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Sir Keir Starmer risks clashing with Donald Trump over ending the war in Gaza when they meet on Monday during the US President's visit to Scotland. Trump has already said Hamas does not want peace, but Sir Keir will want to press the president on whether more can be done to stop the conflict in the Middle East. It comes as Trump continues his short visit to Scotland to open a second 18-hole course at his estate in Aberdeenshire. Sir Keir will travel to Scotland on Monday for one-on-one talks with Trump, which will revolve around how Britons and Americans...

The Office of Management and Budget had completed its review of the programs and will begin sending the money to states next week,The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said Friday, ending weeks of uncertainty for educators around the country who rely on the money for English language instruction, adult literacy, and other programs.President Donald Trump's administration had suspended more than $6 billion in funding on July 1, as part of a review to ensure spending aligned with the White House’s priorities.The funding freeze had been challenged by several lawsuits as...

SummaryDeal includes $600 billion EU investments in US, more EU energy, defence purchases 15% tariff better than threatened 30%, in deal mirroring Japan's US steel and aluminium tariffs remain at 50% TURNBERRY, Scotland, July 27 (Reuters) - The United States struck a framework trade deal with the European Union on Sunday, imposing a 15% U.S. import tariff on most EU goods, but averting a spiralling battle between two allies which account for almost a third of global trade. The announcement came after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travelled for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at his golf...

Law enforcement officials say a 55-year-old New York man reportedly used AI to help him build bombs that he planned to detonate in Manhattan. Michael Gann of Long Island, New York, is accused of building several homemade bombs with the help of AI, an endeavor he claims was “easier than buying gun powder,” according to court documents obtained by NBC News. The suspect, who was indicted by federal prosecutors on Tuesday, allegedly transported the bombs from Long Island to Manhattan, storing five of them and four shotgun shells on the roof of an apartment building in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Court...

https://www.uniteforsmartpolicy.org/cusp-commentary/documentary-reveals-chinese-mafia-infiltration-of-americas-rural-communities A new documentary by Maine Wire Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson, released this month, reveals the “secret drug empire backed by China” that is disrupting American communities. The documentary, High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover of Rural America, was released on the Tucker Carlson network this July and follows Robinson’s years of reporting on the Chinese Mafia’s infiltration of rural Maine. With their purchase of hundreds of rural Maine houses, schools and churches, Chinese organized criminals are growing marijuana illegally and often producing it with illegal, toxic pesticides smuggled into the U.S. from China. The disturbing report may not be so...

VIDEOThe BEST way to sightsee in Lisbon is on top of a double deck tour bus. You will have a panaromaic view of the city which makes for easy video recording and still camera shots. Also, as you can see, the streets of Lisbon are very narrow which makes it tough for most Americans to navigate while worrying about scratching or causing even worse damage to their rental cars. The weather on the day we toured Lisbon atop the tour bus was absolutely perfect with nary a cloud in the sky. At any time you want to get off the...

Hillary Clinton and two Deep State goons are about to receive some terrible news within the next several days that could result in their loss of freedom. Paul Sperry from Real Clear Investigations reveals that more bad news is in store for Clinton. The CIA and DOJ are working together to declassify for release damning information that Comey’s FBI accelerated Hillary’s sinister plan to frame Trump as a Russian lackey. And Clinton is not alone. Comey and Brennan are also in jeopardy for their roles. The release will likely happen at some point next week

On Sunday morning ay 7:10 a.m., EasyJet flight EZY609 took off from London Luton Airport, bound for Glasgow, while President Donald Trump was in the midst of a visit to Scotland. The flight, however, was a trifle more of an adventure than anyone ever wants flights to be. In mid-flight, a man stood up and started shouting. This being 2025, he was caught on video as he screamed: “Stop the plane. Find the bomb on the plane. Death to America. Death to Trump. Allahu akbar. Allahu akbar. Allahu akbar.” Another passenger recounted: “He literally came out of the toilet shouting...

Microsoft has announced the removal of China-based technical personnel from its Department of Defense cloud maintenance operations, responding to revelations about foreign engineer involvement in sensitive military computing systems.The tech giant’s decision follows investigative reporting by Pro Publica that exposed how Chinese engineers participated in maintaining cloud infrastructure for America’s military establishment. The arrangement previously operated under a supervision model utilizing “digital escorts” – cleared U.S. personnel tasked with overseeing foreign technical staff.

