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Noah Christopher’s latest novel, The Confessor, has been awarded Kirkus Reviews’ “GET IT” recommendation. The accolade follows Christopher’s submission through Kirkus Reviews’ Indie program. Kirkus Reviews describes the book as: “In a genre that seldom surprises, Christopher cannily upends readers’ expectations.” The publication, which has been evaluating books since 1933, assesses approximately 10,000 titles annually….

On September 11, 2001, World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) collapsed without being struck by any aircraft. This building, part of the seven-building World Trade Center complex in New York City, was not near the Twin Towers and remained untouched by the planes that hit the North and South towers. The U.S. National Institute…

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has urgently requested a federal court to intervene in an escalating legal confrontation over the state’s congressional redistricting plan as the Missouri Supreme Court weighs potential contempt proceedings against him. Hoskins finds himself caught between two conflicting judicial orders. A federal judge mandated that he use Missouri’s newly drawn…

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to expand VantageScore 4.0 access to all approved lenders delivering eligible loans under the government-sponsored enterprises’ purview. The move, effective immediately, removes prior restrictions that limited VantageScore usage to a pilot group of 50 lenders. Classic FICO remains an approved scoring…

President Trump has launched the nation’s first-ever Republican national midterm convention in Dallas this week, transforming a traditionally quiet campaign period into a two-night showcase of America First principles. Thousands of Republicans gathered at the American Airlines Center in Dallas for the event, which organizers describe as a strategic move to position the party’s agenda…

Reporters crowded around President Trump on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews after an emergency evacuation slide deployed from the new Air Force One and briefly delayed his departure for Texas. The president remained aboard Marine One for several minutes while crews worked near the aircraft. When he stepped out, he walked directly toward the…

More than 30 properties in Malibu, California, were ordered to evacuate after a 30-foot-deep sinkhole opened Tuesday beneath the driveway of a beachfront home owned by actor Nicolas Cage. The City of Malibu declared a local emergency following the formation of the large sinkhole near 31630 Sea Level Drive, stating the proclamation was developed in…

A leading AI researcher who resigned from Anthropic today has issued an urgent warning that the current trajectory of artificial intelligence development could lead to human extinction within the next decade. Jacob Coxon, who spent three years conducting pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic, stated: “Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight…

“Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law,” early-20th-century occultist Aleister Crowley infamously said. He was dubbed “the wickedest man in the world” at the time, but he had much competition. Communist Vladimir Lenin popularized the formula “Who Whom?” meaning that politics is all about which class dominates which. Policies, treaties, and…