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Minnesota Senate candidate Michele Tafoya dragged her Democratic opponent, Lieutenant Gov. Peggy Flanagan, over alleged welfare fraud in the state under her watch — as new polls predict an incredibly close match-up. Tafoya, a former NFL reporter who won a crowded Republican primary last month, urged voters to “not give [Flanagan] a promotion” to the vacant Senate seat as the lt. governor leads Tafoya by 1.8 points, according to the latest Real Clear Politics poll. “She really needs a pink slip,” Tafoya said during an appearance on Fox News Sunday.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed dire warnings that artificial intelligence could soon lead to humanity’s extinction — calling such predictions overblown “doomsday narratives.” “2030 is not going to be the end of the world. There is 0% chance that’s going to be the end of the world,” Huang told CBS News correspondent Jo Ling Kent in an interview airing Sunday. “Scaring people is unnecessary. It is irresponsible.”

A far-left Democrat has sparked a massive social media furor after announcing her intention to represent a foreign nation in Congress instead of America. On September 16, New York Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, took to X to swear her allegiance to her comrades in Mexico. For context, September 16 is the day Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain. Valdez, a Mexican-American, started by bragging about Mexico’s successful fight for independence from Spain before bragging about her intention of building a working class in the country. She closed by saying long live Mexico...

I listened to a missionary to the Ukraine in church today. He showed some pictures of Christians living in Crimea, now under Russian control, who had to worship in secret because Putin has outlawed Christianity. I also heard from a different preacher that Christians are no longer allowed to worship and assemble freely in Russia. Is that true? I was there in 1995 and Protestants and Catholics could worship freely.

Sensitive F-35 fighter jet technology was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong this summer, sparking an inquiry on Capitol Hill and raising the possibility that China could have access to key components of the highly classified weapon system. A shipment of F-35 parts bound for the United States for repairs was rerouted as it transited the Pacific Ocean from Australia, according to three people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. The Pentagon confirmed the disappearance of some components. The parts, which an intermediary was transporting on behalf of F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, instead wound up...

Disney+ has revised its Subscriber Agreement to explicitly permit advertising before and after movies and shows across every subscription plan, including the ad-free Premium tier that customers pay a premium specifically to avoid commercials. According to the updated terms, which Disney began emailing to subscribers and requiring them to accept via an on-screen prompt, all plans “may include limited advertising content, ads before or after content playback, clips, and trailers for Disney content, products, and services, as well as branded or sponsored content.” Disney describes the update as a “clarification” of existing language rather than an entirely new policy, and...

1. Jews Have Been Living in Persia Since Biblical Times Jewish people have been living in Persia (roughly modern-day Iran) since the second part of the First Temple era. In fact, the events of Purim (as recorded in the Book of Esther) took place in the Persian capital city of Shushan (also known as Susa), now the site of the modern city of Hamedan. 2. Several Biblical Figures Are Buried in Iran Iranian Jews (and Muslims) proudly and reverently point to tombs of Mordechai and Esther in Hamedan, Habakkuk the Prophet in Toyserkan (around an hour away from Hamedan), Daniel...

Dramatic recent advances by the Iran-backed Houthis, including the seizure of a strategically important island in the Red Sea, have dealt another blow to a region reeling from the US war with Iran and exacerbated an already severe global energy crisis. But neither the US nor its key ally Saudi Arabia has a clear plan to beat back the group, multiple sources told CNN, leading many in the region to ask where the counteroffensive will come from.Although US officials acknowledge the Yemeni rebel group is advancing with the goal of ultimately asserting control over the critical Bab al Mandeb Strait,...

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Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Anthony Casamento Info from here. Corporal Anthony Casamento, (November 16, 1920 - July 18, 1987) was presented the Medal of Honor by President Jimmy Carter on September 12, 1980 in a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, 38 years after Cpl Casamento's heroism on Guadalcanal in 1942. Casamento was born November 16, 1920 in Manhattan,...

