❌ US President Joe Biden could reportedly be at risk of impeachment if Democrats lose control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in November's midterm elections.
According to a Newsweek report, Texas Senator Ted Cruz said in January that there were "multiple grounds" to impeach Biden, while GOP Representative Ken Buck said in April that the House Judiciary Committee would "hold the hearings to determine whether impeachment is appropriate."
Calls to impeach Biden have emerged several times and have been voiced by many prominent conservatives, including Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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According to a Newsweek report, Texas Senator Ted Cruz said in January that there were "multiple grounds" to impeach Biden, while GOP Representative Ken Buck said in April that the House Judiciary Committee would "hold the hearings to determine whether impeachment is appropriate."
Calls to impeach Biden have emerged several times and have been voiced by many prominent conservatives, including Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
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🙈🐻A mama bear and her baby cub entered a Monrovia, California, home earlier this month. A video of the startling incident captured them as they helped themselves to some treats in the kitchen.
The homeowner, Alice Taylor, said the mama bear removed the screen of an open window to get inside. The furry visitors went straight for the kitchen, where they discovered -- and ate -- all of the family's donuts on top of a counter.
The footage shows the elder bear standing on her hind legs to reach the countertop. Taylor said Monrovia residents are no stranger to bears, and they embrace them in their community.
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The homeowner, Alice Taylor, said the mama bear removed the screen of an open window to get inside. The furry visitors went straight for the kitchen, where they discovered -- and ate -- all of the family's donuts on top of a counter.
The footage shows the elder bear standing on her hind legs to reach the countertop. Taylor said Monrovia residents are no stranger to bears, and they embrace them in their community.
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😏💦Kourtney Kardashian has been criticized for overusing water amid California’s ongoing drought.
After a drought emergency in Las Virgenes Water District in December, residents have been asked to conserve water. Earlier this year, those same residents in “Agoura Hills, Calabasas, and other nearby communities” were “asked to cut their outdoor water usage in half.”
"It's unconscionable right now when you're dealing with the drought in Southern California," Steve Creech, President of the Wyland Foundation, told CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein.
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After a drought emergency in Las Virgenes Water District in December, residents have been asked to conserve water. Earlier this year, those same residents in “Agoura Hills, Calabasas, and other nearby communities” were “asked to cut their outdoor water usage in half.”
"It's unconscionable right now when you're dealing with the drought in Southern California," Steve Creech, President of the Wyland Foundation, told CBS2 investigative reporter David Goldstein.
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🔎💻On Friday, Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to two federal regulators, urging them to take action on the explosion of Bitcoin mining in the US.
Sent to the heads of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, the letter was driven by preliminary investigation from lawmakers, which found that just a handful of crypto miners use an enormous amount of energy. In response, the lawmakers ask the agencies to require that crypto-mining companies share data on their energy use and emissions.
Crypto-mining has exploded in the US over the past year, driven partly by China’s 2021 crackdown on the practice. The US is the biggest hub globally for mining Bitcoin, typically running data centers around the clock to mine the currency.
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Sent to the heads of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, the letter was driven by preliminary investigation from lawmakers, which found that just a handful of crypto miners use an enormous amount of energy. In response, the lawmakers ask the agencies to require that crypto-mining companies share data on their energy use and emissions.
Crypto-mining has exploded in the US over the past year, driven partly by China’s 2021 crackdown on the practice. The US is the biggest hub globally for mining Bitcoin, typically running data centers around the clock to mine the currency.
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🔭✨Last Monday, NASA’s space telescope revealed the first full-color scientific image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, showing off the power of the new observatory with one of the deepest images of the universe ever taken.
This long-awaited milestone will set the stage for the rest of the $10 billion telescope's mission to rework our understanding of how the universe evolved from the earliest galaxies to today.
The photo shows a galaxy cluster so massive that it warps the light of other galaxies behind it, acting as a magnifying glass in space and allowing the JWST to see distant, faint galaxies much farther away according to NASA.
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This long-awaited milestone will set the stage for the rest of the $10 billion telescope's mission to rework our understanding of how the universe evolved from the earliest galaxies to today.
The photo shows a galaxy cluster so massive that it warps the light of other galaxies behind it, acting as a magnifying glass in space and allowing the JWST to see distant, faint galaxies much farther away according to NASA.
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😳😅😭Seven in 10 Americans believe messages are "incomplete" without an emoji, according to new research.
The survey polled 9,400 hybrid and remote workers, spread across 11 countries—including 1,000 in the U.S. - and revealed that Americans are more likely to find emoji-less texts or messages lacking compared to global respondents (71 percent vs. 57 percent).
But even though Americans are especially pro-emoji, not everyone agrees on their meanings or how to use them—just like how people use language differently.
The study was conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Duolingo and Slack in partnership with World Emoji Day on July 17. The survey showed respondents different emojis and asked what meaning they most likely associated with them.
