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July 13, 2026
Five family members dead after 'targeted' shootings in East St. Louis
Five family members dead after 'targeted' shootings in East St. Louis By Lexi Cortes Updated July 12, 2026 10:37 PM EAST ST. LOUIS Five people are dead, two are in the hospital, and two 16-year-old suspects are in custody following a series of "targeted" shootings in East St. Louis over the weekend, Illinois State Police said. ... The alleged shooters targeted seven members of the same family, though state police did not specify their relationship during a press conference at the Ja ...
Go to discussionDOJ Investigating Allegations Around UAW President Shawn Fain
July 12, 2026, at 6:32 p.m. DETROIT, July 12 (Reuters) - The Department of Justice is probing allegations that United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain took actions to improperly benefit his fiancée and retaliated against another senior union member who objected to the actions, according to internal union documents reviewed by Reuters. The lead counsel for the federal watchdog appointed to oversee union activities informed Fain and the senior union member, ...
Go to discussionUS congressman says 'IDF is lying' about his detention by settlers and soldiers
Sun 12 Jul 2026 16.25 EDT Last modified on Sun 12 Jul 2026 17.26 EDT Ro Khanna accused the Israeli government and military of “lying” on Sunday about the US congressman’s detention by armed settlers and Israeli soldiers during a recent visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Khanna – a California Democrat – had posted video evidence on social media of Israeli settlers and soldiers blocking the path of his convoy on Wednesday in the South Hebron hills, near the village of Zanuta, where Israel ...
Go to discussionTrump Treasury Secretary Reportedly 'Fielding Calls' To Run For Lindsey Graham's Seat
Jul 12th, 2026, 6:02 pm Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is said to be “fielding calls” from power brokers urging him to run for the Senate seat held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Politico reported Sunday that Bessent is a South Carolina native, “who has maintained a house there during his time in Washington.” Bessent was “fielding calls from people asking him to run, according to a person familiar with the communications,” the report said. “Another person close to Bessent s ...
Go to discussionSam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, dies aged 78
Sam Neill, the versatile New Zealand actor whose career spanned Oscar winners and blockbusters such as The Piano and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78. The actor's death was announced on Monday in a statement shared on his Instagram account. No cause of death was given, but Neill had only recently revealed he was cancer-free after being diagnosed with stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in 2022. "It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neil ...
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