Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Kiev will lose the war with Russia if the US Congress does not approve additional military aid. Meanwhile, officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked today by Ukrainian military drones.
In other news, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called on President Joe Biden to halt the sale of weapons to Israel.
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David Axelrod Blasts Biden Attempts to Tout Strong US Economy: ‘Drives Me Crazy When He Does That’
Former Obama adviser David Axelrod criticized President Biden’s economic strategies, revealing it drove him crazy when the president tried to “extol the miracle” of his economy as Americans struggle to afford groceries and more.
During an appearance on Bill Kristol’s podcast, Axelrod said the president’s strategy wasn’t going to work.
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Appeals Court Vacates ‘Disinformation’ Monitoring of Jan. 6 Defendant’s Computer
Authored by Joseph M. Hanneman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
A sentencing requirement that Jan. 6 defendant Daniel Goodwyn have his computer monitored by the government for “disinformation” has been vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The court on March 26 published a mandate sending the case back to U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton to remove the computer monitoring requirement he issued as part of the sentencing judgment in the case on June 15, 2023.
“Judge Walton had no legal basis to issue the special condition,” Carolyn Stewart, Mr. Goodwyn’s attorney, told The Epoch Times in an April 3 email.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the judge “plainly erred” in imposing the computer monitoring. Judges Gregory Katsas, Naomi Rao, and Bradley Garcia issued a per curiam order vacating the monitoring provision.
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Biden Admin Gives $20 BILLION to 8 Nonprofits to Fight ‘Climate Change’
Eight environmental nonprofits are set to receive a combined $20 billion in federal funds from the Biden administration as part of its efforts to fight climate change. The money was authorized in the Inflation Reduction Act, which despite its name was a massive spending bill pushed through Congress by the then-Democrat majority.
In a written statement, Vice-President Kamala Harris celebrated the allocation of these funds, referring to the initiative as “the largest investment in financing for community-based climate projects in our nation’s history.”
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Bill Clinton Mocked Over New Memoir About His Life as a ‘Citizen’
Former President Bill Clinton is set to soon release a memoir about his life as a “citizen” that has many people laughing at its premise.
According to the Associated Press, the memoir, “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” will “cover everything from the presidential campaigns of his wife, Hillary Clinton, to his views on events ranging from the Jan. 6 insurrection [sic] to the Iraq War.”
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Parents in Seattle, Washington, expressed their anger over the city’s decision to close its Highly Capable Cohort (HHC) schools for gifted students by the end of the 2027-2028 school year because it has too many white and Asian students.
According to FOX 13, 11 schools in total were scheduled to be closed and will start to be phased out in the fall. The district says on its website that the decision was made to address “historical inequity,” because some races are underrepresented in them.
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Cole Brings Plenty, “1923” Actor, Found Dead in Kansas Days After Being Reported Missing
Cole Brings Plenty, an actor who appeared in “1923,” a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone,” was found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation in Kansas, authorities said Friday.
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on social media that deputies found the body of a 27-year-old male in a wooded area on April 5. Detectives were dispatched around 11:45 a.m. local time to investigate an empty car on Homestead Lane, the sheriff’s office said.
Crime scene investigators and the medical examiner were at the location, but no details were released about the cause of death. Two days earlier Brings Plenty was charged in a nearby county with aggravated burglary, domestic battery and criminal restraint. An arrest warrant was issued
Police in the town of Lawrence said officers responded Sunday to an apartment where a woman was screaming for help, and Brings Plenty had left before they arrived. Traffic cameras showed him leaving the city immediately after the incident, traveling southbound on 59 Highway, the Lawrence Police Department said. Authorities said he was driving a 2005 Ford Explorer bearing a Kansas license plate.
He then missed an audition for an upcoming film project that was scheduled for Monday morning over Zoom, his agent, Peter Yanke of Phirgun Mair Worldwide, said this week. Authorities said they had used drones in their efforts to locate the missing actor.
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Container Ship Reportedly “Lost Power” in NYC Harbor, Right Before Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
A massive container ship reportedly lost power on the Upper New York Bay — just before the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn.
