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The names of the candidates for mayor of Arcis-sur-Aube have drawn global attention An upcoming mayoral runoff in the small French town of Arcis-sur-Aube has drawn global attention due to the unusual surnames of two candidates, which resemble those of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky.Mayor Charles Hittler is seeking reelection in a three-way second round on Sunday against Annie Soucat and Antoine Renault-Zielinski, after leading the first round of voting last weekend.Hittler, who has governed the small community of less than 3,000 in the Grand Est region since 2020, is in the lead following the first round,…

Venezuelan PragerU contributor Franklin Camargo on Wednesday detailed to the U.S. Congress that the arrest of Venezuela’s deposed socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro — long wanted by U.S. authorities on narco-terrorism charges — served American interests, emphasizing that it was justified and necessary for the security of the American people. Camargo participated as a witness alongside Josh Blackman, professor of Law at the South Texas College of Law, and Gina D’Andrea, general counsel at the America First Policy Institute, in a hearing at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight titled, “The Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers.” The hearing, chaired by Rep. Jeff Van…

On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA) said that in California, “my neighbors pay way too much already.” But a federal gas tax holiday wouldn’t help and “if the gas tax goes away, it means we don’t have the basic infrastructure we critically need in this country.” Co-host Kailey Leinz asked, “If the White House were to come to Congress and request a gas tax holiday, would you be supportive of that in the name of relief at the pump for your constituents?” Liccardo answered, “I’m certainly open to considering many options. But we know…

Rock band Pearl Jam on Tuesday encouraged its supporters to call their senators and urge them to vote against the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. “Make your voice heard. Call your senators today and let them know that you oppose all forms of voter suppression. Tell them to VOTE NO on the SAVE Act,” Pearl Jam wrote on X. The image Pearl Jam shared claimed that the SAVE America Act would hurt people who recently moved, those displaced by a flood disaster, college students away from home, married women with…

The “patience” of the Gulf states towards Tehran is not “unlimited,” the Saudi Arabian foreign minister has warned Iran could face retaliation from its Gulf neighbors for attacks on their energy infrastructure, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Al Saud has warned, adding that the “patience” of the countries of the region is not “unlimited.”  Iran must “recalculate” its strategy, Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat said during a news conference on Thursday, hours after the kingdom claimed it had downed four ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh, with some debris falling near a refinery south of the city.Tehran launched a new wave of retaliatory strikes…

HOUSTON, Texas — An armed man dressed in full tactical gear slipped through an unlatched door into Zwink Elementary School last week, confronting front‑office staff while wearing a holstered handgun, a taser, and a load‑bearing vest before walking out and driving away, according to a newly filed complaint. A Texas judge rejected the prosecutors’ request for a $150,000 bond and set bail at $75,000. The defendant promptly paid the bond and was released with an ankle monitor. The criminal complaint obtained by Breitbart Texas identifies the suspect as 39‑year‑old Kyle Najm Chris, also known as Muhi Mohanad Najm, an Iraqi-born naturalized…

On Tuesday, California agreed to a settlement with the Second Amendment Foundation, Firearms Policy Coalition, and other plaintiffs, and will pay over $1.3 million to cover the plaintiffs’ attorney fees. The settlement arose from a lawsuit that was filed against California’s Marketing Firearms to Minors Law, which crossed into First Amendment territory by banning firearm advertisements. Breitbart News quoted Ninth Circuit Judge Kenneth Lee’s September 2023 majority opinion against the law, where he wrote “…that [the Marketing Firearms to Minors Law] does not directly and materially advance California’s substantial interests in reducing gun violence and the unlawful use of firearms by…

Yegia Teshyan, coordinator of the Regional and International Relations Cluster at the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Relations at the American University of Beirut, spoke to the editor of Russia in Global Affairs, Fyodor Lukyanov, about the growing risk of a major war in Lebanon.With Hezbollah opening a second front against Israel and fears mounting of a wider regional escalation, Lebanon once again finds itself on the edge. Teshyan outlines the possible scenarios, from a limited conflict to a full-scale invasion, and warns of deep internal divisions that could prove just as dangerous as any external threat.The…

American A.I. and robotics companies are reportedly asking Congress to impose curbs on Chinese robotics manufacturers, due to their unfair business practices and the security risks they pose, Chinese media complained this week. Interestingly, these concerns are particularly acute for humanoid robots, not the bulky industrial machines traditionally associated with the robotics industry. Humanoid robots, the stuff of countless science fiction stories, are finally happening, and witnesses told the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday that China has developed a troubling lead in the new consumer technology. Max Fenkell of the San Francisco-based…

The government of Saudi Arabia held a large ministerial-level meeting in Riyadh with representatives of other victims of Iranian bombings in the past month, issuing a joint statement condemning Tehran for widespread drone and missile attacks on civilian sites in over a dozen countries. Participating in the meeting were the foreign ministers of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Turkey, Qatar, Syria, Azerbaijan, and Lebanon. On Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) published a joint statement from the participants demanding an immediate end to bombings by Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and warning Iran…