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The UK government’s “one in one out” deal with France, which was supposed to help deter small boat arrivals, is expected to expire on Thursday, government sources have said. Negotiations to extend the deal have stalled over French demands for a Europe-wide deal instead, and a reluctance to scale up the numbers of people exchanged between the two countries. Flights that remove people who have been already detained under the scheme will continue, but they are expected to end within weeks. A UK government source confirmed that the expectation was that the deal would be formally drawn to a close...

A new migrant caravan is moving north through Mexico toward the United States — and White House Border Czar Tom Homan is warning migrants not to expect the welcome that previous caravans encountered during the Biden years. Homan delivered a direct message as federal officials monitor the “Fe y Esperanza,” or “Faith and Hope,” caravan traveling through southern Mexico. Migrants who attempt to illegally enter the United States will not be released into the country, Homan said. “They’ll be immediately turned around, or they’ll be arrested and prosecuted and deported,” Homan said. The caravan began its journey from San Pedro...

WASHINGTON — It’s the richest table ever assembled. An extraordinary cadre of the country’s most powerful tech titans with a collective fortune of over $1.8 trillion converged upon the White House Tuesday for President Trump’s summit on artificial intelligence. Despite many of them competing against each other — in some cases very bitterly — the multi-billionaire president managed to bring them together at the White House to discuss how America and outflank China — and the guardrails needed for the nascent tech. The summit illustrated Trump’s eagerness to have the federal government collaborate with and elevate the private sector, despite...

Chuck Schumer just told the country that banning congressional insider trading is fine, so long as nobody has to show a photo ID to vote. When Republicans put both ideas in the same bill, every Senate Democrat voted no. The Stop Insider Trading Act died Wednesday on a 53-47 party-line vote. Sixty votes were required to beat the filibuster. Every Republican voted to advance it. Every Democrat voted to kill it. That is not a complicated story, no matter how many times Schumer says the word “skullduggery.” Christian and Conservative news hand-curated the way it’s supposed to be. Stay full-MAGA...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Don't Get Too Close! PHILIPPINE SEA – Master Chief Fire Control Technician Frank Cook, chief of the boat of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759), opens a torpedo tube during a family day cruise aboard the ship. The cruise provided guests with a unique opportunity to observe routine operations of a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine. Jefferson City is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare and intelligence, surveillance reconnaissance. Jefferson City is one of multiple submarines assigned to Commander,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for Tennessee to execute Christa Gail Pike on Wednesday, overturning a last-minute stay that stalled the state’s first execution of a woman in at least 200 years. Pike, 50, was initially scheduled to die by lethal injection in the morning for a killing she committed at age 18, and witnesses had already gathered at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville when the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to issue a stay. That court said a delay was needed to consider whether Pike’s allegations of childhood...

President Donald Trump recounted what he called an “amazing” story from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about an Israeli plumber who helped save a FlyDubai plane after the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the pilot. Trump said he did not know if the story was true.

The Western model of multiculturalism has changed Western high-trust societies into low-trust societies with high levels of crime, violence and internal conflict. The Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom are examples of societies that have gone through this transformation. The United Arab Emirates is an example of a country that has implemented multiculturalism in a very different way. They have implemented a clear and legal distinction between the own population and foreigners from other cultures. What would it look like if this Arab model were to be implemented in Western societies? This video contains a thought experiment. CONTENT 0:00 Introduction...

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) wrote a 26-page letter to the American people on Tuesday, urging them to vote for Democrats in the midterms. “Although American politicians often win your votes through deception and false promises, as Trump did, you can change the makeup of the government if you apply the criteria for good leadership in choosing the people you vote into office,” the IRGC said. “Remove from power the evil, deceitful, and violent politicians who are responsible for America’s current state.” The IRGC then asked Americans to “take back control.” The letter referred to Trump as a tyrant...

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Four women were arrested Thursday after they allegedly assaulted two people while at Northwoods Mall, according to the North Charleston Police Department. Lyanna Latece Wright, 20, of Goose Creek; Shakira Shaquwon Hickman, 25, of North Charleston; Zamouria Ton’ai Lance, 20, of Summerville; and Shadiyah Kanari Whitaker, 21, of Goose Creek were all arrested and charged with assault and battery by mob.(snip) One of the victims told officers that she and a male victim were inside the mall near the bathrooms when the altercation began. She reported that the woman who initially started the confrontation left...

