Jeb Bush sounds the alarm on Cuba’s fleet of 300 Iranian suicide drones that could reach the US

WASHINGTON — Iran has reportedly armed Cuba with a fleet of 300 kamikaze drones, putting the US mainland at risk of suffering a devastating attack, Jeb Bush warned Wednesday.   Shahed drones, which have a range of up to 1,500 miles and can be packed with up to 110 pounds of explosives,  gave the US headaches in the Middle East during the war in Iran because they are somewhat cheap to make, but are used for potent attacks. Florida is just about 90 miles from Cuba — well within the range for any drone attack from Cuba. “Iran has been a…

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…

Sean Manaea finally gives Mets the length they desperately needed

Six hundred and thirty-nine days.  That’s how long it had been since Sean Manaea last stayed in a game for seven innings.  He’s gone six innings once and five several times since then, but hadn’t reached the seventh-inning stretch since Oct. 8, 2024, in an NLDS win over the Phillies. …

How a popular makeup trend triggered one woman’s full-body disease

One woman’s permanent makeup is another’s arch nemesis. Approximately 15 months after getting her eyebrows tattooed, an unidentified 46-year-old woman sought dermatological care for patches of purplish lesions that appeared around her eyebrows and later on non-tattooed areas, including her elbow and upper back. According to a medical report published…

Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, court rules

Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts’ attorney general alleging the company designed its Instagram social media platform to addict children, the state’s top court ruled on Friday. The ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court marked the first time a state high court has considered whether a federal law that generally shields…

Former Jets QB Browning Nagle dead at 57 after cancer battle

Former Jets quarterback Browning Nagle died this week after a battle with colon cancer. He was 57. Nagle came to Gang Green following a standout career at Louisville, where he threw for 4,653 yards and 32 touchdowns over two seasons as a starter under Howard Schnellenberger. He led the Cardinals…

Angel Reese trade is already paying off for Dream

The WNBA season hasn’t even started yet and the Dream are already benefiting from the Angel Reese trade. After Atlanta acquired Reese from the Chicago Sky on Monday for two first-round picks, the franchise’s ticket sales have since skyrocketed. Stubhub revealed Thursday that sales spiked by 15 times last season’s…

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