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Each member of the board of directors overseeing Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools in Sacramento either resigned or was removed weeks after the release of a report by the California State Auditor that found the school improperly received over $180 million in education funding. In addition, the report, published June 24, says the adult charter school engaged in “questionable financial transactions” and conflicts of interest, including unlawful gifts, luxury travel and the hiring of unqualified individuals. The school avoided accountability for student progress and did not conduct standardized testing of students. The Sacramento charter school board resigned after a...

President Donald Trump’s economic vision of prioritizing the nation’s native-born workforce over foreign-born workers is continuing to take form, reversing former President Joe Biden’s economy built primarily on migrant labor. Continuing the trend in July, Trump oversaw all net job growth going to native-born Americans while hundreds of thousands of foreign-born workers drop out of the labor market each month — opening many entry-level jobs for America’s working and lower-middle class. “Despite [a] disappointing headline, this jobs report was best [July] ever for employment among native-born Americans, up two million [year to year] and annual growth 2.2 million faster than...

According to Islamic sources, before the advent of Islam, Ubayd-Allah ibn Jahsh was a follower of a monotheistic sect called Hanif. He was among the few individuals who rejected Arabian idolatry to seek the true God of Abraham. When Muhammad started preaching his new religion, Ubayd-Allah embraced Islam and became one of the first Muslims. He was a son of Jahsh ibn Riyab and Umama bint Abdulmuttalib, hence a first cousin of Muhammad. He was also a brother of Zaynab bint Jahsh, one of the wives of Muhammad (whom he married after her divorce from his own adopted son!). According...

The Federal Reserve announced Friday that governor Adriana Kugler will step down next week, opening up a spot on the central bank’s powerful board that President Trump will be able to fill. Kugler, who did not participate in the Fed’s policy meeting earlier this week, would have completed her term in January. Instead, she will retire Aug. 8. She did not provide a reason for stepping down in her resignation letter. Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler speaking. Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler, who did not participate in the Fed’s policy meeting earlier this week, would have completed her term in...

This is both insane and hilarious. The world is laughing at Victoria. Jacinta’s world’s first "Machete Amnesty Bins" demonstrate everything that is wrong with place. I can just imagine criminals lining up to put their machete in a government Amnesty Bin. https://t.co/ziivzYtqrN— Craig Kelly:🇦🇺Foundation for Economic Education (@craigkellyAFEE) July 31, 2025They already grabbed the guns, now they're taking the machetes! This is the appropriate response, in case you were wondering 👇 OMG, I thought this was a GAG. Photoshop AI generated😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I swear on God. BUT...Then I saw the ^name attached^ .... I'm shocked but I'm just never surprised.. this...

🚨Breaking: At least 4 to 6 dead, multiple victims after a mass shooting at Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana Perpetrator is still on the loose in an F-150 pickup truck. Note: Preliminary info! Subject to change quickly, this is still happening and not all info is yet available. Much conflicting info except NBC Montana which reports 4-6 dead using a “7.62 Assault style Rifle”.pic.twitter.com/5HvQqM0BBy— Moni 💕 (@MoniFunGirl) August 1, 2025

Tens gathered at an Oakland Trader Joe's recently to mourn the death of the chickens in the fridge, which just so happened to be going for some of the best prices around. Direct Action Everywhere, the organization that put on the funeral wrote this beautiful eulogy on Instagram: A funeral was held inside of a Trader Joe's in Oakland, CA to honor chickens who were abused and killed by Perdue's Petaluma Poultry, a cruel company that supplies chicken bodies to Trader Joe's. Thousands of people have asked Trader Joe's to cut ties with Petaluma Poultry, including Paris Hilton, but so...

For all of their supposed concern about ‘misrepresentations and disinformation,’ Clapper and Brennan are some of their biggest perpetrators.After declassified documents further exposed their roles in fomenting the baseless Trump-Russia collusion hoax, former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper are out with a new op-ed effectively trying to tell the public, “Don’t believe your lying eyes.”Published by The New York Times — a known co-conspirator in the hoax — the rambling screed from the former Obama intel chiefs represents a pathetic attempt to dismiss findings in recently disclosed records released by Director of National...

1 August 2025 Saint Alphonsus Mary de' Liguori, Bishop, Doctor on Friday of week 17 in Ordinary TimeRome: Church of Saint Alphonsus LiguorReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingLeviticus 23:1,4-11,15-16,27,34-37The law of the festivals of the LordThe Lord spoke to Moses. He said: ‘These are the Lord’s solemn festivals, the sacred assemblies to which you are to summon the sons of Israel on the appointed day. ‘The fourteenth day of the first month, between the two evenings, is the Passover of the Lord; and the fifteenth...

