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Out of Cicero-North Syracuse High School in New York, a biological male athlete who identifies as a transgender has won the girls’ shot put state championship.
Formerly named Jeff, Julia Arnold claimed the girls’ Class A shot put championship Sunday, doing so at the NYSPHSAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. 39 feet and 9.25 inches was the winning toss for the trans athlete. The competitor who came in second place tallied 37 feet and 4.75 inches, which was over two feet short of the title.
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Thanks to our lord and savior Donald J. Trump, these stories are less frequent than they were during the People Who Controlled Joe Biden Administration. We still get the occasional advertisement for homeschooling. Like a Colorado teacher who made girls kiss in the classroom as part of “sketches” and graded them on it. And, yes, the teacher IS on the LGBTQ spectrum. However, did you guess?
Jennifer Honka is a now-former teacher from Denver Public Schools. She taught French Language and Culture at Northeast Early College for eight years. So maybe instead of a lesson in tolerance of Ls, Gs, Bs, Ts, and whatever the Qs are, it was just a misguided lesson in French kissing in between lessons in how to make macarons and how to surrender in war.
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“Living with a disease like ALS, you are supposed to have diminished dreams. I do not,” Harrell tells MIT Technology Review. “Any one of these things would be an absolute godsend of improvement. To have all of them, and many, many more, is truly revolutionary.”
Within the first 22.6 months after the device was implanted, Harrell had used it for more than 3,800 hours at home without any researchers present, the team reported today in the journal Nature Medicine. “He’s the first power user of a speech BCI,” says team member Sergey Stavisky, a neuroengineer at the University of California, Davis.
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A crash in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region has left 31 people dead(Image: Amhara Communications)
At least 31 people have been killed and 33 others injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Ethiopia, police said.
The bus was travelling from Dessie to the capital, Addis Ababa, early on Monday when it veered off the road and fell down a cliff in the northern Amhara region, according to state-run Amhara Media Corporation.
The crash occurred in an area leading to Kombolcha, according to commander Getachew Muhiye, who was quoted in a statement from the regional government’s communications bureau. Among the 31 people killed was the driver, while 33 others suffered a range of serious and minor injuries, Mr Muhiye told state media. The death toll had previously been reported as 28.
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KAMPALA, Uganda — An opposition figure in Uganda was detained Monday on the orders of the army chief, whose increased role in his father’s administration has worried opposition and human rights defenders.
Erias Lukwago was taken from his house by armed soldiers after he had sought to serve Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is army chief and the president’s son, with court papers related to Kainerugaba’s threats against another opposition figure, according to Lukwago’s party. Kainerugaba confirmed the arrest on his social media and threatened to inflict “hurt and pain” against him.
Lukwago is a former mayor of the Ugandan capital of Kampala and the president of the People’s Front for Freedom opposition group. He is the attorney for Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate who faces treason charges in a criminal case that his supporters see as politically motivated.
Here’s What Former Judge Hannah Dugan Tried to Argue to Get Her Obstruction Conviction Reconsidered– townhall.com
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Amy mentioned this yesterday, but let’s revisit the simple lesson here about Hannah Dugan, the former Wisconsin judge who blocked an ICE operation by escorting an illegal immigrant out a nonpublic exit after she discovered federal agents were there to arrest him in April 2025. Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, 30, was in her courtroom on a domestic battery case. Dugan was arrested and charged with obstruction and was later found guilty.
She attempted to persuade the court to reconsider, even to grant her a new trial. Both motions were denied by Judge Lynn Adelman, who, by all accounts, is not a conservative. Here’s what Duggan tried to argue in her hail-mary motion (via WISN 12 ABC):
🚨 JUST IN: A federal judge has UPHELD the felony conviction against former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who was found GUILTY of helping an illegal evade ICE agents at the courthouse
Dugan now faces up to FIVE YEARS in prison, disbarment, and steep fines.
