Trump or Biden? NYC police union asks members who it should back — but there’s a clear favorite
As one of New York City’s most prominent police unions conducts its first internal vote to decide which candidate to support in the 2024 presidential election, some officers already know who they think should be in the White House. The Detectives Endowment Association, which represents 18,000 active and retired NYPD detectives, is asking its members […]
Judi Dench Among First Woman Members of UK’s Once Men-Only Garrick Club
LONDON (AFP) – Veteran actors Judi Dench and Sian Phillips have become the first female members of London’s prestigious Garrick Club after the club voted to admit women in May, the Guardian reported on Tuesday. Founded in 1831 for actors and “refined and cultured men”, the Garrick was one of the few clubs that barred […]
Patelco Credit Union "serious security incident" halts banking services for nearly half a million members – CBS San Francisco
Cybersecurity experts predict AI advances will lead to increased cyber threats in 2024 About 500,000 members of Patelco Credit Union, which has branches in the Bay Area and Northern California, are unable to access banking services after what its chief executive officer called a “serious security incident” over the weekend. The Dublin, Alameda County-based credit […]
It Took A War For NATO Members To Actually Take Their Obligations Seriously With Biden At The Helm
President Joe Biden claims to have helped strengthen NATO, the transatlantic alliance that relies heavily on the United States, but it was only after war broke out in eastern Europe that allies began to take defense spending commitments seriously. Biden has repeatedly boasted that he made NATO stronger than former President Donald Trump, helping to […]
Two US serviced members charged with sexual assault in Japan
Two US soldiers have been accused of sexual assault in Japan, with Japanese government officials speaking out about what they see as problematic behaviour. In December, a U.S. Air Force soldier was charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl, and this month a Marine was charged with assaulting a woman and conspiring to sexually assault […]
Biden’s CIA Director Employed Chinese Communist Party Members While Heading Elite DC Think Tank
Considering such warnings, employing CCP members and those with Chinese government ties raises red flags, national security experts said. “It’s pretty much a fatal cul-de-sac that [Burns] finds himself in,” Steve Yates, former deputy national security adviser to the vice president, told the DCNF. “Either he appears to have allowed government-linked experts from a hostile […]
Policies for ‘nonbinary service members,’ critical race theory essential for national security, senior Pentagon official claims
The Pentagon’s second-highest ranking official outlined efforts toward policies focused on “non-binary service members” and mandatory training in critical race theory, arguing these points are key to national security. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks discussed the need for cultural change in the military at multiple Pride events, including the one on June 5. At […]
NYC ‘Real Ryte’ gang members sentenced after ‘video game’ like street war with rival ‘Breadgang’ crew
Some “Real Right” gang members have served prison time. The leader of a Brooklyn-based street gang and two of his henchmen were each sentenced to 10 years in prison for accidentally shooting an innocent pedestrian during a wrong-way car chase, prosecutors said. Semaj “Bam Bam” Smith, 30, was sentenced to 11 years in prison in […]
NYC Gang Members Sentenced After Violent Clash With Rivals
Brooklyn US District Court handed down significant prison time Monday to the leaders of a gang following a violent clash with rivals, New York Post reported. Leaders of the Brooklyn-based Real Ryte street gang were sentenced to significant prison terms following a chaotic incident that resulted in an innocent bystander being shot. Semaj Smith, 30, received […]
Black belt family members hear screams next door to their studio, rush over to rescue female from attempted sexual assault
A family member with a black belt in taekwondo heard screams coming from next door to a Houston-area studio on Tuesday and rushed in to rescue a woman who was being sexually assaulted. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said XHe called the family of five “a bunch of good Samaritans who rushed to safety.” [sic] […]