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#10 Trump Meets With Syria’s Interim President After Pledging to Lift Sanctions on War-Torn Country - Christina Shaw for Fox News, Karoline Leavitt, The White House, MAGA Voice, Rapid Response 47, Dan Scavino, and ꪻꫝể ꪻꫝể on X
President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after lifting all sanctions on Syria, marking a major shift in policy. The last time a meeting between the two countries' leadership was with former President Bill Clinton in 2000. Trump met with al-Sharaa for an informal chat on the sidelines of the Gulf Cooperation Council, where he was set to address leaders as part of his four-day regional tour. Trump stated at the summit this was a step toward peace and rebuilding relations with Syria’s government...
#9 Judge Cuts Menendez Brothers’ Sentences Giving Them Chance of Freedom - Christal Hayes for BBC News, Pop Base, AP News, Ron Fernandez, Susi Swift, CRAIGee, and Regan Morris on X
A Los Angeles judge has reduced the sentence of Erik and Lyle Menendez, making them eligible for parole more than 30 years after they killed their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion. Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers on Tuesday, after hearing evidence from relatives and prison staff about their attempts to make amends while behind bars. The district attorney had argued that they were not rehabilitated, but now the state parole board could order the brothers' release as early as next month. The brothers have long argued that they killed Kitty and Jose Menendez out of self-defence after years of sexual abuse, in a high-profile case that prompted a Netflix show, which renewed interest in the story.
#8 Bill Gates Funds New Self-Assembling Contraceptive - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, Nicholas Hulcher, MPH, Sudden and Unexpected, and Sense Receptor on X
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, MIT, Harvard Medical School, and the Broad Institute have concocted a frightening new self-injecting contraceptive that uses tiny crystals to self-assemble inside the body to construct an implant that blocks pregnancy. These crystal suspensions form a long-lasting “depot” under the skin, releasing medication over months or years. The Gates Foundation proudly calls the new injection “a non-surgical option for women” who want to avoid pregnancy. Vivian Feig, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University, is one of the lead authors of the study, which began as an effort by Bill Gates to do what he does best: experiment on the less fortunate in developing nations with pharmaceuticals to ensure they don’t reproduce. Speaking about the project, which demonstrated very controlled, sustained delivery, likely for multiple months and even years through a small needle for contraceptives (and one day other drugs), Feig remarked...
#7 Chuck Todd Denies US Media Failed to Uncover Biden’s Mental Demise: ‘Right-Wing-Manufactured’- Taylor Herzlich for New York Post, Collin Rugg, Therealrob, OG SNARK, RedState, and John in PA on X
Former NBC host Chuck Todd denied that the mainstream media missed the story of Joe Biden’s mental demise, calling it “right-wing-manufactured” spin. “I just refuse to accept this stupid premise because it’s a right-wing-manufactured, right-wing premise in order to sustain the media,” Todd, who hosted “Meet the Press” for about 10 years, told former CNN pundit Chris Cillizza on his Substack channel on Monday. Todd insisted it was not the media’s fault for overlooking Biden’s demise, but that the blame should be placed on the Democrats in office who covered up the story. “This isn’t WMDs [weapons of mass destruction], where the White House worked with the mainstream media to manufacture a story that did not exist. That was a press failure, massive press failure,” Todd said, referring to the media’s slanted coverage of President George W. Bush’s “war on terror.”
#6 US Republicans Face Internal Disagreements Over Trump Tax Cut Package - Reuters, Reuters Legal, John Strand, DC_Draino/Brian Blase, Bruce Ballou, and Raynald Bernier on X
Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives kicked off public debate on major pillars of President Donald Trump's budget legislation on Tuesday, weighing choices about tax policies and spending on popular social safety-net programs that may strain their narrow majority.The plan, which would extend tax cuts passed during Trump's first term, could add to the nation's $36.2 trillion in debt over the next decade. Congress' bipartisan Joint Tax Committee estimates the tax cuts would cost $3.72 trillion...
#5 Jeffries Warns Admin Against Arresting Dems: ‘Clear Lines That They Just Dare Not Cross’ - Mike Lillis for The Hill, Nick Sortor, Mike Engleman, toddstarnes, Isaiah L. Carter, and Spitfire on X
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday hammered the Trump administration for threatening to arrest Democratic members of Congress, saying such a move would constitute a clear case of executive overreach. “It’s a red line,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol. “They know better than to go down that road.” Three House Democrats from New Jersey faced off against law enforcement officials outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility last week in Newark, N.J., where they were attempting to inspect a migrant detention center. They were joined by Newark’s Democratic mayor, Ras Baraka, who was arrested on charges of trespassing — an allegation he denies...
#4 Don Lemon Savagely Roasted for Bizarre Remarks About South African Refugees - Sky News, End Wokeness/Based Electrician, Ian Miles Cheong, Retard Finder/Catherine Evermore, and Shamara on X
Journalist Don Lemon has been severely roasted following remarks he made about South African refugees moving to the US. Lemon’s remarks are about the white South Africans granted refugee status by US President Donald Trump. The first group of white South Africans landed in the US on Monday, stirring controversy in South Africa. Lemon sat down for an interview with farmer and activist John Boyd Jr, where the two discussed the refugee status of the South Africans. The journalist bizarrely questioned what those who were given refugee status meant for “black folks and farmers” in the United States. John Boyd Jr responded to Lemon’s question, saying it was a “slap in the face” to America’s black farmers...
#3 CNN Guest Stuns Studio With Outrageous Claim About White South African Refugees Allowed Into the US - Alex Hammer for Daily Mail, The Rubin Report, Libby Emmons, Western Lensman, and Viva Frei/End Wokeness on X
Former Obama and Biden campaign staffer Ashley Allison said white South Africans recently granted asylum in the US should flee to their 'native land' instead. Allison offered the advice during a panel on CNN NewsNight Monday, as she reacted to the 59 white South Africans who have been granted refugee status in the US. The foreigners, many of whom are farmers, have been allowed to settle in America after the president deemed them victims of racial discrimination. The farmers are at risk of losing their land due to a new law which seeks to address the imbalance of land ownership in South Africa. But many claim to have been targeted by violence amid the upheaval and have now been granted refugee status by Trump...
#2 HHS, FDA Initiate Comprehensive Review of Nutrients in Infant Formula - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Tracy Beanz, U.S. FDA, Melissa Hallman, TrialSite News, and Contemporary Pediatrics on X
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the next steps in Operation Stork Speed--a groundbreaking initiative to ensure the safety, reliability, and nutritional adequacy of infant formula for American families. The FDA issued a Request for Information (RFI) to begin the nutrient review process required by law for infant formula. Currently, infant formula must meet minimum and maximum levels of certain nutrients. While the FDA regularly reviews individual nutrient requirements for infant formula, this will be the first comprehensive review since 1998...
#1 Texas AG Ken Paxton Investigating General Mills Over ‘Healthy’ Claims - Adam Fullerton for Fox 4 KDFW, Attorney General Ken Paxton/Vani Hari, Tracy Beanz, The Wall Street Journal, Breanna Morello, and CW39 on X
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into General Mills, claiming the company illegally misrepresents certain food products as "healthy." In a news release on Tuesday, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he had sent a Civil Investigative Demand to General Mills. Paxton claims the company markets cereals, like Trix and Lucky Charms, as "healthy" and a "good source" of vitamins, despite containing petroleum-based food colorings. The attorney general said that General Mills removed the dyes from six of its cereals, but began using them again two years later...
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