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Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has long fought to publicize the files related to the late pedophile A Republican lawmaker has accused US President Donald Trump of attempting to distract the public from the Epstein scandal by embroiling the country in a conflict with Iran.Representative Thomas Massie’s comments come after the release of millions of pages of files on late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein by the US Justice Department (DOJ). The documents mention Trump over 5,000 times, though without any indication of criminal activity.“Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won’t make the Epstein files go away,” Massie said…

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) have called for a “formal investigation” of Chinese home electronics giant Anker, arguing that its products – including the popular Eufy line of home security cameras – pose “unacceptable risks to U.S. national security.” Rep. Stefanik and Sen. Scott, who sit on the armed services committees in their respective chambers, wrote a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on Monday asking for an investigation of Anker Innovations, Eufy smart home products, and SOLIX battery technologies. “Anker, through its Eufy brand, has a documented…

Three F-15E Strike Eagle fighters were shot down by friendly fire while engaging Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones over Kuwait, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Monday morning. UPDATE 0630 Eastern: Three U.S. jets downed by Kuwait in error Following earlier reports of fighter jets downed over Kuwait, CENTCOM has confirmed the loss of three F-15E Strike Eagle fighters around 0700 Kuwait time (2303 Eastern). The aircraft were engaged in “active combat” in support of Operation Epic Fury against “Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones” and were shot down “over Kuwait due to an apparent friendly fire incident”. They said:…

Venezuela experienced a sharp increase in its oil exports in February following the arrest of deposed socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Bloomberg, citing shipping reports and statistical data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler Ltd. reported that oil Venezuela exported 788,000 barrels of oil in February — more than double the 383,000 barrels reportedly exported during January while also marking a five-month record high in oil exports. The outlet pointed out that crude oil production in Venezuela is recovering after the United States carried out a law enforcement operation in Caracas on January 3 to arrest Maduro and…

A group of roughly 200 Italian nationals, mostly underage students, are stranded in Dubai after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) closed its airspace following Iran’s drone strikes. In a brief statement, the Italian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that the Italian embassy in Abu Dhabi and the consulate in Dubai are following the case of 190 Italians that are part of the World Students Connection (WSC), an Rome-based international educational programs association. The group found themselves stranded in Dubai after the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries shut down their airspace in response to Iran launching a series of drone…

The International Paralympic Committee has rejected a design featuring a map, calling it too political Ukraine’s national team has been forced to urgently replace its ceremonial uniforms for the Winter Paralympics in Italy after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) rejected a design featuring a map of the country based on Kiev’s territorial claims.The uniform design featured a map that included former Ukrainian territories that have formally voted to be become part of Russia, namely Crimea – which rejoined Russia in 2014 following a public referendum – as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions,…

U.S. Central Command announced on Monday morning the death of a fourth American military service member amid Operation Epic Fury in Iran. CENTCOM said in a statement Monday that the service member was “seriously wounded during Iran’s initial attacks, eventually succumbed to their injuries.” “Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing. The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.” Meanwhile, three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were shot down on Sunday in Kuwaiti airspace amid combat with Iranian aircraft. However, CENTCOM said that the three jets were “mistakenly…

The competition between AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI has reached a new level of intensity as users signal a shift towards “chatbot monogamy” rather than experimenting with multiple platforms. Business Insider reports that the escalating tension between Anthropic and OpenAI, the companies behind the popular chatbots Claude and ChatGPT respectively, has moved beyond corporate competition into a public dispute that is forcing users to take sides. The conflict reached a critical point following a fight between Anthropic and the Department of War over government usage of its technology, with OpenAI stepping in to fill the gap. When Anthropic maintained its…

The 53-year-old suspect who opened fire at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, Sunday morning wore an Iranian flag shirt under his hoodie as he carried out the carnage. Breitbart News reported that the hoodie bore the words, “Property of Allah” and CBS News observed that a Quran was found in the vehicle the suspect drove to the sight of the shooting. The shooting suspect was killed while exchanging gunfire with police and identified as a 53-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Senegal. Two people were killed in that attack and fourteen others wounded. CNN noted that the accused “was wearing…

The State Department has urged US citizens to leave over a dozen countries immediately amid escalating Iranian retaliatory strikes The US State Department has issued an urgent warning for American citizens to immediately leave over a dozen countries across the Middle East, citing “serious safety risks” as Iran’s retaliatory strikes against US and Israeli targets continue to escalate.In a post on X on Tuesday, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mora Namdar stated Washington “urges Americans to DEPART NOW from the countries below using available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks.”The warning covers Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel,…