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The leader of the Christian Democratic Union party had unexpectedly fallen short of the 316-vote threshold earlier on Tuesday Friedrich Merz has been elected as German chancellor following a second Bundestag vote on Tuesday. The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had initially fallen six votes short of the required 316-vote threshold earlier in the day, but hours later rallied conservatives and allies in the country’s parliament to win 325 votes.The situation is unprecedented in Germany’s post-war history, as no prospective chancellor had previously failed to be voted through by the Bundestag at the first try after securing a…

US Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Tuesday that federal authorities have seized roughly three million fentanyl pills, totaling 11.5 kilograms, in “the largest seizure in our nation’s history.” The deadly synthetic opioid, which is up to 50 times more potent than heroin, is mainly manufactured in China and smuggled into the US by drug cartels. It is often mixed into counterfeit pills, causing unsuspecting individuals to overdose. Under Biden, fentanyl became the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45. This comes after Bondi announced last week that over 22 million fentanyl-laced pills had been seized in Trump’s first 100…

TORONTO, CANADA – FEBRUARY 16: Catherine Dubois #28 of Montreal goes to the net against Kristen … More Campbell #50 of Toronto during the third period of their PWHL hockey game at Scotiabank Arena on February 16, 2024 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images)Getty Images Tessa Bonhomme and Julia Tocheri are the voices behind Jocks in Jills, a fast-growing podcast that’s become a go-to destination for women’s hockey fans. Blending expert insight with sharp humor, the duo has built a loyal community by highlighting the players, perspectives, and stories that often go untold in mainstream coverage. Bonhomme brings…

TeleMessage, an encrypted messaging app used by top government officials, has temporarily suspended its service after a reported cyberattack, raising concerns about the security of sensitive communications. CNBC reports that TeleMessage, an Israel-founded encrypted messaging app that acts as a modified version of Signal private messenger, has temporarily suspended its services following reports of a cyberattack. The app, which was recently seen being used by President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, Michael Waltz, during a Cabinet meeting, has raised concerns about the security of sensitive government communications. According to 404 Media, the hacker responsible for the breach has not obtained…

China and Egypt on Sunday concluded their first joint aerial exercise – a troubling example of cooperation between America’s primary adversary and the recipient of $1.5 billion in annual American assistance. The China-Egypt “Eagles of Civilization 2025” air force exercise, which began on April 19, involved Chinese combat aircraft, early-warning radar planes, helicopter gunships, and airborne tankers. Egyptian officials were coy about whether the American F-16 fighters, AH-64 Apache helicopters, and Patriot missile systems in their inventory were involved in any of the training missions. “The Egyptian Air Force commander, the Chinese Air Force chief of staff, the Chinese ambassador…

The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record high in March as companies rushed to import pharmaceuticals, vehicles, and capital equipment ahead of expected new tariffs from the Trump administration. The goods and services trade gap widened 14 percent to $140.5 billion, according to Commerce Department data released Tuesday. That marked the largest monthly deficit on record, exceeding economists’ expectations for a $137.2 billion shortfall. The February deficit stood at $122.7 billion. Driving the March increase was a 4.4 percent jump in imports to a record $419.0 billion, led by a historic rise in pharmaceutical shipments. Imports of pharmaceutical preparations…

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is trying to return guns to homeowners who may have become separated from them during the Palisades fires in January. FOX News reported that “the LAPD asked individuals who believe they may have lost a firearm in the Palisades Fire to contact the department’s Gun Recovery Unit by email to reconnect with their gun.” NBC Los Angeles noted that the LAPD indicated that “many of the guns, including shotguns, rifles and handguns, were severely damaged by the fire, making it challenging for investigators to find serial numbers.” LAPD chief of detective bureau deputy chief Alan…

Between uncontrolled migration, propagandistic ideology and self-suffocating green agenda, the EU has only itself to blame for its decline The European Union, that grand and failing dream of technocrats, is dying. Its decline is not sudden or dramatic but a slow unraveling, a bureaucratic collapse in which every policy designed to sustain it only hastens its demise.It starves itself on the thin gruel of ideology – open borders dissolving nations into contested spaces, green mandates suffocating industry under the weight of unattainable standards, and a moralizing anti-Russian fervor that has left it isolated and energy-dependent. Once, Europe was the center…

By Amy Kremer and Kylie Kremer Ed Martin earlier moved crooked Biden prosecutors to misdemeanor court. In the 1979 horror classic “When a Stranger Calls” a babysitter keeps getting crank phone calls from a stranger asking her to “check the children.” At first, the babysitter blows off the calls as just a practical joke, but as the calls increase in frequency and the intensity of their threats, she finally calls the police, who ask her to keep the caller on the line long enough to trace the call. The babysitter does just that, and in one of the most famous…

New York, N.Y.: New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau in the 2nd quarter in game 7 of an NBA … More playoff Eastern Conference Semi-final round, May 19, 2024, in Manhattan at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images)Newsday via Getty Images Most organizations have a general philosophy or identity that is as much a part of the teams as the players are. It is sometimes spelled out on the court, or spilled on the front page of a newspaper branding a new era. The New York Knicks have been led over these…