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Pentagon mistakenly touts Pride Month in PTSD awareness post

By: Andrea Vacchiano · Lucas Tomlinson — June 1st 2024 at 18:59
Social media users mocked the Department of Defense after the Pentagon accidentally using a Pride Month graphic in a post about PTSD Awareness Month. The tweet was later deleted.

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Russia not 'bluffing' with nuclear threats as Biden greenlights limited military strikes, Medvedev says

By: Michael Dorgan — June 1st 2024 at 10:13
Russia's war with Ukraine could go nuclear according to Dmitry Medvedev, a senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also raised the prospect of the war spilling over into other countries.

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Philippines warns of ‘red line’ with Beijing amid heightened tensions in South China Sea

By: Michael Dorgan — June 1st 2024 at 06:15
The Philippines have warned China that it would consider any Filipino soldier killed by a Beijing water cannon to be an “act of war" amid heightened tensions in the region.

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Court rips 'grossly erroneous' decision by judge presiding over LSU student's attack: 'Abuse of discretion'

By: Chris Eberhart — June 1st 2024 at 03:00
The Louisiana Supreme Court reversed a decision by a district court judge in the case of a 1974 rape conviction, calling it a "patent abuse of discretion."

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Bill Maher struggles whether Trump should go to jail following guilty verdict: 'MAGA nation will go nuts'

By: Joseph Wulfsohn — May 31st 2024 at 22:38
HBO star Bill Maher expressed trepidation at the idea of sending former President Trump to prison following his guilty verdict this week in the New York trial.

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Turkish drone strikes in Syria kill 4 U.S.-backed fighters, wound 11 civilians, Kurdish group says

— May 31st 2024 at 20:31
Four U.S.-backed fighters have been killed and 11 civilians wounded in northeastern Syria by Turkish drone strikes; civilian vehicles and homes in and near the city of Qamishli were hit.

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Combat in part of north Gaza is over, Israeli military says

— May 31st 2024 at 06:58
Israeli forces have shifted their focus to disrupting Hamas activities in Rafah, South Gaza, after days of intense fighting in north Gaza, military officials say.

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Ukraine's military recruits thousands of prison inmates with promise of forgiven sentences

— May 31st 2024 at 05:58
Ukraine is enlisting prisoners to fight against Russia in an effort to bolster its military numbers in the war against Russia. More than 4,000 inmates have applied to join.

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Meet the American who invented windshield wipers, Mary Anderson, Alabama entrepreneur

By: Kerry Byrne — May 31st 2024 at 03:00
Mary Anderson was born in Alabama months after the tragedy of the Civil War. She helped her state rebuild, then went on to create windshield wipers — long before auto titans realized the potential.

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Uvalde Lawsuit: 'Call of Duty' Game Maker Trains Adolescents to 'Become Gunmen'

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — May 30th 2024 at 12:46

A wrongful death lawsuit that families of Uvalde victims filed claims Activision trains "adolescents to become gunmen."

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IDF: Three Soldiers Killed in Booby-trapped Tunnel at UNRWA School, Clinic

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 30th 2024 at 11:25

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that three soldiers had been killed by a booby-trapped tunnel in Rafah that was located in a medical clinic that was part of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school.

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Russia relocates military troops to bolster forces in critical Kharkiv region

— May 30th 2024 at 10:50
Russia is increasing its troop concentration in the Kharkiv region, where its forces have made significant advances during a spring offensive, officials say.

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Israel Takes Gaza-Egypt Border, Destroys Tunnels in Rafah

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 30th 2024 at 01:35

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) secured control of the entire length of the Gaza-Egypt border on Wednesday, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, and discovered some 20 tunnels nearby, as it continued military operations in Rafah.

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North Korea fires missile barrage off eastern coast following failed satellite launch

— May 30th 2024 at 06:25
North Korea has fired a barrage of ballistic missiles toward its eastern sea days after its failed spy satellite launch, according to South Korea’s military.

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On this day in history, May 30, 1868, first Decoration Day is held in remembrance of those lost in war

By: Erica Lamberg — May 29th 2024 at 23:02
The first Decoration Day was held on this day in history, May 30, 1868, as a precursor to Memorial Day, a day of remembrance to honor all those who died in war in service to our nation.

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Rafah offensive by Israel didn't cross Biden's 'red line,' White House says

By: Greg Wehner — May 29th 2024 at 16:37
White House officials said the attacks on Rafah by Israel have not constituted a major ground operation, nor have they crossed Biden's 'red line.'

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Alleged Intruder Forces Way into Ex-Girlfriend's Apartment, Gets Shot Dead by Her Boyfriend

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — May 29th 2024 at 10:54

An alleged intruder was killed Sunday morning after forcing entry into his ex-girlfriend's apartment and being shot by her boyfriend.

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Argentina court postpones the start of a trial in a criminal case involving the death of Maradona

— May 29th 2024 at 15:15
A court in Argentina has postponed the start of a trial to October in a criminal negligence case against 8 people who were allegedly involved in soccer legend Diego Maradona's death.

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Nikki Haley writes clear message to Hamas on IDF artillery shell

By: Michael Dorgan — May 29th 2024 at 13:35
Nikki Haley, the former Republican presidential candidate, wrote a message of encouragement to the IDF on an artillery shell during a visit to Israel on Memorial Day.

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Brazil's president withdraws ambassador to Israel, leaving diplomatic post vacant

— May 29th 2024 at 11:30
Brazil has withdrawn its ambassador to Israel after months of tensions between the two countries over the war in Gaza, according to the country's gazette.

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Spain hosts Palestine's prime minister after recognition of Palestinian state by western European nations

— May 29th 2024 at 08:02
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized Palestinian statehood.

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Sweden pledges record $1.2B in military aid to Ukraine, including advanced air defense

— May 29th 2024 at 05:35
Sweden has agreed to donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine. It includes air defense, artillery ammunition and armored vehicles, officials say.

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On this day in history, May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivers famed 'Ain’t I a Woman' speech

By: Erica Lamberg — May 28th 2024 at 23:02
African American abolitionist and women's right advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech on this day in history, May 29, 1851, in Akron, Ohio.

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Report: Israeli Tanks Reach Center of Rafah; Will Fight Outward

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 28th 2024 at 19:24

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks reached the center of the town of Rafah on Tuesday. according to multiple media outlets, indicating that Israel intended to fight outwards toward the periphery rather than closing in from the outside.

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Israeli Military Suspects Hamas Munitions Caused Deadly Rafah Fire

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 28th 2024 at 13:43

The IDF is currently investigating the possibility that the secondary detonation of Hamas munitions caused the deadly fire in Rafah.

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Biden missing upcoming Ukraine talks would be 'applauded' by Putin, Zelenskyy says

— May 28th 2024 at 08:08
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced the importance of U.S. President Joe Biden's attendance at a peace summit in Switzerland organized by Kyiv.

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Iran increases uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, seeks to have sanctions lifted: watchdog

By: Pilar Arias — May 28th 2024 at 06:36
A previous warning said Tehran has enough uranium enriched to near-weapons-grade levels to make "several" nuclear bombs if it chose to do so, and the country continues increasing stockpile.

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Russia to construct Central Asia's first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan agreement

— May 28th 2024 at 06:09
Russia and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement for Russia to construct a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan. The plant would be Central Asia's first.

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Ukraine secures $1B in military aid from Belgium as Zelenskyy continues EU tour

— May 28th 2024 at 06:07
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has secured a second $1 billion military aid pledge within two days during his tour of the European Union, this time from Belgium.

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US agency identifies 3 soldiers who went missing during their service

By: Bret Baier — May 27th 2024 at 17:53
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified three soldiers who went missing during their service, allowing families the opportunity to finally say farewell to their loved ones.

