Trump offers to help Russia after Siberia plague institute death

US President Donald Trump on Monday at ​the White House told reporters that ‌the United States will help Russia after a laboratory worker died at a plague research institute ​in Siberia. Trump told reporters as he ​left the White House for a trip ⁠to Nebraska that the outbreak is a “big ​problem for Russia.” A laboratory worker at a ​plague research institute in Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens ​of people. The death has sparked public health ​fears on social media, but Russian authorities said on ‌Monday ⁠the situation was under control. “Well,…

Bumbling Yankees don’t look capable of much against superior Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees looked like a cross between the Bad News Bears (sans Kelly Leak) and the early-season Mets.  In the biggest game of the year, a game franchise icon Derek Jeter labeled on Fox “a must-win game,” the Yankees played their worst game of the year.…

Exclusive | White House targets LAUSD over twisted policies hiding kids’ secrets from families — as ‘domestic terrorists’ row erupts again

Los Angeles schools face federal enforcement — and the possible loss of federal funding — over policies the Trump administration says improperly hide sensitive student information from parents. The action also revives the explosive controversy over the Biden administration’s response to angry parents at school-board meetings, after the National School…

Padres deny Mason Miller pitch-tipping speculation

After it was all said and done, following the San Diego Padres’ questionable decision to have Mason Miller come out and pitch in the eighth and ninth innings, speculation arose that he was tipping his pitches. For the Padres, who find themselves in a 2-0 hole against the Milwaukee Brewers,…

Even Biden DOJ officials called memo targeting parents as potential domestic terrorists ‘ridiculous’: bombshell emails

WASHINGTON — Top Justice Department lawyers balked at the Biden administration’s attempts to prosecute parents who protested mask mandates and critical race theory at school board meetings as potential domestic terrorists in the fall of 2021, ripping senior officials’ push for the criminal probes as “ridiculous” and highly “political,” according to…

Yankees reveal pitching plan for Game 3 and potentially beyond

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When the division series makes its way to The Bronx, Max Fried will get the ball first for the Yankees.  The club plans to start Fried for Wednesday’s Game 3 followed by Carlos Rodón for Thursday’s Game 4, manager Aaron Boone said Monday, before the Yankees…

Glamorous jet-set life of USC-educated Chinese spy suspect snared at LAX

A California realtor arrested for allegedly spying for the Chinese government appeared to have lived a jet-setting lifestyle before federal authorities detained her. Wanying Zhang, 34, also known as “Heather,” documented trips to Paris and outings with friends across the West Coast on her social media pages. Zhang also appears…

Trump terminates remaining members of Election Assistance ‌Commission after landmark Supreme Court ruling expanded his powers

President Trump on Thursday terminated the remaining members of a federal panel that assists election administration officials nationwide after a landmark Supreme Court ruling granted him more power to fire members of independent agencies.  Thomas Hicks and Christy McCormick, who were appointed to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) by former…

Israel warned US of new Iranian plot to kill Trump: report 

Israel recently shared intelligence with the US about a new Iranian plot to assassinate President Trump, according to a report.  The latest assassination plan, reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, comes after years of Iranian regime threats to kill Trump as revenge for the 2020 killing of Islamic…

Graham Platner campaign filings don’t show payments to socialist fixer Morris Katz — despite ad buy claims

WASHINGTON — The baby-faced socialist strategist behind Graham Platner’s disastrous Maine Senate bid, Morris Katz, was mysteriously missing from the scandal-scarred campaign’s consultant payroll — despite his firm boasting about creating dozens of ads for the disgraced Democrat. The oysterman’s principal campaign committee, Graham for Senate, forked over $10,177,696 to…

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