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MPs have approved the release of documents about Lord Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US, following a backlash from Labour backbenchers. It comes after Sir Keir Starmer had insisted he would not publish information that could damage national security or UK diplomatic relations. But after senior Labour MPs, including Angela Rayner, urged ministers to change course, they were forced to agree to involve a cross-party parliamentary committee in the process. Sir Keir was under pressure to disclose the papers, after police launched a criminal investigation into claims Lord Mandelson passed sensitive government information to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein....

Six Palestine Action activists have been cleared of committing aggravated burglary over a break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, Fatema Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin were accused of threatening unlawful violence and using sledgehammers as weapons after a prison van was driven into Elbit Systems’ factory in Filton, near Bristol, on 6 August 2024. But after a trial at Woolwich crown court, south London, none were convicted of any offence. All six were acquitted of aggravated burglary, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, and jurors found Rajwani, Rogers and...

Photos have emerged showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents drawing their weapons at agitators in Minneapolis who allegedly were trying to obstruct their operations. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital in a statement that ICE officers were in Minneapolis on Tuesday "conducting a targeted enforcement operation to arrest an Ecuadorian criminal illegal alien previously charged with assault." "Two agitator vehicles began stalking our officers and attempted to obstruct ICE operations — a felony and a federal crime — by blocking one of the ICE vehicles by closing a gate. Officers reopened the gate and...

The Rangueil Accident and Emergency unit in Toulouse was evacuated after doctors found “an eight-inch-long live World War I artillery shell in…[a man’s] rectum,” according to the Daily Mail.The Daily Mail quoted “an investigating source” who indicated that the patient, a 24-year-old man, “…was in a state of extreme discomfort, having inserted a large object up his rectum.”Because the artillery shell was not inert, “bomb disposal experts” were called in, as was the fire brigade.The New York Post noted that “a security perimeter” was set around the medical facility while the artillery shell was being handled.

BUDA, Texas (KEYE/CNN NEWSOURCE/WKRC) - A Texas man was arrested after a confrontation with a minor during a student protest Monday in Buda, police said. Chad Michael Watts, 45, was charged with two counts of assault causing bodily injury following an incident during a walkout by Hays Consolidated Independent School District students protesting immigration and law enforcement operations. Buda police identified Watts as the primary aggressor.

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One of the world's richest men, Bill Gates, has broken his silence following allegations surfacing in the latest round of documents released regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 'The focus was always, he knew a lot of very rich people and he was saying he could get them to give money to global health,' Gates said in an interview with Nine News on Wednesday. Gates gave his 'only Australian TV interview' with the network during a trip to the country for the Australian Open, which ran from January 12 to February 1 at Melbourne Park. The billionaire continued: 'You know,...

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“But, as you know, it is not a crime to party with Mr Epstein,” Blanche told Ingraham. “And so, as horrible as it is, it’s not a crime to email with Mr Epstein. Messages from billionaire Elon Musk asked Epstein when his wildest party would be and discussed visiting his notorious island, with the phrase “girls FTW!” included in one email.

A January survey from Harvard University and The Harris Poll found that a slight majority of respondents believe that former President Biden was more effective than President Trump. The poll, released Monday, found that 51 percent of respondents said Trump is doing a worse job than Biden, while 49 percent said the president is doing a better job than his predecessor. The same survey conducted in December found that 53 percent of respondents said Trump is faring better than Biden did. The latest results also mark a stark reversal from February 2025, when 58 percent of respondents to the Harvard-Harris...

There are three advertisements displayed in a cycle on the digital billboard at Jefferson and Mason streets. One reads, “Defensive player of the year: ICE,” and shows an ICE agent holding a trophy. Another reads, “Cheering because the home team finally started investing in defense,” with ICE agents shown in riot gear lined up along the border wall.

Paul addressed federal officials’ claims that Pretti posed a threat to ICE officers.... I saw no evidence of him assaulting the police,” Paul said. “The president’s advisor, Stephen Miller, called Pretti an assassin. That’s a lot of people–not telling the truth,” Pelley added. Paul shook his head at Miller’s statement and added, “It sounds like terrible judgment. I mean, terrible conclusions, incorrect conclusions, stating things that no one else believes.

@60Minutes “I saw a man that was retreating,” GOP Sen. Rand Paul says of the video he saw of Alex Pretti, shot and killed by federal immigration officers. He has scheduled a Congressional hearing on the matter.

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Television personality Sage Steele is back in the hot seat after telling former first lady Michelle Obama to “shut up” about Black women’s hair struggles. The former ESPN anchor addressed the former first lady on her Actual Friends podcast, criticizing remarks Michelle Obama made in November about Black women's hair and the pressure many feel to straighten it due to Eurocentric beauty standards. Why This Unique Veteran Hat is Becoming a Favorite Among Military Families Why This Unique Veteran Hat is Becoming a Favorite Among Military Families YaYuge-Hat · Sponsored call to action icon more "Shut up! I've lost all...

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Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says he “saw no evidence” to back the claims of senior Trump administration officials that Alex Pretti was attempting to assault law enforcement officers and instead “saw a man that was retreating” when he was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis. “I saw no evidence — I saw a man that was retreating. He went to the middle of the street, he didn’t even obstruct traffic, he let a car go through. As the agents advanced on him, he retreated to the side of the street. A woman is violently...

Two Republican candidates are winning the Top Two spots in the latest polls and too many Democratic candidates are running to replace Gavin Newsom. Normally, Democratic top brass would have forced these egos into a room and made them bow to whoever could generate the best donors and media buzz. This time these Democratic candidates refuse to lose their one shot at THE major seat. The Democrat EGO and drive for higher office are splitting the 40 percent-plus registration of Democratic voters in the state. The Top Two Republicans can gather enough support to blow past the Democrats and take...

U.S. — The new trove of Epstein documents has revealed damning photos of Microsoft's former assistant "Clippy" visiting Epstein island. Several compromising pictures released by the DOJ have placed the anthropomorphic paper clip at the island during the time when girls were being trafficked there by Epstein. "This looks really bad," said legal expert Kenny Montana. "Picture after picture of Clippy, right on the island, and never with clothes on. He doesn't look remotely embarrassed. On the contrary, Clippy always has the same lurid smile and wide-eyed gaze. There's no explaining his way out of this." Not only did...

I browse various classifieds and see more and more ads for people selling their guitars. And the same guitars seem to languish on the market. With the evolution of techno music, Eddie Van Halen and Angus Young guitar licks don't seem to be instant crowd pleasers/chick magnets like the old days. Or, am I just out of touch?