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Ex-Mayor Eric Adams’ former top adviser and political power broker was arrested Wednesday, and authorities raided the homes of several ex-NYPD officials as part of multiple corruption probes. Frank Carone, 56, had his home searched by the feds in the early morning operation and was arrested in an alleged bribery scheme that also involved his brother Anthony Carone, 54, according to police sources. Separately, the FBI seized former chief of department Jeff Maddrey’s phone seized today, sources said. And the NYPD and the FBI conducted search warrants to seize phones from Assistant Chief James McCarthy, and the NYPD’s former top...

The Prince of Wales arrived on an electric bus for an event about tackling climate change and protecting the environment, which was held at London's Guildhall. On a meltingly hot day, Prince William told delegates, including London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, about the importance of helping to "repair" the planet. Prince William was marking the impact of his Earthshot Prize, saying the ideas for solving environmental problems made him feel "more optimistic than ever". But he said that when we have the evidence for what works in protecting the environment, "history will ask what we did with it". The Earthshot...

Democratic strategist James Carville called for a “schism” in the Democratic Party, stating that he wants nothing to do with the likes of three candidates who won their Democratic primaries in New York. On Tuesday, three candidates endorsed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, won Democratic primaries for the House of Representatives. Former NYC comptroller Brad Lander crushed Rep. Dan Goldman to earn the nomination in the 10th district. Union organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the 13th district. And state Rep. Claire Valdez trounced Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in the 7th district....

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is offering a warning about the rise of a “dirtbag left” within the Democratic Party, a reference to candidates on the left who have run and won primaries while identifying themselves as democratic socialists. Two such candidates, community activist Darializa Avila Chevalier and New York State Assembly member Claire Valdez, emerged victorious on Tuesday night in New York Democratic House primaries. Both candidates are democratic socialists who were backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, while Valdez beat progressive candidate and Brooklyn...

Why is nothing new happening in film? You’ve noticed. Sequel after sequel, unmemorable plots, films you don’t care about discussing the next day. Yeah, it didn’t use to be like this. Filmgoers in the 20th century had a bonanza of new genres or styles of film. Every decade birthed two or more. Film started in the 1910s with a big dose of Charlie Chaplin. Sound entered the picture in the ‘20s, and the films got bigger. The 1930s exploded with Gangster Films, Spectacle Films, Musicals, and Slapstick Comedy. In the 1940s came Power Women Films, Film Noir, and Italian Neorealism....

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Bronco on the job!” Bronco, a puppy from Mutts With a Mission, poses for a photo aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in Newport News, Virginia, March 28, 2023. George Washington is undergoing refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipyard. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carrier's 50-year service life that includes refueling the ship's two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman August Clawson) Canteen Mission...

Local moratoriums spring up after state inaction, while New Mexico and Utah fight “hyperscale” data polluters .... Local governments in Colorado are moving quickly to slap moratoriums on new data center development in reaction to a public backlash against rising electricity prices, heavy pollution and lucrative tax breaks. Denver, Jefferson County and Longmont have all moved in recent weeks to limit data centers, which house servers for mass computation that demand enormous amounts of electricity and cooling water. Cities and counties are moving in part because the state legislature failed to act in 2026, eventually letting two competing bills die...

Radical socialists stage hostile takeover of Democrat Party.Democrats in New York City celebrating the primary victories of socialist candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed the ouster of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Tuesday night, revealing fractures in the Party between old guard and far-left factions. Footage from socialist NYC Assemblywoman Claire Valdez’s victory party showed revelers chanting “You’re next!” after an image of Jeffries was shown on TV. Tuesday’s enthusiasm came as Valdez was one of three socialist NYC candidates now vying for House seats, while far-left candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier also defeated five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat.Radical left former...

ransomnote: TRANSCRIPT is presented below the x.com post, and inserted between various related images captured from the 6 minute video.Tony Seruga@TonySeruga·6hThe Obama Deadman’s SSNThis isn’t really about one SSN. It’s about a much deeper phenomenon:Barack Obama’s entire personal history is a hall of mirrors. Sealed academic records. A literary agent’s bio that listed his birthplace as Kenya (later blamed on a “fact-checking error”).A birth certificate that took years to release and was immediately challenged by forensic document examiners.A Social Security number with a Connecticut prefix when he lived in Hawaii. A Selective Service registration card that shows signs of alteration....

Italy on Wednesday pushed back against remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that hundreds of U.S. aircraft had taken off from American bases in Italy to ​support military operations against Iran, saying Rome had authorised only technical ‌and logistical flights. Rutte, speaking to Fox News television, cited Italy as an example of European support for the U.S. and said 500 U.S. planes had taken off from U.S. bases in Italy "to ​support Epic Fury", Washington's name for the war it launched alongside Israel. The ​remarks caused a political row in Italy, where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's ⁠government has repeatedly...