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Exclusive: Israel Heritage Foundation Leads Historic Mission to Israel with High-Level U.S. Delegation

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 26th 2024 at 13:59

The Israel Heritage Foundation led a historic mission to Israel with a high-level U.S. delegation to express solidarity with the Jewish state and its residents, as well as to gain a firsthand understanding of Israel's existential struggle, meeting with prominent Israeli policymakers and visiting key sites, including the “Ground Zero” of Hamas’s October 7 massacre.

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Georgia WWII hero's grave inspires songwriter ballad decades after soldier killed in combat

By: Kerry Byrne — May 27th 2024 at 08:38
Songwriter Craig Gleason wrote "The Ballad of Ervin O. Jones" after finding a World War II hero's grave seven decades after soldier was killed in the Battle of Okinawa.

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Palestinians Claim 50 Dead as Israel Hits Senior Hamas Commanders in Rafah

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 27th 2024 at 05:37

Palestinian sources claimed that 50 people had been killed -- including civilians -- as Israel launched an airstrike Sunday night in Rafah that targeted several major Hamas commanders.

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Finding Sgt Frith: A Civil War soldier to remember on Memorial Day

By: Patrick O'Donnell — May 27th 2024 at 07:00
Memorial Day traces its origins to over 160 years ago, when a grieving country sought to honor the many brave men lost in the Civil War, including Sgt. Joseph Allen Frith.

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Prison Ship Martyrs Monument is America's 'original' tomb of unknown war heroes

By: Kerry Byrne — May 27th 2024 at 06:00
The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Brooklyn, New York, pays chilling tribute to the 11,500 Americans and allies who died aboard British prison ships during the American Revolution.

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American Culture Quiz: Test your command of Hollywood's hottest soundtracks, high cost of freedom and more

By: Kerry Byrne · Brittany Kasko — May 27th 2024 at 04:30
The American Culture Quiz offers eight new questions each week that test readers on our unique national traits, trends, history, people and popular interests. Try the latest!

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Jack Carr's take on John A. Logan's Memorial Day order: 'Guard their graves with sacred vigilance'

By: Jack Carr — May 27th 2024 at 03:00
Jack Carr, bestselling author and former Navy SEAL task unit commander, recounts the orders to create Memorial Day — a day to remember, honor and mourn those who died serving our nation.

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American World War II heroes adopted in 'Faces of Margraten' project by 'grateful' Dutch people

By: Kerry Byrne — May 26th 2024 at 06:37
Local families have adopted all 10,000 American World War II heroes buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and are now seeking photos to pair with the names of each U.S. war hero.

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Disgraced EcoHealth Alliance reaped nearly $100M in taxpayer funds since 2008

By: Kyle Morris — May 25th 2024 at 14:30
EcoHealth Alliance – a U.S.-based nonprofit with a stated mission of preventing pandemics – received upwards of $90 million dollars from the federal government over the last 16 years.

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Uvalde Families Sue Daniel Defense, Meta, 'Call of Duty' Maker

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — May 25th 2024 at 10:49

Families of students killed in the Uvalde school shooting filed wrongful death lawsuits against Daniel Defense, Meta, and Activision.

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These 5 US military cemeteries in surprising nations are lasting reminders of America's global sacrifice

By: Kerry Byrne — May 25th 2024 at 08:57
The American Battle Monuments Commission manages cemeteries and memorials in 17 nations around the world. Fox News Digital highlights five here in surprising locations.

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U.S. Army Colonel Reportedly Shoots Alleged Chechen Intruder Dead

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — May 24th 2024 at 12:27

A U.S. Army Colonel reportedly shot and killed an alleged Chechen intruder outside the Colonel's residence just north of Fort Liberty.

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Memorial Day: Important facts about the solemn American holiday

By: Nicole Pelletiere — May 24th 2024 at 10:18
This year, Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 27. Here are 10 fascinating facts about the federal holiday, from its history and traditions to the fallen soldiers who are being honored.

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Russian attack destroys train tracks in Ukrainian border region amid evacuation of children

— May 24th 2024 at 09:22
Officials say a Russian attack has destroyed train tracks in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region. Russia’s Kharkiv push appears to be a coordinated new offensive.

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IDF Recovers Three More Bodies of Israeli Hostages in Gaza

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 24th 2024 at 07:24

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of three more hostages in an operation in northern Gaza.

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Hungary PM Orbán declares intent to opt out of NATO efforts to support Ukraine

— May 24th 2024 at 08:14
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced that Hungary will seek to opt out of NATO operations aimed at supporting Ukraine, according to officials.

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Philippines to continue staging combat drills in disputed waters, dismissing China's criticism as 'paranoia'

— May 24th 2024 at 06:11
The Philippine defense secretary says it will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its territorial interests.

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World War I monument to be unveiled across from White House this fall: 'Sacred art'

By: Angelica Stabile — May 24th 2024 at 03:30
A 60-foot-long, bronze WWI monument will take form in Washington, D.C.'s Pershing Park. Master sculptor Sabin Howard reveals his creative process and what the work means for America's heroes.

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3 US service members injured on Gaza humanitarian aid mission, 1 in critical condition: Defense officials

By: Greg Wehner · Liz Friden — May 23rd 2024 at 17:36
One U.S. service member is in critical condition, while two others sustained injuries unrelated to combat while working a mission to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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Revelation of secret Obama-era program casts doubt on stated reason for Trump Mar-a-Lago raid

By: Emma Colton — May 23rd 2024 at 14:12
A newly-released DOD memo obtained by America First Legal appears to indicate the government may have had original copies of classified documents seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago.

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Russian military deputy chief arrested in ongoing bribery crackdown

— May 23rd 2024 at 09:41
Russian news reports say a deputy chief of the military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery. The arrest was reported on Thursday.

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Russian missile strike kills 7 civilians in 'extremely cruel' attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv

— May 23rd 2024 at 07:50
Officials say that Russian missiles have slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country and killed at least seven civilians.

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America's war heroes buried overseas remain defenders of liberty: They 'continue to serve'

By: Kerry Byrne — May 23rd 2024 at 07:23
Fox News Digital spoke with Charles K. Djou, secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, who paid tribute to US values and its war heroes ahead of Memorial Day this year.

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Norway ramps up entry restrictions for Russians in response to 'illegal war of aggression against Ukraine'

— May 23rd 2024 at 05:59
Norway is tightening restrictions on entry from Russia due to concerns over espionage and Russia's actions in Ukraine, according to Norwegian officials.

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Amal Clooney, the ICC’s shame and the real threat to Israel

By: Howard Kurtz — May 23rd 2024 at 02:00
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, whose husband is George Clooney, supported the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

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On this day in history, May 23, 1900, Sgt. William H. Carney receives Medal of Honor

By: Erica Lamberg — May 22nd 2024 at 23:02
On this day in history, Sgt. William Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor — the first African American so honored — for his protection of the American flag during the Civil War.

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Sheriff: Woman Shot Alleged Intruder 'in Defense of Her Family'

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — May 22nd 2024 at 12:30

A Kissimmee, Florida, woman shot and wounded an alleged home intruder on May 21 after he moved through the house and entered the bedroom in which she and her family were hiding. 

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IDF Finds Loaded Rocket Launchers on Egyptian Border Near Rafah

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 22nd 2024 at 10:09

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed Wednesday that it had discovered loaded rocket launchers near Rafah, in southern Gaza, on the Philadelphi corridor that runs along Gaza's border with Egypt.

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'Insult to injury': Florida lawmakers erupt over Cuban officials touring secure parts of top airport

By: Adam Shaw — May 22nd 2024 at 09:58
Lawmakers in Congress are demanding answers from the Biden administration over a tour given to Cuban officials at Miami International Airport, including secure areas.

