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Conservative Rep. Ralph Norman to enter S.C. governor’s race
CHAPIN, S.C. - Rep. Ralph Norman, among the most conservative Republicans in the U.S. House, is entering South Carolina’s 2026 governor’s race. The wealthy real estate developer and longtime ally of former Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to file his...

Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara just made a bold political move, and it’s turning heads
Lara Trump has officially said she will NOT run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, even though many expected her to. She said she came to this decision after talking to her family, friends, and supporters. "After much consideration and...

Coercive Care: Southern Europe’s Reliance on Elder Restraints
Aldo Rebagliati was always good with his hands. At 30, he joined a steel company in Savona, a coastal city in northwestern Italy, helping to build components for trains and airplanes. After taking early retirement in his 50s, Aldo dedicated...

Appeals court blocks California's ammo background checks
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases, another blow to the...

Vance calls out Big Tech for firing Americans while hiring visa replacements
At the 'Winning the AI Race' summit, JD Vance questioned how tech companies can claim worker shortages while firing Americans and then hiring foreign labor. Vice President JD Vance blasted Big Tech companies for firing American workers and then...

Arvada residents worry if city's infrastructure can keep up with economic growth: Denver7 | Your Voice
ARVADA, Colo. — Arvada was discovered in 1850 and incorporated in 1904. In 2025, it is home to more than 121,000 people, laying claim as Colorado's seventh most populous city. It takes vision to reach a title like that, and Arvada leadership has...

Congressman Arrington Fights For West Texas Landownership Rights
Here in West Texas, we don’t take kindly to folks messing with our land—and apparently, neither does Congressman Jodey Arrington. No FED This week, Arrington’s “No Federal Expansion Designation (No FED) in West Texas Act” took a big step forward...

U.S. Senate Bill Would Eliminate Self-GRAS Pathway to Market Food Substances
On July 17, Senators Markey (D-MA), Booker (D-NJ), Warren (D-MA), and Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act of 2025, which would significantly curtail the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) pre-market exemption...

A popular VPN is seeing a 1,400% spike in signups as the UK's age verification law takes effect
New age checks for websites with explicit content continue to send users flocking to Proton VPN. The popular virtual private network (VPN) is reporting a 1,400 percent hourly increase in sign-ups over its baseline so far on Friday, July 25, the...

Freedom Flotilla Sails to Gaza to Break Israel’s “Engineered Famine”: Activist Huwaida Arraf
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. A group of international activists from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition are sailing across the Mediterranean to...

U.S. Postal Service marks 250 years of delivery
TEXAS — The United States Postal Service is celebrating its 250th anniversary on Saturday, July 26. “On July 26 we proudly observe the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service and mark two and a half centuries of service to the...

Jagdeo agrees U.S.-Guyana relations will be at risk if Mohamed gets into parliament
THE mounting concerns from the United States (US) over what could happen to Guyana’s economic prospects and international partnerships if sanctioned presidential hopeful, Azruddin Mohamed gets into parliament, should not be downplayed, according...

C.S. v. McCrumb and Ohio’s New Expulsion Law: Balancing Student Expression and School Safety
In C.S. v. McCrumb, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit addressed the scope of a public school’s ability to restrict student expression on-campus, particularly when that expression involves politically charged, firearm-related imagery....

After failing to gather evidence against Bikram S Majithia, Vigilance officials now trying to fabricate evidence: SAD
CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asserted that after failing to gather evidence in the recently registered false case of Disproportionate Assets case against former minister Bikram Singh Majithia, now Vigilance Officials had started...

No bank will risk their relationship with the U.S. – Jagdeo
–defends local banks cutting ties with those associated with sanctioned Mohameds PEOPLE’S Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday defended Demerara Bank, which has decided to sever ties with those associated with...

Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: What the Supreme Court’s Age Verification Decision Could Mean for All Websites—Not Just Adult Ones
On June 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court weighed in on the ongoing debate about age verification requirements for websites, holding that it is constitutional for a state to require websites that have a significant portion of adult content...

KASU News: Arkansas petition law challenge, DHS shakeup, and jobs coming to Conway
Today’s KASU News covers efforts to block six new Arkansas petition laws, budget concerns as the Arkansas Department of Human Services changes leadership, and new legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Tom Cotton. Other stories include a major...

Zelensky says defenses holding firm against Russia's summer push
Ukrainian forces are holding back Russia's concerted summer push to break through defenses along parts of the front line, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says. "They are not advancing. It's very tough for our guys out there. And it's tough...

Montreal group takes campaign to restore U.S. foreign aid to Times Square
OTTAWA – A Montreal-based organization promoting democracy and digital rights is using a billboard in New York’s iconic Times Square to urge Americans to resist cuts to U.S. foreign aid. “A retreat by the United States will mean that the weight...

U.S Small Business Administration Talks Disaster Recovery Loans
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -For those who were affected by the March 14th and March 15th severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding, there is still time to apply for assistance through the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA offers two different...