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Russia Relying on 'Mass Over Quality' As Moscow Faces Rising Losses: UK
Published May 04, 2024 at 8:16 AM EDT Russia's military has adapted to the high losses of troops on the battlefield in Ukraine and it is likely to continue its tactic of throwing troops forward during offensives until the end of the war, according to British military officials. The term "meat grinder" is used to describe Russia's tactic of sending waves of often ill-trained and ill-equipped soldiers to wear down Ukrainian forces and expose their locations to Russian artillery. Usin ...
Defense filing in Trump Mar-a-Lago case says all sides have 'methodologically proceeded toward trial readiness'
May 4th, 2024, 12:03 pm The defendants in former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents case are asking the judge in charge to push back yet another set of looming deadlines related to discovery. For several months now, the government, the defendants and court have been arguing over the extent to which each side will need access to, can access, and ultimately view discovery information, which is subject to the Classified Information Procedures Act or CIPA. Special Counsel Jack Smith h ...
Biden to sign new bipartisan law targeting child 'sextortion' online
May 4, 2024, 9:38 AM EDT On March 25, 2022, Jennifer Buta learned that her son, Jordan DeMay, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It happened just hours after the 17-year-old was a victim of “financial sextortion,” targeted by two brothers from Nigeria who posed as a young woman online. The brothers, who were extradited to the U.S. and pleaded guilty last month to one federal charge of conspiring to sexually exploit minors, taunted DeMay to end his life after they tricked him into send ...
US military acknowledges errant drone strike last year killed a civilian, not an al-Qaeda leader
May 4, 2024, 12:00 PM A targeted U.S. drone strike in northwest Syria one year ago Friday hit and killed a civilian, not the al-Qaeda leader it was looking for, the Pentagon said after an internal review. "U.S. Central Command acknowledges and regrets the civilian harm that resulted from the airstrike," the combatant command said in a statement after the year-long review. It confirmed the Syrian, Lufti Hasan Masto, "was struck and killed instead" of an intended senior al-Q ...
More than 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled over E. coli risk
May 4, 2024 10:12 AM ET Over 16,000 pounds of ground beef produced by Cargill Meat Solutions and sold at Walmart have been recalled due to concerns of a possible E. coli contamination. The contaminated beef was produced on April 26 and April 27 and distributed to Walmart stores throughout the eastern U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. So far, there have been no confirmed reports of illness linked to the beef products, USDA said. Cargill said it launched a voluntary recall ...
Israel briefs US on plan to move Gazans ahead of Rafah invasion
The Israeli military has informed aid groups and the Biden administration of a plan to begin removing Gazans from Rafah ahead of an invasion, according to a U.S. official and two other people familiar with the situation. The Israel Defense Forces recently told the U.S. government and aid groups operating on the ground that they had developed a plan to move people out of Rafah, the main humanitarian hub in the enclave, to al-Mawasi, a small strip of land on the southern Gaza coast. The IDF sent ...
John Eastman Suspended From Practicing Law by DC Appeals Court
Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman has been temporarily suspended from practicing law in the District of Columbia in response to a similar prohibition by a California judge. The suspension is temporary until the final disposition of the California proceeding, DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby wrote Friday. California State Bar Court Judge Yvette Roland on May 1 rejected Eastman’s attempt to lift his suspension in that state, saying his disbarment would “safeguard the public” ...
Trump has paid $9,000 fine for gag-order violation
Published: May 3, 2024 at 3:10 p.m. ET Donald Trump has paid his $9,000 fine for violating the gag order in his hush money criminal trial. The former president paid the penalty Thursday, ahead of a Friday deadline. Trump’s legal team supplied the court clerk’s office with two cashier’s checks — one for $2,000 and one for $7,000. Context: Trump fined $9,000 for nine gag-order violations... ...
4 Americans charged with ammunition offenses in Turks and Caicos, accused of bringing live ammo to the islands
Four Americans are charged with possession of ammunition offenses in the tropical Atlantic getaway of Turks and Caicos, according to a post from the Turks and Caicos Islands Government. Carrying firearms in Turks and Caicos is prohibited, according to the TCI Government. Bringing firearms or ammunition, including stray rounds, into the British Overseas Territory without prior permission from police is “strictly forbidden.” Individuals who violate the law face a minimum 12 years in prison, ac ...
