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Gavin Newsom has announced that the state of California will be paying out $20 million to the company Baby2Baby in order to provide families free diapers. However, the one issue that critics have pointed out is that the co-CEO of the company, Norah Weinstein, sits on the board of Newsom's wife's California Partners Project. Newsom made the announcement for the diapers ahead of Mother's Day, this upcoming Sunday. "California is taking on the cost of raising a family head-on — delivering free school meals, making preschool free for every four-year-old, expanding after-school programs, and now making sure parents leave the...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) dismissed a question of whether or not she’ll run for president in 2028 on Friday night, stating that her “ambition is way bigger.” “My ambition is to change this country,” Ocasio-Cortez told Democratic strategist David Axelrod during a conversation hosted by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics. “Presidents come and go, Senate, House seats, elected officials, come and go, but single-payer healthcare is forever. A living wage is forever. Workers’ rights are forever. Women’s rights — all of that.” The representative is among a group of people whom voters see as potential Democratic candidates for...

Ukraine is testing an AI-assisted laser system designed to destroy Shahed drones and protect key infrastructure. Image of the Ukrainian Tryzub laser system. Military NYI Ukraine’s Celebra Tech is edging closer to deploying its Tryzub anti-drone laser weapon in Ukraine, the company reports. According to Celebra, the system is now entering its final testing phase before battlefield deployment. Colloquially called “Trident,” the system has been designed to give Ukrainian forces a cheap and rapid deployable counter to massed Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations. This could be game-changing, as Russia has made use of large...

His recent successors failed to learn the lessons of the great reformist mayoralty of the 1990s.New YorkFormer Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s recent brush with mortality reminds us how clearly his administration showed that people, not impersonal forces, make history—especially men of vision and courage like him. His mayoralty also offers today’s floundering New York the fundamental lesson that good government can make a city flourish, while bad government impairs it.Reigning wisdom when Mr. Giuliani took office in 1994 was that the problem-ridden city was “ungovernable.” Crime had skyrocketed in the preceding decades, with murders doubling in the 1960s and doubling once...

A Frontier Airlines plane struck a trespasser on the runway at Denver International Airport on Friday evening, triggering an engine fire. The plane was bound for LAX. Passengers were evacuated three minutes after the trespasser was fatally hit. According to reports, the unidentified man who was struck on the runway breached a perimeter fence shortly before the plane took off. One passenger said the plane’s cabin began to fill with smoke. WATCH: VIDEO AT LINK.............. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a statement on the trespasser breach. Late last night, a trespasser breached airport security at Denver Int’l Airport, deliberately scaled...

ALERT: Pro-LA Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt music video drops called ‘California Fried.’The video depicts Karen Bass, Gavin Newsom, and Nithya Raman scamming Californians.🎥: dxfilms | IG pic.twitter.com/YjLTBFlLT4— E X X ➠A L E R T S (@ExxAlerts) May 8, 2026

Oregon did not build its immigration enforcement resistance network by accident. Behind the legislation, activism and protests, and sympathetic press coverage, is a coordinated network of legal non-profit organizations—some Oregon-grown, some parachuted in from out of state—working systematically to dismantle federal immigration enforcement using tax dollars, foundation money, and their own brazen confidence that nobody is watching. They are not satisfied with just the deep-blue sanctuary state of Oregon—-they are just getting started on the rest of the country. What follows is not speculation, but what they have broadcast themselves. Start with Innovation Law Lab. Founded in Portland in 2014...

Residents in Punta Marina near Ravenna are having to put up with the constant disruption from a booming peacock population that is now taking over the streets and turning into roaming gangs of aggressive birds. Explosive growth in big bird numbers Numbers have risen continually since 2014 when just ten birds lived in nearby pine woods. Pandemic conditions allowed rapid breeding so that today around 120 peacocks roam freely through the settlement, intimidating human residents. Local television programme Vita in diretta captured scenes of birds crowding pavements and causing widespread mess. Constant noise and health impacts Sharp loud screams of...

The Ardal ground robot had a specific mission: cross open ground, reach the Novoselivka village bridge in Donetsk, and lay an anti-tank mine before Russian forces could use it. It was a basic operation for Ukraine’s elite K-2 Brigade, based four miles away. But when they saw three Russian soldiers on their screen, they did not hesitate to change the objective, detonating the mine and taking the enemy – and the robot – with it. The loss of hardware was not a difficult call. Ukraine is on course to make 25,000 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in the first half of...