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Russia's Kremlin urges 'in-depth dialogue' to ease rising nuclear tensions with the West

— May 22nd 2024 at 07:50
The Kremlin has voiced the importance of "in-depth dialogue" to alleviate escalating tensions between Russia and the West when it comes to nuclear matters.

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UN plans new aid routes in Gaza after desperate crowds halt deliveries from US-built pier

— May 22nd 2024 at 06:08
The UN has revised its aid delivery routes within Gaza after crowds of desperate Palestinians intercepted 11 trucks, halting deliveries for three days.

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Russia's Kremlin denies US claims that Moscow put anti-satellite weapon in space

— May 22nd 2024 at 05:51
Russia's top arms control diplomat has dismissed U.S. claims that Russia has launched a space weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites.

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Michael Cohen swore he had nothing derogatory on Trump, his ex-lawyer says – another lie – as testimony ends

By: Howard Kurtz — May 22nd 2024 at 01:59
In another day of testimony from Michael Cohen in the NY v. Trump trial, Trump's former lawyer admitted under oath that he stole from the Trump Organization.

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NY v Trump has 'reasonable doubt' written all over it. But with Bragg, Merchan antics, outcome is unknowable

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 22nd 2024 at 01:00
NY v Trump has not been an impartial tribunal. It’s an Orwellian show trial with a preordained outcome. There’s no presumption of innocence, only the expectation of guilt.

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France is trying Syrian ex-officials for the torture and killing of a father and son. Here's why

— May 21st 2024 at 16:25
A Paris court, in a landmark trial, is seeking to determine whether Syrian intelligence officials were responsible for the deaths of a 20-year-old boy and his father.

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Israeli officials reverse decision to seize AP equipment it had said violated media law

By: Jeffrey Clark — May 21st 2024 at 16:06
Israeli officials briefly seized equipment from the AP on Tuesday for allegedly violating the country's laws on media broadcasts amid national security concerns.

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EXCLUSIVE: Defense Department Admits to Undercounting Abortions It Authorized

By: Mary Margaret Olohan — May 21st 2024 at 14:14

The Defense Department undercounted the number of abortions that it authorized between 2016 and 2020, new data shows.

Following a lawsuit from the Oversight Project, a division of The Heritage Foundation, the Department of Defense said that it had identified a total of 77 abortions performed in military medical treatment facilities (MTFs) during the four-year period between 2016 and 2020. (Heritage founded The Daily Signal in 2014.)

That number includes 17 abortions that had previously not been included in the DOD’s figures.

The babies aborted were either the children of a service member or of the service member’s dependents. Eighteen of the abortions were tied to the Air Force, 28 to the Army, four to the Marines, and 27 to the Navy.

In 2021, the DOD authorized 14 abortions of unborn babies throughout the military—bringing the total number of abortions that the DOD authorized between 2016 and 2021 up to 91.

The Defense Department explained the undercounting by saying in a report shared with the Oversight Project that it began updating its methodology counting the abortions it authorizes in 2021.

“As a result, a yearlong effort, involving data analysts and women’s health subject matter experts, began in early 2021 to review and update the methodology for collection of data related to performance of abortions in military medical treatment facilities (MTFs),” the DOD explained. “The updated methodology identified, and corrected, inadvertent underreporting of authorized abortions.”

Some of the DOD’s methodology updates include developing a new definition of abortion: the “termination” of an unborn baby’s life “that would otherwise result in a live birth.” This new definition does not include the removal of ectopic or molar pregnancies, both of which are nonviable pregnancies. It also does not include miscarriages.

The new methodology also included both active-duty members and their dependents (such as their daughters) who aborted their babies at a military medical treatment facility.

The Pentagon is seen from a flight taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 29, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the Department of Defense. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

“The methodology utilized for this updated report will be the standard for future reports, in order to ensure consistent methodology and understanding, and will be annually reviewed for new medical or coding updates for processes or procedures,” the report noted. “Additional actions will be identified as necessary to ensure accurate reporting consistent with this methodology.”

The Oversight Project initially sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the DOD a few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling.

The lawsuit sought information on whether the abortions DOD was authorizing were “Hyde Amendment-compliant ‘covered’ abortions, meaning if they were performed if the life of the mother was at risk or if the unborn child is result of rape or incest,” Oversight senior investigative counsel Roman Jankowski told The Daily Signal.

“We also requested all records regarding the number of ‘covered’ abortions that are the result of an act of rape and incest that resulted in some type of prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” he added. “The DOD did not respond to our FOIA request, forcing the Oversight Project to sue in federal court. These records only provide a partial picture of abortions covered by the DOD, and the Oversight Project will continue to update this as additional records are released.”

The DOD did not immediately respond to requests for comment for this article.

In October 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a memorandum for senior Pentagon leadership on “ensuring access to reproductive health care.” That memorandum announced that the Defense Department would establish “travel and transportation allowances for service members and their dependents … to facilitate official travel to access non-covered reproductive health care that is unavailable within the local area of a service member’s permanent duty station.”

The move was a direct response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the memo said. It claimed that funding abortion travel would be done in accordance with federal law, but Republicans noted at the time that funding travel and transportation to get abortions through the DOD would “in and of itself violate federal law” and contradict the Defense Department’s “past recognition, interpretation, and implementation of this law.”

“Congress has clearly and consistently acted to prevent the U.S. military from funding elective abortion procedures and services necessitated by those procedures, and DOD has acknowledged and complied with the law,” the Republicans said in 2022 in a letter first reported by The Daily Signal. “We are appalled by the flagrant disregard for the law expressed by the Department in this memorandum.”

And DOD spokesman Charlie Dietz confirmed to The Daily Signal in October 2022 that “if the dependent of a service member lives in a state where abortion access is restricted, the DOD will cover their travel and transportation costs to a location where they can legally receive the care.”

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., blocked hundreds of military promotions for more than 10 months as pushback to the Pentagon policy promoting abortion, saying that until the policy was changed, he would not approve any military promotions, arguing that the policy is illegal and violates the Hyde Amendment. The Hyde Amendment is a measure dating back to the 1970s that prohibits federal taxpayer funding of most abortions. 

The Alabama lawmaker, who received heavy criticism from his Democratic colleagues, ended his holds in December. Tuberville had also come under fire from some GOP senators, who called on him to give up his effort and allow the promotions to move forward despite the Pentagon’s unchanged pro-abortion policy.  

But other leaders, including Ryan Williams, president and publisher of The Claremont Review of Books and of The American Mind; Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project; and Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, praised Tuberville for his commitment to stand against the Pentagon’s pro-abortion policy, saying that his hold “on military promotions over the Pentagon’s unjust decision to fund abortion tourism is a righteous manifestation of the Senate’s responsibility to scrutinize military leadership.”

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US allies France, Belgium defend ICC prosecutor's request for Israeli arrest warrants

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 21st 2024 at 11:38
France, Belgium and Slovenia have expressed support for the International Criminal Court to pursue arrest warrants against Israeli government officials alongside Hamas leadership.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges faster aid, direct Western involvement to counter Russian advances

— May 21st 2024 at 11:35
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has voiced frustration with Western allies' slow military support decisions and urged for direct involvement in intercepting Russian missiles.

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Thousands of Russians flee Turkey due to residency struggles and soaring costs

— May 21st 2024 at 11:32
Many Russians fled to Turkey for its visa-free travel, but residency challenges and rising living costs led tens of thousands to move elsewhere, officials say.

