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CBS News reported on Sunday that least six American citizens have been exposed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Three of them encountered a “high-risk contact or exposure” and one is displaying symptoms of illness. The CBS report was based on “sources with international aid organizations.” The sources said it was unclear if any of the Americans had been infected with Ebola. Even the symptomatic case might not be a confirmed infection, since Ebola shares early symptoms with other ailments, including muscle pains, skin rashes, fever, nosebleeds, and vomiting blood. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is continuing the lawsuit against Glock that her predecessor Matthew Platkin filed last year, and her latest move in the litigation has Second Amendment groups crying foul. As part of the state's discovery process, Davenport has sent subpoenas to FFLs in the Garden State demanding they produce records related to every Glock handgun that's been purchased in their stores over the past decade. In an alert on the NRA-ILA website, the 2A group points out that Davenport already has access to this information, since New Jersey’s pistol permitting system operates as a de facto...

On a scorching hot afternoon in Havana, the line outside the state bakery stretches down the block. Inside, the shelves are almost bare. A man in a faded baseball cap tells me he’s been waiting for two hours for bread that might not arrive. Across the street, a gleaming black SUV with tinted windows idles outside a hotel mostly reserved for foreigners. Its lobby is stocked with imported whiskey; the air-conditioning is turned up to Arctic levels. This is not an unusual juxtaposition in today’s Cuba. I walk through Central Havana with Antonio Rodríguez, a 60-year-old university history teacher who...

Americans no longer understand the biblical roots of our constitutional order. When a professor at Princeton begins a by recounting that students at one of the world’s most prestigious universities had to have the Ten Commandments explained to them, the natural reaction is disbelief. Surely Gregory Conti was exaggerating? But within days, his essay had drawn corroborating testimony from a chorus of academics at other elite institutions. A Northwestern professor teaching students who had never encountered the word “Exodus.” A former University of Virginia faculty member undergraduates who could not parse Martin Luther King Jr.’s references to that same story...

A California woman who worked as a longtime signature collector for ballot initiatives has been charged with paying individuals – including homeless people living in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles – to register to vote. “False registrations undermine Americans’ faith in elections – even more so when payoffs are involved,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “This Justice Department is committed to ensuring that all U.S. elections are fair and free from illegal meddling – so that all Americans can accept the results with confidence.” Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong,...

Sweden, together with the European Commission, will hold talks with the Taliban. The goal is to enable deportations to Afghanistan - but the announcement is being criticized. "A deal with extremists," says Annika Hirvonen (MP). Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M) tells TT that the Swedish government has been "very proactive" in the EU on securing deportations to Afghanistan. The issue of being able to carry out more criminal deportations, i.e. of people who have been convicted of crimes in Sweden or who pose a threat to Sweden's security, is one of my most important priorities, he says. According to Forssell,...

When leftists aren’t able to achieve their desired political, policy, and ideological outcomes, they often target any institution perceived to be standing in their way. Nothing is safe or sacred. Their targets for “reform,” a preferred euphemism for burning down institutions and rigging the rules on behalf of power-driven ends, have included the Senate, the Electoral College, and the judiciary. They drone on about defending “democracy” and resisting “authoritarianism,” but much of this posturing is pure projection. They vow to blow up the system to “save” it, but the goal isn’t preserving democracy or any other high-minded-sounding objective. It’s securing...

Chicago resident Jessica Jackson./Image: Video screenshot via @FlipChicagoRed/X Chicago resident Jessica Jackson called out Chicago Cook County Commissioners Tara Stamps and Dr. Kisha McCaskill for claiming Black voting rights are under attack by using “Voting Rights Act of 1965 propaganda” to fearmonger voters, all while ignoring the crisis impacting Black communities in the county. The grassroots organization “Chicago Flips Red” shared her powerful remarks and noted on X, “Since 2020, nearly 2,500 homeowners have lost their properties and the equity tied to those homes through delinquent property tax sales. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the practice unconstitutional years ago, yet...

The Government has reiterated its condemnation of the detention by Israel of an aid flotilla with at least ten Irish citizens onboard. The Coalition is calling on the Israeli authorities to uphold their obligations under international law. Dr. Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, is among those on board. […] The Global Sumud Flotilla said earlier it had lost contact with the intercepted boats. “We condemn the interception of vessels in international waters and call on the Israeli authorities to uphold their obligations under international law to ensure the safety and welfare of all those on board the...

