember his eyes...

Just days after refuting reports that RFK Jr approached Harris for a cabinet position, his running mate, Nicole Shanahan just dropped a bombshell during a podcast that could change the race considerably. Appearing on the ‘Impact Theory’ podcast (that was filmed yesterday), Shanahan said they are debating whether to stay in the race or drop out and join forces with Trump:

SNIP Is Trump planning to cut Social Security and Medicare? CLAIM: “Donald Trump intends to cut Social Security and Medicare.” VERDICT: This is misleading. In this campaign, Trump has said repeatedly he would not do this, although he has suggested he would in the past. Social Security provides a source of income when you retire or if you cannot work due to a disability. Medicare is a US government programme which provides healthcare coverage for millions of Americans who are retired or disabled. “I will not cut 1 cent from Social Security or Medicare,” Trump said at a rally on...

An invasion of sea lions at San Carlos beach in Monterey forced city leaders to close the beach Monday to all users, indefinitely. “This is one of my favorite beaches to hang out on, on the lunch break, so I can't go there because it's partitioned off, but yeah, I love it,” said Teresa Jones, of Pacific Grove. Barricades have been put up, preventing beachgoers from accessing the beach. The area is also a popular spot for scuba divers and diving lessons; the sea lions force them out as well. “So there's actually a really great, another beach just about...

The European Union has made a significant move that could bolster Tesla’s position in the European market by lowering tariffs on its vehicles manufactured in China. This decision, which contrasts with the EU’s recent stance on other Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs), highlights Tesla’s unique position among global automakers. In recent months, the EU has imposed higher tariffs on all electric vehicles imported from China, citing concerns over “unfair” subsidies that allegedly give Chinese manufacturers an advantage over their European competitors. Tesla tariffs have been slashed by more than 50 per cent Initially, Tesla’s China-made vehicles were subject to a 20.8...

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., is urging House GOP leaders to hold a chamber-wide vote on impeaching President Biden days after a highly anticipated report accused the commander in chief of committing impeachable offenses.

Foundation For Freedom's Mike Benz in an interview on 'The War Room' podcast said four-letter agencies are killing the ability to operate an independent website by selectively discriminating. (snip) BENZ: Yeah. We have a program known as media development or media sustainability at the State Department and at USAID.USAID plays a major role in this. In fact, folks can look this up. We have an institution known as Internews, which is a, basically the classic definition of what the CIA got busted doing in the 1950s to the 1970s with Project Mockingbird.But about a third of the National Endowment for...

A brief discussion of Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s court case regarding freedom of speech in Canada. The College of Psychologist’s is forcing mandatory “social media re-training” in order for Jordan to keep his license, after a dozen or so complaints were submitted online about his tweets and Joe Rogan podcasts. The Supreme Court has ruled against his appeal, ruling that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has no force against the mid level bureaucrats who rule the professional colleges and regulatory boards. This is a blow to all working professionals in Canada who value freedom of speech, to say...

A new video of Thomas Crooks walking around the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13 approximately 2 hours before the assassination attempt against Trump has surfaced. A vendor posted video of Thomas Crooks walking outside the security perimeter at 4:26 pm – about two hours before he climbed on a roof and took 8 shots at Trump and rallygoers at 6:12 pm. WATCH: Here is a map of where Crooks likely walked around near the vendors:

A Hollister family is urging parents to be cautious after their 2-year-old daughter was mistakenly served alcohol at a Salinas restaurant, resulting in a trip to the emergency room. The family was at a large family dinner at a local Salinas restaurant, Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant, when their 2-year-old daughter was mistakenly served alcohol, resulting in a night at the emergency room. The parents ordered apple juice for their daughter’s drink, but it was not until their daughter started showing signs of intoxication that they realized the juice cup she had been drinking had house-made cooking wine inside. It was then...