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Whether your idea of fun involves dancing the night away, hiking scenic trails, or catching a movie without blowing your budget, some states simply do it better.A recent study set out to discover which U.S. states offer the most entertainment bang for your buck, comparing everything from the number of amusement parks to the cost of a night at the movies. This study ranks all 50 states based on 26 indicators of fun, shedding light on the places where enjoying life isn’t just possible, it’s practically a way of life.“Living in one of the most fun states can boost your…

Democrat Senators erupted in anger Friday over news of the arrest by the Trump administration of a Wisconsin judge for helping an illegal alien evade arrest by ICE agents by helping him sneak out the back of her courtroom. Image via Hannah Dugan for Judge. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI Friday morning at her courthouse and was later released with a federal court date of May 15. Duggan is accused of thwarting a planned arrest of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, an illegal alien who was set to face domestic violence charges involving his roommates in…

Peter Gabriel scores a new smash with OVO, which reenters and debuts on multiple U.K. charts decades … More after its original release. British Pop and Rock musician Peter Gabriel performs onstage at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, June 13, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)Getty Images Peter Gabriel has been a legend in the music industry for decades, with a career that spans multiple generations and genres. Known both for his pioneering work with Genesis and his acclaimed solo work, he remains one of the most respected musicians still working today. This week, he’s back on the charts in…

What the ADL’s origins can tell us about what’s holding it back now Over a hundred years ago a lawyer stopped by a Chicago vaudeville theater to see a show. The ethnic comedy on display offended him so much that he helped create the ADL. Both the ADL and antisemites like Candace Owens like to link the organization to the Leo Frank case in which a Jewish man in the South who was lynched after being falsely accused of the murder of a young girl, to make the ADL seem more important. But the ADL actually had its origins in…

Lest we forget. That was the solemn oath voiced right across Australia and New Zealand from dawn onwards Friday as both countries paused to remember the men and women lost in military service across all wars on what is universally known as ANZAC Day. ANZAC Day marks the ill-fated World War I landing of Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops at Gallipoli, in what is now Turkey, in 1915. More than 10,000 Australian and New Zealand servicemen were killed in the failed Allied expedition that was pushed by Winston Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty. Service cadets…

An alleged naked intruder was shot by a Chino, California, homeowner at around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. CBS News reported that the Chino Police Department was called at 11:35 a.m. and told an alleged intruder had entered a home through a front window. The caller said her husband had shot the intruder and police arrived to find him “completely disrobed and appeared to be under the influence of drugs.” KTLA identified the suspect as a 21-year-old Whittier man named Svens Sokolovskis. He was taken into custody and “transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds to his lower extremities.” Sokolovskis was hospitalized in…

Namibia’s new president has announced that university fees will be scrapped from 2026.President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the country’s first female president, made the announcement during her maiden state of the nation address on Thursday evening.Addressing lawmakers, Nandi-Ndaitwah said that students would pay “no registration [or] tuition fees” at all public universities and technical colleges.However, she said there would not be “significant” extra funding, raising questions about the scheme’s feasibility.Nandi-Ndaitwah said free university education would be phased in gradually and that the only “contribution as families and students for now will be towards accommodation and other related costs”.”We have heard your cries:…

(Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative George Santos, who was expelled from Congress after a brief and scandal-plagued tenure, was sentenced by a federal judge on Friday to more than seven years in prison for fraud and identity theft.Santos pleaded guilty last August to two of the 23 criminal counts he faced for inflating fundraising numbers and faking donor names to qualify for financial support from the Republican Party during the 2022 election cycle, when the political newcomer was elected to represent a slice of New York City and its eastern suburbs.On Friday, Eastern District of New York Judge Joanna Seybert…

A federal judge sentenced former Republican New York U.S. Rep. George Santos to more than 7 years in prison on Friday, sealing the downfall of one of the most flamboyant and fraudulent figures in recent American politics.Judge Joanna Seybert handed down the 87-month sentence in U.S. District Court in Central Islip, New York, eight months after Santos pleaded guilty to 23 federal felony counts, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft of public funds, and money laundering.Santos, 36, appeared in court without supporters or character witnesses. In a letter filed earlier this week, he told the court he felt “too…

Officials in Kiev fear a “worst-case scenario” in which Washington cuts off all aid, according to the German tabloid Kiev is bracing for a “worst-case scenario” in which US President Donald Trump cuts off all American support, German tabloid Bild has reported, citing anonymous sources within the Ukrainian government.Trump has reportedly increased pressure on Ukraine to quickly accept Washington’s “final offer” to resolve the conflict. He has also warned that if negotiations between Moscow and Kiev stall, the US may “take a pass” and withdraw from its role as a mediator.“We are preparing for the worst-case scenario… and that means…