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Democrats, along with the establishment media, have been at open warfare with Trump and his supporters since 2015. But will they go this far?

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How far is special counsel Jack Smith willing to go? The special prosecutor has already demonstrated his zeal in his mission to nail former President Donald Trump in a supposedly independent investigation of classified documents kept in his South Florida home. Now, the political world is waiting for Smith’s public decision on whether to charge Trump in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion — and a conservative commentator is raising the possibility that Smith could up the ante even further. In an interview with Breitbart News on Sunday, independent journalist Julie Kelly discussed the possibility that Smith would not only bring charges against Trump in relation to the incursion, but could also seek to have him held behind bars until it comes the case comes to trial. In the friendly courtroom field of Washington, D.C., where Democrats reign supreme, Kelly said, Smith already has a precedent to work from: Defendants in Jan. 6 cases. In a Substack piece published Sunday before her Breitbart interview, Kelly cited the case of William Chrestman, a Kansas City member of the Proud Boys and a Trump supporter who is still in a D.C. jail awaiting trial. Chrestman’s mother told the Kansas City Star in an article published in May that she doesn’t expect to see her son free until Trump is in office again and pardons him. In a Feb. 26, 2021, order granting prosecutors’ request to hold Chrestman without bail, Judge Beryl Howell wrote that Chrestman’s “conduct on January 6 and blatant disregard for the law clearly show that he is a serious danger to the community and the nation, and that no condition or combination of conditions can be imposed that will ensure his compliance with the law pending trial in this matter.” My explainer about how Jack Smith could ask a DC judge to deny bail for Donald Trump when he’s charged for January 6, likely this week. https://t.co/lxI6n9jlRp — Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) July 31, 2023 If the name “Beryl Howell” rings a bell, by the way, it might be because Howell was the judge who ruled in Smith’s favor to breach the confidentiality between Trump and his attorneys under a “crime-fraud exception,” as The New York Times reported in March. It just happened to be her last day as the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Washington. (She remains a judge in the district, however.) It might also be because Howell was the judge who pressed prosecutors in court in 2021 on why they weren’t being tougher with Jan. 6 defendants. A fine example of justice being blind, is Judge Beryl Howell. In another part of the ruling, Kelly noted, Howell wrote that “a defendant who assumed either a formal or a de facto leadership role in the assault by encouraging other rioters’ misconduct, for example, by urging rioters to advance on the Capitol or to confront law enforcement, may have inspired further criminal conduct on the part of others.” Does that sound like the picture Democrats are trying to paint of Trump’s activities that day? That was the whole point of Nancy Pelosi’s sham of a Jan. 6 committee. Do you think Trump should campaign from prison if he is convicted? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 100% (21 Votes) No: 0% (0 Votes) “Prosecutors have routinely cited Howell’s decision to justify pretrial detention for more than 100 January 6 defendants including those accused of committing no violence,” Kelly wrote. So, where would that leave Smith, the Democratic attack-dog prosecutor, and Trump, the current top political opponent to Democratic President Joe Biden? Given the current political atmosphere, where Trump is being attacked on all fronts by Democrats who appear desperate to either keep him out of the 2024 presidential race or abuse the legal system to tarnish him in the minds of just enough voters, would anyone be surprised if Smith tried to keep Trump behind bars? (Actually, members of Trump’s Secret Service detail probably would be surprised — and wishing they were out on Hunter duty in Malibu.) The scenario would be a nightmare for the country’s electoral process of course — though given how cavalierly Democrats treat election integrity (see, Texas or Georgia) that’s not real high on their list of concerns. The prospect of a former president behind bars is bad enough — reminiscent of those banana republics that are currently disgorging their populations into the Biden open border to the south. The prospect of him being behind bars before the case goes to court would smack of a show trial that could have been run in Moscow of the 1930s. Trump could still campaign for the GOP nomination from jail — in fact, he’d probably be harder to beat than ever among Republican voters. He could still compete for the general election nomination — and Trump has vowed he would do so. But the idea of forcing him to do it has to have Democrats giddy — no matter what the cost to American prestige and credibility, not to mention domestic tranquility. That would be the final tear to our countries fabric. We could never stitch this great country back together again. If they did this, I think every fair minded American would say “and what about the Biden crime family”. They better have a cell next door for Joe and Hunter. — Rebecca Majewski (@RebeccaMajewsk5) July 31, 2023 From the time Trump entered the national political scene for real in 2015 to the current day, Democrats and their sapsuckers in establishment media have proven there are no limits to their frenzy to destroy him. For the establishment media, it began even before Trump was sworn in, as Washington “journalists” were willingly led around by the nose by “anonymous” Trump enemies — leakers in the FBI mainly. Democrats needed to wait until they took control of the House in 2018 to get serious about their nonsensical impeachments of Trump, but impeach him they did — twice. And now, a special counsel hellbent on attacking Trump could be bringing charges against him in one of the most militantly Democratic-biased legal jurisdictions in the country — the legal swamp of the political swamp. Meanwhile, the country watches as Hunter Biden and his corruption-ridden crime family — including the “big guy” treat the legal system the way “devout Catholic” Joe Biden treats his church — there when it’s convenient, forgettable when it’s not. How low is Jack Smith willing to go? The country could well see if the swamp has a bottom. Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Nightmare Scenario: Trump Could Be Denied Bail, Held Without Trial If Indicted for Jan. 6th Charges

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2023-08-01 00:48:24+00:00

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2023-07-31 19:51:29

A new report has shed light on another Hunter Biden mistake. If true, this just made his plea deal more disastrous.

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The first son of the United States of America appears unable to avoid negative press lately. Hunter Biden’s well-documented issues are numerous and sordid as the incumbent president’s son finds himself in headache after headache. The latest migraine to emerge from Biden’s legal woes comes from an unexpected source: a humble law blog from a political columnist and practicing Connecticut lawyer, Kevin Rennie. On a Friday post to his blog, “Daily Ructions,” Rennie noted a curious discrepancy in what was an already disastrous guilty plea deal for Hunter Biden. A quick recap: On Wednesday, Hunter Biden showed up to Wilmington, Delaware, for what many expected to be a routine hearing with U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika regarding two misdemeanor tax evasion charges (which Hunter was pleading guilty to) and a third charge related to illegal gun possession (which would be diverted for two years if certain conditions were met). That deal, widely criticized as a sweetheart deal by Biden critics, ultimately fell apart in wildly embarrassing fashion when Judge Noreika questioned the blanket immunity that Hunter Biden’s lawyers presumed was part of the plea deal. Fast forward a few days, and according to Rennie, it appears that Biden’s lawyers weren’t the only ones who were confused. According to court hearing transcripts obtained by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, when asked if he a “member of the bar,” Biden confirmed he was. When asked where, he responded, “District of Columbia and Connecticut, Your Honor.” Do you think Hunter Biden will go to jail? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 53% (272 Votes) No: 47% (244 Votes) Rennie wanted to pump the brakes on that assertion by calling attention to the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch records, where a simple search of “Biden” yields that one Robert Hunter Biden has been suspended since 2021 with a status that reads: “Administrative Suspension for failure to pay the Client Security Fund fee.” In short, Hunter Biden’s law license had been suspended in the Constitution State for over two years before he appeared to mislead Judge Noreika about his long-established legal status. While Biden’s staunchest critics may want this to be the beginning thread of some sort of perjury conviction, it doesn’t appear particularly likely. Legally, perjury is, effectively, lying under oath. It’s the “lying” part that could be the hold-up, per Rennie. “I’m careful about using the word ‘lie’ because I don’t know what was in his head. But he certainly should have known better,” Rennie told the Daily Mail. After offering that lone respite, Rennie blasted Biden’s behavior: “A lawyer who is asked under oath where he is admitted to practice and does not include in his response that he is suspended from practice in one of them has misled the court. “He did not give her an answer that, I think most judges would see under these circumstances, was in good faith. It omitted crucial facts. “Clearly he thought he was admitted to the practice in Connecticut. He ought to know, after 26 years, that certain obligations come with that. And they are by no means onerous.” Apart from the above, Hunter Biden is also currently embroiled in an ugly and publicized child support battle, as well as growing calls to investigate the purported connections between the Bidens and Ukrainian energy company Burisma. Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Explosive Report: Major Detail Hunter Biden Told Judge Was Flat-Out Wrong

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2023-08-01 01:18:37+00:00

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2023-07-31 22:25:06

Democrats, along with the establishment media, have been at open warfare with Trump and his supporters since 2015. But will they go this far?

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How far is special counsel Jack Smith willing to go? The special prosecutor has already demonstrated his zeal in his mission to nail former President Donald Trump in a supposedly independent investigation of classified documents kept in his South Florida home. Now, the political world is waiting for Smith’s public decision on whether to charge Trump in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion — and a conservative commentator is raising the possibility that Smith could up the ante even further. In an interview with Breitbart News on Sunday, independent journalist Julie Kelly discussed the possibility that Smith would not only bring charges against Trump in relation to the incursion, but could also seek to have him held behind bars until it comes the case comes to trial. In the friendly courtroom field of Washington, D.C., where Democrats reign supreme, Kelly said, Smith already has a precedent to work from: Defendants in Jan. 6 cases. In a Substack piece published Sunday before her Breitbart interview, Kelly cited the case of William Chrestman, a Kansas City member of the Proud Boys and a Trump supporter who is still in a D.C. jail awaiting trial. Chrestman’s mother told the Kansas City Star in an article published in May that she doesn’t expect to see her son free until Trump is in office again and pardons him. In a Feb. 26, 2021, order granting prosecutors’ request to hold Chrestman without bail, Judge Beryl Howell wrote that Chrestman’s “conduct on January 6 and blatant disregard for the law clearly show that he is a serious danger to the community and the nation, and that no condition or combination of conditions can be imposed that will ensure his compliance with the law pending trial in this matter.” My explainer about how Jack Smith could ask a DC judge to deny bail for Donald Trump when he’s charged for January 6, likely this week. https://t.co/lxI6n9jlRp — Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) July 31, 2023 If the name “Beryl Howell” rings a bell, by the way, it might be because Howell was the judge who ruled in Smith’s favor to breach the confidentiality between Trump and his attorneys under a “crime-fraud exception,” as The New York Times reported in March. It just happened to be her last day as the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Washington. (She remains a judge in the district, however.) It might also be because Howell was the judge who pressed prosecutors in court in 2021 on why they weren’t being tougher with Jan. 6 defendants. A fine example of justice being blind, is Judge Beryl Howell. In another part of the ruling, Kelly noted, Howell wrote that “a defendant who assumed either a formal or a de facto leadership role in the assault by encouraging other rioters’ misconduct, for example, by urging rioters to advance on the Capitol or to confront law enforcement, may have inspired further criminal conduct on the part of others.” Does that sound like the picture Democrats are trying to paint of Trump’s activities that day? That was the whole point of Nancy Pelosi’s sham of a Jan. 6 committee. Do you think Trump should campaign from prison if he is convicted? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 100% (22 Votes) No: 0% (0 Votes) “Prosecutors have routinely cited Howell’s decision to justify pretrial detention for more than 100 January 6 defendants including those accused of committing no violence,” Kelly wrote. So, where would that leave Smith, the Democratic attack-dog prosecutor, and Trump, the current top political opponent to Democratic President Joe Biden? Given the current political atmosphere, where Trump is being attacked on all fronts by Democrats who appear desperate to either keep him out of the 2024 presidential race or abuse the legal system to tarnish him in the minds of just enough voters, would anyone be surprised if Smith tried to keep Trump behind bars? (Actually, members of Trump’s Secret Service detail probably would be surprised — and wishing they were out on Hunter duty in Malibu.) The scenario would be a nightmare for the country’s electoral process of course — though given how cavalierly Democrats treat election integrity (see, Texas or Georgia) that’s not real high on their list of concerns. The prospect of a former president behind bars is bad enough — reminiscent of those banana republics that are currently disgorging their populations into the Biden open border to the south. The prospect of him being behind bars before the case goes to court would smack of a show trial that could have been run in Moscow of the 1930s. Trump could still campaign for the GOP nomination from jail — in fact, he’d probably be harder to beat than ever among Republican voters. He could still compete for the general election nomination — and Trump has vowed he would do so. But the idea of forcing him to do it has to have Democrats giddy — no matter what the cost to American prestige and credibility, not to mention domestic tranquility. That would be the final tear to our countries fabric. We could never stitch this great country back together again. If they did this, I think every fair minded American would say “and what about the Biden crime family”. They better have a cell next door for Joe and Hunter. — Rebecca Majewski (@RebeccaMajewsk5) July 31, 2023 From the time Trump entered the national political scene for real in 2015 to the current day, Democrats and their sapsuckers in establishment media have proven there are no limits to their frenzy to destroy him. For the establishment media, it began even before Trump was sworn in, as Washington “journalists” were willingly led around by the nose by “anonymous” Trump enemies — leakers in the FBI mainly. Democrats needed to wait until they took control of the House in 2018 to get serious about their nonsensical impeachments of Trump, but impeach him they did — twice. And now, a special counsel hellbent on attacking Trump could be bringing charges against him in one of the most militantly Democratic-biased legal jurisdictions in the country — the legal swamp of the political swamp. Meanwhile, the country watches as Hunter Biden and his corruption-ridden crime family — including the “big guy” treat the legal system the way “devout Catholic” Joe Biden treats his church — there when it’s convenient, forgettable when it’s not. How low is Jack Smith willing to go? The country could well see if the swamp has a bottom. Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Nightmare Scenario: Trump Could Be Denied Bail, Held Without Trial If Indicted for Jan. 6th Charges

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2023-08-01 00:48:03+00:00

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2023-07-31 17:37:14

Like a stopped clock, the vice president can manage to be right without meaning to. And in this case, she was damning to her own side.

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Kamala Harris is better known for word salad nonsense than pointed economic analysis, but even broken clocks get it right without meaning to. That’s where the vice president found herself last week, with a complaint about the Supreme Court’s decision last year to overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion decision and return the question to state lawmakers. Harris might have thought she was damning the court, instead she ended up damning her own administration. During an extended riff on the supposed economic challenges faced by women seeking abortions (the challenges the unborn baby is facing are considerably graver), Harris bemoaned the fact that the U.S. economy is so precarious that most households would have difficulty handling an unexpected expense of even $400. “Most Americans are a $400 unexpected expense away from bankruptcy,” Harris said Friday during a pro-abortion event at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Clearly, Harris thought she would be tugging at the heartstrings of the progressives gathered to protest Iowa’s law banning abortions after six week of pregnancy — a law that has been blocked in court for the moment, as The Associated Press reported. But no one needs to agree with Harris about abortion to understand that she was making an even bigger point — even if she didn’t realize it: After more than two years of President Joe Biden in the White House, the citizens of the world’s most prosperous country aren’t so very prosperous after all. Do you think "Bidenomics" is working? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 1% (8 Votes) No: 99% (1172 Votes) And with a president who seems to think what he calls “Bidenomics” is working so well he plans on running for re-election on it, it doesn’t look like that’s going to change anytime soon. Harris might not have known what she was saying — it surely wouldn’t be the first time — but plenty of social media users understood it immediately. “Yeah, that’s called Bidenomics and it’s a problem,” wrote Sen. Tim Scott, the South Carolina Republican who’s running for the GOP nomination in 2024. Yeah, that’s called Bidenomics and it’s a problem. Americans have lost $10,000 in spending power because of the Biden-Harris agenda. https://t.co/0cNR34yt6O — Tim Scott (@votetimscott) July 28, 2023 There were many who agreed. Here’s a sampling: Bideneconomics explained — David Goodrich (@DavidGo14865055) July 29, 2023 Thanks to you and your boss! — SamJ (@SamJuneau) July 28, 2023 I’ve been assured many times over that the economy is doing great, we are all doing great and we should shut up about it, great! — KevHill (@kevhill) July 28, 2023 To get one point out of the way, Harris was exaggerating to the point of absurdity — precision, like honesty, has never been her strength. Bankruptcy is serious business that isn’t likely to come up with just one financial setback, no matter how hard it might hit. But as Fox News pointed out, she didn’t just quite make the factoid up out of thin air. Fox noted that Harris was likely referring to a Federal Reserve survey of U.S. households that showed that 37 percent of American individuals or households would be unable to cover an unexpected expense of $400. Almost 40 percent of Americans is not “most Americans.” And saying most Americans don’t have $400 in change in their couch is one thing. Claiming a $400 expense would drive a household into literal bankruptcy is considerably different. But the underlying fact that Harris admitted is undeniable: American incomes have not kept up with the soaring price of living under the Biden administration. In fact, the Biden presidency has been a disaster for the American economy, from rampant government spending that fueled rapacious inflation to surrendering the energy independence that the United States achieved under the Trump administration. If this is the “Bidenomics” that Democrats want to run the 2024 election on — if Kamala Harris wants to go on the road to tell her country that the administration she serves has left its citizenry teetering on the edge of financial failure, it’s only going to help whomever Republicans eventually nominate. Prior to the COVID pandemic, GOP front-runner former President Donald Trump amassed an economic record any sane politician would envy — with low unemployment, low inflation and a rising stock market. Trump’s chief rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, made his national name by leading the Sunshine State to a boom time in the face of COVID-19 while Democratic-dominated state governments strangled their own economies in pandemic paralysis. In fact, just about any candidate in the increasingly crowded Republican field would do a better job than the Biden administration and the socialists who’ve taken over the modern Democratic Party simply by employing standard Republican strategies — what used to be standard American strategies — of limited regulation and free markets to ignite the country’s potential. Harris didn’t mean to, but she all but admitted “Bidenomics” hasn’t done that, and it never will. Like a stopped clock, she was right. And if the country is lucky, her time is running out. Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Kamala Admits 'Bidenomics' Not Working by Saying Americans Can't Afford $400 Surprise Expense

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2023-08-01 00:47:53+00:00

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2023-07-31 21:32:00

A 28-year-old man was dancing with his friends at a gas station in Brooklyn when he was confronted by a group of Muslim men.

