Shipping activity plummeted after Iran attacked a ship, setting off U.S. strikes. Little crude oil is being transported through the critical waterway.
‘NSSF has been pushing back on antigun activism’
An Illinois group is seeking to pressure companies to not do business with manufacturers of modern semiautomatic firearms through a “naming and shaming” campaign, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Highland Park Peace Project is assembling a database of companies that do business with manufacturers who make so-called “assault weapons,” with the intention of “targeting the companies that do business with them,” including law firms and retail outlets, according to the group’s website. Co-founder Daniel Perlman told the Chicago Tribune that he was taking a “commercial” approach in view of potential Supreme Court decisions striking down bans on modern semiautomatic firearms. (RELATED: Biden Justice Really Worried Judges…Open
He claimed to have ‘videos, photographs, text messages, emails, and other evidence’
Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley issued a lengthy statement Tuesday on X after his wife accused him of rape and filed for divorce. “I love my children with everything I am. My highest priority has always been protecting them and preserving the relationship they have with both of their parents,” he began. “Because of the public allegations made against me by Annemarie, I have been forced to respond with evidence rather than emotion. More importantly, I owe it to my children to truthfully document what they and I have endured.” Wiley denied the allegations made against him and pointed a finger at Annemarie, accusing her of lying and claiming she was the reason that their marriage broke down. Divorce Response: I love my children…Open
‘He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn’t tell me’
An ex-girlfriend of Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner alleged he had repeatedly removed condoms during sex without her consent, according to The Washington Post. Lyndsey Fifield said she dated the scandal-ridden candidate between 2013 and 2015 and alleged he would remove protection while they had sex “in a sneaky way,” the Post reported July 7. Fifield previously alleged that Platner conducted physical abuse against her in a now infamous New York Times story. (RELATED: Graham Platner Accuser Blasts NYT For Downplaying ‘Abusive’ Behavior As A ‘Gift’ To Dems) “He would pull condoms off,” Fifield told the Post. “He would do it in a sneaky way. He wouldn’t tell me.” Platner’s campaign labeled the…Open
‘We do not have 2 classes of citizens’
A small firearms manufacturer in Missouri declared in a press release that it would only sell civilian-legal products to law enforcement agencies. CMMG made the announcement on June 30, a day before a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was slated to take effect in Virginia had it not been blocked by courts. The company cited the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in its statement. (RELATED: Supreme Court Takes Up Major Semiautomatic Firearms Case) “CMMG would like to renew our statement on sales of products to states that restrict the freedom of it’s [sic] citizens. Simply put: CMMG will only fulfill state and local government agencies and officers to the same configurations as they restrict to…Open
‘She was conscientious of the situation’
A Michigan nurse was arraigned on charges of animal cruelty Monday after authorities removed over 100 cats, 73 of which were dead, from her home. Emily Karolski, 41, faces charges of animal cruelty to 25 or more animals and animal burial, according to court documents cited by The Detroit News. Fox 2 Detroit described Karolski as “a nurse practitioner who cares for newborns” and noted that her house is located in Dryden Township, north of Detroit. Township police responded to a package delivery driver’s report of a stench emerging from the house, according to Lapeer County Prosecutor John D. Miller, the Detroit News reported. The driver claimed that the odor, which he could smell 150 feet away from the building, made him think…Open
‘Apple has uncovered a pattern of theft of Apple’s trade secrets by OpenAI employees who were formerly at Apple’
Apple sued artificial intelligence giant OpenAI on Friday over alleged trade secret theft. Apple alleges in a court filing it is now “clear” that, at “every level, from members of its Technical Staff to its Chief Hardware Officer, and in coordination with business partners,” OpenAI has been stealing “trade secrets and confidential information” from Apple. The lawsuit also claims that “as a natural result, OpenAI’s nascent hardware business now rests on the shakiest of foundations, rotten to its core by its illegal reliance on misappropriated trade secrets.” (RELATED: Here Are 4 Major Lawsuits That Have Shaped The Artificial Intelligence Debate) Neither Apple nor OpenAI immediately responded to the Daily Caller News…Open
‘The IDF is lying. What happened was unprecedented’
Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna demanded prosecution of the armed settlers and soldiers who allegedly detained him in the West Bank. Settlers carrying American-made M4 rifles blocked Khanna’s van Wednesday, near a demolished Palestinian village, he told Kristen Welker on Sunday’s “Meet the Press.” The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sided with the settlers when they arrived, Khanna said. His group was held for roughly 75 minutes before being released. The IDF rejects Khanna’s claims, according to The Associated Press. “The IDF is lying. What happened was unprecedented,” Khanna said, recalling the incident. “They had violent settlers detain American citizens, including an American government official. You had these…Open
Trump Reveals Why Lindsey Graham Went From Being Rival He Once Doxxed To His Biggest Fan Almost Overnight
President Donald Trump traced his friendship with the late Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham back to a single moment: crushing him in his own home state in 2016. Trump phoned into NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, just hours after Graham died from a “brief and sudden illness,” according to CBS News. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replaced Graham, who was scheduled to go on the program Sunday morning, The Hill reported . “I got to know Lindsey during the campaign. I didn’t really know him then,” Trump said. “He was tough, but he said, ‘I’ll see you in South Carolina’ … But when it came to South Carolina, I won South Carolina by a lot, and I sort of ran the table on everybody, and…Open
The investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe, a prominent Reform UK and former Conservative politician, has taken a significant turn, with the authorities now treating the case as terrorism-related.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The killing of Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and Minister of State turned Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman, is now being investigated as a terrorist act following new evidence, according to Counter Terrorism Policing South East. A 28-year-old man, initially arrested on suspicion of murder, has been rearrested on suspicion of terrorism-related offenses. Notably, Devon and Cornwall Police initially said they had no evidence the killing had a political or terror motive. WHEN & WHERE: Miss Widdecombe, 78, was found dead last Thursday in her rural home in Haytor, a village in Devon, in southwest England. The…Open