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Half-brothers Ronald Acuna, Jr. of the Atlanta Braves (left) and Luisangel Acuna of the New York … More Mets (right) meet at Atlanta’s Truist Park on September 24, 2024. (Photo by Timothy Healey/Newsday RM via Getty Images)Newsday via Getty Images Bad news for pitchers: there may soon be a plethora of Acuñas in the major leagues. Perennial All-Star Ronald Acuña, Jr., at 27, is the oldest of four baseball-playing brothers. Luisangel Acuña, a 23-year-old infielder, started this season with the New York Mets. A third brother, Bryan, was born in 2005 and a fourth, Kenny, four years later. Bryan is…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally approved plans Wednesday to set up a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The special tribunal will be created through an agreement between Ukraine and the Council of Europe, the continent´s top human rights body. Zelenskyy visited the Strasbourg-based organization for the first time as part of the announcement. The special tribunal aims to target senior Russian leaders for the “crime of aggression,” which underpins the countless war crimes Ukraine accuses Russian forces of committing since the start of the war on…

Slovakia wants its concerns about Russian energy resolved before voting on the new package of restrictions, Robert Fico has said Slovakia will block the EU’s 18th sanctions package against Russia unless Brussels resolves its concerns over the planned phase-out of Russian energy, Prime Minister Robert Fico has announced. Although the energy measures are set to be presented as trade legislation – thus needing only a qualified majority for approval – Fico argues that they relate to sanctions and should be treated as such.The issue stems from the European Commission’s RePowerEU plan, which aims to eliminate all Russian energy imports by…

Booksmith, a San Francisco bookstore owned by self-described “queer booklovers”, recently announced it is banning books by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling over Rowling’s pro-woman group. The British author Rowling has taken a strong stand in the transgender battle, opposing men pretending to be women invading women’s and girls’ spaces and establishing the United Kingdom based private fund, J.K. Rowling Women’s Fund, “A legal fighting fund for women protecting their sex-based rights” for women in the UK and Ireland. LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 29: J.K. Rowling attends “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” World Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall…

Morgan Wallen’s If I Know Me hits 350 weeks on the Billboard 200, marking his first album to reach … More the impressive milestone as his latest release continues to dominate. FLORENCE, AZ – APRIL 08: Morgan Wallen performs during Country Thunder Music Festival Arizona – Day 4 on April 8, 2018 in Florence, Arizona. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Thunder USA)Getty Images for Country Thunder USA Morgan Wallen continues to dominate the Billboard 200 with his latest blockbuster, I’m the Problem. The lengthy project opened at No. 1 with just under half a million equivalent units, and…

China hosted the defense ministers of Russia and Iran — alongside Belarus, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan — on Wednesday for a meeting on global security in the aftermath of the most destructive military engagement against Tehran in recent memory. The meeting, China’s state-run Global Times reported, was led by Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and took place in the greater context of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a central and south Asian defense coalition led by China. While Chinese state media insists that the SCO is not an “alliance” — meaning that no treaty obligation exists among countries to defend each other in…

Fannie and Freddie Will Now Have to Short Your Crypto So, here’s a new thing: the federal government has decided that your crypto portfolio—your Bitcoin, your Ethereum, your lingering Dogecoin bag—can help you qualify for a mortgage. This is not quite “buy a house with Bitcoin.” That would be too fun. No, this is more bureaucratic: the Federal Housing Finance Agency says that if you’re applying for a mortgage backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, you can count your crypto holdings as part of your “asset reserves.” That means your Coinbase wallet is now officially money-like. It’s mortgage-relevant. It…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to his nation on Tuesday evening, declaring Operation Rising Lion — the war against Iran — an “historic victory.”In his first public address since the end of what President Donald Trump called the “12 Day War,” and hours after a ceasefire took effect, Netanyahu thanked Trump and the United States, but emphasized the courage of the Israeli military and the Israeli people.Dear citizens of Israel, In the 12 days of Operation Rising Lion, we achieved a historic victory, which will stand for generations. We removed two existential threats: The threat of annihilation by nuclear…

The US president is working to satisfy the media’s need for “goddamn headlines,” the Brazilian leader has said US President Donald Trump should focus on running his country instead of spending too much time on social media, his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has said.Trump has published more than 2,100 posts on his Truth Social platform since returning to the White House on January 20, issuing 17 messages per day on an average, The Independent reported in early June.He was even more active online during the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran this month, in which he warned…

If you want to rip down an American flag and replace it with a Palestinian flag, you are celebrated. If you rip up an LGBTQ flag, you get charged with a hate crime. Muslims ripping down American flags in NYC… You get exactly what you voted for…pic.twitter.com/VmB2QoOA3Q — Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) June 26, 2025 The Gateway Pundit reported, This is outrageous! There is a manhunt underway for teenage boys who ripped up LGBTQ ‘pride’ flags in Atlanta, Georgia. Four Atlanta teens are facing potential hate crime charges for cutting up pride flags. The Atlanta Police Department is still looking for…