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Slotkin asks Hegseth, Caine to confirm troops won’t be sent to polling places
Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) on Monday sent letters to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, asking them to confirm they will not deploy U.S. service members to polling places this year. In the letters, Slotkin asked Hegseth and Caine to confirm the Defense Department…
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US ally on Putin’s doorstep braces for war as Russia tensions take ominous turn
Poland’s Deputy Defence Minister, Cezary Tomczyk, has said the country is actively preparing for the possibility of war with Russia, as tensions between Moscow and NATO show signs of escalating amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The remarks come alongside a Russian warning of “consequences” against Britain, fuelling concern that Moscow could seek to test…
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Axelrod criticizes Ossoff’s remark about Natalie Harp: ‘Distracted and detracted’
Democratic strategist David Axelrod on Wednesday criticized recent comments from Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) about President Trump and his longtime aide Natalie Harp. “No one has been more consistently eloquent or incisive in exposing @realDonaldTrump than @Ossoff. The paragraph from his weekend speech that has gotten so much attention was a brutal takedown. But two…
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Referees’ chief Howard Webb ‘really troubled’ by Folarin Balogun escaping World Cup ban
Howard Webb, English football’s chief refereeing officer, has said he was “really troubled” by Fifa’s decision to suspend a World Cup ban for USA striker Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump personally appealed against it, warning that such episodes fuel fans’ belief in refereeing conspiracies. Webb’s comments come as English football’s referees’ body relaunches as Pro…
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Why a Wexford youth charity is the BIG loser in a row involving a doomed cash-for-passports scheme, an insolvent housing developer… and the slick Canadian ‘migration investment architect’ it paid 720K euro to find rich foreign donors
A Wexford-based youth charity has emerged as the major loser in a tangled financial dispute involving a failed cash-for-passports investment scheme, an insolvent housing developer, and a Canadian consultant described as a “migration investment architect”. The charity reportedly paid the consultant €720,000 to help source wealthy foreign donors, but the wider scheme collapsed, leaving the…
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Texas took on Big Tech’s grip on kids — Congress should follow
Texas state Rep. Ellen Troxclair called on Congress to pass the App Store Accountability Act following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed the state to enforce child safety legislation.
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Cyclosporiasis cases now total 15,716: CDC
The number of cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. has now climbed to more than 15,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as federal health officials continue to investigate an outbreak of the “explosive” diarrhea parasite linked to iceberg lettuce. The CDC confirmed Tuesday that it has received reports of 15,716 laboratory-confirmed…
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“Bluntman” Arrested With 128 Pounds Of Weed Bound For Gathering Of The Juggalos
A man known as “Bluntman” has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking while travelling to the Gathering Of The Juggalos festival in Macks Creek, Missouri, where he ran a merchandise stall selling cannabis. Kevin Michael Jones, 45, from Easton, Pennsylvania, was stopped by police in Osage Beach on Monday and is being held without…
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De Blasio: DSA ‘providing vision’ many in US ‘hungry for’
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Tuesday said the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are “providing vision” that many across the country are “hungry for” ahead of midterm elections. “Like a majority of American people I think we should get out of the war in Iran. We should have Medicare for…
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Nicolas Cage To Play Nuclear Apocalypse Survivor Battling Vicious Cannibals In Action-Thriller ‘Parish’ — TIFF Market
Nicolas Cage has been cast as the lead in “Parish,” a post-apocalyptic action-thriller in which he plays one of the last known survivors of a nuclear catastrophe forced to fight off cannibals threatening his fortified refuge. Concourse Media is launching world pre-sales on the project ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival market, positioning it…