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President Trump on Wednesday said he will send federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Kenosha, Wisconsin to restore “law and order” amid days of unrest in the city.

“We will NOT stand for looting, arson, violence, and lawlessness on American streets,” the president tweeted Wednesday. “My team just got off the phone with Governor Evers who agreed to accept federal assistance. (Portland should do the same!)” Continue reading “Trump says he will send federal law enforcement, National Guard to Kenosha after Jacob Blake shooting”

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Wisconsin’s Democrat governor might not be doing enough to combat ongoing riots in Kenosha after the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake, Acting Deputy Homeland Security  (DHS) Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said Tuesday.

“The instant violence that occurs — wanton destruction, the violent opportunists that arise — this is a great cause for concern across America, to be seeing this sort of blatant mob violence right below the surface explode to the top,” Cuccinelli said during an appearance on Fox News’ “The Story.” with Martha MacCallum. Continue reading “Cuccinelli questions whether there are enough National Guard troops in Kenosha to quell riots”

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Protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake continued for a third night Tuesday into Wednesday as police deployed tear gas, flash bangs and rubber bullets upon protesters and erected a fence around the Kenosha County Courthouse.

At least three people were shot and two people were killed during the protests overnight, according to Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth. Continue reading “3 shot, 2 dead in overnight Jacob Blake protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin”

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Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, was among four suspects arrested Thursday and indicted in connection with an online fundraising campaign that allegedly defrauded investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Justice Department announced.

The campaign, “We Build the Wall,” was said to have raised over $25 million in all. Continue reading “Steve Bannon, ‘We Build The Wall’ organizers arrested, charged with defrauding donors”

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A clash between Syrian forces and U.S. troops reportedly left at least one Syrian dead on Monday — a rare fatal confrontation on a battlefield confused by a surplus of foreign intervening forces in the protracted civil war. The U.S.-led military coalition in Syria denied reports that an American service member was wounded in the incident near a Syrian air base, and that the coalition had carried out an airstrike during the clash.

An independent war monitoring organization and Syrian state media spoke only of Syrian casualties. Continue reading “Deadly clash reported between U.S. and Syrian forces”

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An over 18-hour-long standoff continued early Monday at a suburban Texas neighborhood where three responding officers were wounded in an exchange of gunfire. The unnamed suspect allowed two hostages to leave but remains barricaded inside the home with a third as the dramatic scene carries on for a second day. Continue reading “Texas standoff: Two hostages released by barricaded suspect following hours-long negotiations after officers shot”

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BEIRUT – The FBI will join Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe of the massive explosion at Beirut’s port that killed more than 170 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destruction, a U.S. diplomat said Thursday.

Lebanese authorities had invited the FBI to take part, and it is one way that Washington can help the country deal with the effects of the disaster, said U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale as he toured the Gemayezeh neighborhood, which was damaged by the Aug. 4 blast.  Continue reading “Beirut blast: US official says FBI will join investigation”

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Federal officials are investigating after a U.S. Air Force helicopter on a routine training mission was shot at in Virginia on Monday, causing an injury to one of the craft’s crew members.

An Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter was conducting a routine training mission when it was struck by a bullet a little before 1 p.m. Monday, an Air Force official not authorized to speak publicly said. Continue reading “One injured after bullet rips into US Air Force helicopter over Virginia; FBI, military investigating”

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DUBAI/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalise diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship, a move that reshapes the order of Middle East politics from the Palestinian issue to Iran.

Under the accord, which U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker, Israel has agreed to suspend its planned annexation of areas of the occupied West Bank. The agreement also firms up opposition to regional power Iran, which the UAE, Israel and the United States view as the main threat in the conflict-riven Middle East. Continue reading “Israel, UAE to normalize relations in shift in Mideast politics, West Bank annexation on hold”

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South Dakota Sioux tribes are setting up unofficial checkpoints to block bikers from getting to the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Their plan: use sovereign land rights to turn away bikers attempting to cross through those areas. It’s all in hopes of preventing a COVID outbreak in the state. Continue reading “Sioux Tribes Block Bikers From Sturgis Rally”

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Friday is the official start of the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, where 250,000 people are expected to gather in the South Dakota town of that name for nine days of defying proven precautions against the spread of COVID-19.

“Nobody is social distancing and none of them are wearing masks,” local psychologist Michael Fellner told The Daily Beast. “None.” Continue reading “‘Screw COVID’: 250,000 bikers head en masse to Sturgis Rally”

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Washington — New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to disband the National Rifle Association (NRA), claiming its top officials diverted millions of dollars from the influential gun group for their personal use and enriched their families and close associates by awarding lucrative contracts.

The lawsuit from James, filed in New York state court, alleges the NRA and four of its top executives mismanaged funds and violated state and federal laws, resulting in the loss of more than $64 million for the organization in a span of three years. The senior leaders, James claims, used millions from the NRA’s coffers on trips to the Bahamas, private jets, luxury hotels and fine dining. Continue reading “New York AG seeks to shut down NRA in suit alleging financial crimes”

Washington Examiner – by Becket Adams

The Biden coalition is coming along about as smoothly as you would expect for a guy whose two previous bids for the White House ended in disaster.

The president and founder of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA has backed the Democratic nominee for president, announcing in a ponderously lengthy statement that the former vice president, though a detestable enabler of evil, is the right man for the revolution. Continue reading “Revolutionary Communist Party, USA backs Biden”

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A Florida man has been charged with fraud and other criminal offenses after receiving $3.9 million in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to purchase, among other things, a Lamborghini.

David T. Hines, 29, was arrested on Friday and charged on Monday according to a statement by the Department of Justice. Over $3 million has been seized from his bank accounts along with the sports vehicle. Continue reading “Florida Man Receives $3.9 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds, Buys a Lamborghini and Gets Arrested for Fraud”

San Angelo Live – by Matt Trammell

KERVILLE, TX – Three veteran police officers were killed and a number more were hospitalized Saturday afternoon following a crash with a drunk driver.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, on July 18, troopers were dispatched south of Lantana Road and north of Las Colinas Drive for the report of a crash involving multiple motorcycles.  Continue reading “Drunk Illegal Alien Plows Into Police Bikers Club Killing Three”