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The murder of a shirtless dancer and a reported member of the LGBT community at a New York City gas station Saturday night is being investigated as a potential hate crime. The New York Daily News reported 28-year-old Sibley O’Shae was dancing with his friends at the Midwood Mobil gas station in Brooklyn at around 11 p.m. ET when he was confronted by a group of Muslim men. The men had reportedly taken issue with the behavior of O’Shae and his friends, all of who were members of a “queer” professional dancing group, according to the Daily News. The Muslim men reportedly confronted the victim and his friends after witnessing O’Shae dancing in a pair of swim trunks at a gas pump on what was one of the city’s hottest days of the year. He was eventually stabbed to death by one of the offended Muslim men, per the report. According to the newspaper, the victim used dancing as a way to promote his LGBT advocacy. Police have the stabbing and the altercation that led up to it on video. WCBS-TV, which obtained some of the footage, reported the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the killing. Should this be considered a hate crime? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 80% (992 Votes) No: 20% (251 Votes) No one has been arrested in the murder and the department has not said if it has a suspect. The gas station was closed down for the duration of Saturday evening while the neighborhood was noted for being relatively safe. One of O’Shae’s friends told the outlet the late dancer was “beautiful” and “fun-loving.” “He was just a fun-loving, beautiful person, like energetic,” one friend who did not wish to be identified told WCBS. The person added, “He was very protective of his family, like all he promoted was just love.” After calling the killing “ridiculous” the friend added, “[O’Shae] wasn’t a part of no gangs. Like, he was out here, it was a night of fun.” A witness who was described as a delivery driver described what he said he saw in the moments after the stabbing. Zafar Safaroe told WCBS, “I came over and checked and they said, ‘Back off, back off, there’s someone dead.'” Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Offended Muslim Stabs Shirtless Man to Death While He Pumps Gas in US: Report

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2023-08-01 00:48:11+00:00

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2023-07-31 21:32:00

A 28-year-old man was dancing with his friends at a gas station in Brooklyn when he was confronted by a group of Muslim men.

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The murder of a shirtless dancer and a reported member of the LGBT community at a New York City gas station Saturday night is being investigated as a potential hate crime. The New York Daily News reported 28-year-old Sibley O’Shae was dancing with his friends at the Midwood Mobil gas station in Brooklyn at around 11 p.m. ET when he was confronted by a group of Muslim men. The men had reportedly taken issue with the behavior of O’Shae and his friends, all of who were members of a “queer” professional dancing group, according to the Daily News. The Muslim men reportedly confronted the victim and his friends after witnessing O’Shae dancing in a pair of swim trunks at a gas pump on what was one of the city’s hottest days of the year. He was eventually stabbed to death by one of the offended Muslim men, per the report. According to the newspaper, the victim used dancing as a way to promote his LGBT advocacy. Police have the stabbing and the altercation that led up to it on video. WCBS-TV, which obtained some of the footage, reported the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the killing. Should this be considered a hate crime? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 80% (948 Votes) No: 20% (242 Votes) No one has been arrested in the murder and the department has not said if it has a suspect. The gas station was closed down for the duration of Saturday evening while the neighborhood was noted for being relatively safe. One of O’Shae’s friends told the outlet the late dancer was “beautiful” and “fun-loving.” “He was just a fun-loving, beautiful person, like energetic,” one friend who did not wish to be identified told WCBS. The person added, “He was very protective of his family, like all he promoted was just love.” After calling the killing “ridiculous” the friend added, “[O’Shae] wasn’t a part of no gangs. Like, he was out here, it was a night of fun.” A witness who was described as a delivery driver described what he said he saw in the moments after the stabbing. Zafar Safaroe told WCBS, “I came over and checked and they said, ‘Back off, back off, there’s someone dead.'” Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Offended Muslim Stabs Shirtless Man to Death While He Pumps Gas in US: Report

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2023-08-01 01:18:50+00:00

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2023-07-31 20:00:58

A former associate of Hunter Biden explains how often Hunter Biden called his father while the two were making business deals.

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Hunter Biden’s former business partner told the House Oversight Committee on Monday that the president’s son connected his business associates with his father on multiple occasions, including the years when President Joe Biden was vice president in former President Barack Obama’s administration. Devon Archer, a convicted felon facing a one-year term in prison for an unrelated fraud case, had been subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee, per CNN. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia came out of the closed-door meeting in which Archer answered questions and said Archer told legislators “the Bidens were in the actual business of influence peddling,” according to the U.K.’s Daily Mail. 🚨 BREAKING: Hunter Biden’s former business partner Devon Archer testified that VP Joe Biden was put on speakerphone 20+ times to “sell the brand” in business discussions pic.twitter.com/uwtgXcJPfZ — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 31, 2023 “It’s extremely damning,” she told the outlet. “We have Devon Archer coming out and telling the truth that Hunter Biden and Joe Biden spoke over 20 times about his business deals, not about the weather, not about what was for lunch, [but] about his business deals,” she said. Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona said Archer told lawmakers that the Biden connection was vital to Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company that at one time had Archer and Hunter Biden on its board Biggs said Archer said, “Burisma would have gone out of business sooner if the Biden brand had not been invoked. People would be intimidated to really mess with Burisma because of the Biden family brand.” Should Joe Biden be impeached after this testimony? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 99% (400 Votes) No: 1% (3 Votes) Biggs said that after hearing what Archer had to say, “I think we should do an impeachment inquiry.” .@RepAndyBiggsAZ reacts to Hunter Biden’s former business partner and best friend’s bombshell testimony in front of Congress: “I think we should do an impeachment inquiry.” pic.twitter.com/Bzdw53jzbB — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 31, 2023 Archer was on the Ukrainian energy firm’s board with Hunter, who was paid $50,000 a month for his role. Greene voiced her hope that Archer’s testimony “moves the needle” on an impeachment inquiry into the president. “We have to have 218 Republicans to vote for it, and there’s been some that just aren’t there yet, but in my opinion, the information that’s coming out today could really push many of them to get to ‘yes,’” she said. Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman: The witness testified “that Hunter would put his father on speakerphone with whomever was at dinner — and there was no indication that he had any idea who was at dinner with them!” pic.twitter.com/bC1c6DBWMn — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 31, 2023 Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York said that Archer indicated that over 10 years, there are about 20 instances when Hunter Biden put his father on the phone to speak with Hunter Biden’s associates, according to the Washington Examiner. Goldman offered a different version of the testimony than Greene, saying the conversation was only “casual conversation, niceties, the weather, what’s going on” and that there “wasn’t a single conversation” about any of the deals that may have been in the works at the time of those calls. “[Hunter Biden] would often put his father, occasionally would put his father on to say hello to whomever he happened to be caught at dinner with,” Goldman said. “And Mr. Archer clarified that it was sometimes people they were trying to do business with, and it was sometimes friends or other social engagements.” NY Post writer Miranda Devine noted that Joe Biden has maintained, “I’ve never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings,” since September 2019, but that that stance has since morphed into a comment last week form White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre that “The president was never in business with his son.” Devine posted on social media that from what she heard. Archer’s testimony was devastating. Devon Archer’s testimony: •In December 2015, Mykola Zlochevsky, the owner of Burisma, and Vadym Pozharski, an executive of Burisma, placed constant pressure on Hunter Biden to get help from D.C. regarding the Ukrainian prosecutor, Viktor Shokin. Shokin was investigating Burisma… — Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) July 31, 2023 •Devon Archer testified that Hunter Biden put then-Vice President Joe Biden on the speakerphone during business meetings, over 20 times. Archer testified that Joe Biden was put on the phone to sell “the brand.” These phone calls include a dinner in Paris with a French energy… — Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) July 31, 2023 Prior to Archer’s testimony, Devine wrote in the New York Post that Archer would be telling the House that on at least one occasion when Joe Biden was vice president his son connected him with executives with a Ukrainian energy company. The Post report said that on Dec. 2, 2015, two officials with the Burisma energy company were with Archer and Hunter Biden in Dubai when one asked Hunter Biden “Can you ring your dad?” The Post report said Hunter Biden then did so. Devine wrote that the vice president “greeted the Ukrainians but spoke only in vague pleasantries during the short call, and in other such interactions with Hunter’s overseas business partners.” Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Breaking: Hunter Biden's Business Partner Testifies - And It's Damning for Joe Biden

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Democrats, along with the establishment media, have been at open warfare with Trump and his supporters since 2015. But will they go this far?

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How far is special counsel Jack Smith willing to go? The special prosecutor has already demonstrated his zeal in his mission to nail former President Donald Trump in a supposedly independent investigation of classified documents kept in his South Florida home. Now, the political world is waiting for Smith’s public decision on whether to charge Trump in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion — and a conservative commentator is raising the possibility that Smith could up the ante even further. In an interview with Breitbart News on Sunday, independent journalist Julie Kelly discussed the possibility that Smith would not only bring charges against Trump in relation to the incursion, but could also seek to have him held behind bars until it comes the case comes to trial. In the friendly courtroom field of Washington, D.C., where Democrats reign supreme, Kelly said, Smith already has a precedent to work from: Defendants in Jan. 6 cases. In a Substack piece published Sunday before her Breitbart interview, Kelly cited the case of William Chrestman, a Kansas City member of the Proud Boys and a Trump supporter who is still in a D.C. jail awaiting trial. Chrestman’s mother told the Kansas City Star in an article published in May that she doesn’t expect to see her son free until Trump is in office again and pardons him. In a Feb. 26, 2021, order granting prosecutors’ request to hold Chrestman without bail, Judge Beryl Howell wrote that Chrestman’s “conduct on January 6 and blatant disregard for the law clearly show that he is a serious danger to the community and the nation, and that no condition or combination of conditions can be imposed that will ensure his compliance with the law pending trial in this matter.” My explainer about how Jack Smith could ask a DC judge to deny bail for Donald Trump when he’s charged for January 6, likely this week. https://t.co/lxI6n9jlRp — Julie Kelly (@julie_kelly2) July 31, 2023 If the name “Beryl Howell” rings a bell, by the way, it might be because Howell was the judge who ruled in Smith’s favor to breach the confidentiality between Trump and his attorneys under a “crime-fraud exception,” as The New York Times reported in March. It just happened to be her last day as the chief judge of the Federal District Court in Washington. (She remains a judge in the district, however.) It might also be because Howell was the judge who pressed prosecutors in court in 2021 on why they weren’t being tougher with Jan. 6 defendants. A fine example of justice being blind, is Judge Beryl Howell. In another part of the ruling, Kelly noted, Howell wrote that “a defendant who assumed either a formal or a de facto leadership role in the assault by encouraging other rioters’ misconduct, for example, by urging rioters to advance on the Capitol or to confront law enforcement, may have inspired further criminal conduct on the part of others.” Does that sound like the picture Democrats are trying to paint of Trump’s activities that day? That was the whole point of Nancy Pelosi’s sham of a Jan. 6 committee. Do you think Trump should campaign from prison if he is convicted? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 100% (16 Votes) No: 0% (0 Votes) “Prosecutors have routinely cited Howell’s decision to justify pretrial detention for more than 100 January 6 defendants including those accused of committing no violence,” Kelly wrote. So, where would that leave Smith, the Democratic attack-dog prosecutor, and Trump, the current top political opponent to Democratic President Joe Biden? Given the current political atmosphere, where Trump is being attacked on all fronts by Democrats who appear desperate to either keep him out of the 2024 presidential race or abuse the legal system to tarnish him in the minds of just enough voters, would anyone be surprised if Smith tried to keep Trump behind bars? (Actually, members of Trump’s Secret Service detail probably would be surprised — and wishing they were out on Hunter duty in Malibu.) The scenario would be a nightmare for the country’s electoral process of course — though given how cavalierly Democrats treat election integrity (see, Texas or Georgia) that’s not real high on their list of concerns. The prospect of a former president behind bars is bad enough — reminiscent of those banana republics that are currently disgorging their populations into the Biden open border to the south. The prospect of him being behind bars before the case goes to court would smack of a show trial that could have been run in Moscow of the 1930s. Trump could still campaign for the GOP nomination from jail — in fact, he’d probably be harder to beat than ever among Republican voters. He could still compete for the general election nomination — and Trump has vowed he would do so. But the idea of forcing him to do it has to have Democrats giddy — no matter what the cost to American prestige and credibility, not to mention domestic tranquility. That would be the final tear to our countries fabric. We could never stitch this great country back together again. If they did this, I think every fair minded American would say “and what about the Biden crime family”. They better have a cell next door for Joe and Hunter. — Rebecca Majewski (@RebeccaMajewsk5) July 31, 2023 From the time Trump entered the national political scene for real in 2015 to the current day, Democrats and their sapsuckers in establishment media have proven there are no limits to their frenzy to destroy him. For the establishment media, it began even before Trump was sworn in, as Washington “journalists” were willingly led around by the nose by “anonymous” Trump enemies — leakers in the FBI mainly. Democrats needed to wait until they took control of the House in 2018 to get serious about their nonsensical impeachments of Trump, but impeach him they did — twice. And now, a special counsel hellbent on attacking Trump could be bringing charges against him in one of the most militantly Democratic-biased legal jurisdictions in the country — the legal swamp of the political swamp. Meanwhile, the country watches as Hunter Biden and his corruption-ridden crime family — including the “big guy” treat the legal system the way “devout Catholic” Joe Biden treats his church — there when it’s convenient, forgettable when it’s not. How low is Jack Smith willing to go? The country could well see if the swamp has a bottom. Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Nightmare Scenario: Trump Could Be Denied Bail, Held Without Trial If Indicted for Jan. 6th Charges

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Many fear a cashless society is just one more way to take freedom away from citizens. As one man proved resistant, the police were called

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A man in the United Kingdom entered an Aldi store and immediately became a warrior for freedom by standing against a cashless society as the police were called because he tried to buy some strawberries with hard currency despite the store’s ban on cash transactions. Undated video of the incident shows British activist Piers Corbyn — brother of the former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn — trying to pay for a pint of strawberries with exact change at the Aldi counter, but since the Greenwich store operates entirely on the Aldi App, his money was refused. Corbyn left the money on the counter anyway, and exited the store with the fruit. Store employees then reported him to police for stealing the produce, according to a report published Monday by the U.K. Independent. “I’m offering exactly the right amount of money here,” Corbyn said before exiting the store. “I’ve paid my legal tender.” Piers Corbyn pays with cash at a cashless Aldi, this is how you defeat the globalists…🔥 pic.twitter.com/CIgrtNH7ov — Pelham (@Resist_05) July 31, 2023 The Independent did not report whether Corbyn was actually arrested. Starting last year, the Aldi chain began opening a series of cashless outlets in the U.K. One of the reasons was to offer a “touchless” experience in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was still ongoing at the time, the BBC reported. “Retailers are in a race to offer the most frictionless in-store experience – in retail ‘no touch’ has become the new normal,” retail expert Natalie Berg told the BBC. Do you want to live in a cashless society? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 0% (0 Votes) No: 100% (64 Votes) Aldi’s cashless stores were spurred on by similar efforts by Amazon, which is working on implementing its own cashless checkout system with its Amazon One payment system. Whole Foods has already included a “palm payment” option at its more than 500 stores, according to the About Amazon website. In that system, a computer simply recognizes the palm print of a customer and deletes funds from the appropriate account. “This means Whole Foods Market customers who choose to use Amazon One will no longer need their wallet or even a phone to pay — they can simply hover their palm over an Amazon One device. For Prime members who link their Amazon One profile with their Amazon account, savings will automatically be applied,” the site wrote last week. Whether or not you support Mr. Corbyn and his personal crusades, you can’t fault him for opposing a cashless society that relies solely on digital and Internet-based banking. This is a sure way for governments to take a whole list of freedoms away from citizens. Last year, the world elites who hope to increase their power over the population were rubbing their hands in glee over the idea of a digital currency that they can control in every degree. In May the World Economic Forum held its annual summit, which convened in Switzerland, and one of the items on the agenda was a world digital currency. The WEF was pushing its Digital Currency Governance Consortium and wants to implement a cashless society that relies entirely on government agencies and banks, and which would operate on digital currencies issued and controlled solely by governments and central banks. On its website, the WEF says there are more than 18,000 cryptocurrencies causing chaos and adds that “cryptocurrency regulation is imperative” and that “a globally coordinated approach to regulation is necessary.” In other words, the WEF says governments and central banks should control all digital crypto transactions. However, that would defeat the purpose that cryptocurrencies were created for in the first place. Total government control over our means of engaging in commerce and security is already being tagged as a “mark of the beast,” referring to the warning in the Bible’s Book of Revelation that speaks of the end times. But it’s hard to fault the logic for aspiring tyrants. After all, electronic currencies fully controlled by the government means that you, the citizen, will only have “money” when the government says you do. That also means the government can stop you from using what “money” it claims you have in your account, it can summarily take that money away from you at any time, and can completely control what it is “worth” and what it can buy. Indeed, such a system would be chimerical in all respects. None of it would be based on anything tangible and would rely on things that can change at the will of those in control. It will have no intrinsic value at all. Worse, it is the perfect means to control you. With digital currency, the government knows where you are when you are spending it, how much you are spending, and what you are buying. Such information can be used to track you down at a moment’s notice and control what you are “allowed” to own. Did you buy too much food? You’ll be shut down. Did you buy a gun or ammo? You’ll be put on a watch list. Did you buy a book the elites don’t like? You’ll be branded an “insurrectionist.” And in all cases, your whereabouts are pinpointed any time the government feels that you need to be taken into custody. China already has a digital currency and bans the use of other cryptocurrencies, and the Biden administration is also working to implement such a system. So, whether you are a fan of Britain’s Piers Corbyn or not, he certainly has a point about the dangers of the surveillance state taking control of our currency. For all lovers of freedom, the whole thing should be a hard “no.” Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Man Gets Police Called on Him After Refusing to Accept Store's Cashless Agenda

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A 28-year-old man was dancing with his friends at a gas station in Brooklyn when he was confronted by a group of Muslim men.

