A metallic drink can left in a train station in Tokyo exploded, injuring one passenger. The can was left by a Chinese national, who said he had filled the can with detergent at work, and intended to use it later. There’s no word yet on what chemical reaction might have caused the detergent to explode. Police are investigating.
In other news, a massive Russian drone strike targeted Kyiv on the eve of the May 9 victory commemoration.
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Buffett Turns Gloomy: The “Incredible Period” for the US Economy is Coming to an End
While Warren Buffett’s insights on the economy are traditionally cheerful and uplifting — usually hitting at time of peak pessimism in the form of self-serving NYT op-eds or CNBC vignettes (and usually around the time the Omaha billionaire knows that the government will backstop his TBTF investments, unlike those of pretty much anyone else), on Saturday the head of Berkshire Hathaway had a far more downbeat and gloomy prediction for his own businesses — and the broader economy in general — the good times may be over.
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California Defaults on $18.6 Billion in Debt, Saddling Employers With the Expense
California’s recent decision not to pay back some $20 billion borrowed from the federal government to cover unemployment benefits during the pandemic will fall on the shoulders of employers, according to experts.
“The state should have taken care of the loans with the COVID money it received from the government in 2021,” said Marc Joffe, policy analyst at the Cato Institute—a public policy think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., in a statement to the Epoch Times.
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Green Bailout: German Govt Looks to Subsidise Up to 80 Per Cent of Energy Costs for Industry
German Vice Chancellor and Green Party politician Robert Habeck has proposed a scheme that would see the government subsidise up to 80 per cent of the electricity costs of certain industries amid the ongoing energy crisis induced by decades of failed green agenda policies and over-reliance on Russian gas.
Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck has proposed a plan that would guarantee large swaths of German industry electricity prices at a subsidised price of €0.06 per kilowatt hour (kWh) until at least 2030. Currently, the average electricity cost for businesses in Germany stands at around €0.25 per kWh including taxes.
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Ballot Signature Matching System in Maricopa County is ‘Almost Illegal, ‘ Says Longtime FBI Expert
As Kari Lake’s lawsuit returns to the trial court for consideration of alleged violations of Maricopa County’s signature verification rules in the Arizona 2022 general election, a retired FBI counterintelligence agent with longtime expertise in signature analysis says that matching ballot signatures with little time to review is “almost illegal.”
If election workers have a limited amount of time to review signatures on early ballots to ensure they match with voters’ files, it’s “almost illegal to have it work that way,” said retired FBI Special Agent Wayne A. Barnes, adding, “almost pathetic.”
Barnes, a 29-year FBI veteran who mastered signature analysis while unmasking Soviet spies during the Cold War, previously wrote a report commissioned by Just the News that found that the signature on the receipt from the Delaware repair shop where Hunter Biden left his laptop was a match for the signature of President Biden’s son.
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Biden Admin Launches New Effort to Crack Down on Americans’ Dishwashers
Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration has launched a new effort to fight “climate change” that seeks to crack down on dishwashers used in American homes.
Biden’s Department of Energy (DOE) has published new efficiency regulations for dishwashers, beverage vending machines, and electric motors.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced the new regulations are part of the latest of several actions from the Biden admin to decrease power usage and fight “global warming.”
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Biden Accuser Tara Reade: ‘If Something Happens to Me, All Roads Lead to Joe Biden’
Tara Reade, who says President Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in the 1990s when she worked in his U.S. Senate office, posted a cryptic message about what should happen if she dies.
“I want to make something clear. If something happens to me, all roads lead to Joe Biden,” Reade tweeted Sunday. “Joe Biden and DNC political machine threats, bullying and intimidation over the last three years will not work.
She also said that she is not suicidal, nor a foreign agent and she only decided to tell the truth and testify under oath in Congress about her experience working for Biden.
The president has denied allegations of the assault since Reade came forward in 2020 about it.
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Breaking: Fundraiser Launched for Former Marine Daniel Penny’s Legal Defense
A fundraiser has been launched to support the legal defense of former Marine Daniel Penny, who may face criminal charges related to an incident that took place on May 1 involving Jordan Neely.
Jordan Neely was a 30-year-old homeless man, a repeat offender with over 40 prior arrests and severe mental illness issues. Neely died on May 1 after Penny, 24, had placed him into a chokehold after Neely had reportedly started behaving erratically and showing aggression towards other passengers. Footage from the day showed Penny placing Neely in a “recovery position” in an attempt to make sure he was okay.
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Breaking: Texas Parents Vote to Secure Conservative School Board Majorities
Elections on May 6, 2023, saw several school boards across Texas secure conservative leadership for their districts.
Patriot Mobile Action PAC helped parents in these districts successfully fight against leftist organizations and secured more logic-based teachings in schools.
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California Catholic Diocese Files for Bankruptcy Amid 330 Sex Abuse Lawsuits
The Catholic Diocese of Oakland announced on Monday that it filed for bankruptcy amid 330 sex abuse lawsuits in an effort to stabilize its finances, the group said.
Most of the claims center on sex abuse crimes that occurred in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s by priests who are no longer active in ministry or are deceased, the diocese said.
In a letter to parishioners, Bishop Michael C. Barber said the diocese believes “this process is the best way to ensure a fair and equitable outcome for survivors.”
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California Approves Reparations Recommendations, Proposing $1.2 Million Checks for Black Residents
California is grappling with many crises, including soaring crime, a growing homeless population, out-of-control drug overdoses, a giant budget shortfall, a population and business exodus, and a power grid teetering on the edge of failure. But instead of progressive lawmakers addressing these problems and making life better for the tens of millions of Americans who currently live in the state, they are focused on reparations.
On Saturday, California’s nine-member Reparations Task Force approved recommendations for how state officials should compensate and apologize to Black residents for past injustices. The task force has spent the last two years deliberating on payment recommendations that will now be sent for final approval in Sacramento before a July 1 deadline.
