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Former Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrat-turned-independent from West Virginia, is recommending that Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) follow in his path and leave the Democratic Party. “My observation, and recommendation from observation, would be, John, trust me, set yourself free and become an independent,” Manchin said in a Tuesday morning phone interview with the Washington Examiner. “It’s liberating.” Manchin, who left the Democratic Party in 2024 and opted not to seek a third term that same year, said if Fetterman wants to work with both sides of the aisle, becoming an independent would allow the Pennsylvania Democrat to “speak as a...

High Point Mayor Cyril Jefferson is speaking out after a man allegedly brought a flamethrower and other weapons to a church parking lot on Sunday. Jefferson thanked High Point police officers for their quick response to the scene, including the off-duty officer who was working at Wesley Memorial Church that day. The mayor also stated that the suspect, William S. Milliken III, 44, of Thomasville, appears to have mental health issues and that he had a notebook with the addresses for churches and schools in his truck, according to court documents. Jefferson expressed his gratitude that no one was hurt...

Progressive champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is taking sides in a high-profile Democratic Senate primary that's seen as the next major showdown between the far left and the party establishment. Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in battleground Michigan, in the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. El-Sayed, who if elected would make history as the nation's first Muslim senator, has long been backed by another progressive champion, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. He is facing off with two more moderate candidates, including centrist Rep. Haley Stevens, who is tacitly supported by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Schumer and...

Forget the policy charts and economic graphs, Ottawa’s latest plan to salvage national pride is a ticket to the glitter-soaked Eurovision stage. A rumour that’s spent the past few months swirling around Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Canada would join the annual competition during the national noon-hour Canada Day ceremony at LeBreton Flats Park in downtown Ottawa. “Canada is already the third-largest exporter of music on the planet and you can see from what we’ve already heard this morning, we’re about to get bigger,” the PM said during his remarks. “And there’s another reason we’re about to get...

Hours before Haruki Murakami's new book was set to go on sale in Japan on Friday, dozens of fans gathered outside a major Tokyo bookstore for a special event to get their first copies as soon as the clock struck midnight. “The Tale of KAHO” is the Japanese author's first full-length novel featuring a lone woman protagonist, according to Shinchosha Publishing Co. “Kaho, a picture book author, is just an average young woman. But truly bizarre things start happening around her,” Murakami said in a brief message posted on the publisher’s campaign website. “I wrote this novel as I put...

OFFICERS ARREST ARMED MAN IN CHURCH PARKING LOT HIGH POINT, N.C. (June 29, 2026) – Officers with the High Point Police Department’s Patrol Division arrested a man outside of a church who had a launcher resembling a handgun, flame throwers and more than 500 rounds of ammunition. The situation unfolded during Sunday morning services. Officers responded within minutes and arrested the man without incident. No one was hurt. Yesterday at about 10:15 a.m., High Point 911 received a call about an armed person sitting in a truck in the parking lot of Wesley Memorial Church (1225 Chestnut Drive). The caller...

I thought I had missed something major in my reporting. Turns out I had stumbled into an AI-fueled feedback loop that involved a real LLC’s fictional website and a search engine that’s thrusting unreliable answers on users. Last month, my colleagues and I published an investigation into a Texas oil refinery startup, America First Refining, that had secretly gotten investment from Donald Trump Jr. We discovered a saga involving the Trump administration’s tariff policy, sanctioned Russian oil and an Indian billionaire family’s private zoo. At the center of the story was the CEO of the refinery company, Texas businessman John...

A federal appeals court on Thursday reversed a lower court’s order that required the National Park Service (NPS) to restore exhibits and signs that had been removed by the Trump administration. The lower court ruling would have restored the signs and exhibits that the Trump administration had ordered removed because it viewed them as having disparaged Americans, according to The Hill. But the judges of the First Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Trump administration “made a strong showing that the harms that the district court relied on” had not met the standards for an injunction. They also found...

A New York town proudly flew the Somali flag for the country's Independence Day after the liberal mayor canceled July 4 fireworks. To celebrate Somali Independence Day, the city of Buffalo hoisted the white and blue flag high above city hall for the day, while its Somali residents rejoiced. Photos posted by the Somali National News Agency showed a man, who appeared to be a city hall employee, raising the flag while residents dressed in blue watched on. It does not appear that Mayor Sean Ryan was in attendance, despite the flag being raised feet from his office. The Somali...

Former Philadelphia 76ers orthopedic consultant Dr. Nicholas DiNubile sent a stark warning to the WNBA about the fate of superstar Caitlin Clark. Clark is currently out with a back injury, and concerns about her physical wellbeing have surged into a national controversy over the last week after she was punched in the throat by an opposing player in her last game, and referees didn't call a foul. Clark has faced a history of controversial contact since coming into the league in 2024. DiNubile admits he is troubled by what he has seen. "The type of contact and the amount of...

