1 month ago
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) said Monday he does not "make much" of reports that allege crew members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are suffering from declining mental health and supply shortages due to its long deployment.
In an appearance on Fox Business's "Mornings with Maria" anchored by Cheryl Casone, Fallon, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, responded to the reports and calls for congressional oversight into the physical and mental state of crew members on the ship.
"These reports are just that. I haven't heard anything personally from our office, and I trust the Navy to do this as well. So, I don't make much of it, to be honest," he said.
Casone confirmed the congressman was not concerned about the reports but cited the aircraft carrier's deployment, saying "260 days is a long time, you know, for a deployment."
"There's no doubt about it," the lawmaker responded. "When I served, I always prefer to be stateside, if possible, but that's part of the job: to deploy."
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In an appearance on Fox Business's "Mornings with Maria" anchored by Cheryl Casone, Fallon, a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, responded to the reports and calls for congressional oversight into the physical and mental state of crew members on the ship.
"These reports are just that. I haven't heard anything personally from our office, and I trust the Navy to do this as well. So, I don't make much of it, to be honest," he said.
Casone confirmed the congressman was not concerned about the reports but cited the aircraft carrier's deployment, saying "260 days is a long time, you know, for a deployment."
"There's no doubt about it," the lawmaker responded. "When I served, I always prefer to be stateside, if possible, but that's part of the job: to deploy."
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1 month ago
SAO PAULO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's advantage over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff ahead of October's general election narrowed, a CNT/MDA poll showed on Tuesday.
Lula would receive 48.0% of the votes in a runoff, compared with 39.1% for Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, according to the poll.
In a June survey, Lula was seen with 49.3% of the votes, and Bolsonaro with 36.8%.
In a first-round scenario, Lula would lead with 42.4% of the votes, virtually unchanged from the June survey, followed by Bolsonaro's 28.7%, Ronaldo Caiado's 4.0%, Romeu Zema's 3.3% and Renan Santos' 2.8%.
If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes in the first round, the two frontrunners advance to a runoff.
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Lula would receive 48.0% of the votes in a runoff, compared with 39.1% for Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, according to the poll.
In a June survey, Lula was seen with 49.3% of the votes, and Bolsonaro with 36.8%.
In a first-round scenario, Lula would lead with 42.4% of the votes, virtually unchanged from the June survey, followed by Bolsonaro's 28.7%, Ronaldo Caiado's 4.0%, Romeu Zema's 3.3% and Renan Santos' 2.8%.
If no candidate wins more than 50% of valid votes in the first round, the two frontrunners advance to a runoff.
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2 months ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — First responders searched damaged homes and buildings on Tuesday for possible victims of a powerful tornado that carved a path of destruction through several northeastern Wisconsin communities.
The twister touched down in the Fox Cities region, which includes Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, at around 1 p.m. Monday and remained on the ground for more than 20 minutes as it cut a roughly 12-mile path of destruction through an area, the National Weather Service reported. It was nearly a mile (1.6 kilometers) across at its widest, and it destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and knocked down rows of power lines in the region, which is roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Milwaukee.
The timing — it blew in when most people were awake and after warnings had been issued — could be why there have been no reported deaths, authorities said.
"I think what helped us was it was during the week," Menasha Police Chief Matt Albrecht said at a news conference Tuesday. "Everybody was at work. It was the middle of the day. Most people were not at home and at their place of employment."
Authorities said a number of people were injured and treated at hospitals, but they didn't know exactly how many or how seriously.
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The twister touched down in the Fox Cities region, which includes Appleton, Menasha and Neenah, at around 1 p.m. Monday and remained on the ground for more than 20 minutes as it cut a roughly 12-mile path of destruction through an area, the National Weather Service reported. It was nearly a mile (1.6 kilometers) across at its widest, and it destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and knocked down rows of power lines in the region, which is roughly 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Milwaukee.
The timing — it blew in when most people were awake and after warnings had been issued — could be why there have been no reported deaths, authorities said.
"I think what helped us was it was during the week," Menasha Police Chief Matt Albrecht said at a news conference Tuesday. "Everybody was at work. It was the middle of the day. Most people were not at home and at their place of employment."
Authorities said a number of people were injured and treated at hospitals, but they didn't know exactly how many or how seriously.
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3 months ago
Lance Twiggs, the transgender roommate and romantic partner of Charlie Kirk's alleged ***** assin Tyler Robinson, was given limited immunity for a recorded statement he gave to authorities in April, according to a new court filing.
Prosecutors said in a filing on Tuesday that Twiggs was given "use-immunity" for a statement that he offered to authorities on April 20. Prosecutors want to use Twiggs' recorded statement and his communications with Robinson around the time of Kirk's killing at the July preliminary hearing.
"On April 20, 2026, in preparation for the preliminary hearing, Mr. Twiggs gave a recorded statement under oath and after an admonition that any false statement would be punishable by law and could be charged as obstruction of justice. Mr. Twiggs was also given use-immunity by the United States Attorney's Office and the Utah County Attorney's Office—meaning that his statements at that April 20 meeting could not be used against him," prosecutors wrote in the filing.
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Prosecutors said in a filing on Tuesday that Twiggs was given "use-immunity" for a statement that he offered to authorities on April 20. Prosecutors want to use Twiggs' recorded statement and his communications with Robinson around the time of Kirk's killing at the July preliminary hearing.
"On April 20, 2026, in preparation for the preliminary hearing, Mr. Twiggs gave a recorded statement under oath and after an admonition that any false statement would be punishable by law and could be charged as obstruction of justice. Mr. Twiggs was also given use-immunity by the United States Attorney's Office and the Utah County Attorney's Office—meaning that his statements at that April 20 meeting could not be used against him," prosecutors wrote in the filing.
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3 months ago
A live stream of a nesting pair of honey buzzards is offering a rare glimpse into one of the UK's most secretive birds of prey.
The birds, which have laid two eggs in Sussex woodland, are being filmed around the clock as they incubate them and prepare for the arrival of chicks.
Experts say it is the first time such detailed nesting behaviour has been captured for the species, which migrates from West Africa in May.
"It's phenomenal, it is such an intimate glimpse in to this secretive bird. We are already learning so much about their lives," said Ash Walmsley, who is leading the project.
Very little is known about the unusual species, which feeds on wasp larvae, as they are often misidentified.
The birds, which have laid two eggs in Sussex woodland, are being filmed around the clock as they incubate them and prepare for the arrival of chicks.
Experts say it is the first time such detailed nesting behaviour has been captured for the species, which migrates from West Africa in May.
"It's phenomenal, it is such an intimate glimpse in to this secretive bird. We are already learning so much about their lives," said Ash Walmsley, who is leading the project.
Very little is known about the unusual species, which feeds on wasp larvae, as they are often misidentified.
