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Kenyan President William Ruto says he is building a church at the presidential residence in Nairobi that he will pay for himself – and says he has nothing to apologise for.”I am not going to ask anyone for an apology for building a church. The devil might be angry and can do what he wants,” Ruto said on Friday.That statement alone has angered Kenyans already frustrated with his style of leadership and what they regard as the entanglement of the state and the church.The BBC has asked the government for comment.It is not clear who Ruto was referring to as…
CNN — A group of doctors opposed to abortion asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to restrict access to a key medication abortion drug while other legal challenges play out, as Wednesday night’s deadline for the court to act approaches. The filing means that after the Justice Department files a response expected Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, the court may rule at any time as the legal battle over mifepristone continues, nearly two weeks after a federal judge in Texas said the drug should not have been approved in 2000. Last week, Justice Samuel Alito granted a request of the Biden…
Prominent MAGA-aligned commentators launched xenophobic attacks on Zohran Mamdani over the 33-year-old state lawmaker’s Muslim religion following his apparent Democratic primary win in the New York City mayoral race. In a series of posts, conservative social media personality Laura Loomer wrote “New York City will be destroyed,” Muslims will start “committing jihad all over New York” and that “NYC is about to see 9/11 2.0.” If elected in November, Mamdani would become the first Muslim mayor in New York City’s history. And while many conservatives have criticized Mamdani’s progressive policies, others have taken aim at Mamdani for his religion. “24…
Zoe Kleinman & Liv McMahonTechnology editor & technology reporterGetty ImagesGoogle may have to make changes in the UK to give consumers more choice over who they use for online search services, the competition watchdog has said. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the US technology giant under a new law which means the regulator can demand changes at a firm if it is found to hold too much power in a particular market.Google accounts for more than 90% of searches in the UK and 200,000 businesses use the company’s search advertising to reach customers.Its parent company, Alphabet, said…
By The CHS Independence Day Robot CHS has a long-running tradition of our annual “where to watch fireworks” post, and in 2025, as we mark the 249th birthday of the United States of America and mark the final stages of capitalism, the tradition is now fully automated! Here are this year’s ideas compiled by our AI reporter on where you can walk to watch the fireworks and celebrate with your closest neighborhood patriots without leaving Capitol Hill. America! The 2025 Lake Union fireworks show, part of the Seafair 4th of July celebration, is planned to begin around 10:15 PM Friday.…
Adam Fradgley – AMA/West Bromwich Albion FC via Getty ImagesBarnett denies the woman’s allegations that he kept her as a “sex slave”High-profile British sports agent Jonathan Barnett has been accused of raping a woman more than 39 times, in a US lawsuit.In a civil complaint lodged at a US district court in Los Angeles, the unnamed woman, referred to as “Jane Doe”, says Mr Barnett “trafficked” her from Australia to the UK in 2017, “tortured” and kept her as a “sex slave” over a six year period.She says Mr Barnett made “repeated threats to her life and the lives of…
Five-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo finalized a groundbreaking three-year, fully guaranteed revenue-sharing contract worth approximately $5.1 million after committing to Texas Tech, his agent, Derrick Shelby, confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The deal, which is one of the largest of its kind since direct athlete compensation became legal, sets a new benchmark in college football. Ojo, ranked No. 20 in the ESPN 300 and No. 4 among offensive tackles, attended Lake Ridge High School in Texas and measures in at 6‑foot‑7 and 285 pounds during the spring. Felix Ojo during OT7 Week 2 Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Dallas. AP A standout pass blocker…
House GOP committees have issued new subpoenas to ActBlue, intensifying their probe of the Democratic fundraising platform. The subpoenas are an attempt to force cooperation as ActBlue has pushed back on the congressional investigation, questioning its intentions and constitutionality after the White House launched a similar probe. Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.), Bryan Steil (R-Wisc.) and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who lead the committees investigating ActBlue, issued the subpoenas Wednesday to compel a current and a former employee to testify about the platform’s fraud prevention policies. The employees being subpoenaed had previously pushed back against voluntarily appearing before the committee, citing the…
President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer for TikTok, the video-sharing app that was banned in the US amid claims it posed a national security risk.In a Fox News interview, Trump said he had a group of “very wealthy people” willing to acquire the platform. “I’ll tell you in about two weeks,” he teased.A sale would need approval from the Chinese government, but Trump told Fox he thought President Xi Jinping “will probably do it”.This month Trump delayed for a third time the enforcement of a law mandating TikTok’s sale. The latest extension requires parent company ByteDance to…
That’s our annual video tradition – everybody in the West Seattle Fourth of July Kids’ Parade as they start down the route, westbound on Sunset SW in North Admiral. Some differences this year – while SPD motorcycles led the parade, SFD Engine 29 and the famous blue pickup truck did not. Engine 29 did park at Hamilton Viewpoint post-parade for tours, and as for the truck, it was used as a stage at the parade starting point – (Photo by Oliver Hamlin for WSB) president Joanie Jacobs of the Admiral Neighborhood Association, which now presents the parade, explained why, before…