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The Italian government detained and fined a ship operated by the German migrant delivery NGO Sea-Watch, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi announced on Sunday. In remarks shared with local outlets, Minister Piantedosi reportedly explained that the vessel was detained in response to violations of rules regarding search and rescue operations. For years, the pro-migrant German NGO has repeatedly served as a “taxi” for illegal migrants, deploying its vessels across the Mediterranean Sea to drop off migrants at Italian docks. The NGO claims that the vessel allegedly conducted a search and rescue operation in international waters before it docked at Naples last week. Piantedosi…

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) said he is “very confident” that Republicans will keep control of the Senate after the midterm elections. Host Kristen Welker said, “To the Cook Political Report. Six of the key battleground races have shifted out of Republicans favor since April. Texas and Iowa moved from lean Republican to toss up just this week. As chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, why do you think that so many of these Republican-leaning races have now moved to toss ups?” Scott said, “Well, I am very confident that we will be in the…

Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky earlier asked Tokyo for air defense systems, including interceptor missiles Japan does not plan to supply Ukraine with weapons, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has said. At a press briefing on Monday, he told reporters that Tokyo “is not considering any deliveries” of defensive or offensive weapons “at this time.”Kihara was responding to Ukrainian Prime Minister Sergey Koretsky, who asked Japan on Sunday for anti-ballistic missiles, in an interview with Kyodo News.“I would like to kindly ask one and only thing… anti-ballistic missiles,” he was cited as saying. “It’s the most important thing we need……

Screenshot: Eoin Richard/X Left-wing extremists and Antifa militants stormed the Precious Blood Catholic Church in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 23, where right-wing activist and free speech advocate Eoin Richard was hosting a peaceful free speech, anti-Islam rally. The confrontation unfolded after Connolly, known publicly as Eoin Richard, organized a “Take Back LA” free-speech rally criticizing Islam. Connolly originally advertised the August 23 demonstration outside the Islamic Center of Southern California on Vermont Avenue. Free Speech Rally. This Sunday at 1 PM. LOS ANGELES. pic.twitter.com/hlm1xnfUQu — Eoin Richard (@eoinrichardUS) August 21, 2026 A pre-event advisory circulated by opponents described the…

Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will go ahead without the Netherlands. The Dutch national broadcaster made the announcement Monday citing the continued presence of Israel as a hindrance. The Netherlands joins Iceland, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia to have all pulled out of the contest — with the latter three refusing to broadcast the show at all. “It is undeniable that international conflicts are increasingly affecting the Contest, undermining its neutral character. The Eurovision Song Contest has therefore become a platform for division,” said Taco Zimmerman, Director-General of AVROTROS in a statement from the broadcaster per AFP. The broadcaster had previously…

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said AI data centers have “dug their own grave” by not working in collaboration with local governments. Abbott said, “What we’ve been focused on is responding to concerns that have been raised about data centers and making sure that we have created a structure that’s going to do more than any state to solve the problem. As governor, I have outlined the greatest detail and most comprehensive plan of any governor in the United States of America to respond to the data center challenge. Let me tell you what I’ve done. I…

The 20-unit system reportedly uses lab-grown brain cells integrated with silicon chips to generate computing power Singapore has launched the world’s first independently operated data center using living human brain cells for some computing tasks, the medical school of the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) has said. The system consumes a fraction of the power of traditional computing hardware. The neurons are fed every three days and sustained by dedicated life-support equipment.  NUS Medicine announced the prototype earlier this month in partnership with Singapore-based data center operator DayOne and Australian biotech firm Cortical Labs. Housed at the university, the…

A Tiktokker calls for President Trump’s assassination. Credit screenshot. A TikTok user has issued a violent threat not only to the lives of President Trump and those who protect him with their lives. And a prominent U.S. Senator has a pointed message for the FBI Director regarding it. On Sunday, Libs of TikTok shared a post from a man fed up over the failed assassination attempts on Trump and called for mass action. The man says that leftists have no choice but to grab guns, rush the White House with the intention of killing Trump and the entire Secret Service.…

A mother standing for election for Germany’s centrist-right Christian Democrats has caused a stir by wearing a favourite necklace containing what some say is a vulgar acronym. 38-year-old mother of one Corinna Jodeit says her local Christian Democrat Union (CDU) party is standing behind her after a minor controversy went nationwide over her election posters, which show her wearing a small golden “MILF” necklace. A phrase which entered the popular vocabulary with the release of American Pie in 1999, Urban Dictionary states the acronym stands for “Mother I’d Like to Fuck”, referring to an attractive mature woman of no blood relation…

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” former Vice President Mike Pence said “the last thing we need right now, as our economy is getting back on its feet, is a trade war with Canada.” Host Dana Bash said, “I want to ask you about something a little closer to home in the U.S., and that is the renewed trade war between Canada and the U.S., going dollar for dollar on 50% tariffs. Trade talks collapsed on Friday night. The Canadian prime minister blamed unfair last minute demands by the U.S., saying the administration asked too much and offered too…