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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will start receiving U.S. Secret Service protection following an attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump over the weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Monday. “In light of this weekend’s events, the President has directed me to work with the Secret Service to provide protection to Robert Kennedy Jr.,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced during a White House press briefing held on Monday. Mayorkas also mentioned that the Secret Service had increased and would continue to enhance security measures for Trump, although he said he could not provide...

Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein will help lead an inaugural conversation for Workers Strike Back!, an initiative of Socialist Alternative, which will focus on building a strong anti-war movement and demanding an end to ongoing conflicts in Gaza. The event, titled “No Biden, No Trump! How can we end the genocidal war on Gaza?” will be held remotely via Zoom on July 21 and is open to members of the public who register in advance. Three featured speakers will lead the discussion, including the Green Party’s Jill Stein, former Seattle City Councilor Kshama Sawant, and Revolutionary Blackout Network...

The campaign of independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West is formally calling for U.S. Secret Service protection following an attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump over this past weekend. The campaign made the push for protection in a press release on Thursday, stating that its plea underscores the need for equitable safety measures for all presidential candidates, regardless of their political affiliations. It additionally referenced several policy views held by West that it says have subjected him to scrutiny and hostility in the media. “Dr. West has consistently voiced critical opinions on U.S. policies, especially those concerning...

I've long used Norton Anti-Virus (I think they used to be called Symantec). But I think it's a memory hog. Sometimes it seems to use all available CPU. When I do a video screen capture on a movie that I'm playing, the movie records all jittery, full of pauses. I Disable Norton's Auto-Protect, but that doesn't help. I wonder if Norton is obeying me?Norton foisted a VPN onto my computer. I tried it several times, but it never works, never makes a connection. Only tells me to try later.When I renewed last year, I checked a box to not renew...

Lady Victoria Starmer, a Jewish woman with a rich cultural heritage and deep-rooted traditions, is the new British prime minister’s wife. Intertwined with her Jewish upbringing, her life story plays a significant role in shaping the values and practices of her family. From regularly observing Shabbat to maintaining strong connections with the Jewish community, Victoria’s influence extends beyond the domestic sphere into her husband’s, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's, political career. Lady Starmer’s steadfast commitment to her faith and cultural traditions, as well as her involvement in combating antisemitism, emphasizes the unique role she will play. Originally Victoria Alexander, Starmer...

The two men whose remains were found in Bristol and London last week belong to a French national and his British ex-partner, police have revealed - as a 34-year-old man who had been staying with them is charged with murder. Yostin Andres Mosquera, 34, was charged with the murder of two men, named by the Met Police as 62-year-old Albert Alfonso and 71-year-old Paul Longworth. Detectives made the grisly discovery on Wednesday after two suitcases were allegedly dumped on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol before further remains were found at the victims' flat in Scotts Road, west London, on Friday....

Law enforcement officials admitted it was “surprising” how the gunman was able to get so many shots off in the attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump before he was taken out by Secret Service snipers. During a press conference early Sunday, officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Pennsylvania State Police deferred several questions about security to the Secret Service — who were notably absent. When asked if he was surprised at the number of shots the gunman was able to take at a former president, Kevin Rojek, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field...

Two people were killed and 18 others were injured during a Fourth of July block party in Detroit on Sunday, police say. The victims were attending a party in the area of Reno Street and Rossini Drive when shooting broke out around 2:25 a.m. on Sunday, reported ClickOnDetroit. Police said the suspect is a 22-year-old man who was shot in the left leg and is in custody at the hospital. The two people killed have been identified as a 20-year-old woman who was shot in the head and a 21-year-old man who was shot in the back.

Sen. John Fetterman doubled down in his support of President Biden after his ABC interview Friday, condemning efforts by his fellow Democrats to shove the octogenarian commander-in-chief out of the race. “Democrats need to get a spine or grow a set — one or the other. Joe Biden is our guy,” Fetterman said in a terse posting on X. The terse comment reiterated the Pennsylvania ragamuffin as a ride-or-die for Biden, even as a growing number of elected Democrats moved to abandon him after his disastrous debate against Donald Trump last week. “I’m unwilling to discard a great president, a...

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein claimed in a recent interview that the Green Party has seen a surge in support following last week’s CNN presidential debate, asserting that the true winners of the night were third party candidates. In a recent interview with Newsweek, Stein reported a fourfold increase in donations to the Green Party and a notable rise in support from frustrated Democrats following Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s performance against Republican candidate Donald Trump. She expects this support to continue growing, although she did not provide specific numbers beyond the increase in donations. Stein also remarked that third...