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The murder of a shirtless dancer and a reported member of the LGBT community at a New York City gas station Saturday night is being investigated as a potential hate crime. The New York Daily News reported 28-year-old Sibley O’Shae was dancing with his friends at the Midwood Mobil gas station in Brooklyn at around 11 p.m. ET when he was confronted by a group of Muslim men. The men had reportedly taken issue with the behavior of O’Shae and his friends, all of who were members of a “queer” professional dancing group, according to the Daily News. The Muslim men reportedly confronted the victim and his friends after witnessing O’Shae dancing in a pair of swim trunks at a gas pump on what was one of the city’s hottest days of the year. He was eventually stabbed to death by one of the offended Muslim men, per the report. According to the newspaper, the victim used dancing as a way to promote his LGBT advocacy. Police have the stabbing and the altercation that led up to it on video. WCBS-TV, which obtained some of the footage, reported the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the killing. Should this be considered a hate crime? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 80% (993 Votes) No: 20% (251 Votes) No one has been arrested in the murder and the department has not said if it has a suspect. The gas station was closed down for the duration of Saturday evening while the neighborhood was noted for being relatively safe. One of O’Shae’s friends told the outlet the late dancer was “beautiful” and “fun-loving.” “He was just a fun-loving, beautiful person, like energetic,” one friend who did not wish to be identified told WCBS. The person added, “He was very protective of his family, like all he promoted was just love.” After calling the killing “ridiculous” the friend added, “[O’Shae] wasn’t a part of no gangs. Like, he was out here, it was a night of fun.” A witness who was described as a delivery driver described what he said he saw in the moments after the stabbing. Zafar Safaroe told WCBS, “I came over and checked and they said, ‘Back off, back off, there’s someone dead.'” Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Offended Muslim Stabs Shirtless Man to Death While He Pumps Gas in US: Report

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A 28-year-old man was dancing with his friends at a gas station in Brooklyn when he was confronted by a group of Muslim men.

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The murder of a shirtless dancer and a reported member of the LGBT community at a New York City gas station Saturday night is being investigated as a potential hate crime. The New York Daily News reported 28-year-old Sibley O’Shae was dancing with his friends at the Midwood Mobil gas station in Brooklyn at around 11 p.m. ET when he was confronted by a group of Muslim men. The men had reportedly taken issue with the behavior of O’Shae and his friends, all of who were members of a “queer” professional dancing group, according to the Daily News. The Muslim men reportedly confronted the victim and his friends after witnessing O’Shae dancing in a pair of swim trunks at a gas pump on what was one of the city’s hottest days of the year. He was eventually stabbed to death by one of the offended Muslim men, per the report. According to the newspaper, the victim used dancing as a way to promote his LGBT advocacy. Police have the stabbing and the altercation that led up to it on video. WCBS-TV, which obtained some of the footage, reported the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the killing. Should this be considered a hate crime? Yes No Completing this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Yes: 80% (1133 Votes) No: 20% (279 Votes) No one has been arrested in the murder and the department has not said if it has a suspect. The gas station was closed down for the duration of Saturday evening while the neighborhood was noted for being relatively safe. One of O’Shae’s friends told the outlet the late dancer was “beautiful” and “fun-loving.” “He was just a fun-loving, beautiful person, like energetic,” one friend who did not wish to be identified told WCBS. The person added, “He was very protective of his family, like all he promoted was just love.” After calling the killing “ridiculous” the friend added, “[O’Shae] wasn’t a part of no gangs. Like, he was out here, it was a night of fun.” A witness who was described as a delivery driver described what he said he saw in the moments after the stabbing. Zafar Safaroe told WCBS, “I came over and checked and they said, ‘Back off, back off, there’s someone dead.'” Truth and Accuracy Submit a Correction → * Name * Email * Message * All fields are required. Success! We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our editorial standards.

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Offended Muslim Stabs Shirtless Man to Death While He Pumps Gas in US: Report

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In a statement, Frisco police apologized for the incident and said it planned to run an "incident review."

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It was a parent's worst nightmare, and a major mistake by the Frisco Police Department in North Texas. On July 23, an Arkansas family visiting the Dallas area for a basketball tournament was pulled over by the police. Frisco police believed they had found a stolen vehicle — as a result they shut down the busy highway, pulled their guns and ordered the family out of the car. But one of their officers made an error — entering the wrong state from the license plate into their computer system. The mother in the vehicle posted about the incident online saying seeing her child in cuffs "hurt me to my core." "It’s not okay. And I thank god that we were not physically injured, but we have suffered a lot of mental and emotional trauma from this. I've cried so much today I don't know if I have any more tears to cry. Every time I see the video of my baby, I just can't believe it. I feel like this is a very bad dream," Demi Janale said on TikTok. Police in Aurora, Colorado made a similar mistake in 2021, handcuffing 4 minors and laying them on the pavement for what police believed was a stolen vehicle. While the Aurora police chief ultimately apologized for the incident, the family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and one of the officers involved was suspended. In a statement, Frisco police apologized for the July incident and said it planned to run an "incident review." For now, no lawsuit has been filed by the family involved. SEE MORE: NYC to settle $13M for George Floyd protest arrests, police beatings Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com

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The halt of one of the nation's largest trucking companies has left around 200 people in the Indianapolis area without a job.

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INDIANAPOLIS — The halt of one of the nation's largest trucking companies has left around 200 people in the Indianapolis area without a job. 'Yellow Corp' has been in the freight carrier business for 99 years but the company suspended operations on Sunday, leaving close to 30,000 people nationwide jobless. Indianapolis drivers tell WRTV they're upset for all involved but unfortunately saw this coming. "Definitely sad, but did it take us by surprise no. No, it was just the worst part was the waiting," said Glen Brannon. Glen Brannon has dedicated 20 years to Yellow Corporation trucking company. "I had just got my 20 years in with the company three days ago," he said. He even runs a website called 2 Trailer Trucker keeping the roughly 200 Indianapolis employees and the nearly 30,000 employees nationwide up to date about the company, including a notice alerting employees that all company operations have ceased. "As of noon Sunday, we were out of a job," said Brannon. Yellow's intent to file for bankruptcy comes less than three years after it accepted a $700 million pandemic-era bailout from the U.S. government in exchange for a 30% stake in the company, according to ABC. The company has also been working to reach a deal with the Teamsters Union which represents roughly 22,000 Yellow Corporation employees. The Teamsters Union has done all they could. Ryan Waggoner was a driver there for 23 years. "It's a hard pill to swallow," said Waggoner. He said, he's mostly saddened by losing his "work family." "I am glad we got to be friends and stuff over the years and got to work together. We are keeping in touch with each other and hopefully get to work together again. Some people were close to retiring and are going to do that. I am happy for them, but for the young ones, and people who just started a family, I'm not too happy this happened to them," said Waggoner. "It's sad that they have officially closed due to the fact the friendships we have made," said Brannon. As employees try to grasp abruptly moving on, Brannon said insurance will be extended through the end of this week. "Thankfully, we have a week for everyone to get their medicines, make last minute appointments with their doctors and try to take care of their families and themselves the best they can," said Brannon. Brannon says as far as pension goes, that's covered by the union. Company officials have not responded to numerous requests for comment.

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The families of victims say they just want their community to come together during this time of need.

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MUNCIE-- For Ashley Erby, she will tell you that the past few days have been nothing short of a nightmare. “We went to a block party, and it got shot up and everybody was running and we got trampled and she got hit by a car,” Erby said. Erby said her 26-year-old sister Shealynn Orr was one of 19 people injured in Sunday’s mass shooting. Erby says that she was dragged by a car as the shots rang out. Provided Pictured is Shealynn Orr “It’s heartbreaking, she is on a ventilator, her lung collapsed, she has broken pelvic bones, she has a wound down to leg that is down to the bone,” Erby said. The Muncie Police Department says at least 18 people were shot. Police say a large gathering of anywhere up to one thousand people was taking place in the area of South Hackley and Willard Street. 30-year-old Joseph Elliot Bonner the third died in the shooting. Provided by family Pictured is 30-year-old Joseph Elliot Bonner. “Please just turn yourself in, we just want justice. We know that you were probably scared with the gunshots but please just turn yourself in,” Erby added. Gail Coates is also recovering from the mass shooting in Muncie. “They were standing by the DJ booth and a fight broke out and one of those guys pulled a gun,” Coates told WRTV on Monday. Coates says that her two granddaughters Taz Isom and Jayla Thomas were shot. She says both were rushed to the hospital. Provided by family Pictured is Jayla Thomas on the left and Taz Isom on the right. “I haven’t thought about it until not too long ago when an officer told me about an hour ago that my family had one third of the victims out there,” Coates added. Both families say they just want their community to come together during this time of need. “I don’t think there is that much going on where you have to take a life,” Coates concluded. If you would like to help the Orr family they have created a GoFundMe.

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Yellow Corp., one of the largest freight companies in the U.S., said it was closing operations and filing for bankruptcy on Monday.

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One of the largest trucking companies in the country shut down over the weekend, leaving tens of thousands of people without jobs at the start of the work week. The Teamsters Union said Monday that Yellow Corp. informed them the 99-year-old company was shuttering operations and filing for bankruptcy, despite receiving a $700 million pandemic loan just three years ago. Scripps News reached out to Yellow to confirm but did not hear back. No bankruptcy filings have gone live yet. Yellow employs 30,000 people nationwide including 22,000 union workers. But one worker in Nashville says he arrived at work without hearing anything about the status of his job. "They haven't told us they're out of business yet, they haven't told us what they're doing, filing bankruptcy or whatever," said Danny Smallridge. "I'm in pretty good shape myself and I know I'll be taken care of but a lot of my union brothers and sisters — they're not in the same boat as I am and that's heartbreaking. Shame on the company." Another worker went viral over the weekend after a video showed his emotional reaction to learning he'd leave Yellow with no pension despite spending 30 years on the job. In a statement, Teamsters president Sean O'Brien called the news "unfortunate but not surprising." He added Yellow "has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in worker concessions and hundreds of millions in bailout funding from the federal government. This is a sad day for workers and the American freight industry,” SEE MORE: Lumber prices could surge again due to too few lumber workers Yellow is the nation's third largest carrier of small freight, earning $5 billion in revenue a year, according to its website, serving major customers like Walmart and Home Depot. But after a series of failed cost-cutting measures to stay afloat, Yellow saw customers leave in droves. According to the Associated Press, the company is now $1.5 billion in debt with $729.2 million owed to the federal government. This, despite the government handing Yellow a $700 million pandemic loan just three years ago. Mike Regan, the co-founder of TranzAct technologies, which helps companies manage their supply chains, says Yellow used most of that money to round out pension plans and extend the life of its equipment. But in June, a congressional investigation found the Treasury and Defense departments "made missteps" in giving Yellow the loan, with auditors calling the handout "reactive at best" and saying it "may not be the best course of action to protect taxpayer funds." Regan says Yellow's problems arose decades ago after the company acquired rival companies and put them under one roof. "When they bought Roadway, it was like having the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears come together to form a football team. You had basically people that competed against each other, were enemies, then you brought them together and said 'we're going to play nice,'" he said. "If you don't have your culture synchronized, I don't care what your strategy is, it's not going to work because you have disparate parties." SEE MORE: Wage and salary increases in the US slowed down He added that problems worsened when Yellow tried to reduce its debt and eliminate financial redundancies by shutttering 24 of its 300 truck terminals. Regan says that considering some of the locations were as valuable as $80 million, it could've helped the company with some of its money troubles. But Teamsters, which was angered by the course of action, said the move would lead to unnecessary job cuts. Regan says Yellow's latest setback came from the threat of a union strike over health care benefits when the company missed a $50 million welfare and pension fund payment. Teamsters said they'd strike if Yellow didn't make the payment. "That basically was the death knell for Yellow because if you're a shipper, one of the things that you don't want to do is have freight trapped in a system when the carrier's not operating," said Regan. The shutdown could mean shipping delays for consumer because many shippers relied solely on Yellow's vast terminal network to move is products. "In the LTL (Less-than-truckload) industry, your capacity is driven by your terminal network, the amount of doors that you have available to clear freight," said Regan. "The reason this is a big deal for shippers is because some shippers had Yellow [as their] one carrier. Well, they may take three or four carriers now to replace that Yellow volume because of the network." Regan says more carriers sharing doors could mean greater delays, leading to price increases to make up for the gap. Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com

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U.S. national team cyclist Magnus White was training for the mountain bike world championships when he was struck by a vehicle near his home.

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A 17-year-old American cyclist was killed Saturday when a car hit him as he was training. Magnus White, who was deemed a "rising star" in the sport, was cycling on the shoulder of a highway in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado, Sunday when he was struck by a car, USA Cycling said. The national team athlete had been in final training preparations for his first Junior Men's Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships, which is set for Aug. 10 in Glasgow, Scotland. White was an avid cyclist from an early age and had a knack for off-road cycling. He specialized in cyclocross, which is a cross between road cycling, mountain biking and steeplechase, and won the junior national championship in the sport in 2021. He went on to complete a season with the USA Cycling National Team and competed in two cyclocross world championships: one in 2022 in Fayeteville, Arkansas, and another in January in Hoogerheide, Netherlands. "We offer our heartfelt condolences to the White family, his teammates, friends, and the Boulder community during this incredibly difficult time. We ride for Magnus," USA Cycling said in a statement. White is survived by his parents and a brother. Friends of the family have organized a GoFundMe in his memory. SEE MORE: Man travels across the country by bike with cat Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com

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Angus Cloud, who was famously known on "Euphoria" as Fez, died Monday at the age of 25.

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Angus Cloud, an actor best known for his role as the drug dealer Fezco "Fez" O'Neill in HBO's "Euphoria, has died at the age of 25. In a response to Scripps News' inquiry about Cloud, California's Oakland Police Department said it was investigating a death that occurred today at 11:30 am in which a victim was pronounced dead at the scene. No cause of death was known in the active investigation. The 25-year-old's publicist told The Associated Press Cloud died at his family's home in Oakland. It said the family had to say goodbye to "an artist, a friend, a brother and a son." Cloud had buried his father last week and intensely struggled with the loss, the family said, though they did not give an exact cause of death. "The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend," the statement said. "Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence." In a post on X, an account for "Euphoria" said, "He was immensely talented and a beloved part of the HBO and Euphoria family. We extend our deepest condolences to his friends and family during this difficult time." Cloud was scouted by a "Euphoria" casting associate while walking down the street in New York, where he had been working at a restaurant at the time. He went on to star in the show's first two seasons and has had film and music video roles. He was finishing up three film projects at the time of his death. Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com

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A Japanese man spent $14,000 to become a Border Collie.

