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The Los Angeles Police Department said it is investigating after an officer fatally shot a suspect who was reportedly armed with a pole saw Monday morning. Police responded a call about a man armed with what was believed to be a metal pipe at approximately 9:54 a.m. in the area of Gillette and Bridge Street in Boyle Heights. Upon arrival, officers located the suspect, who was armed with what turned out to be a large tree trimmer with an approximate 12-inch serrated blade, police said. The suspect reportedly failed to comply with orders to drop the pole and continued advancing...

A political parody of The Guess Who’s 1970 rock classic “American Woman.” 🎸🇺🇸 “Liberal woman… stay away from me!” 😂 In this parody, I take the attitude and swagger of “American Woman” and aim it squarely at the modern political Left — particularly the liberal woman whose politics I believe are being shaped by partisan media, celebrity culture, social media, and shows like The View. The song takes aim at what I see as foolish voting, political propaganda, “toxic empathy,” and policies that continually remove personal ACCOUNTABILITY. The timing of this parody was also influenced by the highly publicized Lindsay...

The Atlantic hurricane season reaches its climatological peak this week, and AccuWeather meteorologist are monitoring just one area for potential development. VIDEO AT LINK.......... As the climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season arrives this week, tropical activity remains largely suppressed due to an unusually strong El Niño. The one exception is off the southeastern coast of the United States, where AccuWeather hurricane experts have highlighted an area with a low chance of tropical development into the middle of the month. "A slow-moving front will drift into the southeastern United States, leading to enhanced thunderstorm coverage. An area of tropical...

Trump is proposing DOUBLING the fees for H-1B Visas to $200,000. The number of applicants dropped by 87% when fees were raised to $100,000 last year. Good. Companies should prioritize hiring American workers over foreigners.

After its historic victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has dropped from 44.4 % of the vote to 43.8% after mail-in ballots were counted, with all other parties gaining abnormally from mail-in ballots. Attorney Dirk Schmitz called this a sign of "systematic manipulation". German elections have been thought to be fairly secure, with mainly in-person same-day voting, photo ID requirements, and a Supreme Court ban on digital voting machines, as I explained to Ben Harnwell on The War Room. German Supreme Court ruled paper-ballots only because electronic voting is effectively unverifiable @CollinFrMcMahon @ben_harnwell pic.twitter.com/BHbVQdvt55...

NASA has decided to develop a more basic version of the lunar spacesuit for the first Moon landings, aiming to meet a 2028 target date. The agency is working with Axiom Space to build what it calls the Sortie Suit, which will be lighter and easier to use than previous models. This new suit is meant for missions that will fly on landers made by SpaceX and Blue Origin. The goal is to reduce the suit’s weight, simplify its construction, and make it easier to connect with the vehicles used for lunar landings. NASA leadership has been pushing to speed...

Meet Spencer Garrard, a retired professor at Columbus State University and his wife, a woke reverend. Police were called after stolen campaign signs for Georgia House candidate Stephen Acorn traced back to their home via airtag. Watch the full police bodycam footage of them questioning him and recovering the signs from the trash. The officers were extremely patient and professional and he acted like a total a**hole. I’m surprised he didn’t get arrested. Why are the always teachers???

A California woman and her two sons have died in a horrific plane crash that severely injured her husband, The Post has learned. Danna Eady, 41, a flight instructor from Auberry, was killed along with her boys Pavel, 10, and Remus, 13, when their aircraft went down on a hilltop near Sierra Sky Park airport in Fresno on Saturday. Her husband Craig, who was also on the plane, survived but suffered severe burns and extensive injuries, friends said. Danna is also survived by her other children Lucien, 17 and Felicity, 18... Nick Wilcox, who owns the Soar Paso flight school...

Explanation: The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070 (an official designation) is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust. The deep featured picture from Utah, USA incorporates 25 hours of exposure and brings out great details of this filamentary dust. The Pelican Nebula receives much study because it is a particularly active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming the cold gas to hot gas, with the advancing boundary between the two, known as an ionization front, visible in bright...

