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A family of 18 from Gaza has won the right to come to Britain after launching a human rights challenge in the British courts. The landmark case was brought after a Gazan-born mother-of-three - who came to the UK as a refugee and is now a British citizen – was refused permission to bring her extended family into this country. Her relatives – both parents; a brother, his wife and four children; a sister and four children; and another sister, her husband and three children – won a legal challenge on human rights grounds. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood then attempted...

Vice President JD Vance ruled out on Wednesday the possibility of the United States conducting a ground invasion of Iran as hostilities with the Middle Eastern country resume.The vice president said that if there is going to be regime change in Iran, then it would have to come from the Iranian people and not outside forces like the United States. “If the Iranian people want to rise up and change their government, that’s up to them,” Vance said during an appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience.” “But we’re not going to send 150,000 ground troops in order to accomplish a...

The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north and into the Tehran area, as the Islamic Republic expanded its attacks on US allies in the region and vowed to “resist until the end.” US strikes reached into areas around Iran’s capital, Tehran, for the first time in the latest round of violence, showing a widening set of targets for the Americans. Iranian state media also reported American attacks in the northern Semnan province, home to Iran’s ballistic missile production and space program. Other strikes were reported in the provinces of Hamedan, Hormozgan, Khuzestan, Lorestan,...

[9 hours and change to go!] LIVE Countdown To Launch Coverage of SpaceX's 13th Starship Flight Test; the second flight of Starship v3 and from Pad B. SpaceX Starship Flight 13 Countdown To Launch | Live feed The Launch Pad | 360 watching now July 16, 2026 | Started streaming 21 hours ago

All businesses and other institutions in Ghana must now use a biometric app scanner to check national identity cards under new rules aimed at strengthening security and curbing fraud. Until now many of them have just visually checked or photocopied the card for their records, which has made it possible for criminals to impersonate someone. All Ghanaian citizens and foreign residents in the country must carry a plastic biometric national ID known as the "Ghana Card". Introduced over the last decade, the Ghana Card has become central to daily life in the West African nation and is needed to access...

(The Epoch Times)—With midterms just months away, President Donald Trump is poised to speak to the nation about elections. Trump is scheduled to address the nation on the subject on July 16 at 9 p.m. ET. Although he has held off on offering details, Trump confirmed to reporters on July 14 that his address will concern voter integrity and related issues. “Our country has to shape up,” the president said in the Oval Office during an appearance with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaid. “Without free and fair elections, you don’t have a country.” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told...

Layout of convergent assault on our national election infrastructure. A newly released 799-page report titled “An Attack Upon U.S Critical Infrastructure” details the 2020 election corruption and beyond. It provides a list of 18 prioritized and recommended election investigations, along with 8 search warrants. Entities named include Runbeck Election Services, Elections Group LLC, The Office of Georgia SOS, Tyler Technologies, Associated Press, and many others. All assertions in the report are drawn from forensic analyses, sworn legislative testimony, court filings, IG investigations, vendor invoices, open-source intelligence, government communications obtained through litigation and FOIA, and more. Recommended Search Warrants by title,...

Lupita Nyong’o calls Homer’s 'The Odyssey' sexist, but the ancient epic’s women tell a far different story. Acclaimed British filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s (The Dark Knight, Oppenheimer) newest film, The Odyssey, opens this week in the United States. But controversy has already surrounded Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old epic poem about Odysseus’s 10-year struggle to return home after the Achaian victory in the decade-long Trojan War. Some of the film’s actresses have suggested that Nolan is offering a more feminist—and long-overdue—take on the ancient poem. Actress Lupita Nyong’o, in particular, has criticized Homer’s purported sexism. Perhaps her misreading of Homer stems...

An Arizona In-N-Out Burger turned into an unexpected fight club after a physical altercation broke out inside the fast food location, with video capturing one man being knocked to the floor by a single punch as customers scrambled to get out of the way.

16 July 2026 Thursday of week 15 in Ordinary TimeNewport News, VirginiaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: A(II).First readingIsaiah 26:7-9,12,16-19'Awake and exult, all you who lie in the dust'The path of the upright man is straight,you smooth the way of the upright.Following the path of your judgements,we hoped in you, O Lord,your name, your memory are all my soul desires.At night my soul longs for youand my spirit in me seeks for you;when your judgements appear on earththe inhabitants of the world learn the meaning of integrity.O Lord, you are giving us peace,since you treat usas our deeds deserve.Distressed,...