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Don't be fooled by the furry exterior: Some dogs aren't all what they seem. In fact, one isn't even a dog at all. It's a conundrum making the rounds online after a Japanese man wearing a hyper-realistic Border Collie outfit took a stroll outdoors and posted a YouTube video of the excursion, garnering more than 4.6 million views in the 10 days it's been online. The footage was filmed last year for an interview with a German TV station according to the video description, and the dog/man, identified only as Toco, released it to the public this month after getting permission to post it. The video under the account name "I want to be an animal" shows Toco getting pets around town while walking on four legs in the costume. In a video posted last year, Toco said he had "a vague dream of becoming an animal" ever since he was a child and that he chose to become a collie because it's his favorite breed and is larger in size, comparable to a human. This childhood dream prompted him to spend around $14,000 to have specialist costume company Zeppet create the outfit in 2022. The Japanese company is known for creating models and suits for films and commercials, but this was a custom, personal order, according to its website. Zeppet's site also lists personal comments Toco made during and after the 40-day building process. "I suppose creating a four-legged model for a two-legged human is extremely tricky, as our skeletal structure is quite different from canines," Toco said upon completion of the project. "I was therefore naturally worried about how it would turn out. After various trials and errors of the studio, however, the final result was brilliant and very satisfactory." But despite the long-lived goal and its online virality, Toco still hopes to remain anonymous behind his animal persona. In an interview with the Mirror, he said, "I rarely tell my friends because I am afraid they will think I am weird. My friends and family seemed very surprised to learn I became an animal." And comments on the recent YouTube video seem to echo his fears. While some users were curious and supportive, others were concerned, with one user saying "I've worked with animals for 15 years now and this is the creepiest animal related thing I've ever seen." Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com

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A short ceremony was held outside Elwood City Hall today to rename State Road 37 as “Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Memorial Mile” on the anniversary of his death.

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ELWOOD — Today marks one year since the death of Elwood officer Noah Shahnavaz. In his honor, a stretch of State Road 37 is being renamed after the fallen officer. A short ceremony was held outside Elwood City Hall today, announcing the “Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Memorial Mile.” The one mile stretch along SR 37, south of the SR13 intersection will now display a memorial marker in Shahnavaz's name. WRTV Additionally, a plaque purchased by the Elwood Police Department is on display outside of City Hall in his honor. Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz was killed in the line of duty on July 31, 2022 when he was conducting a traffic stop. Noah was killed by the driver of the vehicle, Carl Roy Webb Boards II, who was arrested and has since been charged with numerous counts. Boards fired at least 36 rounds and Noah never had a chance to upholster his own gun. At the ceremony today, the community of Elwood celebrated the heroic life of Noah and officially renamed the area where he died as Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Memorial Mile. WRTV "There's only one thing we can do here today and that's to make sure the Shahnavaz family knows that we love them and that we're never going to forget what a wonderful man their son was," Indiana Senator Mike Gaskill said. "When you drive past those signs, remember the sacrifice that he made."

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2023-07-31 19:11:00

Android phones will now get the same unknown tracker alerts that iPhone users get when an Apple AirTag is near them.

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Google announced that Android phone users should expect to get unknown tracker alerts like iPhone users get when there is a tracker they don't know about near them. The technology has already been a tool for iPhone users, who are alerted when a device like an Apple AirTag is tracking them. SEE MORE: How to clear cookies from your smartphone The move is a product of cooperative work done between Google and Apple and was announced at at 2023 Google conference. While the alerts will work only with AirTags at first, there are talks with other tracker companies like Tile and Chipolo to widen the field on which trackers will also be included. Google said in a press release that users will be able to tap on the notification and learn more about the tracker and view it on a map. There will also be a feature to select "play sound" to make the tracker play a noise so users can find it. Google said there will also be a manual scan feature to allow users to press a button and scan their surroundings for trackers even before they receive any notifications. New find my device features are also expected to be unveiled and available on Android by this summer, the company said. Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com

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Трагическая автоавария произошла в понедельник, 31 августа, на Ленинском проспекте в Москве. Как проинформировал столичный Дептранс, водитель грузовика не справился с управлением и врезался в дорожный отбойник.

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Бравурных речей о скором смятии ВС РФ в зоне СВО украинскими военными за океаном, похоже, поубавилось. В Вашингтоне начали понемногу понимать, что их военная помощь Киеву не возымела желаемого результата.

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В Белом доме признали, что контрнаступление ВСУ идет медленно

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CONCOURT DIRECTS GOVERNMENT TO PASS ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR INDEPENDENT FUNDING OF THE JUDICIARY Lusaka-Monday 31st July 2023 The Constitutional Court has directed the Attorney General and Government put up legislation to ensure that the Judiciary is fully financially independent and adequately funded. The Court also ruled that Government had breached Article 122(3) and 123 of…

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CONCOURT DIRECTS GOVERNMENT TO PASS ENABLING LEGISLATION FOR INDEPENDENT FUNDING OF THE JUDICIARY Lusaka-Monday 31st July 2023 The Constitutional Court has directed the Attorney General and Government put up legislation to ensure that the Judiciary is fully financially independent and adequately funded. The Court also ruled that Government had breached Article 122(3) and 123 of the Republican Constitution on the financial independence of the Judiciary. Parliament has also been enjoined as a matter of priority and directed to expeditiously ensure that appropriate legislation is enacted to fully actualize the finacial independence of the Judiciary and that such legislation be enacted at the earliest opportunity. The Constitutional Court has also directed the Minister of Finance to submit reports to Parliament on the measures being taken to actualise the financial and independent accounting of the Judiciary. These were unanimous decisions of thr Constitutional Court Judges; Justice Ann Sitali, Justice Judith Mulongoti, Justice Palan Mulonda, Justice Mugeni Siwale-Mulenga, Justice Martin Musaluke and Justice Mathew Chisunka. Renowned Lusaka lawyer, John Sangwa SC had petitioned the Constitutional Court stating that Government had breached constitutional provisions on the financial independence and autonomy of the Judiciary as provided for in Articles 122 and 123 of the Constitution.

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KAMBWILI PLEADS WITH ZAMBIANS TO START VOICING OUT AGAINST HIGH MEALIE MEAL PRICES … as “govt increases fuel prices in order to reduce them” Chishimba Kambwili has pleaded with Zambians to start continuously voicing out against the skyrocketing mealie mealie pieces, saying the price will not reduce itself if they remain silent. And the UPND…

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KAMBWILI PLEADS WITH ZAMBIANS TO START VOICING OUT AGAINST HIGH MEALIE MEAL PRICES … as “govt increases fuel prices in order to reduce them” Chishimba Kambwili has pleaded with Zambians to start continuously voicing out against the skyrocketing mealie mealie pieces, saying the price will not reduce itself if they remain silent. And the UPND administration has increased the price of fuel in order to reduce it later, as once claimed by Vice-President Mutale Nalumango that they were increasing in order to reduce. Delivering a speech, Kambwili said he was praying for President Hakainde Hichilema to once and for all start telling the truth following his claims to the bishops that the price of mealie meal will reduce once production was increased. “Ba President, ukulanda ichishinka kusuma (telling the truth is very important), so that people can quickly adjust. What will the increase in the price of maize do with the price of mealie meal? You increased the price of maize to K280. Even if the farmers produce more maize the price of maize will still remain K280. Please ba President learn to tell the truth, even if it’s a bad message,” Kambwili he said. Kambwili said the price of the staple food must be subsidised, saying the UPND administration was the only administration in the country that is not sensitive to the mealie meal prices. “We have a President who cheats and you accept that he has killed an elephant, meanwhile he has just killed a rat. Ubufi ebo baishiba (The only thing he knows is lying). We are praying for him to stop lying,” Kambwili said. Kambwili blamed Zambians for having elected Hichilema into office. “Na mwebene abena Zambia umulomo. We told you. God rejected HH five times… https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/kambwili-pleads-with-zambians-to-start-voicing-out-against-high-mealie-meal-prices-as-govt-increases-fuel-prices-in-order-to-reduce-them/

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"YOU ARE BLESSED" - KING MWATA YAMVO TELLS PF As the ruler of the Luba Lunda Kingdom invites the former ruling party to his Palace for continued engagements KING Mwata Yamvo of the Luba-Lunda Empire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has blessed the Patriotic Front and wished it well in its quest to…

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“YOU ARE BLESSED” – KING MWATA YAMVO TELLS PF As the ruler of the Luba Lunda Kingdom invites the former ruling party to his Palace for continued engagements KING Mwata Yamvo of the Luba-Lunda Empire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has blessed the Patriotic Front and wished it well in its quest to form government again. The King who spoke on the need for unity and oneness to be embraced beyond borders, said he values flourishing of established entities and that everyone had the Right to choose whom to associate with. And King Mwata Yamvo said he will always cherish the relations he has had with former President Edgar Lungu while in power. He made a recall of how Mr. Lungu invited him for his Presidential inauguration ceremony in 2016. King Mwata Yamvo further blessed the Patriotic Front and it’s leadership and wished the opposition party well. The ruler of the Luba-Lunda dynasty has since invited the PF to visit him at his Palace in DRC for continued engagement. PF Acting President , Given Lubinda, led a team of PF senior officials in meeting King Mwata Yamvo, of whom among others included Prof. Nkandu Luo, Hon. Raphael Nakacinda, Hon. Ronald Chitotela, Hon. Frank N’gambi and Hon. Silvia Chalikosa. During a meeting with King Mwata Yamvo, Mr. Lubinda expressed gratitude to the traditional leader who reigns over a huge Kingdom that crosses borders of Congo DR and Zambia. King Mwata Yamvo who has been in the country met with the PF leaders in Kawambwa, Luapula Province.

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PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA MEETS WITH COMPANIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR This afternoon we met with Israeli companies working in the technology sector. They talked us through Israel’s journey in creating a successful ecosystem for innovation. Their market-driven model works closely with the private sector to ensure financing and market linkages. The technology sector also works…

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PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA MEETS WITH COMPANIES IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR This afternoon we met with Israeli companies working in the technology sector. They talked us through Israel’s journey in creating a successful ecosystem for innovation. Their market-driven model works closely with the private sector to ensure financing and market linkages. The technology sector also works with academia in research and development to ensure the country has the expertise and resources it needs. We were particularly interested in some of the smart agriculture solutions, which included innovative ways to increase farming productivity. The Israeli model for tech innovation is indeed an inspirational story, which is succeeding thanks to the deliberate pro-technology policies the country has implemented since the 1980s. We look forward to collaborations that bring economic and job opportunities for our people. 🇿🇲🇮🇱 Hakainde Hichilema President of the Republic of Zambia

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By Sishuwa Sishuwa Why did President Edgar Lungu lose Zambia’s 2021 election? And what explains the victory of the main opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema? My latest article, published in@JEASjournal, provides the answers. The article uses a longitudinal comparative perspective to analyse the 2021 transfer of power. It takes the previous elections since the transition to…

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By Sishuwa Sishuwa Why did President Edgar Lungu lose Zambia’s 2021 election? And what explains the victory of the main opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema? My latest article, published in @JEASjournal , provides the answers. The article uses a longitudinal comparative perspective to analyse the 2021 transfer of power. It takes the previous elections since the transition to multi-party democracy in 1991 as a body in which patterns of incumbency failure can be seen. The article then identifies five pervasive patterns that seem present in all polls that have resulted in leadership change or turnovers: a struggling economy with a clear blame orientation, a unified opposition, a depoliticised military, a rather impartial electoral commission, and collective memory of incumbent defeat. The importance of each of these factors varies over time, but collectively they shape election outcomes in decisive ways. I then apply these five variables to the 2021 election that resulted in the defeat of the incumbent President and the victory of the opposition candidate. I argue that the repeated failure of incumbency advantage in Zambia reflects the institutionalisation of democratic processes, notably embodied in competitive elections, an increasingly independent electoral commission, effective opposition parties that can devise robust campaign strategies, and a military that continues to choose non- intervention whenever an incumbent is defeated. More broadly, I demonstrate why alternation is becoming routine while the power of incumbency is in decline. The article draws from in-depth interviews with the key actors who were centrally involved in the 2021 election and additional ad hoc discussions with ordinary citizens, voters, and employees. These included interviews with political, military, and electoral officials, the defeated incumbent Lungu, as well as former presidents of #Zambia (Rupiah Banda), Tanzania (Jakaya Kikwete) and Sierra Leone (Bai Koroma) who helped manage the transition. The interviews are supplemented with contemporary newspaper articles from the Zambian press. Although Hichilema, now President of Zambia, was unavailable for interviews, I was able to draw upon his pre-election speeches. The first 50 downloads are free: https://twitter.com/ssishuwa/status/1686039222199730176

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The era of Coup d'états in Africa is gone! Africa, through the African Union(AU) and its regional mechanisms, must be resolute in resisting unconstitutional take-over of democratically elected governments. It is therefore important to welcome the decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries,…

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The era of Coup d’états in Africa is gone! Africa, through the African Union(AU) and its regional mechanisms, must be resolute in resisting unconstitutional take-over of democratically elected governments. It is therefore important to welcome the decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries, that has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was elected as the 10th President of Niger in April 2021. The West African leaders have also threatened to take all necessary measures necessary, including military action to restore constitutional order in Niger. A Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, the head of the presidential guards unit, declared himself Niger’s new ruler on last week. The recent rise in coup d’états in; Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea and Chad remain unacceptable and Africa must take resolute stance against this negative trend. It must be stated that all challenges, shortcomings and difficulties in a nation must be resolved through constitutional and institutional mechanisms and not through the barrel of the gun. Over the last 60 years, many African states have been plagued by the failure of peace and security in their nations, and this has posed tremendous threats to an environment that can foster economic development. To develop Africa, the guns must be silent. Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba

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The era of Coup d’états in Africa is gone!- Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba

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GOVERNMENT POSTPONES UNVEILING OF INVESTORS FOR MOPANI-KCM Government has postponed the unveiling of the investors to take over Operations of Mopani Copper Mines and Konkola Copper Mines -KCM, citing delays in negotiations. On Friday, July 14th 2023, Mines and Mineral Development Minister, Paul Kabuswe announced that government had made Progress in negotiations to find a…

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GOVERNMENT POSTPONES UNVEILING OF INVESTORS FOR MOPANI-KCM Government has postponed the unveiling of the investors to take over Operations of Mopani Copper Mines and Konkola Copper Mines -KCM, citing delays in negotiations. On Friday, July 14th 2023, Mines and Mineral Development Minister, Paul Kabuswe announced that government had made Progress in negotiations to find a suitable investor for the 2 mines and they will be revealed no later than today, the 31st of July, 2023. However, Speaking when he addressed the media in Lusaka today, Mr Kabuswe says the negotiations are yet to be finalised, promising that, he will be giving regular updates regarding the matter. The Minister has however urged the people on the Copperbelt and stakeholders to remain calm as government is doing everything possible to ensure that their concerns are proficiently addressed. And, Economist Emmanuel Zulu has expressed disappointment at government’s decision to postpone the announcement of the investors, emphasizing that the expectations were high. Mr Zulu highlights that Zambia’s reliance on copper production makes the successful operation of these mines crucial, especially with the current high copper prices in the international market. Meanwhile, Mining expert Edward Simukonda has hailed government’s postponement as a wise move. Mr Simukonda asserts that, the time being taken by government to arrive at a decision indicates a well-considered approach in selecting the right investor for Mopani Copper Mines

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GOVT POSTPONES UNVEILING OF INVESTORS FOR MOPANI-KCM

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PRICE OF MEALIE-MEAL IS TOO HIGH WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MEALIE-MEAL PRICES - MWEETWA July 31st, 2023 LUSAKA- UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the New Dawn government is working towards addressing the escalating price of mealie meal. Mr Mweetwa who is also Southern Province Minister, said the New Dawn Administration is not worried about former…

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PRICE OF MEALIE-MEAL IS TOO HIGH WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MEALIE-MEAL PRICES – MWEETWA July 31st, 2023 LUSAKA- UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the New Dawn government is working towards addressing the escalating price of mealie meal. Mr Mweetwa who is also Southern Province Minister, said the New Dawn Administration is not worried about former President Edgar Lungu’s engagements. He was speaking at a press briefing this morning at the UPND headquarters where he explained that the party is looking into ways of addressing the escalating mealie meal prices. “The New Dawn administration is more concerned with the well-being of the people of Zambia and pre-occupied with the movement in the prices of mealie-meal and not the opposition rhetoric,” he said. Mr Mweetwa stressed that the UPND was more concerned about stabilizing the prices of mealie-meal and that a solution will be found. And Mr Mweetwa, who said the commencement of production of basal dressing by the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) would drastically lead to the reduction of prices for fertilizer and resultantly mitigate the cost of maize production. “We are looking for price stability because we know that the high mealie-meal prices have caused a lot of anxiety amongst our citizenry. We are aware that in the long term, we are going to trigger an increase in the production of maize which would in turn lead to a reduction in the prices of mealie-meal,” he said. He also said that mealie-meal prices may not reduce or go down soon as long as the cost of production remains high saying government is proud to announce that all the 116 district have already received basal dressing (Compound D) fertilizer,” he said. And commenting on the recent pronouncement by Agriculture Minister, Mtolo Phiri that farmers on FISP would be removed by 2026, Mr Mweetwa charged that the process would lead to a transitioning of farmers to genuine economic enterprises through a loan scheme. He said the move would reduce on retaining farmers who don’t qualify and also help graduating farmers them to become self-sustaining. Meanwhile, Lusaka Province Chairperson, Obvious Mwaliteta says he would ensure that cadrism does not resurface and that taking over markets and bus stations was not a justifiable or legal way of making a living. He also said the Province and National leadership are working together to ensure that challenges among party youths are addressed and explained that going back into markets and bus stations to forcefully collect money from people is not the right way to go.

