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Food donors will be able to donate their excess or unsold food without having to worry about being held liable under strict food safety regulations, after a Bill that aims to reduce food waste and encourage donation was passed on Wednesday (Aug 7). The Good Samaritan Food Donation Bill, which was tabled by Member of Parliament (MP) Louis Ng (PAP-Nee Soon), will protect donors from criminal or civil liability for any death or personal injury resulting from consuming donated food, provided certain conditions to ensure food safety and hygiene are met. Prior to this, Singapore did not offer any liability...

Few people would suggest that Kamala Harris is an outstanding orator. Her acceptance speech last night got off to a guttering start, dwelling for too long on a rendition of her backstory before she got into her stride. After a bit of meandering, however, the section that roused the audience was the one that is perhaps distinguished by its divisiveness: foreign policy. Particularly the war in Gaza, the subject of rowdy and disturbing Left-wing protests outside the convention centre in downtown Chicago, which saw the immolation of an American flag. Before backing into that quagmire, she stoked the energy in...

Where did the Biden administration end and Twitter begin? The latest batch of the Twitter Files, reported by former Senate Finance Committee investigator Paul Thacker from records turned over by the Elon Musk-owned company now called X, shows a curious timeline in the first couple months of Democratic President Joe Biden's term. Within two weeks of the inauguration, the company covertly hired a "global strategic advisory and commercial diplomacy services" firm cofounded and chaired by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to seek State's help dealing with censorship pressure from India. On the two-month anniversary of the Biden administration, Politico...

From curbside abortions to gender-neutral prayer rooms, so much insane stuff unfolded at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. One of these abhorrent moments apparently snuck under the radar — until now. It turns out that a top Kamala Harris surrogate bashed the Bill of Rights as "that little piece of paper" and urged Democrats to "reimagine democracy" on Day 1 of the DNC. Kelley Robinson, president of the far-left Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and a prominent supporter of Kamala Harris, made the appalling comments during a daytime session addressing "how defeating Donald Trump and the Project 2025 agenda rests on...

The Arizona Police Association announced Monday it is throwing its weight behind Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in the Arizona Senate race, despite endorsing Republican Kari Lake in her gubernatorial bid last cycle. “As a Marine combat veteran, we know Congressman Gallego understands the complexities of modern policing in American society today, while at the same time recognizing the public’s expectations,” Arizona Police Association President Justin Harris said in a statement on the social platform X. “The APA does not take our endorsements lightly; we recognize the importance of having a U.S. senator that can bring people together to improve society...

Biden and the entire crooked clan are on vacation at a billionaire’s California estate. That’s where Biden headed after yelling about how all his opponents are a threat to democracy at the DNC convention (presumably not his own party bosses who ousted him and replaced him with Kamala.)That’s before Biden leaves his vacation in California to go on vacation in Delaware. (snip)

Americans are having a hard time finding the “joy” and “hope” that Democrat elites touted during their August convention, as they struggle to pay their bills while the cost of goods skyrockets. This includes car insurance prices, which, under Vice President Kamala Harris’s watch, rose 54 percent. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a dramatic rise in car insurance since President Joe Biden and Harris, the latter of whom Democrats have coronated to face off against former President Donald Trump, took office. From January 2021 to July 2024, car insurance rose a tremendous 54 percent. This is just...

Former Congresswoman and Democratic Party politician Tulis Gabbard is endorsing former President Donald J. Trump’s bid to retake the White House in the November 2024 presidential election.Speaking alongside Trump at the 2024 National Guard Association of the United States General Conference & Exhibition before 4,000 attendees, Gabbard—a United States Army Reserve officer who represented Hawaii in Congress from 2013 to 2021—announced she is bucking the partisan divide and backing Trump over Kamala Harris.

As Joe Biden disembarked Air Force One in the early hours of Tuesday morning in California last week, he was visibly shaking. It was approaching 5.30am East Coast time and the president had been awake almost 24 hours. Walking slowly down the plane's stairs, he struggled to step up into the SUV waiting to take him to the 8,000-acre Santa Barbara ranch where he and his family have just enjoyed a week-long vacation. One of his Secret Service agents moved to shield him from the watching cameras, before giving him a helpful boost into the car.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) slammed the Democratic National Convention for not featuring a Palestinian American speaker, stating it is “hard not to feel invisible.” “It’s hard not to feel invisible as a Palestinian American. Our trauma and pain feel unseen and ignored by both parties. One party uses our identity as a slur, and the other refuses to hear from us. Where is the shared humanity? Ignoring us won’t stop the genocide,” Tlaib said in an interview published Monday with Zeteo, the news organization founded by former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan. Tlaib was among a group of Democrats, specifically progressive...

Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris by one point in a head-to-head matchup, an Echelon Insights survey found Monday, underscoring Trump’s ability to overcome his opponent’s “honeymoon” phase since she joined the race last month. Trump’s slight lead over Harris remains virtually unchanged (49-47 percent) since Echelon Insights released its findings in July. Echelon Insights found on August 26: Trump: 49% Harris: 48% In a full field, Trump and Harris are tied: Trump: 48% Harris: 48% Stein: 1% Oliver: 1% West: 1% The poll sampled 1,031 likely voters from August 23-25, with a 3.6-point margin of error....

The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was hit by an apparent cyberattack over the weekend, which has caused major internet outages affecting the airport's phones, email, and other systems. Port of Seattle officials are continuing to work on Monday to restore the airport's systems, which is the third day that the airport has been impacted by the attack. The airport has encouraged travelers to use their mobile phones to get their boarding passes, and to allow extra time at the airport to get to their gates. “We’re working around the clock to get necessary systems back online and to mitigate impacts to...

Documents written by former President Ronald Reagan revealing a closer look at the president’s life and beliefs have gone up for sale. The Raab Collection based in Ardmore, Pennsylvania lists eight Reagan letters, one signed document and a signed photograph for a total estimated value of $80,000. The documents touch on Reagan’s faith, friendships and crisis-handling during various phases of his life as an actor, governor and president. The letters were written between the years 1952 and 1993, the organization said. Nathan Raab, historical documents expert and president of The Raab Collection, as well as the author of "The Hunt...

Former President Donald Trump still holds a one-point lead over Kamala Harris in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania. This is pretty amazing. Despite billions and billions of dollars in free propaganda from the corporate media, Harris has not been able to close the deal in the very state that is expected to decide the 2024 presidential election. An On Point/Red Eagle Politics/SoCal Strategies Pennsylvania poll of 713 likely voters taken on August 23, the day after Vice President CacklyMcNeverBorderCzar gave her empty, policy-free speech at the Democratic National Convention, found Trump holding a stubborn lead, 48 to 47 percent....

The U.S. did not shoot down incoming rockets or drones when Hezbollah launched a major attack on Israel over the weekend, but American officials did provide intelligence support, the Pentagon said Monday. Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters the U.S. provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to track incoming Hezbollah attacks but “did not conduct any kinetic operations, as they were not required.” Defense US did not directly defend Israel in Hezbollah attack, Pentagon says by Brad Dress - 08/26/24 1:18 PM ET Share Post AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari The U.S. did not shoot down incoming rockets or...

With no interviews and still no policies posted on her website nearly a month after she clinched the nomination, it appears that Democrats are simply going to focus on “vibes” to boost Kamala Harris. Sometime after Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus met with eight female, Democrat governors onstage at the Democrat National Convention, the group gathered to make what many are calling a cringe-inducing musical video in which they lip-synced to the song “Femininomenon.” The “queer song” by rising pop star Chappell Roan — an artist who says she was influenced by drag queens — is reportedly about her life as...

Trump, knowing that the debates would likely be a huge boon for his campaign, eventually agreed to do the same debate with Kamala as he’d agreed to with Biden. But now, the Harris campaign wants to change the rules. ... Jason Miller blasted the Harris campaign for trying to back out of the debate with Trump. "The Harris camp, after having already agreed to the CNN rules, asked for a seated debate, with notes, and opening statements. We said no changes to the agreed upon rules... If Kamala Harris isn’t smart enough to repeat the messaging points her handlers want...

Vice President Kamala Harris has it both ways on the campaign trail — simultaneously taking credit for some of the Biden-Harris administration’s record while casting former President Donald Trump as the incumbent. The contradiction wrongly frames Trump as the candidate responsible for soaring migrant crime, spiking inflation, and the deadly Afghan withdrawal — three situations that arose under the Biden-Harris administration. The contradiction stems from the media’s failure to widely ignore a “catch-22″ rooted within Harris’s candidacy: Harris cannot campaign on policies to fix crime, inflation, and border security without undermining the Biden-Harris administration’s claim of solving those key issues....

Yahya Sinwar, now Hamas’s overall leader, has “dressed as a woman” while hiding among Gaza’s populace outside the terror group’s tunnel network in the Gaza Strip, the UK’s Daily Express reported on Sunday, citing Israeli intelligence sources. The New York Times on Sunday, citing American and Israeli officials, reported that Sinwar may have left tunnels in which he had been hiding on a number of occasions over the last year. Sinwar has reportedly been moving from place to place in the Gaza Strip to stay ahead of Israeli efforts to hunt him down. Since his appointment to head Hamas’s political...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government will restart its free at-home COVID tests program in September as officials prepare the country for the upcoming respiratory virus season. Dawn O'Connell, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services, said Friday that this is the seventh time the Biden-Harris administration has allowed Americans to order over-the-counter tests at no charge. It's not clear when the website, COVID.gov/tests, will come back online. The website stopped accepting orders in early March. "As families start to move indoors this fall and begin spending time with their loved ones, both very...