The venerable C-2A Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) aircraft made its final flight to an aircraft carrier, a U.S. Navy official confirmed to TWZ. This final trap, which took place last week aboard the USS Nimitz, marks the end of nearly 60 years of providing logistics services to America’s flattops. That role has now been completely turned over to the Navy’s fleet of CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, the official told us, marking the end of an era in naval aviation. On June 25, Greyhounds belonging to the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 made the last arrested landing and...

Explanation: What happens when one of the stars in a binary goes supernova? This image combines visible (yellow), ultraviolet (purple) and infrared light (cyan, red and orange) to show two supernova remnants and their surrounding environment, about 6,000 light-years away. The younger one is the well-known Jellyfish Nebula in the center (mostly in yellow). If we could see it by eye, it would appear larger than the full moon in the sky. The filament shown in purple is part of an older, overlapping supernova remnant, G189.6+3.3. A new study used data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope to piece together...

A Debate on College Sports June 30, 2026 College sports are not a topic I address often, though the subject has surfaced occasionally in my writing. Most recently, in “A Rally on Campus,” I argued that the rapid growth of pickleball on college campuses is a positive development. It gets students off their phones, helps them build friendships, and deepens their connection to campus life. But, earlier this year, in “A Dangerous Bet,” I also criticized colleges and universities for partnering with sports-betting companies that normalize gambling. Much of our coverage of collegiate athletics has likewise taken a skeptical view....

Brian Cates - Political Columnist & Pundit repostedCHAOS - The Book@chaosmansonbookMy opening statement at yesterday’s MKULTRA hearing, the first congressional inquiry into the notorious mind control program in nearly half a century. (Sorry about the stumbling delivery, I hate public speaking)*Link for entire hearing: https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/mind-control-and-accountability-uncovering-the-truth-of-the-cias-mkultra-project/ July 1, 2026ransomnote: I'll include the link and text of O'Neill's written testimony below.https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ONeill-Written-Testimony.pdf Tom O’NeillStatement for the RecordHearing, House Task Force on Declassification of Federal Secrets: Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA’s MKULTRA ProjectJune 30, 2026Almost fifty years ago, in a building a short walk from here, the last hearings...

An active-duty Air Force officer was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol on Wednesday while protesting Trump and calling for his impeachment in uniform. Jason Watson, a US Air Force Major who attended the US Air Force Academy, participated in a press conference sponsored by far-left lunatic Rep. Al Green (D-TX), where he called for his boss, the commander in chief, to be removed and convicted. According to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Watson could face court-martial proceedings for contempt toward officials stemming from his participation in the event and his calls for Trump’s impeachment.

Police are investigating an arson attack on a mosque in Blackburn. The Masjid Aqsa mosque was set alight after a window was broken at about 01:43 BST on 28 June, Lancashire Police said . The force said it was investigating to find "those involved and the motivation" for the attack on the Emerald Street building. A spokesman for the mosque said its worshippers were "absolutely shocked and appalled" at the "deliberate and malicious act".

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to a group of charities across the U.S. this week, including multiple in New York organizations, ahead of their alleged ceremony, Swift's rep confirmed to NBC News. The Store, which helps with food insecurity in Middle Tennessee and was founded by country singer Brad Paisley…posted on Instagram: "Thank you, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce,"… "Your generosity is providing food and hope to families in need." Nonprofit Education Through Music revealed in a press release that they received a $2 million gift from the bride and groom. "This gift will help us reach...

Went and saw Supergirl with my comic loving teenager. Don’t know why other than the actresses comments in an interview this movie is being dissed around here. Nothing political. Comic loving son said character was pretty accurate. Go see it. Even pluggedin online said it was fine. We should support the efforts toward normality. Last year’s Superman was really good and sort of old school hero. Same with this movie. Nothing woke that I could find in it.

“You have to have gone to college to say something that stupid." Dennis Prager would often respond to callers on his national radio show with that line when they said something so bereft of common sense that the only explanation for it had to be four or more years of brainwashing from radical professors. During his years as a graduate student in international affairs at Columbia University, where his professors believed such inane things as the belief that there is no difference between men and women and that the Soviet Union and the United States were morally equivalent during the...

Even some of Donald Trump’s own supporters have admitted they are underwhelmed by the president’s self-hyped Great American State Fair in D.C. Trump’s 16-day spectacle on the National Mall, which opened on June 25, was intended to showcase all 50 states as the centerpiece of the Trump administration’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. But several states led by Democratic governors have boycotted the event, while others have opted out due to the high cost to taxpayers or have not been able to secure businesses willing to sponsor a booth. Several musicians also pulled out of planned performances over concerns that...