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State Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Monday that he anticipates the Trump administration, which last week announced plans to use federal election monitors in California, will use false reports of voting irregularities to challenge the results of the Nov. 4 special election.Bonta, California's top law enforcement officer, said on a call with reporters that he is “100%” concerned about false accusations of wrongdoing at the polling places. Bonta said it would be "naive" to assume Trump would accept the results of the Nov. 4 election given his history of lying about election outcomes, including his loss to President Biden in...

During an interview with CNN aired on Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said that New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) isn’t bad for the Democratic Party and responded to a question on if democratic socialism belongs in the Democratic Party by saying the party needs to be a bigger tent and “you can disagree on certain issues. But when we fundamentally believe in the values of growth and inclusion and we believe in social justice, racial justice, economic justice, the things that bind us together, I think we’re all better...

In the new method, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin fired infrared light, a type of light invisible to the eye, from LED bulbs at test tubes that contained human skin cancer or colon cancer cells and healthy human skin cells. The tubes also contained nanoscopic flakes of tin oxide, or SnOx nanoflakes, which were absorbed by the cancer cells. The scientists found that when the light was fired at the cells, the nanoscopic flakes absorbed it and heated up, turning into 'microscopic heaters' that damaged cancer cells and caused them to die, while leaving the healthy cells...

The Biden autopen scandal has taken a new turn, and the Department of Justice may soon get involved. The House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer (R-KY), released a 100-page report today declaring all of Biden’s autopen executive actions “null and void.” These include pardons performed by White House staff and signed by an autopen. From Comer: @GOPoversight has exposed the Biden Autopen Presidency, revealing how top aides misled Americans and worked to maintain the illusion of presidential control as Biden’s capacity declined. Executive actions taken by White House Biden staff & signed by autopen are NULL AND VOID....

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor. The announcement made on social media Tuesday, marks a continued escalation in the pace of the strikes, which began in early September spaced weeks apart. This was the first time multiple strikes were announced in a single day

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor. The announcement made on social media Tuesday, marks a continued escalation in the pace of the strikes, which began in early September spaced weeks apart. This was the first time multiple strikes were announced in a single day.

A 20-year-old midshipman at the Naval Academy was found dead, authorities announced Sunday, Oct. 12. Kyle Philbert James' death remains under investigation, the Naval Academy said about the Whippany (Morris County, NJ) resident. A GoFundMe by Kim D'Achilles for James' family had raised $3,260 as of Tuesday, Oct. 14. At Whippany Park HS (Class of 2023), James ran track and cross country and was a member of the marching band, D'Achilles wrote, "always lifting up those around him. "He showed up every day with a smile and gave his best in everything he did. His dedication and determination led to...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a sharp decline in illegal border crossings for September 2025, marking what officials describe as a year of “restored control” and record-low encounters under President Donald Trump’s border security policies. The agency reported a steep drop in encounters at the southwest border in September, with just 8,386 Border Patrol apprehensions recorded, a 95% decline from the monthly average under the Biden administration. In the same month, CBP reported 26,002 total encounters nationwide, compared to a high of 370,883.

A 21-year-old entitled brat from Pennsylvania is behind bars after a violent rampage that left two police officers hospitalized, one of whom underwent emergency surgery, during what began as a routine traffic stop. Authorities say Dalton Lee Janiczek, of Lower Gwynedd, intentionally used his luxury Mercedes G-Wagon as a weapon, ramming multiple police cars and striking one officer several times before being shot and apprehended. According to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele and Plymouth Township Police Chief John Myrsiades, the incident began around noon Friday when a Whitpain Township sergeant attempted to stop Janiczek’s vehicle after reports of reckless...

(The Epoch Times)—More than 5,600 flights across the United States were delayed on Oct. 27 primarily due to air traffic controller staffing shortages, as the federal government shutdown entered its fourth week. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said ground delay programs were put in place at major airports like Newark Airport in New Jersey, Austin Airport in Texas, and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Flights in the southeast have also experienced delays due to significant staffing shortages at the Atlanta Terminal Radar Approach Control, which oversees much of the region’s air traffic, according to the FAA. The agency cited air traffic...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The New York State Assembly Housing Committee held a public hearing in Albany on Tuesday to examine how municipalities outside of New York City can opt into laws that regulate rent, services, leases, and evictions to keep housing attainable. The hearing centered on the Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act (S4659A/A4877A), a proposed bill that could make it easier and less expensive to enact better tenant protections. Proponents of the REST Act—including tenants, local elected officials, and legal experts—testified that current state law is flawed and easy for landlords to manipulate. Opponents argued that the existing...

Sweden the latest country to propose a burka ban. Mail: Swedish deputy PM says the country must ban the burqa 'while we can' and condemns 'failed integration'". Fractured Sweden DECLARES Dramatic U-Turn | 2:00 Michael Heaver | 197K subscribers | 160,368 views | October 19, 2025

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Climate deniers use scientific aesthetics to reinforce and legitimize their message. At the same time, their main opponents, the climate activists, are portrayed as emotional and irrational. This has been demonstrated by researchers from the Universities of Gothenburg and Amsterdam, who have studied how climate deniers communicate online. "Disinformation is not just about incorrect facts, but about how these facts look and feel. In today's digital media landscape, messages are spread through images, memes and visual narratives that influence us in an instant, before we even have time to think. By understanding the aesthetic logic behind climate denial, we can...

In what at first glance seems to be nothing more than just a saccharine, sentimental display of performed outrage and feigning victimhood, Zohran Mamdani, the New York City Mayoral candidate slated to become the Big Apple’s first Muslim mayor, instead pitched a dangerous performance that can only be described as a subtle incitement to elicit Muslim rage and resentment against the United States of America. In an address to his constituents on Friday, October 24, Mamdani listed a tearful bevy of indignities that Muslims faced in America in the wake of the Islamic attack against the United States on September...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Hurricane Melissa is continuing to intensify as the eye of the monster storm approaches the southwestern coast of Jamaica, with forecasters saying winds within the Category 5 hurricane have increased to 180 mph - making the catastrophic storm one of the most intense hurricanes on record. For days, Jamaica’s government has been warning its residents and visitors to make preparations ahead of the monster storm’s landfall, and people have been rushing to stock up on food and water to sustain them through what will likely be long-duration power and communication outages due to the storm's ferocious impacts....

Am I the only one whose font size has shrunk to miniscule on 2 different devices? And nothing seems to fix it in my settings or my account settings. The forum is useless to me like this. Bracing for finger pointing and ridicule.

A transgender teenager has admitted to planning a mass shooting attack at an Indiana high school back in February meant to take place on Valentine’s Day. Trinity Shockley, 18, is planning to plead guilty to felony conspiracy to commit murder and will receive 12 and a half years in prison, along with five years of probation, The New York Post reported. Police said Shockley was arrested after they received a tip that she had an AR-15 and had bought a bulletproof vest. The tipster added that Shockley was obsessed with the idea of mass shootings. Shockley identifies as a man...

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, declared in her inaugural address to parliament her intention to sign a peace treaty with Russia to formally end the state of war lingering since World War II. The statement sparked lively discussions in Moscow: is rapprochement with Tokyo possible given its sanctions policy and the long-standing dispute over the Kuril Islands? We explore what lies behind Takaichi’s words, why the treaty remains unsigned, and how the Kremlin views the situation. The Kurils: A Perennial Sticking Point Russia and Japan are the only World War II participants that have not concluded a peace...