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Rayann El Houli, part of the “ISIS Brides” group of Australian women, renounced the Islamic State and “violent jihad” her lawyer claimed during a Monday court appearance. El Houli, a 34 year-old mother of four children, is one of the Australian “ISIS Brides” women that moved to Syria so they could marry Islamic State fighters before the collapse of the so-called ISIS “caliphate” in 2019. She reportedly returned to Australia with her sister in September. She was arrested months later on Thursday and formally charged with travelling to a declared conflict zone and joining the Islamic State terrorist organization. Both offences carry maximum…

Actor Mark Ruffalo has endorsed billionaire Tom Steyer in California’s governor race, even though the movie star regularly rails against billionaires. The Disney-Marvel star delivered his endorsement of Steyer in an Instagram post on Thursday. “Tom has spent the last two decades working to stop climate change. Becerra is bought and paid for by Big Oil and other corporations that have spent nearly $50 million to elect him,” Ruffalo declared. Though Ruffalo admitted that he is no “fan of billionaires,” adding that he sees “no reason for people to have that kind of wealth,” he sidestepped that issue by attempting…

Hard-left Turkish-American influencers Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker have been banned from entering the United Kingdom ahead of planned public appearances after the government ruled their presence in the country would not be “conducive to the public good”. The Young Turks broadcaster Cenk Uygur and his nephew, the live streamer Hasan Piker, were informed that their electronic travel authorisation (ETA) visa-free travel permission to come to the United Kingdom had been revoked just hours before flying to Britain, they said. The men had been booked to appear at speaking events in Britain, including the ‘Techno-Feudalism is Here. Who are the Lords?’ panel at…

A manhunt is underway for a killer following a Friday night fatal shooting of Carroll County, Virginia, sheriff’s deputy Logan Utt. WSLS reported that deputies were dispatched to the home of Michael Timothy Puckett around 9:30 p.m. for a welfare check. Upon arriving, the deputies came under fire and Utt was fatally wounded. Puckett was able to flee the scene and now “a massive multi-agency manhunt is underway across Carroll County,” according to WTVR. The law enforcement offices/agencies involved in the manhunt include the ATF, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia State Police. Puckett…

Welcome back to the bad place. After leaving town late last month for a one-week recess, House and Senate GOP leaders are returning to a slew of familiar problems threatening to leave their midterm-year agenda stalled in perennial limbo. Republicans’ party-line immigration enforcement bill is stuck because of President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and there’s a mini-rebellion brewing over an Iran war powers resolution that, if adopted, would be politically embarrassing for the president (more on that below). That’s to say nothing of the full-time task of managing internal GOP frustrations after a trio of incumbents fell to…

A majority of Italians are in favor of using nuclear power plants to offset growing utility bills, a study published by the Italian market research firm Only Numbers found. Nuclear power has long since been described as a “taboo” subject in Italy, a country that phased away its nuclear power plants decade ago. International conflicts and unstable markets have resulted in rising energy costs for Italy. The ongoing international situation has left Italy at a complex crossroads, leading to renewed debates on the merits of nuclear power as a way to counter the energy cost crisis and dependence of other…

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said he would work with anyone who wanted to fight against President Donald Trump when asked about Democrat Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, who’s embroiled in controversy amid allegations of adulterous behavior. Host Dana Bash said, “I want to ask you about the Senate race in Maine and The Wall Street Journal and New York Times reporting that last August, Democrat Grand Platinum’s wife told his campaign about sexual text messages she had found between her husband and other women early in their marriage, and they were married in 2023. …

The Young Turks Cenk Ungur and left-wing streamer Hasan Piker were scheduled to speak at events in London US left-wing political streamer Hasan Piker, a vocal critic of Israel, says he has been barred from entering the UK after MPs and Jewish groups urged the government to revoke his visa.Cenk Uygur, co-founder of the political commentary show The Young Turks and Piker’s uncle, earlier said that he was also barred from entering the UK. He was due to speak at the same event as Piker.Piker, who has 3 million followers on Twitch and 2 million on YouTube, was scheduled to…

The United States bombed radar and drone sites across Iran over the weekend after Tehran brought down an American MQ-1 drone. Iran further claimed a strike of its own as Kuwait reported drawing incoming fire. The U.S. military’s Central Command said it carried out the strikes in Iran on Saturday and Sunday around the city of Geruk and on Qeshm Island, AP reports. “The measured and deliberate strikes occurred … in response to aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters,” Central Command said. “U.S. fighter aircraft swiftly responded by…

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) claimed the Texas Senate seat was in play after Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination. Host Kristen Welker said, “We want to start with the results in Texas this week. Your reaction to Senator Cornyn’s loss to Attorney General Ken Paxton? Paxton will now face off against State Senator James Talarico. Democrats have not won a Texas Senate seat. As you know, in more than 30 years. How confident are you that Democrats can actually win this race?” Beshear said, “Texas is in play. Democrats have never run against…