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VIDEO: Cornelius Mweetwa says govt is working towards addressing the escalating price of mealie meal

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2023-07-31 22:40:23

FUEL PRICES HIKED Petrol price per liter is now K25. 57 from K24.93 while Diesel prices has been adjusted from K21. 87 to K23. 36 a liter. Kerosene is now selling at K20. 44 a litter from K18. 53. The Energy Regulation Board says the changes will be effective midnight, the next eight hours.

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FUEL PRICES HIKED Petrol price per liter is now K25. 57 from K24.93 while Diesel prices has been adjusted from K21. 87 to K23. 36 a liter. Kerosene is now selling at K20. 44 a litter from K18. 53. The Energy Regulation Board says the changes will be effective midnight, the next eight hours.

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TI-Z ELECTS FIRST-EVER FEMALE CHAPTER PRESIDENT Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) wishes to officially announce the election of Mrs. Priscilla Chikonde Chansa as its new Chapter President and chairperson of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Chansa, who has been a member of TI-Z for twenty years, becomes the first ever female to hold the TI-Z Chapter…

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TI-Z ELECTS FIRST-EVER FEMALE CHAPTER PRESIDENT Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) wishes to officially announce the election of Mrs. Priscilla Chikonde Chansa as its new Chapter President and chairperson of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Chansa, who has been a member of TI-Z for twenty years, becomes the first ever female to hold the TI-Z Chapter Presidency, having been elected during an Extraordinary General Meeting held on Friday 28th July 2023. She takes over from Mr. Sampa Kalungu, whose tenure has come to an end. Mrs. Chansa, who is Managing Partner for Chikonde Legal Practitioners, is a seasoned legal practitioner with vast experience in Corporate Governance. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Zambia, who obtained her Master of Laws Degree in International Business and Commercial Law from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and her Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Zambia. Mrs. Chansa is also an accredited Insolvency Practitioner, as well as being an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and member of the Legal Practitioners Committee of the Law Association of Zambia. She has previously served as Company Secretary for the Development Bank of Zambia and the National Savings and Credit Bank, among others, and brings with her a wealth of experience that will help to strengthen the anti- corruption and good governance agenda in Zambia. Also elected to the new TI-Z Board, which will serve for the next three years, were Prof. Lewis Chilufya as Chapter Vice President, Dr. Chileshe Kandondo as Treasurer, and Mr Lackson Lungu, Mr. Moono Chikumbi, Ms. Martha Mukosa and Ms. Angela Munthali, all as Committee Members. In the same vein, we wish to pay special tribute to Mr. Kalungu and his outgoing team for the tremendous contributions they have made to the anti-corruption and good governance agenda during their tenure. We are indebted to them for the strategic leadership they provided, including in the development of TI-Z’s new 2023 – 2026 strategic plan and the measures they took to secure the long-term sustainability of TI-Z. Lastly, we wish to assure all our stakeholders that TI-Z’s resolve to fight corruption and advocate for good governance at all levels of society has never been greater, and under the new leadership, we will continue to advance those causes with renewed vigor.

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TI-Z ELECTS FIRST-EVER FEMALE CHAPTER PRESIDENT

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We are not ready on KCM and Mopani-Kabuswe "We have not finalised on KCM and Mopani Copper Mines!" Paul Kabuswe, Minister of Mines and Minerals Development stunned the media with this announcement. At his last press conference, Kabuswe announced that it was a matter of days before the deals were finalised and he firmly gave…

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We are not ready on KCM and Mopani-Kabuswe “We have not finalised on KCM and Mopani Copper Mines!” Paul Kabuswe, Minister of Mines and Minerals Development stunned the media with this announcement. At his last press conference, Kabuswe announced that it was a matter of days before the deals were finalised and he firmly gave himself the deadline of 31st July 2023 as the day to announce the completion of the deals regarding Mopani and KCM copper mines. Government intends to give back KCM back to Vedanta Resources despite public protestations and the terrible history of the investor while it ran KCM. Vedanta failed to pay taxes, declared consistent losses degraded the mine assets and accumulated a $1.5billion debt in unpaid taxes, utility and including those unpaid bills of contractors and suppliers. A South African mining firm is among companies tipped to take over Mopani Copper Mine. Government has been promising since December 2021 that they were at the verge of a breakthrough with KCM and Mopani.

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We are not ready on KCM and Mopani- Kabuswe

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KANGWANDA JOINS SUDANESE GIANTS AL HILAL SC ON 4 YEARS DEAL. What do you think of this move? Zambian striker Albert Kangwa has joined Sudanese giants Al Hilal SC on a four-year deal. The 24-year-old, who was a joint top scorer at the recent Cosafa Cup, joins Al Hilal after impressing for Red Arrows in…

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KANGWANDA JOINS SUDANESE GIANTS AL HILAL SC ON 4 YEARS DEAL. What do you think of this move? Zambian striker Albert Kangwa has joined Sudanese giants Al Hilal SC on a four-year deal. The 24-year-old, who was a joint top scorer at the recent Cosafa Cup, joins Al Hilal after impressing for Red Arrows in the Zambian Super League. Kwangwa is expected to add firepower to Al Hilal’s attack, which reached the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League last season. The striker is also a regular for the Zambia national team’s Local squad, and he helped them to win the Cosafa Cup for the second time in a row last month.

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KANGWANDA JOINS SUDANESE GIANTS AL HILAL SC ON 4 YEARS DEAL

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2023-07-31 22:40:01

Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane has clarified on the recent events surrounding the alleged errors in the 11.3 billion kwacha supplementary budget, which was unanimously passed by Parliament last week Friday. Dr. Musokotwane has explained that the case of the K298 million supplementary budget was a provision for only one component of…

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Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane has clarified on the recent events surrounding the alleged errors in the 11.3 billion kwacha supplementary budget, which was unanimously passed by Parliament last week Friday. Dr. Musokotwane has explained that the case of the K298 million supplementary budget was a provision for only one component of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) which is under Community Projects and not the entire CDF projects. Dr. Musokotwane stated that a total sum of about K4.4 billion was allocated to CDF, for all its three components, which are Community Projects, Youth, Women and Community Empowerment, and Secondary Boarding School and Skills Development Bursaries. Speaking at a press briefing in Lusaka, regarding the issue that arose from parliament and now to the general public, Dr. Musokotwane revealed that the Community Projects components had a provision of about 2.7 billion kwacha, of which the 298 million kwacha was added. He said this was out of the remaining funds from the provision for community projects for last year which was not utilized, attributing it to slowness in the absorption of CDF. He noted that instead of recalling the money to the treasury, a decision was arrived at to push it back to community projects in each constituency under community projects for this year. The Minister hoped to restore public confidence in government planning, referring to the issue as a case of mere misinterpretation and not an indication of inaccuracies in the budget. “We are supplementing more money to the 2023 budget to the extent of K298 249 818 million only under community projects, the money being a carryover from last year’s CDF budget under the community projects component of the CDF,” Dr. Musokotwane clarified. And the Minister noted that the government is in a hurry to push development to all parts of the country through the successful implementation of the CDF. He noted that following measures to identify the challenges associated with implementation of CDF, the government is putting in place various initiatives to streamline the implementation of CDF projects so that the development gap between rural and urban areas is bridged. Dr. Musokotwane was displeased with the low utilization of funds, due to issues of legal provisions, delays in approvals and also the negative attitude by some council employees.

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Finance Minister clarifies errors in CDF supplementary budget

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2023-07-31 22:39:57

LAW STUDENT AT ROCKVIEW UNIVERSITY ARRESTED FOR STABBING FELLOW STUDENT A 23-year-old student of RockView University in Lusaka has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his fellow student with a knife in unclear circumstances. Chipipa Saenge, who is studying law is alleged to have stabbed Nsama Kelvin Mwale also 23 at their boarding house at Mungule…

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LAW STUDENT AT ROCKVIEW UNIVERSITY ARRESTED FOR STABBING FELLOW STUDENT A 23-year-old student of RockView University in Lusaka has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his fellow student with a knife in unclear circumstances. Chipipa Saenge, who is studying law is alleged to have stabbed Nsama Kelvin Mwale also 23 at their boarding house at Mungule Rock View University. The incident was reported by Rabbeca Nakazwe, a management staff and land lord of the boarding houses at Mungule Rock View University. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the incident occurred on Friday last week between 19:00 hours and 23:00 hours at Mungule, Rock View University. “Rabbeca Nakazwe reported that one of the students Nsama Kelvin Mwale aged 23, a tenant in one of her boarding houses was stabbed using a knife by his fellow student Chipipa Saenge aged 23. This occurred on July 28, 2023 between 19:00 and 23:00 hours at Mungule Rockview University boarding house,” he said. He said that the victim was rushed to Matero level one hospital and later referred to Levy Mwanawasa University Hospital. Mr Hamoonga said the victim was attended to at Levy Mwanawasa Hospital and later discharged on July 29, 2023. “The suspect has been detained in custody as he has not yet secured sureties to sign police bond for him to be released. He will appear in court soon,” he said.

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Law Student At Rockview University Arrested For Stabbing Fellow Student

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This ingenious notation system was introduced by John of Basingstoke, archdeacon of Leicester, in the 13th century.

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This ingenious notation system was introduced by John of Basingstoke, archdeacon of Leicester, in the 13th century. Here’s something Sr. Mary Agatha, your 8th-grade math teacher, never taught you. Before Hindu-Arabic numerals were widespread throughout Christendom, the Cistercian monks throughout Europe in the Middle Ages used an alien-looking single and unique, condensed, alphanumerical numerical system that allowed its users to count from 0 to 9999 and beyond. They are more compact than Arabic or Roman numerals, and a single glyph can indicate any integer from 1 to 9,999. Before the Arabic system became de rigueur in the West, everyone used Roman numerals. This was used throughout Europe and Western Asia for 300 years. The medieval Cistercian monks — a stricter form of the Benedictines — needed a simpler system for simple numbering purposes. Thus, from the 13th to 15th centuries, European monks developed Cistercian numerals. Similar to Chinese ideograms — a succinct, single alphanumeric symbol that symbolizes all of the 0-9 digits: Cistercian Numerals 0-9 The numeral system was introduced by John of Basingstoke, archdeacon of Leicester, in the 13th century. The system is based on the ancient Greek numerical system. John of Basingstoke was a Greek scholar and keen to spread Greek scholarship among his monks. He originally intended for it to represent numbers from 1 to 99 but it quickly expanded to accommodate numbers up to 9,999. Zero is depicted as merely a plain stave. This system was in effect in Cistercian monasteries from the 13th to the 15th century throughout all of Europe, from Portugal to Poland and from Italy to Sweden. These numerals can’t easily be used for mathematical calculations. Instead, they were used for dates, to number pages in manuscripts, divisions of texts, the numbering of notes, lists, indexes and concordances, for parcels meant for delivery, musical notation, and even for calculations for Easter Sunday. The system was also brought in for notations involving agriculture and hydraulic engineering — a Cistercian specialty. The glyphs were even used to number wine barrels and to gauge the wine in those barrels even until the 18th century, and there are 14th-century astrolabes that use the Cistercian numerals to measure heights, distances and determine direction. Each symbol is based on the Christian cross — having four quadrants — and any number can be depicted to make a unique, easily read cipher. Here are the four quadrants: Four quadrants of the Cistercian numbering system Each symbol can represent any 1-4 digit number. To use this system, the individual will need to memorize only nine easy symbols: If an element of the cipher appears in the ONES quadrant, then it symbolizes 1-9. If an element of the cipher appears in the TENS quadrant, then it symbolizes 10-90. If an element of the cipher appears in the HUNDREDS quadrant, then it symbolizes 100-900. If an element of the cipher appears in the THOUSANDS quadrant, then it symbolizes 1000-9000. Digits are based on a stave, with the position of the digit on the stave indicating its place value (ones, tens, hundreds or thousands). These digits are compounded on a single stave to indicate more complex numbers. By assigning these ticks in the correct quadrant, any number can be depicted: Cistercian Numerals 1-9,000 Several admirable attempts have been made over the centuries to expand this system to allow it to depict millions, billions and trillions. Numbers in between are simply overlaid onto the same cipher: Random Cistercian numerals illustrate the medieval monastic notation system. All of the symbols are formed by using a single stave — at first, they were horizontal and later, in the 14th and 15th centuries, vertical. Here are the horizontal staves: Cistercian numerals - horizontal staves Since these staves look like Christ’s cross, the Cistercian numerals act as a metaphor for the Savior, making the system a profound Catholic Christian symbol. Even if you were not to have fun with these numerals, it’s a wonder of the beauty of Catholicism to think that even our numbers and mathematics reflect the glory that is God. Unprecedented Catholic Fun:

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Drummer Roger Taylor said this ‘may be the last time’ Queen visits Japan.

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Platinum Jubilee British rock band Queen are returning to Japan with the band set to play the city of Sapporo, which they last visited more than 40 years ago. The Rhapsody tour is coming to four cities in Japan, with the concert remaining a tribute to the legacy of lead singer Freddie Mercury who died in 1991 due to complications relating to Aids. American artist Adam Lambert will lead vocals while Sir Brian May plays the guitar and Roger Taylor performs on the drums. Teasing that this could be the band’s last tour in Japan, Taylor said: “We are so excited to be returning to Japan, the country that has always held a special and most honoured place in our hearts. Brian May of Queen and Adam Lambert perform live on stage at the Isle of Wight Festival (PA Archive/David Jensen) “This may be the last time… who knows? We promise to bring a very real spectacular for you to enjoy.” In the autumn, the band will kick-start their 22-date North American tour, which will lead into the Japan tour, starting in February 2024. The tour will begin on February 4 in Nagoya, with the band going on to perform in Osaka on February 7, Sapporo on February 10 and finishing with two shows at the Tokyo Dome on February 13-14. The band last played at Sapporo, capital of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, during the Hot Space tour of 1982. The country is a regular feature on Queen’s touring schedule and the band and Lambert returned to the country in 2020 to perform four sold-out shows. We've got some additional dates for you! Tickets on sale now for the new #RhapsodyTour shows with @QueenWillRock ✨ Get yours at https://t.co/9TdzFPklHD ?️ pic.twitter.com/sIXgMhPgqe — ADAM LAMBERT (@adamlambert) April 7, 2023 Speaking about the performances, Lambert said: “The Japan shows back in 2020 were so much fun, the audience were incredible. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to come back. Can’t wait.” Decorating the Rhapsody tour setlist is a back catalogue of hits which include We Will Rock You, Don’t Stop Me Now and Radio Ga Ga. Alongside Lambert, May and Taylor, Spike Edney will perform on keys, with Neil Fairclough on bass guitar and Tyler Warren on percussion. Tickets for the Rhapsody tour go on pre-sale for Japanese customers from August 10 at to October 6, with tickets awarded lottery-style.

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With no official explanation for Qin’s removal from his post, speculation is running rampant.

