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AARHUS, Denmark (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Denmark on Thursday as the Nordic country launched its European Union presidency, the Danish prime minister’s office said. Zelenskyy flew into the western city of Aarhus. A Ukrainian flag flew from the aircraft cockpit as it parked. He was due to hold talks with Prime Minister Mette Fredericksen and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, both staunch backers of Ukraine. His trip comes after the Trump administration decided to halt some arms shipments promised to help Kyiv fight off Russia´s invasion. “Ukraine belongs in the EU. It is in…

Paramount will settle President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS and has agreed to pay $16 million over an edited interview of former presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Paramount said the settlement will also include Trump’s legal fees and costs, adding the $16 million, minus the legal costs, will go toward Trump’s presidential library. “As part of the settlement, Paramount also agreed to release transcripts of ’60 Minutes’ interviews with eligible U.S. presidential candidates after such interviews have aired, subject to redactions as required for legal or national security concerns. The settlement does not include an apology,” noted the New York Times.…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is blasting Republican colleagues over Medicaid as he issues extended remarks ahead of the final GOP megabill vote. Jeffries is utilizing his so-called magic minute to read off letters sent in by individuals in each state who rely on benefits that potentially hang in the balance as a result of the megabill’s provisions. After reading a story from Arizona and criticizing Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz), Jeffries told the chamber: “I’m still in the A section right now, so strap in.” He read another story from a constituent in GOP Rep. David Valadao’s district in California,…

London has reportedly sought to join the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention to support its exporters in the wake of Brexit The EU has refused to allow the UK join a streamlined network that offers lower tariffs to 20 countries that trade with the bloc, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing officials.According to the article, the UK had sought to join the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) convention, established in 2012 to align rules of origin across trade deals between the EU and countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The framework allows manufacturers to qualify for lower tariffs when using components sourced…

Seven non-citizens were arrested in California on Tuesday after a coordinated police investigation prevented a jewelry store robbery. The seven men arrested are linked to a May jewelry store burglary, according to a news release from the Glendale Police Department. In the first robbery on May 27, Bidrussian Jewelry in Glendale was burglarized, with an unknown amount of jewelry taken. A hole was cut through the roof to gain entry to the store. After gaining entry, the group who entered the store disabled security cameras and broke into three safes, using blowtorches to open at least two of them, according…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) denied allegations a Los Angeles mother was abducted by bounty hunters at gunpoint for immigration, calling it a “hoax.” Reports claimed Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon was abducted by armed men while on her way to work; bounty hunters aiding in immigration enforcement, per the New York Post: Calderon managed to make two calls to family members, they said, and described being driven to a border station and turned over to ICE officials, who demanded she sign self-deportation paperwork and leave the country. When she refused, they locked her in a warehouse “holding men and women…

Speaker Mike Johnson is potentially just a couple of hours away from sending Donald Trump his “big, beautiful bill,” defying expectations that he could meet the president’s arbitrary but unwavering deadline. After it appeared to be derailed late Wednesday by hard-right holdouts, Republicans advanced the bill around 3:30 a.m. and are set to vote on final passage around 6 a.m. During the all-nighter, GOP leaders kept the procedural vote open for almost six hours as they worked to flip 12 votes. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) was the lone Republican to vote “no” at the end. Things looked dire until around…

US President Donald Trump has accused Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani of trying to “destroy New York,” calling him a “communist lunatic.” In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president promised to save the Big Apple.Mamdani swept to victory in the Democratic primary last week, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo with 56% of the vote. The assemblyman from Queens has described himself as a democratic socialist and is running on a platform that includes fare-free public transit, rent freezes, universal childcare, and publicly owned grocery stores.”As president of the United States, I’m not going to let this communist lunatic…

Idaho ShooterNational Law Needed to Determine if Psychiatric Drugs are Involved in ShootingsRepublished with permission from AbleChild.It was just three days ago that 20-year-old Wess Roley inexplicably ambushed and murdered two Idaho firefighters and left one in critical condition. Sniper Roley reportedly took his own life during the rampage. As with each of these random murderous shootings, one can only wonder why. To get to that answer serious questions need to be answered, beginning with the shooter’s mental health records.The information that has been provided to the public so far mentions Roley had only recently moved to the Coeur d’Alene…

The UK government is very seriously concerned about the potential for domestic conflict but has to dress up preparations for such an eventuality under the “logically absurd” pretext of a land invasion of the British Isles by Russia, a professor of war has asserted. “For the first time in many years, we have to actively prepare for the possibility of the UK homeland coming under direct threat”, the UK government said in its 2025 National Security Strategy last month, warning that “critical national infrastructure – including undersea cables, energy pipelines, transportation and logistics hubs” are a major target. Responding to…