According to Captain John Konrad, CEO of gCaptain, a New York City tugboat captain informed him that the 354-meter container ship APL QINGDAO “lost power while transiting New York harbor.”
“They had 3 escort tugs but 3 more were needed to bring her under control. They regained power & were brought to anchor near the verrazano bridge,” the tugboat captain told Konrad.
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Protesters in Dearborn, Michigan, shouted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” during an International Al-Quds Day rally held in the town.
“Imam Khomeini, who declared the International Al-Quds Day, this is why he would say to pour all of your chants and all of your shouts upon the head of America,” Tarek Bazzi, a Michigan-based activist associated with the Hadi institute, said in a video from the rally that was shared by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
Bazzi’s comments were followed by crowds chanting “Death to America!” in the background.
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DOJ Seeks Prison for Ashley Biden ‘Showers With Dad’ Diary Culprit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking prison time for a woman who stole the diary of Ashley Biden, the president’s daughter, before selling it to Project Veritas prior to the 2020 presidential election (and after an unsuccessful attempt at selling it to the Trump campaign).
Aimee Harris, 40, and Robert Kurlander, 58, admitted they took part in a conspiracy to transport stolen materials from Florida, where Ashley Biden had been living, to New York.
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Fast Feud: Shootings at Wendy’s, Chipotle Go Viral
Two shootings at fast food restaurants in Democrat-run cities went viral last week, after enraged customers went off on employees during arguments.
On Friday night, a trigger-happy customer got into an argument with a Chipotle employee near Detroit, reportedly over guacamole.
According to Fox2, customers were eating when they heard an argument break out between another customer and an employee. When the employee went to the back of the restaurant, the customer walked around the counter and tried to shove food in his bag, when the employee intervened.
“Then the employee came back, and they started fighting, and then we heard a gunshot and just ran out as quickly as we could,” one witness told the outlet.
The employee was shot in the leg.
A customer who recorded the incident said that the suspect “took his time getting out” after firing the gun.
“I was in my car and I saw him walk out to his car, close the door, and just drive off — he didn’t speed off or anything, it was weird to see,” he said.
The victim was transferred to a local hospital where he was listed in stable condition with a non-life-threatening injury, Fox News reports.
The suspect, a 33-year-old male from Detroit, was arrested near the restaurant and the firearm recovered by police.
Meanwhile at a Chicago Wendy’s, an employee was injured when a disgruntled DoorDash driver opened fire because the restaurant didn’t have any record of the order, CBS News Chicago reports.
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Florida No Longer in Play as a Swing State as GOP Voters Surge Over Dems by Nearly 900k: DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis believes Democrats don’t stand a chance in the Sunshine State going forward. This comes as reports indicate registered GOP voters now outpace Democrats by nearly 900,000.
“You’re talking about a million plus voter registration shift,” DeSantis told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo, claiming older numbers indicated Republicans were behind their Democratic adversaries by nearly 300,000 registered voters in 2018.
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Here’s Why the $30 Million Los Angeles Heist on Easter Sunday Could Go Unsolved
The wild $30 million cash heist from a Los Angeles warehouse Easter Sunday was apparently pulled off by a top-notch group of criminals — and so clean that it could go unsolved, an expert says.
“This is a group that would have to have a lot of prior experience,” said Scott Selby, a Harvard-educated lawyer and co-author of “Flawless,” a book about the famous Antwerp Diamond Heist, to The Post.
“It’s like if you were a gymnast, you know, by the time you’re world-quality, you’ve already done a lot of work,” Selby said of the type of thieves who seem to have targeted the GardaWorld facility in the Sylmar neighborhood last week.
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Nancy Pelosi Calls for Biden Admin to End Weapons Sales to Israel
Several Democratic lawmakers, including former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, have called on President Joe Biden to halt the sale of weapons to Israel as the nation’s war against Palestinian terror group Hamas roils on. Hamas staged a massacre of Israelis on October 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people. They still hold 133 hostages, including 5 Americans.
In a letter signed by Pelosi and other Democratic representatives, the progressives expressed shared concern and outrage over a recent Israeli airstrike that resulted in the deaths of seven humanitarian workers from the World Central Kitchen.
