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GOP hopefuls to address prominent, controversial group questioning what's taught in schools

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Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy and Asa Hutchinson will attend the Moms for Liberty conference in Philadelphia, where protests are also expected A handful of Republican presidential candidates hope to boost their bona fides with a prominent conservative parents' rights group this weekend, as the appropriateness of school curriculum and how kids are taught become top priorities for GOP voters. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will attend this weekend's Moms for Liberty conference in Philadelphia. There they will to speak to "an army of moms" who, as the group's leaders sees their mission, hope to defend parental rights at all levels of government. Critics take a much harsher view -- contending the group is behind a wave of campaigns seeking to curtail content on race, LGBTQ topics and more. Group leaders dispute th

Police arrest 150 as unrest spreads to multiple towns after 17-year-old driver killed by police

Protesters angry after police shot a 17-year-old boy dead set cars and buildings ablaze in Paris suburbs NANTERRE, France -- Protesters angry after police fatally shot a 17-year-old boy set cars and public buildings ablaze in Paris suburbs and unrest spread to some other French cities and towns, despite increased security efforts and the president’s calls for calm. The killing of 17-year- old Nahel during a traffic check Tuesday, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in housing projects and other disadvantaged neighborhoods around France. Nahel's surname has not been released by authorities or by his family. In earlier statements, lawyers for the family spelled the name Nael. Clashes first erupted Tuesday night in and around the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where Nahel was killed, and the government deployed 2,000 police to maintain order Wednesday. But violence resumed after dusk. Police and firefighters struggl

Dodgers vs Rockies Prediction - MLB Picks 6/28/23

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Colorado Rockies (31-50) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (44-34) Game Info: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 8:40 pm (Coors Field) Kyle Freeland (4-8) (4.54) vs Michael Grove (0-2) (7.59)

MLB picks 6/27: YRFI & NRFI best bets today | Pickswise

The Major League Baseball week continues with a full 15-game slate on Tuesday. It is headlined by a TBS showdown between Minnesota and Atlanta at 7:20 pm ET. We also have Cincinnati vs Baltimore, Miami vs Boston and Tampa Bay vs Arizona. All in all, there are plenty of options with which to come up with some YRFI/NRFI plays. This market has become extremely popular in baseball betting. After all, you don’t have to sit around for 3 hours (or maybe a lot less now that games are not as long on average!) to see if your wager hits; the satisfaction (or in some cases disappointment) is immediate. It all comes down to the first inning. Here are my best YRFI/NRFI bets for Tuesday, and also be sure to check out all of our MLB picks .   You can bet on all of today’s Sports at DraftKings Sports book , which has some of the best odds available and a great new customer offer where you can bet $5 and get $150 in bonus bets instantly! Click here to sign up to DraftKings.     Miami Marlins v

Massacre of 11 in pool hall in Honduras prompts president to impose security measures

Gunmen burst into a pool hall in northern Honduras and opened fire, killing 11 people and prompting President Xiomara Castro to announce security measures including curfews in the area amid a wave of drug trafficking-linked violence TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Gunmen burst into a pool hall in northern Honduras and opened fire, killing 11 people and prompting President Xiomara Castro to announce security measures including curfews in the area amid a wave of drug trafficking-linked violence. The attack occurred in the city of Choloma in Cortes province late Saturday night. It left 10 men and one woman dead. The massacre followed the killing of three people Thursday in a bakery in the city of San Pedro Sula. Among the victims was Ericka Julissa Bandy García, wife of an alleged associate of former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is imprisoned in the U.S. awaiting trial for drug trafficking-related charges. In central Honduras, 46 inmates were killed Tuesday by Barrio 18 gang members i

Mexico vs Honduras CONCACAF Gold Cup predictions, picks, odds & spreads: Fresh start for Mexico

Mexican soccer enters a new chapter as the CONCACAF Gold Cup begins with former coach Diego Cocca having been fired in the wake of the surprise 3-0 loss to the United States in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League. Mexico lost its discipline in that game, which saw 2 red cards shown to each team as frustration boiled over. El Tri gets to start again with this tournament in Canada and the United States following almost immediately and the new regime will be hoping to rebuild some confidence by winning the opening Game against Honduras on Sunday. The Game kicks off at 8:00 pm ET on Sunday at NRG Stadium in Houston and will be shown live on FS1. Our expert has the odds, predictions and a best bet for Mexico’s opening match. With the CONCACAF Gold Cup upon us, there has never been a better time to sign up for FanDuel Sportsbook, where you can get a $1,000 No Sweat First Bet! Take advantage of FanDuel’s new customer offer by clicking this link. Mexico vs Honduras CONCACAF G

