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House Republicans are proposing to rename the Kennedy Center’s Opera House after first lady Melania Trump. On Tuesday, House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an amendment in a 33-25 vote on an annual spending bill that would rename the opera house at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts the "First Lady Melania Trump Opera House." Trump serves as the honorary chairman of the board of trustees at the Kennedy Center. "This is an excellent way to recognize her support and commitment to promoting the arts," said Rep. Michael Simpson-R-Id. Fox News Digital has reached out to...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A former reality TV star from Middle Tennessee was arrested at a Walmart on Friday after she attacked another person with a sock filled with rocks, according to an arrest affidavit. On Friday, July 18, officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department were called to 3035 Hamilton Church Road in reference to the alleged assault. Officers spoke with the victim, who said she was using the self-checkout when the suspect, 21-year-old Diamond Tankard, came from behind and grabbed her by the hair. After the attack, the victim said Tankard took her $1,500 iPhone 14 and her...

Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday night to protest moves by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government to weaken anticorruption institutions, in the country’s first major antigovernment demonstration in 3½ years of war. The protest outside the president’s office in central Kyiv, including civilians and soldiers, was the most significant fracture so far in the national unity that has helped Ukraine survive a grueling and bloody fight against a Russian invasion. The government did not immediately make a statement on the gathering. “My husband is in the trenches and this is not what they are fighting...

The most famous oracle in ancient Greece was undoubtedly the Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi. However, Greek sources also mention another oracle active in the distant past, one who has mostly been forgotten today but was said to have predicted the Trojan War. This was the Erythraean Sibyl. Much confusion surrounds this legendary figure. So what do we know about her? The source for the Erythraean Sibyl Information for the Erythraean Sibyl, the oracle who predicted the Trojan War, primarily stems from a single source. This is Pausanias’s Description of Greece 10.12. Pausanias, a second-century AD geographer, offers detailed accounts...

3 days after my exclusive report about how Leslie Beavers, the former acting DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO) and current Deputy DOD CIO failed to act when a CCP breach by Chinese foreign nationals of DOD cyber systems via the Microsoft Government Azure program was reported to her in 2024 by @prescott, DoD CIO just announced that Leslie Beavers is "stepping down" after 30 years of service. Source: linkedin.com/posts/dod-cio_… DOD Source tells me DOD gave Leslie Beavers the option to either resign, or be fired. Dereliction of duty at the expense of our national security is a fireable offense.

President Donald Trump crowed over the settlement in his lawsuit against “60 Minutes,” CBS, and Paramount on Tuesday — which stemmed from a selectively edited interview of former Vice President Kamala Harris — calling it a “BIG AND IMPORTANT WIN!” Trump first shared the news in a post on his Truth Social platform, where he also took aim at ABC News and anchor George Stephanopoulos over their recent payout in a similar lawsuit. “BREAKING NEWS! We have just achieved a BIG AND IMPORTANT WIN in our Historic Lawsuit against 60 Minutes, CBS, and Paramount,” Trump posted. “Just like ABC and...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines have reached a trade agreement. Shortly after, he also revealed more detailed terms of an agreement with Indonesia. Both agreements call for 19% tariffs on goods the US imports from the two countries, paid by American businesses, while American goods shipped there won’t be charged a tariff. Trump’s announcement of the agreement with the Philippines came after he met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on Tuesday. “It was a beautiful visit, and we concluded our Trade Deal,” Trump wrote on his social...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a new 19% tariff rate for goods from the Philippines after what he called a "beautiful visit" by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House, saying U.S. goods would pay zero tariffs. "It was a beautiful visit, and we concluded our Trade Deal, whereby The Philippines is going OPEN MARKET with the United States, and ZERO Tariffs. The Philippines will pay a 19% Tariff," Trump said, calling Marcos a "very good and tough negotiator." Trump said the two Pacific allies would also work together militarily but gave no details. Marcos, the...

Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary Prince of Darkness and one of heavy metal’s most iconic stars, has died. He was 76. He died “surrounded by love,” his family said in a statement to The Post Tuesday. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.” News of Osbourne’s death comes more than five years after he announced his Parkinson’s...

https://babylonbee.com/news/obama-awarded-nobel-prize-for-russian-collusion-hoaxPeace Prize on Tuesday for his efforts in fabricating national intelligence to promote the Russian Collusion Hoax and undermine the presidency of Donald Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Committee voted unanimously to award the prize to Obama, citing his obsession with destroying Donald Trump as a key factor. "We admire Barack Obama's commitment to corruption and suppressing the will of the American people who duly elected Donald Trump as their president," said Nobel Committee member Jan Erik Hansen. "He may not have succeeded, but we like his moxy." This marks the second time Obama has won a peace prize. He previously...

