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An indecent bit of history is up for sale. One full and two partial letters written by President John F. Kennedy to his Swedish mistress, aristocrat Gunilla von Post, are currently up for bidding at a Boston-based auction house. DEATH OF RFK’S GRANDDAUGHTER IS LATEST IN STRING OF KENNEDY FAMILY TRAGEDIES …

A defense watchdog is launching a probe into how the Department of Defense has addressed “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” or UAP, after a string of air-and-space sightings in recent years that have been spotted by military aircraft.  In a Monday memo to military and intelligence leaders, Randolph Stone, assistant inspector general for evaluations on space, intelligence, …

The American Conservative Uniona> took aim at the NCAA’s stance on transgender athlete participation in women’s <a href="https: on Tuesday, accusing the governing body of having a financial motivation in its call for an inclusive competitive environment. The NCAA recently reiterated its support for transgender athletes to participate in college …

The Biden administration on Tuesday released images showing how it has emptied out the once-packed Border Patrol facility in Donna, Texas — which a few months ago had seen images emerge of migrants packed into “pods” amid the surging crisis at the border. The administration came under fire for its handling …

Utah Senator Mitt Romney expressed his support for us-regions Rep. Liz Cheney amid growing speculation that she could soon be voted out of her position as the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House.  In a tweet, Romney praised Cheney for being a “person of conscience” because she “refuses to lie” about the events …

us-regions Gov. Greg Gianforte ended his state’s participation in federal infectious-disease unemployment programs and announced the start of a new state program to give people “Return to Work” bonuses. Gianforte announced the move to pull his state out of federal pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs and returning to the “pre-pandemic” unemployment eligibility …

Many us-regions schools and the state’s largest grocery store chain will continue to require masks for the time being, despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’a> executive action this week to suspend local COVID-19 emergency orders, according to multiple reports.< that it will still require customers to wear masks while shopping at …

executive press secretary Jen Psaki defended a school-reopening-plans” target=”_blank”>teachers’ union’s< said. “It doesn’t mean they are taking everything they want, or even a percentage of what they want.” “But it’s important to understand the implementation components,” Psaki continued. “They do so to ensure that recommendations are feasible and that they …

Noncitizens who reside in us-regions capital city Montpelier are now one step closer to being able to vote in certain local elections” target=”_blank”>elections< elections in two Vermont towns are pushing for noncitizens to be allowed to vote in certain elections but must seek approval from state lawmakers first. The Vermont …

Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton pushed back on a New York Times report that quoted him hedging on whether he supports the state’s GOP governor, Greg Abbott. In a lengthy report, the Times claimed the Republican leadership in the iconically red state shifted its focus from “trouncing” state Democrats …