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State Dept denies Iran's rare request for US assistance after deadly helicopter crash: 'Logistical reasons'

By: Danielle Wallace — May 21st 2024 at 06:05
A State Department spokesman confirmed the U.S. was "asked for assistance by the Iranian Government" after the helicopter crash, but did not comply.

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UN Security Council fails to pass Russia-backed resolution prohibiting nuclear weapons in space

— May 21st 2024 at 05:40
The U.S. has accused Russia of launching a satellite aimed at weaponizing space in a move criticized by the UN Security Council, which failed to pass a resolution against it.

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Michael Cohen, DA Bragg's star witness, offers surprise that could sink prosecution's plans

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 21st 2024 at 02:00
Michael Cohen's depravity knows no bounds. Append embezzlement to his menagerie of crimes that already include fraud, perjury, and tax evasion.

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On this day in history, May 21, 1881, Clara Barton, 'brave' battlefield nurse, creates American Red Cross

By: Christine Rousselle — May 20th 2024 at 23:02
American nurse Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross on this day in history, May 21, 1881. She led the organization until 1904, when she retired to her Maryland home.

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MSNBC host defends Michael Cohen after bombshell stealing admission: He 'thought he deserved' that money

By: Joseph Wulfsohn — May 20th 2024 at 18:00
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell shrugged off the "irrelevant" bombshell admission from ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from the Trump Organization.

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Amal Clooney played key role in ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

By: Louis Casiano — May 20th 2024 at 16:05
Amal Clooney was one of several international legal experts who advised the International Criminal Court on arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders.

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Pro-Russia official accuses Ukraine of using French supplied missiles to attack Luhansk

— May 20th 2024 at 10:06
The leader of the Russia-installed administration in Ukraine's Luhansk region accuses Kyiv of using French-supplied missiles in an attack near Luhansk.

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US military will complete withdrawal from Niger by mid-September: Pentagon

— May 19th 2024 at 16:35
U.S. troops ordered out of Niger by the country's ruling junta and will be complete by the middle of September, the Pentagon and Nigerien defense officials jointly said Sunday.

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IDF Confirms Body of Israeli Hostage Recovered in Gaza

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 18th 2024 at 17:55

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the body of one of the hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, had been recovered during an operation in Gaza.

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DC Mayor Bowser jets off for Las Vegas weekend 'mission' after ritzy Masters trip on taxpayers' dime

By: Sarah Rumpf-Whitten — May 18th 2024 at 18:48
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will travel to Las Vegas this weekend less than a month after she faced scrutiny for attending the Masters on the taxpayers dime.

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IDF Finds Bodies of 3 Hostages in Gaza, Including Shani Louk

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 17th 2024 at 10:41

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of Israeli hostages Amit Buskila, Itzhak Gelerenter, and Shani Louk in a special operation overnight in the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct. 7 music festival

— May 17th 2024 at 14:13
The bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas on Oct. 7 have been found by the Israeli military's troops in Gaza; the victims included Amit Buskila, Shani Louk and Itzhak Gelerenter.

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US says NATO military trainers will eventually be sent to Ukraine: report

By: Michael Dorgan — May 17th 2024 at 12:26
The U.S. says says it is only a matter of time before NATO military trainers are sent to Ukraine to help in its effort to thwart Russia's invasion, according to a report.

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MSNBC hails 'moment of real triumph' for Trump defense team during cross-examination of Michael Cohen

By: Joseph Wulfsohn — May 17th 2024 at 05:30
MSNBC's Lisa Rubin declared a key exchange between Trump attorney Todd Blanche and star prosecution witness Michael Cohen a "real triumph" for the defense team.

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How artificial intelligence is reshaping modern warfare

By: Liz Friden · Jennifer Griffin — May 17th 2024 at 05:28
Harnessing AI is key to the United States staying ahead of adversaries in a competitive battlefield. Software companies are showing off their latest AI tools to military officials.

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Trump trial truths: 3 reasons why jury might acquit president. They are being played as chumps

By: Jonathan Turley — May 17th 2024 at 04:00
For any discerning juror, the trial has been conspicuously lacking any clear statement from the prosecutors of what crime Trump was attempting to commit.

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NY v Trump: Defense guts Bragg's star witness Cohen for doing what he does best

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 17th 2024 at 02:00
Former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen’s credibility was shredded on Thursday in the Manhattan trial of the former president. Lie after lie after lie was laid bare.

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IDF Finds Loaded Rocket Launchers in Rafah

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 16th 2024 at 19:50

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has found loaded rocket launchers during its operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, now in its second week.

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Texas Governor Affirms 'Stand Your Ground' Law with Pardon of Army Sgt. Convicted in BLM Protest Shooting

By: Randy Clark · Randy Clark — May 16th 2024 at 17:40

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a pardon to U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, citing the state's Stand Your Ground laws and the right of self-defense. Perry was convicted by a Travis County court in April 2023 for shooting and killing Garret Foster during a Black Lives Matter protest.

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What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza

— May 16th 2024 at 19:56
A U.S.-built pier has been installed to bring aid to Gaza, and U.S. military officials hope to deliver about 90 to 150 truckloads of aid each day; it is not yet clear if the new route will work.

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2 foreign nationals in ICE custody after attempted breach at major Marine base

By: Adam Shaw · Griff Jenkins — May 16th 2024 at 17:22
Two foreign nationals from Jordan are now in federal immigration custody after being apprehended at a Marine base in Virginia and attempted to access the site.

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Menendez co-defendants reveal strategy to beat the rap in high-stakes corruption trial

By: Jamie Joseph — May 16th 2024 at 16:49
The U.S. government's case in its corruption trial for Sen. Menendez amounts to guilt by association, co-defendants' attorneys in the New Jersey Democrat's corruption trial said.

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South Africa urges UN's top court to order cease-fire in Gaza to shield citizens in Rafah

— May 16th 2024 at 15:33
During hearings held by the International Court of Justice over measures to stop Israel's military operation in Rafah, South Africa urged the top U.N. court to order a cease-fire in Gaza.

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US Navy's USS Ronald Reagan departs Japan home port after nearly a decade

— May 16th 2024 at 12:29
The USS Ronald Reagan, an aircraft carrier serving as a symbol of U.S.-Japan defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, has concluded its nearly nine-year deployment.

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CA university president put on leave after acquiescing to anti-Israel protesters' demands

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 16th 2024 at 07:30
The California University system has placed the Sonoma State University president on leave after he approved students' demands for a boycott and divestment from Israel.

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Ukraine military claims to have halted Russia's offensive in key town

— May 16th 2024 at 07:16
In northeastern Ukraine, Ukrainian forces claim to have halted Russian advancements in the key town of Vovchansk, despite Moscow's recent frontline push.

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Japan, US to develop missile defense system to counter hypersonic weapons threat

— May 16th 2024 at 05:47
Japan and the U.S. have agreed to jointly develop a new missile defense system in response to the rising threat of hypersonic weapons from other countries.

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Putin and Xi reaffirm 'no-limits' partnership as Moscow intensifies offensive in Ukraine

— May 16th 2024 at 05:26
Chinese leader Xi Jinping reaffirmed the "no-limits" partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Beijing summit on Thursday, officials said.

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Almost end times for Trump trial spectacle but there's still room for fireworks: 3 things to watch

By: Andrew McCarthy — May 16th 2024 at 01:00
It is undoubtedly true that, to convict Trump, the jury must believe Michael Cohen’s uncorroborated testimony that Trump knew the details of how Cohen was going to be paid.

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What is the celebrity 'blockout' over the war in Gaza?

— May 15th 2024 at 15:38
Some social media users are putting a block on seeing content from certain celebrities, claiming the celebrities 'haven't spoken up' against Israel's actions in Gaza.

