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US approves massive arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia for more than $15 billion amid Middle East tensions
The U.S. has approved a massive $15.67 billion arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia amid ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks and rising Iran tensions in the region.
Unsealed indictment against Don Lemon cites his own comments on livestream from ‘takeover’ at church
The allegations against former CNN anchor Don Lemon were unsealed Friday from an indictment over his participation in a protest at a church that terrified churchgoers.
The document, screenshots of which were shared by CNN’s Jake Tapper, sets out the evidence against Lemon and the other defendants in the “takeover” of the Cities Church in St. Paul on Jan. 18 at about 10:30 a.m.
He referred to the experience as ‘traumatic and uncomfortable’ … and admitted that was the purpose of the takeover.
Lemon has claimed that he was in attendance at the incident only as a journalist, but the indictment sets forth evidence that he participated as an aggressor to threaten and intimidate church members and clergy.
“After the service commenced, a group of approximately 20-40 agitators, including all of the defendants named in this Indictment, entered the Church in a coordinated takeover-style attack and engaged in acts of oppression, intimidation, threats, interference, and physical obstruction alleged herein,” prosecutors said.
The indictment said that church leaders were forced to shut down the church service as some congregants fled, but others “took steps to implement an emergency plan.”
Those acts by the defendants deprived the church members of their constitutional right to religious freedom, according to prosecutors.
Lemon was present at a briefing before the incident and began streaming live online on his channel but took steps to conceal information of the plot, livestream video showed.
“We’re going to head to the operation. Again, we’re not going to give any of the information away,” he is quoted as saying in the indictment.
“Don’t give anything away,” he said to one of the other defendants on the livestream. “We can’t say too much. We don’t want to give it up.”
Lemon said to his audience that he saw a “young man” who was “frightened,” “scared,” and “crying.” He referred to the experience as “traumatic and uncomfortable” for those Christians attending the service and admitted that was the purpose of the takeover, according to screenshots of the indictment.
He also questioned the church’s pastor while other defendants “largely surrounded” the pastor in an attempt to “oppress and intimidate him,” the indictment claimed. They “physically obstructed his freedom of movement while Lemon peppered him with questions to promote the operation’s message,” it added.
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Lemon was arrested by federal agents on Thursday evening, leading to wide condemnation from many on the left who repeated his claims that he was merely acting as a journalist during the incident.
“Don Lemon is an accomplished journalist whose urgent work is protected by the First Amendment. There is zero basis to arrest him and he should be freed immediately,” wrote House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). “The Trump Justice Department is illegitimate and these extremists will all be held accountable for their crimes against the Constitution.”
The charges against Lemon were rejected by a Minnesota federal magistrate judge before he was charged with federal civil rights violations.
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Sydney Sweeney spurns Cosmo girl’s desperate ‘MAGA Barbie’ bait
Feminist glossy “Cosmopolitian” could use a reminder: No means no.
When it comes to the media’s attempts to use Sydney Sweeney as a political pawn, the star has made it clear that she does not consent.
‘I’ve never been here to talk about politics.’
From claims that a jeans ad is a product of white supremacy to outrage over her use of a firearm, the 28-year-old is asked by reporters to reveal her politics nearly every time she is put in front of a camera.
And every time, she refuses.
Private parts
That didn’t stop a pushy writer from Cosmopolitan — single gal lifestyle mag turned leftist propaganda organ — from doing her best to wear Sweeney down.
After discussing body image and Sweeney’s new lingerie line, writer Alexandra Whittaker took an abrupt turn toward politics by bringing up what she called the star’s “charged nickname”: MAGA Barbie.
“I see it in Instagram comments constantly. How do you understand this label, given that you’ve been private about your politics?” Whittaker asked.
“I’ve never been here to talk about politics,” Sweeney plainly replied. “I’ve always been here to make art, so this is just not a conversation I want to be at the forefront of. And I think because of that, people want to take it even further and use me as their own pawn. But it’s somebody else assigning something to me, and I can’t control that.”
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Party lines
The reporter then asked why Sweeney would not want to correct any untrue labels.
“Where is the line for you?”
“I haven’t figured it out. I’m not a hateful person. If I say, ‘That’s not true,’ they’ll come at me like, ‘You’re just saying that to look better.’ There’s no winning. There’s never any winning. I just have to continue being who I am, because I know who I am. I can’t make everyone love me. I know what I stand for.”
Trying a different angle, Whittaker — executive director of Cosmopolitan’s website — asked Sweeney to define some of her values, “not party affiliations,” that she wants people to understand.
Sweeney simply described leading with “love” and being “kind to whoever you meet.”
American ogle
Despite Sweeney’s clear lack of interest, the reporter kept on pressing, asking Sweeney about not talking about politics and if she ever will.
“You don’t speak to your fans directly about your political beliefs. … Is there a future in which people will get to see what you believe, politically?”
The Spokane, Washington, native completely shut the idea down.
“No. I’m not a political person. I’m in the arts. I’m not here to speak on politics. That’s not an area I’ve ever even imagined getting into. It’s not why I became who I am.”
Readers will have to check out the full interview to see other attempts to discuss the “culture war” and separate online narratives that Sweeney is asked to answer to.
The actress was consistent in saying she does not have any control over what others print, say, or claim about her for their own gain.
“It’s been a weird thing having to navigate and digest, because it’s not me. None of it is me. And I’m having to watch it happen. I’m online and I see things, but I’m slowly pulling myself away,” she explained.
Olympian Sha’Carri Richardson pleads with officer to ‘work with me’ during speeding arrest: ‘I’m begging you’
Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson appeared in bodycam footage pleading with a Florida officer not to arrest her after being stopped for excessive speeding.
NFL, US State Department launch partnership to enhance global sports diplomacy
The U.S. State Department and the NFL launched a public-private partnership to enhance the Department’s sports diplomacy initiatives Thursday.
Vikings dismiss GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after four seasons following latest playoff miss
The Minnesota Vikings fired general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah after the team’s playoff miss. Rob Brzezinski will oversee football operations through 2026.
Patriots’ Drake Maye misses practice with injury, illness just 9 days before Super Bowl
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye missed Friday’s practice with a shoulder injury and an illness just nine days before the Super Bowl.
Team Canada coach speaks out after being found to have manipulated competition, US Olympian fires back
Canadian skeleton coach Joe Cecchini defended his controversial withdrawal from Olympic qualifier that blocked Katie Uhlaender from Milan Cortina, calling her “not top-tier.”
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Colorado declares disaster emergency as presumptive bird flu outbreak hits facility with 1.3M chickens
Colorado officials declared a disaster emergency after a presumptive bird flu outbreak hit a facility with 1.3 million chickens in Weld County. The state is mobilizing resources.
