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Shonda Lou Barnes (Credit: Johnston County Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office) The city manager of a tiny Oklahoma town has been arrested and charged with 11 felony counts of voter registration fraud after investigators say she submitted applications using other people’s names and forged their signatures. Shonda Lou Barnes, city manager for the Town of Mannsville in Johnston County, was taken into custody at her home Monday afternoon on a warrant charging her with 11 counts of false affidavit in voter registration. She was booked into the Johnston County Jail, KXII reported. The Johnston County Election Board flagged the applications in late…

Thomas Weir Pauken II, an American citizen who worked in China from 2019 to 2026, was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in prison for “acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States.” “Pauken exploited his U.S. citizenship and corresponding ability to travel to the U.S. without restriction in order to support Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) operations, recruiting, and gathering of sensitive information from potential assets,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg said.  “Pauken betrayed his country for money. The National Security Division is committed to holding accountable anyone who aids…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The Dutch central bank announced Wednesday that it has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves out of North America in a move it described as “crisis preparedness” in a time of global political unrest. It said that between March and August, some 86 metric tons (94.8 tons) of gold were transferred to London from the combined total of around 313 metric tons (345 tons) held in New York and Ottawa, Canada. Before the move, New York housed 31.3% of the Dutch gold and Ottawa held 19.7%. After the move, both cities now…

The policies of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) pose a threat to the United States’ energy dominance, warns an expert memo provided to Breitbart News by the Republican lobbying and public affairs firm CGCN Group. The memo details how the policies in the DSA’s platform, which call for “full public control of major industries, punitive taxes on ‘the rich,’ and the abolition of prisons, the Senate, and the Electoral College” are known for “causing economic misery on a vast scale.” In the memo from CGCN Group, it is also noted that America’s “complex, massive network of power plants, transmission…

Despite a stern message from party leaders, a panel of House Democrats did not settle on any particular consequences for the pair of lawmakers who crossed party lines Tuesday to advance an otherwise troubled slate of Republican-led bills.Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and fellow leaders said the matter would be reviewed by the Democratic Committee on Caucus Rules, which convened Wednesday morning for a prescheduled listening session.Attendees discussed possible changes to the rules that govern House Democrats’ conduct for next term. Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), the panel’s chair, suggested to reporters that discussion included what should happen if members vote with…

Balendra Shah says flooded hydropower tunnels have become completely blocked, as hundreds remain trapped Mud and water have almost completely blocked hydropower tunnels in Nepal’s flood-hit north, complicating efforts to reach the more than 600 workers feared trapped underground, Prime Minister Balendra Shah has told parliament.Shah said the floodwaters had carried large amounts of mud and soil into the tunnels in the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli corridor last week, creating an unusual and difficult rescue environment. Nearly 4,000 people remain missing in the country as authorities continue search and rescue efforts eight days after the floods.The death toll from the flood is…

Bowe Bergdahl is seen alongside a Taliban captor during his nearly five years in captivity after abandoning his Army post in Afghanistan in 2009. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that a federal district court had no authority to overturn former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s military conviction for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Remember Bowe Bergdahl? He’s the Army soldier who walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009, left his brothers in a war zone, and triggered a desperate search that cost American lives. Bergdahl abandoned his post in Afghanistan…

Elon Musk addressed a virtual session of the G20 yesterday, laying out predictions on AI, humanoid robots and regulation. According to Musk, within 10 years, 1 billion humanoid robots will outproduce all of humanity. CNBC reports that Musk covered four topics: power constraints on AI, the technology’s economic potential, humanoid robotics, and how governments should regulate emerging tech. Robotics is where Musk got more specific about mechanics. He described humanoid robot usefulness as the product of three factors: AI software, the onboard AI chip, and electromechanical dexterity, particularly in the hands. All three are improving exponentially, he said. Once robots start manufacturing…

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits. Chevron, the only U.S. oil company that has a major presence in the country, said Wednesday that it has been assigned additional acreage in the Orinoco Belt, where the company has an established position. Joint venture plans include investing more than $7 billion over the next five years, more than doubling production to approximately 600,000 barrels a day compared…

An armed customer in Cedar Hill, Texas, shot and killed an alleged bank robber Monday morning in a Chase branch around 9:00 a.m. FOX 4 News reported that the alleged robber was armed with a knife and “demanded money from bank employees.” NBC DFW noted that an armed customer intervened by pulling his gun and shooting the alleged robber. The wounded suspect then fled the bank and was found outside by responding officers. The alleged robber was given first aid and transported to a hospital, where he died. The armed customer waited on scene and cooperated with police and an investigation into…