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Remains of 17-year-old soldier killed in Korean War identified

— May 15th 2024 at 15:36
The remains of 17-year-old Army Pfc. Thomas A. Smith — who was killed in the Korean War — have been identified, and will be buried in his hometown of Grant, Michigan.

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Rare pigeon parachute used to carry messages amid WWII found in old shoebox

By: Brittany Kasko — May 15th 2024 at 15:06
A pigeon parachute that was used to carry messages during World War II and D-Day was found in an old shoebox. The unique item is reportedly at least 80 years old.

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IDF claims photos show Hamas combatants inside UN compound in Rafah

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 15th 2024 at 10:02
Three Hamas combatants were captured on drone footage within the United Nations Relief & Works Agency compound in Rafah, according to Israeli Defense Force leadership.

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Pakistan's military conducts successful test-fire of newly developed rocket system, army says

— May 15th 2024 at 08:42
Pakistan's military has announced the successful test-firing of the Fatah-II Guided Rocket System, a short-range weapon developed for defense from India.

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NY vs Trump: Liar Michael Cohen can run but can't hide from the truth even though lying is in his DNA

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 15th 2024 at 02:00
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen is exhibit A of a man who became debilitated by anger and bitterness toward his one-time boss Donald Trump.

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Cross-examination throws Michael Cohen off balance, but belabors point that he hates Trump

By: Howard Kurtz — May 15th 2024 at 02:00
The prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen, was kept off balance by Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche's questions in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.

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WATCH: Israel Shares Footage of Gunmen in UN Compound in Rafah

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 14th 2024 at 17:13

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared drone footage Tuesday of terrorists in a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) compound in Rafah, near several United Nations (UN) vehicles, including gunfire by the terrorists.

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IDF Kills 15 Terrorists in 'War Room' At UNRWA School

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 14th 2024 at 11:03

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Tuesday that it had killed 15 terrorists, at least 10 of whom were from Hamas, in a strike on a “war room” that they had set up at a United Nations Relief and Works

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White House protests GOP-led bill that would compel Israel support

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 14th 2024 at 11:05
The White House is protesting a bill put forth by House Republicans that would compel President Biden to cease withholding shipments of military aid to Israel.

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Japan's military struggles to recruit women following series of sexual harassment cases

— May 14th 2024 at 10:27
Japan's military is struggling to recruit women, which is partly due to a decline in applications following instances of sexual harassment within the ranks.

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Ukraine opens first underground school to shield children from airstrikes in war-torn Kharkiv

— May 14th 2024 at 09:47
Hundreds of children in Kharkiv, Ukraine, have started lessons in the country's first bunker school, designed to protect them from Russian attacks, officials say.

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Top Russian defense official arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up

— May 14th 2024 at 09:27
Russian authorities have arrested a second senior Defense Ministry official on bribery charges days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister.

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PHOTOS: IDF Expands Battle in Rafah; Hits Hamas Targets in Northern, Central Gaza

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 14th 2024 at 07:28

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued to attack Hamas terrorists in Rafah and throughout Gaza on Monday, which was Israel's independence day, despite continued international criticism and caution from the White House.

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Putin to visit China this week to meet with Xi, Chinese Foreign Ministry says

— May 14th 2024 at 07:41
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit China for two days, strengthening the alliance between the two authoritarian powers against the Western order led by the U.S.

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UK's Cameron discussed Ukraine-Russia peace deal with Trump: report

By: Danielle Wallace — May 14th 2024 at 06:20
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron reportedly floated a possible Ukraine-Russia peace deal during his visit with former President Donald Trump.

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Former army lawyer sentenced to prison after exposing alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan

— May 14th 2024 at 06:12
David McBride, a former army lawyer, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for leaking classified information about alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.

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NY vs. Trump: Michael Cohen's lies, lies and more lies could sink DA Bragg's case

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 14th 2024 at 02:00
Michael Cohen was front and center In the Trump hush money trial on Monday. The former attorney presents a vivid contradiction about truth and falsity in a New York courtroom.

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Army officer resigns commission over US support for Israel, killing of civilians in Gaza

By: Stepheny Price · Liz Friden — May 13th 2024 at 21:43
An Army officer assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency has resigned in protest over the United States’ continued military support for Israel.

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Reports of army killing of villagers in Burma supported by photos and harrowing tale of a survivor

— May 13th 2024 at 15:43
Soldiers of Burma’s military government have reportedly carried out a massacre of over 30 civilians in central Burma; the country has been mired in violence since the military seized power in 2021.

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IDF Kills Terrorist Who Kidnapped Female Israeli Soldier

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 12th 2024 at 19:25

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) announced they had killed a Hamas terrorist called "Ghoul" who had kidnapped female IDF soldier Cpl. Noa Marciano on October 7, 2023, during Hamas's attack on Israel.

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Ukraine's Kharkiv residents remain defiant as Russia launches new offensive

— May 13th 2024 at 09:56
Despite intense fighting in the Kharkiv region, residents of Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, have remained defiant. The city experienced a temporary respite on Sunday.

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Only a few hundred remain in Vovchansk as Russian advance intensifies in northeast Ukraine

— May 13th 2024 at 09:27
Ukrainian officials say only a few hundred residents remain in the embattled northeast town of Vovchansk amid pitched battles after a renewed Russian assault.

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US special ops teams must cut 5,000 troops over next 5 years amid push to recruit technical experts

— May 13th 2024 at 07:37
U.S. special operations commanders must balance a mandated cut of their overall forces by about 5,000 troops over the next five years with the need to hire more technical experts.

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US military forces to establish 9 sites on Philippine bases to counter China threats

— May 13th 2024 at 05:56
The U.S. military has plans to establish their presence in nine sites on Philippine bases under a 2014 defense pact, aimed at countering Chinese threats.

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American Culture Quiz: Take a swing at this test of baseball greats, the Big '80s and more

By: Brittany Kasko · Kerry Byrne — May 13th 2024 at 04:30
The American Culture Quiz from Fox News Digital tests readers' knowledge of unique national traits, trends, people and popular interests. Try this newest one featuring a baseball great and more.

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Israel-Hamas war would 'probably already been over' if Trump were president, Sen. Tom Cotton says

By: Pilar Arias — May 12th 2024 at 17:36
The Republican senator from Arkansas says the Israel-Hamas war "would have never happened" under President Trump during a "Face the Nation" interview Sunday.

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US offers Israel intel on Hamas leaders for pledge to hold back on Rafah

By: Michael Lee — May 12th 2024 at 14:13
The U.S. has offered Israel significant intelligence and supplies in a bid to prevent a full-scale invasion of the Gazan city of Rafah, the last Hamas stronghold.

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IDF Sets Up Field Hospital for Palestinians in Gaza

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 12th 2024 at 00:32

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday that it had established a field hospital in central Gaza, together with international organizations, that would serve Palestinians while the war against Hamas is still taking place.

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Chicago: 13-Year-Old Girl Shot While Allegedly Stealing Car

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — May 11th 2024 at 11:31

Chicago police say a 13-year-old girl was shot by a car owner while allegedly trying to steal the car. 

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Armed Military Veteran Foils Alleged Jewelry Store Heist

By: AWR Hawkins · AWR Hawkins — May 11th 2024 at 10:56

An armed military veteran foiled an alleged jewelry store heist around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska.

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The prosecution's star witness against Trump, Michael Cohen, is a chronic and habitual liar

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 11th 2024 at 05:00
It is indisputable that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s star witness, Michael Cohen, is an incurable and prodigious liar

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Israel's Security Cabinet Votes to Expand Rafah Operation, Keep Talks Going

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 10th 2024 at 11:24

Israel's security cabinet voted Friday to expand the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Rafah, albeit on a limited scale, and to continue talks with mediators in Egypt in the hope of reaching a hostage release deal with Hamas.

