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Israeli tanks penetrated the center of Rafah as Israel Defense Forces continue their drive to uproot remaining Hamas battalions in the southern Gaza Strip. Armored forces of the IDF advanced during the night hours and were witnessed by residents of Rafah in several areas near the city’s core, including in proximity to the Al-Awda mosque, as reported by The Jerusalem Post. These tank units are part of a “targeted” and “precise” operation against Hamas battalions that fired rockets from Rahaf toward Tel Aviv in the latter part of the previous week. — Lawmakers in Georgia overrode a presidential veto of a contentious law mandating Western-backed NGOs and media outlets to register as foreign agents, a move that opponents fear jeopardizes any chance of EU membership. Protestors assembled outside the legislative building in the capital city of Tbilisi, prior to the vote to overturn the May 18 veto at a crucial juncture, the outcome of which will have major implications for the South Caucasus nation for years to come. Demonstrators chanted “Russian” and “slave” outside the Parliament building. — A pilot survived the crash of a developmental version of an F-35 fighter shortly after taking off from the Albuquerque International Sunport. Lockheed Martin was in the process of delivering the aircraft to Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California when the plane crashed on the airport’s south side. The plane caught fire, which was extinguished by local firefighters. The pilot ejected from the plane and was conscious when emergency response teams arrived, promptly transporting the unnamed pilot to a nearby hospital for treatment. — The Vatican on Tuesday issued an apology on behalf of the Pope following reports that he used a homophobic slur during a meeting with Italian bishops. According to reports, the pope used the derogatory Italian term during the May 20 meeting where he reiterated his stance that gay men should not be permitted to train as priests in seminaries. He reportedly stated that while it was important for the church to embrace everyone, admitting gay priests could lead to them leading a double life. — Seven people were injured, including one critically, and two people remain missing after an explosion rocked downtown Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, officials said. The explosion occurred near Central Square Tuesday afternoon, police stated, urging people to avoid the area. The building has been evacuated and streets in the surrounding area have been closed to traffic indefinitely due to the potential for a structural collapse, according to authorities. — The man who was arrested for allegedly randomly hitting a TikToker walking down a New York City street has been charged with assaulting, stalking and harassing strangers. Skiboky Stora, 40, of Brooklyn, has been charged with three counts of third-degree assault as a hate crime, one count of stalking as a hate crime and second-degree aggravated harassment for incidents between September of 2023 and March 2024. — Devin Johnson’s life was uprooted for a second time when a tornado flattened his home over the Memorial Day weekend. This occurred on the same lot in Kentucky where another storm left him homeless in 2021. Johnson, 21, watched Tuesday as workers used chain saws to cut into the wreckage of the trailer he called home with his grandparents and girlfriend. It was an all-too-familiar scene for his family. — A company that posted a discriminatory job advertisement seeking only white candidates has been fined by the federal government, according to officials. Arthur Grand Technologies, an information technology services firm based in Virginia posted a discriminatory job advertisement in March 2023 that restricted eligible candidates to “only US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates],” according to a statement from the United States Department of Justice.

Jasmine Crockett Brings Down Marjorie Taylor Green In Follow-up Video after her other video went viral. You probably already seen the video that went viral of Representative Jasmine Crockett absolutely crushing Marjorie Taylor Greene at a hearing. She was later on The Don Lemon Show explaining what happened and she followed up why she did it and what has happened afterwards. After the video went viral, she talked with Don Lemon and made some comments that were not only extraordinary, but brought to truth what Trump did to the country when he was President and what would happen if he becomes President again. Don then read an email that brought it home with the impact and difference Crockett can make in this election. This interview is a game changer and should be another viral video. Watch this. The bottomline is this. We can no longer normalize the chaos that’s happening in this country. We can no longer look the other way while the extreme-right MAGA radicals slowly take over our daily lives. Day by day they are becoming more radical, extreme and intrusive. Their “forcing us to think their way or else” agenda has to end. We need to get back to normalcy. The only way we can do that is to make sure the Donald Trump does NOT get back into the White House.