Hal Williams has died at the age of 91. During the ‘70s, Williams was a regular TV presence, appearing on shows like Sanford and Son and The Waltons. In 1985, he was cast on the sitcom 227. A representative for Williams told Deadline that the actor died on the morning on Wednesday, July 15, at his home in Rancho Mirage, California.

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem🇮🇱 (7/16/26)[Prayer]Personalities1 Samuel 14:34-52 34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the Lord in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. 35 And Saul built an altar unto the Lord: the same was the first altar that he built unto the Lord. 36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines...

Many Western governments will eventually collapse because they do not serve the interests of their peoples. As a quick thought experiment, ask yourself what policy matters the governments of Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union consider most important. Based on what I hear from the speeches of Western politicians and what I see from Western mainstream media publications, I would include these issues near the top of any list: (1) fighting “climate change”; (2) encouraging the mass immigration of foreign nationals; (3) replacing Western civilization with “multiculturalism”; (4) branding national self-interest as “fascism”; (5) demonizing “white supremacy” while...

Two new studies examining gray wolves in California paint a complex picture of life on California’s ranching landscapes: wolves eat cattle more than anything else and the presence of the predators causes significant stress among livestock. ... wolves from the Lassen and Harvey packs in northeastern California were primarily eating cattle. They collected scat samples during the summer months of 2022 and 2023 and found 72% of wolf scat contained cattle DNA. .... Wolves are a state and federally recognized endangered species. The first confirmed wolf entered California in 2011, following a nearly 100-year absence. The California Department of Fish...

ARCOLA, Texas — The mayor of a small Texas town is facing several felonies, according to Fort Bend County court records. Mayor Fred A. Burton, 68, is charged with two counts of illegal voting, one count of misuse of official information, one count of fraud and one count of tampering with government records, all of which are felonies. He was arrested Tuesday night, according to the Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office. In the illegal voting charges, Burton is accused of telling at least three people to vote in a runoff election while knowing they weren't eligible to do so....

In ruby-red Louisiana, a disturbing power play exposed how far a rusting Democratic machine will reach to undermine lawful state government. From the isolated blue stronghold of Orleans Parish, which is New Orleans itself, local officials defied the state legislature. They basically claimed home rule trumped all, then indicted Attorney General Liz Murrill, a Republican, for the “crime” of enforcing Louisiana law. This was no routine dispute. It was illegal retaliation from a shrinking political island desperate to reclaim influence it lost at the ballot box. The situation is wheels within wheels. Within wheels. Orleans Parish long maintained separate civil...

The Democratic National Committee is circling the wagons with nondisclosure agreements as its financial house of cards teeters ahead of the 2026 midterms. In a telling break from normal practice, DNC officers were asked to sign NDAs before a closed-door meeting on the party’s dire money situation, exposing deep anxiety at the top of a party already reeling from electoral defeats and donor fatigue. This is not the mark of a confident political machine. With nearly $15 million in cash but over $18 million in debt, the DNC lags catastrophically behind the Republican National Committee, which boasts $125 million on...

A brazen open-air crack market allegedly run by the West Coast Crips just 1.5 miles from San Diego’s Petco Park has been shut down after federal prosecutors charged 30 suspected gang members and associates in a sweeping drug crackdown. The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, accuses the gang of turning the corner of 2900 Imperial Ave. into a bustling daytime drug bazaar, where customers allegedly lined up with cash to buy crack cocaine while wholesale suppliers kept street dealers stocked. Prosecutors say the operation funneled cocaine base across East Village, downtown, Logan Heights, Sherman Heights and other San Diego neighborhoods. Authorities estimate...

In January, 2012, Glenn Villeneuve was attacked by a pack of 20 wolves. It was a very unusual event. Villeneuvea detailed the event, including pictures of the extremely large pack. He gave an extensive interview to Joe Rogan. Villeneuve has been one of the stars of the reality show, Life Below Zero. The attack event is discussed starting at 13:30 on the video. Villeneuve explains he never expected such an attack to happen. It was far outside many years of experience dealing with wolves. He does not know why the wolves came after him that day. They had never been...

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