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US President Donald Trump urged Europe to cease its purchases of Russian oil on a call with European leaders at the Coalition of the Willing, Fox News reported on Thursday, citing a White House official. Additionally, Trump stressed that European leaders should increase economic pressure on China "for funding Russia's war efforts," while stressing the importance of curbing financial aid to Russia. More to come...

More than 90 cars were reported found in the Chicago River system on Wednesday. CBS News Chicago rode along Wednesday with Chaos Divers, the dive crew searching for the cars. The Chaos Divers team travels the country looking for cars involved in cold cases. This week, they have been traveling the Chicago River system — from Diversey Parkway on the North Branch to Cicero Avenue on the Sanitary and Ship Canal. "We have 10 missing persons cases in Chicago," said Chaos Divers manager Lindsay Bussick. "But our focus is Edward and Stephania Andrews." It was May 15, 1970 — more...

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has once again raised eyebrows by publicly questioning President Trump’s latest show of military force, this time over a Venezuelan drug vessel blown to pieces in the Caribbean. The Gateway Pundit reported in August that Trump ‘secretly’ signed a directive ordering the Pentagon to start using military force against certain Latin American drug cartels. The order provides an official basis for the possibility of direct military operations at sea and on foreign soil against cartels. This means that US troops could find themselves in countries like Mexico battling the Sinaloa Cartel, for example. As TGP readers...

There's no doubt it's been a miserable week for the U.K. government, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his ministers coming under increasing pressure as investors question Britain's fiscal, economic and political future. A global bond market mini-meltdown on Tuesday brought the yield on the U.K.'s 30-year gilt up to a level not seen since 1998, also hitting the British pound and adding to the Treasury's fiscal headache ahead of the Autumn Budget. And Starmer's deputy — and housing minister — is facing calls to quit this week after she admitted underpaying tax on a second home. Deputy PM Angela...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblowers Reveal CIA Sabotage Operation at HHS Against Trump | RFK Jr. LIVE Now... Benny Johnson 2:25 / 4:02

How does life in a Ukrainian village compare to life in Kyiv during the war? In "Dare to Ukraine: Village," host Masha Lavrova leaves the capital and moves to a village to explore authentic Ukrainian rural life. With no prior experience, she faces the challenges, the charm, and the unexpected surprises of the countryside. The first episode of "Dare to Ukraine: Village" is now available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eAl1_3xHxY

The Russian senior official clarified that his remarks do not pertain to the territories of Donbass and Novorossiya which, he affirmed, already belong to RussiaMOSCOW, September 4. /TASS/. Russia intends to recover its frozen assets in the West and transferred to Ukraine by reclaiming them "in kind" – that is, through land, property, and real estate," stated Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. Commenting on London's transfer of $1.3 billion in profits from the use of Russian assets to Kiev, Medvedev emphasized via his Telegram channel that, since legal avenues are unlikely to succeed, the only realistic...

Hello Freepers! Moments ago another track and its accompanying video off my upcoming fourth album, "Commandment," which is a concept album based on the Ten Commandments, was released. The track is a remake of the Pet Shop Boys hit single, "It's a Sin." I did the vocals on it and also played bass, drums and keys. The guitars were done by Mighty Mike Fitzgerald and some background vocals were done by the very talented Giovanna Saverino. Mixed and mastered at Palace Soundworks, Italy. I hope you enjoy it! Cosmic Order Band - It's a Sin

There are many sources to reference, but China has cut off energy imports form the US since Trump's Trade Wars. Many in the diplomatic community could see Blinken/Biden dropped the ball on Brics but Trump also recognized the damage to USD dominated trade posed by Brics. In June 2025, China imported zero crude oil, zero liquefied natural gas (LNG), and virtually zero coal from the United States. Both oil and coal ended completely; however, China continued to honor LNG Contracs but rerouted all the LNG at a profit to Europe. One year eariler, China had been a major importer of...

Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump's housing finance chief, repeatedly declined to offer any details about where he got the "tip" that led him to accuse Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud..."I'm not going to explain our sources and methods, where we get tips from, who are whistleblowers," Pulte said on CNBC's "Squawk Box."

The lights are off, the house is quiet and nothing seems to be running. But electricity is silently flowing through the plugs in your home. This hidden drain is known as phantom energy. Also called vampire energy, the wasted electricity comes from leaving devices plugged in when they’re not in use.

