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A small boat crossed the Channel on Saturday carrying 125 people, the largest ever number to make the journey in a single vessel. The crossing surpasses a record set in August when 106 people attempted the journey in one boat. Figures from the Home Office show 895 migrants crossed the Channel in 12 boats on Saturday, while around 33,000 people have done so since the start of 2025. It comes after another migrant died trying to cross the Channel, with a body found on Sunday morning on a beach near Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, according to the AFP news agency....

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth were accused of 'condescending and insulting' America's top generals and admirals at a highly anticipated summit on Tuesday. The president and Secretary of War hosted hundreds of military chiefs at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Tuesday, for a meeting they hoped would inspire the nation and revolutionize America's fighting force. But ex-Pentagon chiefs warned that the political speeches, which meandered through various topics from fat soldiers to Joe Biden's autopen, risked alienating the top brass. A former national security official told the Daily Mail that he found it 'incredibly condescending ... and a highly inappropriate...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced the return of the newly restored “Christ on the Water” painting to its place of prominence at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). The historic artwork, which had been relocated to the basement of the Academy’s chapel in 2023, was unveiled during a ceremony in Wiley Hall with Academy leadership and midshipmen in attendance.

FAFO Is In the October Air …

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) and Sheriff Robert Luna on Tuesday, accusing it of "systematically" delaying concealed carry permits for law-abiding citizens in violation of the Second Amendment. The lawsuit, which the DOJ touts as its first-ever affirmative lawsuit in support of gun owners, alleges the LASD created a "pattern and practice" of obstruction by forcing law-abiding citizens to wait months and even years for a decision. The DOJ said in their complaint that, between January 2024 and March 2025, the sheriff’s office received 3,982 new applications for concealed carry permits...

During an IDF operation in Gaza City, forces spotted a man carrying a white flag and calling for help. This unusual sight raised suspicions that he might be an Israeli hostage, prompting additional forces to be deployed to the area. According to a report by Channel 12 News, after focused searches, it was determined that the individual was not a hostage but a terrorist attempting to deceive the forces. The IDF believes this was an attempt by Hamas to lure soldiers to a specific location for the purpose of setting off explosives or other devices. The IDF spokesperson stated, "During...

Bruce Bochy and the Texas Rangers announced on Monday evening what has been expected for the past several months when the two parties said they like each other, but not enough to stay together.Not quite Keith Urban/Nicole Kidman-level split, but a split nonetheless.While announcing that Bochy’s run as the team’s manager is over, they announced that they have offered the 70-year-old future Hall of Famer a spot with their club as an advisor. Don’t expect him to take it.He sounds like a man who wants to remain on the bench, and there are openings already with other big league clubs....

Ian Andre Roberts, the superintendent of the Des Moines Public Schools in Iowa, who was arrested by ICE, is a registered active Democrat voter in the state of Maryland.According to the official website for the Maryland State Board of Elections, Roberts, who overstayed a student visa from 1999, held an active voter status and was registered as a Democrat in Maryland, Fox News reported. The development was first reported by columnist Dustin Grage. Republican state Delegate Matt Morgan, chair of the Maryland House Freedom Caucus, told Fox News Digital that Roberts’ registration meant he was eligible to vote in all...

Microsoft hosts ready-to-use political censorship software on its Azure Marketplace in China, further evidence of how the company has aided the development and implementation of the country’s repressive system of political control. An Associated Press investigation revealed American tech companies like Dell, IBM, and Microsoft are increasingly recognized to have played a pivotal role in the construction of the modern Chinese surveillance state over the last two decades by providing critical hardware and software. Less documented is the role some U.S. companies have played in enabling mass censorship. Microsoft in particular aids and abets censorship by the Chinese government far...

WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned congressional Democrats on Tuesday that allowing the federal government to shut down at midnight would allow his administration to take "irreversible" actions including shutting down programs important to them. "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them and irreversible by them, like cutting vast numbers of people out, cutting things that they like, cutting programs that they like," Trump said in remarks to reporters from the White House Oval Office."You all know Russell Vought," Trump added, referring to the director of the Office...