Former UK PM Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID
May 3, 2024, 6:35 AM LONDON -- Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring ID to vote in the U.K.'s local elections. British media reported Friday that Johnson — who introduced the requirement for voters to provide ID with a photo when he was in office — was told by polling station staff in South Oxfordshire Thursday that he would not be able to vote without proving his identity. Sky News reported that Johnson, who served as Co ...
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- Editorials & Other ArticlesOn This Day: 6 fatalities from Axis action in continental U.S. during WW2 - May 5, 1944
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- Liberal YouTubersI Debated the Trump Pillow Guy... He ALMOST CRIED - Adam Mockler
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- Liberal YouTubersEx-Trump Staffer's Unintended Confession Caught on Camera - Rebel HQ
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- American HistoryOn this day, May 5, 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby in 1:59-2/5, still a record.
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- Jewish Group(JEWISH GROUP) A Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month, 2024
- Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity☦️ 🤍🪻Eastern Orthodox Pascha, Sunday May 05, 'Having Beheld The Resurrection Of Christ'
- Women's Rights & Issuesafter Roe fell, Red River Women's clinic GoFunded $1million to move from N. Dakota to Minn. Here is their update
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- Jewish GroupNYS is actively monitoring a number bomb threats against synagogues...
- Jewish GroupIf calling to boycott Jewish charities, organizations, and student groups
- Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity☦️🪻💜 Eastern Orthodox Pascha, May 05 - Canons of Holy and Great Friday and Saturday
- Asian GroupThe Official story of Gojira 1954
- United KingdomUS blames Rwanda and rebels for deadly camp strike
- GeorgiaDoing my voter research this morning & learned that I am now in the 13th US Congressional District!! I was in the 7th!
- VermontJun. 1 Slow Birding in Newport with the Bird Diva
- South CarolinaMoving from NJ to Conway, SC. Anything I should know?
- AustraliaPerth stabbing: police shoot dead boy, 16, after alleged attack that has 'hallmarks' of terror incident
- FloridaFlorida Democrats File to Contest All 28 Congressional Districts in 2024
- IllinoisMay The Forth Be With You
- New MexicoAmber Alert issued after police say alleged murder suspect abducts 10-month-old in Clovis, New Me...
- WashingtonThe multimillion-dollar fight over WA's cap-and-invest program
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FTC is 'just getting started' as it takes on Amazon, Meta and more, Chair Lina Khan says
15 min ago - May 5, 2024, 10:27 AM In the nearly three years since President Joe Biden appointed Lina Khan as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, the government agency has taken on some of America's largest corporations, filing lawsuits or taking other actions ... (ABC News)
RNC Chair Michael Whatley urges party unity amid GOP turmoil in the House
1 hr ago - May 5, 2024, 9:36 AM EDT PALM BEACH, Fla. — Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley urged party unity when asked about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's threat to force a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson this week, months before H ... (NBC News)
Israel to close Al Jazeera news network in the country
1 hr ago - Updated 9:55 AM EDT, Sun May 5, 2024 CNN -- Israel has ordered the closure of Al Jazeera in the country, a move the Qatar-based news network called a "criminal act." Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on X: "The government h ... (CNN World)
Doug Emhoff to hold event urging men to advocate for abortion rights
2 hrs ago - May 5, 2024, 5:00 AM EDT Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will convene a panel in Atlanta on Tuesday focused on the role men can play in advocating for more access to abortion rights, according to sources familiar with the plans. The event, timed to m ... (NBC News)
University of Mississippi opens student conduct probe after confrontation between Black student and counterprotesters
3 hrs ago - Published 9:56 PM EDT, Sat May 4, 2024 CNN — The University of Mississippi has opened a student conduct investigation after actions of “hostility and racist overtones” were portrayed during a demonstration on campus. The incident unf ... (CNN Politics)
New York synagogues, museum got fake bomb threats, officials say
3 hrs ago - May 4, 2024 9:23 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago May 4 (Reuters) - At least three synagogues and a museum in New York received bomb threats on Saturday but none were deemed credible by the New York Police Department, a city official and police said. Manh ... (Reuters)
