The Trump administration is considering slashing rules meant to protect the environment and the public during commercial rocket launches ... read more
Protesters rallied across Ukraine on Tuesday evening after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law tightening control over key anti-corruption agencies, a move critics say threatens their independence and risks undermining EU ties and billions in Western aid.
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Rising insurance costs signal the deep impacts of climate change in west Florida as communities grapple with recurring damage and costly recoveries.
Also ...
George Kooymans
en.wikipedia.org
... George Jan Kooymans (11 March 1948 -- 22 July 2025) was a Dutch guitarist and vocalist. He was best known for his work with the Dutch group Golden Earring.[1] Kooymans wrote "Twilight Zone", the group's only top 10 entry on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top Album Tracks chart.[2]
In 2021, Kooymans retired from the music business after he was diagnosed with ALS. ...
The full-length album version of their tune ...
(that seems to be quite apropos of late ...)
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone (1982)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Chorus]
Help, I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
Help, I'm steppin' into the Twilight Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go now that I've gone too far?
...
More details ...
3 officers injured after gunman opens fire in 'ambush situation' in Ohio: Police
abcnews.go.com
... The suspect had parked at a dead end of an undeveloped industrial park in Lorain, located in northeast Ohio, and had an "arsenal of weapons with him," Acting Lorain Police Chief Michael Failing said at a press briefing Wednesday. ...
"He was laying in wait and opened fire with multiple rounds at both of the officers who were sitting in their vehicles," Failing said.
A third Lorain officer who responded to a call for additional officers, 47-year-old Brent Payne, was then shot multiple times in his patrol vehicle, Failing said.
Additional officers who responded to the scene helped treat their wounded fellow officers and drove them to an area hospital, according to Failing. ...
The suspect, described as a 28-year-old man, was shot on the scene and pronounced dead, Failing said.
Police have not released the name of the suspect. ...
From ...
www.bollywoodbiography.in
Well, in 1996, she seems to have been granted residency here on a H1-B work visa.
What work was she doing?
Then, in 2006, she seems to have been granted citizen status.
Kudos for her.
...She met Donald Trump at a party in September 1998 and the couple started dating each other. Melania got married to Donald Trump on January 22, 2005 in Palm Beach, Florida. It was her first marriage and donald's third marriage. ...
... She met Donald Trump at a party in September 1998 and the couple started dating each other. ...
Wait, what?
In 1998 Pres Trump and Melania started dating each other?
When did Pres Trump divorce his wife of the time?
Donald Trump and Marla Maples ...
Donald Trump's family journey: Marriages, divorces, and children (November 2024)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
... Donald Trump and Marla Maples continued their relationship after Trump's first divorce in 1990, and in October 1993 Marla gave birth to her first child, Tiffany, with Donald Trump. ...
However, Donald Trump's second marriage with Marla Maples was also short lived as they separated in May 1997. Their court hearings continued for two years, and they finally got divorced in 1999. Talking about what caused the divorce, Marla Maples told PEOPLE in an earlier interview, that she and Donald Trump had different views on life and how they should raise their child. She also revealed that she felt like she was "playing a role" as that was "what the job called for." ...
Now, let's talk about other immigrants.
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House ending session early as Republicans clash over Epstein vote
apnews.com
... House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington after the week's legislative agenda was upended by Republican members who are clamoring for a vote.
Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said Tuesday morning that he wants to give the White House "space" to release the Epstein information on its own, despite the bipartisan push for legislation that aims to force the release of more documents.
"There's no purpose for the Congress to push an administration to do something they're already doing," Johnson said at his weekly news conference, his last before lawmakers depart Washington on Wednesday for their traditional August recess. ...
@#3 ... Pickle Pete says "I'll drink to that!" ...
Yeah, makes me wonder, how might he really be managing this situation?
Oh wait, did I say something funny?
"Sec Hegseth" and "managing" in the same sentence?