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NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres is slamming critics of Israel for“both siding” the conflict that erupted when Hamas launched an audacious sneak attack on the Jewish state. Bolstering his place as one of the most outspoken congressional supporters of Israel, the Bronx lawmaker blasted a group of Harvard University students and Democratic Socialists of America activists for pointing to the Israeli occupation as a root cause of the brutal violence. “Israel is the victim of a terrorist attack. Читать дальше...

A jury has convicted a 12-year-old Texas boy of murder in relation to the shooting death of a Sonic fast food restaurant worker, USA Today reported.

Justice Department prosecutors are investigating the beating of an unarmed homeless Black veteran during a traffic stop by three Colorado Springs cops, KKTV reported on Monday.

“Crazy, crazy, crazy!” were the words of an Israeli friend on the phone, describing the massive, Hamas attack on Saturday that is still playing out as I write. An attack that was deliberately conducted on the day after the 50th anniversary of the surprise Arab attacks that began the 1973 Yom Kippur War. It was the shocking implausibility — and the personal immediacy — of what had happened, that shook my friend to her core. Many others told me this was worse than 1973, which mostly took place in the Sinai or on the Golan Heights ... Читать дальше...

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld claimed “elections don’t work” in a bizarre rant suggesting another civil war might better serve the United States. The right-wing pundit — positioned by the network as a comic of sorts — made his claims Thursday during afternoon program “The Five.” The 59-year-old’s declaration came after he described the country as a chaotic, dystopian hellscape where terrified citizens are fleeing cities amid runaway violence, looting and drug abuse — being forced, presumably by liberals... Читать дальше...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will create a new statewide alert system said to be the first in the nationspecific to help find missing Black children and young Black women. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill, Senate Bill 673, officials announced Monday creating the Ebony Alert. It works similarly to the Amber Alert system, which activates electronic highway signs to post information about the missing person in a coordinated effort to locate the individual. The Ebony Alert, which will be used for missing Black youth ages 12-25... Читать дальше...

(Reuters) -The Israeli military said it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade on the Gaza Strip, in a sign it may be planning a ground assault in response to the devastating weekend attack by Hamas gunmen. Israeli TV channels said the death toll from the Hamas attack had climbed to 900. Gaza's Health Ministry said at least 687 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the blockaded enclave since Saturday. ISRAEL TARGETS GAZA * After hours of intense bombardment by Israeli jets... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump threw shade on one of his leading rivals Monday, claiming that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was auditioning to become an MSNBC talking head.

(Corrects 2001 altitude to 4,810.40 metres from 4,010.40 metres in paragraph 5 (official correction of statistics provided by topographers)) By Geert De Clercq and Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) -The Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest peak, has lost more than two metres (6.5 ft) in two years and shrunk to its lowest level since precise measurements started 22 years ago as warmer summers reduced snowpack size, researchers said on Thursday. A team of topographers who perform measurements every... Читать дальше...

Former publicist for Kanye West-turned Trump co-defendant Trevian Kutti claimed Monday she will be Donald Trump's next press secretary in a now-deleted social media post, The Messenger reported.

Several days after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) was ousted as House speaker, all hell broke loose in Israel. Hamas launched an attack on Israel on Saturday and Israeli officials, in response, vowed to destroy Hamas facilities in Gaza. The death toll, as of October 9, has climbed to more than 1,300, according to Al Jazeera.

Former President Donald Trump appeared to be in a good mood on Monday, dancing his way across a New Hampshire stage before addressing the crowd about the terror attacks that struck Israel.

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is expressing anger and outrage after his state's Speaker of the House, a fellow Republican, issued a statement denouncing an influential far-right activist, donor, and Super PAC head, saying, "The Republican Party is no place for Hitler apologists."

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday he plans to file criminal complaints against the group of state representatives who led the impeachment against him for releasing his personal information.

In the wake of he worst terror attack in Israel's history being carried out by Hamas, people are wondering if the House, led by Acting Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, has the power to respond, Politico reported.

Conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. this week formally announced he would be running for the presidency as an independent -- and some members of his own family took the unusual step of formally denouncing him.

Former President Donald Trump on Monday bragged that he had been indicted more times than mobster Al Capone.

A former Justice Department official and three Georgia Republicans charged alongside Donald Trump in Georgia have appealed court rulings keeping their criminal cases in Fulton County court.

Two-term Republican U.S. Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina is under fire after telling CBS News she is unfamiliar with allegations – including public testimony and on-the-record reports – that House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) ignored the sexual assault and abuse of college athletes, some of them his own wrestlers, when he was their coach at Ohio State. She is also facing heat for saying she knows nothing about allegations Chairman Jordan "knew more about what Donald Trump had planned for January 6... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump and his lawyers privately conceded he would likely lose his $250 million fraud trial so, instead of mounting an actual legal defense, they are pursuing "Fyre Festival strategies," according to a report.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday ordered a "complete siege" of the Gaza Strip, blocking the entry of food and fuel into the enclave and cutting the electricity and water supply. The death toll from the conflict between Israel and Hamas rose to more than 1,200, including roughly 700 people killed in Israel and nearly 500 in Gaza. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.

Dade Phelan, the speaker of Texas' House of Representatives, took a shot at some of his own political allies on Monday for meeting with infamous Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.

When far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) triggered a "motion to vacate," House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) made it abundantly clear that she had no desire to help save Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) from being ousted as House speaker. Jayapal bluntly told reporters, "Let them wallow in their pigsty of incompetence and inability to govern."

When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject of considerable controversy. In the 20th century, archaeologists believed that humans reached the North American interior no earlier than around 14,000 years ago.

In 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. He put the chances of “existential catastrophe” for our species during the next century at one in six.