A Louisiana pastor accused of fighting with a 20-year-old has said the 'truth will come out in court' after his arrest on a charge of second-degree battery. Tony Spell, 48, who leads Life Tabernacle Church on the outskirts of Baton Rouge, was detained for allegedly attacking a man just after 11am on Tuesday. The pastor appeared in court later that day and told reporters outside that he would give his side of the story during trial - before adding that he had 'a red hot sermon ready' for his congregants too. Spell previously hit the headlines for fiercely opposing coronavirus...

President Trump's meeting with Republican senators on Wednesday turned testy, and at one point, he sternly told Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy to sit down, after questions arose about the War Powers Resolution, according to sources directly familiar with the meeting. Cassidy had been trying to respond to the president, telling the president he should sit down — but Cassidy later relented, saying he would be seated, but not at Mr. Trump's behest. "He raised his voice. I lost my temper. That's not appropriate. It's the Irish in me, but I again matched his tone and his volume," Cassidy told reporters...

Scientists have uncovered a disturbing change in both mice and rats infesting America's biggest cities, making the rodents harder to kill than ever before. Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey found the vast majority of smaller house mice and larger brown rats in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington DC have genetically mutated to become more resilient to poison. Specifically, five out of every six rodents tested displayed at least one mutation in the Vkorc1 gene, which has been found to affect how well the poisons work. This study of nearly 300 house mice and brown rats also...

June 24 (UPI) -- The Israeli military has surrounded an underground base in southern Lebanon in which dozens of Hezbollah militants are trapped, Israeli officials said. The base is located under the village of Tebnit, in an area where fighting taken place despite an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, The New York Times reported. The standoff, if it escalates, could disrupt ongoing peace negotiations between the United States, which backs Israel, and Iran, which backs Hezbollah.Israeli officials said the trapped militants were running out of supplies. On Tuesday, Israeli troops killed at least two people in the area. Israel said those targeted were...

Labour is poised to encourage farmers to give up beef production and plant lentils to help combat climate change. On Wednesday, the Government's long-awaited "farming roadmap" proposed helping landowners switch from high-emission farming – such as cattle – towards "growing oilseeds and pulses" to meet the increased demand for plant-based goods. "Farmers will play a critical role in delivering this transition by adopting practices that reduce emissions while sustaining productive, commercially viable businesses," the Government said. The farming roadmap is intended to set out a long-term vision for British agriculture. It is seen as an attempt by the Government to...

Image that’s going viral, supposed to be the boy beat to death in Narbonne The endless slaying of France by the invaders. The Southern French town of Narbonne, located in the Occitania region has been rocked by the brutal beating of a 17-year-old boy who was found seriously injured on Friday on a construction site, and later died. The public prosecutor of Narbonne, Jean-Philippe Rey, confirmed that five people, including three minors, were indicted for attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention. Images of the attack have gone viral on social media platforms, where multiple users identified the attackers as...

A strong earthquake struck Venezuela on Wednesday, near the capital Caracas, with witnesses reporting tremors in Colombia as well. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the area of Montalbán at a depth of 13.2km depth at 18:04 local time (23:04 BST), according to the US Geological Survey (USGC). People in Caracas were quick to evacuate during the earthquake, with one witness reporting that cracks appeared in their apartment and glass shattered, Reuters reported. Tsunami threats have been issued for Venezuela, Aruba and Bonaire, with advisory threats issued to Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands, according to the US Tsunami Warning...

"Six people have been arrested, and seven people have been cited, for the damage they did to our Country’s now beautiful Reflecting Pool..." - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸

The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that Israeli troops would not withdraw from southern Lebanon, further complicating Iran peace talks as fighting in Lebanon continues to be an obstacle to permanent peace. Speaking on stage in an interview in Tel Aviv, Katz said Israeli troops would remain in south Lebanon – echoing sentiments from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. The US and Iran signed an accord last week extending a fragile ceasefire and setting the stage for 60 days of talks meant to lead to a permanent peace. The first hiccups to the memorandum of understanding (MOU)...

President Donald Trump and other conservatives have accused artificial intelligence chatbots of being politically biased against them — and an executive order he signed that said they must be “neutral, nonpartisan tools” triggered fears from Democrats that AI could start tilting to the right. So, are chatbots politically biased? The Washington Post tested the AI models behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and others using political questions designed by researchers to gauge how chatbots respond to hot-button political issues. The results suggest that chatbots have clear political leanings that can conflict with promises made by the companies behind them. The model...