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Tonight, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will host King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom at a White House state dinner.  Livestream Links Below. From the First Lady: “President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will welcome Their Majesties King Charles the III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Her Majesty Queen Camilla for a State Dinner this evening, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The First Lady led the preparations for the dinner, which will honor the Special Relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom as…

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin speak at New York City Hall on April 28, 2026. Nicholas Zifcak/The Epoch TimesNEW YORK CITY—New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is renewing his request to raise taxes on the rich, cutting a tax credit used by business owners to reduce their federal tax burden.The mayor is asking to reduce the pass through entity tax credit, known as PTET.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time by a federal grand jury for threatening to kill President Trump in a May 2025 Instagram post that called to “86 47.”Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the charges during a news conference, saying that “threatening the life of the president of the United States will never be tolerated by the Department of Justice.” The indictment, handed up in the Eastern District of North Carolina, lists one count for “knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of and to inflict bodily harm upon the president of…

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Coca-Cola fans’ love for the fizzy stuff continues to grow — even as the containers it comes in keep whittling down.On Tuesday, the company reported an increase in sales at the start of the year, raking in $12.5 billion over three months and raising shares by 5% — a notable find, considering the simultaneous steadily rising costs of cans, bottles and packaging. Increased conflict in the Middle East has also contributed to this price hike, as certain supplies, like PET plastic and aluminum, have become more difficult to acquire. While other food and beverage companies struggle amidst changing times, company…

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People visit the Billionaire Tax Now booth at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco on Feb. 21, 2026. Jeff Chiu/AP PhotoOrganizers of California’s billionaire tax proposal say they turned in over 1.5 million signatures to state election officials April 27, which could be enough to qualify the initiative for the November ballot.Backers of the act, including Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West, needed 875,000 signatures to qualify before the June 24 deadline.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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This absolutely had to be my last one for the night.As you may – or may not – have known, it’s been a couple of busy days for the president and our glorious First Lady. Advertisement From ducking madmen and comforting an angry and concerned nation on Saturday night…Trump and White House officials were all smiles and appeared in good spirits at the press conference following the WHCD incident pic.twitter.com/qRXyjQoZWb— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) April 26, 2026…to rearranging Norah O’Donnell’s derriere…I don’t like to talk down on women but @NorahODonnell is a vile and nasty woman. “Disgraceful” just as the president said.…

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The athlete brought the suit in 2021 after the organization denied her entry into a women’s bench press event.MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — USA Powerlifting reached a settlement in a discrimination lawsuit with a transgender athlete after the Minnesota Supreme Court previously sided with the powerlifter.While USA Powerlifting continues to deny any general liability or unlawful conduct, the organization acknowledges the high court’s ruling in the settlement, and agrees to pay a gross sum to the transgender woman powerlifter, JayCee Cooper.Jess Braverman, legal director at Gender Justice, who represented Cooper, said Tuesday the group will celebrate the victory, but remain vigilant in…

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James Comey lashed out at the Trump Administration after a grand jury indicted him on charges related to the Trump assassination Instagram post. “Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey said in his caption in May 2025. Comey Trump assassination social media post (Screenshot via @Comey on X) The US Marshals were asked to provide Comey with the indictment, and they issued an arrest warrant. Comey is facing up to 20 years in prison. Read the indictment here. James Comey was indicted on two felony counts: COUNT ONE: Knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, and…

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An 89-year-old man allegedly fired a shotgun Tuesday inside two government buildings in Athens, Greece, wounding at least four people before police caught him around 130 miles away. Police said the suspect first targeted the offices of Greece’s National Social Security Fund, known as EFKA, in the Kerameikos district, according to The Associated Press (AP). He concealed a short-barreled shotgun beneath a trench coat, climbed to the fourth floor and fired at staff after warning one worker to get down, EFKA chief Alexandros Varveris alleged. The man reportedly left letters claiming he was unable to secure a pension and had…

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced today a two-count indictment against former FBI Director James Comey from the Eastern District of North Carolina for threats against President Donald Trump. [Indictment Here] According to the Press Release: […] “The Indictment includes two counts, first in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871, alleging that James Comey, 65, knowingly and willfully made a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States. This charge alleges that on May 15, 2025, by publicly posting an image over the internet via Instagram depicting “86 47”, which…

