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Harmeet Dhillon, the Californian who now leads the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division, opened an investigation Thursday into “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) practices at the University of California (UC). This investigation is separate from the ongoing investigation of the University of California’s Los Angeles and Berkeley campuses by the DOJ’s antisemitism task force, which is being run by Leo Terrell. Dhillon’s letter cites Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, saying that there is suspicion that the UC system is discriminating against “employees, job applicants, and training program applicants” by race and gender. Notably, Dhillon…

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is circulating text of his amendment to the GOP megabill that would effectively end a key Medicaid financing mechanism after 2030. The provision won the backing of Senate Majority Leader John Thune during an eleventh-hour negotiating session held Friday night as a procedural vote was held open to win over Scott and other holdouts. It is expected to come up during the “vote-a-rama” set to take place overnight Sunday into Monday where dozens of amendments will be debated and voted on. Scott said Sunday he’s “very confident that my amendment is going to pass.” Other Republicans…

Screenshot of The sheriff of Kootenai County via Right Angle News Network on X As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, multiple first responders have been shot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, while responding to a brush fire. CNN reported that two people were fatally shot and several others were injured after a gunman ambushed them. Currently, there is at least one active shooter still firing at law enforcement officers. Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris stated, “We don’t know if there’s one, two three or four,” shooters. Kootenai County Emergency Management has told people in the area to shelter in place and…

Today’s NYT Strands hints and answersCredit: New York Times Looking for Saturday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: ForbesToday’s NYT Strands Puzzle: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Saturday, June 28thBy Erik Kain It’s Sunday and we have a very special Strands puzzle to solve. Seriously, I think this is the most creative Strands I’ve played since its inception, so tell your friends and family to give it a shot. I’m always happy to see the puzzle setters at the New York Times going the extra mile. Let’s solve it! Strands is the newest game in the…

LONDON (AP) – British authorities seized 2.4 metric tons of cocaine in a ship arriving in England from Panama, authorities said Saturday, calling it one of the U.K.’s biggest drug busts in years. The drugs, valued at 96 million pounds ($132 million), were found under containers on a vessel at London Gateway port, east of the British capital. The shipment was discovered after what officials said was an intelligence-led operation. Britain’s interior ministry, the Home Office, said it was the sixth-largest cocaine seizure on record. U.K. Border Force Maritime director Charlie Eastaugh said the seizure was “just one example of…

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will reportedly remain an option on November’s general election ballot for New York City mayor, despite conceding the Democrat primary to socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday. Sources told CNN that while Cuomo — who resigned from the governorship in 2021 after an investigation found that he allegedly sexually harassed at least 11 women — has not fully committed to continuing an all-out campaign, he will not give up his spot on the ballot as the candidate for his own party that he formed last month.  Citing “disillusionment with the Democratic Party,” the disgraced…

Anti-government protesters erected barricades in Belgrade and Novi Sad on Sunday evening, following a large rally demanding new elections in Serbia.Police warned organizers that they would not tolerate further unrest, after demonstrators clashed with officers in the capital the previous night.The student-led protest movement began after a concrete canopy collapsed at a newly renovated railway station in Novi Sad last November, killing 16 people. Activists have demanded accountability, blaming the tragedy on mismanagement and corruption.On Sunday, the student group Blokada FON published a map of roadblocks in Belgrade and urged opposition lawmakers to boycott parliamentary sessions.Citizens are blocking entire Belgrade…

Brush fire in Idao via News Channel 3 Now on X Multiple firefighters have been shot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, while responding to a brush fire. CNN reported that police and emergency crews are responding to an active shooter situation on East Nettleton Gulch Road in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has warned residents in an emergency alert message that there’s an “Active shooter at Canfield Mountain. Injuries are reported, but the extent is unknown. Avoid the area.” BREAKING: *Shooting* Multiple firefighters reportedly shot while responding to brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho pic.twitter.com/5VbQfIHwc7 — Insider Paper…

EUGENE, OREGON – JULY 17: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Team Jamaica celebrates after winning gold the … More Women’s 100m Final on day three of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 17, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images for World Athletics)Getty Images for World Athletics Track and field sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce confirmed on June 23rd that this would be her final year running before beginning her retirement at the conclusion of the season. On Friday, the eight-time Olympic medalist competed in the Jamaica National Stadium one last time. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Qualifies For Her…

Lux Pascal, Chilean-American Hollywood actor Pedro Pascal’s youngest sibling, will play the lead role in the drama Miss Carbón (“Queen of Coal”), a Spanish-Argentine production based on the story of Carla Antonella Rodríguez, Argentina’s first transgender coal miner worker. The film, released in Spanish theaters on June 12, will arrive domestically on Netflix this year and was directed by Agustina Macri, daughter of center-right former Argentine President Mauricio Macri. The movie tells the story of Carla “Carlita” Antonella Rodríguez, a 33-year-old from Argentina. He was born as Carlos Enrique Rodríguez in Río Turbio — a small town of 11,000 people…