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The survey polled 9,400 hybrid and remote workers, spread across 11 countries—including 1,000 in the U.S. - and revealed that Americans are more likely to find emoji-less texts or messages lacking compared to global respondents (71 percent vs. 57 percent).
But even though Americans are especially pro-emoji, not everyone agrees on their meanings or how to use them—just like how people use language differently.
The study was conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Duolingo and Slack in partnership with World Emoji Day on July 17. The survey showed respondents different emojis and asked what meaning they most likely associated with them.
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🛩💥An intoxicated pilot was arrested after landing a small aircraft early Friday on Interstate 70 southeast of Kansas City, Missouri, after radioing that he had run out of fuel, authorities said.
The plane had a "minor collision" with a guardrail but otherwise didn't hit anything, the Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted. The pilot was the only person on board. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment after his arrest, the patrol said.
Online records showed that the single-engine plane was 19 minutes into its flight from Warrensburg, Missouri, which is located about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of the landing site.
The patrol said the pilot radioed that he had run out of fuel and had to make an emergency landing on the highway.
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The plane had a "minor collision" with a guardrail but otherwise didn't hit anything, the Missouri State Highway Patrol tweeted. The pilot was the only person on board. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital for treatment after his arrest, the patrol said.
Online records showed that the single-engine plane was 19 minutes into its flight from Warrensburg, Missouri, which is located about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of the landing site.
The patrol said the pilot radioed that he had run out of fuel and had to make an emergency landing on the highway.
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🎙🎼The end hour is almost here for Elton John’s career, he still has 100 shows to go through 2023, but the North American tour ends in November in Los Angeles.
Wrapping up a 50-plus year career with a farewell tour, the British pianist and vocalist's songs have been burned into the collective DNA of humanity.
He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, has played over 4,000 shows in 80 countries, and recorded one of the best-selling singles of all time, his 1997 reworking of “Candle In The Wind” to eulogize Princess Diana, which sold 33 million copies.
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Wrapping up a 50-plus year career with a farewell tour, the British pianist and vocalist's songs have been burned into the collective DNA of humanity.
He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, has played over 4,000 shows in 80 countries, and recorded one of the best-selling singles of all time, his 1997 reworking of “Candle In The Wind” to eulogize Princess Diana, which sold 33 million copies.
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😊🥤The Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Fire Department Ocean Rescue team accepted a big donation Friday.
Keegan and Brody, also known as The Cookie Monster, and his family set up a lemonade and cookie stand last weekend to raise money for the team.
They raised $400, and the department held a special ceremony to thank them for their donation. "We just thought it would be kind to do it for our fireman because we’ve had some bad issues in the water lately. So, we thought we could do it and help them," Keegan and Brody said.
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Keegan and Brody, also known as The Cookie Monster, and his family set up a lemonade and cookie stand last weekend to raise money for the team.
They raised $400, and the department held a special ceremony to thank them for their donation. "We just thought it would be kind to do it for our fireman because we’ve had some bad issues in the water lately. So, we thought we could do it and help them," Keegan and Brody said.
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📌 On this day 80 years ago, the Battle of Stalingrad began. It turned out to be one of the largest and fiercest battles, which radically changed the course of the Great Patriotic War and World War II.
▪️ In the summer of 1942, Hitler launched a major offensive into southern Russia, seeking to destroy what was left of the Soviet Army and ultimately capture the Caucasus oilfields. The initial advance went well, and the German Sixth Army under General Friedrich von Paulus was ordered to capture the city. However, Stalin demanded that it be defended at all costs. Every available soldier and civilian was mobilized.
The Luftwaffe heavily bombed Stalingrad, and its ruins became the scene of bitter street fighting for months. By October most of the city was in German hands, but the Soviet troops clung onto the banks of the Volga, across which they ferried vital reserves.
Meanwhile, Soviet General Georgy Zhukov built up fresh forces on either side of the city, and in November launched a massive assault to surround and trap von Paulus’s army. Forbidden to break out by Hitler, the Sixth Army endured until February 1943, when its exhausted remnants surrendered.
The Germans lost a total of 500,000 men during the Stalingrad campaign, including 91,000 taken prisoner.
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▪️ In the summer of 1942, Hitler launched a major offensive into southern Russia, seeking to destroy what was left of the Soviet Army and ultimately capture the Caucasus oilfields. The initial advance went well, and the German Sixth Army under General Friedrich von Paulus was ordered to capture the city. However, Stalin demanded that it be defended at all costs. Every available soldier and civilian was mobilized.
The Luftwaffe heavily bombed Stalingrad, and its ruins became the scene of bitter street fighting for months. By October most of the city was in German hands, but the Soviet troops clung onto the banks of the Volga, across which they ferried vital reserves.