Ever wanted to know what happens behind closed doors in Kim Jong-il’s mega mansion? In this video, Kang (his former personal bodyguard) spills all of the juicy secrets for the first time!

Desperate Gen Zers and millennials are turning to online gambling and AI to claw their way out of crushing debt — in part because of the “approachability” and “judgement-free advice” from computers, according to a new survey. Sports betting, prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, fantasy sports, day trading and even old fashioned casino gambling aren’t just hobbies — or addictions — anymore; they’re financial survival strategies for cash-strapped adults, according to a new poll from National Debt Relief and Wakefield Research. A whopping 65% of Gen Z and 49% of millennials who regularly gamble say they have done so...

OVER 190 flags have been taken down from a historic building as government officials warn employees to remember who they work for. The move sparked backlash in the diplomatic community. A long row of American flags hangs vertically along a large glass wall inside a modern building with a high, geometric ceiling. 4 The State Department swapped out all the flags, representing other countries, in their atrium for rows of American flags Credit: Instagram/statedept. State Department employees applaud as colleagues walk through the lobby of the State Department headquarters in Washington, with numerous international flags hanging from the ceiling in...

The Laughing Cow® recently did something she hasn't done in more than a century: she stopped laughing. Across the country, The Laughing Cow has been spotted not laughing on select packages of the popular cheese wedges, across the brand's social channels and website, and even in diners and parks. The unexpected change left fans everywhere wondering what could have possibly caused her to stop laughing. Now we know. The answer became clear last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Brooklyn, when Jimmy and Guillermo introduced The Not Laughing Cow to America. Through their signature banter and a debate about whether...

A team scanning a boat-shaped hill in eastern Turkey has announced that new radar images show a large man-made structure underground, not just natural rock. On Wednesday, private research group Noah’s Ark Scans released a preliminary report about their work at the Durupınar Formation in Turkey, claiming that the 515-foot boat-shaped mound contained a 'man-made object.' The scans were conducted by Dr Khosrow Bakhtar, an engineer who spent decades building detection systems for US defense agencies, including the Air Force, Navy and NORAD. He used a system he invented called BakhtarRadar, originally developed to find buried tunnels and hidden structures,...

One judge Wednesday defended his and other colleagues’ decision to speak publicly to the New York Times as “well within the ethical rules.” The Justice Department filed judicial misconduct complaints against all but one of Minnesota’s active federal judges Wednesday, calling recent media interviews they gave discussing the impact of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown in their state evidence of partisan bias and a “threat to the rule of law.” The complaint, filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for 8th Circuit, based in St. Louis, targets judges appointed in both Democrat and Republican presidencies, including at least one...

The U.S. government continues to ratchet up its use of the dollar as a foreign policy tool, even as the weaponization of the dollar has accelerated de-dollarization. Last Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to effectively ground Iran’s commercial airlines, saying that on Wednesday, Sept. 23, “All the Iranian airlines will be shut down around the world.” In pursuit of this goal, Bessent warned that any company or country supporting Iranian airlines could face secondary sanctions and be “knocked out” of the dollar system. “If they land, you cannot provide them with fuel, you cannot provide them with...

Mortgage rates continued to climb for the sixth straight week, reaching the highest level since November 2023. That caused weekly demand to drop 6%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, $832,750 or less, increased last week to 7.30% from 7.12%, with points rising to 0.75 from 0.73, including the origination fee, for loans with a 20% down payment. Refinance demand has been hit hardest, given that so few borrowers can now benefit at today’s higher interest rates. Applications to refinance a home loan dropped...

BREAKING: War Secretary Pete Hegseth has named @elonmusk to co-lead Project Meridian, a major new Pentagon effort to study and shape the future of warfare. Hegseth called the three co-leaders some of America’s best minds. Key details: • Co-led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich • Led within the department by CTO Emil Michael • Will bring together private-sector leaders and military experts • Will map the future of wars, military domains and emerging technologies • Will identify the areas America must lead and dominate • Findings are expected within 120 days • A full public rollout will...