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The Big Apple is seeing a troublesome trend of unwelcome squatters illegally bedding down in private homes and apartments in the five boroughs — and it’s gotten much harder to kick them out.
A backlog of housing court cases and changes in the law in recent years have made it a bigger and longer-lasting headache for landlords to boot unwelcome tenants, legal experts tell The Post.
“This is happening far more now than in the past,” real estate attorney Josh Price said. “Squatters have become far more sophisticated than before. They set up elaborate schemes, fake documents and investigate the homes before breaking in.”
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Portland’s Woke DA Blasted by Challenger for Being MIA, Only Clocks Into Office 3 Days a Week
Portland’s woke District Attorney is facing accusations that he’s shirking his duties to the drug-ridden city, and failing to show up in the office — with on employee saying he hasn’t been seen “in months.”
Over six months, Multnomah County DA Mike Schmidt swiped his access card into the office on about 60 percent of work days — equivalent to just three days a week, according to data published by The Oregonian.
His challenger in the upcoming Democratic primary, Nathan Vasquez, clocked in about 90 percent of the time — which he says makes him better suited for the job.
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Producer Blows Whistle: Diddy’s Secret Tapes of VIPs ‘Worse Than Jeffrey Epstein’
A former producer for Sean “Diddy” Combs has blown the whistle to reveal details regarding the rap mogul’s surveillance operations to gather secret tapes of VIP elites.
The allegations were made by Diddy’s former producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, who claims to have insider information regarding the surveillance network.
In a lawsuit detailing the allegations, Jones warns that scandal emerging from Diddy’s secret tapes “could be worse than Jeffrey Epstein.”
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Rancher Raises Alarm as Feds Begin Bulldozing Texas Farms
A cattle rancher is raising the alarm after the federal government started bulldozing undamaged Texas farms following the recent wildfires.
In a video message, the rancher, whose identity is not being published, warned that the feds are destroying remaining farms under the guise of clearing damaged lands after the fires.
He warns that “over a million acres of farmland” was “burned and ruined” during the Panhandle wildfires.
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RFK Jr Exposes Democrats’ Hoax: Jan 6 Protest Was Not an ‘Insurrection’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has just exposed the Democrats’ biggest hoax regarding President Donald Trump and the protests at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
According to Breitbart, the independent presidential candidate issued a statement on Jan. 6 prosecutions.
Kennedy called out prosecutors for going after the non-violent protesters who took part in the protest that day.
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San Francisco Proposal Would Allow Lawsuits Over Grocery Store Closures
A San Francisco lawmaker introduced a proposal that would require grocery stores in the city to provide six months of notice before closing a store and to explore a replacement supermarket at the vacated location.
Dean Preston, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, introduced what he calls the Grocery Protection Act — which is based on a proposal the board approved in 1984 that was vetoed by then-San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein.
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A Seattle Public Schools history teacher with a criminal record is under review after making claims that “Hamas didn’t behead anyone. Hamas didn’t rape anyone,” and that atrocities committed by Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023 were actually carried out by the Israel Defense Forces is under review by the district after doubling down on the outrageous claims in a recent interview.
Earlier this week, Accuracy In Media (AIM) showed up with a mobile billboard at Chief Sealth International High School calling out 10th-grade teacher Ian Golash for antisemitic comments. He is also chair of the social studies department and has displayed images of terrorists in his classroom.
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Sen. John Fetterman Unloads on Squatters, Says They Have ‘No Rights’: ‘I Am Not Woke’
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., sounded off on squatters during a recent interview, questioning how they had a right to occupy another person’s home as squatting continues to take a toll on homeowners across the U.S.
During an interview with the New York Post, published on Saturday, Fetterman said squatters have “no rights.”
“Squatters have no rights,” Fetterman said. “How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law?”
Fetterman also told the Post, “I am not woke.”
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A Southwest Airlines flight had to make an emergency stop after an engine part fell off during takeoff from Denver International Airport on Sunday morning.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was headed for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston when the engine cowling fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff, according to The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The FAA released a statement Sunday morning saying that the flight returned safely and that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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Students Protest ‘War Criminal’ Hillary Clinton at Alma Mater Appearance: ‘Blood on Her Hands’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced student protests during a visit to her alma mater, Wellesley College, on Saturday.
