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France has summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner over comments from the Trump administration over the alleged Antifa mob killing of a conservative student in Lyon earlier this month. Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Sunday condemned comments from the U.S. Embassy and top diplomats concerning the death of 23-year-old Quentin Deranque, who was suffered catastrophic brain injury after allegedly being attacked by members of a banned Antifa cell in Lyon. So far, seven people have been charged in connection to the attack, including two former employees of far-left La France Insoumise (LFI) MP Raphaël Arnault, the founder…

During his weekly appearance on PBS’s “NewsHour,” The Atlantic’s David Brooks declared President Donald Trump’s presidency the “most imperial presidency in American history.” According to Brooks, Trump had far surpassed the alleged indiscretions of the late Richard Nixon. “Well, it’ll make tariff-issuing harder, certainly will not make them go away,” he said regarding the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision on tariffs. “Trump has made that perfectly clear. But just on the substance of it, it’s become clear that this tariff policy is a gigantic economic failure. It was designed to reduce — to increase manufacturing jobs in the United States. Manufacturing…

The state of West Virginia has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Apple, claiming the technology giant has failed to adequately prevent child sexual abuse materials from being stored and shared through its iOS devices and iCloud services. CNBC reports that West Virginia Attorney General John “JB” McCuskey, a Republican, filed the lawsuit claiming that Apple has prioritized its privacy branding and business interests over child safety. The complaint contrasts Apple’s approach with that of other major technology companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox, which McCuskey argues have been more proactive in combating such material through systems like PhotoDNA. PhotoDNA, a…

Eileen Gu, the California-born Olympian who chose to ski for Communist China instead of the United States, claimed the gold medal that had eluded her at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, with a win in the halfpipe event. AFP reported she had been forced to wait when the contest was postponed on Saturday due to heavy snow smothering Livigno, high in the Italian Alps. On Sunday, in blazing sunshine, Gu delivered with panache, posting a best score of 94.75 to dazzle the judges at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, the outlet noted.Straight after the win Gu was happy to applaud herself and her…

President Donald Trump addresses governors from across the country at the White House on Saturday, February 21. The president will address the gathered governors following the Supreme Court ruling against his implementation of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Trump has since enacted world-wide tariffs under different statutes, initially at 10 percent but then raised to 15 percent on Saturday. Read the full article here

Washington has been using trade talks to persuade New Delhi to give up on Russian supplies The US is in “active negotiations” with India, which it hopes to persuade to import oil from Venezuela instead of Russia, the American ambassador in New Delhi has said.The US issued licenses to two trading houses to distribute oil produced in Venezuela after kidnapping the Latin American nation’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, in early January and reaching a supply deal with interim president Delcy Rodriguez.Washington has been using the ongoing trade negotiations to persuade New Delhi to give up on Russian oil supplies. India and…

The British author T.H. White’s classic tales of King Arthur were collected as The Once and Future King, befitting Arthur’s legendary status as a warrior for good.  We can say the same of the American archbishop, Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979).  Today, when we are reminded that civilization is worth fighting for—and must be fought for—Sheen resonates.  In the middle of the last century, Sheen was America’s most prominent Catholic cleric.  On radio, in his syndicated column, on prime-time TV—he went head-to-head with Milton Berle and Frank Sinatra, garnering 30 million viewers—and in countless sermons and speeches, Sheen was everywhere; in…

The bureau reportedly plans to scrap interviews and writing tests for internal candidates amid staffing shortages The FBI is planning to make it easier for existing employees to become special agents by eliminating two long-standing vetting steps, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing sources. The change comes as Director Kash Patel seeks to reshape the bureau amid an agent shortage.According to the report, Patel is expected to remove requirements for staff already working for the agency to sit for a panel interview and complete a writing assessment. Instead, internal candidates who pass a written exam through an online portal will proceed…

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused the left-wing UK government of blocking him from travelling to the Chagos Islands amid ongoing controversy surrounding the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory. Earlier this week a small cohort of Chagossians embarked on an attempt to resettle on the archipelago’s atolls in a bid to scupper the 2025 deal in which London agreed to hand over control of the territory to the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius. In stark contrast to the open borders approach to illegal migrants landing in Britain, the four Chagos Islanders, who landed on the territory on…

A memo by the Los Angeles Fire Department allegedly revealed plans to “protect” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass regarding her handling of the 2025 wildfires, according to a report. In a 13-page “confidential memo,” that was entitled “LAFD AARR: Strategic Response Plan,” it was revealed that the goal was to “prepare and protect Mayor Bass, the City, and the LAFD from reputational harm,” according to the Los Angeles Times (LA Times). The memo was released before an “after-action review report on the Palisades fire,” according to the outlet. “It’s our goal to prepare and protect Mayor Bass, the City, and…