“Another of the disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead’” (Matthew 8:21–22). This man, perhaps a hanger-on who had followed Jesus around the countryside for a while, makes what seems at first to be a reasonable statement. His seeking permission to go and bury his father, however, did not mean his parent was already dead. It was and is a common Middle Eastern figure of speech referring to a child’s (mainly a son’s) responsibility to help with...

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Russian occupiers attempted to eliminate the leadership of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned units simultaneously. This likely occurred during a meeting in the Donetsk region, according to Robert Brovdi, call sign Madyar, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces. Madyar said that he held a working meeting with the commanders of the unmanned units Phoenix, K-2, Madyar's Birds, Rarog, and Achilles. He addressed the Russians, stating that we have assessed your attempt to stab us all at once yesterday. Madyar did not disclose any other details. Robert Brovdi, known as Madyar, became the new commander of the Ukrainian...

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires, the bold and original reimagining of the Batman mythology through the lens of Mesoamerican culture, will be available in the US exclusively on digital on September 19

Colorado Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders will be joined by his medical staff on Monday to announce what his potential impending return to Boulder will look like, per BuffZone’s Brian Howell “There will be many eyes on Sanders's Buffaloes during the 2025 college football season as fans and analysts alike wonder how he'll coach. Fortunately it seems Sanders is in good health as he embarks on the new year,” McKeone wrote.

EU will purchase $750 Billion of US Energy EU wil invest $600 Billion in US EU Countries now open to Trade with US, no Tariffs -more as details emerge. This is huge! Trump says “biggest deal of them all!”

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of 'trying to police opinions' by assembling an elite team of police officers to monitor growing anti-migrant sentiment online. Detectives are set to be drawn from forces around the country as the Government scrambles to crack down on potential violence by flagging up early signs of civil unrest on social media. It comes amid fears Britain could face another summer of disorder just 12 months after a wave of riots sparked scenes of chaos following the Southport murders. Earlier this month, demonstrations first flared up outside The Bell Hotel, in Epping, Essex, after an...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went on Mornings with Maria on the Fox Business Channel to tout the stimulating effect Trump's economic policies are having on business investment, saying "the tariff is bringing back manufacturing to the US and the tax reforms in the One Big, Beautiful Bill are encouraging businesses to invest more. By allowing businesses to fully deduct costs for improved facilities and machinery rather than requiring them to be amortized over a longer period efficiency and productivity can be implemented more quickly. The way that countries get rich is through long-term investments that improve productivity." "Another important step...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (WKRC) - A man was arrested after he allegedly attacked a father whose daughter cut him in line for a buffet, causing a large fight. 52-year-old Mark Roher was standing in line for the prime rib carving station at a wedding buffet in the Boca Lago Country Club on Jan. 18 when two young girls cut in front of him, according to a police report obtained by local outlet The Miami New Times. Roher was upset about the cutting and confronted one of the girls' father about the incident, the outlets reported. "The slimmer man ignored...

From Reims to the Rio Grande, history repeats—but in Trump’s America, the border holds, and the ghosts of appeasement find no sanctuary.There is never a dull moment in the second, more cheerful reign of Donald Trump. I am writing from London, but was in France last week, picking my way through various battlefields and cemeteries in and around Verdun, Bastogne (think “Easy Company” and “Battle of the Bulge”), and Reims. Well-informed readers will know, as I did not, that “Reims” is not pronounced as its letters might suggest but rather as a nasalized “Reince.” I have always associated the place...

One in four Gen-Z workers wishes they had skipped college or picked a higher-paying major, and only about a third are happy with the choices they made, a new ResumeGenius poll, carried out this month, finds. What Happened: The online survey of 1,000 full-time Gen-Z employees shows 23% regret going to college, 22% would pivot to fields like tech or finance, and just 32% say they'd change nothing about their education. Career coaches say that shift reflects a market where degrees no longer guarantee jobs. "Many older generations had the luxury of living in a market where their college degree...