FAFO! 🔥
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— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 16, 2026
🚨 A federal judge upheld the conviction of former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who was found guilty of obstruction after helping a man evade ICE agents at a Wisconsin courthouse. pic.twitter.com/zRVEyDJDic
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) June 16, 2026
Can a state court judge help an illegal immigrant escape law enforcement? No, that’s a crime. Judge Dugan of Wisconsin moved to recondider her conviction. Judge Adelman (no conservative jurist) denies the motion. Good opinion explaining why, in part persuaded by Judge Wilkinson pic.twitter.com/jWMHjMsQAk
— Eric W. (@EWess92) June 16, 2026
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Vice President JD Vance said on CNN the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran is a “very general document,” spanning about a page and a half, with knotty details on the future of Iran’s nuclear program and other issues left for future talks.
“On a number of issues, we are going to have to figure this stuff out during the technical negotiation phase,” Vance told CNN’s Jake Tapper, referring to the deal’s 60-day window for further talks, which are set to begin Friday.
Senior U.S. officials told reporters earlier Monday they plan to release the full text of the memorandum of understanding in the next 24 to 48 hours.
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The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up Carter Page’s case against former FBI officials who oversaw what the government now concedes was an ill-advised attempt to surveil his activities during the 2016 campaign.
The justices rejected the case without comment.
Mr. Page had said the FBI fabricated information to obtain four warrants obtained against him under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, then leaked information to the press.
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Socialist Energy Growing in Democratic Party: Zohran Mamdani Endorses Radical Darializa Avila Chevalier in New York’ 13th Congressional District
Darializa Chevalier, who is running for Congress and endorsed by Zohran Mamdani, founded the group at Columbia that posted “Death to America,” and said that it’s part of the same movement as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis.
Chevalier founded a Columbia University group that posted “Death to America” and declared itself part of the same movement as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. According to the Free Beacon, she also praised a convicted Palestinian terrorist involved in a bombing that killed two Israeli civilians. Within Democratic Socialist circles, critics have dubbed her a “Palestine ultra.”
Mamdani’s endorsement is more than a local political alliance—it’s a window into the direction of an increasingly radical Democratic Party. Candidates once confined to the activist fringe are now being elevated by the party’s rising socialist wing, bringing anti-Israel and anti-American rhetoric ever closer to the halls of Congress.
BREAKING: Darializa Chevalier, who is running for Congress and endorsed by Zohran Mamdani, founded the group at Columbia that posted “Death to America,” and said that it’s part of the same movement as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. pic.twitter.com/ADq3LYnNs3
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) June 16, 2026
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New UK government AI planning prototype built with Gemini aims to halve the time it takes to process homeowner applications
Around the world, Governments are exploring how AI can deliver better public services, faster. The UK is working to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029, but local planning authorities are often slowed down by dense paperwork and administrative backlogs. To help get Britain building, we’re partnering with the UK government to help radically shorten the time it takes to process householder planning applications. Our goal is to help officers cut application decision times by 50%, freeing up time for planners so that more homes can be built. We’re excited to see how our National Partnerships for AI, which seek to support reimagining of public services to create more resilient societies, can help Britain build faster.
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Independent journalist Andy Ngo has been fearlessly covering the activities of the group of vicious little fascists ironically claiming to be anti-fascist, Antifa. In some of his latest, Mr. Ngo brings us a look at the Antifa goblins gathering outside the St. Paul Federal Building as 15 of their fellow travelers are inside being charged with multiple crimes.
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The sex offender allegedly asked his former cellmate how to make a noose before multiple suicide attempts, the outlet has claimed
Jeffrey Epstein attempted suicide at least three times before his death in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019, according to the New York Times. Investigators reportedly found multiple nooses in his cell after his death, a report detailing the convicted sex offender’s final days in federal custody has revealed.
Days before his first reported suicide attempt, Epstein asked his cellmate Nicholas Tartaglione how to make a noose after a judge denied his bail request, the outlet reported. The investigation, published on Tuesday, drew on court documents, previously released Epstein files and more than 50 new interviews with inmates, jail staff and others.
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For years, comedian Nate Bargatze has built a career doing something that almost no one else in modern comedy can pull off.
He makes people laugh without being filthy, which is probably another reason the left wants him canceled this week after he attended President Donald Trump’s birthday last weekend.