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Advertisement There is an urban legend in China known colloquially as the “58-year old phenomenon.” It refers to a 58-year-old man, usually working in the public sector as a civil servant or official, on the cusp of official retirement at age 60, taking his final chance to reward himself financially through the auspices of his office. Any future schemes to do so are unlikely to bear fruit, as he will have lost all official power, and any past opportunities are gone. One must wonder if the temptations of that trap have caught China’s erstwhile foreign minister, Qin Gang. Qin, 57, disappeared from public view in June, and last week was removed from his post without explanation. The most explanation offered came ahead of the ASEAN summitry in mid-July, when the Foreign Ministry said he would not attend due to ill health. A number of possible reasons have been listed by various media outlets for Qin’s removal and disappearance. A possible affair with a TV anchor; a “mistake” during U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China just prior to Qin going missing; simply being unliked at the Foreign Ministry, and resented for having been given the top job ahead of better qualified candidates; a power struggle with Wang Yi, the top diplomat in China, with whom it is said that Qin has a difficult relationship. Given the suddenness and severity of Qin’s ouster, however, one could surmise that Qin Gang had been caught materially benefiting from his position. That, however, does not synchronize with his continuing position as a state councilor, a role to which he was appointed at the National People’s Congress in March of this year. There has been no mention that he has been removed from the State Council. State councilors rank above cabinet ministers; Qin’s position on the body is significant and powerful. Diplomat Brief Weekly Newsletter Get briefed on the story of the week, and developing stories to watch across the Asia-Pacific. Get the Newsletter Thus, for the moment at least, Qin may not be in ultimate peril. Indeed, if Qin were suspected or known to be guilty of economic crimes, under the leadership of Xi Jinping he would not be allowed to continue to hold any official position whatsoever. If Qin was not removed as foreign minister due to inappropriate financial transactions, then was he seen as too much the “wolf warrior” for China’s current diplomatic drive to keep foreign investment from leaving the country, while encouraging new investment at the same time? During his term as China’s ambassador to the United States, Qin’s public persona veered from a friendly outing on the basketball court with the Washington Wizards basketball team in late December 2022, to engaging in aggressive, provocative language with American diplomats and journalists. Did Qin make a misstep or overstep in the language or spirit of wolf warrior diplomacy in an important diplomatic interaction? The most likely opportunity for that would have been in Qin’s meetings with Blinken the week before Qin went missing. Yet, that doesn’t ring true, either. Qin and Blinken are known to have a cordial personal and professional relationship. Blinken is not likely to have taken anything overly strong that Qin could have said either out of context or too seriously. Qin, if he has done something “politically suspect,” as James Palmer suggested in Foreign Policy, would suffer a harder fall than most, simply because of his status as a personal protégé of Xi Jinping’s. Xi will be hugely embarrassed if someone whom he has elevated has in turn been involved in bringing shame and disrepute on the Chinese Communist Party. Palmer even suggested that Qin may have been “swept into shuanggui,” an extra-judicial process used by the CCP to isolate and interrogate party officials suspected of violating discipline, usually in relation to financial corruption. Advertisement And Xi, as well, with his status as a privileged member of the revolutionary royalty – his father was a cohort of Mao Zedong’s and held (in between purges) high party and government positions – will not look too kindly on someone to whom he has extended his support, and who in return may have betrayed the confidence and trust of that relationship. Qin is not only suffering the humiliation of being removed from his post. Sources reported that every mention of his name on the Chinese Foreign Ministry website has been removed, indicating a purge of his very existence in the annals of Chinese officialdom. But that digital scrubbing was reversed as quickly as it was implemented, and the list of Qin’s past activities are back on the Foreign Ministry website. Perhaps top leadership realized that a Mao-esque erasure of an official’s very existence was a bad look for 21st century China. There are other clues to what went wrong with Qin Gang. Sources report that Qin didn’t join the Communist Party until 1998, when he was 32 years old. That is late for a Chinese civil servant who was already posted outside of China, in Qin’s case at the Chinese Embassy in London. Of the five ministers of foreign affairs preceding Qin over the last 35 years, only one, Tang Jiaxuan, seems to have waited until his 30s to join the CCP. Qian Qichen, who was foreign minister from 1988 to 1998, joined the party at the tender age of 14. Tang Jiaxuan took up Qian’s mantle, serving for five years. Subsequent Chinese foreign ministers Li Zhaoxing, Yang Jiechi, and Wang Yi all joined the party in their 20s. Why the delay? Was Qin ambivalent and undecided about his career path, and whether or not the route of Communist Party cadre was the path best suited to his interests and talents? Was he not a true believer in the CCP and its mission, only choosing a path leading to party membership as a career choice, not an ideological one? After all, diplomatic service was not Qin’s first job. Prior to entering the Foreign Ministry, Qin was a journalist, working as a news assistant at United Press International’s bureau in Beijing. Once in diplomatic service, however, Qin Gang rose quickly – some said too quickly – through the ranks. Qin may also have been removed due to political unreliability. In other words, he may have in some way breached his loyalty not just to Xi himself, but to” Xi Jinping thought.” Under Xi, China claims it is building “the rule of law,” while at the same time the thought and edicts of one person, Xi himself, are unassailable. So pervasive is Xi’s thought that it has found its way into everything from the Chinese constitution to the civil service examinations that millions take each year. Delinquency or insufficiency in the proficiency of Xi Jinping thought can cost an applicant a chance at a prestigious civil service job, which carries with it opportunities for promotion. Candidates must navigate a bevy of multiple-choice questions testing an applicant’s fluency in the ideas, concepts, and policies outlined by the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, who also happens to be the president of the country. Advertisement In such a political environment, an appointee could easily put his foot wrong, and commit political suicide with just one badly turned phrase. The final reason for Qin’s dismissal as foreign minister may never be officially known, but one thing is certain. Whatever the infraction or crime was, it is highly likely that Wang Yi played a role in Qin’s downfall. Wang has now resumed the mantle of foreign minister, making him both Qin’s predecessor and successor, while still maintaining overall control of China’s diplomacy as director of the CCP’s Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office. In the end, Wang Yi is China’s top diplomat, and the younger upstart has been seen the door.

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Former "Home Improvement" star Zachery Ty Bryan was arrested for alleged domestic violence on July 28 - but this wasn't the first time.

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Zachery Ty Bryan was reportedly arrested in October 2020 for allegedly strangling then-girlfriend Johnnie Faye Cartwright. As the Eugene Police Department told Access Hollywood at the time, Bryan committed assault in the fourth degree and interfered "with making a report." Amongst the startling details given by the police, Bryan allegedly "impeded her breathing and taken the victim's phone from her when she tried to call 911." Bryan's July 2023 repeat offense is why he has, with this arrest, violated the Fourth Degree Abuse Prevention Act, an Oregonian law designed to protect domestic violence victims from previous alleged attackers. Interestingly, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published just a day before his July 2 arrest, Bryan downplayed the seriousness of his 2020 incident. As he told THR, he and Cartwright's 2020 tiff "got blown out of proportion" and "didn't even really get that physical." Instead the actor insisted it was mostly a verbal altercation that got "really loud," with both individuals "screaming ... in a townhome that had [thin walls]." In the end, Bryan pled guilty in 2021 to two lesser charges of misdemeanor menacing and misdemeanor assault. If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic abuse, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233. You can also find more information, resources, and support on their website.

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Home Improvement Star Zachery Ty Bryan's Domestic Violence Arrest Isn't His First

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What really went down between Angus Cloud and his ex-manager, Diomi Cordero? Here's a look at all the drama behind their relationship.

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The Drama Between Angus Cloud And His Ex-Manager, Explained Actor Angus Cloud, on the scene for only four years, became known for his big-hearted, drug-dealing character Fezco (or Fez) on "Euphoria." Although he became one of the main characters in the second biggest HBO series of all time, Cloud held on to his down-to-earth personality, according to an interview he gave with Yahoo's In the Know. "We put people on different pedestals," Cloud said. "Nonetheless, it is really nice, and we're all regular people. Nobody's better than nobody else; you know what I'm saying? I don't want to be treated like I'm better than somebody — I'm not special. I'm just regular, you know?" Still, although he was putting on a character to be Fez, things may not have always stayed on the screen. Cloud's former talent manager took to the former Twitter in a now-deleted thread alleging that the actor engaged in abusive tendencies while struggling with a drug addiction.

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The Drama Between Angus Cloud And His Ex-Manager, Explained

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An A-list star may end up with someone who is less famous than they are, but do not assume that less famous person is less rich than the celeb.

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Celebrities Who Married Into Extreme Wealth In July 2023, "Days of Our Lives" actor Jessica Serfaty announced her engagement to Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, the gorgeous Italian businessman who just so happens to be heir to the Ray-Ban fortune. She is not the only actor marrying into money either, as "Pretty Little Liars" star Ashley Benson announced her own engagement to oil heir Brandon Davis that same month. Del Vecchio's dad died in 2022, at which point he was worth $27.3 billion, per Forbes; the younger Del Vecchio is reportedly worth $4.1 billion. Davis' family, meanwhile, is also worth billions. Suffice it to say, both of these actors are marrying into a level of wealth the vast majority of people will never know, even other actors. This got us thinking about how many other celebrities had married tremendously wealthy individuals. We did some digging and it turns out that it is not uncommon for famous folks to walk down the aisle with people who are either incredibly rich themselves, or whose families have great wealth (that will no doubt be passed on generationally). Some of these celebrities are very well-off themselves, but not in comparison to their current or former — since we included people who have since divorced — partners. Here are 15 celebrities who married into extreme wealth.

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Celebrities Who Married Into Extreme Wealth

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2023-07-31 23:15:50

Social media has gone wild as people claim the government confirmed aliens exist. But the truth isn't that simple, even as Congress vows to investigate.

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(NewsNation) — As in decades past, the question of whether aliens exist continues to captivate Americans. Following Wednesday’s widely-watched Congressional hearing on UAPs and UFOs, people flocked to social media — many proclaiming the government confirmed aliens exist. But that’s not actually what happened at the hearing. While witnesses and lawmakers discussed the issue of UFOs, the government has not issued any official confirmation of alien life and what was said at the hearing, by witnesses and even a lawmaker, remains unverified. As lawmakers continue to probe the issue, join NewsNation’s Brian Entin at 9 p.m. ET Sunday night for a two-hour special report on the hearing, including analysis from UFO experts. Find out how to tune in to NewsNation on your local channel lineup. Here’s what we do (and don’t) know after the hearing: Whistleblower David Grusch largely recounted second-hand testimony and provided no evidence to support his claims. Grusch is a former member of the UAP Task Force. Former Navy Commander and pilot David Fravor recounted a first-hand experience with the so-called Tic Tac UFO but said he was never briefed on the object or its potential origins. Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who founded the Americans for Safe Aerospace, also recounted an encounter he had with an object he described as a black sphere floating inside a clear cube. Graves indicated such encounters were extremely common among pilots. There was no evidence presented to support this claim. While lawmakers seemed largely accepting of the witness testimony, only Rep. Matt Gaetz, R.-Fla., said he had seen any evidence of alien life firsthand. Grusch was unable to answer a number of inquiries regarding specific evidence or proof in an open setting, though he indicated he would be willing to say more in a secure, classified briefing. All three witnesses agreed these unidentified objects constituted a potential national security threat. Official government bodies, including the White House, Pentagon, and NASA have all stated they have no reason to believe unexplained objects are extraterrestrial in nature. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby said after the hearing there are “no hard and fast” answers to the question but that the administration is taking it seriously. This wasn’t the first time the U.S. government undertook investigations to address the question of UFOs, nor is it the first time the official response was that there was nothing “alien” going on. However, at the heart of Grusch’s whistleblower complaint is his claim that the government, specifically the Department of Defense, is operating programs to retrieve material from crashes that are extraterrestrial in nature and are keeping those programs secret from the public while also operating without appropriate Congressional oversight. Grusch spoke exclusively to NewsNation regarding his experiences, which he said include the U.S. government recovering the “non-human” pilots of downed craft. In light of his claims, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee have vowed to continue to hold more hearings, including classified briefings where Grusch could speak more freely. Members have also vowed to seek the power to subpoena documents and images that Grusch says back up his claims. Lawmakers have also called for a centralized reporting system for both military and civilian reports of UFOs, to better analyze and understand the possible threat. There is also the possibility of the creation of a new committee to specifically investigate UAPs/UFOs. It’s not entirely clear how Congress could compel the DoD or military to release information on any secret programs, should they exist, though, in the past, lawmakers have attempted to work UFO reporting into funding requirements for the Pentagon.

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2023-07-31 23:29:24

Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates. The revelations […]

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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates. The revelations are fueling Republican attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings. Republicans, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (Ky.), say the testimony shows that President Biden “lied” when he made campaign trail statements that he had never talked to his son about his foreign business dealings. But Democrats say Archer’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee on Monday actually shows the president was not involved in Hunter Biden’s foreign business affairs. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who attended the hours-long transcribed interview, said Archer testified that because Hunter Biden was under pressure from Ukrainian energy company Burisma, “he had to give the illusion — and he used that term, the illusion — of access to his father, and he tried to get credit for things that he — that Mr. Archer testified Hunter had nothing to do with, such as when Vice President Biden went to Ukraine on his own.” Lawmakers clash over whether testimony implicates president Archer was on the board of Burisma with Hunter Biden. Republicans have said then-Vice President Biden’s call to remove Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, whose office was investigating Burisma, was directly related to his son’s involvement with, and sizable payments from, the company. But the investigation in Burisma had been opened before Shokin took the position, and Shokin was widely criticized for failure to prosecute corruption, with his ouster supported by numerous U.S. officials. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement that Archer testified that “President Biden was not involved in his son’s business affairs, and that President Biden was never asked to, nor did he, take any official actions in relation to those business matters.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last week that the president “was never in business with his son.” On the other end of the partisan spectrum, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who also attended the transcribed interview, said he thought Archer’s testimony “implicate[s] the president.” Reading from his notes of the transcribed interview, Biggs said Archer testified that “Burisma would have gone out of business sooner if the Biden brand had not been invoked. People would be intimidated to legally mess with Burisma because of the Biden family brand.” According to Biggs, Archer said the Biden “brand” referred to President Biden. But Goldman later said that Archer clarified the “brand” was based on a “D.C. brand based on his own experience in lobbying” and “in conjunction with the fact that his last name was Biden.” Burisma bribery allegations Both Biggs and Goldman said that Archer had no knowledge of an alleged $5 million payment to Biden from Burisma, an allegation relayed by a confidential FBI source in a form released by Republicans earlier in June. Goldman argued that Archer’s testimony undercut the premise of the Biden-Burisma bribery allegations. “Even though it was perceived by Burisma that they had the Prosecutor General Shokin ‘under control,’ quote unquote, that Joe Biden advocated for his firing — which of course, was not coveted or desired by Burisma, and would potentially be bad for Burisma,” Goldman said. Raskin said that Republicans appeared to be “chasing” the bribery allegations, and pointed to a recent letter to Comer from Lev Parnas, who was involved in an effort to dig up dirt about the Bidens in Ukraine ahead of the 2020 election, urging Comer to abandon efforts to chase the “conspiracy theories.” Comer, on the other hand, took issue with Hunter Biden’s work with Burisma. “When Burisma’s owner was facing pressure from the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating the company for corruption, Archer testified that Burisma executives asked Hunter to ‘call D.C.’ after a Burisma board meeting in Dubai,” he said in a statement, which a press release said raised concerns that Hunter Biden was in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Phone calls with the president Archer’s testimony did appear to partially back up Comer’s statement to the New York Post last week that he expected Archer to discuss the times he witnessed Hunter Biden’s putting then-Vice President Biden on speakerphone with foreign business partners. Democrats downplayed that concern. “The witness indicated that Hunter spoke to his father every day, and approximately 20 times over the course of a 10-year relationship. Hunter may have put his father on the phone with any number of different people, and they never once spoke about any business dealings,” Goldman said. “As he described it, it was all casual conversation, niceties, the weather, ‘What’s going on?’” Goldman said, adding that “there wasn’t a single conversation about any of the business dealings that Hunter had.” Democrats also stressed that there were especially frequent conversations between Hunter Biden and his father after his brother, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer in 2015. Biggs pushed back on Goldman’s characterization. “He probably forgot to tell you that Devon Archer himself said that was an implication of who the ‘big guy’ is,” Biggs said, referring to communications drawn from a laptop hard drive that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden. The House Oversight GOP also said in a tweet that President Biden attended a 2014 dinner with Hunter Biden and some of his foreign business associates at Cafe Milano in Washington, D.C. White House slams GOP after ‘much-hyped witness’ testimony Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations, also argued that the Archer interview poked holes in the GOP attempts to directly link President Biden to his family’s foreign business dealings. “It appears that the House Republicans’ own much-hyped witness today testified that he never heard of President Biden discussing business with his son or his son’s associates, or doing anything wrong,” Sams said. “House Republicans keep promising bombshell evidence to support their ridiculous attacks against the President, but time after time, they keep failing to produce any. In fact, even their own witnesses appear to be debunking their allegations.” Raskin said that the Biden family investigation is a “desperate effort to distract everyone from former President Donald Trump’s mounting criminal indictments and deepening legal morass.” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who was also in the interview, told reporters that Archer had revealed new information, but declined to elaborate further. Abbe Lowell, counsel for Hunter Biden, said in a statement that House Republicans “keep swinging and keep striking out in their obsessive pursuit of the President through his son, Hunter.” “Mr. Archer confirmed one more time that Hunter Biden did not involve his father in, nor did his father assist him in, his business. It’s well known that Hunter and his father speak daily, and what Mr. Archer confirmed today was that when those calls occurred during Hunter’s business meetings, if there was any interaction between his father and his business associates, it was simply to exchange small talk,” Lowell said. “Like the relatives of Donald Trump, Senators Ron Johnson and Ted Cruz, Rep. Lauren Boebert, and many others, family members of elected representatives meet people and may get opportunities because of those connections,” he continued. “Congress would be busy investigating many of their own if that’s their idea of an offense.” Archer did not answer shouted questions when entering or leaving the transcribed interview, and his attorney declined to take a side in the debate over his testimony. “We are aware that all sides are claiming victory following Mr. Archer’s voluntary interview today. But all Devon Archer did was exactly what we said he would: show up and answer the questions put to him honestly and completely. Mr. Archer shared the truth with the Committee, and we will leave to them and others to decide what to do with it,” said Matthew L. Schwartz, a managing partner of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.

