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Keir Starmer has announced a fresh package of military aid for Ukraine – this time paid for using the UK’s interest haul from frozen Russian assets. The UK will send 350 advanced air defence missiles, built in Britain and adapted in record time for ground launch, using £70m of interest raised through the government’s extraordinary revenue acceleration (ERA) scheme. The move marks the first time the UK has used Russia-linked funds to directly bankroll weaponry for Kyiv. The missiles will be deployed through UK-supplied Raven systems – five more of which are en route to Ukraine, taking the total to...

Over the past year, my husband and I have watched both film versions of 'Inherit the Wind'. I would like to read a good book about the Scopes trial, free of the dramatization and fictionalization. Can anyone suggest what they think is the best book? Thanks.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) praised Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s Democratic Mayoral primary race, celebrating it as an “incredible victory.” In a post on X, Omar thanked the people of New York City for “not letting the bigots and corrupt billionaires prevail.” Omar’s praise of Mamdani comes after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) conceded the race after Mamdani took a lead over the other contenders. “Congratulations @ZohranKMamdani!” Omar wrote in her post. “This is an incredible victory and testament to the people powered campaign you put together. Thank you NYC for not letting the...

The United Kingdom will buy 12 U.S.-made F-35A fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs and will join NATO’s shared airborne nuclear mission, in a major expansion of its nuclear deterrent, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday. The government called it “the biggest strengthening of the U.K.’s nuclear posture in a generation.” Starmer made the announcement while attending a NATO summit in the Netherlands. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte welcomed the decision, calling it “yet another robust British contribution to NATO.” The U.K. phased out air-dropped atomic weapons in the 1990s after the end of the Cold War. Its nuclear arsenal...

Reacting to the outcome of the New York City Democratic primary, Raheem Kassam warned WarRoom viewers that the election of Zohran Mamdani represents a radical shift in the city’s politics. “New York City did not take one small step towards it yesterday, it took one giant leap towards it yesterday,” he said, referencing the rise of Islamist-aligned, hard-left political figures and the subtitle of his book No Go Zones: How Sharia Law is Coming to A Neighborhood Near You, which predicted much of what is happening with Islam in America today. Mamdani, a self-identified follower of Twelver Shia Islam, is...

Watch out for mosquitoes! China has just unveiled a new “mosquito drone” created for covert military operations. The drone, which is the size and shape of a mosquito, contains cameras, microphones, and electronic signals. The National University of Defense Technology engineered the new drone and released a video of it in action. WATCH: Mosquito recon drone for the PLA. Our military can leverage China’s advanced consumer electronics sector, to rapidly prototype and test new ideas efficiently. When a solution to a problem is found, then rapid mass production. This is the core essence of military-civil fusion.… pic.twitter.com/ZBC5GkeAmh — Zhao DaShuai...

Veteran strategist warns Zohran Mamdani's win could damage party nationwide after shocking defeat of Andrew Cuomo Veteran strategist James Carville warned on Wednesday how democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City mayoral primary may be a burden for the Democratic Party. Mamdani, a Ugandan-born New York State Assemblyman from Queens, caused a major upset by defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the race to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for New York City mayor. Republicans and some Democrats have blasted Mamdani, warning he is a grim sign of America’s political future. Carville, one of the most famous strategists...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear challenges brought by Democrats seeking to throw out the battleground state’s current congressional district boundaries before the 2026 midterms.

A Tube passenger who killed a 'gentle' commuter with one punch after he brushed past him on an escalator will serve less than six years in jail. Rakeem Miles, 23, grabbed AI engineer Samuel Winter, 28, from behind and ripped his top at Southwark underground station at 9.30pm on August 22 last year. Miles then viciously knocked out Mr Winter with a powerful punch to the head before fleeing. Paramedics attended and performed CPR on Mr Winter at the tube station. He was rushed to hospital with a critical brain injury and died two days later with his family by...

Like public libraries across the country, branches in North Carolina’s capital city turn rainbow-hued each June in celebration of Pride Month. Festive book displays featuring “queer-themed” titles written for all ages – from toddlers to teens and adults – are set out for the public as innocently as if the subject in question were cooking, gardening, or personal finance.

The visual alone is disturbing enough, but now we've learned Jill Biden's 'work husband' is refusing to appear before Congress. BREAKING: Jill Biden’s longtime aide Anthony Bernal is DEFYING Congress and REFUSING to testify tomorrow about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline after the White House waived his executive privilege. He’s running scared. The cover-up is collapsing. We will subpoena him immediately. Read Chairman @RepJamesComer's statement: “Now that the White House has waived executive privilege, it’s abundantly clear that Anthony Bernal – Jill Biden’s so-called ‘work husband’ – never intended to be transparent about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and the ensuing cover-up....

