Ukraine seizes major town in Russia
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Luntz: Trump 'committing political suicide' as Harris seizes 'intensity advantage'
Longtime Republican pollster Frank Luntz said in an interview Wednesday that 2024 polls are “leaning heavily” toward VP Harris as she holds a “hot lead” while former President Trump increasingly commits “political suicide.” Luntz said Harris’ recent surge in popularity has attracted some voters who might not have voted in November if Biden had remained […]
CBP seizes 4 million pills at Ariz. border in largest fentanyl bust in agency history
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than a half ton of fentanyl, or more than 4 million pills, authorities announced this week, the largest drug seizure in the agency’s history. When CBP officers at the border port of Lukeville, Arizona, stopped a 20-year-old driver of a pickup truck towing a SRV trailer, they […]
Billy Horschel on precipice of career-changing Open win; seizes 54-hole lead
Winning a major championship defines a golfer’s achievement and it’s no wonder Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods rank as the greatest golfers of all time: Nicklaus has won 18 times and Woods has won 15 times, most recently at Augusta National in 2019. Meanwhile, Billy Horschel has never won a major championship or even come […]
GOP seizes on Biden while Democrats debate his future
Republican lawmakers are going all in with their attacks against President Joe Biden, seizing on his vulnerabilities and hoping to weaken him further as a candidate as Democrats openly consider whether to replace him at the top of the ticket. House Republicans are preparing to attack Biden from all sides over the coming weeks, hoping […]
George Russell seizes a stunning victory at the F1 Austrian Grand Prix
Let’s take a moment to catch our breath. Last week at the Spanish Grand Prix, a battle for the lead between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris early in the race gave George Russell a chance to take the lead. But as we all know, Verstappen eventually overtook Russell and held off Norris in the closing […]
Max Verstappen seizes victory in F1 Sprint at Austrian GP, but Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris made him earn it
During the opening lap of Saturday’s Austrian Grand Prix Formula One sprint race, Max Verstappen’s rear-view mirror matched the colors filling the grandstands at the Red Bull Ring. Lots of oranges. The orange in Verstappen’s rear-view mirror was, of course, the same colour as Oscar Piastri’s MCL38 and the car of Piastri’s teammate Lando Norris, […]
Border Patrol in California Seizes 25 AK-Style Rifles Destined for Mexican Cartel
Border Patrol agents in Blythe, California, arrested a California man and his 17-year-old brother after a police dog tipped off a large cache of semi-automatic rifles in their vehicle. In total, agents seized 25 AK-style rifles, two handguns and magazines in Blythe, California, on Wednesday. Jose Palma Armendariz and his teenage brother face federal charges […]
El Salvador Seizes 1 Ton Of Cocaine At Sea, Worth $25M
An employee of the Attorney General’s Office carries bags of cocaine to be incinerated in Ilopango, El Salvador, on August 10, 2021. (Photo by Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Brennan CooneySunday, June 16, 2024 10:42 AM Authorities in El Salvador say they have seized a tonne of cocaine off the coast of the country […]
Secret recording tries to trap Alito, but he seizes the moment to get honest about the media: ‘It’s a dangerous time’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito understands the ways of traditional media. For over a year, media outlets, particularly ProPublica, have been trying to delegitimize the Supreme Court by implying that Justices Alito and Clarence Thomas committed unethical acts, without ever finding any actual evidence to support their all-out assault. “They look for every little thing […]