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Kyiv's troops have been referring to the relentless attacks as "meat assaults" as wave after wave of soldiers crash into their defence lines. The Ukrainian military said the strikes can come throughout the day, sometimes nearly a dozen times in 24 hours, in the hope of tiring them out. Lt Col Anton Bayev of the Khartia Brigade of Ukraine's National Guard admitted responding to repeated assaults can be very difficult for his men to handle, even psychologically. Speaking to the BBC, Lt Col Bayev said: "The Russians use these units in most cases purely to see where our firing equipment...

JERUSALEM — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. Israel’s aggressive expansion in the West Bank reflects the settler community’s strong influence in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the most religious and nationalist in the country’s history. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a settler himself, has turbocharged the policy of expansion, seizing new authorities over settlement development and saying he aims to solidify Israel’s hold on the...

Russia's economy can't afford to win or lose the war in Ukraine, one economist says. That's because Russia can't afford the cost of rebuilding and securing Ukraine. Russia's economy is completely dominated by its war in Ukraine, so much that Moscow cannot afford either to win or lose the war, according to one European economist. Inflation is high at 7.4% — nearly double the 4% target of its central bank. Meanwhile, direct investment in the country has collapsed, falling around $8.7 billion in the first three quarters of 2023, per data from Russia's central bank. That all puts the Kremlin...

dozen former U.S. government officials who quit over U.S. support for Israel's war in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday accused President Joe Biden's administration of "undeniable complicity" in the killing of Palestinians in the enclave. In a joint statement, the 12 former government officials said the administration was violating U.S. laws through its support for Israel and finding loopholes to continue shipping weapons to its ally. There has been mounting international criticism of Israel's conduct in Gaza and of U.S. military and diplomatic support for its ally in a war The resignations of the 12 U.S. officials reflects some dissent...

2:23 PM · Jul 1, 2024 · 7.1M Views _________________________ French woman pleads for help: "I am 26 years old, blonde, with light eyes, and I have always lived in the 6th arrondissement of Lyon, which is thought of as the poshest area in Lyon, and my daily life has become unbearable. I write this because, ten years ago, I could go out with my friends in the evening, at any hour, without being bothered, insulted, followed, or stabbed. I mention stabbing because, three years ago, my boyfriend, along with two of his friends, on their way home, were approached...

READ MORE: The insurance on my 2012 Mazda went up 72% to $233 a month!' A prominent insurance provider has aired an ultimatum to the entire state of California. The firm, State Farm General, asked the state’s Department of Insurance Thursday to let them raise residential insurance rates for millions of citizens, or see them move out. The move indicates financial trouble for the insurance giant, which currently covers homes razed by wildfires. State Farm disclosed it is seeking a 30 percent rate hike for homeowners, a 36 percent increase for condo owners, and a 52 percent increase for renters...

Entourage star Kevin Dillon was reportedly involved in a multi-vehicle accident at a drive-thru car wash in Los Angeles, California last Monday. While taking his Tesla to get cleaned, the 58-year-old actor's electric vehicle made an abrupt stop that authorities told TMZ 'caused a rear-end ripple effect' for those behind him. A source revealed that 'this sparked a fender bender with the three cars behind him.' Although cars are typically left in neutral while going through the carwash, the outlet alleged that Dillon's was not, after he 'accidentally lifted up from his seat.' The move apparently 'triggered' his brakes and...

First Lady Jill Biden has been featured on Vogue’s next cover in a gushing profile feature — as she vowed not to give up on the 2024 race despite President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Speaking from Camp David where the Biden family were holed up for the weekend, Jill told the magazine “will not let those 90 minutes define the four years he’s been president.” “We will continue to fight,” she continued in the feature published Monday, claiming that Biden “will always do what’s best for the country.”

A Canadian woman was sentenced to prison for falsely claiming her daughters were Inuit to get scholarships and business grants. Karima Manji was given three years behind bars on Thursday after pleading guilty in February to one count of fraud over $5,000, reported The Canadian Press. The woman fraudulently filed out forms claiming her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya Gill, were Inuit children so they could receive benefits from the Nunavut land claim through Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Manji's sentence is the first of its kind in Canada for a 'Pretendian' - a person who has falsely claimed Indigenous identity. 'This...

