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In Lviv, Ukraine, a crowd confronted several military recruitment officers on Wednesday, surrounding their vehicle and engaging in a physical altercation, after a man wanted for failing to comply with his military registration obligations was detained by the officers. The incident took place in the Sykhiv district, far from the front line and in one of the cities that has most clearly supported the Ukrainian national cause since the Russian invasion. Videos show dozens of people striking and jumping on the vehicle belonging to the Territorial Recruitment Centre, known as the TCC, and struggling with those who were inside. The...

Man arrested on suspicion of murder: What we know so far We've just heard from Devon and Cornwall Police, who said a 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after Anne Widdecombe's death. Assistant Chief Constable Matt Longman spoke to the media at the force's Exeter HQ. Here are the key things we learnt: A 26-year-old white British male has been arrested on suspicion of murder It is "too early to say" if the suspect was known to Widdecombe There is "no evidence at this time" to suggest this is a politically-motivated crime and it is not being...

A Ryainair passenger was partially sucked out of a window on Friday morning. The plane took off from Thessaloniki, Greece, on Friday morning en route to Germany when a 61-year-old passenger was sucked out of a broken window. Passengers had to pull the man back into the plane. The passenger is currently hospitalized. Oxygen masks dropped down in the cabin as the plane returned to Greece and safely landed. “Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on Friday morning (10 July) returned to Thessaloniki shortly after takeoff when a passenger window dislodged inflight. The aircraft landed normally and passengers returned to...

Portland Press Herald Trans student referendum will not be on Maine’s November ballot, high court rules The Supreme Judicial Court said the Secretary of State was right to invalidate more than 1,000 signatures improperly collected by out-of-state circulators. July 10, 2026 Riley Board, Staff Writer A ballot question seeking to limit transgender students’ rights in sports and access to school facilities will not appear on the November ballot, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday. The citizens’ initiative, filed by a group called Protect Girls Sports, initially qualified for the ballot but later met a legal challenge over the signature...

The rules are clear: senators must disclose to the Senate reasons for an extended absence. Has Mitch McConnell done that? Is he even alive? ================================================================ He’s dead. No, he’s alive. He’s brain dead. He’s living in a Barstow Motel 6 under an assumed name with Elvis. The political and social media spheres have been buzzing for nearly a month about Sen. Addison Mitchell McConnell’s state of … existence. The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican reportedly was admitted to a D.C.-area hospital on June 14 after he suffered “cardiac arrest” at his Capitol Hill townhouse. And then he just seemed to disappear. “Have...

Los Angeles County Point Dume State Beach, Malibu -- One of the closest public beaches to the launch path, Point Dume offers wide-open views over the Pacific. Santa Monica Beach With an unobstructed view toward the northwest over the ocean, Santa Monica Beach is an easy option for Westside residents and remains accessible into the evening. Rocky Peak Park, Simi Valley Orange County Inspiration Point, Corona del Mar -- The bluff-top overlook provides sweeping ocean views and an excellent vantage point to watch the rocket climb after liftoff. Heisler Park, Laguna Beach The cliffside park’s paved pathways and west-facing coastline...

When a college professor suspected students were using AI, he made them take an in-person final. Scores fell 50% – for those who took it. As discussed by Nate Anderson in ArsTechnica (Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%, available here), a blind economics professor at Brown University (Roberto Serrano) decided after a gunman attacked Brown’s campus and killed two people in December 2025 that his spring 2026 section of the quite difficult ECON 1170 would allow take-home exams for both the midterm and the final. Suddenly, the course received an influx of students....

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons, keeping in place a law passed largely in response to a deadly Independence Day parade shooting. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturns a lower court decision that found the ban unconstitutional. The 2-1 appellate decision found that the Illinois law does not violate the Second Amendment, and its restrictions are "consistent with the principles that underpin our Nation's tradition of firearm regulation." "Whether to adopt them is thus a decision reposed in our elected representatives, and we reverse," the appeals...