Have a plan, know your rights, manager saysOn a normal Friday afternoon, the farmers market in downtown Watsonville is a bustling, joyous event, with gaggles of children playing in a bounce house and families happily in long lines to purchase fresh produce and freshly made food. But since President Donald Trump took office in January—and the Republican-led government began enforcing his hardline immigration policies—the definition of ‘normal’ has shifted significantly. Now, with fears that immigration officials could be patrolling communities on the lookout for undocumented residents, many people are opting to stay away from events that normally encourage large...

Children are always picking stuff up off the ground -- dirt, bugs, rocks, anything shiny. And usually, it's just junk. However, 3-year-old Ziv Nitzan made the discovery of her young life when, on a walk with her family, she picked up a small stone that wound up being a scarab amulet more than one thousand times her age."We were walking along the path, and then Ziv bent down and out of all the stones around her, she picked up this particular stone," Omer Nitzan, Ziv's sister, said in a translated statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority...The family brought in the...

Trump administration restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender and nonbinary youth violate the Constitution and undermine state laws that require equal access to medical treatment, according to a lawsuit filed today by Attorney General Rob Bonta and 14 other states and the District of Columbia. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, targets a January executive order that makes it U.S. policy not to “fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support” gender transition for people under 19. The order threatens to pull federal funding from medical institutions that provide this type of care.

President Trump said in a social media post Friday afternoon that he directed members of his administration to fire Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the BLS on Friday published a July jobs report that contained what it called "larger than normal" revisions to data from May and June. The July jobs report published Friday morning showed the US economy added 73,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%. The most notable numbers to emerge from the report, however, were downward revisions to job gains in May and June, which...

A couple abandoned their 10-year-old son at Barcelona Airport to catch their flight after realising his passport had expired, a worker at the terminal has said. The parents allegedly ditched their kid at Barcelona’s El Prat international airport on Wednesday so they could board the plane on time. However the boy was discovered alone as he waited for a relative to pick him up and the police were called, the air traffic coordinator, called Lilian, claimed. The airport staff member posted a video, which has wracked up over 300,000 views, telling the story and condemning the parents. The child had...

A federal judge out of San Francisco, California, is blocking President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending a temporary quasi-amnesty program for tens of thousands of migrants in the United States. As Breitbart News reported, in June and early July, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status for tens of thousands of migrants in the United States from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal. Though meant to be temporary, since the Clinton administration, TPS has been transformed into a de facto amnesty program as nearly every president has routinely extended it and designated new countries...

A shared packaging supplier mistakenly shipped empty Celsius cans to High Noon.The canned cocktail maker High Noon is warning customers that some of its vodka seltzers were accidentally labeled as Celsius energy drinks. In a recall notice posted to the Food and Drug Administration's website, High Noon said an unspecified number of its Beach Variety packs contain cans are filled with High Noon vodka seltzer alcohol but have been mislabeled as Celsius Astro Vibe energy drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition, with a silver top. The products were shipped to retailers in Florida, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said early Friday he is “disappointed” by President Trump’s decision to increase tariffs on his country to 35 percent but left open the door for a potential trade deal. After weeks of negotiations with America’s northern neighbor, Trump decided to ratchet up levies on the country alongside sweeping new tariffs announced Thursday. The president again cited what he claimed was a “flood” of fentanyl from the northern border, a statement not supported by data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Carney’s efforts to recognize a Palestinian state also jeopardized talks, Trump said late Wednesday.In his...

The left’s favorite patron and activist billionaire was an early player in the Russian collusion hoax, documents reveal.When special counsel John Durham wrapped up his investigation into the FBI’s handling of the discredited conspiracy theory involving then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and Moscow, his final report was made public. It revealed that, in fact, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign team concocted the Trump-Russia collusion story and then, through a law group, contracted strategic intelligence firm Fusion GPS to gather opposition research that would tie Trump to Russia. But an annex to the Durham report was classified and kept from the public. That...

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Indiana’s public-university-system leadership, has announced that the state’s public colleges are responding to a new state law by eliminating or merging more than 400 degree programs on the different university campuses, about 20 percent of the total number of degrees offered. Inside Higher Ed summarizes: The announcement came just before a new state law took effect … setting minimum requirements for how many graduates individual programs must produce at the universities and Ivy Tech Community College, or face termination. […] [The law] says institutions can ask the commission for approval to keep offering degrees...

A JCU researcher has helped discover a new species of stick insect in the Atherton tablelands. Credit: James Cook University ====================================================================== James Cook University researcher Professor Angus Emmott helped identify the new Acrophylla alta species and explained that the most surprising feature of this giant stick insect was its weight, which, at around 44 g, is slightly less than a golf ball. Details of the discovery have been published in the journal Zootaxa. "There are longer stick insects out there [in the region], but they're fairly light-bodied," he said. "From what we know to date, this is Australia's heaviest insect."...