Kids and adults can watch his sets, and everyone can leave entertained without having to sit through a string of vulgar jokes.
The model has made him a star.
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US-Iran War LIVE Updates: Protests erupted in Iran after a memorandum of understanding was reached with the US to bring peace to the Middle East region, with people calling Iranian leaders Abbas Araghchi and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf “compromisers”.
Trump said the deal will be signed by the two sides on Friday in Geneva, after which the Strait of Hormuz will be opened and operated without fees. “Ships are starting to move, many loaded up with Oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said, adding later that he did not “think we will need much help” keeping the waterway open. Iran has continued to voice its lack of trust in Washington. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said a “final agreement” will be reached within two months, deliberations over which will include aspects like the nuclear programme and Tehran’s $25 billion frozen assets.
The deal has brought differences between the US and Israel out in the open, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying Israeli troops would remain in Lebanon, Gaza, and Syria for “as long as necessary”. He said that the military campaign against Iran had spared his country from the threat of “nuclear annihilation”. He pledged that Iran would never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, regardless of the terms of any agreement.
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Late last week, Anthropic took its new Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models offline following a United States government export-control directive barring “any foreign national” from using the services. The company has been in talks with the White House since Friday but has yet to secure an agreement that would allow it to reinstate the offerings.
Since Mythos debuted in April, Anthropic has claimed—and warned—that the model has advanced capabilities for not only finding software vulnerabilities to help defenders patch them, but also figuring out ways to exploit them that could be used by bad actors. Anthropic itself noted this double edged sword in its launch of Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5. “A great deal of advanced usage of AI models is dual use: the same queries that are beneficial in the hands of cybersecurity professionals and biology researchers could be dangerous if available to malicious actors,” the company wrote in a blog post last week.
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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is demanding answers from Major League Baseball (MLB) after it threatened to punish several players for expressing their Christian faith.
In a Tuesday letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, the Show Me State’s senior senator requested the league account for its recent warning to a group of San Francisco Giants players over their decision to inscribe Bible verses on their “pride night” hats. The players wrote variations of Genesis 9:12-16, which details God’s use of a rainbow to symbolize His covenant that He would never again destroy mankind by flooding the Earth.
Following leftist backlash, MLB released a statement Monday, saying, “The writing on the cap violates our rules, and consistent with normal practice, we have warned the players about future violations.”
Writing to Manfred about the incident, Hawley cited a recent story involving a Washington Nationals executive who was fired after admitting on camera that the team discriminated against one of their Christian players. In doing so, the GOP senator demanded that the commissioner “must answer for what appears to be a pattern of discrimination within MLB against baseball players who profess their Christian faith.”
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Although the league says it was merely responding to a run-of-the-mill rule infraction, its warning to three San Francisco Giants players after a recent game struck many Americans as inherently anti-Christian.
The trio wrote Bible verses onto their caps before the “Pride Night” game during which the team had been instructed to wear rainbow-themed uniforms.
In response to the move, the MLB handed down its reprimand and, in turn, opened itself up to widespread criticism.
As The Hill reported, Vice President J.D. Vance was among the critics:
“To be clear, this routine verbal warning not to wear the hat in future games is not disciplinary and had absolutely nothing to do with the content of the message,” MLB told The New York Times about the incident. “We respect players’ right to free expression. However, writing of any kind, with any message, is prohibited per Major League Baseball’s uniform regulations.”
Vance, in a social media post on Tuesday, responded to a Sports Illustrated report about the warning, saying “Trump won we don’t have to do this anymore.”
MLB is one of several major sports leagues that features annual Pride nights and events, encouraging teams to celebrate diversity during Pride Month in June.
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Liberal actor Robert De Niro launched into another anti-Trump tirade over the weekend, declaring that he “can’t love” a country led by President Donald Trump.
Speaking at a New York City event focused on the First Amendment, the longtime Hollywood star accused Trump of being a “racist, misogynist, xenophobic tyrant.”
De Niro compared loving America under Trump’s leadership to an abusive relationship.
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By a single vote, the Senate shot down a proposal on Tuesday that would have reined in President Donald Trump’s ability to use military force against Iran without Congress’s approval.
