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All classes have been canceled at Old Dominion University in Virginia after an active shooter was "neutralized" in the area, officials announced.
Shortly before 10:49 a.m., a gunman in Constant Hall opened fire and injured two people, according to university spokesperson Jonah Grinkewitz. Campus police, the Norfolk Police Department and emergency personnel responded and the gunman is now dead, Grinkewitz said. The injured have been transported to a local hospital.
The Norfolk Police Department confirmed they were on scene responding to the "active incident" at the school on social media.
"As of 11:43 a.m., there is no longer a threat at Old Dominion University,"
Battered and unseaworthy, HMS Middleton was dragged by tugs into Portsmouth naval base on Sunday. The Hunt class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV) returned to the home of the Royal Navy on March 8 after being brought back from the Gulf by a heavy-lift ship. The ignominious piggy-back was cheaper than letting the more than 40-year-old ship make the 6,200-mile journey back from Bahrain under her own power and freed her crew to join other ships. But her return meant the end of the Royal Navy's anti-mine vessel presence in the Middle East after almost 50 years. Only unmanned drone systems are left, according to the Navy.
Blue states sue Trump administration over
new race-based reporting requirements
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new race-based reporting requirements
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Seventeen Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday over new race-based reporting requirements for universities targeting admissions, financial aid and student performance data.
The lawsuit is challenging the new “Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement” (ACTS) survey that requires schools to provide years of admissions and student data broken down by race and other aspects to ensure schools aren’t engaging in affirmative action. [snip]
The lawsuit says “the sheer amount of data sought through the ACTS survey would place a considerable burden” on colleges.
Rahm Emanuel has no shortage of action plans for Democrats, whom he thinks are poised for success in the fall midterms if they get their message right.
The former Obama chief of staff was an instrumental player in 2006, when Democrats flipped control of the House and Senate after 12 years of Republican control — during a different war started by a GOP president Twenty years later, Emanuel — now an unofficial White House hopeful himself — says there are lessons to be learned from that time. And he’s conferring with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on how to put those lessons in play.
For years, the British £5 note has carried the face of Winston Churchill. The wartime prime minister who rallied Britain during its darkest hour has stared out from wallets and cash registers across the country, a constant reminder of the man who helped lead Britain through World War II.
Now the Bank of England is considering scrapping that tradition.
And what might replace one of Britain’s most consequential leaders says quite a lot about where parts of the country’s cultural establishment think Britain should be headed.
Animals. Plants. Landscapes.
Not the people who shaped the nation’s history. Wildlife.
The idea surfaced after the Bank of England asked the public what themes they
Iran-linked hacker group claims responsibility
for cyberattack on US medical tech company Stryker replies
for cyberattack on US medical tech company Stryker replies
An Iran-linked hacker group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on U.S. medical tech company Stryker.
The company produces a range of medical equipment and technology, and is headquartered in Michigan, NBC News reported.
“Stryker is experiencing a global network disruption to our Microsoft environment as a result of a cyber attack. We have no indication of ransomware or malware and believe the incident is contained,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
The cyberattack appears to be the first significant instance of Iran hacking a U.S. company since the war between the countries started last month.
For most people, climate policy still sounds like something debated at environmental conferences or negotiated in international treaties. But increasingly, it is being implemented somewhere else entirely.
Instead of being decided openly through legislation, many of the most consequential climate policies are now emerging through financial regulation and banking rules that few citizens ever see or vote on.
A quiet shift has been taking place over the past fifteen years. Increasingly, climate policy is not being implemented through laws that voters can see and debate. Instead, it is being embedded into the plumbing of the financial system itself.
Every new military technology, every new weapon, sooner or later, was countered by some other new weapon or technology. Armor was rendered obsolete by the musket. Castle walls were rendered obsolete by cannons. Battleships were rendered obsolete by aircraft carriers.
Today, drones are one piece of new tech that military forces around the world are still learning how to employ, and how to defend against. And now, there's a new counter: A rifle-mounted drone-killer device.
