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As part of Breitbart’s America 250 coverage, we proudly present American Tributes. This special section showcases original videos sent to us from members of Congress, the Cabinet, and the Administration… all thematically connected by one simple premise: love of country. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) hailed the United States as the land of opportunity, reflecting on his own journey from growing up in foster care to serving in the U.S. Senate. Husted spoke of his American experience in the country he loves before the Semiquincentennial in an exclusive video address for Breitbart News’s American Tributes project. “As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of…

Islamabad has been told to reverse reconstruction at two sites in Taxila, or they will be added to the danger list The United Nations’ cultural agency UNESCO has directed Pakistan to reverse the reconstruction work underway at two ancient monuments in Taxila, a world heritage site.UNESCO warned that the construction work, if not reversed, could lead to Taxila itself being delisted from the World Heritage List, The Dawn reported.During a recent meeting, it pointed out to senior Pakistani government officials that a world heritage site in Germany had been delisted for similar reasons – “unnecessary interventions.”The agency said the “reconstructions”…

A British soccer fan on the way to the U.S.A. for the World Cup, whose family reported him missing, was found happily bending his elbow in a pub in Spain, completely unaware that he was reported missing. Michael “Little Mick” Hewitt, 65, left the UK on June 21 and last called his family from Barcelona as he was headed to the U.S. for the big games. But then, as far as his family was concerned, he vanished because there was no further communication from the traveling fan. He was supposed to have ended up in Boston to watch the Brits…

Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) on Wednesday fired two members of his clemency board after they released confidential information about commuting recommendations to the public about Tina Peters, who was sentenced for her role in tampering with election equipment. Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi objected to Polis’s decision in May to release Peters from prison after President Donald Trump had called for him to commute her sentence. Proff and Taslimi revealed that the board, which was appointed by Polis, had twice voted unanimously to reject Peters’s application for a shortened sentence. Polis overruled the board and decided to commute Peters’s…

Jared Novelly’s remarks come amid Washington’s push to reduce its reliance on China-dominated supply chains and tap into alternative sources Newly appointed US ambassador to New Zealand and several Pacific island nations Jared Novelly has made securing access to the Cook Islands’ critical minerals one of his top priorities.Located in the South Pacific Ocean, the self-governing territory, which is in free association with New Zealand, boasts one of the largest known cobalt deposits in the world. The mineral, which plays a crucial role in the production of electric vehicle batteries as well as military aircraft components, is found in the…

A commercial truck driver with a Massachusetts license reportedly struck and killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper this week in a fiery crash on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. The driver is reported to be a Haitian national illegally present in the United States. Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira, Jr., died on Thursday after being struck by a tractor-trailer during an inspection of another 18-wheeler. The crash resulted in the death of Trooper Pahira. WGAL NBC8 reports that Trooper Pahira was conducting a safety inspection on a tractor-trailer rig when a truck driven by Michael Bon, a 33-year-old male from…

Our decision to declare independence from the British two hundred and fifty years ago has paid off economically. The U.S. economy and population have grown at a faster rate than the U.K.’s in the years since independence, with higher stock returns, better bond yields, and lower inflation, according to Bank of America’s chief investment strategist, Michael Hartnett. Hartnett titled his latest weekly “Flow Show” note “Red, White and Boom.” He calculates that nominal gross domestic product has grown at an average annual rate of six percent in the U.S., beating the UK’s average growth of 5.8 percent. After adjusting for…

Wednesday on FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Government Accountability Institute president Peter Schweizer reacted to the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling. According to Schweizer, author of “The Invisible Coup,” the depth of birth tourism is unclear, noting that the Chinese government boasts of more than 1 million Chinese who have U.S. citizenship as a product of birthright citizenship. “Peter, in The Hill today, they claim that birth tourism schemes are rare,” host Laura Ingraham said. “Is that true?” Schweizer replied, “No. According to the Chinese government itself, they believe that every year, on average, since 2013, roughly 100,000 Chinese babies have been born…

The bloc is moving from pure economic cooperation to shaping tomorrow’s security agenda Not long ago, BRICS was largely seen as an economic acronym – a loose coalition of emerging powers united by their ambition to reshape global finance and give the developing world a stronger voice in international economic governance. Today, that image is rapidly becoming outdated.As wars spread, supply chains fracture, cyber threats multiply, and established international institutions struggle to keep pace with an increasingly turbulent world, BRICS is expanding its ambitions. What began as an economic partnership is steadily evolving into a platform where major emerging powers…

If Democrats do not win the midterm elections, black Americans will be “back in the cotton fields,” Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) recently claimed. Johnson made the bizarre claim during an appearance on the #RolandMartinUnfiltered daily broadcast. “It’s a GOP war on black America, and if we don’t stand up and fight back, we’re going to be back in the cotton fields,” Johnson asserted, clarifying what he meant by “fighting back.” He said it is not a call to arms but a call to protest, although he did not specify if he is imagining wild and violent riots reminiscent of the Black…