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Outlaw country music legend and pioneer songwriter David Allan Coe has died. He was 86.

Outlaw country music legend and pioneer songwriter David Allan Coe has died. He was 86.

This month, the Ford broke the US record for the longest post-Vietnam War deployment, a nearly 10-month span after leaving Naval Station Norfolk in June.

Nearly a year and a half after the deadly Eaton Fire swept through Altadena and the San Gabriel Mountains, a new milestone in the aftermath and recovery has been met.

Steelers owner and president Art Rooney II believes that when all is said and done, Aaron Rodgers will be back in a Steelers uniform in 2026.  Speaking with NFL Network on Wednesday, Rooney II said the Steelers have remained in regular contact with the future Hall of Fame quarterback, though the team used a rare...

David Peterson’s return to the rotation went about as well as the rest of this cursed Mets season.

Game 5 of the NBA playoffs between The Lakers and the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles featured a major celebrity turnout including "Ted Lasso" star Jason Sudekis, Macaulay Culkin, Brenda Song and more.

The uncertainty around the future of LIV Golf has created questions about the pathway back to the PGA Tour.

Senate Rejects Resolution To Bar Trump From Attacking Cuba

The US Senate batted down a resolution on Tuesday that would bar President Trump from being able to attack Cuba without first obtaining Congressional approval.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

After Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) invoked the 1973 War Powers Act to force the Senate vote on Tuesday (undoubtedly knowing it would fail) - citing the recent US combat operations in Venezuela and Iran, and Trump's March comments that "Cuba's next" - Senators voted 51-47 against advancing it to a final vote. 

Similar votes related to US military actions against Venezuela and Iran have also failed in the GOP-controlled Senate in recent weeks. 

As the Epoch Times notes further, U.S.–Cuba relations have remained contentious since Fidel Castro swept to power in Havana in 1959 at the head of a communist revolution.

The U.S. government led efforts to overthrow Castro in the 1960s. CIA officers helped arm and train Cuban exiles who led a failed invasion to retake the country in April of 1961. After this failed invasion attempt, the CIA continued to develop covert methods to weaken Castro’s hold on power through an effort known as Operation Mongoose.

Since the 1960s, the U.S. government has maintained pressure on Cuba through economic sanctions and trade restrictions.

Under Castro’s leadership, Cuba aligned with the Soviet Union.

Under the current leadership of Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Cuba has continued to maintain ties with Russia, China, and Venezuela.

Havana acknowledged 32 Cuban soldiers attached to Nicolás Maduro’s security detail were killed during the Jan. 3 U.S. military raid to capture the Venezuelan leader.

Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 29 declaring Cuba “an unusual and extraordinary threat” to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. The order notes Cuba’s continued military cooperation with China, Russia, and Iran, and asserts Havana has welcomed designated terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

As part of his Jan. 29 executive order, Trump imposed new tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba. The Caribbean island nation has faced recent blackouts as it has struggled to maintain its energy supply.

“Donald Trump has bypassed Congress’s sole authority to declare war with attacks on Iran and Venezuela,” Schiff said ahead of the Tuesday vote. “The president’s saber rattling toward Cuba makes clear where his sights are next.”

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) took to the Senate floor to challenge the Democrat-led war powers resolution, arguing that the measure lacks relevance because U.S. troops aren’t currently deployed in Cuba.

“President Trump has never said he wants to put boots on the ground. I don’t think any of my Republican colleagues have said it. Even Lindsey Graham has not said it,” Scott said.

Though Trump recently referred to a potential “takeover” of Cuba, Gen. Francis Donovan, who oversees U.S. military operations for Latin America, testified at a March 19 Senate hearing that his command is not actively preparing for a military operation involving the island.

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The move would mark the first time the US has deployed a hypersonic missile, Bloomberg reported.

On Wednesday, at the sixth time of asking, New York City FC finally beat the Red Bulls in an elimination game, taking a 3-1 victory in the Open Cup.