These are the latest polls of the New York City mayoral election. Use the dropdown below to see polls about hypothetical matchups in the race. Polls from “select pollsters” meet certain criteria for reliability and are shown with a diamond.

Australia and Nauru signed an agreement on Friday to allow the Australian government to deport formerly detained people without valid visas to the tiny island nation, the Australian Associated Press reported. Under the memorandum of understanding, Australia will pay Nauru 408 million Australian dollars ($267 million) up front once the first people arrive, followed by 70 million Australian dollars ($46 million) annually for the resettlement. The move is being slammed by refugee advocates, some of whom say the deal could open the door to mass deportations without notice. Human rights organizations have protested deportations to Nauru since a report by...

A former Kentucky sheriff charged with killing a county judge remained in an “active state of psychosis” days after the shooting and battled with jail staff, who had to use pepper spray on him, according to recently filed court documents. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines is charged with killing District Judge Kevin Mullins in his chambers nearly a year ago, shocking the small eastern Kentucky community that twice elected Stines as sheriff. Widely viewed security camera footage from Mullins’ chambers shows a man police identified as Stines pointing a gun and firing at Mullins. The ex-sheriff has pleaded...

To call last week’s mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a “tragedy” would ignore the culpability of the shooter, Robert Westman—a man who identified as “Robin,” a woman. Victor Davis Hanson explains why this was not simply a tragedy, but an act of evil, and why the media and political leaders refuse to have an honest discussion about the factors behind it on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “They won't have any discussion over transgenderism. This falls in the broader category of exempt DEI woke topics, but I think we should talk...

Mount Fuji is the tallest peak in Japan, with a height of 3,776 meters (12,388 feet). Image credit: Tomáš Malík/Shutterstock.com The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released a video containing AI-generated imagery to warn what would happen if Mount Fuji erupted in the 21st century. While there’s no suggestion the volcano is set to blow any time soon, an eruption within the next century would not be totally unexpected – and the impact on Tokyo would be significant. The video (below) was released by Japanese local authorities on August 22, 2025, as part of the newly designated Volcano Disaster Preparedness Day,...

Facetotectans (aka y-larvae) have been a mystery since their discovery in the 1800s. Scientists are unsure of what they grow up to become, but we now know where these crustaceans fit in the tree of life. This image shows a cypris larvae, or y-cyprid. Credit: Niklas Dreyer Y-larvae, mysterious crustaceans related to barnacles, may be parasitic and are key to understanding barnacle evolution. When most people think of barnacles, they imagine shell-like organisms clinging to boats, docks, or even whales. Yet some barnacles go far beyond passive attachment — they can actually invade and take over their hosts. “Instead of...

A breakthrough pill has proven to lower dangerous, treatment-resistant blood pressure, offering new hope to millions at risk of heart disease and stroke. Credit: Shutterstock A powerful new pill has been shown to bring down stubbornly high blood pressure that resists standard treatments, according to results from a landmark global trial. The drug, baxdrostat, lowered blood pressure by nearly 10 mmHg on average — enough to slash the risk of heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure. Breakthrough Trial Shows New Hope Around the world, an estimated 1.3 billion people live with high blood pressure (hypertension). In roughly half of these...

Seven months in, Trump has curbed illegal immigration, steadied the economy, and scored foreign policy wins—while Democrats flounder without a counteragenda. Trump’s greatest achievement within six months was simply ending illegal immigration as we had once known it—without “comprehensive immigration reform” or any other rhetorical trickery. It remains difficult to find, much less deport, the 10 to 12 million illegal aliens who entered in the last four years. Those who helped break the law, by design or indifference, now believe it was moral to destroy federal immigration law but immoral to uphold it. And it is still unclear whether Joe...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte insisted on Thursday that Russia does not get to decide whether the alliance will deploy its troops in Ukraine. Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Prague Defence Summit, Rutte stressed that it is Ukraine's decision if it wants NATO's troops to act as security guarantee forces in its territory once a peace deal is struck, as it is a sovereign country. He also urged the public to stop portraying Russian President Vladimir Putin as "too powerful." Furthermore, Rutte expressed his worries about China outpacing NATO in building military...