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A memo by the Los Angeles Fire Department allegedly revealed plans to “protect” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass regarding her handling of the 2025 wildfires, according to a report. In a 13-page “confidential memo,” that was entitled “LAFD AARR: Strategic Response Plan,” it was revealed that the goal was to “prepare and protect Mayor Bass, the City, and the LAFD from reputational harm,” according to the Los Angeles Times (LA Times). The memo was released before an “after-action review report on the Palisades fire,” according to the outlet. “It’s our goal to prepare and protect Mayor Bass, the City, and…

Jared Isaacman has slammed the aerospace giant’s first crewed flight to the ISS, which left astronauts stranded for nine months NASA chief Jared Isaacman has slammed Boeing for failures that plagued the botched debut mission of its first crewed spaceship, Starliner, which left two astronauts stranded for nine months last year.A billionaire private astronaut and close associate of SpaceX founder Elon Musk, Isaacman, who was appointed NASA administrator two months ago, also offered a blistering critique of the agency’s previous leadership, claiming that its decision-making risked creating “a culture incompatible with human spaceflight.” The remarks were made at a press…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones, killing one person in the Kyiv region, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said on Sunday. Another eight people, including a child, were rescued from under the rubble of destroyed buildings, the service said. The attack caused damage and fires to erupt in five districts in the suburbs of Kyiv. In the village of Putrivka in the Fastiv district, emergency first responders worked on saving people buried under debris. Russia also struck energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region, resulting in significant fires, which were later extinguished, the emergency…

When Roe v. Wade was reversed, we celebrated in Louisiana. We are a state that has chosen life. We have elected leaders who believe children in the womb deserve protection, and our laws reflect that conviction. Abortion centers have closed. Our legislature classified abortion drugs as controlled substances. We have worked to build a culture that serves women and protects their babies. But while our laws changed, the abortion industry did not retreat. It adapted. And now we are fighting a new and far more chaotic battle: unmarked abortion drugs flooding into our state from places like California and New…

The IDF is reportedly preparing “unprecedented” strikes on Hezbollah and the Houthis Israel’s military is preparing to launch large-scale pre-emptive strikes on Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East in order to prevent them from lending support to Tehran in any potential regional conflict, the Saudi daily Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Friday.Israeli military sources told the newspaper that West Jerusalem has engaged mediators to warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and armed factions in Iraq that any attack against Israel would be met with a “massive and unprecedented response.”The sources said that Israeli defense officials believe Tehran is…

JPMorgan Chase admitted that it closed more than 50 of President Donald Trump’s bank accounts after his first term as president concluded. The bank admitted on Friday that “more than 50 Trump accounts” were cut off in February 2021, weeks after the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, according to the New York Times. The revelation by JPMorgan came after Trump “and the Trump Organization” filed a lawsuit in January against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, for having debanked the president, according to the outlet. Per the outlet, accounts that JPMorgan reportedly “debanked” were accounts “for Trump…

The death of Quentin Deranque after a clash with alleged members of an anti-fascist group has sparked outrage in France Thousands of right-wing protesters are expected to march through central Lyon on Saturday in tribute to Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old mathematics student and nationalist activist who died on February 14 after allegedly being beaten by individuals linked to left-wing movements.Lyon’s mayor urged authorities to ban the rally – expected to draw between 2,000 and 3,000 participants – citing “proven risks of public disorder.” However, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez authorized the event, saying that “for now, freedom is more important than…

President Donald Trump hosted governors from around the country for dinner in the East Room on Saturday night, where he touted economic, border, and crime progress, as well as military strength. Cabinet members, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin–to name a few–were sprinkled among the governors’ tables. The president greeted Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) upon making his entrance with first lady Melania Trump, right after Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance’s introduction.…

Donald Trump, meanwhile, says he is considering new strikes on Iran to pressure Tehran over its nuclear program The US is finalizing a multibillion-dollar nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia that could enable the kingdom to pursue nuclear weapons, the Arms Control Association (ACA) has warned, as US President Donald Trump threatens new strikes on Iran to force it to abandon uranium enrichment.Last year, Washington and Riyadh finalized a long-sought civil nuclear cooperation framework, allowing US companies to bid on Saudi Arabia’s first reactors. The deal would pave the way for a US-Saudi ‘123 Agreement’, enabling transfers of US nuclear technology,…

Iran’s contested program, Israel’s ambiguity, and Türkiye’s reassessment of deterrence could redefine the region’s security architecture Amid the current geopolitical turbulence and escalating tensions in the Middle East, a pressing question has emerged: How will the future of the region look in light of the conflict between Iran and the US over Iran’s nuclear program? This concern is understandable, since for the past 30 years, Iran’s nuclear program has remained a key issue in the context of regional security.Throughout these years, Tehran has consistently asserted the peaceful nature of its nuclear program. Iranian officials stress that developing nuclear energy is part…