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A team of Finnish diving experts have located the four bodies of the Italian divers who recently died in an underwater cave in the Maldives. Officials confirmed the bodies had been found, CBS News reported Monday. A spokesman for the Maldives government, Ahmed Shaam, said “As was previously thought, the four bodies were found inside the cave, not only inside the cave but well inside the cave into the third segment of the cave, which is the largest part.” He added that crews are planning to recover the bodies over the next few days. The body of a diving instructor…

The Unorthodox Case for Cutting Rates Now The easiest argument against rate cuts is also the most conventional one: inflation is high and has been rising, unemployment is low, payrolls are still growing, consumer spending has been resilient to the gas-price shock, and markets have all but abandoned the idea that the Federal Reserve will ease this year. That is the standard monetary policy playbook. It says the Fed cuts when the economy is weak and tightens, or at least refuses to cut, when inflation is high. Kevin Warsh, who was confirmed as Fed chairman last week and will be…

Rep. Derrick Van Orden used an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday to praise President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism posture, challenge his Democratic opponent’s claim to be a political outsider, and lay out a path for Republicans to keep the House majority by turning out conservative voters in Wisconsin battleground districts such as his. Rep. Derrick Van Orden said the Trump administration deserved credit after a reported counterterrorism operation in Africa, saying, “ISIS is short one deputy commander here,” and adding that he commends “President Trump and Pete Hegseth and the gang for really taking care of that.” Van Orden added, “We…

The all-Democratic Congressional Black Caucus announced its unanimous opposition Monday evening to what was once a bipartisan college athletics bill, with even two of the original co-sponsors withdrawing their support. “The Congressional Black Caucus cannot support legislation benefiting major athletic institutions that continue to remain silent while Black voting rights and Black political power are being systematically dismantled across the South,” caucus members said in a joint statement. Their opposition to the so-called SCORE Act is noteworthy as CBC Reps. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) and Shomari Figures (D-Ala.) helped introduce the legislation last year. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has since tried…

Police say the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being investigated as a hate crime Three men were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, and two suspected teenage shooters are also dead, law enforcement officials said. The attack is being investigated as a hate crime, according to police.Police responded to reports of an active shooter at the mosque, located at 7050 Eckstrom Avenue in San Diego’s Clairemont area, at about 11:40am local time. Officers later said the threat had been “neutralized” after a large emergency response around the Islamic Center.One…

A former police officer turned grooming gang whistleblower, Maggie Oliver, has accused Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham of effectively covering up ongoing Muslim grooming gang child sex abuse. The former Greater Manchester detective constable said that “political ambition” was behind Mayor Burnham’s decision to enter the Makerfield by-election for the House of Commons to challenge the leadership of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Oliver, who became a whistleblower over the politically correct failures to confront grooming gangs in Manchester, said that while she may prefer to have a beer with Burnham over Prime Minister Starmer, she believes he showed a…

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) lost his reelection bid on Saturday night in Louisiana’s U.S. Senate primary race, and Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA), who is endorsed by President Donald Trump, and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming advanced to the runoff. Letlow received 164,145 votes, or 44.9 percent of the vote, while Fleming received 103,655 votes, or 28.3 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press. Cassidy received 90,381 votes, or 24.7 percent of the vote. Letlow and Fleming will advance to a runoff due to no candidate receiving “at least half of the vote,” the Hill reported. Per the outlet, Cassidy’s…

The Russian president will arrive in Beijing on May 19 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Beijing this week with a high-level delegation for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on bilateral ties, trade, energy cooperation, and global affairs, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said. The May 19-20 visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Russia-China Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation, which Ushakov said reflects relations that have reached an “unprecedentedly high level.” Ushakov told reporters on Monday that the delegation will include senior ministers, top Kremlin officials, and the heads…

Freedom Caucus lawmakers cheered the House Appropriations Committee advancing an amendment to a major funding bill that would protect Americans’ privacy against data brokers. “For too long, federal law enforcement agencies have skirted the Constitution by purchasing and selling Americans’ private data without judicial oversight. That’s why I voted to include an amendment in this year’s CJS [Commerce, Justice, Science] appropriations bill to close the data broker loophole and restore constitutional protections. We must keep using every available tool to rein in government overreach and safeguard the privacy and liberty of the American people,” House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris…

The figurehead “president” of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, predicted a “bloodbath of incalculable consequences” in the event that America defend itself from a Cuban military attack on Monday, responding to a report claiming the Communist Party is quieting amassing drones to attack Florida. The claim surfaced on the Washington, DC, website Axios, which cited “classified intelligence” by claim that Cuba currently possesses over 300 military drones and is considering bombing Florida. The report blamed Russia and Iran for supplying the technology necessary to make the threat real and claimed that the Castro regime is concerned about the administration of President Donald…