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An MS-13 gangbanger has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the brutal 2017 killings of four young men in a New York park, according to officials. The defendant is identified as Omar Antonio Villalta, who also goes by the name “Anticristo,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Easter District of New York announced in a press release on Wednesday, noting he pleaded guilty in the case. Authorities said Villalta was involved in the April 11, 2017, murders of four victims. They were identified as Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre, and Jefferson Villalobos. An image shows the victims: Villalta…

The Treasury Department said Friday it would likely run out of cash to pay the nation’s bills by August, setting a new, firmer deadline for Congress to act to avoid a catastrophic default on the United States’ more-than $36 trillion debt. That date could also become the new, de facto deadline for congressional Republicans to pass their megabill of tax cuts, border security investments and energy policy, assuming leadership sticks with its plan to approve a $5 trillion debt limit hike as part of that package. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote in a letter to congressional leaders that “there is…

The controversial essay is splashed in Ukrainian edition of playboy magazine. A rather disturbing trend is ongoing in Ukrainian society, now that they’ve sent thousands of women into the veritable meat-grinder that is the war with Russia. Now, the latest issue of Playboy is featuring Ukrainian women injured in the military conflict bearing… their battle scars. The Scarred Beauty project assembled five women – including a veteran who lost a limb in combat – are featured in the famed hedonistic magazine to ‘tell the stories of women who have survived severe injuries and their rehabilitation’. No one can be against…

CLEVELAND, OHIO – MAY 06: Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Indiana Pacers shoots over Jarrett Allen #31 … More of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the fourth quarter of game two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Rocket Arena on May 06, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 120-119. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)Getty Images CLEVELAND – Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Indiana Pacers 112. That’s what the scoreboard read in Rocket Area with 48.0 seconds left in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinal series between the Pacers and the Cavs, and Pacers star Pascal Siakam had just missed…

Vortex split view of blue ocean waters below and above surfacegetty I recently began learning sign language. It might sound strange at first. I do not know anyone with an auditory impairment, and there is no immediate practical need driving me to do it. But I started anyway. Why? Because I want to grow. The Science Of Optimal Experience In Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi explores how humans thrive when they are engaged in what he calls “optimal experience.” These moments occur when we stretch our skills, face new challenges, and grow in complexity as individuals.…

The head of Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, threatened to “open the gates of Hell” against America and Israel on Thursday, a bellicose declaration reportedly preceding another round of “indirect” American-Iranian talks on Iran’s nuclear program. The administration of President Donald Trump has launched a negotiation process with the radical Islamist dictatorship in Tehran apparently seeking to establish an agreement to contain Iran’s illegal nuclear development. Three rounds of talks have occurred so far, mediated by the government of Oman. President Trump has described the talks as “direct,” which Iran has rejected; reports following…

Indian officials have reportedly offered a dramatic reduction in tariffs across the board in exchange for relief from President Donald Trump’s tariffs in order to complete a bilateral trade agreement. Indian sources told Reuters the proposal would reduce the average tariff differential between Indian and U.S. exports from 13 percent to four percent. As of 2023, the World Trade Organization (WTO) calculated India’s average tariff as 17 percent, while the average U.S. tariff was only 3.3 percent. India plans to achieve this by reducing duties on U.S. imports to zero on some goods and giving “preferential access” to almost 90…

President Donald Trump congratulated Pope Leo XIV on being elected pope after a historic conclave that placed an American for the first time at the helm of the Catholic Church. Trump took to X shortly after Pope Leo XIV made his first appearance in St. Peter’s Square. “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,” Trump wrote. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!” the…

President Donald Trump did not act at the behest of lawmakers overseeing the Library of Congress when he fired its chief, Carla Hayden, three people close to those overseers said. Members on key congressional committees with jurisdiction over the massive library, who questioned Hayden at hearings in recent weeks, did not encourage the White House to remove her, the people said. In some cases, they themselves found out about Hayden’s removal Thursday through news reports and third parties. “The president acted on his own in this decision,” said one person, who like the others was granted anonymity to discuss the…

Democrat Rep. Monica McIver attacks ICE agents at Newark detention facility Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver (woman in the red jacket) physically attacked ICE agents at Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday. Democrat members of Congress and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka went to ‘inspect’ the Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey when all hell broke loose. In February, ICE announced it was expanding detention capacity with the Delaney Hall facility. “This detention center is the first to open under the new administration,” said acting ICE Director Caleb Vitello in February. “The location near an international airport…