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Devon Archer debate focuses on Hunter Biden ‘illusion of access’

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Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story.

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DENVER (KDVR) — Country artist Luke Bryan invited a Denver-area girl backstage after he heard her story. Mary Stegmueller, 7, has been battling terminal brain cancer since she was 4 years old. She’s a serious Luke Bryan fan, and she really wanted to see his show in Denver on Saturday. But she is immunocompromised and cannot stand for long durations, so her family thought the concert was off the table until an anonymous donor gave them a private suite for the show. Her family said they’re unbelievably grateful to the anonymous donor. Mary got a quick hug from the country star back in 2021 after a concert, but this time, she was hoping for another chance to have a conversation with him. Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) After Bryan saw FOX31’s story about her wanting to meet him, the family said he invited her backstage for a meet and greet before the show. Photos show Mary hanging out with her country idol, who gave her a hug as they posed for the camera. Mary begins her 43rd round of radiation on Monday.

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Child with cancer gets invited back stage to Luke Bryan concert

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Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story.

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DENVER (KDVR) — Country artist Luke Bryan invited a Denver-area girl backstage after he heard her story. Mary Stegmueller, 7, has been battling terminal brain cancer since she was 4 years old. She’s a serious Luke Bryan fan, and she really wanted to see his show in Denver on Saturday. But she is immunocompromised and cannot stand for long durations, so her family thought the concert was off the table until an anonymous donor gave them a private suite for the show. Her family said they’re unbelievably grateful to the anonymous donor. Mary got a quick hug from the country star back in 2021 after a concert, but this time, she was hoping for another chance to have a conversation with him. Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) After Bryan saw FOX31’s story about her wanting to meet him, the family said he invited her backstage for a meet and greet before the show. Photos show Mary hanging out with her country idol, who gave her a hug as they posed for the camera. Mary begins her 43rd round of radiation on Monday.

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Child with cancer gets invited back stage to Luke Bryan concert

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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates. The revelations […]

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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates. The revelations are fueling Republican attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings. Republicans, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (Ky.), say the testimony shows that President Biden “lied” when he made campaign trail statements that he had never talked to his son about his foreign business dealings. But Democrats say Archer’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee on Monday actually shows the president was not involved in Hunter Biden’s foreign business affairs. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who attended the hours-long transcribed interview, said Archer testified that because Hunter Biden was under pressure from Ukrainian energy company Burisma, “he had to give the illusion — and he used that term, the illusion — of access to his father, and he tried to get credit for things that he — that Mr. Archer testified Hunter had nothing to do with, such as when Vice President Biden went to Ukraine on his own.” Lawmakers clash over whether testimony implicates president Archer was on the board of Burisma with Hunter Biden. Republicans have said then-Vice President Biden’s call to remove Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, whose office was investigating Burisma, was directly related to his son’s involvement with, and sizable payments from, the company. But the investigation in Burisma had been opened before Shokin took the position, and Shokin was widely criticized for failure to prosecute corruption, with his ouster supported by numerous U.S. officials. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement that Archer testified that “President Biden was not involved in his son’s business affairs, and that President Biden was never asked to, nor did he, take any official actions in relation to those business matters.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last week that the president “was never in business with his son.” On the other end of the partisan spectrum, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who also attended the transcribed interview, said he thought Archer’s testimony “implicate[s] the president.” Reading from his notes of the transcribed interview, Biggs said Archer testified that “Burisma would have gone out of business sooner if the Biden brand had not been invoked. People would be intimidated to legally mess with Burisma because of the Biden family brand.” According to Biggs, Archer said the Biden “brand” referred to President Biden. But Goldman later said that Archer clarified the “brand” was based on a “D.C. brand based on his own experience in lobbying” and “in conjunction with the fact that his last name was Biden.” Burisma bribery allegations Both Biggs and Goldman said that Archer had no knowledge of an alleged $5 million payment to Biden from Burisma, an allegation relayed by a confidential FBI source in a form released by Republicans earlier in June. Goldman argued that Archer’s testimony undercut the premise of the Biden-Burisma bribery allegations. “Even though it was perceived by Burisma that they had the Prosecutor General Shokin ‘under control,’ quote unquote, that Joe Biden advocated for his firing — which of course, was not coveted or desired by Burisma, and would potentially be bad for Burisma,” Goldman said. Raskin said that Republicans appeared to be “chasing” the bribery allegations, and pointed to a recent letter to Comer from Lev Parnas, who was involved in an effort to dig up dirt about the Bidens in Ukraine ahead of the 2020 election, urging Comer to abandon efforts to chase the “conspiracy theories.” Comer, on the other hand, took issue with Hunter Biden’s work with Burisma. “When Burisma’s owner was facing pressure from the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating the company for corruption, Archer testified that Burisma executives asked Hunter to ‘call D.C.’ after a Burisma board meeting in Dubai,” he said in a statement, which a press release said raised concerns that Hunter Biden was in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Phone calls with the president Archer’s testimony did appear to partially back up Comer’s statement to the New York Post last week that he expected Archer to discuss the times he witnessed Hunter Biden’s putting then-Vice President Biden on speakerphone with foreign business partners. Democrats downplayed that concern. “The witness indicated that Hunter spoke to his father every day, and approximately 20 times over the course of a 10-year relationship. Hunter may have put his father on the phone with any number of different people, and they never once spoke about any business dealings,” Goldman said. “As he described it, it was all casual conversation, niceties, the weather, ‘What’s going on?’” Goldman said, adding that “there wasn’t a single conversation about any of the business dealings that Hunter had.” Democrats also stressed that there were especially frequent conversations between Hunter Biden and his father after his brother, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer in 2015. Biggs pushed back on Goldman’s characterization. “He probably forgot to tell you that Devon Archer himself said that was an implication of who the ‘big guy’ is,” Biggs said, referring to communications drawn from a laptop hard drive that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden. The House Oversight GOP also said in a tweet that President Biden attended a 2014 dinner with Hunter Biden and some of his foreign business associates at Cafe Milano in Washington, D.C. White House slams GOP after ‘much-hyped witness’ testimony Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations, also argued that the Archer interview poked holes in the GOP attempts to directly link President Biden to his family’s foreign business dealings. “It appears that the House Republicans’ own much-hyped witness today testified that he never heard of President Biden discussing business with his son or his son’s associates, or doing anything wrong,” Sams said. “House Republicans keep promising bombshell evidence to support their ridiculous attacks against the President, but time after time, they keep failing to produce any. In fact, even their own witnesses appear to be debunking their allegations.” Raskin said that the Biden family investigation is a “desperate effort to distract everyone from former President Donald Trump’s mounting criminal indictments and deepening legal morass.” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who was also in the interview, told reporters that Archer had revealed new information, but declined to elaborate further. Abbe Lowell, counsel for Hunter Biden, said in a statement that House Republicans “keep swinging and keep striking out in their obsessive pursuit of the President through his son, Hunter.” “Mr. Archer confirmed one more time that Hunter Biden did not involve his father in, nor did his father assist him in, his business. It’s well known that Hunter and his father speak daily, and what Mr. Archer confirmed today was that when those calls occurred during Hunter’s business meetings, if there was any interaction between his father and his business associates, it was simply to exchange small talk,” Lowell said. “Like the relatives of Donald Trump, Senators Ron Johnson and Ted Cruz, Rep. Lauren Boebert, and many others, family members of elected representatives meet people and may get opportunities because of those connections,” he continued. “Congress would be busy investigating many of their own if that’s their idea of an offense.” Archer did not answer shouted questions when entering or leaving the transcribed interview, and his attorney declined to take a side in the debate over his testimony. “We are aware that all sides are claiming victory following Mr. Archer’s voluntary interview today. But all Devon Archer did was exactly what we said he would: show up and answer the questions put to him honestly and completely. Mr. Archer shared the truth with the Committee, and we will leave to them and others to decide what to do with it,” said Matthew L. Schwartz, a managing partner of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.

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Social media has gone wild as people claim the government confirmed aliens exist. But the truth isn't that simple, even as Congress vows to investigate.

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(NewsNation) — As in decades past, the question of whether aliens exist continues to captivate Americans. Following Wednesday’s widely-watched Congressional hearing on UAPs and UFOs, people flocked to social media — many proclaiming the government confirmed aliens exist. But that’s not actually what happened at the hearing. While witnesses and lawmakers discussed the issue of UFOs, the government has not issued any official confirmation of alien life and what was said at the hearing, by witnesses and even a lawmaker, remains unverified. As lawmakers continue to probe the issue, join NewsNation’s Brian Entin at 9 p.m. ET Sunday night for a two-hour special report on the hearing, including analysis from UFO experts. Find out how to tune in to NewsNation on your local channel lineup. Here’s what we do (and don’t) know after the hearing: Whistleblower David Grusch largely recounted second-hand testimony and provided no evidence to support his claims. Grusch is a former member of the UAP Task Force. Former Navy Commander and pilot David Fravor recounted a first-hand experience with the so-called Tic Tac UFO but said he was never briefed on the object or its potential origins. Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who founded the Americans for Safe Aerospace, also recounted an encounter he had with an object he described as a black sphere floating inside a clear cube. Graves indicated such encounters were extremely common among pilots. There was no evidence presented to support this claim. While lawmakers seemed largely accepting of the witness testimony, only Rep. Matt Gaetz, R.-Fla., said he had seen any evidence of alien life firsthand. Grusch was unable to answer a number of inquiries regarding specific evidence or proof in an open setting, though he indicated he would be willing to say more in a secure, classified briefing. All three witnesses agreed these unidentified objects constituted a potential national security threat. Official government bodies, including the White House, Pentagon, and NASA have all stated they have no reason to believe unexplained objects are extraterrestrial in nature. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby said after the hearing there are “no hard and fast” answers to the question but that the administration is taking it seriously. This wasn’t the first time the U.S. government undertook investigations to address the question of UFOs, nor is it the first time the official response was that there was nothing “alien” going on. However, at the heart of Grusch’s whistleblower complaint is his claim that the government, specifically the Department of Defense, is operating programs to retrieve material from crashes that are extraterrestrial in nature and are keeping those programs secret from the public while also operating without appropriate Congressional oversight. Grusch spoke exclusively to NewsNation regarding his experiences, which he said include the U.S. government recovering the “non-human” pilots of downed craft. In light of his claims, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee have vowed to continue to hold more hearings, including classified briefings where Grusch could speak more freely. Members have also vowed to seek the power to subpoena documents and images that Grusch says back up his claims. Lawmakers have also called for a centralized reporting system for both military and civilian reports of UFOs, to better analyze and understand the possible threat. There is also the possibility of the creation of a new committee to specifically investigate UAPs/UFOs. It’s not entirely clear how Congress could compel the DoD or military to release information on any secret programs, should they exist, though, in the past, lawmakers have attempted to work UFO reporting into funding requirements for the Pentagon.

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(KRON) — The Walnut Creek Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating a missing man. Boris Popov, 73, was last seen Saturday, July 29 on the 300 block of N Civic Drive at around 2 p.m. He was last seen wearing a hiking hat, grey vest, t-shirt, blue jeans and white tennis […]

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Popov was last seen on July 29 (Walnut Creek Police Department) (KRON) — The Walnut Creek Police Department is asking for the community’s help in locating a missing man. Boris Popov, 73, was last seen Saturday, July 29 on the 300 block of N Civic Drive at around 2 p.m. He was last seen wearing a hiking hat, grey vest, t-shirt, blue jeans and white tennis shoes, according to Walnut Creek police. Popov is described to be 6-foot-1 and 178 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. Popov left on foot and left behind his wallet and keys, police said. He speaks Russian and “very limited” English. If you have seen Boris, police say to call Walnut Creek PD Dispatch at 925-935-6400 and reference WCPD Case #23-24548.

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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials announced two men have been charged in separate cases for allegedly committing a total cost of $2.5 million in COVID-19 pandemic fraud.

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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials announced two men have been charged in separate cases for allegedly committing a total cost of $2.5 million in COVID-19 pandemic fraud. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Brian J. Albelli, 45, of Stroudsburg, and Daniel Wasielewski, 58, of Wilkes-Barre, are both being charged with criminal information with wire fraud and money laundering. Investigators say Albelli owned and operated multiple corporate entities in Pennsylvania and Florida and filed for approximately 20 fraudulent applications for pandemic stimulus funds, including under the Payment Protection Program and for Economic Injury and Disaster Loans. Albelli filed on behalf of corporate entities that did not, in fact, have actual business operations, and that bore inflated revenues and employee headcount, and nonexistent gross receipts and costs of goods sold, as stated in the release. Albelli allegedly obtained in excess of approximately $2,200,000 from pandemic assistance funds, for himself and his family members, through filing fraudulent applications. Officials report Wasielewski filed and assisted others in filing fraudulent applications for pandemic stimulus funds, including under the Payment Protection Program, for Economic Injury and Disaster Loans, and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits. The applications submitted by Wasielewski and his confederates were filed on behalf of corporate entities that did not, in fact, have actual business operations, and that had false revenues and other business information, as stated by investigators. Wasielewski allegedly received approximately $350,000 in pandemic assistance and other fraudulently-obtained funds, for himself and others. Instead of using the funds on business expenses, police said that Wasielewski and others used them to purchase cryptocurrency and other personal expenses. The maximum penalties under federal law for the charge of wire fraud is 20 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.

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The latest adjustment to the average National Fuel Gas bill is good news for your budget.

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(WJET) – The latest adjustment to the average National Fuel Gas bill is good news for your budget. NFG announced an adjustment to gas supply charges going into effect on August 1. According to a company release, the monthly bill for a typical residential customer will drop by almost $26 — dropping from $89.90 to $64.05 per month. The PUC also approved the implementation of a five-year pilot Weather Normalization Adjustment (WNA) to stabilize customer bills and protect ratepayers and the company from volatility in weather trends. The WNA is a billing adjustment to make gas bills more predictable during periods of warmer or colder than normal temperatures and will only be applied to customer bills issued for the months of October through May during each year of the pilot. Those WNA charges will begin on or after Oct. 1, 2023. For more information on these changes to your monthly bill, you can visit their website here.

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During Monday's Youngstown City Council meeting, a proposed ordinance was brought forward about a vacant building, but not everyone was on board with the idea.

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – During Monday’s Youngstown City Council meeting, a proposed ordinance was brought forward about a vacant building, but not everyone was on board with the idea. The building on Ridge Avenue used to be a rehabilitation center that was part of Meridian Healthcare. It sits in Councilman Julius Oliver’s ward. He wants to use $150,000 in American Rescue Plan funds to transfer the title to the Western Reserve Port Authority. Oliver says the program will help enhance other youth programs. “We want to be able to gather our kids into one space and be able to disseminate — so Thursday you’re at Boys and Girls Bluc and Friday you are at YMCA,” Olive said. In the finance meeting prior to the council meeting, Councilwoman Samantha Turner read a statement from Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown CEO James Bird, which Oliver took issue with. “However, there are already places, centers, that fill what is already being proposed by Councilman Oliver,” Turner said. Oliver shot back saying, “It sounds like he’s worried about just his project alone and not the entirety of the city.” Once it got to council, Turner continued to reject the proposed ordinance. “As a board member of the Boys and Girls Club, I cannot support this piece of legislation,” Turner said. Olive said his intention is not to “step on anyone’s toes” or to take funding from any other organization or project. “If it doesn’t go towards this project, I would like to put something in place in this particular building that is not going to prohibit the future economic development of that street,” Oliver said. Councilwoman Anita Davis said she would rather see an organization in the building rather than a business. “Whether it becomes a senior center or becomes part of the Port Authority, I would rather have it there than to have further risk and having that in the hands of one more kind of business that’s going to exploit the city of Youngstown,” Davis said. Along with passing that ordinance, council also approved $1.1 million for emergency repairs to the city hall fire escape; $21,000 of ARP funds for a rock wall shaped like a tree at Boulevard Pocket Park. AN ordinance for $65,000 to fund a study to decide if the city could support an ambulance service was passed to the safety committee. That meeting is set for Thursday, Aug. 24.