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Chicago Cop Murder: 5 in Custody After Officer’s Shooting Death, Source Says
Chicago police have apprehended five persons of interest in the shooting death of a 24-year-old officer who was killed steps from her mother’s doorstep Saturday morning after finishing a night patrol, according to law enforcement sources.
Four were taken into custody after a barricade situation at 76th and Bishop streets on Sunday night, about 5 miles from where Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston was killed, a source told Fox News Digital Monday.
Charges were pending review by the state’s attorney’s office, which has 48 hours to file charges or release the suspects.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday that bans citizens from “countries of concern,” including China, from purchasing property in the Sunshine State.
The new laws, which DeSantis characterized as a “crackdown on Communist China,” prevent foreign entities and officers from China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela and Syria from buying farmland or any property within 10 miles of any military installation, seaport, airport, power plant, water treatment facility or any other location deemed critical infrastructure.
The new law also bans citizens from those countries of concern who are not lawful permanent US residents from owning any real estate in Florida.
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Disney Widens Legal War on DeSantis After He Voids Late Power Grab
Disney expanded its legal offensive against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday after he signed legislation voiding the House of Mouse’s 11th-hour attempt to defang his newly remade oversight board.
The entertainment giant amended a federal lawsuit against the would-be Republican presidential candidate, arguing that the bills formalized the governor’s “retribution” against the company.
The lawsuit additions also highlighted the state’s effort to exert more control over Disney’s monorail system.
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Twitter boss Elon Musk has fired back at the mounting protests over the man who died on a New York City subway last week.
On Sunday, Musk reacted to the radical protesters who have been disrupting the NYC subway over the death of Jordan Neely.
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Elon Musk: Why Does the Media Misrepresent Interracial Crime Stats “To Such an Extreme Degree”?
Authored by Chris Menahan via InformationLIberation.com,
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday questioned why the media misrepresents “the real situation” when it comes to interracial violence “to such an extreme degree.”
The media’s lies are getting innocent people killed and may be inciting more anti-white violence than ever.
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FBI Raids Apartment of Virginia Man Accused of Sending Money to ISIS Women
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — The sound of FBI agents caught the attention of a man in his apartment doing homework.
He would soon find out that his next-door neighbor, 33-year-old Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, was being arrested for his involvement with a terrorist organization.
In cell phone video shared with FOX 5, you can hear an agent yelling “hands behind your back” multiple times.
The neighbor who does not want to be identified says “It was just like in the movies.” He couldn’t believe his eyes.
The FBI and Fairfax County Police blocked off Kingsford Road for hours detaining Chhipa who lived in one of the upstairs units.
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Flashback: Half of Biden’s Twitter Followers Revealed to be Fake
Almost half of President Joe Biden’s 22.2 million Twitter followers were revealed to be not authentic. An audit was conducted by SparkToro, which discovered that 49.3 percent of the leader’s followers are “fake followers,” per the New York Post last year.
The news came as Elon Musk was attempting to purchase the social media giant. However, he expressed speculation over the amount of fake accounts that were on the site. Musk believed that about 20 percent of all Twitter accounts were fake ones.
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Florida Neo-Nazi Who Converted to Islam Admits to Killing Roomates for Insulting Faith
A Florida neo-Nazi who converted to Islam pleaded guilty Monday to murdering his roommates for disrespecting his faith.
Devon Arthurs, now 24, agreed to a term of 45 years in prison in exchange for admitting his guilt for the 2017 shooting deaths of Jeremy Himmelman and Andrew Onseschuck inside a Tampa apartment.
Arthurs and his two roommates had once been part of a neo-Nazi group called Atomwaffen Divison before the racist became a Muslim and renounced his prior beliefs.
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Former Rochester Pizza Shop Owner, in Prison for Aiding ISIS, Accused of Attempted Murder
A former Rochester pizza shop owner who admitted to trying to aid the Islamic State militant group and plotting to kill U.S. soldiers in 2014 is now accused of attempted murder in prison.
Mufid Elfgeeh allegedly tried to kill someone at a federal penitentiary in Kentucky in January 2019.
A grand jury indicted Elfgeeh, who was previously one of the first people arrested in the U.S. for supporting ISIS, last week.
Elfgeeh previoulsy admitted to being a self-radicalized terrorist who worked to recruit others to join ISIS across multiple Facebook and Twitter accounts. He managed to recruit three people to go overseas and fight for ISIS. He was sentenced in 2016 to 22 1/2 years in prison.
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan may hold Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, in contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena seeking to uncover any coordination between the tech giant and the Biden administration to censor free speech.
Alphabet has handed over more than 4,000 pages of material to the committee, but has redacted and potentially omitted important information, according to a letter Jordan (R-Ohio) sent Monday to Alphabet attorney Daniel Donovan.
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‘Happy Days’ Star Scott Baio Announces He’s Leaving California Due to Homeless Crisis, Crime
The happy days in the California sun are over for this actor.
Scott Baio, famous for playing Chachi on “Happy Days,” announced that he would be leaving the Golden State on Wednesday due to the state’s out-of-control homeless crisis.
“After 45 years, I’m making my way to finally ‘exit stage right’ from California,” the sitcom actor said, adding staggering statistics about homelessness in his tweet.
“‘The most recent survey conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found approximately 69,000 people experiencing homelessness in L.A. County and 41,000 in the city in 2022,’“ Baio shared in the tweet.
The “Charles in Charge” actor blames the state’s soft-on-crime initiatives for the rampant homelessness issues, tweeting that it “brings down property value” and, after decades of living in California, “it’s just not a safe place anymore.”
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House Judiciary Panel Investigating WEF-Backed Scheme to Censor ‘Harmful’ Online Content
The House Judiciary Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Jim Jordan, issued subpoenas on Thursday to look into an advertising project that includes the World Economic Forum (WEF), which claims to be fighting against “harmful” online content.