When my new book, "The Case for America," was launched this month, the first thing I wanted to do was hear from my listeners and readers about how they would make the case. So, I published an invitation on my website asking people to record short videos, and I’ve been playing some of them on air during "Special Report." I’ve been happy with the diverse contributions from across the country. The optimism and pride are like a tonic in a time often characterized by disagreement. Here are the voices of our fellow Americans making the case. I hope you are...

Explanation: Many bright nebulae and star clusters in planet Earth's sky are associated with the name of astronomer Charles Messier from his famous 18th century catalog. His name is also given to these two large and remarkable craters on the Moon. Standouts in the dark, smooth lunar Sea of Fertility or Mare Fecunditatis, Messier (left) and Messier A have dimensions of 15 by 8 and 16 by 11 kilometers respectively. Their elongated shapes are explained by the extremely shallow-angle trajectory followed by an impactor, moving left to right, that gouged out the craters. The shallow impact also resulted in two...

In France, the National Front was co-founded in the 1970s by the avowed anti-Semite Jean-Marie Le Pen, along with a former member of the Waffen SS, and a member of the Vichy parapolice. Jean-Marie’s daughter, Marine Le Pen, took over the party in 2011...During her 2017 presidential campaign, she said that France was not responsible for the July 1942 roundup in which French police arrested and deported approximately thirteen thousand Jews. “I think, generally speaking,” she said, “if there are people responsible, it’s those who were in power at the time-not France.” ... By the time snap parliamentary elections were...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared himself "a strong supporter of NATO" after talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday, as political friction between the two allies brews. The atmosphere during the visit was notably warmer than in recent weeks. Rubio spoke partly in Spanish during the meetings, joking that the language was "very similar" to Italian. He also said he had been trying to learn Italian himself, but that his subscription to language app Babbel had expired.

According to the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) the United Kingdom is now poorer per capita than all 50 American states, having recently been overtaken by Mississippi. However a survey of 3,000 British voters by the IEA found Brits on average wrongly thought the UK would be the seventh richest state if it was part of the American Union, not the 51st as it actually is. Brits in London were surprised when I told them how poor the UK is versus the US, and had differing theories as to why. Enjoy!

Far-left host's worst moment may have come during pandemic maniaGood riddance.It’s not kind to celebrate a show’s demise, especially since it means the people working on it will be looking for work along with its host. “The Late Show” has been a drag on the culture for some time, and its demise is a net positive. Colbert and company have spread many false narratives, dividing the country in the process. That’s why we’re starting a new series featuring the worst “Late Show” moments over the years. - Cringe interviews - Shameful sketches - Political buttocks smooching of the first orderColbert...

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., criticized the Democratic Party’s shift toward socialism and progressive policies during an appearance on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher.’

Let's look at some statements Jesus made to prove a very powerful point, Matt. 8:13-As thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee/Matthew 9:29-According to your faith be it unto you/Mark 5:34- Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole/Luke 18:42- Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. For Jesus to say such statements means the condition in not in charge, it doesn't determine the outcome. If the condition is the determining factor why did Jesus emphasize the faith of the people. If the condition was the determining factor he would have said according to your condition be unto...

Bobby Cox played with Mickey Mantle, managed Chipper Jones and established his own legend as he spent more than a half-century devoting himself to the game he loved and to a distinguished career that will be forever honored within Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Sadly, the baseball world lost another of its legends on Saturday when Cox passed away at the age of 84. The Hall of Fame manager will always be recognized as one of the most iconic and influential figures in Braves history. But his contributions to the game were distributed far and wide. The Braves released the following...

A mother in Indiana faces 18 years behind bars after allegedly leaving her three children and dogs home alone to fester in deplorable conditions. Ashley Rogers, 42, was arrested on three counts of neglect of a dependent after officers searched her home and found her three children and dogs had been living in squalor. Fort Wayne Police officers arrived to Rogers home at around 12.20pm on April 30 following reports of a minor threatening to harm themselves and discovered the property covered in black mold, animal feces and filled with piles of trash. ogers's boyfriend, Antione Burnett, was at the...

By Dr. John BergsmaSo we have arrived at the sixth Sunday of Easter, and Pentecost is only two weeks away! It is hard to believe that this blessed season has traveled by so quickly. Yet we are approaching the end, now is the time to prepare more seriously than ever to be filled anew with the Holy Spirit on this upcoming Feast. Our Readings for this Sunday are filled with instruction and narrative about the gift of the Holy Spirit. In the First Reading, we have the account of the “Samaritan Pentecost,” as the Holy Spirit falls on these much-maligned...