Cuba’s power grid collapsed Friday night, triggering a nationwide power outage and plunging its more than 10 million people into darkness. “At around 8:15 p.m. tonight, a failure at the Diezmero substation caused a significant…
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The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister…
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Putin calls on Ukrainian troops in Kursk to surrender, as Zelensky asks US to put pressure on Russia
by adminRussian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to surrender, as diplomatic back-and-forth continues over a potential US-brokered ceasefire with Ukraine. At a meeting with members of Russia’s…
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Iran is using drones and apps to catch women who aren’t wearing hijabs, says UN report
by adminIran is using aerial drones, facial recognition systems, and a citizen-reporting app to enforce mandatory hijab laws on women, according to a United Nations report released Friday. The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology…
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Spending bill to avert shutdown successfully beats filibuster with hours until deadline
by adminSenators voted to advance the House-passed stopgap spending bill on Friday as the deadline for a government shutdown inches closer. By a margin of 62-38, senators voted to advance the measure. Ten Democrats joined nearly…
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., wants federal agents caught destroying or concealing government documents to be eligible for a life sentence in prison. Luna, who is leading a task force on the declassification of government…
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FBI investigating rise in swatting incidents after several conservatives targeted, Kash Patel says
by adminFBI Director Kash Patel on Friday revealed that the agency is investigating a recent spike in swatting incidents after several conservative media figures said they were targeted. ‘I want to address the alarming rise in…
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A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., helped Republicans defeat the filibuster. Senators voted 54-46 to pass the stopgap…
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Trump blasts Biden’s DOJ: They tried to turn US into a ‘corrupt communist’ third world country
by adminPresident Donald Trump accused former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice of transforming the agency into the ‘department of injustice,’ as they sought to turn the U.S. into a ‘corrupt communist’ country. ‘Our predecessors turned…
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Top House Democrat leaves Schumer in the cold amid left’s disarray on shutdown drama
by adminHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., sidestepped questions on whether he had confidence in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday. The top House Democrat was directly asked about Schumer twice during a hastily-announced…