A new chapter in counter-drone defense begins as Nuburu’s Lyocon subsidiary completes initial trials of a next-gen, portable non-kinetic laser system
California Governor Gavin Newsom is destroying the state's oil and gas industry, and it appears to be deliberate. Newsom is presiding over the largest collapse of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S. history. (snip) Marathon Petroleum, Chevron and PBF Energy sent a blistering warning (snip) that proposed amendments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Cap-and-invest program would destroy what is left of California oil refineries. (snip) The science behind these regulations is not only dubious, it is from China, which has a strong motive to see that the United States succumbs to the climate change movement (snip.)
I’m sorry — not sorry — that I like to see the good guys win.
I live in a blue state where criminals are coddled and let right back onto the streets minutes after committing violent crimes. When I go to a movie, I am not interested in some Hollywood slop about the nuances of criminals and murderers — I want to see the hero take them out and crush Evil.
Leftists would almost certainly call me simple-minded, but a quick look at decades of box office receipts shows that I am hardly alone.
Sometimes it's satisfying to see thugs get what’s coming to them, the consequences they’ve earned through their brutality
The Democrats have been making desperate arguments against voter ID legislation, including claims that it will disenfranchise married women due to their name change. Naturally, they’ve left out the part about Barack Obama launching his political career by using the name change of a married woman in his successful attempt to have all his opponents kicked off the ballot and run unopposed.
The SAVE Act, which has been passed by the House and is heavily supported by the public but is stalled in the Republican Senate, simply “requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship
Federal Appeals Court Hands Trump Win,
Overrules Judge Who Blocked Deportations
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Overrules Judge Who Blocked Deportations
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The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals lifted a block Wednesday on a lower court ruling that prevented the Trump administration from deporting illegal aliens to "third countries" that are willing to accept them. (snip) The administration argued Murphy's order violated two previous Supreme Court rulings and (snip) threatened to derail negotiations with other countries (snip.) The ruling, which is still expected to be taken to the nation's highest court, was expected to take effect on Thursday.
They’re not on our side.
Millions of Republican voters are scratching their heads, wondering why they should send Republicans to Washington, D.C. when they refuse to represent their voters.
Voter ID has the approval of 84% of the American public — that’s Democrats and Republicans!
But John Thune refuses to pass the legislation with his Republican majority, knowing that the GOP will then lose the midterms. He really owes it to Republican voters to explain why he hates them so much. That’s the least he could do.
What a wicked man.
Thune was out bloviating about how he can’t pass the SAVE America Act again on Wednesday. This guy is the absolute worst.
‘Delete, Delete, Delete’: Brendan
Carr Explains ‘Biggest Deregulatory
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Carr Explains ‘Biggest Deregulatory
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr discussed the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing deregulation initiative during a policy discussion hosted by Breitbart News on Tuesday, March 10, outlining an effort he said has already removed more than a thousand regulations and reduced hundreds of pages of the agency’s rulebook as part of a broader review of federal communications rules. Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle asked Carr to explain the FCC’s “delete, delete, delete” initiative aimed at removing outdated regulations from the agency’s rulebook.
“This is the biggest deregulatory effort in the FCC’s history,” Carr declared.
“We’ve gone through the FCC Code of Federal Regulations, which is our rule book.
A Trump administration official told Breitbart News that Chinese officials have now threatened to detain Panamanian-flagged vessels in China, something that could disrupt global commerce and represents retaliation against Panama for recent developments taking control of the two ports on either end of the Panama Canal out of the hands of a Hong Kong company controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. The threat, which was relayed to the Panamanian consulate in Greece by a major Greek shipping company and reported back to the American government —
Former President Barack Obama long ago surpassed the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton as America's most influential race hustler. The country got a reminder when Obama spoke at Jackson's funeral, even though Jackson's son urged the speakers "not to bring their politics" to the service. Obama said, "Every day you wake up to things you just didn't think were possible. Each day, we're told by those in high office to fear each other, and to turn on each other. And that some Americans count more than others." Same old Obama.