Clinton had returned to campus in order to receive the honor of a college building being named after her.
Protesters were lined up to harass attendees of a women-led democracy summit on campus that also featured Clinton.
Local news outlets say angry students also circulated pamphlets around campus saying Clinton is Wellesley’s “most beloved war criminal,” and arguing that she has “blood on her hands.”
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Students and activists opposed to Israel’s fight against Palestinian terror group Hamas staged a sit-in on Thursday during which they vandalized the interior of a building at the University of Washington. Students who were accosted by the mob claim they were told that campus police were too understaffed to respond.
At 6 pm, approximately 100 demonstrators made up of students and area activists from UW United Front for Palestinian Liberation and Students United for Palestinian Equality & Return UW (SUPER UW) marched through the campus chanting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and other antisemitic slurs.
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‘Wannabe Thugs’ in Virginia Surround Police Car, Trap Officer Inside During ‘Street Takeover’
A Fairfax County police officer was surrounded by a large group of people after she tried to break up a “street takeover” event around 3 am last Sunday, in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive parking lot in Springfield, Virginia.
Bodycam footage of the incident posted on X showed a large group surrounding the officer’s car to prevent her from moving in any direction while she called for backup.
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Watch: Florida Man Steals, Vandalizes American Flag at Disabled Veterans Center Nonprofit
A man was caught on surveillance cameras cutting down and stealing an American flag at a Disabled American Veterans (DAV) chapter in Florida.
Surveillance video shared on social media by the chapter showed a man with a yellow t-shirt and jeans surveying the flag pole at the Titusville, Florida, nonprofit before proceeding to vandalize it on Tuesday evening.
Next, he is seen taking what appeared to be a knife and cutting down the flag pole strings.
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What Do Scientists Hope to Learn From Total Solar Eclipse in US?
When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on Monday, scientists will be able to gather invaluable data on everything from the Sun’s atmosphere to strange animal behaviors — and even possible effects on humans.
It comes with the Sun near the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, setting the stage for a breathtaking display: The corona will glow spectacularly from the Moon’s silhouette along the path of totality, a corridor stretching from Mexico to Canada via the United States.
Total solar eclipses offer “incredible scientific opportunities,” NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy told a press conference this week about the celestial event.
The US space agency is one of the institutions at the ready for the eclipse, with plans to launch so-called “sounding rockets” to study the effects on Earth’s upper atmosphere.
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Albertans Block Lane on Trans-Canada Highway in Protest of New Carbon Tax Hike
At the Highway 1A and 22 Interchange, just west of Calgary, around 300 people gathered to stand in solidarity against the federal government’s carbon tax hike, which took effect on April 1.
The protest against the carbon tax wasn’t just happening in this location, but across Canada, with some set to span for the days ahead. We had reporters stationed at various sites and provinces to provide rounded coverage.
Canadians were out in full force making their voices heard, demanding an end to what they perceive as unnecessary and adding weight to the already existing affordability issues.
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Cop Found Guilty of Misconduct Over Freedom Convoy Donation Seeks Judicial Review
A Windsor police officer has requested a judicial review from the Ontario Divisional Court regarding a finding that he had engaged in discreditable conduct for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy.
Constable Michael Brisco was placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Windsor Police Service’s vaccine mandate at the time of his donation on Feb. 8, 2022.
Brisco donated $50 via the online financial service GiveSendGo as an expression of his protest against vaccine mandates and his support for those who were demonstrating in Ottawa at the time.
His donation was made privately and did not mention his status as a police officer.
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Former Conservative Leader Says Foreign Interference Cost Party Seats
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole blames foreign interference for costing the Conservative Party “a certain number of seats” in the 2021 election.
“It is my view [that] a certain number of seats were lost, yes,” testified O’Toole before the Commission on Foreign Interference. “We knew it was happening,” he added.
Conservatives identified 13 ridings in Greater Vancouver and Greater Toronto where alleged foreign meddling took place.
The Privy Council in a detailed submission to the federal government dismissed the complaints filed on September 24, 2021 — four days after the general election.
