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Via Middle East EyeSaudi Arabia has executed 213 people so far in 2024, more than it has in any other calendar year on record, as the kingdom competes for a seat at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).According to the London-based rights group Reprieve, which documents the death penalty worldwide, the largest recorded figure prior to this year was 196 in 2022, followed by 184 in 2019. “As the world’s attention fixates on horror elsewhere in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is clearing death row with a bloodbath,” Reprieve’s deputy director, Harriet McCulloch, told MEE.Via Reuters/SPA”The Kingdom smashed its own grim record for most…

Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during an event in Scottdale, Arizona. (Credit: Trump War Room X Account). Kamala Harris is the gift that keeps on giving to Trump every time she opens her mouth, especially when she cackles at inappropriate times. The Democratic nominee for President appeared at a “Republicans” for Harris event in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday. Polling shows Trump slightly ahead in the Grand Canyon State. Harris started her event with some severe gaslighting, warning that President Trump would use the Department of Justice to target his political opponents. Of course, Americans know that her regime has made…

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: Jelly Roll attends Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024 at … [+] Barker Hangar on July 13, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. Jelly Roll’s new album Beautifully Broken hits No. 1 on the U.S. iTunes chart, helping the Grammy nominee replace Coldplay on top of the ranking. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)Getty Images for Nickelodeon Jelly Roll is back with his new album Beautifully Broken, which further cements him as a powerhouse in both the country and rock genres. The former rapper switched things up a few years back, moving from hip-hop to…

The governing body of Brown University, an Ivy League school known for its left-wing politics, rejected a proposal Wednesday to divest the university’s holdings from Israeli companies or companies with ties to the Israeli military. The Brown Daily Herald reported: Brown University will not divest from companies with Israeli military ties, its governing body voted Tuesday. The decision, announced publicly Wednesday, follows a recommendation against divestment issued by Brown’s Advisory Committee on University Resource Management, or ACURM. The committee voted 8-2 against recommending divestment, with one member abstaining. As Breitbart News had reported in May, Brown University was the first in…

Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) claimed Friday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that former President Donald Trump and Republicans are telling voters lies. Lofgren said, “I look at many of my colleagues, actually the majority of the Republicans, they are not speaking out in the House. They saw what happened to Adam and Liz when they did. So you have got a divided country really. I mean, there is partisanship. Republicans are telling their voters lies, and the Republican voters, as Republicans, want to believe the Republican leaders.” She added, “The disappointing thing is, my colleagues, for the most part, know better.…

Tottenham forward Son Heung-min’s father fined for child abuseAFP are reporting that the father and brother of Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min (32) have been fined for child abuse in South Korea.Former footballer and father of South Korea international Son Heung-min, Woong-jung Son, and his brother, Heung-yun Son were sentenced for child abuse in South Korea on Friday and fined three million won, the equivalent of €2030. The pair were charged, along with another educator, of having insulted and hit young players in Woong-jun Son’s academy. As well as the fine issued, the trio will have to do 40 hours worth…

Mike Johnson has about a month left to solve his speakership math problem. He may have earned unanimous GOP support to lead the House a year ago, after the divisive and chaotic ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but he can’t count on those numbers again. Fierce critics turned against Johnson within weeks of backing his bid for the gavel, taking issue with the GOP leader’s dealmaking with Democrats to prevent government shutdowns. If House Republicans keep the majority, Johnson will face public and private criticism from multiple factions of the conference. The easiest way to defang his detractors would…

Former President Donald Trump on Friday repeatedly called for using the death penalty against migrants who kill U.S. citizens and law enforcement officers.”I’m hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant who kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer,” Trump said at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada.The former president made the same remark during his rally in Aurora, Colorado, earlier in the day.Trump has also previously called for using the death penalty against human and drug traffickers.A Trump campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday night.The comment comes as the…

Looking for something to do? Check out all of the events and festivals happening throughout the Miami Valley this weekend.[DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]APPLE BUTTER FESTIVAL – The 44th annual Apple Butter Festival kicks off at 10 a.m. today on S Xenia Street in Enon.Storm Center 7′s very own Nick Dunn will be stirring apple butter starting at 9 a.m.The Apple Butter Festival will be open till 6 p.m. today and will open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday.SAUERKRAUT FESTIVAL – OHIO RENNAISANCE FESTIVAL – MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK – The Making…

France imposed another curfew on Friday on the Caribbean island of Martinique, amid violent protests over the soaring cost of living that have raging there for more than a month.At least one person has been killed and 26 police officers injured in riots since the start of the week, and multiple stores have been looted. Videos circulating on social media show demonstrators putting up burning barricades and throwing rocks and bottles at police, who responded with tear gas.The local French administration has announced a ban on public gatherings across the territory until October 14. The sale of items that could…