The committee’s concern is that the project, the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), along with the group that created it, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), “may be facilitating coordination by its members in a manner that violates U.S. antitrust law,” according to The Daily Wire.
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Jordan Neely, the homeless man choked to death on the subway last week, was reportedly listed on a city roster of people on the streets who desperately needed help.
Referred to colloquially as the “Top 50” list, the internal catalogue held by the city’s Department of Homeless Services details which people are cycling in and out of homeless shelters and mental health treatment centers, a source told The Post Monday.
The agency and its nonprofit service providers flag cases that need close attention, which helps them keep track of those in dire need of assistance.
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Lawyer Demands Probe of FBI’s ‘Seriously Bungled Examination’ of Epstein
An attorney representing some of the women who say they are survivors of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein sent a letter to Justice Department officials demanding an investigation into what she says is the FBI’s “seriously bungled examination” of the late financier.
Lawyer Jennifer Freeman, an attorney with Marsh Law Firm who says she is “counsel to many survivors of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking conspiracy,” wrote a letter last week to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
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Liberal Utopia: Two-Mile-Long Vehicle Encampment Spotted in California
The growing number of homeless encampments has spread like wildfire throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. For years, lawmakers in the state have implemented progressive policies that have backfired, sparking a multitude of crises, including soaring crime, rising homelessness, out-of-control drug overdoses, and population and business exodus.
One of the latest examples of implementing failed progressive policies is the inability to effectively address the homelessness and drug crisis on a two-mile stretch of road in Marin County, California, overrun by cars, tents, RVs, and trailers parked on the side of the road.
Just north of San Francisco along Binford Road, the Daily Mail counted at least 135 vehicles. This is one of the largest encampment sites in the state.
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Mayhem Unfolds in Oakland as Soros-Backed DA Fails to Enforce Law and Order
The Oakland Police Department is investigating a violent and chaotic “sideshow” that ended up with a mob torching a car and someone plowing another vehicle into it.
A video posted on Twitter shows the scary scene unfolding late Friday night near the intersection of Oak Street and 10th near the Oakland Museum of California.
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Most Americans Don’t Think Biden’s Mentally Sharp Enough to Serve Second Term: New Poll
A majority of Americans don’t believe President Biden is mentally or physically fit enough to lead the country for a second term, according to a new poll.
On the heels of Biden’s official announcement for reelection, 63% of Americans in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll say they don’t think the 80-year-old is mentally sharp enough to run the nation effectively and 62% believe Biden is not in good enough physical health to be in the Oval Office.
Biden has faced swirling questions about whether he is fit for office due to his various flubs and gaffes throughout his tenure at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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New York Judge Bars Trump From Discussing Certain Evidence in DA Bragg Prosecution
A New York state judge has barred former President Donald Trump from posting about some evidence on social media pertaining to an ongoing prosecution from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Bragg is pursuing charges against Trump in connection with a 2016 payment his then-personal attorney, Michael Cohen, made to Stormy Daniels. Trump has pleaded not guilty.
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Oklahoma Bans First 13 Companies From State Business for ESG Policies
Oklahoma’s battle with financial companies that boycott energy companies entered a new round this week as Treasurer Todd Russ listed 13 companies banned from doing business with the state.
But don’t look for any action soon. Those 13 companies have 90 days to tell the state it has stopped boycotting energy companies. And if they haven’t stopped their boycott, the law grants the state six months to divest itself of 50% of investments with the financial company and a full year to divest 100%.
The restrictions are based on a law passed by the Legislature in 2022 that requires the state treasurer to divest Oklahoma from any financial institutions that boycott the energy industry.
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A teacher in a Tennessee high school who confiscated a student’s phone was subsequently pepper sprayed by his student, Fox News Digital confirmed.
A video which surfaced on Reddit on May 5 showed the assault in Antioch High School, which racked up millions of views. The teacher was previously decked in the face approximately two months before in a separate incident, and the district told Fox News Digital that disciplinary action was taken in both incidents and were reported to the police.
“Mace? Mace is crazy,” a student behind the camera said in the classroom. “She just maced the teacher! Nah.”
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Texas Mall Shooter Mauricio Garcia Planned Attack for Weeks, Timing Rampage for Maximum Carnage
Texas mall gunman Mauricio Garcia appeared to be casing his target for weeks, attacking when it was busiest — after posting racist and misogynistic hate, including a smiley face with a Hitler mustache.
Garcia, 33, shared more than two dozen photos of the Allen Premium Outlets on extremist forums in the weeks leading up to his mass shooting, seemingly determining what would be the most packed time at the mall to unleash the greatest carnage, NBC reported.
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Thug Breaks Into Home, Holds Teenager at Gunpoint, Gets Shot Dead by Dad
A Tenessee homeowner turned the tables on two intruders after they tased his dog and held his teenage son at gunpoint.
Two thugs wearing masks and gloves broke into a home in Murfreesboro, 34 miles southeast of Nashville.
Thankfully, the homeowner was able to retrieve his gun and shoot the two men, according to police.
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Tucker Carlson ‘Plotting Media Empire’ to Rival Fox News
Star anchor Tucker Carlson is currently “plotting a media empire of his own” that would rival his former network Fox News, according to a new report.
Axios is reporting, citing multiple unnamed sources close to Carlson, that the top-rated host is preparing to lead a Fox News competitor.
Bryan Freedman, Carlson’s attorney, told Axios that the contract dispute with Fox News won’t stand in Tucker’s way.
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Video Shows Moment Florida Deputy Shoots, Kills Suspect Holding Woman Hostage With Knife
Florida authorities on Monday released video footage of a deadly police shooting that left a suspect with a lengthy criminal background dead and his hostage injured over the weekend.