When Gloria Steinem was 22 years old and a recent graduate of Smith College, she found herself sitting in a doctor’s office in London, asking for an abortion. Not long before, she had slipped off her engagement ring, tucked it under her fiancé’s pillow and, in her words, fled. She was headed to India on a fellowship, leaving behind the comfortable domestic life expected of her, and walking into a future that must have looked awfully fuzzy even without an unwanted pregnancy blurring her path forward. This was 1957, and elective abortion was illegal in both the United States and...

OpenAI has reportedly hired Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s daughter Jessica Schumer for a top policy job as Silicon Valley increasingly works to shore up ties with Democrats ahead of November’s midterm elections. Jessica Schumer, Amazon’s former top public-policy official in New York, is joining OpenAI to handle the company’s government outreach and partnerships in Northeastern states, Axios reported, citing a spokesperson for the AI giant. The Harvard and Yale-educated Schumer brings deep ties to Democratic politics and government to OpenAI, which is rapidly expanding its operations in Washington, DC, and state capitals as lawmakers wrestle with how to regulate...

Donald Trump revealed a potential uniform for the US Space Force that has people comparing the service's new look to classic science fiction movies. The newest wing of the American military has been mocked in the past for the futuristic nature of their uniforms. However, many were taken aback when Trump posted a new 'Service Dress Uniform' for the force titled 'Next Generation' which directly references the 1997 film Starship Troopers. The design is inspired, according to the photo description, 'by the discipline and functionality of the starship trooper uniform modernized for the guardians of the space domain.' The color...

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Could the former First Lady of the United States eventually become the next commissioner of the WNBA? There have been rumblings throughout this season about WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert stepping away at the end of the year. Well, she confirmed this Friday that she'll be retiring on Dec. 31. "Over the years, it has been amazing to watch WNBA players thrive and lead the massive cultural surge around women's sports," Engelbert said in a statement. "I retire knowing we have built something bigger, stronger and more enduring than we could have imagined. I am grateful to the WNBA and NBA...

WASHINGTON — Just don’t wear a blue dress to work. The Clintons are on the lookout for a new intern to help their global foundation with research, memos, office management, and more. The unpaid intern will work for Hillary Clinton’s office on Madison Avenue in NYC. The position requires a “high level of professionalism and discretion,” according to a posting on DayBook. Former President Bill Clinton’s team at the foundation, meanwhile, is after a “special projects associate” to help with somewhat similar tasks. This includes drafting meeting agendas, editing briefs, and helping to coordinate activities between his office and the...

The letter reiterated that Harry and Meghan stepped down from their representative duties on behalf of the Sovereign in January 2020 and have not returned to the working Royal Family sinceKing Charles has made clear that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will retain their status as private citizens and non-working members of the Royal Family, even as they spend an extended period in Britain. The clarification was set out in a letter from the Lord Chamberlain, issued on the King's behalf and circulated among senior government officials, military authorities and Lord Lieutenants, according to...

President Trump dominates the political landscape, holding off lame-duck status for now. But some signs are emerging that prominent members of his party are readying 2028 presidential bids. Those moves are only likely to accelerate after November’s midterms. A post-Trump landscape will be tricky to navigate. The president has transformed his party during his decade in political life, shifting its policy positions on topics from immigration to trade, and transforming the tenor in which it conducts debate.

Three men were stabbed in Crown Heights, Brooklyn early Monday morning — just before the notoriously violent West Indian American Day parade was set to kick off, according to police. A 32-year-old man and 23-year-old man were stabbed in the neck and a 36-year-old was stabbed in the face near Carroll Street and Utica Avenue around 5:48 a.m., cops said. EMS responded and rushed all three to Kings County Hospital, where the 32-year-old man remains in critical condition. Police said the parade will be promptly shut down at 5:30 p.m. — a decision made after six people were shot during...

Marion Stephenson has been competing at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (LOIRP) for decades, and rolling through the gates for this season’s 72nd running of the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals is extra special for the Indiana-native. Not only does this race provide both Marion and daughter Nichole the opportunity to race for NHRA’s coveted 75th Anniversary Diamond Wallys, but it also marks a return to the esteemed facility where Stephenson Family Motorsports brought four generations of racers to the starting line for the first time earlier this month. Just a few weeks ago, at the Lucas Oil Drag...