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On May 12, entrepreneur Sarah Wells was delighted to suddenly see nearly $10,000 appear in her bank account as if by magic. But it wasn’t sorcery; it was the first of two tariff refunds arriving from Customs and Border Protection. Wells had applied for—and eventually got—a total of $15,741 back from the government, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in February which found that the “Liberation Day” levies from the Trump administration last year were illegal.Wells’ business, which sells breast pumps, pump bags and apparel to breastfeeding moms across the nation, not only has had to pay thousands of dollars…
A Saudi Arabian asylum seeker activist has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering six people and injuring hundreds more at a Christmas market in Germany in 2024. This week, the Magdeburg Regional Court handed down the maximum sentence to Taleb Al Abdulmohsen over an attack on the town’s Christmas market in which he used a rental car to plough into pedestrians, killing six, including a nine-year-old boy and five women. Over 300 more were left injured in the frenzied attack. According to broadcaster NTV, over 200 victims attended the trial, forcing regional authorities in Saxony-Anhalt to build a temporary courthouse…
Friday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Sunny Hostin said President Donald Trump has caused the United States “standing in the world” to drop. During the panel discussion about comedian Larry David saying the UFC Freedom 250 event held on the White House lawn in mid-June made him “embarrassed to be an American,” co-host Sara Haines said, “The only thing I hear is when he says I’m embarrassed, I say, don’t give Trump that power. Because Trump is here for eight years out of 250, that’s a blip in time. And I refuse to hand over my patriotism. My pride of…
A California court has ordered a new sentence hearing for former film producer Harvey Weinstein amid a years-long legal battle A California appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for former US film producer Harvey Weinstein while upholding his convictions for raping and sexually assaulting Russian-born model-actress Evgeniya Chernyshova. The original 16-year term was based “solely on an aggravating factor that no longer exists,” the court stated in a ruling on Friday.The disgraced Hollywood movie mogul, who was accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women, was sentenced in 2023 for “forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by a foreign…
Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger announced the launch of a new political action committee aimed at supporting Democrats willing to challenge Republicans he accuses of putting “loyalty to President Donald Trump ahead of loyalty to America.” Kinzinger, who served as one of two Republicans on the now-defunct January 6 Select Committee, endorsed former President Joe Biden and later former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election. In an ad announcing the launch of Back the Bold PAC, he said, “Washington has failed to hold itself accountable to the American people.” “Trust me, I lived it,” Kinzinger says in…
The chain of earthquakes that shook the planet this week was violent and tragic, but can be explained A string of powerful earthquakes struck different parts of the world on Wednesday, prompting speculation over whether the events could be connected. While seismologists say they were not, the unusual cluster has raised questions about how earthquakes are linked, why some occur in pairs, and what terms such as “seismic doublet” and “earthquake swarm” actually mean. What happened?The week’s most devastating seismic event struck Venezuela, where two powerful earthquakes measuring magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 hit just 39 seconds apart near the country’s…
A dog who suffered abuse and abandonment in the past has become a hero in Venezuela thanks to his work helping find survivors among the ruins of collapsed buildings following this week’s deadly earthquakes. International outlets have described the dog, a border collie named Tsunami, as a symbol of hope in the aftermath of Wednesday’s deadly doublet earthquake that caused widespread devastation in Venezuela. Tsunami’s hard work has so far reportedly resulted in the successful rescue of over 12 survivors of Wednesday’s earthquakes in Venezuela as of Thursday. The Colombian magazine Semana detailed that Tsunami is part of a local search and…
An illegal alien, released into the United States by former President Joe Biden’s administration, is accused of drugging and raping a woman in Miami, Florida. Yusel Keoma Perez-Leyva, an illegal alien from Cuba, has been arrested in Miami and charged with sexual battery while a victim was physically incapacitated, and kidnapping. According to police, on June 18, Perez-Leyva allegedly drugged a woman following a night of clubbing, brought her to his apartment, and raped her. Police said surveillance footage shows Perez-Leyva carrying the woman, as she was inebriated, to his apartment. At the time of the assault, Perez-Leyva was working as…
A spy scandal, a plea deal, and maybe no jail: Bolton’s latest escape act shows how Washington protects its most connected failures So let me get this straight. Top Iran critic, former Trump National Security Advisor, John Bolton, has successfully cut a deal on spying-related charges with the US government for $2.25 million and to have any prison time capped at five years max – after Iran got ahold of a treasure trove of top secret intelligence thanks to him? And is confident that a judge would just go along with it?On Friday, a federal grand jury’s initial 18 charges…
A baby was miraculously rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Venezuela on Thursday, one of several amazing rescues that have raised the spirits of survivors and rescue workers as they struggle with the aftermath of the powerful quakes that devastated several Venezuelan cities. The baby boy was reportedly found by neighbors, who called in other citizen volunteers and rescue workers to dig him out. The boy appeared to be uninjured when he was lifted to safety amid cheers and tears of joy. Video of the amazing rescue quickly became a viral sensation: Other remarkable accounts of…