Meanwhile, Soviet General Georgy Zhukov built up fresh forces on either side of the city, and in November launched a massive assault to surround and trap von Paulus’s army. Forbidden to break out by Hitler, the Sixth Army endured until February 1943, when its exhausted remnants surrendered.
The Germans lost a total of 500,000 men during the Stalingrad campaign, including 91,000 taken prisoner.
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😬 US President Joe Biden did not tell Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud that he believed the Crown Prince was responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir told Fox News.
🗯 "I didn't hear that particular phrase," Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News' Alex Hogan after Biden departed Saudi Arabia.
▪️ The details of al-Jubeir's interview with Hogan were first revealed by White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich via social media late on Saturday night.
🗯 "The President mentioned that the US is committed to human rights because since the founding fathers wrote the constitution and he also made the point that American presidents - this is part of the agenda of every American president," Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News.
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🗯 "I didn't hear that particular phrase," Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News' Alex Hogan after Biden departed Saudi Arabia.
▪️ The details of al-Jubeir's interview with Hogan were first revealed by White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich via social media late on Saturday night.
🗯 "The President mentioned that the US is committed to human rights because since the founding fathers wrote the constitution and he also made the point that American presidents - this is part of the agenda of every American president," Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News.
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🤔 The man who shot dead former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tetsuya Yamagami, sent a letter to a critic of the religious group the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon, signaling his intentions, Japanese media reported on Sunday, citing the recipient.
▪️ According to Kyodo news and Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, the letter was addressed to a man, who ran a blog criticizing the Unification Church, which, as the shooter believes, Abe was linked to. The unnamed recipient reportedly found the letter on Wednesday, five days after the deadly attack on the former prime minister.
▪️ The postmark on the envelope suggests that it was sent on July 7, one day before the incident, from Okayama Prefecture, where Abe had a campaign speech that day. Yamagami reportedly plotted to attack Abe there, but abandoned this plan as it was necessary to register for the event and enter his personal information.
🗯 "I realize that this is deplorable, but Abe is not the original enemy. He is only one of the most influential sympathizers of the Unification Church", the printed letter said, as quoted by the media.
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▪️ According to Kyodo news and Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, the letter was addressed to a man, who ran a blog criticizing the Unification Church, which, as the shooter believes, Abe was linked to. The unnamed recipient reportedly found the letter on Wednesday, five days after the deadly attack on the former prime minister.
▪️ The postmark on the envelope suggests that it was sent on July 7, one day before the incident, from Okayama Prefecture, where Abe had a campaign speech that day. Yamagami reportedly plotted to attack Abe there, but abandoned this plan as it was necessary to register for the event and enter his personal information.
🗯 "I realize that this is deplorable, but Abe is not the original enemy. He is only one of the most influential sympathizers of the Unification Church", the printed letter said, as quoted by the media.
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📸 BBC photographer Mark Harrison has claimed he has an “embarrassing” picture of Prince Andrew that would make the monarchy feel awkward if the photo ever became public.
▪️ Speaking to the Daily Mail, the award-winning portrait photographer, who worked for the BBC during Prince Andrew's so-called “car-crash” Newsnight interview in 2019, declined to reveal what he captured, but argued the image would “embarrass Prince Andrew and the Royal Family” if the photo was released.
🗯 “It has been seen by only a few people but it would be a big deal for the Royal Family. There is a lot more from that day that is not yet in the public domain,” Harrison told the Daily Mail.
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▪️ Speaking to the Daily Mail, the award-winning portrait photographer, who worked for the BBC during Prince Andrew's so-called “car-crash” Newsnight interview in 2019, declined to reveal what he captured, but argued the image would “embarrass Prince Andrew and the Royal Family” if the photo was released.
🗯 “It has been seen by only a few people but it would be a big deal for the Royal Family. There is a lot more from that day that is not yet in the public domain,” Harrison told the Daily Mail.
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🇬🇧 ☀️ The UK government held an emergency meeting on Saturday ahead of record high temperatures next week. An unprecedented “red warning” has been declared by weather authorities with an 80% chance that mercury will top the UK's record temperature of 38.7C…
"People’s lives are at risk”: UK cabinet office minister urges Brits to take precautions during the "absolutely unprecedented” record-breaking heat that is about to hit the country.
Speaking after an emergency COBRA Committee meeting on Saturday, Kit Malthouse cautioned that “services are going to be significantly affected” and if people don’t have to travel, "this may be a moment to work from home.”
The minister also urged citizens to look out for “particularly vulnerable groups" referring to older people and babies.
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Speaking after an emergency COBRA Committee meeting on Saturday, Kit Malthouse cautioned that “services are going to be significantly affected” and if people don’t have to travel, "this may be a moment to work from home.”
The minister also urged citizens to look out for “particularly vulnerable groups" referring to older people and babies.