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Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate school names; members explain why

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 10th 2024 at 13:17
Virginia's Shenandoah County School Board voted Thursday to revert two schools back to their original names honoring Confederate generals that were abandoned in 2020.

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Source: Biden's Bomb 'Pause' Will Cause Israeli Soldiers to Die in Booby-trapped Buildings

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 10th 2024 at 10:59

President Joe Biden's decision to withhold bombs from Israel will cause more Israeli soldiers to die in booby-trapped buildings that would otherwise have been destroyed from the air, according to a military source in Israel.

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Exclusive — Joni Ernst: Biden ‘Playing Politics’ with Americans Held Hostage by Hamas, ‘Making Terrorists Rejoice’

By: Joshua Klein · Joshua Klein — May 10th 2024 at 10:34

President Joe Biden is “playing politics” with the lives of Americans being held hostage by the Gaza-based terrorist Hamas group, according to Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst. She slammed the 81-year-old Democrat leader for “playing into Hamas’s hands” and “making terrorists rejoice, instead of tremble in fear” by withholding support from the nation's “greatest ally in the region,” Israel.

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Former district judge states Stormy Daniels 'has an agenda' to get Trump 'convicted'

By: Lindsay Kornick — May 10th 2024 at 09:26
Former U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin discussed and criticized Stormy Daniels’ testimony against former President Donald Trump on a CNN panel Tuesday.

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Israel bombs Rafah, prepares for ground invasion after ceasefire talks with Hamas fall apart

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 10th 2024 at 06:54
Israeli Defense Forces continue strikes on the Gaza city of Rafah and prepare for a planned ground invasion after ceasefire talks with Hamas leaders in Cairo, Egypt fell apart.

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Israeli envoy slams disclosure of US hold on arms for Israel, calling move 'the wrong message'

— May 10th 2024 at 06:34
Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog has voiced strong discontent over the U.S. decision to publicly announce that it will withhold certain weapons from Israel.

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Biden admin's National Guard 'power grab' slammed by former general as governors put up rare united front

By: Louis Casiano — May 10th 2024 at 03:00
A plan that could let the Air Force transfer Air National Guard troops to the Space Force has been met with fierce opposition from governors.

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NY v Trump: How Stormy Daniels self-destructed under a devastating cross-examination

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 10th 2024 at 02:00
Manhattan DA Bragg and his team called Stormy Daniels to the witness stand to humiliate and smear Donald Trump. But by the time she slinked off the stand, her narrative was in shreds.

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Report: Miss Israel Threatened, Harassed in NYC for Identifying Herself as IDF

By: Emma-Jo Morris · Emma-Jo Morris — May 9th 2024 at 17:10

Miss Israel was called a "war criminal," a "little Zionist," and threatened with a knife for identifying as an IDF soldier in New York City.

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Pentagon undecided on how to proceed with paused bomb shipment to Israel over opposition to Rafah operation

By: Greg Wehner · Liz Friden — May 9th 2024 at 19:33
Pentagon officials were undecided on Thursday with how to proceed with a shipment of bombs to Israel, which were placed on hold due to Israeli military operations in Rafah.

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Mike Pence accuses Biden of impeachment hypocrisy amid Israel arms threat

By: Charles Creitz — May 9th 2024 at 15:04
Former Vice President Mike Pence called out President Biden for threatening to withhold arms aid to Israel during a CNN interview, warning the Israelis not to go further into Rafah.

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Speaker Johnson calls Biden 'off script' with threats to pull Israel support: 'I hope it’s a senior moment'

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 9th 2024 at 12:11
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Biden must have gone "off script" by threatening to withhold munitions from Israel, given the White House's recent communications.

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Tom Cotton: Impeach Joe Biden for Political Decision to Withhold Bombs from Israel

By: Wendell Husebø · Wendell Husebø — May 9th 2024 at 10:30

The House must impeach President Joe Biden for withholding ammunition from Israel for political reasons, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) suggested.

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Putin defends Russia's planned tactical nuclear weapons drill, calling exercise 'nothing unusual'

— May 9th 2024 at 07:49
The planned exercise involving the practice deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in southern Russia is nothing unusual, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam

— May 8th 2024 at 17:33
Amsterdam police ended a blockade created by hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam, in the second day in a row of unrest over Israel's war in Gaza.

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Jewish Columbia student group claims 'antisemitism is shapeshifting' in open letter

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 8th 2024 at 15:12
A group of Jewish students at Columbia University published an open letter this week calling for a de-escalation of ideological conflict on the Ivy League campus.

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China could 'overwhelm' US military bases as Biden shows 'alarming lack of urgency': House committee chair

By: Brooke Singman — May 8th 2024 at 14:31
The new chairman of the House China Committee says there is an "alarming lack of urgency" from the Biden administration to adopt defensive measures to protect against threats from China

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Texas Governor Joins with Bipartisan Coalition Opposing Biden Admin's National Guard Power Grab

By: Bob Price · Bob Price — May 8th 2024 at 06:51

Texas Governor Greg Abbott wrote a letter to President Joe Biden opposing a Department of the Air Force proposal to transfer National Guard units from state control to federal without the governors' authorization. The proposal calls for certain National Guard units to be transferred out of the National Guard to the newly created Space Command.

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Russian court says detained US Army soldier will be held until July for allegedly causing 'significant damage'

By: Greg Norman — May 8th 2024 at 06:09
U.S. Army soldier Gordon Black will remain in pretrial detention in Russia until July 2 after being arrested on a theft charge, Russian authorities say.

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DA Bragg hoped Stormy Daniels would save Trump case, but something else happened

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 8th 2024 at 02:00
The folly of DA Alvin Bragg’s prosecution was further exposed when the notorious ex-porn star, Stormy Daniels, sashayed to the witness stand Tuesday

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On this day in history, May 8, 1945, President Truman announces 'flags of freedom fly all over Europe'

By: Fox News Staff — May 7th 2024 at 23:02
President Harry S. Truman, on this day in history, May 8, 1945, announced to the American people that Germany's forces had surrendered in World War II — marking the end of the war in Europe.

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Temporary floating pier for Gaza aid completed, will move into position once weather lets up: Pentagon

By: Greg Wehner · Liz Friden — May 7th 2024 at 19:27
Pentagon says the two main components of a floating pier has been constructed, though it cannot be moved into place because of high seas and bad weather.

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Pentagon officials say US Army soldier detained in Russia remains in pretrial detention facility

By: Greg Wehner · Liz Friden — May 7th 2024 at 17:53
The Pentagon said Tuesday that a U.S. Army soldier detained in Russia last week will remain in a pretrial detention facility, at least until his next hearing.

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Belarus launches nuclear drills a day after Russia announces them amid tensions with West

— May 7th 2024 at 16:01
Belarus has launched drills using missiles and warplanes that have the ability to carry tactical nuclear weapons, a day after Russia publicly announced plans to conduct similar drills.

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UCLA finally asks for FBI help — but to investigate pro-Israel supporters

By: Michael Dorgan — May 7th 2024 at 10:24
UCLA has reached out to the FBI as part of its investigation into a group of pro-Israel counter-protesters who allegedly attacked an anti-Israel campus encampment last week.

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Israeli Troops Fight Through Rafah, Seize Border Crossing, Key Road

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 7th 2024 at 07:14

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attack on Hamas positions in Rafah, in southern Gaza, began Monday with a fight to seize two key strategic points: the Rafah-Egypt border crossing, and the Philadelphi road along the Egyptian border.

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Palestinians pursue UN General Assembly support for full membership bid

— May 7th 2024 at 07:38
The United Nations General Assembly is considering a draft resolution to recognize Palestinians as qualified for full U.N. membership, according to officials.

