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Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom are both drawing low levels of enthusiasm for potential 2028 presidential bids, with the California governor holding a lead over Harris among the state’s Democratic voters. The September survey, conducted by the UC Berkeley Citrin Center and POLITICO, found that 37% of registered California voters said they would be excited about a Newsom presidential run, compared with 28% who said the same about Harris. The figures mark a substantial decline from the February-March survey, when 48% of registered voters said they were excited about a Newsom bid and 41% were excited about Harris entering the...

A UKRAINIAN missile struck Putin's oldest naval vessel in a massive blow to Russia's forces in Crimea. Footage showed flames and smoke billowing out from the 112-year-old warship in the occupied port of Sevastopol this morning. Explosions hit the area as Russians were forced to issue a missile warning and close Putin's prized Crimea bridge. Fire engines reportedly rushed to the port to put out the blaze on the 315-ft long vessel. A caption under the dramatic video, shared by Astra on Telegram, said: "The rocket hit the ship. See, it's burning." The vessel hit by Ukraine is Kommuna, the...

A BARRAGE of Ukrainian missiles has hammered the strategically crucial Antonovsky Bridge in the east of Ukrainian in another massive blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. News website Visegrad 24 tweeted: "The Antonivsky bridge near Kherson looks very crisp this morning. Reports say that up to 10 Ukrainian missiles have hit the bridge." Another poster shared a different image, commenting: "RIP, Antonovsky Bridge!" A third suggested heavy casualties were inevitably, posting: "Ukraine hit the Antonovsky bridge just as nine Russian ammunition trucks drove onto it." Twitter user Eric Korsas said: "Seems that during the night #Ukrainian #HIMARS have visited #antonovskybridge...

Ukrainian troops inflicted a massive blow on the military part of the air defense, which ensures the security of Luhansk, Reported LPR People's Militia Officer Andrei Marochko. "VFU (armed formations of Ukraine - ed.) inflicted a massive blow on the military part of the air defense, which ensures the security of the city Lugansk. At the moment, all measures have been taken to ensure the safety of civilians," Marochko wrote in his Telegram channel.