In his 2004 Democratic National Convention speech, he famously declared,
For decades, the United States poured billions into Lebanon, hoping to build a sovereign and stable ally in the Middle East. American aid was meant to strengthen the state, empower its army, and ensure that no weapons existed outside government control. Washington believed that with enough financial support, training, and diplomatic backing, Lebanon could become a functioning democracy and a reliable partner.
By 2025, the latest version of this experiment was underway. Former army chief Joseph Aoun, widely viewed as aligned with the United States, was elected president. Nawaf Salam, a respected former judge of the International Court of Justice, became prime minister.
The Politicking of Barack Obama
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Do you remember most poignantly when he told supporters of Kamala Harris, don’t dare, you don’t know what’s good for you. Don’t dare vote for basically a white racist like Donald Trump when you could empower a black woman. That didn’t go over very well, but he has a long history of that.
Before I continue, though, the Democrats have a long history of using the venue of the funeral memorial service to hijack it and use it for political purposes.
In 2002, they did that with the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, and what should have been a memorial service turned into a four-hour campaign harangue.
The radical left’s desperate, decade-long smear campaign against President Donald Trump has just been obliterated once and for all.
Richard Kahn, a co-executor of Epstein’s estate and the financier’s longtime accountant, appeared before the House Oversight Committee where he answered questions about Epstein’s complex financial empire and the powerful figures connected to it.
According to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY), Kahn’s testimony delivered a key revelation: he saw no financial transactions involving President Donald Trump or any member of Trump’s family.
Kahn has now become the FIFTH high-profile witness to testify under oath that Trump and his family had ZERO involvement with the convicted pedophile’s financial dealings.
Newly released financial filings reveal that there are a lot of people making an absolute fortune off the Obama Foundation. Anyone who remembers the massive grift at the Clinton Foundation might feel like they’re taking a walk down memory lane.
Valerie Jarrett, a former Obama White House player who was central to his presidency, was making a cool $740,000 per year running the foundation. That’s more than the President of the United States makes in a year.
Other figures were also pulling in huge six-figure salaries and the number of employees has ballooned to more than 300 people.
On Monday, after hosting the historic first Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Fla., Donald Trump stopped by a Venezuelan restaurant, El Arepazo, on his way to the airport to fly back to Washington, D.C. He was greeted with cheers and applause and chants of "Trump!" and "USA!" The crowd loved him, as they often do during these types of appearances, but this one was, potentially, a bit more meaningful. Sometimes referred to as "Dorazuela," the city of Doral has one of the largest Venezuelan diaspora communities in the United States. The president owns a hotel here —
Trump says Iran was linked to the USS
Cole attack: a federal judge also ruled
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Cole attack: a federal judge also ruled
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the Iranian regime bears some responsibility for the terrorist suicide bombing of the USS Cole in 2000. The president has gotten pushback from some in the press, but a federal judge has repeatedly agreed with him.
In an oft-forgotten terror attack, al-Qaeda terrorists bombed the U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole in October 2000 — less than a year before 9/11 — killing 17 U.S. sailors and wounding dozens more. Abd al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al Nashiri was a top associate of Osama bin Laden and the alleged mastermind of the attack against the U.S. naval ship —
Now that the Virginia General Assembly has passed what it calls “assault weapon ban” legislation, all that’s needed is for Gov. Abigail Spanberger to sign it into law, which is all but a given. Once signed, Senate Bill 749 will likely take effect as soon as July 1, 2026. The law will ban the sale, import, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of what it describes as “assault firearms,” and it will treat high-capacity magazines that can hold 15 rounds or more in the same way. It will make any violations of the law a “Class 1 misdemeanor,” which could mean up to a year in jail and a $2,500
Former first lady Jill Biden announced she will publish a memoir this summer about her time in the White House, including reflections on the end of her husband Joe Biden’s presidency and his decision not to seek re-election.
In a video posted to Instagram, Biden stated:
I entered the role of first lady in a unique time in our nation’s history, in the midst of a pandemic and the shadow of an insurrection. Those days tested all of us—our resilience, our compassion, and our belief in one another—but we persevered. Serving in the historic East Wing was the honor of my life.