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Biden warns Netanyahu against Rafah invasion as Israel prepares for action

By: Timothy Nerozzi — May 7th 2024 at 06:09
President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone on Monday, warning the prime minister against continuing with plans for an invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah.

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Kamala Harris Reacts to Hamas Calling for Ceasefire: 'Shrimp and Grits'

By: Elizabeth Weibel · Elizabeth Weibel — May 6th 2024 at 16:28

Vice President Kamala Harris ignored questions from reporters about Hamas suddenly begging Israel for a ceasefire.

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Hamas says they approve framework for cease-fire agreement with Israel

By: Anders Hagstrom — May 6th 2024 at 11:57
Hamas terrorists have agreed to a framework for a cease-fire agreement with Israel, according to a Monday statement.

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Russia announces nuclear drills in response to 'provocative' comments by Western officials

— May 6th 2024 at 09:27
Russia's Defense Ministry has announced plans for drills simulating the deployment of nuclear weapons. This follows comments by Western officials about the war in Ukraine.

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Israel: Rafah Operation Imminent, Not a Bluff; 'Liberate Gaza from Hamas'

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 6th 2024 at 08:03

Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Monday that Israel's warning to residents of Rafah to evacuate was not a bluff and marked the beginning of a long-promised operation by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) to win the war.

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Report: Too Much Aid in Northern Gaza; Int'l Orgs Request Reduction

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 6th 2024 at 07:24

Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) agency reported Sunday that it had been told by international organizations that there was too much aid being sent to northern Gaza, and it should be reduced.

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IDF Urges Rafah Evacuations; Drops Flyers in Gaza; Attack Imminent

By: Joel B. Pollak · Joel B. Pollak — May 6th 2024 at 07:11

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) urged residents of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, to evacuate to nearby "safe" zones on Monday as a long-delayed attack by Israel against the last Hamas strongholds appeared to be imminent.

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Cinco de Mayo: Facts, meaning and celebration of the holiday

By: Fox News Staff — May 5th 2024 at 02:30
Cinco de Mayo honors Mexico's resistance to the invasion by the Second French Empire during the Second Franco-Mexican War in the late 19th century.

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NY vs. Trump: Bragg's own witness, Hope Hicks, implodes case against Trump

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 4th 2024 at 06:00
On Day 11 of the Trump hush money trial prosecutors called former campaign press secretary to the stand. That's when their case began to collapse.

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On this day in history, May 4, 1979, 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher becomes first female PM of the UK

By: Erica Lamberg — May 3rd 2024 at 23:02
Margaret Thatcher became the United Kingdom's first female prime minister on this day in history, May 4, 1979, at age 54 — and led the U.K. for nearly 12 years, earning the moniker "Iron Lady."

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A military court sentences 8 Congolese army soldiers to death for cowardice, other crimes

— May 3rd 2024 at 18:50
8 soldiers were sentenced to death by a military court in eastern Congo for cowardice and other crimes related to fleeing the battlefield, as the government struggles to quell violence in the area.

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Sudanese military leader's son dies of injuries following a motorcycle crash in Turkey

— May 3rd 2024 at 13:51
Mohammed Fattah Burhan Rahman, the son of Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah Burhan, has died at a hospital in Turkey's capital of Ankara after being severely injured in a motorcycle accident.

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Base housing US military entered by Russian troops in Niger, defense official says

— May 3rd 2024 at 09:57
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that hosts U.S. troops following a decision to expel U.S. forces, according to a U.S. defense official.

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Kremlin spox slams French president, UK foreign secretary, calling criticisms of war in Ukraine 'dangerous'

— May 3rd 2024 at 08:50
The Kremlin’s spokesman says recent statements by France’s president and Britain’s foreign secretary about the war in Ukraine will deepen international tension.

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US, Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen defense cooperation amid South China Sea tensions

— May 3rd 2024 at 08:08
Defense chiefs from the U.S., Australia, Japan and the Philippines met in Hawaii to deepen cooperation amid concerns over China's activities in the South China Sea.

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War-scarred village in Ukraine finds solace in vibrant new church

— May 3rd 2024 at 06:35
A new church is bringing spiritual comfort to war-weary residents of the Ukrainian village of Lypivka this Orthodox Easter season. Two years ago, it provided refuge.

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NY vs. Trump: DA Bragg's web of deceit starts to unravel

By: Gregg Jarrett — May 3rd 2024 at 04:00
When a prosecutor contorts statutes and deploys lying witnesses to fool a jury into convicting an innocent defendant, it is an assault on the rule of law and an abuse of our system.

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Meet the American who created the Kentucky Derby, Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., born of pioneers

By: Kerry Byrne — May 3rd 2024 at 03:00
The Kentucky Derby debuted in 1875, the horse race a vision of Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., grandson of American explorer William Clark in hopes of reviving commonwealth's economy.

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On this day in history, May 3, 1937, Margaret Mitchell's Civil War saga 'Gone with the Wind' wins Pulitzer

By: Kerry Byrne — May 2nd 2024 at 23:02
Margaret Mitchell earned a Pulitzer Prize in Novels for her Civil War epic "Gone with the Wind" on this day in history, May 3, 1937. She died tragically at age 48.

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M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo

— May 2nd 2024 at 20:21
The mining town of Rubaya in eastern Congo, known for its production of a mineral used in smartphones, has been seized by a rebel group that allegedly has links to Rwanda.

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Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress

— May 2nd 2024 at 17:57
Hamas said it was sending to Egypt a delegation for cease-fire talks, marking a sign of progress in attempts by mediators to work out an agreement between the militant group and Israel.

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Kyiv's forces are up against a concerted Russian push in eastern Ukraine, a military official says

— May 2nd 2024 at 14:11
A Ukrainian military official said local defenders in the eastern part of the country are holding firm so far against a concerted push by Russia's better-equipped forces.

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Arizona rancher says he stared down barrel of AK-47 when he fired warning shots 'over the trees'

By: Chris Eberhart — May 2nd 2024 at 08:57
Arizona rancher George Kelly, who was freed after a mistrial in a murder case, said he fired warning shots when men approached his home with a gun.

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South Africa: University of Capetown Jewish group outraged over Palestinian students streaming Hamas, PIJ messages

By: Christine Douglass-Williams — March 25th 2023 at 07:00
South Africa: University of Capetown Jewish group outraged over Palestinian students streaming Hamas, PIJ messages
The bizarre reasoning of Palestinian students at the University of Capetown goes like this: If Jewish students can invite Israeli Defense Force (IDF) representatives to the University of Capetown, who defend the existence of the state of Israel, then Palestinian students can steam violent jihad messages, too. The Hamas Covenant is formally entitled “The Covenant […]
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BREITBART NEWS: Seattle Imposes Ad Ban to Annul Pamela Geller’s Free Speech Lawsuit Victory

By: Pamela Geller — April 17th 2019 at 14:00

Another city bans free speech. Chilling. Read this.

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Seattle Imposes Ad Ban to Annul Pamela Geller’s Free Speech Lawsuit Victory

Officials who oversee Seattle’s transit system moved to ban political, religious, and other ads from its facilities and public transportation vehicles soon after Pamela Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) prevailed in a freedom of speech lawsuit against the city, earning the right to run FBI’s Most Wanted terrorist posters, Breitbart News has learned.

By: Edwin Mora, Breitbart, April 16, 2019:

“People should realize that this is a struggle for the very foundation of any free society: the freedom of speech. If there is a group you can’t criticize, then that group can impose tyranny over you. If we lose this free speech battle, all our other freedoms are lost” Geller recently told Breitbart News via email.

She argued the advertisement ban sidestepped the September 2018 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling in AFDI’s favor, which allowed the group to advertise the Most Wanted terrorist list in Seattle.

