Republicans criticize racist social media post by Texas member running for office

Karl Rove, a respected GOP consultant, further said he would vote for ‘bigot’ Bo French’s Democratic opponent after post

A senior Republican has called a party colleague running for office in Texas “a bigot” over a racist social media post attacking college football fans – and said he is so outraged by the comments that he will vote for the candidate’s Democratic rival.

Karl Rove, who was former president George W Bush’s longtime political adviser and is a respected Republican consultant in Texas, told a private event in Austin on Sunday that he could not support Bo French’s candidacy for a seat on the state’s railroad commission, the Texas Tribune reported.

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Republican Thomas Massie proposes impeaching Pete Hegseth over Iran war

Congressman says defense secretary repeatedly violated constitution through his handling of Iran war

Republican congressman Thomas Massie on Tuesday proposed impeaching Pete Hegseth, saying the defense secretary had repeatedly violated the constitution through his handling of war with Iran and the deaths of civilians in conflicts worldwide.

The proposal by Massie, an iconoclastic lawmaker who lost his primary earlier this year after Donald Trump and Hegseth urged voters to oppose him, may put House Republicans in a bind just weeks before the 3 November midterm elections, where they are defending their control of Congress.

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Republican Thomas Massie proposes impeaching Pete Hegseth over Iran war

Congressman says defense secretary repeatedly violated constitution through his handling of Iran war

Republican congressman Thomas Massie on Tuesday proposed impeaching Pete Hegseth, saying the defense secretary had repeatedly violated the constitution through his handling of war with Iran and the deaths of civilians in conflicts worldwide.

The proposal by Massie, an iconoclastic lawmaker who lost his primary earlier this year after Donald Trump and Hegseth urged voters to oppose him, may put House Republicans in a bind just weeks before the 3 November midterm elections, where they are defending their control of Congress.

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Republican Thomas Massie proposes impeaching Pete Hegseth over Iran war

Congressman says defense secretary repeatedly violated constitution through his handling of Iran war

Republican congressman Thomas Massie on Tuesday proposed impeaching Pete Hegseth, saying the defense secretary had repeatedly violated the constitution through his handling of war with Iran and the deaths of civilians in conflicts worldwide.

The proposal by Massie, an iconoclastic lawmaker who lost his primary earlier this year after Donald Trump and Hegseth urged voters to oppose him, may put House Republicans in a bind just weeks before the 3 November midterm elections, where they are defending their control of Congress.

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells CBS News Russia tried to attack his plane with drones twice in recent weeks – CBS News

  1. Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells CBS News Russia tried to attack his plane with drones twice in recent weeks  CBS News
  2. Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit  Reuters
  3. Russia's drone war comes to Moldova and Romania  DW.com
  4. Zelenskyy Reveals Repeated Aerial Targeting During Recent European Travels, CBS Reports  UNITED24 Media
  5. Russian drone incursion delayed Zelensky’s departure from Moldova  CNN
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South African president vows justice as more women’s bodies found near Johannesburg – BBC

  1. South African president vows justice as more women's bodies found near Johannesburg  BBC
  2. Body of 7th woman found in same area of South Africa, sparking fears of serial killer  CBS News
  3. South Africa now probing deaths of 8 women near Johannesburg  DW.com
  4. South African police issue alert after seventh woman's body found near Johannesburg  Yahoo
  5. Kempton Park: Fear in South Africa after Elizabeth Moselakgomo's body found  BBC
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Georgia city removes 23-year-old mayor after sexting and municipal funds scandal

Jayden Williams of Stockbridge alleged to have made inappropriate texts to teen and using city funds improperly

City leaders in a suburb outside Atlanta have voted to remove the youngest mayor in their community’s history amid allegations of questionable spending of municipal funds and inappropriate communications with an 18-year-old high school student.

Over the weekend, the Stockbridge, Georgia, city council voted to remove Jayden Williams, 23, from office after an hours-long hearing into allegations that included inappropriate exchanges with an 18-year-old in high school, improper purchases on a municipal government-issued credit card and mistreatment of employees.

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US Strips Aid From Europe, Redirects to Americas – Newser

  1. US Strips Aid From Europe, Redirects to Americas  Newser
  2. US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas  Yahoo
  3. Trump shifts US military aid toward Latin American allies  Daily Sabah
  4. US to divert $52 million in military aid from Europe and Middle East to Trump-friendly nations in Americas  Euronews.com
  5. $57 Million in New Military Aid for Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru  adamisacson.com
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America’s Drone Fleet – Mark Urban | Substack

  1. America’s Drone Fleet  Mark Urban | Substack
  2. Iran War Has Gulf Countries Spending Big on Anti-Drone Systems  Bloomberg.com
  3. Heavy MQ-9 losses in Iran war signal push for mass-producible replacement drones  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Downing And Capturing Of US Advance Drones Costing US Military Hundreds Of Millions  The Daily Scrum News
  5. When an algorithm built for pennies starts beating a missile shield worth millions  theweek.in
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Belfast teenager whose body was found in storm drain ‘failed by the PSNI’

Not enough evidence to explain circumstances of Noah Donohoe’s death, partly due to police mistakes, inquest finds

An inquest into the death of a teenager whose body was found in a Belfast storm drain has found there is not enough evidence to explain the puzzling circumstances of how he died, partly because of mistakes by police investigators.

