NEWSNATIONNOW (Josie Fischels) - Exclusive: DHS Secretary Mullin tours Colorado ICE facility
The tour marked Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's first visit to the state since taking office.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Helen Huiskes and The Hill) - Senate overwhelmingly passes Russia sanctions bill
The Senate on Friday passed a long-sought bipartisan bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and the top five buyers of Russian oil, along with extending existing sanctions on Iran. That measure was a major legislative goal of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died suddenly earlier this month. The vote was 86-11. [...]
ABCNEWS - Senate approves Russia sanctions bill named after Sen. Lindsey Graham
The bill was approved with overwhelming bipartisan support.
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Man Unsure Whether Wife's Vanilla Honey Goat Butter Spread Is For Toast Or Face
DALLAS, TX — Local husband Mark Higgins stood frozen in his kitchen Thursday morning, staring blankly at a glass jar labeled "Vanilla Honey Goat Butter Spread" while attempting to figure out if it belonged on his toast or his face.
DAILYCALLER (Leena Nasir) - QVC Host Declares On Air: ‘It Looks Like You Went And Got A Blowj*b’
‘Oh my god’
NPR (Claudia Grisales) - Senate passes Russia sanctions bill that was long championed by Lindsey Graham
The bill is meant to stifle Russia's economy by allowing for tough new tariffs against major importers of Russian energy. The legislation was led by Lindsey Graham before his unexpected death in July.
NPR (Terry Gross) - Monty Roberts, who trained horses through trust, dies at 91
The internationally acclaimed horseman defied the conventional method of breaking horses and developed his own gentler approach — based on horses' non-verbal language. Roberts spoke with Fresh Air in 1997.
WAR (Gwendolyn Kurzen, Space Launch Delta 45) - Space Launch Delta 45 Partners With Florida National Guard to Strengthen Hazmat Response
Space Launch Delta 45 and the Florida Army National Guard's 44th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team recently partnered for a multiday training exercise designed to ensure both organizations remain prepared to respond rapidly to chemical, biological or radiological hazards.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Typhoon Dolphin shuts down Okinawa's main airport, forces hundreds into shelters
Typhoon Dolphin barreled over Japan's southern islands on Friday, closing Okinawa's main airport and driving 240 people into evacuation shelters, while residents on the mainland scrambled to protect homes already damaged by last week's earthquake. Naha Airport, the primary air hub on Okinawa Island, shut down Friday as the storm moved through, and authorities canceled […] The post Typhoon Dolphin shuts down Okinawa's main airport, forces hundreds into shelters appeared first on American Almanac .
Typhoon Dolphin barreled over Japan's southern islands on Friday, closing Okinawa's main airport and driving 240 people into evacuation shelters, while residents on the mainland scrambled to protect homes already damaged by last week's earthquake. Naha Airport, the primary air hub on Okinawa Island, shut down Friday as the storm moved through, and authorities canceled every domestic and international flight in and out of the facility. The Japan Meteorological Agency placed the typhoon just north of Okinawa's main island by Friday afternoon, packing maximum sustained winds of 89 miles per hour, strong enough to ground all air traffic and send residents indoors, NBC News reported . Three men in their 70s sustained minor injuries. Okinawa…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico headlined Pride festival featuring an 11-year-old drag performer
James Talarico, the Democratic seminary student running for U.S. Senate in Texas, spoke at a 2021 Pride event that billed an 11-year-old boy as "the absolute cutest & youngest of our drag performers", a record his campaign now declines to discuss. The June 26, 2021, festival in Taylor, Texas, a small, conservative town about 50 […] The post Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico headlined Pride festival featuring an 11-year-old drag performer appeared first on American Almanac .
James Talarico, the Democratic seminary student running for U.S. Senate in Texas, spoke at a 2021 Pride event that billed an 11-year-old boy as "the absolute cutest & youngest of our drag performers", a record his campaign now declines to discuss. The June 26, 2021, festival in Taylor, Texas, a small, conservative town about 50 miles from Austin, was organized by a local LGBTQ group called Taylor PRIDE. It was held at the Texas Beer Company and featured live music, adult drag acts, a "Youth Drag Show," and a children's story hour. Talarico, then a state representative, was the headlining speaker. The event's promotional Facebook post named him alongside a preteen drag performer who goes by the stage name Kween Kee Kee, the Washington Free…Open