Two shooters have been shot dead after an active shooter situation at a San Diego mosque drew a massive police presence, three police sources told NBC on Monday. Helicopter footage shows one person in a tactical vest who appears to have been shot dead outside the at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Several people are believed to have been shot, Officer Anthony Carrasco told the Associated Press. Hundreds of cops and scores of emergency vehicles lined up outside the center only minutes after the call came in for an active shooter.

JUST IN: CNN was just FORCED to report that Donald Trump has a 95% GOP primary WIN RECORD and he just forced Bill Cassidy into the worst performance for a sitting senator in *80 YEARS*! "Cassidy did worse than EVERY SINGLE one, getting 25% of the vote for a senator, in a primary?! It's LITERALLY UNHEARD OF! That is because of Donald Trump!" "Times Trump endorsees won in primaries, 95% in the last for cycles!" "Even in [contentious races], they've won a majority of the time as well." "Trump's approval rating with in the GOP: 83%! More than Obama with...

AG KEN PAXTON (R): The Republican establishment spent $150 million against me, a Republican. That money could have gone to Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Maine, somewhere it actually helps us hold the majority. Instead, it's being spent to protect an incumbent who's had 24 years in the Senate. Let John Cornyn stand on his own! Let Texas voters decide instead of Washington trying to influence it and mislead people about my record! @KenPaxtonTX

A heavy police presence is along Balboa Avenue after a shooting was reported.

A Minnesota county prosecutor on Monday announced charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s crackdown in the state. The officer, Christian Castro, is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said at a news conference. A warrant was issued for his arrest. “Mr. Castro is an ICE agent, but his federal badge does not make him immune from state charges for his criminal conduct in...

Updated: 12:39 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego Police responded to reports of an active shooter at the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday afternoon. A heavy police and SWAT presence could be seen gathering outside the Islamic Center in the 7000 block of Eckstrom Avenue just after noon. Several San Diego Fire-Rescue and medic crews were also at the scene. SkyFOX/KUSI in the Sky was overhead as children from nearby schools were seen being evacuated from the area as police set up a perimeter. Traffic was stopped as police closed the roads in the immediate area....

A Man Of Memes @RickyDoggin Flashback: 911 operator hung up on a mother who called three times because her child wasn’t breathing. Later, police walked up to the console and arrested the operator. “Ma’am, step away from the console.” “Excuse me, I’m working.” “We need you to come with us.” “What is this about?” “You’re being arrested for hanging up on emergency callers.” “For what? I didn’t do anything.” “A mother called 911 three times because her child stopped breathing. You hung up on her three times.” “I just didn’t feel like working.” “You disconnected multiple emergency calls instead of...

Police and other emergency services are responding to reports of an active shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, local officials and witnesses say. At least 2 people have been killed and there are multiple injuries. The incident began at around 12 p.m. on Monday when officers were called to the 7000 block of Eckstrom Avenue for reports of an active shooter at the mosque, which is the largest in San Diego. There are multiple casualties, according to officers at the scene, and at least 2 bodies were visible from outside on the street. A large number of officers,...

President Donald Trump said Monday that he is calling off an attack on Iran planned for Tuesday because regional leaders had urged him to allow negotiations to continue and that a “very acceptable” deal for the U.S. was at hand.Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates asked him “to hold off on our planned Military attack of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was scheduled for tomorrow, in that serious negotiations are now taking place, and that, in their opinion, as Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hit the campaign trail on Monday to help former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein in his bid to unseat Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) in a GOP primary, a highly unusual move for any head of the Pentagon. Hegseth appeared alongside Gallrein, who President Trump is backing against Massie, at a rally in Hebron, Ky., hosted by the Trump-allied group, America First Works. Coming out to the opening notes of Van Halen’s “Jump,” heavy applause and chants of “USA!”, Hegseth quickly launched into a full-throated endorsement of Gallrein, who he described as a reinforcement to Trump’s agenda. “President...

Explanation: Spiral galaxy NGC 3169 looks to be unraveling like a ball of cosmic yarn. It lies some 70 million light-years away, south of bright star Regulus toward the faint constellation Sextans. Wound up spiral arms are pulled out into sweeping tidal tails as NGC 3169 (left) and neighboring NGC 3166 interact gravitationally. Eventually the galaxies will merge into one, a common fate even for bright galaxies in the local universe. Drawn out stellar arcs and plumes are clear indications of the ongoing gravitational interactions across the deep and colorful galaxy group photo. The telescopic frame spans about 20 arc...