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Prosecutors in the case involving the killing of a French teenager that shocked the nation have said that while a motive has yet to be determined, they have apparently been able to rule out a racial motive. On Tuesday, 17-year-old Louis died in hospital after being brutally beaten to death in the Mediterranean town of Narbonne by a group of youths who ambushed him near a construction site last Friday. After being beaten by the group, Louis was left for dead, and his near-lifeless body was only discovered over 14 hours later by a worker. Footage of the savage beating of…

The Department of Education (ED) on Tuesday announced new investigations into the Maryland State Department of Education and several Maryland school districts over policies that allegedly favor gender ideology over biological reality, at the expense of female students.  ED’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened the probes on the 54th anniversary of the signing of Title IX into state department of education, as well as Montgomery County Public Schools, Prince George’s County Public Schools, and Frederick County Public Schools (the Districts). OCR is looking to determine if the entities have violated Title IX by allowing boys to access girls’ intimate facilities…

President Donald Trump handed Speaker Mike Johnson a lifeline Thursday to get Republicans’ agenda back on track next week. But hard-liners’ festering discontent over Trump’s stalled election bill could jam the chamber again. For now, members plan to return Monday and press forward on a long list of major legislation before Independence Day recess, including fiscal 2027 funding bills, the annual defense policy bill, a kids online safety bill and negotiations for a third reconciliation measure lawmakers want to stuff with party priorities. Trump on Thursday instructed the band of GOP hard-liners to lift their procedural block of House floor…

As Washington and Tehran begin detailed nuclear negotiations, expert Anton Khlopkov assesses uranium dilution, Russia’s role and the prospects for a deal The United States and Iran have entered a new phase of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, but the most difficult questions have only been postponed.High-level delegations from the two countries have been meeting in Switzerland, with Pakistan and Qatar acting as mediators, after the signing of the US-Iranian Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. The framework document has created a fragile diplomatic opening, but leaves the central nuclear issues to be settled within 60 days.At the heart of the dispute…

Republicans reacted to Tuesday night’s New York primary results by warning that the Democratic Party has become “the party of socialism” and has been “taken over by those who hate America” after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani-backed democratic socialist candidates swept key races. The victories marked the greatest test yet of Mamdani’s growing political clout since his upset victory in last year’s New York City mayoral race, with all three of his endorsed House candidates prevailing, including challengers who defeated incumbent Reps. Dan Goldman (D-NY) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), delivering a major setback to New York’s Democrat establishment. Republican…

Radio Okapi, a network operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reported on Wednesday that samples of the deadly Ebola virus are being transported on public vehicles in certain parts of the outbreak region because the poor transportation resources of the area left health officials with few alternatives. Doctors in the Nia-Nia health zone of Ituri province, the epicenter of the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak, were well aware of the health and security issues created by using public transportation for medical materials. “We need a dedicated vehicle to collect samples from health areas and transport them directly to the…

On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) responded to Sen. Chris Murphy’s (D-CT) proposal to raise the minimum wage to $25 an hour by saying that “I’m delighted that Sen. Murphy is talking about this and I think the voting record of a lot of us, the Democrats that had led on this before is we’re willing to do it, it was $15, plus inflation adjustments.” Co-host Joe Mathieu asked, “I want to ask you, quickly, with our small amount of time remaining here, Congressman, if you think raising the minimum wage would help. ……

On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said that Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is “defending people trying to kill police officers” and expressed consternation that no one else “is calling this out” within the Democratic Party. Fetterman said, “Tlaib, she was defending the Antifa people in Texas. They tried to kill ICE agents and police officers. They’re literally defending these people. And she actually said, well, the way America has become now, that forces people to have to act out in these kind[s] of way[s]. Now you have people in the Squad, they’re defending people…

In a preview of an interview that will air Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said yelling at President Donald Trump during Wednesday’s GOP luncheon accomplished his mission of getting a briefing on the negotiations in Iran. Host Margaret Brennan said, “You wanted to get the details on the diplomacy. Correct. Okay. Because on Wednesday, you and President Trump had that angry exchange, raised voices, you said, along with other Senate Republicans, in this closed-door meeting. He berated you for that vote you had taken previously to try to stop the war. You said you won’t…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Democratic U.S. House nominee and New York State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez responded to a question on if the party’s tent is big enough for her and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Israel by saying that Democratic voters “don’t want to see our tax dollars going to fund a genocide, apartheid occupation.” Valdez said, “[I]f the Democratic Party is willing to stand for Medicare for all, is willing to fight for abolishing ICE, and bringing them — the billions, trillions of dollars we spend on forever wars back into our communities, then that’s the Democratic…