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A majority of Americans approves of President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to one of the first polls taken in the aftermath of the weekend’s military action. A new poll by American Pulse, conducted June 23-25 among 633 likely voters and with a 3.9% margin of error at the 95% confidence interval, showed that 55.5% of voters approved of Trump’s efforts to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, against 39.4% who disapproved. When airstrikes were specifically mentioned, the margins were similar: 53.7% approved and 39.3% disapproved. There was a partisan split, but Republicans approved (86.1%) more strongly…

Longtime Democrat strategist James Carville reacted to the Democrat primary win of the far left radical Zohran Mamdani in the New York mayoral race during an appearance on the ‘Politicon’ podcast this week. Carville called it a ‘potentially damaging event’ and seemed to lament the fact that Democrats could no longer dodge the socialist label. Anyone who remembers the 2008 election will recall how Democrats would foam at the mouth if anyone called Obama a socialist. Today, a sizable portion of the Democrat party openly describes themselves as Democratic Socialists. That is the faction to which Mamdani belongs. Transcript via…

TOPSHOT – In this picture taken on April 23, 2022, farmer Jinadasa Paranamana works in a paddy field … More in Tissamaharama, Hambantota district. – Farmers were once big supporters of the Rajapaksas, but a bungled fertiliser ban withered their crops along with their backing for Sri Lanka’s previously powerful and popular political clan. – TO GO WITH SriLanka-agriculture-economy-politics-unrest,FOCUS by Aishwarya KUMAR (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) / TO GO WITH SriLanka-agriculture-economy-politics-unrest,FOCUS by Aishwarya KUMAR (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Prior to Israel’s recent attacks on Iran, energy prices and supplies were…

President Donald Trump criticized Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, for claiming a victory over Iran’s “12-Day War” with Israel, and pointed out that Iran was “decimated.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned why Khamenei would “so blatantly and foolishly” claim that Iran had “won the War with Israel,” when that is a lie. Trump’s post came after Khamenei claimed in several posts on X that he was offering “Congratulations on the victory over the fallacious Zionist regime.” Khamenei also wrote in another post that “the Zionist regime was practically knocked out and crushed under the blows of the…

The public schools in Newton, Massachusetts, will bar unvaccinated students from attending school this fall following a recent chicken pox outbreak. The Boston Globe reported: The decision was prompted by a review of student vaccination statuses following a recent chicken pox outbreak, said Superintendent Anna Nolin in a memo to the School Committee last week. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the previous superintendent waived student vaccine requirements, according [sic] the memo. Newton Health and Human Services and the City of Newton Nursing Division found last week at least 182 students, a little more than 1 percent of the student body, continued to attend school…

The Foreign Office argued that “complex heritage” makes Blaise Metreweli a good fit to lead the spy agency The UK Foreign Office has defended Blaise Metreweli, the first woman appointed to lead the MI6 foreign intelligence agency, after media reports revealed that her grandfather fought for Nazi Germany.The government argued that Metreweli’s controversial family background has only strengthened her resolve to protect the country from external threats.On Thursday, the Daily Mail published a report revealing for the first time that Metreweli, who is set to become MI6 director in October, is the granddaughter of Constantine Dobrowolski – a Red Army defector…

The Justice Department on Friday evening abruptly fired at least three prosecutors who persecuted January 6 defendants, according to the Associated Press. The prosecutors who were fired were not named in the report. The AP reported that two of the attorneys fired were high-ranking supervisors who oversaw January 6 cases and one line attorney who prosecuted January 6 defendants. The AP reported: The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, according…

A delegate smokes a cigarette outside the conference centre on the opening day of the annual … More Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, northern England, on October 1, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images The World Health Organization this week released its tenth report on the global tobacco epidemic, a status update on its anti-smoking campaigns. The WHO concludes that more than 6 billion people, or around 75% of the world population, are now covered by some kind of tobacco control measure, including graphic warnings on cigarette packages, increases…

A judge in Argentina ruled on Thursday that the country could place ten Iranian and Lebanese citizens — including the recently appointed head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — on trial in absentia for their suspected roles in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA). The AMIA bombing killed 85 people and left hundreds injured; it was the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the Western Hemisphere at the time and retained the title until September 11, 2001. The individuals approved for an in-absentia trial on Thursday are Iranian current and former officials and suspected…

Dozens of Hollywood celebrities on Wednesday decried “unacceptable” Republican efforts to cut Medicaid and food stamps. “Ongoing high grocery costs mean food is out of reach for so many families, and many of our neighbors simply do not have enough to eat,” the open letter to members of Congress stated. “We call on Congress to reject cuts to these vital programs that help millions put food on their tables and provide access to health care,” the letter added. The nonprofit Feeding America led a letter of prominent celebrities such as Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Michelle Williams, Rosario Dawson, and others…