The Libertarian Party of Colorado announced Tuesday night that it has partnered with the campaign of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As part of this partnership, the party will place the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket on the Colorado state ballot. In a statement shared via social media, the Libertarian Party of Colorado stated that its Board of Directors approved a resolution to partner with the Kennedy campaign as a way to strategically challenge the current two-party system and appeal to disillusioned voters in the aftermath of last week’s CNN presidential debate. “The first presidential debate of the 2024 election highlighted major...

Democrats are wrestling over the question of whether Vice President Harris would be a stronger candidate than President Biden to head the Democratic ticket after last week’s race-altering debate. Harris has made it clear in recent days that she fully supports Biden’s continued bid for a second term and is not angling to replace him. But Democratic aides and strategists say privately that Biden’s fate could depend on what polls show over the next few weeks, and they warn that if he falls substantially further behind former President Trump, it could prompt widespread calls among Democrats for the president to...

A newly surfaced document reveals that Israel Defense Forces and Israeli intelligence systems had detailed knowledge of Hamas' plan to raid Israel, including the number of hostages to be taken and specific instructions for their treatment while in captivity. According to a Monday night report presented by Israel's public broadcaster, Kan, the document, which is based on information from military intelligence's 8200 Unit, began circulating on September 19, less than three weeks before the October 7 massacre. The unnamed sources who provided Kan with the document, also claim its contents were brought to the attention of at least some senior...

Jeffrey Epstein boasted about being a Mossad agent like Ghislaine Maxwell's father Robert, according to new bombshell claims made in a lawsuit. A former girlfriend of the disgraced financier is suing his estate over claims he raped her at his New York mansion and claimed he was an Israeli spy. The woman from California, referred to as Jane Doe 200, filed the lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court on Monday and claimed she met Epstein in Los Angeles in 2000. She said the late sex trafficker suggested he was a Mossad agent like Maxwell's father and was warned 'that it was...

A former soldier who says she suffered a debilitating heart condition as a result of the Moderna COVID vaccine has shared explosive documents in which the military ties the shots to health conditions. Army National Guard Specialist Karoline Stancik, 24, told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo and former CBS reporter Catherine Herridge, she did not have any heart conditions prior to receiving the vaccine under the Department of Defense's vaccine mandate in 2021. She has since been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, according to a US Army memo, which ties the vaccine to the syndrome... In Stancik's documents, military officials note...

Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000 people, according to a new report from the U.N. migration agency, a sobering figure that underscores the magnitude of the Caribbean nation’s crisis. Haiti has long faced unrest but at the end of February, gangs unleashed coordinated attacks with gunmen taking control of police stations, opening fire on the main international airport that remained closed for nearly three months and stormed Haiti’s two biggest prisons. A report released on Tuesday by the International Organization for Migration said the displacement of more than half a million...

Independent presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West announced on Thursday that his campaign submitted enough signatures to put him and his running mate, Melina Abdullah, on the Michigan state ballot this year. According to a press release by the campaign on Thursday, West submitted signatures that his campaign described as “exceeding double the required number” to the Michigan Secretary of State’s office this week to appear on the ballot as an independent. The campaign did not specify the exact number of signatures submitted. Information provided by the Michigan Department of State indicates that to qualify for the ballot as a candidate...

Matt Loesby, Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Idaho and 2024 candidate for Idaho’s first congressional district, issued an open letter to the Libertarian National Committee on Monday urging the removal of Chase Oliver as the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. In his letter, which was shared by Region 1 Representative Adam Haman with the LNC public list on Monday, Loesby cites Oliver’s positions on parental rights and medical decisions for minors, particularly regarding puberty blockers, as contradictory to Plank 1.5 of the Libertarian Party’s platform. He compares the use of puberty blockers to chemical castration, asserting that their effects are...

The Nevada Democratic Party is suing to keep the Nevada Green Party off the 2024 ballot, claiming state Greens failed to collect enough valid signatures. The lawsuit was filed in the First Judicial Court of Nevada earlier this month. Editorial note: The Nevada Green Party has collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot, according to Nevada election officials as of Tuesday. However, as of this article, the lawsuit by the Nevada Democratic Party is still pending, with a hearing scheduled for later this month. The lawsuit, reported on by the Daily Indy this past Friday and dated June...

Caitlin Clark suffered another brutal attack on the court Wednesday night when a 235-pound rival nearly smacked her in the head. It comes amid increased concerns for the Indiana Fever rookie's safety following a spate of incidents involving Chicago Sky players Angel Reese and Chennedy Carter. Some figures, including Bill Maher and Clay Travis, have even claimed that Clark - who is at the forefront of the WNBA's unprecedented skyrocketing popularity - is being targeted because she's white and straight... It's been a tough rookie season for the former college superstar, who's been the victim of particularly rough treatment from...