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A sanctioned deputy oil minister was reportedly among those detained in the anti-corruption raids Iraq has launched a major anti-corruption crackdown ahead of Prime Minister Ali al‑Zaidi’s visit to Washington next month. The raids reportedly targeted Deputy Oil Minister Ali Maarij, whom the US had previously accused of aiding Iran.Elite counterterrorism units stormed houses inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified ‌Green Zone early on Sunday, according to media reports, citing security sources. The area houses the US Embassy as well as other diplomatic missions, international institutions’ offices and homes of high-ranking government officials and prominent politicians.On Sunday, the Iraqi INA state news…

Erin Brockovich, who secured a historic $333 million settlement against PG&E in 1993 and was immortalized by Julia Roberts on the silver screen, has launched a new battle against the proliferation of AI data centers across the United States and beyond. The Guardian reports that the environmental activist who became a household name after her work on the Hinkley, California, groundwater contamination case has identified what she describes as a threat on par with that scandal, only larger in scope. After receiving thousands of emails from concerned citizens, Brockovich has turned her attention to the rapid construction of massive AI…

At least five people were shot and killed in a suburb of Hamburg on Monday despite Germany’s stringent gun controls, which include gun licensing, registration, confiscatory actions, and other controls. Breitbart News reported the shooting and pointed out that NTV indicated it took place near a youth centre. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident. Germany is heavily gun controlled and Breitbart News noted the stringency of the controls following the June 22, 2016, Munich shooting in which nine were killed. At that time, the University of Sydney described Germany’s gun laws as “restrictive,” noting that even the acquisition of a…

Ohio’s Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno blasted his state’s governor, Republican Mike DeWine, for the governor’s support of the thousands of Haitian migrants Joe Biden imported into the state as the Trump administration moves to revoke their temporary protected immigration status. DeWine went on left-wing CNN and attacked the Trump administration for working to revoke the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of some 300,000 economic migrants from Haiti, thousands of whom flooded into the Buckeye State during the Biden years. On CNN, DeWine insisted that the Haitians have been an integral part of Ohio communities. “It is not in the United States’s…

America’s capital is expecting a tourism boom as visitors flock to Washington, DC, to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. Visitors are expected to continue pouring into the area and onto the National Mall, which is considered the main stage for large public events, exhibitions, and cultural programming, Travel and Tour World reported Sunday. “The Great American State Fair, which has been staged on the National Mall, has been highlighted as a key attraction contributing to visitor influx. Public performances, including artistic displays such as rope trick demonstrations, have been presented within open paddock spaces, creating an immersive cultural environment for…

At least six people have been killed in a shooting in the northern German city of Stade, the police have said.“Shots were fired near a youth welfare center in the city center,” a police official told Germany’s dpa news agency. Four women and two men are among the victims, Kathrin Schuol, a spokeswoman for the local police department told a press conference on Monday evening, adding that all of them were either employees of the facility or officials from the local child services department.Several people have been injured in the incident, according to law enforcement officials. Five people died on the spot and…

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, we should be compelled not only to celebrate, but to reflect. History offers a powerful comparison. In the 18th century, American colonists declared independence and launched a revolution in the name of liberty. In the 20th century, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) carried out its own revolution in the name of liberation. Both promised a new world. Both rejected the old order. Both spoke the language of justice. And both succeeded. One produced a nation where individuals are free. The other produced a system where individuals are enslaved by the state. Why? The answer…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly conducting an extensive investigation into Polymarket, one of the world’s largest prediction market platforms, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the primary regulatory body overseeing prediction markets, has initiated a probe into the popular betting platform Polymarket. A person with knowledge of the investigation, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the confidential nature of the inquiry, confirmed the regulator’s scrutiny of the company. The specific focus of the investigation has not been disclosed at this time. The investigation emerges during…

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) celebrated Somali Independence Day, stating that the people of Minneapolis “stand with” Somali immigrants. In a post on X, Frey shared a video in which he stated that the Somali community in Minneapolis was seen as “family” and not as immigrants. In his post, Frey wrote that Minneapolis celebrated “the resilience, culture, and leadership that continue to enrich” the city and community. “Through the most difficult of times and through Operation Metro Surge, we all saw that they tried to come for some of us,” Frey said. “And, when that happens, we say that you’re…

Gas storages in the bloc are projected to end the critical gas restocking season only 76% full, the newspaper reports The European Union risks entering the coming heating season with its lowest gas reserves in 15 years, potentially driving up energy costs for households and businesses, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing projections by consultancy Wood Mackenzie.The bloc has faced soaring energy prices since scaling back Russian oil and gas imports following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict four years ago. The shift away from relatively cheap Russian pipeline gas has left Europe increasingly reliant on more expensive liquefied…