Trump-Endorsed Plan To Avert Government Shutdown Fails In House Vote
member of the House of Representatives rejected On Thursday evening, House Speaker Mike Johnson's new stopgap funding bill passed 233-174. Thirty-eight Republicans, including Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, oppose raising the debt ceiling without significant spending cuts or allowing $110 billion in disaster aid without offsets. For this reason, they voted against the new continuing […]
Antony Blinken’s Turkey Trip Fails to Stop Onslaught Against U.S.-Allied Kurds in Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a Kurdish-led militia allied with the United States, confirmed on Monday that a brief ceasefire with Turkish Islamist proxies in the country had collapsed due to Turkey's intransigence. The ongoing fighting between the SDF and the Syrian National Army (SNA), an Islamist coalition that evolved from the Free Syrian Army […]
‘Dark and under cover’: Congress fails to finalize funding bill just days from the deadline
With just days left to avoid a government shutdown, Congress has yet to finalize a funding bill, raising concerns among several House Republicans. Lawmakers are starting to feel the pressure ahead of Friday's looming funding deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) had planned to introduce a funding bill on Sunday, but was unable to do […]
Muslim Groups Pan Biden’s Islamophobia Strategy; Fails to Address Gaza ‘Genocide’
Muslim groups have criticized the Biden-Harris administration's new “strategy” to combat anti-Muslim bigotry (“Islamophobia”) and anti-Arab hatred, saying it has failed to address the “genocide” in Gaza. “It's too little, too late,” he said. of strategy It continues the White House's habit of equating anti-Semitism with Islamophobia. The report notes that “anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and hatred […]
Rays’ Wander Franco’s sex abuse trial postponed after nearly every witness fails to show
The sexual abuse trial against Tampa Bay Rays player Wander Franco was scheduled to begin Thursday. However, 28 of the 31 witnesses scheduled to testify were absent, so the testimony was postponed to June. Franco is charged with sexual abuse of a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation of a minor, and human trafficking. His trial […]
Teen deepfake pornography victim warns future generation is ‘at risk’ if AI crime bill fails
Senators unanimously passed the bipartisan Take It Down Act, which would require social media companies to quickly remove sexually explicit deepfakes, block them from posting, and criminalize them. mandated to do so. For deepfake porn victims like 15-year-old Elliston Berry, this step will be long overdue. A Texas high school student is working with lawmakers […]
Apple Fails to Prevent Spread of Child Pornography on iCloud
A 27-year-old child sexual abuse victim is suing Apple for more than $1.2 billion, accusing Apple of failing to implement its own system to detect and remove child pornography from its iCloud service. A lawsuit is being filed. of new york times report Apple is facing a major lawsuit that could sue the tech giant […]
Teen volleyball player dies after ambulance fails to show
A Georgia teenager collapsed during volleyball practice and died of cardiac arrest when no ambulance arrived, authorities said. Amanda Sylvester, 15, a member of the Dream Chasers volleyball club, collapsed Thursday while warming up at the Tracy Wyatt Recreation Complex in the Atlanta suburb of College Park. Atlanta News First reported. Paramedics arrived within minutes […]
Pierre Engvall fails to show long-term value after Islanders second line chance
There was a faint smile on Patrick Roy's face when asked about Pierre Engval's performance on Thursday night. He sat in silence for five seconds, then asked his own questions. “Do I have to answer that?” he said. To be fair, the head coach said he was giving Engvall (who was unscathed the last two […]
Tenn. Rep. Ken Yager fails field sobriety test after alleged hit-and-run crash: video
A Tennessee state senator has been arrested on DUI charges after he was photographed allegedly failing a breathalyzer test following a drunken hit-and-run crash in Georgia. Around 5pm on Tuesday, Congressman Ken Yeager, 77, was caught on camera staggering as officers tried to get him to walk straight on Jekyll Island. Footage obtained by WTVF […]