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IDF troops have advanced into both the northern and southern areas of the enclave as part of Operation Gideon’s Chariots Israel launched a large-scale ground campaign in Gaza on Sunday following a wave of overnight airstrikes that killed more than 100 people, according to local health officials.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it had begun “extensive ground operations” across both the northern and southern parts of the enclave, even as negotiations over a possible ceasefire and hostage release continue in Qatar.In a statement on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the negotiation team in Doha is “working to…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to deliver a press briefing this morning at 9 am. This comes after President Trump’s trip to the Middle East last week, where he met with foreign heads of state in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. During his trip, The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump secured trillions of dollars in U.S. investment and several strategic foreign policy wins. Trump Secures Trillions and Strategic Wins in the Middle East President Trump announced on Friday that he has already brought “over $10 trillion” of private and foreign investments since taking office. The…

Under a magnification of 43,700X, this transmission electron micrograph (TEM) created from a whole … More preparation of Legionella pneumophila bacteria that had been negatively stained using uranyl acetate, and grown on bacteriologic medium, reveals L. pneumophila organisms reproducing, undergoing the process of cell division, as well as delineating the bacterium’s outer envelope. Legionnaires’ disease can have symptoms like many other forms of pneumonia, so it can be hard to diagnose. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. Francis Chandler, 1978. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).Getty Images America’s long-term growth is at stake. Congress is weighing sweeping FY2026 cuts to fundamental science, including $18…

UNITED STATES – MAY 18: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., arriving for a Sunday night meeting with Republican members of the House Budget Committee.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The House Budget Committee promised to revisit the stalled tax bill—by posting a notice that the committee would reconvene a hearing on the matter on Sunday, May 18, at 10 p.m. ET. That’s not a typo. Screenshot of House Reconvening NoticeKelly Phillips Erb After an earlier vote didn’t advance the bill on Friday, Representatives said they would resume talks on Monday during business hours. That changed over the…

During Sunday’s Mass of Inauguration, Pope Leo XIV called for a “united Church” to foster peace throughout the world and for the faithful to “walk towards God and love one another”. Greeting hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, world leaders, and representatives from various Christian denominations, Pope Leo XIV marked the start of his Petrine Ministry with Mass in St. Peter’s Square in which the Gospel was proclaimed in Greek and Latin. Arriving to the ceremony by the Popemobile, the 69-year-old American Pontiff was adorned with liturgical insignia, including the Papal Pallium, a white woollen sash that symbolises the Bishop of Rome shepherding the…

“The pope is not a political figure,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said when a reporter asked him about Pope Leo’s call for respect toward migrants. “I know he’s covered like one, but they’re not,” he said Thursday during a press conference in Antalya, Turkey, where Rubio met with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. Rubio continued: But I would caution all of you and everyone not – I understand there’s this temptation to cover the papacy as a political office.  It is not a political office.  It is a spiritual office, and it is one that – it has social teachings…

GOP fiscal hawks let their party’s tax and spending package advance toward a floor vote. But they’re threatening to tank President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” if they don’t see even more spending cuts and conservative policy changes. Catch up: Republican hard-liners who sank the Budget Committee’s initial vote on the vehicle for Trump’s domestic agenda last Friday allowed the measure to proceed late Sunday after securing promises from GOP leaders that changes would be made before the legislation hits the House floor. According to Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), those changes could include speeding up enforcement of Medicaid work requirements,…

Ivan Zaborsky won one of Europe’s most prestigious endurance races earlier in May A new world record set by Russian ultramarathon runner Ivan Zaborsky will not be recognized by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU), the Monaco-based organization has stated.The 37-year-old runner was the only participant to cover more than 1,000km in the notoriously grueling ‘6 Days of France’ endurance race that ended on May 4. His closest competitor, Frank Gielen from Belgium, covered only about 900km, according to IAU data.On Wednesday, ten days after the race, the IAU said it would not acknowledge Zaborsky’s record because of his nationality.…

Former US Congressman Matt Gaetz joins Steve Bannon’s War Room (Screen Image) On Wednesday, May 14, former US Congressman Matt Gaetz visited Steve Bannon’s War Room studio for a scintillating, twenty minute interview. Gaetz skillfully unloaded on the alarming, unchecked powers of the US federal judiciary, aiming to dictate US foreign policy, and usurp the Trump Administration. “The one place the elitists have got us cornered out is the judiciary. We have been building our populist movement. We’ve got populist energy in the Congress. We’ve got our few populist Senators – Vance, Hawley, Braun, and Rick Scott. You can get…

England and Chelsea star Lauren James prepares to shoot Pepsi’s ‘Refresh The Game’ campaign.Rachel Lloyd “Music plays a big part” says England and Chelsea forward Lauren James when describing how she prepares for major tournaments, “I’m not someone that really has strict pre-match rituals or superstitions – I just focus on my training.” James faces a race against time to recover from a hamstring injury ahead of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 tournament in Switzerland this summer, but took some time out to head to the Wild West for Pepsi’s Refresh the Game campaign. Pepsi’s video features its new female…