The Guardian

Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel and Kemi Badenoch, who have all ruled out deal with Reform, seen as more viable candidates

Suella Braverman losing support as potential party leader, Tories say

The Independent

 A cabinet minister has said Labour is heading for the biggest general election landslide in history, effectively throwing in the towel before polls have even opened. In an extraordinary admission on the eve of polling day, work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said Sir Keir Starmer is on course to win a Commons majority with more seats than Sir Tony Blair in 1997.That would leave the Tories with a handful of MPs and facing the danger of extinction. He alluded to the 1931 election in which Labour leader Ramsey Macdonald led the National Government to victory with a record...

Tories concede defeat with 24 hours until general election polls open

Fox News

Labour leader Keir Starmer met with King Charles III on Friday and received permission to form a new government, taking over from the Conservatives.

Keir Starmer elected new UK prime minister after big Labour Party win

NBC News

LONDON — Britain woke Friday to the scene of a political earthquake. The opposition Labour Party, after 14 years in the political wilderness, has handed a brutal defeat to the ruling Conservatives. In his first speech outside his new home at number 10 Downing Street, the country's new Prime...

Britain wakes up to new government as Labour Party wins election in a landslide

The Liberal Democrats are set to increase their presence in Parliament more than five-fold, compared with the General Election result in 2019.Exit poll forecasters have said Sir Ed Davey’s party is on course for 61 seats.The Lib Dems won just 11 seats almost five years ago when the Conservative Party secured an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons under Boris Johnson.Throughout the campaign, Sir Ed has toured the country in his battle bus called Yellow Hammer 1, taking part in stunts including toppling off a paddleboard in Windermere, playing tennis in Newbury and surfing near Bude in Cornwall.The Liberal...

Liberal Democrats on course for five-fold General Election result boost

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek coast guard patrol boat's crew exchanged gunfire Friday with a man piloting a speedboat trying to smuggle migrants from neighboring Turkey to a Greek island, authorities said. No injuries were reported from the shooting off the eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios, and...

Greek Coast Guard Exchanges Shots With a Man Piloting a Migrant Smuggling Boat. No Injuries Reported

Virginia State

Margaret Minnicks

Many new laws become effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024. However, a law has always existed in Virginia, but some residents might not be aware of it. According to WSET, leaving grass clippings and other debris on Virginia roads is illegal.

It is illegal to leave grass clippings and other debris on roads in Virginia

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Arkansas State

Camden, AR

CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — One person has died after an explosion at a defense weapons plant in Arkansas, the facility's operators confirmed Friday. The explosion happened Wednesday at the General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems’ plant in Camden, about 86 miles (138 kilometers) south of Little Rock, a company spokesperson said. The person who died was initially reported as missing.

One Dies After Explosion at Arkansas Defense Weapons Plant

Webb City, MO

Kristy Tallman

TULSA, Okla. – On June 28, 2024, the last of nine defendants was sentenced for the kidnapping and murder of Jolene Walker Campbell, an Osage Nation citizen, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced.

9th Defendant Sentenced to 50 Years for Role in Kidnapping and Murder of Osage Nation Woman

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's immigration agency deported 13 Taiwan citizens suspected of serious crimes to face legal proceedings in Taiwan, the directorate general of immigration said in a statement on Friday. The 13 Taiwanese suspected of taking part in cyber crime, money laundering and drug trafficking were deported on Thursday...

Indonesia Deports 13 Taiwanese Suspected of Serious Crimes

New Jersey State

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Naiem Moore, 34, of Newark, admitted to possessing cocaine and heroin for distribution and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Moore entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court.

Man Admits Drug Trafficking & Illegal Firearm Possession

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - At least 89 bodies have been recovered off the coast of Mauritania after a migrant boat capsized this week, the West African country's state news agency and the head of a fishing association said. The Atlantic migration route from the coast of West Africa to the Canary...

At Least 89 Bodies Found After Migrant Boat Capsizes off Mauritanian Coast

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A pair of migrant families with children living in a homeless encampment in Denver are trying to raise money to buy two trailers with working bathrooms and kitchens, according to Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND.

Denver homeless migrant families with children want to buy trailers

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Have you ever wondered why certain people conveniently betray the trust of their loved ones? It could be their zodiac signs having a good influence on their lives. Betrayal of trust hits differently when it is coming from family, a bosom friend, a spouse, or other loved ones.

3 Zodiac Signs That Will Betray Your Trust

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County, PA

Pennsylvania State Representatives K.C. Tomlinson and Craig Staats voted against a bill providing children free lunch in schools on Monday. HB 2180 bill was introduced by Rep. Emily Kinkead , who said the legislation “would not only provide free meals to students in grades K-12, but it would also eliminate the school meal debt.” The bill passed 118-84, with 16 Republicans joining every Democrat in saying yes.

Bucks County Republican State Representatives K.C. Tomlinson and Craig Staats Vote Against Free Lunch for K-12 Students

(Reuters) - The second round run-off vote in France's parliamentary election on Sunday may lead to a hung parliament with no clear majority, opinion polls show, unless the far right wins enough seats to form its first government since World War Two. Here are some facts about the election and...

Explainer-French Election Run-Off: How Does It Work and What to Look Out For

Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran left-winger Jeremy Corbyn won his parliamentary seat, beating the candidate of the Labour Party he used to lead and promising to be a thorn in the side of Keir Starmer's incoming government after an acrimonious falling out with his successor.

Left-wing champion Corbyn defeats Labour to win parliament seat

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UK's Conservatives Face Leadership 'Bloodbath' as Party Seeks New Direction

LONDON (Reuters) -The recriminations and jostling for top positions among Britain's Conservative lawmakers began long before Thursday's crushing election defeat to Labour that some party figures...

UK's Conservatives Face Leadership 'Bloodbath' as Party Seeks New Direction

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