The vote fell just one vote short of advancing with 48-47. Republican Senators Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul voted with the Democrats. On the flip side, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) crossed the aisle to vote alongside the Republican majority against the bill.
Introduced by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), the resolution sought to require congressional approval for continued U.S. military action involving Iran. Warnock had urged Republicans to vote for it, arguing that Congress shouldn’t just sit back and let the president make all the decisions on foreign wars.
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Officials are sounding the alarm after uncovering thousands of so-called “ghost students” registered at Minnesota’s colleges in a major fraud scam that is stealing millions of dollars from taxpayers.
Minnesota colleges are battling a growing wave of financial aid fraud as “ghost students” use stolen identities and fake applications to enroll in classes.
These fake students then collect taxpayer-funded aid and disappear without attending classes or completing coursework.
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Tehran and Washington announced Sunday they had agreed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict, which broke out on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran and engulfed the Middle East.
“At this stage, the signing is scheduled for Friday, June 19, at Burgenstock,” Switzerland’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
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President Donald Trump said Monday that he will not support an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unless it includes his election integrity measure, the Save America Act.
“The Dumocrats want FISA because that’s what they used to go after me for three years during my First Term!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I’m against FISA if it doesn’t come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
The commander in chief outlined key provisions he wants passed, including voter ID and proof of citizenship as well as limited mail-in ballots for extreme circumstances.
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The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that 15 Antifa-affiliated defendants have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers, along with several other charges related to the violent anti-ICE uprising in Minneapolis earlier this year.
A federal grand jury in Minnesota indicted the agitators for plotting violence against ICE officers during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, dubbed “Operation Metro Surge.”
During a press conference announcing the indictment, U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Daniel N. Rosen declared that “political violence is the scourge of our times” and said that federal law enforcement is dedicated to combatting that violence.
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Your water may be contaminated by abortion pills, officials warn.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told the Daily Caller News Foundation that it is reviewing comments from 14 attorneys general urging the agency to classify mifepristone as a water contaminant.
“Pharmaceuticals, like Mifepristone, encompass a diverse group of chemicals, including prescription and over the counter drugs,” an EPA spokesperson told the DCNF. “EPA is currently reviewing comments submitted on its draft contaminant candidate list 6 (CCL 6), which lists pharmaceuticals as a group, and human health benchmarks for 374 individual pharmaceuticals that are approved by the FDA and may occur in surface and groundwaters and/or treated drinking water.”
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Hundreds of Stanford University graduates staged a walkout during commencement ceremonies over the weekend, openly protesting Google CEO Sundar Pichai as he prepared to deliver the school’s keynote address.
The demonstration highlighted growing hostility toward major technology companies on college campuses, where students have increasingly targeted tech executives over issues ranging from artificial intelligence to military contracts and foreign policy.
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Rolling into the 250th anniversary of the United States, liberals, leftists, Democrats, and democratic socialists are united behind one message: America stinks.
At the counterprogramming to the White House UFC match over the weekend, a bunch of miserable looking, aging celebrities held a “#resistance” rally or something like that.
Robert De Niro, an aging Hollywood gazillionaire last seen trying and failing to play a young tough guy in “The Irishman,” took to the stage and announced that “loving our country is starting to sound like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser.”
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The Brazilian Supreme Court convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, on Wednesday of illegally asking for help from the United States government during his father’s trial last year.
The elder Bolsonaro was convicted in September 2025 and sentenced to over 27 years in prison for attempting a coup after he lost the 2022 election to current president Lula da Silva. Eduardo was charged last September with lobbying the U.S. government to impose sanctions and tariffs on Brazil to secure lenience for his father, Reuters reported Wednesday. (RELATED: Five Republicans Join Democrats To Terminate Trump’s Brazil Tariffs)
We have received through the press the news of yet another bogus charge brought by Alexandre de Moraes’s lackeys in the Attorney General’s Office, this time under the allegation of “coercion.” On this matter, it is important to clarify:
1. We live in the United States, and… pic.twitter.com/oX9EDTHtpB
— Eduardo Bolsonaro🇧🇷 (@BolsonaroSP) September 22, 2025