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Florida student who assaulted school employee over Nintendo Switch gets 5 years in prison
A Florida student accused of beating a school employee unconscious after she confiscated his Nintendo Switch last year was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday, court records show. Brendan Depa, 18, pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated battery on an elected official or education employee, according to sentencing documents from the Seventh
Chuck Todd: The campaign reset is complete
On July 19, the day after the GOP convention ended, I wrote that “we are getting awfully close to the moment where it might be fair to say, ‘Throw out everything you thought you knew about this election.’” Well, that moment arrived two days later, when President Joe Biden officially dropped his re-election bid and
Long Island principal arrested for harassing ex, threatening to ‘f–k up’ her new boyfriend
A Long Island principal was arrested for harassing his ex and threatening to “f–k up” her new beau during disturbing outbursts outside her Manhattan home last month, prosecutors said. Shannon Burton, the principal at Milton L. Olive Middle School in Wyandanch, called his former gal pal and allegedly seethed, “I’ll f–k up your boyfriend. Wait
GOP candidate who torched LGBTQ-inclusive books finishes 6th in Missouri primary
A political hopeful who made national headlines this year with viral anti-LGBTQ campaign videos lost her bid to become Missouri’s Republican candidate for secretary of state. Valentina Gomez, a self-described “America First-Maga” Republican, came in sixth in Tuesday’s eight-person primary, with 7.4% of the vote. Missouri state Sen. Denny Hoskins won with 24.4% and will
Trump assassination attempt victim David Dutch speaks out for first time since hospital release
Originally Published by: Whistleblower accuses acting Secret Service director of reducing counter surveillance before Trump shooting Butler Farm Show follows Trump rally shooting with annual event to ‘get back to normal life’ Trump shooting: Timeline of assassination attempt raises questions about how gunman evaded security David Dutch, one of the two surviving victims of a
Books by Judy Blume, Sara J. Maas among 13 outlawed by Utah BOE in US’ first statewide books ban
Utah became the first state to ban books from every public school across the state with 13 titles now outlawed — including works by beloved author Judy Blume and newly popular writer Sarah J. Maas. The books must be removed from shelves inside all public schools after officials determined they contain “objective sensitive material” —
RFK Jr. cancels Iowa State Fair campaign event over ‘increased security concerns’
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr canceled an upcoming campaign event because of “increased security concerns,” his campaign said Wednesday. Kennedy, 70, had been slated to appear at the Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday afternoon, but he called off the appearance because the outdoor venue posed a
Texas middle school bans all-black clothing because it’s ‘associated with depression’
Johnny Cash would land himself in detention at this school. A Texas middle school has banned students from wearing all-black outfits to class because officials claimed the threads are “associated with depression and mental health issues.” Nick DeSantis, the principal of H.E. Charles Middle School in El Paso, sent an email to students’ parents this week
Tropical Storm Debby makes second landfall in South Carolina as dangerous flood threat continues
Originally Published by: Tropical development possible in Gulf of Mexico while Debby lashes US East Coast What caused the explosion at Yellowstone National Park? Geologist weighs in New York City sees significant flooding as Debby's tropical moisture spreads up East Coast Tropical Storm Debby has made a second landfall near Bulls Bay, South Carolina as Debby
American distance jockey is abandoned in Mongolia after getting too sick to ride in 620-mile race: ‘They told me to ride it out’
A Wyoming-based extreme distance jockey was left to fend for herself in Mongolia after race organizers “couldn’t give a crap” about what happened to her when she fell too sick to compete in the 620-mile trek across the East Asian country. Dede Anders, 49, was a last-minute entry in the Mongol Derby and arrived in