The shooting happened Sunday night when bondsmen were looking for 53-year-old Ronnie Clark for a warrant over his failure to appear in court on drug charges, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons told reporters during a news conference.
Clark had a long criminal history, with 58 felony convictions, and he was incarcerated three times.
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Virgin Islands Struggles to Subpoena Google’s Larry Page in Jeffrey Epstein Lawsuit Against JPMorgan
US Virgin Islands is attempting to subpoena Google co-founder Larry Page as part of its lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over its role in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring — but can’t seem to find Page to serve him the documents, a court filing revealed on Thursday.
The Virgin Islands government wants to subpoena the 50-year-old billionaire Google exec because it believes Page may have had a connection to the convicted pedophile, who was a JPMorgan client.
Page “is a high-net-worth individual who Epstein may have referred or attempted to refer to JPMorgan,” the court documents read.
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Washington DC Mayor Considers Adding Cops to Deal With Crime Surge: Reports
The mayor of Washington, D.C. is turning to the public for a solution on how to solve the rising crime problem, which may include hiring more police officers, according to reports.
According to DC News Now, Mayor Muriel Bowser will be hosting a Public Safety Summit at 9 a.m. on Wednesday to give the public a chance to weigh in on how to fix crime in the district.
Violent crime in the nation’s capital is up 10% from the same time last year, which includes a 15% rise in homicides.
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White House Bans the Post From Biden Event as Hunter Indictment Looms
WASHINGTON — The White House press office barred The Post from attending President Biden’s only daytime public event Monday as federal prosecutors near a decision on criminally charging first son Hunter Biden for tax fraud and other crimes.
The Post has closely covered the president’s ties to his relatives’ foreign dealings and first reported in October 2020 on files from Hunter’s abandoned laptop that link Joe Biden to ventures in China and Ukraine.
Biden, who falsely characterized The Post’s reporting as Russian disinformation, appeared with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to talk about airline policies in the White House-adjacent Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
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‘Woke’ Professor Busted in Horrific Child Abuse Sting: ‘Little Kids Are So Sexual’
A “woke” California professor has been caught by undercover operatives during a child abuse sting operation, according to authorities.
Rodger “Rod” Githens, an associate professor at the University of the Pacific, was caught trying to arrange to rape a 7-year-old child.
However, the “child sex trafficker” who Githens thought he was talking to was actually an undercover FBI agent.
During the conversations, where he suggested luring the young girl with a doll and chocolate, Githens also gloated about previously sexually abusing other children, prosecutors said.
Githens’ Twitter account shows he regularly advocates for left-wing causes and promoted Democrats including President Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, and California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Governor Jerry Brown.
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Woody Allen Frequently Socialized With Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein: Report
Accused child molester Woody Allen regularly palled around with neighbor Jeffrey Epstein — even after the pedophile served jail time for sex with underage girls, according to a trove of documents.
The controversial 87-year-old director arranged get-togethers with Epstein at least once a month throughout 2014 and 2015, according to the latest collection of documents, including emails and schedules, revealed by The Wall Street Journal.
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Canada Expels Chinese Diplomat Implicated in Intimidating MP Chong
Canada has ordered a Chinese diplomat in Toronto to leave the country immediately after being implicated in a scheme to intimidate a Conservative MP and his family in Hong Kong.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement on Monday that Zhao Wei, who worked at the Chinese consulate in Toronto, has been officially declared “persona non grata.”
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Feds Unveils New “Canadian Royal Crown” With Snowflake, Maple Leaves Replacing Religious Symbols
The new “Canadian Royal Crown” adorning the country’s Coat of Arms features a snowflake and maple leaves, replacing the traditional crosses and fleur-de-lis.
The federal government unveiled the new design on the weekend to mark the coronation of King Charles III.
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Liberal Convention Votes in Favour of Further Internet Regulation, Universal Basic Income
The Liberal Party of Canada held its policy convention over the weekend where delegates debated and voted on a number of policy resolutions that could shape the party’s platform for the next federal election.
Some of the most notable non-binding proposals included a push to adopt Universal Basic Income, ending all subsidies to fossil fuel companies, requiring more farmers to reduce their carbon impact and further regulating the internet.
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Meta Prepared to Take a Stand Against Bill C-18
Tech giant Meta is prepared to block news on Facebook and Instagram if the Trudeau government passes Bill C-18.
C-18 would require social media platforms to pay Canadian media outlets for their content.
Head of public policy at Meta Canada Rachel Curran told The Canadian Press that they are ready to block news sources on their platform if the government moves forward with the bill.
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Parents More Likely to Question Routine Childhood Vaccinations Post-COVID: Research Report
Authored by Marnie Cathcart via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
Canadian parents have become more likely to question routine childhood vaccinations since the pandemic, according to research.
Immunization rates “have declined since COVID-19” according to research commissioned by the federal government and conducted by Ekos Research Associates. The resulting report, “Childhood Vaccination Marketing Campaign Survey 2022,” was delivered to Health Canada on Feb. 15, 2023, and was first obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.
“This public opinion research will inform the development of the new multi-year Childhood Vaccination marketing strategy to promote the safety, effectiveness, and importance of vaccines,” the report said.
Only 39 percent of respondents said they accept all recommended childhood vaccines and have no doubts or concerns about vaccinating their child—a drop from 48 percent in 2017.
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Smith Announces Evacuation Payments, Puts Call Out for Volunteers to Battle Wildfires
The Alberta government has announced evacuation payments for the 29,000 Albertans who’ve been displaced by wildfires raging across the province’s north.
During an extensive wildfire update on Monday afternoon, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced that eligible evacuees will receive $1,250 per adult and an additional $500 per dependent child under 18 years.
Smith also put out an urgent call for 1,000 volunteer firefighters, saying some experienced Indigenous firefighters would like to join the fight. The premier said those who are brought in will be trained to join existing teams efficiently.