Iran has bolstered its stockpile of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels, according to a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. Tehran seeks to have punitive economic sanctions imposed over its contentious nuclear program rescinded in exchange for curbing the program. The program, like all state matters in Iran, operates under the oversight of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. — A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy its second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff, state media reported, dealing a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s ambitions to field satellites to monitor the U.S. and South Korea. The failed launch came hours after the leaders of South Korea, China, and Japan convened in Seoul for their first trilateral summit in over four years. It’s highly unusual for North Korea to take provocative action when China, its major ally and economic lifeline, engages in high-level diplomacy in the region. — Russia and Uzbekistan signed an agreement Monday for Moscow to construct a small nuclear power plant in the Central Asian nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Uzbek capital with Uzbekistan’s leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Mirziyoyev hailed the project as “vital” in remarks after the talks, noting that Uzbekistan has “its own large reserves of uranium.” Putin, in turn, vowed to “do everything in order to work effectively on Uzbekistan’s (nuclear energy) market.” — A 26-year-old man will face charges including assault with intent to murder, and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, after police allege he stabbed two people at a local rest-stop restaurant. Authorities identified the suspect Sunday afternoon as 26-year-old Jared Ravizza. Ravizza was arrested Saturday night but is currently in a local hospital receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. Prosecutors said they believe the man is linked to the alleged stabbing of four girls inside a movie theater in a nearby town. — A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by last Friday’s landslide and has formally requested international assistance. The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of 670 killed by the landslide in the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior. The remains of only five people had been recovered by Monday, local authorities reported. It was not immediately clear why the tally of six reported on Sunday had been revised down. — A lightning strike killed a Colorado rancher and 34 head of cattle over the weekend, officials said. Mike Morgan, 51, was feeding his cattle from a trailer when he was struck and died on the scene despite life-saving efforts, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said. The lightning bolt struck on wide open pasture outside the town of Rand, about 80 miles northwest of Denver, said George Crocket, the county coroner. — Famed boxer Mike Tyson, 57, suffered a medical emergency onboard a flight from Miami to Los Angeles over the weekend. The Hall of Fame fighter is “doing great,” according to representatives for Tyson. The incident on Sunday occurred mere minutes before landing, according to Tyson’s representatives. “He became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare up 30 minutes before landing,” read a statement from his representatives. “He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him.” — “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, who was known for playing Brando Corbin in the beloved ABC soap opera, died after being shot. Wactor was shot after he interrupted three male suspects who were allegedly attempting to remove a catalytic converter from his vehicle, his mother, Scarlett Wactor, told KABC-TV Los Angeles. The incident happened around 3:25 am on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Donald Trump was booed repeatedly while addressing the Libertarian Party National Convention on Saturday night, with many in the crowd shouting insults and decrying him for things like his COVID-19 policies, running up towering federal deficits and lying about his political record.

Unbiased headline news for Saturday May 25, 2024 – Former President Donald Trump addressed the 2024 Libertarian National Convention on Saturday, in an endeavor to sway undecided voters. Angela McArdle, the chairperson of the Libertarian Party, stated that Trump promptly accepted the party’s invitation to deliver a speech at the convention. The party also extended an invitation to President Biden, but received no response. Trump’s outreach to the Libertarian Party comes after weeks of intensified criticisms directed at independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Junior. — The European Union and NATO have condemned Russia’s removal of buoys along a waterway demarcating its international border with Estonia. On Thursday, Russian border guards removed 24 of the 50 buoys placed by Estonia on the 48-mile river, marking sailing routes along the international boundary with Russia. “Such actions are unacceptable. The European Union expects an explanation from Russia concerning the removal of the buoys, and their immediate return,” stated EU High Representative Josep Borrell in a statement. — A U.S. soldier stationed at the Gaza pier platform sustained critical injuries and was evacuated to Israel, along with two others who were injured in incidents that a military official described as non-combat-related. The pier, anchored to the beach and Gaza, has been operational for about a week, facilitating the delivery of humanitarian food and supplies into the war-torn area via sea. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, declined to comment on the most severe injury. — A massive fire erupted on Saturday at an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least 22 individuals, including several children, according to police reports. The fire broke out at the park located in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state. Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava confirmed that the blaze was brought under control and a rescue operation was underway. Police officer Vinayak Patel corroborated the death toll of 22 people in the fire incident. The New Delhi Television news channel reported a higher death toll of 27. — A New Mexico judge denied Alec Baldwin’s motion to dismiss his involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of “Rust,” in an official order. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer determined that the prosecutors did not act in “bad faith” in securing a grand jury indictment, as alleged in the motion. Baldwin’s trial is scheduled to commence in July. The actor was practicing a cross-draw in a church on the set of the Western film when the Colt .45 revolver discharged a live round. — An illegal gold mine collapsed in northern Kenya, leaving at least five miners dead, according to police reports. The collapse of the Hillo mine in the Dabel area near the Kenyan border with Ethiopia was attributed to a landslide. Marsabit County Police Commander Patrick Mwakio stated that the miners died on the spot after being covered by debris. No other miners have been found, and it remains unclear if anyone else is missing following the collapse. — Highway bandits in Mexico made off with over 40 tons of avocados, according to federal prosecutors. The Attorney General’s Office stated that the avocados were stolen in two separate robberies in the western state of Michoacan, Mexico’s main producer of the fruit. In both cases, armed men stopped freight trucks carrying approximately 20 tons each and stole the shipments. Avocados are typically shipped in crates, which would facilitate a quicker and easier transfer of the load. — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has returned home following his “non-surgical medical procedure” on Friday and has since resumed his duties, said Major General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon’s top spokesman. Austin underwent the two-and-a-half hour procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, during which his authorities were temporarily transferred to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. “He is now back home and continued with his official schedule which included events on Monday for Memorial Day,” Ryder said.

Unbiased headline news for Thursday May 24, 2024 – Relatives of those slain in the Uvalde school massacre reached a $2 million settlement with Texas authorities over the deadly 2022 rampage, officials confirmed. The group also announced their intent to pursue lawsuits against numerous Texas Department of Public Safety officers and Uvalde’s school district. The announcement comes nearly two years after a teenage gunman tragically killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. — Norway, Ireland, and Spain declared their formal recognition of Palestine as a state, effective Tuesday, in an effort to revitalize the hoped-for two-state solution to decades of conflict between Israel and Palestinians in the region. Amid a war that has claimed and injured countless lives, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store stressed the critical importance of keeping alive the sole political alternative for Israelis and Palestinians alike – two states, living side by side, in peace and security, according to a news release. — Boeing’s Starliner manned Crew Flight test has been indefinitely postponed after encountering a series of issues, NASA officials confirmed. The launch, originally scheduled for no earlier than Saturday, has been canceled, and no new date has been announced. The initial May 6 launch date to send a crew to the International Space Station was previously canceled, and subsequently, the launch date was pushed back multiple times. — Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley stated she will vote for former President Donald Trump in November, despite her disappointments with him. Haley was asked who she believes would better handle national security issues in the White House: Joe Biden or Donald Trump. The former United Nations ambassador said she prioritizes a president who will hold enemies accountable, secure the border, and support “capitalism and freedom,” and that while “Trump has not been perfect on these policies,” “Biden has been a catastrophe.” — Senator Rick Scott has officially declared his candidacy to become the next Senate Republican leader. Scott announced his plans to seek the top party leadership position in a letter to his Republican colleagues Wednesday afternoon. “I believe that our voters want us to use this leadership election to make a choice to upend the status quo in Washington,” Scott said in the letter. — A second person in the United States has contracted bird flu, health officials confirmed. The case was identified in a Michigan farmworker who had regular exposure to livestock infected with avian influenza, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services stated. The CDC said the Michigan dairy worker was being monitored due to their work exposure to infected cattle. — The U.S. Postal Service will have to compensate a probationary mail carrier in Oregon who was fired after reporting an on-the-job injury, a scenario that federal officials allege is all too common at the USPS. A federal judge has ordered the postal service to pay the worker $141,307 in lost wages and damages for emotional distress following a two-day trial, the Department of Labor announced. The USPS didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. — Elvis Presley’s iconic home of Graceland did not go up for auction on Thursday after all. In a hearing Wednesday that only lasted about eight minutes, Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins adjourned the sale of Graceland, saying, “The notary has sworn that the notary did not notarize the signature of Lisa Marie Presley on the deed of trust, which brings into question the authenticity of the signature.”