As Dr. Anthony Fauci’s right-hand man, David Morens, was charged this week with conspiracy and destruction of federal records in the COVID-19 cover-up, another scandal over the vaccine was unfolding on Capitol Hill.

YouTuber Nick Shirley has linked his latest California fraud investigation to government data he says was obtained with help from Edward Coristine, the former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) engineer better known online by the nickname “Big Balls.”

Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Cavaliers rallied for a 125-120 win over the Raptors in Game 5.

McMorrow purged her X account of roughly 6,000 posts, including all her tweets posted prior to 2020.

Ex-Mossad Chief Stuns By Saying Settler Violence An 'Existential Threat' To State Of Israel

Via Middle East Eye

A former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency has said that settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank reminds him of the Holocaust.

Tamir Pardo, who served as director of Mossad from 2011 to 2016, made the remarks in an interview with Channel 13 while touring Palestinian villages affected by ongoing settler attacks, alongside former Israeli army officials. "My mother was a Holocaust survivor, and what I saw reminded me of the events that happened against Jews in the last century," he said.

"What I saw today made me feel ashamed to be Jewish." Pardo warned that settler crimes – met with little response by authorities, which sometimes abet them – could lead to the "next October 7".

Tamir Pardo, via Jerusalem Post

"It will be in a different format, much more painful, because the region is much more complicated. The state has chosen to sow the seeds for the next October 7," he said. 

While he believes Israeli law enforcement is aware of the situation, Pardo suggested that it has “chosen to ignore it”.

“What I saw today is the existential threat to the State of Israel,” he said, noting that efforts to curb such attacks could come at a high cost, including the risk of civil war.

He pointed in particular to the influence of settler groups, which enjoy support at the highest levels of government, including from far-right ministers such as Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir.

“If we want, we can correct this, but the price will be very high,” Pardo said. “It is very much in our interest not to reach that point.”

'Corruption of Israeli society'

Pardo recalled warnings by Israeli philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz in 1968, who criticized the occupation of Palestinian territories and the imposition of military rule over millions of Palestinians.

In his article The Territories, Leibowitz warned that control over Palestinians would ultimately lead to the “corruption” of Israeli society. "Rule over the occupied territories would have social repercussions," Leibowitz warned at the time.

"The corruption characteristic of every colonial regime would also prevail in the state of Israel," he added, calling for withdrawal from occupied territories. While Pardo once believed Leibowitz was mistaken, he now says “there was a lot of truth” in his warning.

Israeli settler violence and expansion, while long-standing, have intensified sharply since October 2023, including the systematic forced displacement of Palestinians from their communities and an increased use of live fire against unarmed residents.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said Israeli settlers have killed at least 16 Palestinians so far this year.

Tamir Pardo, former Mossad Director, commented after observing settler violence in the West Bank

“My mother is a Holocaust survivor, and what I saw here reminded me of the events of the previous century against the Jews” pic.twitter.com/4SuKEEz2Ls

— Ounka (@OunkaOnX) April 28, 2026

A United Nations report released in March recorded that more than 36,000 Palestinians were displaced in the West Bank between November 2024 and October 2025 amid a surge in military and settler attacks.

During the same period, 1,732 incidents of settler violence causing casualties or property damage were documented – a 25 percent increase on the previous year.

More than 1000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel in October 2023.

Tyler Durden Wed, 04/29/2026 - 22:35

Merced County is crowdsourcing ideas for the larger-than-life bear sculpture, carved straight out of a dying 100-year-old tree that once stood in the park.

"These deplorable actions, as charged in the indictment, will not be tolerated in America, and this Department of Justice will always punish unhinged acts of political violence."

The more notable addition is Shelby Harris, a 34-year-old with 89 career NFL starts. The Giants also signed Leki Fotu, a well-traveled player who has been with four teams in six years.

It’s official: The Mets are the worst team in baseball.