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Guests take cover under tables after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026, in Washington. AP Photo/Alex BrandonWASHINGTON—The attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25 has raised fresh questions about the adequacy of presidential protection and exposed significant security flaws at the event, held at the Washington Hilton hotel.Surveillance footage shows the suspect, identified as Cole Allen, 31, sprinting through a security checkpoint in an attempt to reach the hotel ballroom, while security officers appear to be disassembling metal detectors.We had a problem…

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Roughly 34,000 deceased people were discovered to still be on voter rolls in North Carolina, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced.The North Carolina State Board of Elections found the thousands of dead individuals during its “ongoing effort to verify” voters United States citizenship, according to ABC11 News. In a statement, Sam Hayes, who serves as the executive director for NC’s State Board of Elections, expressed that the number was “higher” than they had “anticipated.” “While we expected to find some cases, this is higher than we anticipated,” Hayes said in a statement. “The benefit of entering into cross-state…

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Yesterday, the Virginia Supreme Court heard oral arguments pertaining to cases previously brought prior to the April 21st referendum election throughout the commonwealth. Initially, the justices had lifted the temporary restraining order issued by Tazewell County judge Jack Hurley, Jr., without considering the merits of the case.  The Gateway Pundit reported on the issues that were facing the Va. Supreme Court ahead of the referendum vote. However, the justices determined that they could only rule on the merits of the case if the election succeeded in passing the amendment, allowing the redrawing of districts to favor a new map giving…

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A T-Mobile store that was victim to a smash and grab robbery sits open for business in Fountain Valley, Calif., on Jan. 27, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesWireless network carrier T-Mobile announced on April 28 that it had partnered with Starlink to launch its SuperBroadband business internet service.The service pairs T-Mobile’s 5G network with Starlink’s low earth orbit satellite fleet to provide redundant internet service and coverage to businesses across the United States, T-Mobile said in a press release. The dual internet pathways work in unison to keep commercial customers online through “virtually all outages and disruptions.”We had a problem…

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Emotions overtook the courtroom as a key witness returned to the stand, recounting allegations against Harvey Weinstein that have been at the center of years of legal battles. According to the New York Post, Jessica Mann testified Tuesday in Manhattan, describing what she said were multiple encounters with the former Hollywood producer that escalated into violence.  Speaking through tears, she told jurors about an alleged assault at a Midtown hotel in March 2013. “I said, ‘No’ over and over, and I tried to leave,” Mann said, breaking down as she described the incident. She then demonstrated how she said Weinstein…

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The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017. Jacquelyn Martin/AP PhotoThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered an early review of license renewals for Disney’s ABC television stations.The April 28 order is part of the FCC’s ongoing investigation into whether the company and its television stations are following the federal Communications Act of 1934 and the FCC’s rules, including a prohibition on unlawful discrimination, the agency said.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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Former FBI Director James Comey responded to the new indictment from the Department of Justice, alleging that he threatened President Trump in a social media post. The two-count indictment against Comey stemmed from a social media post in 2025 featuring an arranged set of seashells on a North Carolina beach that said “86 47” – 86 possibly meaning “eliminate” and 47 potentially means President Trump. While the phrase “86” does not inherently mean violence – it allegedly originated as a restaurant term – people immediately criticized the post for tangentially implying violence, and Comey deleted the post as a result.…

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Senate Republicans successfully blocked Democrats Tuesday night from forcing a vote on a measure that would prevent President Donald Trump from launching a military attack on Cuba.Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine introduced the measure last month in an attempt to get ahead of Trump potentially attacking the island nation, after he launched a military strike on Iran and carried out a military operation to retrieve former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his country to stand trial in the United States. Republicans blocked the vote in a 51-47 split, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky…

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President Donald Trump hosts a formal state dinner Tuesday night for King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House, as the royal couple visit the United States for the nation’s 250th birthday.The dinner comes on the king’s first official trip to the U.S. as monarch, though he has visited the U.S. multiple times when his mother, the late-Queen Elizabeth II, was on the throne.  The monarch is currently on a four-day trip to the U.S. where he is also expected to attend a wreath laying ceremony at the 9/11 memorial in New York City, and visit a national…

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed Tuesday that former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with two federal crimes related to an alleged threat he made against President Donald Trump on social media last year.Comey was indicted by a grand jury in North Carolina for posting a photo of shells on a beach last year with the inscription “86-47” that prosecutors alleged was a threat against the president. Comey has stated he did not know what the inscription meant.

