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Maren Morris took to social media to label her first relationship with a woman as “f–ked up.” The songstress opened up to fans about her “bisexual journey” in a TikTok on Wednesday, which she described as “pretty short.” SNIP “I’m not kidding, within like, three weeks of this completely falling apart, it was lies, threats to my reputation and borderline extortion,” the Grammy winner recalled. “It was pretty -–--- up. And for that to be my first experience, it was just so depressing,” the songstress lamented, concluding that she’s “just really cool being alone” after the fling. Morris shared that...

Iran insisted its uranium was “not going anywhere” despite Donald Trump claiming a deal had been struck for the US to remove the nuclear material.The US president told Reuters that he would work with the Iranian leadership to extract the radioactive element from the country at a “nice leisurely pace” before taking it back to America.But Iran’s foreign ministry rejected Mr Trump’s claim, insisting that no such deal existed.“Iran’s enriched uranium is not going to be transferred anywhere,” Esmaeil Baqaei, a spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, said.Tehran officials also denied Mr Trump’s suggestion that the Islamic Republic had agreed...

Britain faces an influx of 4.4 million immigrants if the Green Party wins the next election, a leading economist has predicted. Simon French, chief economist at Panmure Liberum, expects the UK’s population to hit 75.9 million by 2034 if the Left-wing party gains power at the next election and relaxes border restrictions. That is up from 70.4 million today, with Mr French attributing the net increase to immigration rather than any increase in the birth rate. Current forecasts predict that the UK’s population will reach 71.5 million by 2029. Mr French’s population forecasts are based on a string of the...

A payment dispute between a San Pablo, California resident and a local dumpster rental company ended with a load of debris being dumped back onto the customer's property, an incident caught on a neighbor's surveillance camera and now circulating widely online. Martin Perez, owner of Express Rental Dumpster, said he felt he had "no other option" after a customer repeatedly promised to settle the bill but moved out of the home without paying a $700 balance. "We don't want to do it, but I'm tired," Perez said. Perez told ABC San Francisco affiliate KGO that attempts to collect payment failed....

Arizona’s Family has learned new information about the life an Arizona woman had after she allegedly killed her baby 45 years ago in North Dakota. Investigators said Nancy Trottier, 65, lived a life of serving the disabled following the alleged crime. She had no criminal history when she was arrested in Arizona last week and is charged with murder. For 41 years, Trottier was a teacher at the North Dakota School for the Deaf. She is a mother of four who has dedicated her life to teaching children with disabilities. The baby, whom police named Rebecca, was discovered in the...

The SSPX Paradox: Rome Tolerates Disobedience—Except When It Defends TraditionIs the Society of St. Pius X truly disobedient? This analysis explores the troubling SSPX paradox: widespread dissent in the Church is ignored, while fidelity to tradition is condemned. From liturgical abuse to doctrinal confusion, the real crisis of obedience may not be where you’ve been told to look.n his recent interview with Michael Matt, Bishop Athanasius Schneider emphasized that even if the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is disobedient as it relates to the consecration of bishops or other matters, it is not schismatic. While some sincere Catholics may...

ransomnote: Video features the public statements of each person shown below warning about Iran's nuclear development.MAZE @mazemoore Either Iran had to be dealt with or these people were lying.Apr 17, 2026

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A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent is facing felony charges in Minnesota after prosecutors said he pointed a gun at two people during a highway confrontation. This comes as no charges have been filed in the separate attack on Turning Point USA reporter Savanah Hernandez. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced charges Thursday against ICE agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. tied to a Feb. 5 incident on Highway 62 in Minneapolis as part of the broader "Operation Metro Surge" federal immigration crackdown that drew protests and scrutiny in the Twin Cities. Morgan "sped up, pulled alongside the vehicle,...

This is a story that documents my week-long road trip through Iran - one of my favorite countries on earth. Please note that this video was filmed and edited months before the recent escalation…

A number of tankers and cargo ships did try to exit the strait Friday via the route designated by Iran around Larak Island but they suddenly turned back, said Matt Smith, director of commodity research at Kpler. “They’ve clearly not been given approval to pass through,” Smith said. Commercial ships must follow a route designated by Tehran and coordinate with its military, a source close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council told Tasnim News. Ships are not allowed to pass if they or their cargoes are linked to hostile nations, according to the Tasnim report. It is “unclear whether there’s...