Co-host (of CNN’s The Situation Room) Wolf Blitzer said, “I want to play something President Trump said last hour as he addressed senior U.S. military officers at the Marine base at Quantico, Virginia. Listen to this, then I’ll get your reaction.” […] Johnson said, “This is absolutely appalling. This president is an unstable human being, and it’s right for this moment to check him. We’re calling on Congress to do its job. There’s no way that anyone in this country should be OK with armed militarized troops being sent to cities. These individuals, these brave women and men who sign...

Fahima Noori had big dreams when she graduated from university in Afghanistan. She had studied law, graduated from a midwifery programme and even worked in a mental health clinic. But all that was taken away when the Taliban swept into power in 2021. They banned girls over the age of 12 from getting an education, severely restricted job options for women and recently removed books written by women from universities. For Fahima, the internet was her last lifeline to the outside world. "I recently enrolled in an online university [and] I had hoped to finish my studies and find an...

Washington — A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio violated the First Amendment by targeting pro-Palestinian students for deportation in order to strike fear into international students and curb lawful speech. In a 161-page decision, U.S. District Judge William Young delivered a blistering assessment of the Trump administration's efforts to pursue international students who expressed pro-Palestinian views on college campuses, which he said was constitutionally protected speech. The judge, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, was unsparing not only in his views of Noem and Rubio's actions, but...

If there is a path toward authoritarianism for the United States, this is it. The indictment of former FBI Director James Comey is just the latest outrage and effort to use the power of the federal government for the sake of retribution. As we enter just the ninth month of President Donald Trump’s second term, it is essential to recognize that what we have seen is unprecedented in American history.

Florida CANNOT be a real place..

We now have confirmed reports of all commercial traffic into Canada are blocked. Here in the WNY area, we have Interstate 190 clogged, due to this delay. WE are told it's some kind of malfunction, but so far, it appears to be nationwide. No further details from Ottawa.

Executive jet operator Flexjet has been unveiled as the launch customer for the Phantom 3500, the revolutionary executive jet being developed by Otto Aerospace. The announcement was made during the UP.Summit, an event dedicated to aerospace innovation, which took place in Bentonville, Arkansas, from September 28 to 29, 2025. This is a landmark deal for Otto Aerospace (previously Otto Aviation) and secures an order for 300 aircraft from one of the largest executive fleet operators in the United States. Flexjet will also become an authorized service provider for Otto Aerospace’s aircraft. The Phantom 3500 has a clean-sheet design which encapsulates...

It is thought the specimens became trapped inside the cave where the constant temperature and stable humidity perfectly mummified the remains. Image Credit: A. Boug Research Square (2025) CC BY 4.0 =============================================================== Alot of fun creatures dwell in caves, from cave spiders to the orange crocs and even a whole range of eyeless beasties. However, one species not typically found in caves is cheetahs, but a host of their mummified remains has been discovered inside a cave in Saudi Arabia. Cheetahs were once widespread across the Arabian Peninsula but have lost around 98 percent of their original historic range. Inside...

What is causing this dramatic decline in births throughout the rich, developed world? And why is Israel an outlier?Where did all the babies go? Why has the birth rate dropped so much almost throughout the world today but not in Israel? Report after report in the media tell us how birth rates in Europe and the Far East have fallen to unprecedented lows during the current decade. The reality is documented very clearly, but what is causing this dramatic decline in births throughout the rich, developed world? What drives such a massive trend – where the replacement level of 2.1...

GAZA — Despite early reports that the Palestinian terrorist organization was open to accepting the terms of President Donald Trump's brokered peace plan, Hamas rejected the deal to end alleged genocide in the region after learning it would require them to stop killing Jews. Trump's 20-point roadmap to peace initially seemed to be on the fast track to being approved by both Hamas and Israel shortly after he announced it, but hopes of a lasting end to hostilities were dashed when Hamas said they would not accept any deal that meant they would need to stop plotting and carrying out...