President Donald Trump said on July 10 that he will not sign a housing bill passed by members of both parties in Congress. “I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Summary A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Ann Widdecombe, police say Devon and Cornwall Police say a white British male is in custody after the 78-year-old was found at her home on Thursday with serious injuries The incident is not being treated as terrorism and there is "no information" to suggest it was politically motivated, they add Police say it is too early to comment on whether the suspect was known to Widdecombe PM Keir Starmer says the murder investigation is "shocking news", while Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she is "stunned"...

Here's my biggest problem with the current state of looniness on the left these days. It's not just that the Democrats and their flying monkeys in the mainstream media have had sanity in their rearview mirrors for years now; it's that they've become criminally boring while doing so. We've all seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; we know that there are crazy people out there who are fun to watch. The 2026 Democrats are just an endless parade of yawn-inducing predictability.

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Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday that authorities charged eight alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua with the murder and kidnapping of a Dallas family and a separate murder in Chicago. On August 24, 2024, four alleged TdA members broke into the home of a Dallas resident to bind his wrists and feet and demand ransom money. They also kidnapped his 13-year-old daughter and 12-year-old nephew. When the father refused to pay, the TdA members drove him to a bridge and told him to jump. When he refused and attempted to flee, they recaptured him...

Former Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau has been brutally roasted online for 'hopping like a rabbit' in a bizarre new video promoting his girlfriend, Katy Perry's new song. Perry, 41, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a clip of her and some pals dancing to her latest hit Watch It Burn, which dropped on June 25. The singer, who donned a polka-dotted red romper and thigh-high socks, jumped up and down to the beat with her friends as she mouthed along to the lyrics. At one point, her boyfriend Trudeau, 54, dressed in khaki pants and a green...

After the dramatic implosion of Graham Platner's US Senate campaign in Maine, Morris Katz was dispatched to help deal with the crisis. At 27 years old, the New Yorker has risen quickly in the world of Democratic strategists. The Gen Z media guru serves as Zohran Mamdani's top political adviser and is credited with helping to orchestrate the Democratic socialist's landslide victory in New York City's mayoral election. His skills in harnessing social media and creating savvy digital campaigns have put him in high demand among those vying for power in a party desperate to reengage young voters. Mr Katz...

Your plastic driver's license is getting a digital upgrade. Twenty states and Puerto Rico now offer some kind of digital driver’s license. The technology allows you to share a minimum level of information to prove identity by tapping your phone on a reader or scanning a QR code . Some states allow digital IDs and drivers licenses to be added directly into your mobile wallet. Others offer a state-backed mobile app. But privacy experts have concerns around digital security and government data collection, warning that frictionless identification could lead to things like increased surveillance pricing. PBS News’ Tim McPhillips spoke...

Ann Widdecombe, a British former MP and television star, has been murdered. British police are investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe, 78, who was found wounded and deceased in her Devon, England, home on July 9. According to the Daily Telegraph, the Devon and Cornwall Police are now looking for “a white male” as a suspect in her death. Widdecombe’s death was announced in the British newspapers this morning without reference to foul play. A Catholic convert and pro-life politician, Widdecombe endeared herself to Britons with her surprisingly popular appearances on television shows Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Big Brother....

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (OIG), today launched a major investigation and is intensifying enforcement efforts to combat fraud and human trafficking in the H-1B and Program Electronica Review Management (PERM) systems. Working alongside federal law enforcement partners and President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance’s Taks Force to Eliminate Fraud, the OIG has uncovered widespread schemes in which employers and labor brokers submitted fraudulent applications, exploited foreign workers through coercive wage-kickback arrangements, and undercut American workers by flooding the market with below-wage labor. These abuses undermine the integrity of Department of Labor programs designed...

Tis the time to be silly!

A black bear consumed the body of a person whose remains were found by officers in Mesa County, according to the sheriff's office. Investigators with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of potential human remains found near the Wild Rose Picnic Area off of Lands End Road on the Grand Mesa, according to a sheriff's office news release July 9. When investigators arrived, they found the remains scattered and scavenged and determined the deceased had been consumed by a "bear and likely other wildlife." Investigators confirmed the remains were human, prompting a death investigation ... Witnesses who...