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Athens courthouse targeted by shooting – Screengrab Social Media/X At least five people were wounded by an ‘experienced’ Greek shooter. It’s a dangerous world, and mass shootings in places like schools, churches, and markets (not to mention hotels) are becoming ever more normalized. But today (28), in Greece, a tragic incident occurred with a distinct feature: police arrested an 89-year-old man who allegedly opened fire with a shotgun in a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens. The attack reportedly wounded five people. An 89-year-old man was arrested after shooting incidents in Athens, Greece, left five people wounded…

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Last week I wrote about Ukraine’s attack on the Russian oil refinery in Tuapse, a resort town along the Black Sea. The attack last week was actually the second one and resulted in a major fire that took hundreds of firefighters days to put out. It also filled the skies with smoke and a “black rain” made up of oil and various toxic chemicals. Advertisement Last night, Ukraine struck the same site again. Once again the site is engulfed with flames.A major Russian oil refinery on the Black Sea has been hit for the third time this month by Ukrainian…

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A Royal Ass, in the Paine: “England since the conquest hath known some few good monarchs, but groaned beneath a much larger number of bad ones: yet no man in his senses can say that their claim under William the Conqueror is a very honourable one. A French bastard landing with an armed Banditti and establishing himself king of England against the consent of the natives, is in plain terms a very paltry rascally original. It certainly hath no divinity in it. However it is needless to spend much time in exposing the folly of hereditary right; if there are…

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(Headline USA) The investigation into the deaths of two University of South Florida doctoral students took a twist this weekend when prosecutors said that the suspect asked ChatGPT about body disposal in the lead up to the students’ disappearance, raising questions about the role tech companies have in preventing the misuse of the powerful chatbots.It wasn’t long after University of South Florida students Zamil Limon and his girlfriend Nahida Bristy went missing on April 16 that law enforcement began to suspect Limon’s roommate Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, of killing both Bangladeshi students. Limon’s body was found Friday under a bridge and…

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Oklahoma drug enforcement agent Mike Garcia looks over rows of marijuana plants at an illegal grow facility in Ponca City, Okla, on Dec. 22, 2025. Allan Stein/The Epoch TimesA Department of Homeland Security investigation has resulted in the indictment of 51 defendants—including 29 Chinese nationals—on 67 counts of conspiracy to manufacture black-market marijuana in Oklahoma for distribution in Texas, Mississippi, Kansas, and North Carolina, among other locales.The defendants are from California, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas. Of the 51 indicted, 23 are fugitives, and 11 of the Chinese defendants have obtained permanent legal residence…

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Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay One day after the Supreme Court of Virginia (SCOVA) heard oral arguments about the legality of the legislative process used by Democrat lawmakers to get the redistricting referendum to voters. It was previously ruled unconstitutional by the lower court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ended Attorney General Jay Jones’s efforts to certify the referendum results. The Tuesday order was based on the RNC v. Koski case. In RNC v. Koski, a state challenge seeking to prevent an Apr. 21 election on a state constitutional amendment permitting mid-decade gerrymandering, alleging that the legislature has not yet properly…

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Rev. Jim Rigby, a pastor at the church where Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has been actively involved, told his congregation Sunday that the MAGA movement wants to return to “the Confederate States of America,” following the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner the night before. Rev. Jim Rigby, who leads St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin and has been described by James Talarico as a “mentor” who taught him “courage from the pulpit,” During the sermon, Rigby stated: You may know, if you check the news at all, there was an assassination attempt. And I…

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Former Democrat Rep. Barney Frank has entered hospice care. Barney Frank, 86, is in hospice care at his home in Maine, where he resides with his husband. Frank is suffering from congestive heart failure. Barney Frank was one of the Democrat Reps who authored the Dodd-Frank bill, which was put in place after the 2008 bank crash. The government arguably caused the failure and then turned around and put in a massive amount of regulations in response to the failure. The Dodd-Frank bill put enormous strain on smaller banks, and eventually, some of the regulations were rolled back. Ironically, Barney…