Noah Donohoe, 14, was last seen on 21 June 2020 when he left his south Belfast home on his bicycle, telling his mother he was going to visit friends. His naked body was found six days later, deep inside an underground water tunnel in the north of the city.

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Belfast teenager whose body was found in storm drain ‘failed by the PSNI’

Not enough evidence to explain circumstances of Noah Donohoe’s death, partly due to police mistakes, inquest finds

An inquest into the death of a teenager whose body was found in a Belfast storm drain has found there is not enough evidence to explain the puzzling circumstances of how he died, partly because of mistakes by police investigators.

Noah Donohoe, 14, was last seen on 21 June 2020 when he left his south Belfast home on his bicycle, telling his mother he was going to visit friends. His naked body was found six days later, deep inside an underground water tunnel in the north of the city.

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Belfast teenager whose body was found in storm drain ‘failed by the PSNI’

Not enough evidence to explain circumstances of Noah Donohoe’s death, partly due to police mistakes, inquest finds

An inquest into the death of a teenager whose body was found in a Belfast storm drain has found there is not enough evidence to explain the puzzling circumstances of how he died, partly because of mistakes by police investigators.

Noah Donohoe, 14, was last seen on 21 June 2020 when he left his south Belfast home on his bicycle, telling his mother he was going to visit friends. His naked body was found six days later, deep inside an underground water tunnel in the north of the city.

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Belfast teenager whose body was found in storm drain ‘failed by the PSNI’

Not enough evidence to explain circumstances of Noah Donohoe’s death, partly due to police mistakes, inquest finds

An inquest into the death of a teenager whose body was found in a Belfast storm drain has found there is not enough evidence to explain the puzzling circumstances of how he died, partly because of mistakes by police investigators.

Noah Donohoe, 14, was last seen on 21 June 2020 when he left his south Belfast home on his bicycle, telling his mother he was going to visit friends. His naked body was found six days later, deep inside an underground water tunnel in the north of the city.

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Belfast teenager whose body was found in storm drain ‘failed by the PSNI’

Not enough evidence to explain circumstances of Noah Donohoe’s death, partly due to police mistakes, inquest finds

An inquest into the death of a teenager whose body was found in a Belfast storm drain has found there is not enough evidence to explain the puzzling circumstances of how he died, partly because of mistakes by police investigators.

Noah Donohoe, 14, was last seen on 21 June 2020 when he left his south Belfast home on his bicycle, telling his mother he was going to visit friends. His naked body was found six days later, deep inside an underground water tunnel in the north of the city.

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Belfast teenager whose body was found in storm drain ‘failed by the PSNI’

Not enough evidence to explain circumstances of Noah Donohoe’s death, partly due to police mistakes, inquest finds

An inquest into the death of a teenager whose body was found in a Belfast storm drain has found there is not enough evidence to explain the puzzling circumstances of how he died, partly because of mistakes by police investigators.

Noah Donohoe, 14, was last seen on 21 June 2020 when he left his south Belfast home on his bicycle, telling his mother he was going to visit friends. His naked body was found six days later, deep inside an underground water tunnel in the north of the city.

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Houthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Estimated 100,000 Yemenis displaced amid renewed fighting as Qatar sounds alarm over Bab al-Mandab strait

Saudi cities faced the threat of a second day of Houthi attacks as fighting across Yemen led the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis with 100,000 Yemenis already displaced.

As oil prices remained well over $100 (£74) a barrel, Qatar warned of a catastrophe if the Iran-backed Houthi militants won full control of the Bab al-Mandab strait, the narrow waterway at the bottom of the Red Sea dominating the key naval route to Asia. The strait has become vital to Saudi crude oil exports as the wider Middle East war chokes the strait of Hormuz in the Gulf.

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Houthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Estimated 100,000 Yemenis displaced amid renewed fighting as Qatar sounds alarm over Bab al-Mandab strait

Saudi cities faced the threat of a second day of Houthi attacks as fighting across Yemen led the UN to warn of a humanitarian crisis with 100,000 Yemenis already displaced.

As oil prices remained well over $100 (£74) a barrel, Qatar warned of a catastrophe if the Iran-backed Houthi militants won full control of the Bab al-Mandab strait, the narrow waterway at the bottom of the Red Sea dominating the key naval route to Asia. The strait has become vital to Saudi crude oil exports as the wider Middle East war chokes the strait of Hormuz in the Gulf.

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