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Jury Selected for Coutts Three Trial, 100 Supporters Gather at Courthouse
“Did COVID-19 have an impact on you or anyone close to you?”, Justice Keith Yamauchi asked potential jurors during the jury empanelment process on Tuesday, for the trial of the Coutts Three — Marco Van Huigenbos, Alex Van Herk, and George Janzen — in Lethbridge, AB.
The three defendants are being charged with mischief over $5,000 for their roles in the Coutts border blockade and protest of 2022, a demonstration that ran concurrently with the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa, ON. The two peaceful demonstrations included civil disobedience in opposition to governmental decrees, edicts, and mandates marketed as “public health” measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
Potential jurors who answered Yamauchi’s opening question in the affirmative were asked the follow-up question, “Will you be able to set aside that impact in determining this case based only on evidence heard during proceedings and instructions from me?”.
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Majority Support the Death Penalty for Murder as Crime Surges Across Canada: Poll
A majority of Canadians believe that murderers should deserve the death penalty, as attitudes shift concerning capital punishment.
The number of Canadians who support capital punishment for murderers has now reached 57% across the country.
A recent poll by Research Co. showed that 35% of Canadians moderately or strongly oppose the death penalty for murderers, while 9% of respondents were not sure.
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Protesters in Crowsnest, AB, Rally Against ‘Carbon Tax’ Increase
On April 1, over a hundred demonstrators gathered at Crowsnest Lake, AB, to express opposition to the newly imposed federal “carbon tax” on Canadians. The federal government markets this tax as a punitive measure against what it describes as “pollution” in the form of carbon dioxide, further claiming it drives “climate change.”
Many supporters who spoke with Rebel News rejected the premise of “climate change,” viewing it as a euphemism for anthropogenic global warming, where the government claims carbon dioxide emissions from gas and oil consumption drive dangerous global climatic changes.
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Update: They’re Still Keeping Our Reporter David Menzies in Jail
I’m in downtown Toronto at the 52 Division police station. Our reporter David Menzies is in the jail inside. Here’s my update:
I heard from Leora Shemesh, the lawyer we hired for David. She says the police are deciding whether to release him tonight or to keep him in jail, and actually have a bail hearing for him in the morning. As in, to try to keep him in jail until his trial.
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On April 1, 2024, Canadians were made to be the fools by the Trudeau-Jagmeet Singh 23% carbon tax increase and a pay raise for all members of parliament, resulting in the Prime Minister being the 2nd most paid elected official in the world.
As a result, concerned citizens organized protests from coast to coast at highway overpasses, provincial borders and at the nation’s capital to send a strong message to elected leaders that the climate-radical ideology is not in the majority of Canada’s interest and to raise awareness to others to stand up.
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Jonathan Hall KC, the Government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, described Muslim gangs as ‘a deep seated phenomenon’ in jails
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Moldova Teams Up With US and Romania for JCET-2024 Military Drills
Moldova’s Defense Ministry announced the commencement of the JCET-2024 military exercises with US and Romanian forces starting April 1, the country’s Defense Ministry’s press service reported.
These exercises, set to run through April 19, aim to foster training and experience exchange among special forces and enhance the interoperability of the troops involved.
The training will encompass a range of activities, including parachute jumps, live-fire exercises during both day and night, and field training on specialized tasks, tailored to various scenarios.
This military collaboration occurs against the backdrop of NATO’s extensive Steadfast Defender exercises, which started on January 24 and are expected to extend through spring 2024. These NATO exercises simulate a scenario where a Russian assault on Alliance territory prompts the activation of NATO’s Article 5, which mandates mutual assistance among member states, interpreting an attack on one as an attack on all.
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The election of PM Robert Fico’s ally Peter Pellegrini as Slovakia’s president means Fico now faces a much easier path taking Slovakia in his preferred direction.
The result, with 53 per cent for Pellegrini and 47 for Ivan Korcok, was more lopsided than polls’ prediction of a nearly even result.
An Ipsos model for Slovakia’s Dennik N had suggested higher turnout was likely to favour Pellegrini. In the event, the turnout, 61.1 per cent of voters, dwarfed previous elections: up from 41.8% in the second round in 2019.