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Federal authorities raided over 20 locations across Minnesota, in connection with an ongoing investigation into massive public assistance fraud. The story should have run across all three major broadcast network evening newscasts but only made it to air on one. The Elitist Media does not like this story. Watch the report in its entirety, as aired on NBC Nightly News on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026: WATCH: @NBCNightlyNews had the sole report on the Minnesota fraud raids across the broadcast network evening news dial.TOM LLAMAS: In Minnesota tonight, federal and state agents executing more than 20 search warrants at businesses across…

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The parents of a 13-year-old boy who was fatally restrained at school accuse special needs facility staff members of forcing him into a face-down position for almost two hours.SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A California school that closed after staff fatally restrained a 13-year-old boy failed to get a federal judge to dismiss all the claims against it.The child’s parents sued Guiding Hands School and other agencies, arguing the school acted under color of state law, that the child faced severe harassment and the school acted with indifference.U.S. District Judge Daniel Calabretta ruled Monday that a majority of claims against Guiding…

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(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Federal authorities executed search warrants at more than 20 locations across the Twin Cities on Tuesday, including several connected to or offering childcare.Tuesday morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Homeland Security Investigations, along with other law enforcement partners, carried out 22 criminal search warrants at businesses throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul. This is part of a sweeping fraud investigation, officials have confirmed. “Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” the spokesperson said. Homeland Security Investigations also separately…

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Roughly 34,000 deceased people were discovered to still be on voter rolls in North Carolina, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced. The North Carolina State Board of Elections found the thousands of dead individuals during its “ongoing effort to verify” voters United States citizenship, according to ABC11 News. In a statement, Sam Hayes, who serves as the executive director for NC’s State Board of Elections, expressed that the number was “higher” than they had “anticipated.” “While we expected to find some cases, this is higher than we anticipated,” Hayes said in a statement. “The benefit of entering into…

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) shakes hands with the Philippines Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on May 30, 2025. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Philippines says it is not concerned that the war in the Middle East will reduce U.S. military focus in the Indo-Pacific region.The country’s defense secretary, Gilberto Teodoro, said April 28 he has full confidence in the country’s long-standing security pact with the United States.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If…

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WASHINGTON—Absolving Cisco of its alleged complicity in aiding human rights abuses in China would risk encouraging more corporations to sell out business ethics for money, the Supreme Court heard on April 28.The case in question, Cisco Systems v. Doe I et al., accused the California tech giant of knowingly developing a surveillance network for Beijing to go after practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement the regime has persecuted heavily since 1999.Filed in 2011, the long-running lawsuit alleged that Cisco and top executives aided and abetted forced disappearance and systematic abuse of Falun Gong practitioners across China. The Supreme Court…

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Sure, it’s not antisemitism. It’s a political statement against Bibi Netanyahu or something.A benefit concert for the victims of the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia has been canceled because the choir that was scheduled to sing refused to share the stage with a Jewish choir group.  Advertisement You can’t make this up. I used to love visiting Australia. This is very sad.https://t.co/2RRrABKrF7— Thrill Science ✡️ עם ישראל חי (@ThrillScience) April 28, 2026Surprised to find an action like this from the cultural elite? I’m not. A choral concert fundraiser for the victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack at a Jewish event in Sydney…

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Speaker Mike Johnson A new national survey suggests the battle for Congress remains wide open, with Republicans and Democrats deadlocked heading into the 2026 midterms. The Harvard CAPS/HarrisX poll, conducted April 23 to 26 among 2,745 registered voters, found 50 percent support for each party on the generic congressional ballot. The survey carries a margin of error of 1.87 percent. Voter engagement shows a slight Republican edge. Among GOP respondents, 62 percent said they will definitely vote, compared to 59 percent of Democrats. Another 18 percent of Republicans said they would probably vote, versus 17…

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Teachers unions have funneled more than $1 billion into left-wing political causes over the past decade, including direct support for Planned Parenthood and other groups promoting abortion, a new watchdog report has revealed. According to research from Defending Education, the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, along with their state and local affiliates, directed roughly $669 million from national unions toward left-wing political groups, advocacy organizations and campaigns since 2015. When state and local spending is included, the total exceeds $1 billion. SUPPORT LIFENEWS! If you want to help fight abortion, please donate to LifeNews.com! The reports, based…