…Wendy Murphy — “an impact litigator whose work in state and federal courts around the country has changed the law to improve protections for women’s and children’s constitutional rights” — further claims since the jury apparently voted 11-1 for a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict, it’s indicative of public opinion. … Murphy laments how “social media influencers” have created “carefully selected us vs. them narratives,” and offers the hypothesis that insurance company PR firms also have a stake in churning up controversy, especially the company representing the mental health professionals being sued by Clancy’s family. Invoking the novel “1984,” Murphy says PR firms...

The writer behind the New York Times’ controversial 1619 Project deliberately sent her daughter to poor Big Apple schools as a “sacrifice” to try to boost the education system — and no one is angrier than the kid. The teen is now “boiling” mad — badly behind her peers after finally being allowed to enroll in a more rigorous high school, her mother revealed in a bombshell bizarre essay. Nikole Hannah-Jones, 50, enrolled her only child in two struggling Brooklyn public schools beginning in 2015 — as part of a battle to change what she characterized as systemic racism, despite...

Is hijab really forced on Iranian women? Is it oppression, or liberation? In this video, I break down the history of covering in Iran—from pre-Islamic Persia to Reza Shah’s forced unveiling, including the Goharshad Mosque massacre, to the democratic process that restored hijab after the 1979 revolution. I also compare the psychological effects of hijab versus Western beauty standards, and I address Western women directly with a question that might change their perspective. If you want to understand the real story behind hijab, this video is for you.

America’s immigration debate usually revolves around the same stuff. Things like how many people are flooding in. What happens to US wages? What does it mean for housing, schools, crime, the border, and the economy? But immigration doesn’t stop being an issue just because somebody got here and feels all cozy now. Because immigrants build lives here, and many of them become citizens. And citizens vote, donate, organize, run companies, influence institutions, and help decide which policies the country follows next. So if we’re going to have a serious chat about immigration, then the political beliefs immigrants bring into the...

Administration prepares sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system The Trump administration is preparing to impose sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, according to officials, a sharp escalation in Washington’s efforts to dismantle the institution after it issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.The sanctions would forbid most transactions with the ICC after a grace period of six to seven months, according to documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal and U.S. officials. That could potentially cripple the court by prohibiting it from conducting transactions in U.S. dollars,...

Under the watch of interim manager Chad Tracy, the Red Sox secured a 2026 MLB playoff berth. At 85-72, they're on track to finish in one of the American League's three wild-card positions.

Sep 20, 2026 #BrandonGill #JamesTalarico #KenPaxton Republicans launched a new ad attacking Democratic Senate nominee for Texas James Talarico, featuring a much younger face than that of GOP nominee Ken Paxton, who recently drew the mockery of President Donald Trump for the way he looks. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX), a rising star in GOP circles, stars in the ad, which goes after Talarico’s past stances on transgender surgeries for China and public safety.

Ever since Benjamin Franklin wielded his fluent French to persuade Parisian elites to support the War of Independence, foreign language knowledge has enabled American diplomats and representatives—not to mention spies—to promote the nation’s interests. During World War II and throughout the Cold War, colleges provided education in languages deemed essential for national defense. Those programs were a great success. In the 1940s, Harvard, Michigan, and Berkeley founded secret schools in Japanese, often led by Japanese-Americans. Other institutions opened foreign language programs thereafter. In the wake of Sputnik in 1958, Congress passed the National Defense Education Act. In recent years, however,...

The Justice Department announced charges this week against 16 individuals in connection with illegal voting, illegal voter registration, and related election-fraud schemes across the country. The charges include unlawful voting by non-citizens in federal elections, false claims of citizenship to register or vote, and related offenses including wire fraud, naturalization fraud, passport fraud, and unlawful firearm purchases uncovered during the course of these investigations. Case details are as follows: Northern District of Texas This week, eight aliens residing in Texas are facing charges for alleged unlawful voting. Moises Anwar Arellano‑Alba, 36, an illegal alien from Mexico, was charged with a...

Defying Iran and heading through the Strait of Hormuz is a gamble. But like all the best gambles, it is a lucrative one, so crews are inclined to fancy their odds. To counter the high insurance costs for buyers, countries such as Iraq and Qatar have been offering crude oil at steep discounts. “People just assume one ship in 12 or one ship in 15 is going to get hit by an Iranian drone, but you make enough money on the rest of them,” said Rory Johnston, founder of the market research firm Commodity Context.