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Scott Bessent urged President Trump not to host the “special-needs child” at the White House, according to a book by NYT reporters US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who had negotiated a much-touted rare earth minerals deal with Kiev, was reportedly worried that “little f**ker” Vladimir Zelensky would mess up the signing ceremony in the Oval Office, according to a new book by New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.The infamous confrontation last year took place as the Ukrainian leader sat down with President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance to finalize a deal granting the US access…
An Iranian singer, along with her production team, has been sentenced to 74 lashings for performing a patriotic song without a hijab in a viral video. In 2024, Parastoo Ahmadi, age 29, livestreamed a video of her singing the patriotic song Az Khoone Javanane Vatan (From the Blood of the Youth of the Homeland) that went viral, generating millions of views. She and several musicians who performed with her was briefly detained before being released, but according to court documents obtained by The Guardian, she received a harsh and brutal punishment by the regime for not wearing a hijab. According to…
Wisconsin Seventh Congressional District candidate Michael Alfonso said on Breitbart News Saturday that voters want Congress to act and help make President Donald Trump’s agenda longer lasting. Alfonso, who has President Trump’s endorsement and is the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, told Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matt Boyle that it is “pretty humbling” to have Trump’s support and that “every day” he is “going to be working to make sure I live up to that endorsement.” Trump stated in May, “Michael Alfonso has been a winner all of his life,” adding that he “comes from a truly spectacular…
Washington and Tehran are sending conflicting messages ahead of follow-up discussions in Switzerland The situation in the Strait of Hormuz remains tense following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, as the countries’ delegations descend on Switzerland for follow-up discussions.Commercial shipping through the key waterway was disrupted after the US-Israeli attack on Iran in February, and its reopening has become one of the key points of the memorandum signed by President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Washington promised to lift its own blockade of Iranian ports, while Tehran would gradually “make arrangements using its best efforts for…
Authorities in Mexico are keeping quiet about the discovery of a mass grave with four bodies, including two men from Chicago who were reported missing in May. The discovery took place this week in southern Mexico City. According to a report from Mexico’s Zeta Magazine, authorities were carrying out a search operation in the Valle de Silencio rural community in the Marquesa region. In that region, authorities found the bodies of three men and two women. While authorities have not publicly released information on the case, Zeta reported that the operation was done in an attempt to locate Zafar Padamsee…
The national Civil Defense Alert platform sent out bizarre emergency warnings due to an apparent hack Thousands of Brazilians across multiple states were shocked and puzzled by emergency alerts sent to their cell phones in the middle of the night, some containing gibberish while others warned them to brace for an imminent alien attack.The false alarms were sent between Friday night and early Saturday morning through Brazil’s national Civil Defense Alert platform, a system normally reserved for serious warnings about floods, landslides, storms and other emergencies.Instead, residents in several cities were jolted awake by “extreme alert” notifications containing the word…
Police released a man accused of forcing a three-year-old boy into a crocodile enclosure at a zoo in Huntingdon, England, on Thursday. The incident happened at the Johnsons of Old Hurst, a farm and zoo, and the suspect was charged with attempted murder, Fox News reported Saturday. Police said the 30-year-old suspect was not fit to be interviewed and will remain on bail until late September. The child victim was in stable condition but reportedly suffered a broken arm and pelvis as a result. The family-owned business has since closed the Tropical House until further notice, saying in a statement…
Toy Story 5 star Tom Hanks took a sledge hammer to MS NOW’s tiny number of viewers right in the face of one of the network’s reporters in Chicago on Thursday. Hanks was in the Windy City for the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center when a reporter for the former MSNBC — which rebranded itself as MS NOW last summer — approached the film star with mic in hand. As the Cast Away star turned his attention to the reporter, he offhandedly remarked, “What can I do for the 800 people watching MS Now?” The reporter was a tad hurt by the…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it was closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israel launching airstrikes on Lebanon, according to multiple reports. In a statement, the IRGC Navy “warned ships not to approach the waterway,” adding that the ships’ “safety would be at risk if they did so,” NBC News reported. “Iran’s top joint military command” explained that the closing of the Strait of Hormuz was in response to “breaches of commitments by” the United States and Israel, according to the outlet: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warned ships not to approach the waterway,…
Nearly four in ten Democrats say they are “ashamed” to be American, a new survey found. The survey by The Economist/YouGov found just weeks before America’s 250th anniversary that 26 percent of Democrats say they are “somewhat ashamed” and 12 percent say they are “very ashamed” to be American. Nearly twice as many Democrats reported being somewhat or very ashamed to be American compared to overall poll respondents. Out of all U.S. adult citizens polled, 12 percent say they are “somewhat ashamed” and 8 percent say they are “very ashamed.” Still, some Democrats say they are “very proud” to be American…