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As more information surrounding the car accident deaths of CIA and Mexican agents becomes public, the Mexican president said the Chihuahua State Attorney General’s resignation will not hamper investigation into unauthorized operation.MEXICO CITY (CN) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed Tuesday to continue her investigation into the CIA’s role in an operation that dismantled a clandestine drug laboratory in Chihuahua on April 19, before multiple U.S. agents and Mexican security personnel died in a car accident.The incident has sparked a diplomatic firestorm in U.S.-Mexico relations as the true identity of the agents has come into question. While Chihuahua State Attorney…

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Scorpions are optimized hunters, whose skills have been honed through millions of years of evolution. An armored exoskeleton, strong pincers, a poisonous stinger—almost everything about their anatomy aids in either hunting insects, small mammals, and reptiles, or defending themselves from snakes and birds. But for years, entomologists were aware of a potential secret weapon in the arthropods’ biology: metallic reinforcements. Researchers previously detected trace metals in the exoskeletons of at least some of the estimated 3,000 known scorpion species. At the same time, experts…

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Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The people have spoken…and chuckled. Fans of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards crowned Alison Tuck the winner of the Sterna People’s Choice Award. Tuck’s hilarious photo (seen above) captures the relatable frustration of a gannet on a windy day. “My gannet image was taken on a very breezy day in Yorkshire on the Bempton Cliffs,” Tuck explained in a statement. “I love taking lots of photos especially of wildlife, from a tiny ant to a large elephant on land, a small crab to an…

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Hippos are breeding out of control Yet another deadly legacy by Escobar. We have been reporting here on TGP about the ongoing ecological disaster involving escaped hippopotamuses in the South American rivers of Colombia, and the response by the authorities. You can read about it in COCAINE HIPPOS: Brought Into Colombia by Drug Lord Pablo Escobar 40 Years Ago, the ‘Invasive Species’ Is Breeding Out of Control and Has Started Attacking People. While a plan is being put in place to cull these dangerous, invading beasts wreaking havoc in the local ecosystem, they may be about to be saved. From…

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Governor Tim Walz tried to take credit for the raids of 22 potentially fraudulent childcare centers. He posted on X that he was responsible for the raids. It shouldn’t be unbelievable to anyone, since he lied nonstop during his run for vice president. His post: If you commit fraud in Minnesota you’re going to get caught — and that’s exactly what we saw today. We catch criminals when state and federal agencies share information. Joint investigations work, and securing justice depends on it. The truth, as we should all know by now, is that Tim Walz and Keith Ellison were…

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The settlement resolves SpaceX’s lawsuit that the commissioners’ political bias prompted their opposition to an increase in the number of launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base.LOS ANGELES (CN) — The California Coastal Commission apologized for comments some of its members made at a 2024 meeting about the political views of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as part of a settlement of the retaliation lawsuit the company brought against the state’s coastal watchdog.“The commission agrees that it may not consider irrelevant factors in performing its function and specifically agrees that it will not take into account the perceived political beliefs, political speech…

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The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesThe U.S. Senate halted a resolution on April 28 to bar President Donald Trump from being able to direct military action against Cuba without first obtaining affirmative Congressional approval.Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) invoked the 1973 War Powers Act to force the Senate vote on Tuesday. In raising the war powers issue, those Senate Democrats cited recent U.S. combat operations in Venezuela and Iran, and March comments by Trump that “Cuba’s next.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript…

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OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Two tech billionaires faced off in federal court Tuesday on the first day of a jury trial to determine if one of the wealthiest artificial intelligence companies in the world violated its original mission as a nonprofit to develop AI for the benefit of humanity.Attorneys for both parties made opening statements to the jury in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against ChatGPT creator and OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman.Steve Molo, of the law firm MoloLamken, starting his opening by quoting OpenAI’s original mission statement: “For the benefit of all mankind as a whole, unconstrained by the…

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Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) grilled an abortion advocate on her “favorite method” of abortion during a Thursday hearing on Capitol Hill.  Gill pressed Democrat witness Jessica Waters and visibly rattled her with the gruesome details of abortion procedures, during a hearing about the Biden administration’s weaponization of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act. When Gill first asked Waters what her preferred method of abortion is, she pivoted. “I’m an advocate for patients having access to the full realm of reproductive health care,” she replied.  Undeterred, Gill pushed Waters to answer. Waters is considered an “expert” in “reproductive…

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