In October of 2024, former Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer entered into an agreement with the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (Board) to shift certain election duties away from the Recorder’s office and to the Board. This was done months after Justin Heap defeated Richer in the July 30th, 2024, Republican Primary for Maricopa County Recorder, and one month before Heap won the November 5th election to succeed Richer. The agreement was unanimous and gave the Board control over early ballot processing, including the appointment of a bipartisan board responsible for overseeing the early voting process. The agreement also centralized...

DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🚨🧵 THREAD: Braver Angels says they're bipartisan and just bringing people together. Their own leadership coordinates with an anti-Trump political infrastructure network.🚨This thread is not about BA's members. Many are sincere, and I thank @wilksopinion and @JohnRWoodJr for communicating with me.This is about the infrastructure steering them: IMIP.On August 18, 2025, Harry Boyte, a former Democratic Socialists of America board member, YES, that DSA announced Maury Giles' new role as Braver Angels CEO on video and their shift in strategy from depolarization to civic action:"David has put together a featured plenary at the National Conference on Citizenship... which...

The speaker of Iran’s Parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf, said Friday that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz again amid the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, contradicting President Trump, who said the strait was “open for business” earlier in the day. His remarks came as Trump was on stage delivering a speech in Arizona at a Turning Point USA event. “With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open,” Qalibaf wrote in a post on social platform X, adding that passage through the strait will be “conducted based on the ‘designated route’ and with Iranian authorization.”...

The decision challenges a Reconstruction-era law originally intended to prevent Americans from evading federal liquor taxes.A federal appeals court struck down a longstanding ban on home distilling, ruling that it does not effectively support tax collection and is therefore unconstitutional. While home production of beer and wine has long been legal, distilling spirits at home has been prohibited since 1868, with penalties including prison time and fines. The ruling does not immediately legalize home distilling nationwide, as state laws still apply and the federal government may appeal to the Supreme Court. A federal appeals court just handed a major win...

Investors placed a bet worth about $760 million ​on a falling oil ​price around 20 minutes before Iran's foreign minister announced ​on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz was open, another sizeable wager on the world's most traded commodity ahead of major announcements in the course of the ‌Middle East ⁠war. Large, ⁠well-timed trades in recent months have drawn concern from U.S. lawmakers and legal ​experts that decisions around war and diplomacy can give some traders an edge ​in volatile and opaque derivatives markets. Between 1224 GMT and 1225 GMT investors sold a combined 7,990 lots of Brent crude futures,...

In 1992, the Jamaican duo recorded one of dancehall’s most enduring anthems with Sly & Robbie. This is the story of how it got made. Dancehall music has undergone multiple waves of popularity in the US since its birth in the late 70s; from the early 00s takeover with Sean Paul, Elephant Man, and Shaggy, to Rihanna, Drake, and Daddy Yankee putting their own spin on the genre in the 2010s. Back in the early 90s, however, roots-reggae traditionalists were still trying to wrap their head around the brash new sound. Artists like Shabba Ranks, Beenie Man, and Buju Banton...

Gerardo Aldana is a professor at University of California, Santa Barbara. Our Living Lands producer Daniel Spaulding spoke to Aldana about Mayan astronomy, Mesoamerican culture, and the importance of Indigenous knowledge. “If we think of Indigenous cultures and their approaches, especially Mesoamerican cultures and their approaches to astronomy, it wasn't to transform and control nature,” Aldana said. “It was to find ways to open up dialogues with nature so that now your engagement with your environment can be a productive and a healthy one.”

President Trump sprinted ahead Friday to take a victory lap celebrating what he said was Iran’s agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. But conflicting statements from Iranian officials and Israeli pushback on the terms of the ceasefire with Lebanon are raising doubt about the president’s actual successes. “I’m concerned that, in this round, Iran came out with the upper hand,” Danny Citrinowicz, senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, posted on the social platform X. Trump began Friday morning with a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon in...

I had a sudden silly idea: A "Bee" Headline: President Trump Renames Iran's Kharg Island the "President Trump International Petroleum Terminal".