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The top headlines for July 8.
1. FRAUD IN FRANCE?
In the French election results, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally received the most votes, with over 8.7 million, but an alliance between Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition and the far-left New Popular Front resulted in the largest number of seats in the National Assembly. Despite the National Rally’s strong showing, the alliance strategy between Macron and the left prevented them from securing a majority, highlighting the strategic impact of alliances in France’s electoral system. More on this story…
2.Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas
Hurricane Beryl roared ashore in Texas early Monday morning, making landfall around Matagorda at 3:50 a.m. CT Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, pounding the region with torrential rains, flooding storm surges, and powerful gusts topping 70-90 mph that have knocked out power to well over a million people in East Texas. More on this…
3.Psaki makes shocking admission about ABC interview
Joe Biden’s former press secretary Jen Psaki admitted on Sunday that his ABC interview may not have done enough to shut down calls for him to step down. She opened her show on MSNBC by saying: “I would say it went just okay for the president. In many ways, people watching saw what they wanted to see, because for some, he looks better than he did at the debate. He did. He was more clear. He seemed much better prepared to make his case against Trump. There were also some moments — not just one — that did not go well.” More on this…
4. Extreme heat wave
After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a long-running heat wave will again grip the U.S. on Monday, with hot temperatures also predicted for large parts of the East Coast and the South. A high temperature of 128 F (53.3 C) was recorded Saturday and Sunday at Death Valley National Park in eastern California, where a visitor died Saturday from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized, officials said. More on this…
5. Dems won’t show up
“Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream claimed Sunday she could not find any Democrat willing to come on her show to defend President Joe Biden and his “decision to stay on the ticket.” More on this…
6.Elon Musk Warns Democrats Are Planning to Steal More Elections
Business mogul Elon Musk has warned that Democrats are planning to steal more federal elections by allowing people who are not U.S. citizens to vote. According to Axios, House Democrats are predictably planning to strike down legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections. More on this…
7.Retired 2-Star General Found Dead at California Base
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is investigating the death of a retired 2-star general whose body was discovered at the Twentynine Palms Marine base in California. San Bernardino County coroner’s records revealed Major General William Mullen, 59, was found dead at the Twentynine Palms military base on Saturday. More on this…
8. AI is keeping venture capital afloat
Artificial intelligence is keeping the venture capital ecosystem afloat. It accounted for more than 40% of new private U.S. “unicorns” in the first half this year, and over 60% of the increase in total venture-backed valuation, per PitchBook. There were 13 new U.S. AI that reached valuations of over $1 billion — between Jan. 1 and June 25 of this year. More on this…
9. Mass brawl happens during flight
A “mass brawl” between passengers onboard a Ryanair “flight from hell” caused the pilot to make an emergency landing after taking off in a seemingly never-ending chaotic scene ignited by a man asking to switch his seat. The London Stansted Airport-bound flight departed from Agadir, Morocco, on Wednesday when the chaos erupted at 30,000 feet in the air, the Sun reported.
It started when a man, thought to be in his late 20s, asked another passenger to move so he could sit with his wife and young children.
The woman, who was sitting with her own daughter, reportedly refused to budge – prompting the thug to start threatening her. More on this…
10.Alec Baldwin is about to go on trial in the death of a cinematographer
Nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” Alec Baldwin is going on trial over her death. The actor is about to enter a New Mexico courtroom for the first time since the Oct. 21, 2021 shooting. He is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter. If a jury unanimously convicts him, he could get 18 months in prison. More on this…