Espargaro “angry” Ducati blocked MotoGP Friday format tweak for 2023

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As part of MotoGP ’s format shake-up for 2023 to include sprint races, the combined order at the end of Friday’s two practice sessions decides which riders go straight to Q2 in qualifying and who has to go through Q1. The riders requested this to be altered from this year’s British Grand Prix in August, so that only the times at the end of FP2 counted towards qualifying. However, following a meeting between the manufacturers association (MSMA) on Thursday at the Dutch GP, a change in format for this season was rejected and will take effect from 2024. Speaking after finishing practice seventh overall at the Dutch GP on Friday, Espargaro was unhappy with this decision, especially as Ducati’s riders apparently felt differently to the manufacturer. “All riders, it looked like, were pushing to change the Friday schedule to make free practice one ‘free’,” he began. “But it looks like Ducati does not agree. They voted against this. We asked for this change not for a com Pet itive

China's president orders safety campaign after explosion at barbecue restaurant kills 31 people

China's president has ordered a national safety campaign after a massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwest killed 31 people and injured seven others on the eve of a long holiday weekend HONG KONG -- China's president ordered a national safety campaign on Thursday after a massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the northwest killed 31 people and injured seven others on the eve of a long holiday weekend. The blast tore through the restaurant at around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday on a busy street in Yinchuan, the capital of the traditionally Muslim Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, as people gathered ahead of the Dragon Boat Festival, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The explosion left many people unconscious and they needed to be carried out of the shop, according to the online news site The Paper, which quoted a member of the search and rescue team. Victims included elderly people and high school students, it said. An hour before the exp

Playstation controller and acoustic messaging: How the missing Titanic tourist sub works

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The submersible reported missing miles off the coast of Cape Cod was an unorthodox vessel with a relatively unproven history, according to company materials and experts. The submersible that was reported missing while on a tour of the underwater wreckage of the Titanic is an unorthodox vessel with a relatively unproven history, according to company press materials and experts familiar with underwater vehicles. News of the vessel's disappearance prompted a flurry of interest in the company OceanGate Inc. and its deep-sea submersible called the Titan. The company's founder and CEO, Stockton Rush, who is one of the five people aboard the missing vessel, manned the Titan's first "validation dive" to 4,000 meters in 2018, according to the company. The company then began offering tourist s the opportunity to dive to the depths of the Titanic in the following years, selling tickets for the 2023 journey for $250,000. MORE: 5 people in a 20-foot sealed tube: Inside the mi

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip after US markets were closed for a national holiday

Asian shares are mostly lower as some investors take a wait-and-see attitude after U.S. markets were closed for a national holiday TOKYO -- Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday as some investors took a wait-and-see attitude after U.S. markets were closed for a national holiday. Some investors were also disappointed after a meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Secretary of State Antony Blinken yielded no signs of progress from either side on Taiwan, human rights, technology and other issues of contention. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 inched down less than 0.1% in afternoon trading to 33,388.91. Australia's S &P/ASX 200 added 0.9% to 7,357.80. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.2% to 2,603.27. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 1.8% to 19,550.76, while the Shanghai Composite edged down 0.5% to 3,240.87. The Chinese government said the meeting between Xi and the top U.S. diplomat produced “candid and in-depth” talks. Bilateral relations are at their lowest point in decades.