In a contest fought largely about Ukraine, for which Fico withdrew Slovakia’s previously substantial military support, Pellegrini presented himself as a peace candidate who would urge Ukraine to the negotiating table with Russia.
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Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old mother in Bradford city centre are seeking to locate 25-year-old suspect Habibur Masum.
Masum, 25, from the Oldham area, is being hunted by police who are appealing for members of the public to report any sightings of him after the stabbing in the city’s Drewton Road area.
Officers were called to the stabbing on Westgate at the junction with Drewton Road at 3.21pm on Saturday and the victim later died in hospital.
Witnesses said the victim was a mother who was pushing her baby son in a pram when she was stabbed in the neck, the Daily Mail reported.
Police confirmed the baby was unharmed.
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UK: Brexit Voters Back Reform Over Tories for First Time
Brexit voters are backing Reform UK over the Conservatives for the first time, polling has shown, as the Deputy Prime Minister hinted at the possibility of a general election in January.
Data published alongside a YouGov survey conducted on April 2 and 3 showed that 35 per cent of supporters of Britain’s exit from the European Union intend to back Richard Tice’s Right-wing party.
Thirty-three per cent plan to vote for the Tories, down one percentage point on the previous week, while Reform UK was up by two points. A further 22 per cent of Leave voters are set to support Labour.
The findings are a fresh blow for Rishi Sunak and a stark contrast to the 2019 general election, in which 74 per cent of Leave voters opted for the Tories under Boris Johnson.
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Young protestors from a new environmental activist group linked to Just Stop Oil are planning to cause massive disruption to central London with a week of action.
Newly launched group Youth Demand will hold rallies and protests in and around Westminster from Monday to Friday which could also see Tube stations targeted.
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UK: Huge Win for Tories After Thumping Labour in Major by-Election Blow to Keir Starmer
The Conservative Party has given Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour a thumping in a by-election in Northamptonshire.
Jason Smithers, the Tory leader of North Northamptonshire Council, hailed the victory in the Desborough by-election as an “excellent” result for the local party.
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UK: Nigel Farage Tears Apart Police Hypocrisy Over Response to Anti-ULEZ Activists
Nigel Farage tore apart Metropolitan Police hypocrisy over its response to anti-ULEZ activists in London this weekend.
Across Saturday, activists were out in force demonstrating against London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans for the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ).
Several arrests were made as protestors showed their anger — with cops marching down city streets in a line to demonstrate their presence.
But Mr Farage, the former Brexit Party leader and man behind Britain’s push to leave the EU, lashed out on social media, complaining that the cops should be focusing on other criminal activity.
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UK: Tories Only Offering ‘Globalism on Steroids’, Says Ex-Thatcher Advisor
Rishi Sunak’s Tories are only offering “globalism on steroids” rather than conservative policies, a former advisor to Margaret Thatcher said.
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Israel to Pull Back Some Troops From South Gaza as War Crosses Six Months
Israel’s military announced on April 7 it was drawing back some forces from a Hamas stronghold in southern Gaza following a major phase of its offensive, bringing troop presence in the territory to one of the lowest levels since the six-month war began.
The forces will recuperate and prepare for future operations while a significant number remain elsewhere in Gaza, said Israeli military officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media. The 98th paratroopers division operated around Khan Younis, Israel’s main focus in recent months.
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Ukraine Military Drone Strikes Hit Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant, Russian Officials Claim
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant said that the site was attacked Sunday by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit.
According to the plant authorities, there was no critical damage or casualties and radiation levels at the plant were normal after the strikes.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Sunday that its experts had been informed of the drone strike and that “such detonation is consistent with IAEA observations.”
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Lose the War if US Congress Keeps Blocking Aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, April 7, that Kyiv will lose the war against Russia if the US Congress does not approve military aid to battle Moscow’s invasion. Republicans in Congress have been blocking tens of billions of dollars in military assistance for Kyiv for months. “It is necessary to specifically tell Congress that if Congress does not help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war,” Zelensky said during a video meeting of Kyiv-organized fundraising platform United24. Zelensky said it would be “difficult” for Ukraine to “stay” (survive) without the aid. He added that “if Ukraine loses the war, other states will be attacked.”