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EU Defenseless Against China — Berlusconi
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has warned that the EU would be unable to defend itself if China decided to attack one of its member states. The veteran politician further urged Brussels to adopt a robust military strategy and invest heavily in defense.
Berlusconi, who is currently hospitalized in Milan being treated to leukemia, made the remarks in a video interview recorded on Friday by Sky TG24 news channel.
The former prime minister said the EU is hardly a force to be reckoned with in the international arena, and should China decide to “occupy Italy, and maybe some other European country, we would absolutely not be able to counter it.“
“The best thing we could do would be to go to school to study Chinese,“ he added.
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In an exclusive interview with Remix News, former Czech Prime Minister and President Vaclav Klaus, an ally of PM Viktor Orban, laments that relations between Hungary and Czechia have reached such a low point
Many conservatives outside of Czechia are critical of the country’s political situation, saying it lacks a real conservative option. Do you agree with this view?
Conservatives in the Czech Republic have only lost ground since I left office. I was considered the last one keeping that flame alive. And now we have a tragic situation in parliament. The party I founded 32 years ago changed totally, has no connection with conservatism whatsoever, and there is no one — no party or person or movement — which could be considered conservative. So, the conservative people have no representation in parliament these days; so it’s a tragic, tragic development.
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In the latest embarrassment for Emmanuel Macron, the French President drove down a nearly empty Champs-Elysées on Monday morning as he travelled to the Arc de Triomphe on Victory Day as the public was largely barred from the event over fears that protests against his embattled government would mar the proceedings.
Every year on May 8th, Victory in Europe Day ceremonies are held across the continent to celebrate the official surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, marking the official end of World War II in Europe.
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With Germany’s largest state by population, North Rhine Westphalia, facing a soaring rise in knife attacks, the government is facing pressure to respond to the threat. On Friday, the government debated the issue in state parliament at the request of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group.
However, neither the SPD nor the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Interior Minister Herbert Reul were enthusiastic about naming who was behind the vast majority of attacks, with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) instead seizing the opportunity.
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As it stands, the EU cannot build an EU army and Brussels-based foreign policy when member states such as Poland have veto power. Brussels wants to centralize control of these important areas and grab this right away from member states.
Poland is completely against what it describes as a power grab.
A statement issued by Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Lukasz Jasina addresses the proposals to decide on European foreign, defense and security policies according to the principle of qualified majority voting used for other matters in the European Union.
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Despite having access to the Naftoport-Polish oil port in Gdansk, the German side has not yet completely removed Russia’s stake from Germany’s Schwedt Refinery. On May 3, Germany’s “Task Force PCK,” which is dealing with the situation of the Schwedt Refinery (PCK), met for the fourth time.
Task Force PCK confirmed that the plant will receive 135,000 tons of oil in May through the Polish oil port of Gdansk and more than 1 million tons of oil from Kazakhstan annually. The minister-president of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke, thanked PCK employees and expressed hope that the refinery’s capacity could soon increase to 70 percent from the current 50 percent.
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Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS) party is growing its lead ahead of national elections, according to the latest poll from a Social Changes research institute.
The poll shows Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s party has increased its lead over the liberal Civic Coalition to 12 percentage points, while support for other parties has flattened out. The Left, Confederation, and Poland 2050 are now competing for third place.
The poll, which was conducted for news outlet wPolityce.pl, shows that the United Right, which is a coalition of PiS and its allies, has gained 2 percentage points in the last two weeks, with 39 percent of respondents declaring their intention to vote for the group. Meanwhile, support for the Civic Coalition has decreased by 1 percentage point, with 27 percent of respondents intending to vote for them.
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Polls Suggest Austria’s Populist Freedom Party is on Course to Lead the Country
Despite a series of scandals, Austria’s populist Freedom Party has not gone away. On the contrary, the far-right party leading in national polls. Could the FPÖ one day lead the nation?
In Austria, a new coalition between the conservative ÖVP and the populist FPÖ (Freedom Party) emerged after a local election in the Lower Austria region, the most populous after that of the capital Vienna.
Today, at a national level, the FPÖ is the leading political force in the country, according to the latest polls.
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Russian SU-35 Jet Nearly Knocks Polish Patrol Plane Out of the Sky Over Black Sea
A Russian Su-35 nearly knocked a Polish Turbolet L-410 border patrol plane out of the sky near Romania, on Friday, May 5, while the Polish plane was performing a Frontex mission on behalf of the European Union.
According to the Polish Border Guard, the Russian Su-35 jet suddenly entered the airspace in which the Frontex operation was taking place and came close to the Polish border patrol plane without any radio warning. It then proceeded to carry out aggressive and risky maneuvers.
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Sanctions Cut Russian Tourism to Hungary to Almost Nothing
Since the outbreak of the war, the number of Russian tourists in Budapest has fallen to a tenth of its pre-Covid level, news portal Index reports.
According to the Association of Hungarian Tourist Guides, sanctions have made travel from Russia to Hungary much longer and more expensive.
Before the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the number of hotel nights spent by Russian tourists in Budapest had reached pre-coronavirus levels. By the beginning of this year, however, the year-over-year level had fallen to barely a tenth of that, and the trend is the same across the country, according to data from the National Tourism Data Centre.
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Slovakia to Have First-Ever Hungarian-Born PM
Modern Slovakia will have its first Hungarian-born prime minister in its 30-year history, Hungarian news portal Mandiner reported.
President of Slovakia Zuzana Caputova appointed Lajos Ódor, vice-president of the National Bank of Slovakia, to form a technocrat government after the resignation of Democrat party Prime Minister Eduard Heger, who has been ruling in a caretaker capacity since he lost a vote of confidence last December.
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— as force faces backlash over arrests of anti-monarchy protesters at Coronation
A Met Police officer told a Just Stop Oil protester it was a ‘shame’ they ignored requests to move from the middle of the road — after a furious driver branded the activists ‘c****’ in a frustrated rant.