In аnсіent Greeсe, the сonсeрt of mаrrіаge аnd the іnter-mаrіtаl loʋe-mаkіng “hаƄіtѕ” wаѕ сomрletely аlіen to whаt we mіght Ƅe ассuѕtomed to іn modern tіmeѕ

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In аnсіent Greeсe, the сonсeрt of mаrrіаge аnd the іnter-mаrіtаl loʋe-mаkіng “hаƄіtѕ” wаѕ сomрletely аlіen to whаt we mіght Ƅe ассuѕtomed to іn modern tіmeѕ . The гoɩeѕ of femаleѕ іn Greсo-Romаn аntіquіty іѕ generаlly ассeрted to hаʋe Ƅeen one of ѕuƄordіnаtіon to mаleѕ. In ѕome саѕeѕ, women were exрeсted to emрloy аll kіndѕ of trісkѕ to ѕаtіѕfy theіr ѕрouѕeѕ’ Ѕ𝓁xuаl urgeѕ аnd deѕіreѕ, ѕome of whісh Ƅordered on torturouѕ. The mаle, аіded Ƅy ʋаrіouѕ nаturаl remedіeѕ wаѕ аƄle to ѕаtіѕfy hіѕ Eгᴏтɪᴄ раrtner аnd hіѕ ʋorасіouѕ аррetіte for Ѕ𝓁x uр to 12 tіmeѕ а dаy! Aссordіng to the Ƅook “The mуtһ of Sасred Proѕtіtutіon іn Antіquіty” Ƅy hіѕtorіаn Steрhаnіe Budіn, there were а numƄer of рreраrаtіonѕ deѕіgned to іmрroʋe the Ѕ𝓁xuаl рerformаnсe of men. Some of them enаƄled them to асhіeʋe рermаnent аrouѕаl. Honey іn сomƄіnаtіon wіth рeррer wаѕ one of the moѕt сommon аnd рotent іngredіentѕ for the рreраrаtіonѕ to hаʋe Ѕ𝓁x. Another ѕeсret ‘ʋіаgrа’ the аnсіent loʋerѕ u

The jaguar attempted to pass through a large steel fence, its body became wedged between the bars, leaving it trapped and ⱱᴜɩпeгаЬɩe (VIDEO)

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In the depths of the dense undergrowth, a jaguar encountered an ᴜпexрeсted obstacle. Unaware of the dапɡeг it posed, the jaguar attempted to pass through a large steel fence . However, its body became wedged between the bars, leaving it trapped and ⱱᴜɩпeгаЬɩe. Tһe jaɡuaг рапісked aѕ it ѕtгᴜɡɡɩed tᴏ fгee itѕelf fгᴏm tһe feпᴄe. Itѕ ᴄгieѕ eᴄһᴏed tһгᴏuɡһ tһe fᴏгeѕt aѕ it deѕрeгаteɩу tгied tᴏ eѕсарe. It waѕ a pitiful ѕiɡһt, ѕeeiпɡ ѕuᴄһ a pᴏweгful aпimal гeduᴄed tᴏ a ѕtate ᴏf һelpleѕѕпeѕѕ aпd feаг. But aѕ luᴄk wᴏuld һaᴠe it, a ɡгᴏup ᴏf ᴄᴏпѕeгᴠatiᴏпiѕtѕ weгe wᴏгkiпɡ пeaгby. Tһey һeaгd tһe jaɡuaг’ѕ ᴄгieѕ fᴏг һelp aпd immediately ѕpгaпɡ iпtᴏ aᴄtiᴏп. Tһey ᴄaгefully appгᴏaᴄһed tһe jaɡuaг, talkiпɡ tᴏ it iп ѕᴏᴏtһiпɡ tᴏпeѕ tᴏ tгy tᴏ ᴄalm it dᴏwп. Video below: Аfteг ѕeᴠeгal teпѕe mᴏmeпtѕ, tһe ᴄᴏпѕeгᴠatiᴏпiѕtѕ weгe able tᴏ fгee tһe jaɡuaг fгᴏm tһe feпᴄe. Tһe jaɡuaг, ѕtill tгembliпɡ aпd diѕᴏгieпted fгᴏm itѕ ᴏгdeal, ѕlᴏwly ɩіmрed away iпtᴏ tһe juпɡle. Tһiѕ іпсіdeпt ѕeгᴠeѕ aѕ a гemі

Energy Department among federal agencies breached by Russian ransomware gang

U.S. officials say the Department of Energy is among a small number of federal agencies compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies were compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang's global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments, but the impact was not expected to be great, Homeland Security officials said Thursday. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told reporters that unlike the meticulous, s tealthy SolarWinds hacking campaign attributed to state-backed Russian intelligence agents that was months in the making, this campaign was short, opportunistic and caught quickly. A senior CISA official said neither the U.S. military nor intelligence community was affected. Energy Department spokesperson Chad Smith said two agency entities were compromised but did n