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Zelensky Warns U.S. Congress: Meet Ukraine Military Aid Demands or Russia Wins
Kyiv will lose the war against Russia if the U.S. fails to approve military aid to battle Moscow’s invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.
Tens of billions of dollars in military assistance for Kyiv has been blocked for months in Congress. The package faces resistance from House Republicans.
“It is necessary to specifically tell Congress that if Congress does not help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war,” Zelensky said during a video meeting of Kyiv-organised fundraising platform United24, per AFP.
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Repeat and high-risk sex offenders considered too dangerous or vulnerable to live in specialised facilities are instead receiving top-level funding from the NDIS to live in supervised and secure accomodation.
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Millions Paid Out to Victorians Injured by Mandatory COVID-19 Jab
WorkSafe Victoria has disclosed a significant surge in WorkCover claims linked to adverse reactions from the Covid-19 vaccine, surpassing $6.8 million in payouts.
The latest figures reveal a concerning trend, with the number of affected individuals rising from 125 in July to 130, marking a steady increase despite vaccination campaigns.
Among these cases, 28 workers have reportedly yet to return to their jobs, while many others have struggled to resume full-time duties.
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An entire Australian island has gone cashless — sparking backlash from thousands who are threatening to boycott the tourist destination for good.
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Sam Mostyn: Yet Another Awkward Tweet Comes Back to Haunt Australia’s New Governor General
The woman chosen to be the King’s representative in Australia once tweeted in support of the republican movement.
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The third GJ Gardner Homes franchise, operated by LV Built in Tasmania , entered liquidation and closed on April 2.
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Why Anthony Albanese Donned a Traditional Sikh Turban in Melbourne
The Prime Minister has joined in the celebrations of the Sri Lankan New year by honouring a decade of ‘extraordinary’ volunteer work by the Sikh community.
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Elon Musk Calls for Ouster of Brazil Supreme Court Judge Over Censorship: ‘He Should Resign’
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk on Sunday called for the ouster of a Brazilian Supreme Court judge, whom he accused of blocking accounts that were suspected of spreading disinformation.
Musk said Judge Alexandre de Moraes had “brazenly and repeatedly betrayed the constitution and people of Brazil.”
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Judges ruled that a foreign sex offender who raped a teenage girl could remain in the UK and not be deported to Eritrea, East Africa, because it would breach his human rights.
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Cops Looking for Migrant Accused of Stabbing Asylum-Seeker Outside Converted NYC Hotel
Police are combing the Big Apple for a migrant accused of stabbing another asylum seeker during a scuffle outside a hotel shelter in Hell’s Kitchen, law enforcement sources said.
The suspect fled the scene after slashing the 35-year-old victim — who is also a migrant — during a dispute outside the Watson Hotel on West 57th Street, one of several hotels in the five boroughs that has been converted into a shelter during the migrant crisis.
A parking garage attendant who witnessed the stabbing told The Post that the victim appeared to instigate the fight, and chased the suspect with a stick before the stabber turned on him.
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— as CoE comes under fire for helping chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi beat system by baptising him
The row over asylum seekers who claim they have converted to Christianity has deepened after it emerged one migrant only knew one of the 10 Commandments.
The unnamed Iranian migrant didn’t know that Jesus was born in Bethlehem when he was asked in a religion test.
The 42-year-old didn’t attend church and hadn’t been baptised, but told immigration officials he was a practising Christian after his application for refugee status was rejected in 2019.
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The Venezuelan “migrant influencer” who illegally entered the U.S. and encouraged other migrants to squat and take over Americans’ homes is now complaining from behind bars that he’s the victim of persecution and misses his freedom.
Leonel Moreno, 27, spoke to The New York Post during a 30-minute televisit from inside Geauga County Jail in Chardon, Ohio earlier this week. He was arrested near Columbus, Ohio late last month after failing to appear for required check-ins with officers.
Moreno whined to The Post that he came to the U.S. because of “persecution in my country,” but he’s supposedly facing the same treatment now.
