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New Mexico’s Epstein investigation is being obstructed by Trump’s DOJ, officials claim
Justice Department is causing ‘real and escalating harm’ to state’s investigation, top official says
New Mexico officials say Trump’s DOJ is obstructing state’s Epstein investigation
Justice Department is causing ‘real and escalating harm’ to state’s investigation, top official sayswww.the-independent.com
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This was (or at least should have been) a major headline at the time
In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving left Virginia and married legally in Washington, D.C. Virginia refused to recognize their marriage because the state classified them as belonging to different races. Soon after returning home, officers entered their house at night and arrested them. In 1959, they were each sentenced to one year in prison, but the judge suspended the sentence on the condition that they leave Virginia and not return together for 25 years.
The Lovings moved to Washington, D.C., but Mildred deeply missed their families, their community, and the quiet country life they had left behind. After living away for about five years, she wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy asking for help. He directed her to the American Civil Liberties Union, where attorneys Bernard Cohen and Philip Hirschkop agreed to challenge their conviction.
Their case eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 12, 1967, the Court ruled unanimously in their favor, ending state laws that kept couples like the Lovings from marrying. Richard did not ask for fame or attention. His message to their lawyer was simple: “Tell the court I love my wife.”
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In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving left Virginia and married legally in Washington, D.C. Virginia refused to recognize their marriage because the state classified them as belonging to different races. Soon after returning home, officers entered thei
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., declined to weigh in on the latest scandal to hit a member of his party, instead focusing on his planned diatribe against President Donald Trump’s primetime address Thursday.
The New York Post reported that Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., engaged in sexual relationships with at least two Democratic House staffers who did not work for him while he was a member of the House. According to House rules, members are not barred from having relationships with staffers who work outside their office.
Sources told the outlet it was believed the relationships happened while the lawmaker was unmarried.
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In the previous millennium the quip was, Democrats do it to staffers, Republicans do it to the nation.
... bombshell report alleges Dem senator [Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.] had relationships with House staffers
Sen Ruben Gallego calls new House staffer allegations 'gossip' as scrutiny piles up
By Alex Miller Fox News / Published July 16, 2026 3:34pm EDTGallego says friendship with embattled Swalwell 'clouded his judgment'
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., former Rep. Eric Swalwell's 'best friend' in Congress, said their relationship ‘clouded his judgment’ over rumors about his conduct.Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., declined to weigh in on the latest scandal to hit a member of his party, instead focusing on his planned diatribe against President Donald Trump’s primetime address Thursday.
The New York Post reported that Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., engaged in sexual relationships with at least two Democratic House staffers who did not work for him while he was a member of the House. According to House rules, members are not barred from having relationships with staffers who work outside their office.
Sources told the outlet it was believed the relationships happened while the lawmaker was unmarried.
Schumer dodges questions after bombshell report alleges Dem senator had relationships with House staffers
Chuck Schumer declined to address allegations that Sen. Ruben Gallego had relationships with Democratic House staffers, saying he was focused on Trump.
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In the previous millennium the quip was, Democrats do it to staffers, Republicans do it to the nation.
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Brazil just denied visas to two senior officials from Trump's State Department. The reason: it concluded they were flying in to cast doubt on its election.
The two men run Washington's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. They planned to land in Brasília this week for meetings about "election integrity."
Brazil read the itinerary and reached a different conclusion.
Officials there say the delegation's real purpose was to discredit the country's voting system ten weeks before its presidential election. One of them called the trip a "renewed attempt to politically exploit the situation and undermine the electoral system."
Some context on that voting system. It's electronic, verified by biometric ID, and counts the whole country in hours.
International observers rank it among the most secure on Earth. When Jair Bolsonaro spent 2022 insisting it was rigged, audits and courts found nothing.
Bolsonaro lost that election, tried to overturn it anyway, and is now in prison for plotting a coup.
His son Flávio is running against President Lula in October. Trump backs him. Flávio and his brother visited the White House in May.
And Trump has spent a year punishing Brazil for prosecuting the father. He hit Brazilian goods with tariffs and called the coup trial a "witch hunt."
The newest tariffs, up to 37.5 percent on thousands of Brazilian products, took effect Friday.
The visa denials came the same day.
The State Department insists the trip was routine and called any suggestion of a ploy "a baseless lie."
Brazil has heard that before. In March, it revoked a visa for another State Department official after he concealed plans to visit Jair Bolsonaro.
Americans know this playbook. Claim fraud before a single vote is cast. Demand audits of machines that keep coming back clean. Refuse the result if your side loses.
Brazil watched its own president try it. He is in prison.
The election is October 4. Trump's delegation is not invited.
Brazil's government denies visas to US officials over upcoming elections
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry says it denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials that sought to travel to the South American nation next week.
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In Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Signs Bill to End Child Marriage - Tahirih Justice Center
Update: On May 13, 2026, the bill to end child marriage in Oklahoma officially became law! Effective November 1, 2026, the minimum age for marriage in Oklahoma will be 18, […]
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Trump announces deal for Hamas to disarm, militants demand Israel withdraws from Gaza first
July 31, 20261:20 AM ET / NPR StaffPresident Trump announced that his Board of Peace has reached a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to completely disarm, calling it a "historic breakthrough."
But a senior Hamas official told NPR on Friday Israel must withdraw from parts of Gaza first.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not immediately react to Trump's announcement.
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"Historic breakthrough" indeed.
Netanyahu's silence tells the story.
It seems Trump is desperately clutching for a headline that will distract from his dismal self-inflicted quagmire in Iran.
And it seems Trump's distraction here hasn't survived a full news cycle.
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"Historic breakthrough" indeed.
Netanyahu's silence tells the story.
It seems Trump is desperately clutching for a headline that will distract from his dismal self-inflicted quagmire in Iran.
And it seems Trump's distraction here hasn't survived a full news cycle.
end part II of II
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For decades the Ford Edsel earned / retained a reputation as the greatest flop in U.S. automobile marketing history.
No more!
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Tesla sales are not the only Musk enterprise to crater.
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Cybertruck Called the Biggest Flop in Automotive History, as Tesla Shares Plummet
Cybertruck Called the Biggest Flop in Automotive History, as Tesla Shares Plummet
Tesla investors endured the worst week for the stock since 2022, while a damning new report compared the Cybertruck to one of the most notorious failures in automotive history. The numbers behind that comparison are harder to dismiss than Elon Musk's defenders might hope.
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B U T !
Tesla sales are not the only Musk enterprise to crater.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth
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Residents Furious at Plan to Seize and Destroy Their Homes for AI Data Centers
As dozens of cities across the US are forced to scrap their plans to build power-hungry data centers, some civic leaders are no longer asking.
According to new reporting by Fortune, the state of Georgia's for-profit utility company, Georgia Power, is looking to demolish and pave over some 30 homes — and 330 parcels of land — that currently block the route of a 1,000 mile transmission line.
When it goes live, the line will distribute nearly 10,000 megawatts of energy from a newly constructed power plant, "approximately 80 percent of which is expected to power data centers," according to a fact sheet provided by the Georgia Public Service Commission (the rest will presumably be split between local businesses, homes, and other customers.)
Backed by the state, Georgia Power is now working on paying landowners to move, or else face the seizure of their property by eminent domain. As one can imagine, the predominantly rural homeowners affected aren't exactly thrilled at ....
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