Protesters were out in Marble Arch and around Piccadilly today, infuriating people trying to travel with their slow march as they returned to the streets of London after the King’s Coronation.
Footage posted on Twitter showed an officer asking a protester: ‘Is there any way we can accommodate you moving to the side, off the road?’
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Stephen Bartulica, a Croatian MP for the populist Homeland Movement, sat down with Remix News at CPAC Hungary in Budapest to discuss the political landscape in Croatia, the future of Croatian-Hungarian relations, and the ongoing migration crisis enveloping Europe
A lot of our readers don’t know about Croatia and are not very familiar with the political situation there. Your country’s leader, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, is described as conservative by a number of publications. What is your take on this description?
Well, in my mind, he doesn’t fit that characterization, so I would not describe him as conservative. He’s a moderate Christian Democrat. His party belongs to the European People’s Party (EPP) group in Europe, but he himself, I would describe as an enthusiastic Eurocrat. He devoted much of his previous diplomatic career to lobbying for our EU membership, and he’s very close to the European Commission. I think one of his main allies now in Europe is Macron, so I don’t find him to be a politician of strong convictions.
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Serbian Education Minister Resigns After Deadly School Shooting
Serbian Education Minister Branko Ruzic resigned on Sunday, four days after a 13-year-old boy killed eight of his schoolmates and the school principal, and wounded a teacher and six other students in a school shooting.
The politician said that he had offered his resignation on the day of the school shooting. After reflecting on the matter during the three days of national mourning, he decided this was the only sensible and fair decision as a responsible and professional man, parent and Serbian citizen.
In his resignation letter to Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, Branko Ruzic expressed his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and asked God to help them prevent such an event from happening again
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Operation Shield and Arrow: IDF Hits Senior Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Gaza
Communities within 40 km of Gaza have been placed under restrictions by Home Front Command.
The IDF assassinated a number of senior terrorists in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist movement in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning, declaring the launch of Operation Shield and Arrow. The officials targeted include the commander of the al-Quds Brigades in the northern Gaza Strip, an official responsible for terrorist activities in the West Bank and a military secretary in the movement.
At least nine Palestinians were killed in the strikes, according to Palestinian reports, with a number of sites in Gaza City, Rafah and Khan Yunis targeted, among other locations.
The officials assassinated in the strikes include Khalil Bahitini, the commander of the al-Quds Brigades in the northern Gaza Strip, Tareq Ezzaldin, a spokesperson for the movement who also manages terrorist activities in the West Bank and Gaza, and Jihad Ghanem, secretary of the movement’s military council.
According to the IDF, Bahitini was the most senior operational commander in the PIJ and was responsible for the rocket fire toward Israel in the past month. Bahitini was planning further rocket fire in the near future, according to the IDF.
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Russia to Supply Wagner Group More Weapons and Ammunition After Threat to Withdraw
The owner of the Wagner mercenary group said on Sunday that Moscow “promised” more ammunition and weapons to continue the fight for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
It was a risk the Russian Military command did not want to take.
In an audio message released on Sunday, the owner and financier of the notorious mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, withdrew his threat to pull his troops out of the Bakhmut area, after securing a pledge from the government.
“Last night we received an order to fight […]. They promise to give us all the ammunition and weapons we need to continue operations,” Prigozhin said.
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Russia Attacks Ukraine With Huge Drone Swarm Ahead of Victory Day Holiday
Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve of Russia’s May 9 holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Ukraine commemorated the occasion, known as Victory Day, on Monday in a symbolic break with Moscow. President Volodymyr Zelensky compared the Ukrainian troops currently fighting Russia with those who had battled the Nazis.
Kyiv’s mayor said Russia had fired 60 Iranian-made kamikaze drones at Ukrainian targets, including 36 at the capital, all of which had been shot down. Debris hit apartments and other buildings, injuring at least five people in the city.
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Ukraine’s Defence Minister warned last week that raising expectations could lead to ‘emotional disappointment’ as Ukraine looks to muster a counter-offensive in contested regions.
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Ukraine War: Drone Strikes, Nuclear Plant Anxiety, Wagner Stays in Bakhmut
These are the latest developments from the Ukraine war today.
Russia batters Ukraine ahead of Victory Day celebrations
Moscow launched dozens of missiles and drones towards Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Sunday night, injuring at least five people.
Russian missiles caused a huge fire at a foodstuff warehouse in the Black Sea city of Odesa, with blasts reported in several other Ukrainian regions early on Monday morning.
Ukraine’s top military brass said it shot down all 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones that were launched during the night.
Five people were hurt in Kyiv, according to the city’s major Vitali Klitschko. Two of these injuries were caused by drone wreckage falling in the west of the capital.
The strikes came as Russia prepares for its annual Victory Day celebrations, which mark the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
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While NATO, the EU and Ukraine’s other western allies have consistently backed Kyiv, the last year has seen several countries slide towards being sympathetic towards Russia and Putin.
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India: Youth Advises on Smoking, 2 Minors Stab Him to Death in Mumbai
MUMBAI: A 22-year-old youth was stabbed to death by two minor boys when he abused them for asking for a matchbox to light cigarettes in Mankhurd late on Sunday night.
Police arrested the minors, aged 15 and 16. Police said the duo was produced before a juvenile justice court and remanded to judicial custody.
The deceased, Ramzaan Shaikh, used to collect plastic and other scrap items from the dumping ground for a living.
Police said the two boys wanted to smoke, so they asked Ramzan if he had a matchbox. Ramzan abused the boys for for smoking at a young age.
One of the boys then whipped out a knife and assaulted Ramzan. “The duo then caught Ramzan and stabbed him many times. One of the stab wounds was on a vital organ, which led to his death,” said a police officer.