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Bearded ‘Transgender’ on Girls’ Basketball Team Injures Female Competitor in Violent Clash
A disturbing video has emerged showing a 6ft-tall bearded basketball player violently throwing a teenage female competitor to the ground and injuring her during a violent clash.
The shocking injury was caught on camera during a girls’ basketball game in Massachusetts between Lowell Collegiate Charter School and KIPP Academy of Lynn.
The video shows a bearded 6-foot-tall male KIPP Academy player Lazuli Clark, who reportedly identifies as “transgender female.”
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At a Turning Point USA event at the University of Utah, Riley Gaines called out Utah Governor Spencer Cox for vetoing a bill that barred trans-identified males from women’s sports in the state. The state legislature later overturned his veto.
“Now 24 states have enacted some fairness in women’s sports bill that ultimately protects sports on the basis of sex.”
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A paltry one in five people in Scotland are in favour of retaining the leftist government’s draconian new speech law as Humza Yousaf faces the prospect of being removed from power at the general election.
A survey conducted by the FindOutNow polling firm has found that just 21 per cent of the Scottish public support the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, which came into force on Monday, criminalising the “stirring up hatred” against several protected classes of people with up to seven years in prison.
Conversely, the poll found that 45 per cent were in favour of scrapping the new speech codes, while a further 35 per cent said that they were undecided. Broken down by party, three in four Conservative voters want to axe the law, compared to just under half of Labour supporters.
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A recent piece in Politico highlighted the flaws of the new book “White Rural Rage,” which recently stirred up controversy for its attempt to promote the idea that rural white Americans are a “threat to the world’s oldest Constitutional democracy.”
Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman, the book’s two authors, claimed in their work that rural Americans are the most bigoted demographic in America and they further said that their work was backed up by data. One of the researchers who created the date cited in the book, however, said it was drastically misunderstood.
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Of course, Pelosi is carrying water for the Party, while, at the same time, the JoeBama mis-administration is readying the sale of 25 to 50 F-15s to Israel. Pelosi is probably loading up on her Boeing, Lockeed Martin, and Raytheon stock at this very moment.
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Four suspects charged in connection with murder of 15-year-old schoolboy in France
Following the tragic death of 15-year-old Shamseddine in France, four young men have been charged with murder, according to an announcement by the public prosecutor’s office. The incident occurred after Shamseddine was violently attacked while leaving his secondary school in Viry-Châtillon Essonne, located south of Paris.
The altercation reportedly stemmed from a dispute related to the younger sister of two of the accused, with prosecutor Grégoire Dulin citing “subjects relating to sexuality” as a contributing factor. Additionally, one of the 15-year-old minors has been charged with “wilfully failing to prevent a crime.”
Among the accused, two individuals, including a 20-year-old adult and a minor, have been remanded in custody. The other two young men are also in custody, awaiting a hearing before the liberty and custody judge scheduled for Wednesday.
All five suspects were apprehended on Friday, the day following the incident, which resulted in Shamseddine being hospitalized at Necker Hospital in Paris. Tragically, he succumbed to his injuries on Friday afternoon.
Initial investigations and statements from the accused suggest that the two brothers involved in the attack harbored concerns about their family’s reputation, leading to the assault on Shamseddine. Notably, these brothers had prior convictions for violence and drug-related offenses, shedding light on their history of criminal behavior.
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Russian Embassy in Vilnius targeted in Molotov cocktail attacks
The Russian Embassy in Vilnius has come under attack with Molotov cocktails for two consecutive nights, as reported by Delfi, citing information from the Lithuanian police.
The first incident unfolded on the night of April 7 when an incendiary mixture was hurled towards the embassy, followed by a second attack the subsequent day. The assaults resulted in damage to the building’s wall, with authorities currently assessing the extent of the destruction.
In response to these acts of aggression, the police have launched an investigation into the matter, highlighting the gravity of the situation and the imperative of maintaining diplomatic security and order.
“The Biden administration is considering requiring labels on imported goods made by Israeli settlers living in the West Bank.” —Fox News (7 Apr 2024)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/biden-admin-weighs-labels-products-made-israeli-settlers-west-bank-report
Memo to Prince Aricept: Why not just cut to the chase and require a simple, yellow star with “JEW” imprinted on every package? Oy veh..