Fellow lifeguards and EMS responded to a call of a young woman who had been impaled by a roughly 6-foot-long umbrella at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Asbury Park’s 3rd Avenue Beach, fire officials said. “The umbrella went underneath her left shoulder and out the back,” Asbury Park Fire Chief Kevin Keddy told The Post. “It was protruding by about a foot,” he added... The victim, who was conscious and alert throughout the incident, was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, Keddy said. “When we dropped her off, she was conscious and alert and in good spirits...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Bronco on the job!” Bronco, a puppy from Mutts With a Mission, poses for a photo aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in Newport News, Virginia, March 28, 2023. George Washington is undergoing refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carrier's 50-year service life that includes refueling the ship's two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman August Clawson) Canteen Mission...

An Asian woman is suing United Airlines, claiming she was wrongfully removed from a flight after being mistaken for another Asian passenger seated several rows away. The lawsuit accuses the airline of racial profiling and negligent conduct that caused lasting emotional harm. The incident occurred on August 29, 2024, aboard United Flight UA1627 from Las Vegas to Washington, D.C. Severe weather forced the flight to divert to Baltimore/Washington International Airport, where passengers remained on the tarmac for an extended delay. During that time, a male passenger began experiencing a medical emergency, according to PYOK. Christine Kim, one of the plaintiffs...

A convoy of trucks carrying tents, construction materials and portable toilets flows into a virtually abandoned airport in Florida's picturesque Everglades, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. But they're not helping build the region's next big tourist attraction. Instead they're laying the foundations for a new migrant detention facility, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz". The facility, in the middle of a Miami swamp, was proposed by state lawmakers to support US President Donald Trump's deportation agenda. "You don't need to invest that much in the perimeter. If people get out, there's not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons," explains the...

NY state assemblyman shares yearbook photo showing Ocasio-Cortez attended suburban high school nearly an hour from the Bronx A New York state lawmaker called out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., over her upbringing after she referred to herself as a tough "Bronx girl" during an internet spat in which she traded jabs with President Donald Trump. State Assemblyman Matt Slater, a Republican, called out the progressive firebrand, who represents portions of the Bronx and Queens, and shared an image of her during her freshman year in suburban Yorktown High School, almost an hour north of the Bronx. "If you’re a BX...

PHOENIX – The man accused of killing an Arizona pastor in April reportedly admitted he’d been plotting a series of religiously motivated murders. During a recent interview through a jail-issued electronic device with ABC15, Adam Sheafe confessed to crucifying 76-year-old New River Pastor William Schonemann and discussed his motivation. “I just drove there like two in the morning, maybe, and parked,” Sheafe, 51, said during a segment aired by the Phoenix TV station last week. “And then I just went in there and did it.” Adam Sheafe explains motive in death of New River pastor Sheafe said he believed Christianity...

A legend in Washington, D.C. social circles has accused Jill Biden of “elder abuse,” partly blaming the former first lady for President Donald Trump’s sweeping election win last fall. Journalist Sally Quinn—widow of Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, who directed the paper’s Watergate coverage—slammed Jill for not advising against President Joe Biden’s re-election bid. Given Biden’s public mental lapses, especially during his disastrous debate against Trump, Quinn said in a Wednesday interview that the former first lady should have shut down Biden’s idea to spend four more years in the White House. “I felt sorry for Joe Biden because I...

Officials across the US are on heightened alert after the US bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran. There is no specific threat but in recent days, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have spoken with governors and law enforcement agencies across the country about the heightened threat environment. The FBI has also shifted some of its agents, who have been helping on immigration-related cases, back to counter-terrorism efforts, sources told the BBC's US partner CBS. Within two days of the Iranian strikes, US immigration officials arrested 11 Iranian citizens in the US, including men with alleged ties to...

Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has unveiled a plan to override Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) proposal to fund border security and immigration enforcement activities at roughly half the amount favored by Senate and House Republican leaders. Paul created an uproar two weeks ago when he unveiled his portion of the Trump agenda megabill that would spend $6.5 billion on completing President Trump’s border wall and $22.5 billion on expanding detention facilities for migrants. Now Graham has answered with a move of his own, unveiling a proposal to restore funding for the border wall and Immigration...