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Japan: Exploded Can May Have Contained Detergent
Tokyo police say a metallic drink can that exploded at a train station on Monday may have contained detergent. One person was injured in the explosion.
The can exploded near a ticket vending machine at Nishiarai Station on the Tobu Skytree Line.
A female passenger in her 20s suffered injuries to her forehead and elsewhere. She said she felt hot liquid that came out of the can.
A member of the station’s staff who helped the passenger complained of pain in the hands and was treated at a hospital.
Police questioned a 49-year-old man who left the can a few minutes before the incident.
He told investigators he put detergent in a drink can at his workplace with plans to use it at home. He said the explosion was not intentional.
Police are analyzing the liquid to determine what caused the explosion.
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Chris Minns defended his decision to overturn the plan to commemorate king Charles’ coronation, suggesting he was less deserving of the honour than his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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ABC medical pundit Dr Norman Swan was quick to brush aside the World Health Organisation’s declaration that the global Covid emergency is over by pointing out the virus is still taking lives.
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Karl chokes up talking to families and victims of youth crime who have lost loved ones in Queensland as the community reaches breaking point.
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Former Liberal Treasurer Peter Costello has slammed the Australian government for ‘overreacting’ to Covid and subjecting residents to ‘draconian’ and ‘unnecessary’ restrictions.
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Chilean Right Triumphs in Key Vote on Attempt to Impose ‘World’s Most Progressive’ Constitution
Chilean assets gained Monday morning on the news of a major conservative-led political shakeup, after Sunday’s vote to elect advisers to draft a new constitution saw the Chilean right come out on top. It’s being widely dubbed an earthquake in Chilean politics: the ultra-conservative Republican party has won 22 of 50 seats for the body tasked with overseeing a rewrite of the country’s Pinochet-era constitution, giving it clear veto power.
Led by conservative firebrand and former presidential candidate Jose Antonio Kast, the Republican party has long staunchly opposed a drastic revision of the Pinochet document. Mainstream English-language media has long dismissed Kast as a “far-right radical”.
Simultaneously, the vote was a huge blow to the Left, especially at a time when center-left President Gabriel Boric’s limps along with a popular approval rating of about 30%. The constitution rewrite vote is being seen as a referendum on his government.
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At least 260 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel this weekend while the rest of the country celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III, according to official figures.
On Saturday and Sunday the Home Office recorded 269 migrant arrivals into the UK.
The latest arrivals were seen this morning after being rescued by a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel.
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Biden to Veto House ‘Remain in Mexico’ Bill
On Monday, the White House announced that Joe Biden would veto an immigration bill coming out of the House of Representatives that would reinstitute several Trump-era policies including construction of the border wall and the remain in Mexico policy, which stated that anyone seeking asylum had to wait in Mexico as their claim was processed.
According to the Associated Press, the White House Office of Management and Budget said in a statement, “While we welcome Congress’ engagement on meaningful steps to address immigration and the challenges at the border, this bill would make things worse, not better. Because this bill does very little to actually increase border security while doing a great deal to trample on the nation’s core values and international obligations, it should be rejected.”
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Migrant Arrivals Continue on Lampedusa
(ANSA) — ROME, MAY 7 — A total of 607 migrants and refugees arrived in Lampedusa in seven separate landings on Sunday, taking to 1,649 the number of people in the hotspot against an official capacity of less than 400.
On Saturday a total of 1,326 people arrived by sea in 23 landings on the tiny Sicilian island that is a staging post for migrants and refugees attempting the dangerous crossing to Europe.
A group of 349 people was transferred off Lampedusa to mainland Sicily on Saturday evening.
Of the boats arriving on Saturday seven, carrying a total of 499 people, had set sail from Libya, and specifically from Zuwara, Sabratha, Tripoli and Tagiura.
The boats used in the crossing from Libya are typically wooden, measure 10-12 m and carry up to 130 people, while those departing from Tunisia are generally smaller (6-7 m) and made of metal and carry up to 50 people.
The profiles of the migrants and refugees departing from the two countries are also different.
Groups leaving from Libya tend to include more Egyptians, Moroccans, Syrians, Ethiopians and Palestinians, while those departing from Tunisia have a greater representation of people from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Gambia, Mali and Sudan.
On Sunday the last two boats to arrive had departed from Libya.
The first , measuring 12 m and carrying 118 people from Bangladesh, Eritrea and Nigeria, was intercepted by a finance police patrol and accompanied to shore.
The new arrivals reported having set sail from Zuwara west of Tripoli at 8.30 pm on Friday evening.
They said they had each paid 5,000 euros for the sea crossing.
The second boat, also measuring 12 m and carrying 151 people from Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Morocco, Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan, was intercepted by the coast guard and accompanied to shore.
It too had departed from Zuwara.
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NY County ‘Prepared to Go to Court’ if NYC Busses Migrants to Community: ‘We Were Ambushed’
New York City’s neighboring communities could soon fall victim to the border crisis, according to a plan put forth by Mayor Eric Adams.
Adams’ plan aims to bus migrants to hotels in neighboring suburbs, allegedly in an effort to offset costs associated with housing those sent to The Big Apple from border communities in Texas.
Orangetown, New York Supervisor Teresa Kenny said Monday on “Fox & Friends” that she and other officials in Rockland County were not consulted about the move and told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade it was almost an “ambush.”
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Russian Military Recruiters Targets ‘Asian Migrant Workers’ to Plug Front Line Gaps: UK
Russia is settings its sights further east to keep its front lines manned, according to a UK defence report, with Tajik and Uzbeki recruits enticed with signing bonuses and high pay.
“Central Asian migrant workers” are being targeted to bolster the Russian front lines in Ukraine “where the casualty rate is extremely high” with recruiting officers visiting mosques and immigration centers. Tajik and Uzbek speakers are said to be those being targeted according to a report from the British Ministry of Defence, which has been publishing regular short-form intelligence digests through the Ukraine War.
