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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass currently leads in her reelection race despite having an over 50 percent disapproval rating among likely voters. A UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times found that Bass leads the race with 25 percent of support from likely voters, followed by City Councilmember Nithya Raman at 17 percent and reality TV star Spencer Pratt (The Hills) at 14 percent. Roughly a quarter of voters remain undecided. The poll also found that 56 percent of likely voters had an unfavorable view of the mayor, while only 31 percent viewed her favorably.…

The White House turned down a Monday morning meeting with a bipartisan group of senators who have been negotiating an end to the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, according to three people granted anonymity to disclose private discussions. “Hopefully, a meeting gets set soon once Senate Republicans and the White House get on the same page. This comes as there’s been some positive headway in talks, particularly on body-worn cameras, sensitive locations, officer IDs, and training standards, with conversations continuing on masks, warrants, and use of force standards,” one of the people said. Senators had hoped to meet Monday with…

The US president has ordered the Department of War to postpone attacks on such facilities after “productive” talks with Tehran The US Department of War has been ordered to temporarily suspend plans for military strikes on Iranian energy facilities, President Donald Trump announced on Monday following what he claimed were negotiations with Tehran.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the two sides had had “very good and productive conversations” over the past two days regarding a “complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.”He stated that based on the “tenor and tone of these in…

Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans who transformed the adult content industry and pushed porn on young women through his subscription-based platform, has died at 43 following a battle with cancer, the company announced Monday. Reuters reports that the Ukrainian-American entrepreneur, who maintained a notably private profile despite his business success, passed away peacefully after an extended illness, according to an OnlyFans spokesperson. His death raises significant questions about the future ownership and direction of the platform he built into a billion-dollar enterprise. Radvinsky acquired Fenix International, the parent company of OnlyFans, from British founder Tim Stokely in 2018.…

The Iranian Foreign Ministry, through the nation’s state media arms, denied President Donald Trump’s claim on Monday that the White House had begun engaging Tehran through “productive” talks that could lead to a rapid end to the ongoing war in the country. President Trump announced a military engagement to neutralize Iran’s ability to engage in terrorist activity around the world on February 28. Dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” the Pentagon has continued an airstrike campaign within Iran for the past month targeting Iran’s most powerful leaders alongside operations against the regime by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Operation Epic Fury has…

Wynton Hall, Breitbart News social media director and author of Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI, on Breitbart News Saturday explained how Vice President JD Vance’s “techno-populist” stance can advance innovation and growth while protecting working-class Americans. Breitbart News Saturday host Matthew Boyle asked Hall why he believes that Vance’s framing of the national AI debate will define the future of global politics. “JD Vance is uniquely qualified to… thread this needle for the conservative populist movement because of two things. One, because he was known for Hillbilly Elegy and his background as a working…

An Air Canada flight crashed into a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night, causing severe damage to the front of the aircraft. UPDATE:  Two pilots were killed in the incident and 41 others sent to hospital in the horrific crash that obliterated the front of the Bombardier CRJ-900 jet and forced the major travel hub to close for most of Monday, the NY Post reports. The pilot and co-pilot died in their seats in the mangled front of the aircraft, sources told the Post, with many of the 72 passengers and four crew members on the landing…

Journalists since fired from the British state broadcaster’s Arab section have alleged they were discriminated against and unfairly dismissed The BBC has been accused of restricting Gaza war coverage and misleading the public in a case brought by five of its former Arabic journalists.The allegations emerged during a UK employment tribunal hearing, where the journalists accused the British state broadcaster of discrimination and unfair dismissal linked to their coverage of the Gaza war, Middle East Monitor reported on Sunday.The case is reportedly the first of its kind to be brought by a group from the BBC Arabic service. Coverage of…

A worst-case scenario could be just weeks away. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been essentially paralyzed by the war with Iran, and there is a lot of speculation that the Houthis could soon bring commercial traffic through the Red Sea to a screeching halt. If such a scenario actually materializes, it would be catastrophic for the global economy. The good news is that so far we are not witnessing widespread panic among investors. Most of them still seem to believe that this crisis is just temporary. So even though the price of oil is up over 40 percent…

The populist National Rally claimed a historic “breakthrough” for the party on Sunday’s French municipal elections, which saw major establishment figures fall by the wayside and the craven political partnerships made with the far-left prove toxic to voters. Rassemblement National (RN) and its allies secured mayoral victories in at least 50 towns and cities across France during the two-round elections, which concluded on Sunday evening. Although the populist party fell short in some contests, including the mayoralty in Marseilles, it successfully expanded its power base in regions such as Alsace, Carcassonne, Montargis, Orange, the Pyrénées, and Pas-de-Calais. The RN also notably flipped the…