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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek said she directly told Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem earlier in the day that federal troops are not needed in Portland, which she said is doing “just fine” on its own. U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Ore., “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” …
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes now wears a new label in Washington: sanctioned for human rights abuses. The U.S. government accuses him of abusing power to silence dissent, targeting Americans through secret court orders that pressured major social media companies to ban voices critical of the regime. His judicial overreach includes authorizing pre-trial …
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $5 million verdict that found President-elect Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and later defaming magazine writer E. Jean Carroll. This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rebuked-appeals-court-e-jean-carroll-case-2007465 BREAKING: A federal court has rejected Trump’s appeal of the E. Jean …
In bombshell allegations, an additional 120 victims have come forward to accuse rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sex abuse over a span of 25 years, with several underage victims, including a 9-year-old, among them. The claims where made by Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee who announced he’s representing 120 new victims who he believes have legitimate …
It’s hard to imagine that any country could be so foolish as to allow a dangerous adversary to set up a massive propaganda apparatus within its borders that openly works to seduce its citizens, undermine its institutions, and weaken it into subservience. Only you don’t have to imagine, because that would be the foolish country …
A viral social media post over the weekend has shed light on a new trend taking place among international students living in Canada. International students that arrive in Canada on student visas are filming themselves going to food banks to get “free food” as a way to save money seemingly without any shame or remorse. …