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Sen. Joni Ernst Wants to Let States Build Border Wall as Title 42 Ends
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will pitch legislation Tuesday that would turn over unused border wall construction materials to states willing to shore up segments of the frontier barrier ahead of Title 42’s expiration later this week.
The BUILD It Act would force the Biden administration to hand over the wasted materials to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
The unused materials are costing the federal government $130,000 per day and nearly $50 million per year to maintain, according to a cost estimate the Army Corps of Engineers provided to Ernst and other Senate Republicans.
The materials themselves are estimated to cost roughly $250 million.
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A man who was arrested in California last week and stands accused of being a serial killer has been revealed to be an illegal alien who entered the US as an unaccompanied minor during the Obama administration.
According to ABC 10, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has filed a detainer request against 21-year-old Carlos Dominguez, who illegally came into the US in April 2009 from El Salvador, and identified Dominguez as “an alleged serial killer.”
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Syrian Man Gunned Down by Syrian Suspect in Germany
A Syrian migrant has been arrested for fatally shooting a fellow Syrian man in Germany last week, according to reports.
The incident unfolded just before 5 p.m. on May 1 in Lüdenscheid, a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Police were alerted about a man who was injured at a bus station.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to send “thousands more” migrants to the Big Apple, Chicago and other sanctuary cities “in the coming days,” as the border is besieged ahead of Title 42 ending this week.
Abbott, a Republican, slammed President Joe Biden for failing to act as states bordering Mexico prepare for the end of the federal policy which has allowed for the fast ejection of immigrants from the US since it went into place in 2021.
Even before its end, the border has been swarmed with 81,000 people attempting to cross into the US in the last 10 days.
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Rest assured that whenever thing happens, and some aspect of that thing is a bad thing, there’ll be a way to blame white people for the bad thing.
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The parents of an Ontario high school student currently barred from education for his views on gender have both been put on leave from their teaching positions and placed under investigation in what appears to be a case of guilt by association.
Josh Alexander, 17, has been suspended and “excluded” from St Joseph’s High School in the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board (RCCDSB) since November, after he staged a protest defending the right of female students to single-sex spaces. He also expressed his sincerely held religious belief that there are only two sexes during a classroom debate. Josh believes his parents are now “under attack” simply for having raised him.
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Clay Travis’ Free Beer Experiment Shows People ‘Don’t Want to be Seen’ With Bud Light
OutKick founder Clay Travis conducted an experiment over the weekend where he offered various cans of free beer at a concert, concluding that drinking Bud Light is now taboo in public.
Travis posted several videos of his cooler throughout the night as a “weekend experiment” at a concert in the Nashville area. The experiment allowed those who passed to “Pick which beer you want.”
“No one would take the Bud Light all night long. Big issue going forward for Bud Light is many don’t even want to be seen with product. They just pick another brand,” he said.
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Hollywood star Richard Dreyfuss slammed the Academy Awards’ new diversity guidelines saying they make him vomit. The new guidelines were introduced under an initiative called Aperture 2025 and the goal is to “encourage equitable representation on and off screen in order to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going audience.”
Films must meet at least two of four benchmarks to qualify. They include featuring actors from underrepresented groups in significant roles or accounting for at least 30% of the cast. Similar terms for those working behind the scenes on the movie. A significant commitment to paid apprenticeships, internships, and career development for the same groups And representation among the teams devoted to marketing, publicity, and distribution.
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Indiana Blocks Schools From Keeping Students’ Gender Identity Secret From Parents
On Thursday, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law that mandates a school inform a parent when their child goes into a classroom and asks to be referred to by a different name or pronouns that do not correspond to their sex.
The Associated Press reports Holcomb said in a statement, “I believe in parental rights. I also just believe it’s common sense that sex education should not be taught in prekindergarten through third grade.”
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New York Catholic Church Hosts ‘God is Trans’ Event
A Catholic church in New York City is hosting an event that promotes the radical idea that God is transgender.
The Manhattan Church of St. Paul the Apostle is currently hosting an exhibit called “God is Trans: A Queer Spiritual Journey.”
The exhibit involves placing a series of graphic paintings next to the church’s altar, according to the Gateway Pundit.
The artist described the exhibit as “a queer spiritual journey in three steps: Sacrifice, Identity, and Communion.”
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Oklahoma Revokes Funding for PBS Over LGBTQ Content for Kids
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has defended his decision to veto a bill seeking to fund the state’s PBS station through 2026, arguing that the state-funded broadcaster is indoctrinating and sexualizing children.
Last week Stitt vetoed HB 2820, which would have funded the statewide PBS station Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) until 2026. In a recent interview with Fox News, Stitt explained his reason for doing so, highlighting objectionable content such as a segment of “Let’s Learn” featuring the children’s book “The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish,” being read by a drag queen called Lil Miss Hot Mess.
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Trump Dooms Bud Light: ‘Money Does Talk, Anheuser-Busch Now Understands That’
President Donald Trump has doomed Bud Light by commenting on Anheuser-Busch’s failing brand.
While promoting a book by Wayne Allyn Root, Trump urged conservatives to use their dollars to support pro-America companies.
“It’s time to beat the Radical Left at their own game,” Trump said.
“Money does talk—Anheuser-Busch now understands that.”
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Winnipeg School Ditches Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to be “Inclusive”
A Winnipeg high school is ending observation of Mother’s Day and Father’s Day to “transition to a more inclusive practice.”
The vice-principal of Kildonan East Collegiate, a public high school in Manitoba’s capital, issued a memo Friday saying the school would instead encourage non-gender-specific observations of “all those who support our student’s (sic).”
“As we continue to learn and recognize the importance of celebrating all people in our community, we have moved away from isolated observances of specific traditions like Mother’s and Father’s Day,” the memo says.
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