DOJ files lawsuit against Texas prison agency for denying religious accomodation
4 hrs ago - 05/04/24 7:24 PM ET The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against a Texas prison agency for allegedly denying religious accommodation to an employee over wearing a head covering. Franches Spears, who was a records clerk within the agency&# ... (The Hill)
Vehicle crashes into White House gate, killing driver; Secret Service says 'no threat
5 hrs ago - May 5, 2024, 2:53 AM A vehicle traveling "at a high rate of speed" crashed into a gate at the White House complex late Saturday, killing the driver, a U.S. Secret Service spokesperson said. There was "no threat" to the White House after the vehicle c ... (ABC News)
Sullivan Says US-Saudi Defense Pact Not Possible Without Israel Deal, FT Reports
5 hrs ago - May 4, 2024 at 7:17 PM EDT US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan insisted the Biden administration will enter into a defense pact with Saudi Arabia only if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, the Financial Times reported. Sullivan said ... (Bloomberg)
Trump campaign says it raised more than $76M in April
6 hrs ago - 05/04/2024 06:13 PM EDT Former President Donald Trump’s political operation raised more than $76 million in April, campaign officials told donors on Saturday. Trump advisers revealed the number, up from $65.6 million in March, during a presentat ... (Politico)
NYC says half of those arrested at 2 pro-Palestinian campus protests were not students
7 hrs ago - Updated May 4, 20245:27 PM ET New York City officials say nearly half of the 282 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on two campuses this past week are not currently affiliated with either school. The arrest breakdown was released on Thursda ... (NPR)
Top RNC lawyer resigns after rift grows with Trump
10 hrs ago - The top lawyer at the Republican Party is resigning after he cited conflicts with his other work obligations and after Donald Trump grew angry about his criticism of the former president’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, people f ... (Washington Post)
25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
12 hrs ago - By PHILIP MARCELO and DENISE LAVOIE Updated 8:04 PM CDT, May 4, 2024 Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus, ... (AP)
Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947
14 hrs ago - By BETH HARRIS Updated 8:19 PM CDT, May 4, 2024 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its storied history — three noses at the wire. Mystik Dan desperately fought to hang on with two c ... (AP)
US and Israeli officials say finalizing any ceasefire deal could take days
14 hrs ago - Published 11:14 AM EDT, Sat May 4, 2024 CNN — As negotiators meet in Cairo on Saturday, US and Israeli officials say any potential agreement on a framework that would pair a temporary ceasefire with a release of hostages in Gaza would likely b ... (CNN Politics)
Hamas negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza truce talks
15 hrs ago - May 4, 2024 4:07 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago CAIRO, May 4 (Reuters) - Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official told Reuters, with the CIA dire ... (Reuters)
Democratic officials criticize Meta ad policy, saying it amplifies lies about 2020 election
16 hrs ago - 05/04/2024 12:25 PM EDT ATLANTA (AP) — Several Democrats serving as their state’s top election officials have sent a letter to the parent company of Facebook, asking it to stop allowing ads that claim the 2020 presidential election was stol ... (Politico/AP)
Russia Relying on 'Mass Over Quality' As Moscow Faces Rising Losses: UK
17 hrs ago - Published May 04, 2024 at 8:16 AM EDT Russia's military has adapted to the high losses of troops on the battlefield in Ukraine and it is likely to continue its tactic of throwing troops forward during offensives until the end of the war, according t ... (Newsweek)
More than 16,000 pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled over E. coli risk
18 hrs ago - May 4, 2024 10:12 AM ET Over 16,000 pounds of ground beef produced by Cargill Meat Solutions and sold at Walmart have been recalled due to concerns of a possible E. coli contamination. The contaminated beef was produced on April 26 and April 27 and d ... (NPR)
US military acknowledges errant drone strike last year killed a civilian, not an al-Qaeda leader
18 hrs ago - May 4, 2024, 12:00 PM A targeted U.S. drone strike in northwest Syria one year ago Friday hit and killed a civilian, not the al-Qaeda leader it was looking for, the Pentagon said after an internal review. "U.S. Central Command acknowledges and regret ... (ABC News)