Something remarkable is unfolding across America.The once-unquestioned reverence for expert opinion — from polished T.V. pundits to Ivy League data wizards — is crumbling.Despite all the doomsaying, this collapse might just be the healthiest thing to have happened in public life for generations on end.What, exactly, is taking place? A lot of things.Americans’ trust in scientists has declined since April 2020, dropping from 87% to 73% by Fall 2023, particularly among Republicans.Trust in public K-12 education is at record lows, according to a recent Gallup survey, with 73% dissatisfied with the quality of public education, while a 2024 Pew survey...

The Canadian dad accused of killing his 9-year-old daughter is in massive debt, struggled to pay child support — and made bizarre posts about how the little girl disrupted his life. Luciano Frattolin, 45, claimed to have a high-flying lifestyle as a coffee company owner, but when he appeared in court Monday to answer charges that he murdered his daughter, Melina, during a trip to upstate New York, he told a judge that he was broke and couldn’t afford a lawyer. Frattolin, who was born in Ethiopia, spoke glowingly of Melina on his corporate bio page for his Montreal-based java...

Elon Musk just announced that his AI empire will soon speak directly to your children.On Saturday, he posted a short but pointed message on X:We’re going to make Baby Grok @xAI, an app dedicated to kid-friendly content.According to Fox News, Baby Grok will be a simplified version of the Grok AI chatbot. The app is being designed for “safe and educational interactions with children.” No technical details have been released, but the goal is obvious: to embed AI into the early stages of childhood development.AI as “Educational” ToolIn AI’s current PR cycle, the word “educational” carries magical powers. Developers and...

New research finds that for people diagnosed with nonmetastatic low-risk prostate cancer later in life, and treated according to NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, 90% were likely to survive their cancer for their remaining life-expectancy. Of those with nonmetastatic higher-risk cancer and a longer life expectancy, that likelihood was still greater than 65%. The researchers studied 62,839 people diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer in Sweden between the years 2000-2020. All were placed within a defined risk category, had a life expectancy of more than three years, and were treated according to evidence-based, expert consensus-driven recommendations. Those with low- and...

Bessent, one of the easiest going, most accessible, truly fantastic Trump cabinet members (out of a superb and stellar cast of characters, I might add), has called for a look-see into exactly what's been going on in the House of Powell. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday suggested a review of the Federal Reserve that would go beyond the current controversy over building renovations and look at its overall function. “What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful,” Bessent said during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Has the organization...

Hair loss is one of the most feared and traumatic side effects of cancer chemotherapy treatment. That's why scalp cooling caps, often worn during chemotherapy, have become an increasingly common sight in cancer wards. Chemotherapy drugs work by killing rapidly dividing cancer cells—unfortunately, they cause collateral toxicity to rapidly dividing healthy cells in our body, like those in the roots of our hair. Automated scalp cooling devices are used just before, during and after chemotherapy. It reduces blood flow to the scalp, meaning less of the drug reaches the hair follicles. But despite its potential, scalp cooling doesn't work for...

As more and more employees return to the office, by choice or by force, large companies are more interested than ever in understanding how they use the space. The pandemic fundamentally changed how and where people work, and even in the return-to-office dynamic, there is a greater focus on how to best utilize and monetize office space, as well as make it more energy-efficient. To that end, some companies are using body heat. Butlr, a 6-year-old, San Francisco-based startup that was a spinoff of MIT Media Lab, leverages body temperature technology to understand how humans act and interact in the...

Gabbard To Release “Mind-Blowing” Proof That Pence Worked Directly With Obama Coup Plotters In Their “Treasonous Conspiracy” Against America! Plus, Deputy AG To meet With Ghislaine Maxwell, Sparking New Firestorm…

Who killed Tagliente Man, a Cro-Magnon who lived in Italy 17,000 years ago? New analysis reveals evidence of violent intragroup conflict and targeted violence. Using archaeology and skeletal analysis, the video pieces together a story of prehistoric humans. Scientists JUST Unearthed a 17,000-Year-Old CRO-MAGNON Mystery | 18:00Mysterious Origins | 51.3K subscribers | 1,163 views | July 22, 2025 | Premiered 6 hours ago

Florida's turbulent housing market has been described in five chilling words as homeowners desperately try to offload properties. Chen Zhao, the head of economics research for Redfin, described South Florida as the 'epicenter of housing market weakness' in the US. 'The question for the rest of the country is, will this spread? Florida is uniquely bad right now,' Zhao told Bloomberg last month. The area saw a huge influx of new residents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Americans, freed by work from home orders, arrived in search of sunnier weather and lower taxes. But now the bubble has well and truly...