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❗️📹 Russia's MoD released footage showing the destruction of the US installation of HIMARS in the DPR
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🤔 When describing his Middle East trip goals in a Washington Post op-ed, US President Joe Biden said he was embarking on a journey to conduct diplomacy and work in order to normalize relations between Israel and the Arab world, particularly by making sure that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process continues.
❓ However, many critics begged to differ, mainly because of the background behind his first presidential trip to the Middle East. Biden's trip came amid severe economic hardships at home, which a handful of other Western countries are facing as well. With energy prices soaring, one of the main objectives of the US president was to persuade Saudi Arabia to boost oil production in the hopes of curbing prices.
▪️ It brought little results, as Riyadh made it clear it could only boost production from 10 to 13 million barrels per day and no more. On top of that, it created an impression among some observers that Biden, in fact, only came to Middle East because he was compelled to sort out US economic grievances, rather than to promote peace and prosperity.
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❓ However, many critics begged to differ, mainly because of the background behind his first presidential trip to the Middle East. Biden's trip came amid severe economic hardships at home, which a handful of other Western countries are facing as well. With energy prices soaring, one of the main objectives of the US president was to persuade Saudi Arabia to boost oil production in the hopes of curbing prices.
▪️ It brought little results, as Riyadh made it clear it could only boost production from 10 to 13 million barrels per day and no more. On top of that, it created an impression among some observers that Biden, in fact, only came to Middle East because he was compelled to sort out US economic grievances, rather than to promote peace and prosperity.
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🌎 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says that Western political and economic dominance is coming to an end and there will be a new, bi-polar or multi-polar world order with China playing a major role.
🗯 "In 2022, we can reasonably say the following. For a large part of the Western population, living standards are stagnating, millions are struggling with basic necessities, and inflation is set to cause real wages to fall. If we take Britain, we will soon be taxed more than at any time since the 1940s, spending more than ever and yet our public services are creaking at the joints," Blair said during his annual Ditchley lecture on Saturday, as quoted by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
▪️ He said the coronavirus pandemic has had a negative effect on the situation in Western countries, as well as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
💭 "Western politics is in turmoil – more partisan, ugly, unproductive; and fuelled by social media," Blair said, arguing that "...the biggest geopolitical change of this century will come from China not Russia. We are coming to the end of Western political and economic dominance. The world is going to be at least bi-polar and possibly multi-polar."
▪️ According to the former prime minister, China is already the world’s second superpower and the West needs to develop a new approach to deal with Beijing, as well as to bolster its own development.
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🗯 "In 2022, we can reasonably say the following. For a large part of the Western population, living standards are stagnating, millions are struggling with basic necessities, and inflation is set to cause real wages to fall. If we take Britain, we will soon be taxed more than at any time since the 1940s, spending more than ever and yet our public services are creaking at the joints," Blair said during his annual Ditchley lecture on Saturday, as quoted by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
▪️ He said the coronavirus pandemic has had a negative effect on the situation in Western countries, as well as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
💭 "Western politics is in turmoil – more partisan, ugly, unproductive; and fuelled by social media," Blair said, arguing that "...the biggest geopolitical change of this century will come from China not Russia. We are coming to the end of Western political and economic dominance. The world is going to be at least bi-polar and possibly multi-polar."
▪️ According to the former prime minister, China is already the world’s second superpower and the West needs to develop a new approach to deal with Beijing, as well as to bolster its own development.
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🇮🇷 🇺🇸"Deception and hypocrisy": Iran accused the US of attempting to destabilize the Middle East shortly after President Joe Biden ended his tour.
▪️ The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Nasser Kanani stressed that Washington “has once again resorted to the failed policy of Iran-phobia, trying to create tensions and crises in the region.”
▪️ The spokesman slammed Biden for signing a security communique with Israel, calling the move a "great sign of the deception and hypocrisy" of the US leaders, because "they turn a blind eye to the Zionist (Israeli) regime as […] the greatest holder of the arsenal of nuclear weapons in the region."
▪️ As Biden called for more diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, Kanani emphasized that the allegations that Iran is trying to obtain an atomic bomb are false and "in line with Washington's seditious policy […] in the region”.
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▪️ The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Nasser Kanani stressed that Washington “has once again resorted to the failed policy of Iran-phobia, trying to create tensions and crises in the region.”
▪️ The spokesman slammed Biden for signing a security communique with Israel, calling the move a "great sign of the deception and hypocrisy" of the US leaders, because "they turn a blind eye to the Zionist (Israeli) regime as […] the greatest holder of the arsenal of nuclear weapons in the region."
▪️ As Biden called for more diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, Kanani emphasized that the allegations that Iran is trying to obtain an atomic bomb are false and "in line with Washington's seditious policy […] in the region”.
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❗️📹 "Failing of humanity": UK journalist in Donbas speaks of the children that were killed with NATO-supplied weapons.
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