66 Comments A major farm supply retailer said it will eliminate DEI roles, end its carbon emissions goals and cut ties to an LGBTQ advocacy group following a social media campaign calling for the firm to revoke its “woke” policies. Tennessee-based Tractor Supply — an 85-year-old company with 2,250 stores — made the decision after conservative commentator Robby Starbuck called for a boycott over the past three weeks on X. “We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them,” Tractor Supply said in a statement on Thursday. “We have taken this feedback to heart.” The retail chain — which...

In its pitch to investors, xAI said it aims to "connect the digital and physical worlds," according to TechCrunch. The company’s goal is to train its artificial intelligence (AI) with data from Musk's companies â€" X, SpaceX, Tesla Inc., The Boring Company and Neuralink Corp. Among the prominent investors participating in the funding round are Sequoia Capital and Future Ventures. Future Ventures was cofounded by Musk’s longtime friend Steve Jurvetson. Jurvetson, who has been a steadfast supporter of Musk’s ventures, served as a director at Tesla until 2020 and sits on the SpaceX board. Business Insider reported that xAI sent...

British MP Andrew Bridgen: "I'm afraid (the mRNA Covid vaccine roll-out) is going to be bigger than the Holocaust." "We've got to be somewhere between 10 and 20 million people that have been killed by these experimental vaccines worldwide, and it's still going up." https://twitter.com/toobaffled/status/1785605432519852403

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"In total, Ver is alleged to have caused a loss to the IRS of at least $48 million," stated the Justice Department. Ver, who was actively promoting crypto on social media as recently as April 25, was reportedly detained in Spain by U.S. authorities. The new charges against Ver, which came as a shock to the online community known as Crypto Twitter, puts him in the company of several other figures from Bitcoin's early days who have since run into criminal trouble. The Justice Department announced on Tuesday it has charged Roger Ver, a well-known figure from the early days...

Locals handing out poison cakes... There's nothing Ukrainians behind enemy lines won't do to defeat their Russian occupiers Under the cover of darkness, however, Ukrainians sabotage infrastructure including railways, communications and factories, and some will kill the enemy if the opportunity arises. The direct action of those doughty fighters, armed with a secretly amassed arsenal of guns, car bombs and other explosives, has seen hundreds of Russians soldiers and collaborators shot or blown up. I have learned that women are also playing a key role in the resistance, including acting as honeytraps to lure Russian soldiers to their deaths. READ...

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron DeSantis held another bill signing Tuesday, this time to enact a new law to further punish porch pirates and retail theft rings. DeSantis signed HB 549, which would increase penalties on both those who operate retail theft rings and porch pirates. “We will raise penalties on people who steal packages from your front porch,” the governor said. According to the governor’s office, the bill would create the following felony charges: A third-degree felony, punishable up to 5 years in prison, if criminals commit retail theft with five or more individuals. A second-degree felony, punishable...

\A New York Home Depot has deployed a guard dog — and other stores may be close behind — to protect shoppers from aggressive migrants and thieves flooding their parking lots, The Post has learned. Two men wearing MSA Security caps and bulletproof vests with a German Shepherd in tow patrolled the Home Depot in New Rochelle on Tuesday. “It’s more about omnipresence,” one guard said, explaining that the company was contracted a few weeks ago. “It’s not like we let them go bite anyone or anything.” The guard said the store hired them for a number of reasons. “It’s...

A recent statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) is sure to ruffle a few feathers. The international health group expressed “great concern” over the rising number of bird flu cases in humans. The organization also announced Friday that the virus has been found in raw milk. Dr. Jeremy Farrar, chief scientist at the WHO, noted that the avian flu, also called H5N1, had an “extremely high” mortality rate among those who had been infected around the world. “The great concern, of course, is that … [the] virus now evolves and develops the ability to infect humans. And then critically,...