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North Dakota state Representative Brandon Prichard, a Republican who co-sponsored legislation that was passed into law that bans all gender-confirming surgeries and medication for minors in his state, went on an anti-LGBTQ Christian nationalist tirade including a call for state ordinances to declare “Jesus Christ is King.”

Gérard Depardieu publicly denied ever raping or sexually assaulting anyone in a letter published Monday by a French newspaper. Depardieu, 74, was charged in 2020 with raping a young actress at his home. In a French news investigation three years later, 13 women described being sexually assaulted and harassed by Depardieu. None of those women has filed criminal cases against Depardieu. The veteran actor previously denied the allegations. He provided his version of events in Monday’s public letter. Читать дальше...

The United Auto Workers' strike of the Detroit automakers, now in its 18th day Monday, has resulted in nearly $4 billion in losses, according to an analysis released Monday. The targeted walkouts of selected plants has resulted in $325 million in direct wages lost, $1.1 billion in losses to Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV, nearly $1.3 billion in losses to automotive suppliers and $1.2 billion in dealer and customer losses, according to East Lansing-based economic consulting firm Anderson Economic Group... Читать дальше...

A woman has sued Disney, claiming that a trip down a waterslide at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon four years ago caused an “injurious wedgie” that left her with severe gynecological trauma. In a lawsuit filed last week in Orange County Circuit Court, Emma and Edward McGuinness said they were seeking at least $50,000 in damages from Walt Disney World stemming from what happened on the Humunga Kowabunga slide in October 2019. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Alan Wagner of Tampa, claims that Emma McGuinness... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams — whose chief adviser believes the federal government should “close the borders” to address the migrant crisis — is traveling to South and Central America this week to “learn more” about the root causes of the crisis, his office announced Monday. According to an advisory released by City Hall, Adams will start off the trip by visiting Mexico City on Wednesday. While there, he will attend the North Capital Forum, a conference focused on challenges facing the U.S. with topics that include economic development... Читать дальше...

The far-right group behind the legal effort to eliminate Roe v. Wade has its focus on a new target, according to a report.

Fox News legal analyst Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law professor, argued that Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) should not be expelled from Congress after he activated a fire alarm at the U.S. Capitol.

A North Dakota state senator, his wife and two young children died in a plane crash Sunday night, the Associated Press reported.

In the past, the Claremont Institute — founded in 1979 by Barry Goldwater ally Harry V. Jaffa — was known for being a conventional conservative think tank. But in recent years, Claremont has taken a far-right hyper-MAGA turn.

A Capitol rioter seen using a bullhorn to urge his fellow protesters to take the guns of police officers struck a secret plea deal with the government to serve two-and-a-half years in prison, according to a filing that was unsealed this Monday – months after his conviction.

House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) somehow managed to cobble together enough votes to avert a government shutdown, but now he faces a leadership challenge from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and other unfriendly Republicans.

Britain's grassroots Conservatives braving national railway strikes and the Manchester rain to attend their party's annual conference appeared pragmatic Monday about the electoral realities they face.

An apparent legal “screw-up” by Donald Trump’s lawyers has left experts baffled.

Former President Donald Trump called for the disbarment of the New York judge overseeing his $250 million fraud trial.

The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing e-commerce giant eBay of illegally selling tens of thousands of banned and restricted pesticides, and allowing such sales to continue even after it was ordered to stop. In a lawsuit filed last week, prosecutors also claim eBay broke additional federal laws by selling devices used to bypass vehicle emissions controls, and thousands of items containing the deadly solvent methylene chloride, which is linked to increased risk for several types of cancer.... Читать дальше...

Special counsel Jack Smith's team is calling out former President Donald Trump's actions on the campaign trail as reasons why he needs to be hit with a gag order ahead of his trial for allegedly defrauding the United States by trying to illegally remain in power after losing the 2020 election.

Inside New York’s State Supreme Court in Manhattan, Donald Trump unleashed his anger on the first day of Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million civil fraud lawsuit that has already led to the judge ordering the ex-president’s business licenses be revoked and his businesses dissolved.

North Carolina's recently approved state budget would give legislators investigative powers that Democrats compared to a "secret police force" in Nazi Germany.

On Monday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said he briefed former President Donald Trump on his effort to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker of the House.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tried to convince far-right white evangelicals that he is more anti-abortion than 2024 presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, noting that Trump criticized him for signing a six-week abortion ban into law. So far, however, it isn't working: Polls released in late September find second-place candidate DeSantis trailing well behind Trump.

The human brain can change – but usually only slowly and with great effort, such as when learning a new sport or foreign language, or recovering from a stroke. Learning new skills correlates with changes in the brain, as evidenced by neuroscience research with animals and functional brain scans in people. Presumably, if you master Calculus 1, something is now different in your brain. Furthermore, motor neurons in the brain expand and contract depending on how often they are exercised – a neuronal... Читать дальше...

In the 2020 presidential election, a long list of prominent conservatives favored Democrat Joe Biden over Republican Donald Trump — including Cindy McCain (the late Sen. John McCain's widow), former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona), former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, and media figures like The Washington's Max Boot and The Bulwark's Charlie Sykes.

A former Republican congressman called out extremists in his party Monday for trying to remove House speaker Kevin McCarthy in an "authoritarian" power grab.

A Philadelphia journalist was found shot multiple times in his home early Monday after 911 calls reported gunshots and screams, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

At noon on Monday, as the House opens for business, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) may file a motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy for crossing the aisle and working with Democrats to avoid a federal government shutdown.