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The timeline of the construction was also questioned.

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The topic of downtown construction came up at the Youngstown finance meeting Monday. More specifically, why several streets are being worked on at once as opposed to finishing one street and then moving on to the next. “They don’t have a group of guys that says, ‘We’re gonna build this entire road then we’re gonna go on to the next road.’ That’s not how they operate. That’s not how they’re obligated to operate in their contract. We could have done that, I guess, but it would have cost us a lot more money,” said Chuch Shasho, director of the Youngstown Public Works Department. The contractor hired to carry out the project is Marrucci and Gaffney Excavating Company. A company that has done projects for the city for decades. “I do think that this company is, in a way, taking advantage of the city. I feel like they are in charge more than we are in charge of the project,” said First Ward Councilman Julius Oliver. Oliver stated that he feels the contractor should have a better grasp of business and the public and how to deal with them. Councilwoman Samantha Turner questioned why the project is taking so long to complete. “They still have nine months on their contract. They’re not behind schedule at all… The completion date is March of 2024,” Shasho said. However, although on schedule, the roads being dug up simultaneously were a concern of some council members. Shasho explained that the way the contract is written, the contractor is not required to complete one street or intersection before moving on to the next. “I know there’s people that know nothing about construction that say, ‘well, why can’t they just do one at a time?’ Well, they can, but it costs them more money,” Shasho said. Shasho explained that the construction is being done in phases. “They have the demolition crew that is doing the tear out. They have an underground crew that does the conduit. They follow up with a concrete crew that starts pouring and forming all the sides,” Shasho said. “Would it be safe to say that they’re living up to their end of the contract? And if they’re not, then there’s remedies within the contract to fix that?” asked Councilman Mike Ray. “It seems like whenever we go into a project, these same types of issues come up,” Oliver said. Oliver said he would like to see the city be more in charge of how the project is carried out and the contractor take a back seat to the city. “With all due respect, I guess I would disagree with you. I mean, we follow the contract,” Shasho said. Shasho also explained that through the process of building the crosswalks, there are phases where the work needs to sit or cure for a week and a half. This can give the impression that no work is being done when it’s actually curating. “The option is to do one road, one at a time, but you would be there for five years doing that,” Shasho said.

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2023-07-31 23:55:01

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers become the Mahoning Valley Peppers in Oil -- for one night only.

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NILES, Ohio (WKBN) – The Mahoning Valley Scrappers became the Mahoning Valley Peppers in Oil — for one night only on Monday. This is the team’s fifth time hosting the event. Before the first pitch, fans could check out a variety of local vendors who prepared peppers in oil. As part of the event, spectators and judges rated the best peppers. One couple said this is their first Peppers in Oil event at Eastwood Field. “We’re about four or five in. My mouth is a little on fire right now, but it’s fun,” said Joe Stevens. “We make our own sometimes. We get them at just about every restaurant we go for appetizers,” said Deanna Rhodes. At the field, they were also auctioning off special “Peppers in Oil” Jerseys. Proceeds will go to the United Way of Trumbull County.

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She was diagnosed with stage 2B HER2-POSITIVE breast cancer. HER2 tends to grow and spread faster than breast cancers that are HER2-NEGATIVE.

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CLEVELAND (WJW) – Lesley Kiraly Hosta was just 43 when she found a lump through a self-exam. As a single mom, she knew she had to act quickly, and immediately jumped into action. A biopsy revealed her biggest fear: she had cancer. “You think you’re prepared to hear the news, but I wasn’t,” said Hosta. “I was by myself at work, got the news and was just devastated.” Hosta was diagnosed with stage 2B HER2-POSITIVE breast cancer. HER2 tends to grow and spread faster than breast cancers that are HER2-NEGATIVE. “What really went through my mind is I was responsible for taking care of everyone in my family for so long, my sons, my parents,” said Hosta. “If I’m not here, who’s going to do that?” The next few months were a whirlwind as Hosta began aggressive treatment. She had a lumpectomy and a total lymph node dissection. Doctors removed 29 lymph nodes. Three came back positive for cancer. Hosta’s doctors recommended six sessions of chemotherapy, but she was only able to complete five. “My body just couldn’t tolerate a sixth one,” she said. That’s when her doctors at MetroHealth Medical Center recommended a newer drug called Herceptin. A year-long targeted therapy for her specific cancer, the drug is meant to stop the multiplication of proteins. “It basically saved my life,” she said. “Before Herceptin, my diagnosis would have been a death sentence.” Her oncologist, Dr. Tonjeh Bah of Metro, agrees Herceptin really was a game changer for HER2-positive patients. “In the past, we really didn’t have much [in way of treatments]. We are now using a second line and third line in women who have HER2 positivity and improved survival.” Hosta’s surgical oncologist, Dr. Natalie Joseph agrees it’s advances in research that bring new hope every day. “I’ve been in practice for over 20 years and just particularly in the last five to eight years, the research has evolved,” Joseph said. “It has been life-changing for patients.” As for Hosta, she’s now five years cancer-free and a grandma to 1-year-old Grayson. “I’m so thankful I’m here. And that’s one of the things with Herceptin. If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t be here to even know he existed,” Hosta said, fighting back tears. “He’s just my everything.” This year’s Fox 8 Fox Trot benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, whose mission is to come up with new treatments and advancements like Herceptin. Sign up to participate in the one-mile walk or 5K race here.

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Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story.

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DENVER (KDVR) — Country artist Luke Bryan invited a Denver-area girl backstage after he heard her story. Mary Stegmueller, 7, has been battling terminal brain cancer since she was 4 years old. She’s a serious Luke Bryan fan, and she really wanted to see his show in Denver on Saturday. But she is immunocompromised and cannot stand for long durations, so her family thought the concert was off the table until an anonymous donor gave them a private suite for the show. Her family said they’re unbelievably grateful to the anonymous donor. Mary got a quick hug from the country star back in 2021 after a concert, but this time, she was hoping for another chance to have a conversation with him. Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) After Bryan saw FOX31’s story about her wanting to meet him, the family said he invited her backstage for a meet and greet before the show. Photos show Mary hanging out with her country idol, who gave her a hug as they posed for the camera. Mary begins her 43rd round of radiation on Monday.

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Social media has gone wild as people claim the government confirmed aliens exist. But the truth isn't that simple, even as Congress vows to investigate.

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(NewsNation) — As in decades past, the question of whether aliens exist continues to captivate Americans. Following Wednesday’s widely-watched Congressional hearing on UAPs and UFOs, people flocked to social media — many proclaiming the government confirmed aliens exist. But that’s not actually what happened at the hearing. While witnesses and lawmakers discussed the issue of UFOs, the government has not issued any official confirmation of alien life and what was said at the hearing, by witnesses and even a lawmaker, remains unverified. As lawmakers continue to probe the issue, join NewsNation’s Brian Entin at 9 p.m. ET Sunday night for a two-hour special report on the hearing, including analysis from UFO experts. Find out how to tune in to NewsNation on your local channel lineup. Here’s what we do (and don’t) know after the hearing: Whistleblower David Grusch largely recounted second-hand testimony and provided no evidence to support his claims. Grusch is a former member of the UAP Task Force. Former Navy Commander and pilot David Fravor recounted a first-hand experience with the so-called Tic Tac UFO but said he was never briefed on the object or its potential origins. Former Navy pilot Ryan Graves, who founded the Americans for Safe Aerospace, also recounted an encounter he had with an object he described as a black sphere floating inside a clear cube. Graves indicated such encounters were extremely common among pilots. There was no evidence presented to support this claim. While lawmakers seemed largely accepting of the witness testimony, only Rep. Matt Gaetz, R.-Fla., said he had seen any evidence of alien life firsthand. Grusch was unable to answer a number of inquiries regarding specific evidence or proof in an open setting, though he indicated he would be willing to say more in a secure, classified briefing. All three witnesses agreed these unidentified objects constituted a potential national security threat. Official government bodies, including the White House, Pentagon, and NASA have all stated they have no reason to believe unexplained objects are extraterrestrial in nature. National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby said after the hearing there are “no hard and fast” answers to the question but that the administration is taking it seriously. This wasn’t the first time the U.S. government undertook investigations to address the question of UFOs, nor is it the first time the official response was that there was nothing “alien” going on. However, at the heart of Grusch’s whistleblower complaint is his claim that the government, specifically the Department of Defense, is operating programs to retrieve material from crashes that are extraterrestrial in nature and are keeping those programs secret from the public while also operating without appropriate Congressional oversight. Grusch spoke exclusively to NewsNation regarding his experiences, which he said include the U.S. government recovering the “non-human” pilots of downed craft. In light of his claims, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee have vowed to continue to hold more hearings, including classified briefings where Grusch could speak more freely. Members have also vowed to seek the power to subpoena documents and images that Grusch says back up his claims. Lawmakers have also called for a centralized reporting system for both military and civilian reports of UFOs, to better analyze and understand the possible threat. There is also the possibility of the creation of a new committee to specifically investigate UAPs/UFOs. It’s not entirely clear how Congress could compel the DoD or military to release information on any secret programs, should they exist, though, in the past, lawmakers have attempted to work UFO reporting into funding requirements for the Pentagon.

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Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story.

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DENVER (KDVR) — Country artist Luke Bryan invited a Denver-area girl backstage after he heard her story. Mary Stegmueller, 7, has been battling terminal brain cancer since she was 4 years old. She’s a serious Luke Bryan fan, and she really wanted to see his show in Denver on Saturday. But she is immunocompromised and cannot stand for long durations, so her family thought the concert was off the table until an anonymous donor gave them a private suite for the show. Her family said they’re unbelievably grateful to the anonymous donor. Mary got a quick hug from the country star back in 2021 after a concert, but this time, she was hoping for another chance to have a conversation with him. Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) Country artist Luke Bryan invited a local girl backstage after he heard her story. (Kristin Stegmueller) After Bryan saw FOX31’s story about her wanting to meet him, the family said he invited her backstage for a meet and greet before the show. Photos show Mary hanging out with her country idol, who gave her a hug as they posed for the camera. Mary begins her 43rd round of radiation on Monday.

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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates. The revelations […]

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Democrats and Republicans are offering clashing interpretations of the significance of former Hunter Biden business associate Devon Archer’s closed-door testimony, which lawmakers said included assertions that Hunter Biden was selling the “illusion of access” to his father and that Hunter Biden sometimes put President Biden on speakerphone to talk to his business associates. The revelations are fueling Republican attempts to link the president to his son’s business dealings. Republicans, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) and House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (Ky.), say the testimony shows that President Biden “lied” when he made campaign trail statements that he had never talked to his son about his foreign business dealings. But Democrats say Archer’s testimony to the House Oversight Committee on Monday actually shows the president was not involved in Hunter Biden’s foreign business affairs. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who attended the hours-long transcribed interview, said Archer testified that because Hunter Biden was under pressure from Ukrainian energy company Burisma, “he had to give the illusion — and he used that term, the illusion — of access to his father, and he tried to get credit for things that he — that Mr. Archer testified Hunter had nothing to do with, such as when Vice President Biden went to Ukraine on his own.” Lawmakers clash over whether testimony implicates president Archer was on the board of Burisma with Hunter Biden. Republicans have said then-Vice President Biden’s call to remove Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, whose office was investigating Burisma, was directly related to his son’s involvement with, and sizable payments from, the company. But the investigation in Burisma had been opened before Shokin took the position, and Shokin was widely criticized for failure to prosecute corruption, with his ouster supported by numerous U.S. officials. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement that Archer testified that “President Biden was not involved in his son’s business affairs, and that President Biden was never asked to, nor did he, take any official actions in relation to those business matters.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last week that the president “was never in business with his son.” On the other end of the partisan spectrum, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who also attended the transcribed interview, said he thought Archer’s testimony “implicate[s] the president.” Reading from his notes of the transcribed interview, Biggs said Archer testified that “Burisma would have gone out of business sooner if the Biden brand had not been invoked. People would be intimidated to legally mess with Burisma because of the Biden family brand.” According to Biggs, Archer said the Biden “brand” referred to President Biden. But Goldman later said that Archer clarified the “brand” was based on a “D.C. brand based on his own experience in lobbying” and “in conjunction with the fact that his last name was Biden.” Burisma bribery allegations Both Biggs and Goldman said that Archer had no knowledge of an alleged $5 million payment to Biden from Burisma, an allegation relayed by a confidential FBI source in a form released by Republicans earlier in June. Goldman argued that Archer’s testimony undercut the premise of the Biden-Burisma bribery allegations. “Even though it was perceived by Burisma that they had the Prosecutor General Shokin ‘under control,’ quote unquote, that Joe Biden advocated for his firing — which of course, was not coveted or desired by Burisma, and would potentially be bad for Burisma,” Goldman said. Raskin said that Republicans appeared to be “chasing” the bribery allegations, and pointed to a recent letter to Comer from Lev Parnas, who was involved in an effort to dig up dirt about the Bidens in Ukraine ahead of the 2020 election, urging Comer to abandon efforts to chase the “conspiracy theories.” Comer, on the other hand, took issue with Hunter Biden’s work with Burisma. “When Burisma’s owner was facing pressure from the Ukrainian prosecutor investigating the company for corruption, Archer testified that Burisma executives asked Hunter to ‘call D.C.’ after a Burisma board meeting in Dubai,” he said in a statement, which a press release said raised concerns that Hunter Biden was in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Phone calls with the president Archer’s testimony did appear to partially back up Comer’s statement to the New York Post last week that he expected Archer to discuss the times he witnessed Hunter Biden’s putting then-Vice President Biden on speakerphone with foreign business partners. Democrats downplayed that concern. “The witness indicated that Hunter spoke to his father every day, and approximately 20 times over the course of a 10-year relationship. Hunter may have put his father on the phone with any number of different people, and they never once spoke about any business dealings,” Goldman said. “As he described it, it was all casual conversation, niceties, the weather, ‘What’s going on?’” Goldman said, adding that “there wasn’t a single conversation about any of the business dealings that Hunter had.” Democrats also stressed that there were especially frequent conversations between Hunter Biden and his father after his brother, Beau Biden, died from brain cancer in 2015. Biggs pushed back on Goldman’s characterization. “He probably forgot to tell you that Devon Archer himself said that was an implication of who the ‘big guy’ is,” Biggs said, referring to communications drawn from a laptop hard drive that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden. The House Oversight GOP also said in a tweet that President Biden attended a 2014 dinner with Hunter Biden and some of his foreign business associates at Cafe Milano in Washington, D.C. White House slams GOP after ‘much-hyped witness’ testimony Ian Sams, White House spokesperson for oversight and investigations, also argued that the Archer interview poked holes in the GOP attempts to directly link President Biden to his family’s foreign business dealings. “It appears that the House Republicans’ own much-hyped witness today testified that he never heard of President Biden discussing business with his son or his son’s associates, or doing anything wrong,” Sams said. “House Republicans keep promising bombshell evidence to support their ridiculous attacks against the President, but time after time, they keep failing to produce any. In fact, even their own witnesses appear to be debunking their allegations.” Raskin said that the Biden family investigation is a “desperate effort to distract everyone from former President Donald Trump’s mounting criminal indictments and deepening legal morass.” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who was also in the interview, told reporters that Archer had revealed new information, but declined to elaborate further. Abbe Lowell, counsel for Hunter Biden, said in a statement that House Republicans “keep swinging and keep striking out in their obsessive pursuit of the President through his son, Hunter.” “Mr. Archer confirmed one more time that Hunter Biden did not involve his father in, nor did his father assist him in, his business. It’s well known that Hunter and his father speak daily, and what Mr. Archer confirmed today was that when those calls occurred during Hunter’s business meetings, if there was any interaction between his father and his business associates, it was simply to exchange small talk,” Lowell said. “Like the relatives of Donald Trump, Senators Ron Johnson and Ted Cruz, Rep. Lauren Boebert, and many others, family members of elected representatives meet people and may get opportunities because of those connections,” he continued. “Congress would be busy investigating many of their own if that’s their idea of an offense.” Archer did not answer shouted questions when entering or leaving the transcribed interview, and his attorney declined to take a side in the debate over his testimony. “We are aware that all sides are claiming victory following Mr. Archer’s voluntary interview today. But all Devon Archer did was exactly what we said he would: show up and answer the questions put to him honestly and completely. Mr. Archer shared the truth with the Committee, and we will leave to them and others to decide what to do with it,” said Matthew L. Schwartz, a managing partner of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.

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