However, the new restrictions, dubbed the “Geller ban” and instituted in December 2018 by the King County Department of Transportation’s Transit Division that oversees Seattle’s public transportation system, have ended up preventing AFDI from running the terrorist wanted ads, Geller pointed out, noting that her free speech lawsuit victory was bittersweet.

Before the appeal court’s ruling, judges had denied AFDI the right to place public service ads featuring images of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists on Seattle’s public transportation system, due to a perceived disparagement of Islam.

The city’s rejection prompted AFDI to sue the King County Metro system for its suppression of free speech.

“We won the right to run the FBI wanted terrorist poster that Seattle prevailed upon the FBI to withdraw [ in 2013]. And as soon as we triumphed, Seattle transit imposed the infamous Geller ban, banning political, religious and cause-related ads in Seattle (following NY, Washington DC, Boston, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, etc),” Geller told Breitbart News in the email.

In a document outlining the transit agency’s advertising restrictions, King County officials noted that the policy bans advertising on transit facilities and vehicles that fall within the categories of political, religious, government (except for the county’s), and other forms of “speech.”

“They banned all political ads, as that was the only course of action they could possibly take in order to continue to avoid running my ads,” Geller said. “They’re so determined to continue whitewashing Islam and denying and obfuscating the roots of jihad terror that they are willing to lose immense amounts of revenue from all political advertising.”

Transit agency officials argued that their “viewpoint neutral” ban seeks to prohibit “advertisements that interfere with and divert resources from transit operations, that detract from transit purposes by creating substantial controversy, and/or that pose significant risks of harm, inconvenience, or annoyance to transit passengers, operators, and vehicles.”

“Such advertisements create an environment that is not conducive to achieving increased revenue for the benefit of the transit system or to preserving and enhancing the security, safety, comfort, and convenience of its operations,” the officials added.

Responding to the agency’s argument Geller noted, “I see ads that annoy me all the time. If that is the criterion [for the ban], whose annoyance counts, and whose doesn’t, and why?”

She told Breitbart News that King County’s decision to ban FBI wanted posters featuring some jihadis amounts to the “enforcement of Sharia blasphemy law in another American city.”

King County officials described the transit agency’s advertising ban as“restrictions” that “foster the maintenance of a professional advertising environment that maximizes advertising, revenue, and protects the interests of the captive audience that uses Metro’s transit services.”

In other words, the county’s transportation department believes that banning certain ads will allow the county to generate more revenue.

“The ban will, obviously, drastically curtail their ad revenues. To argue otherwise is plain deception” Geller noted.

Nevertheless, the county asserted that the advertising policy intends to fulfill the following goals:

Maximizing advertising revenue; maintaining a position of neutrality and preventing the appearance of favoritism or endorsement by the county; preventing the risk of imposing objectionable, inappropriate or harmful view on a captive audience; preserving the value of the advertising space; maximizing ridership and maintaining a safe environment for transit customers and other members of the public; avoiding claims of discrimination and maintaining a non-discriminatory environment for riders; preventing any harm or abuse that may result from running objectionable, inappropriate, or harmful advertisements; [and] reducing the diversion of resources from transit operations that is caused by objectionable, inappropriate or harmful advertisements.

Geller vowed to keep fighting for free speech all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary to ensure Seattle upholds the appeal court’s ruling.

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BREITBART NEWS: Seattle Imposes Ad Ban to Annul Pamela Geller’s Free Speech Lawsuit Victory

By: Pamela Geller — April 17th 2019 at 14:00

Another city bans free speech. Chilling. Read this.

Related:

Seattle Imposes Ad Ban to Annul Pamela Geller’s Free Speech Lawsuit Victory

Officials who oversee Seattle’s transit system moved to ban political, religious, and other ads from its facilities and public transportation vehicles soon after Pamela Geller’s American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) prevailed in a freedom of speech lawsuit against the city, earning the right to run FBI’s Most Wanted terrorist posters, Breitbart News has learned.

By: Edwin Mora, Breitbart, April 16, 2019:

“People should realize that this is a struggle for the very foundation of any free society: the freedom of speech. If there is a group you can’t criticize, then that group can impose tyranny over you. If we lose this free speech battle, all our other freedoms are lost” Geller recently told Breitbart News via email.

She argued the advertisement ban sidestepped the September 2018 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling in AFDI’s favor, which allowed the group to advertise the Most Wanted terrorist list in Seattle.

However, the new restrictions, dubbed the “Geller ban” and instituted in December 2018 by the King County Department of Transportation’s Transit Division that oversees Seattle’s public transportation system, have ended up preventing AFDI from running the terrorist wanted ads, Geller pointed out, noting that her free speech lawsuit victory was bittersweet.

Before the appeal court’s ruling, judges had denied AFDI the right to place public service ads featuring images of the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists on Seattle’s public transportation system, due to a perceived disparagement of Islam.

The city’s rejection prompted AFDI to sue the King County Metro system for its suppression of free speech.

“We won the right to run the FBI wanted terrorist poster that Seattle prevailed upon the FBI to withdraw [ in 2013]. And as soon as we triumphed, Seattle transit imposed the infamous Geller ban, banning political, religious and cause-related ads in Seattle (following NY, Washington DC, Boston, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, etc),” Geller told Breitbart News in the email.

In a document outlining the transit agency’s advertising restrictions, King County officials noted that the policy bans advertising on transit facilities and vehicles that fall within the categories of political, religious, government (except for the county’s), and other forms of “speech.”

“They banned all political ads, as that was the only course of action they could possibly take in order to continue to avoid running my ads,” Geller said. “They’re so determined to continue whitewashing Islam and denying and obfuscating the roots of jihad terror that they are willing to lose immense amounts of revenue from all political advertising.”

Transit agency officials argued that their “viewpoint neutral” ban seeks to prohibit “advertisements that interfere with and divert resources from transit operations, that detract from transit purposes by creating substantial controversy, and/or that pose significant risks of harm, inconvenience, or annoyance to transit passengers, operators, and vehicles.”

“Such advertisements create an environment that is not conducive to achieving increased revenue for the benefit of the transit system or to preserving and enhancing the security, safety, comfort, and convenience of its operations,” the officials added.

Responding to the agency’s argument Geller noted, “I see ads that annoy me all the time. If that is the criterion [for the ban], whose annoyance counts, and whose doesn’t, and why?”

She told Breitbart News that King County’s decision to ban FBI wanted posters featuring some jihadis amounts to the “enforcement of Sharia blasphemy law in another American city.”

King County officials described the transit agency’s advertising ban as“restrictions” that “foster the maintenance of a professional advertising environment that maximizes advertising, revenue, and protects the interests of the captive audience that uses Metro’s transit services.”

In other words, the county’s transportation department believes that banning certain ads will allow the county to generate more revenue.

“The ban will, obviously, drastically curtail their ad revenues. To argue otherwise is plain deception” Geller noted.

Nevertheless, the county asserted that the advertising policy intends to fulfill the following goals:

Maximizing advertising revenue; maintaining a position of neutrality and preventing the appearance of favoritism or endorsement by the county; preventing the risk of imposing objectionable, inappropriate or harmful view on a captive audience; preserving the value of the advertising space; maximizing ridership and maintaining a safe environment for transit customers and other members of the public; avoiding claims of discrimination and maintaining a non-discriminatory environment for riders; preventing any harm or abuse that may result from running objectionable, inappropriate, or harmful advertisements; [and] reducing the diversion of resources from transit operations that is caused by objectionable, inappropriate or harmful advertisements.

Geller vowed to keep fighting for free speech all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary to ensure Seattle upholds the appeal court’s ruling.

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