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BREAKING: BORDER ENCOUNTERS HIT HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL ‘IN RECORDED HISTORY’ … LUKE BARR, ABC : The total monthly encounters of migrants along the southern border in April, were 234,088, according to an overnight court filing, the highest total in recorded history. EARTH’S BORDER GETS A HEARING TODAY… CNN : House panel to hold highly anticipated public hearing on UFOs A House panel is set to hold a public hearing on Tuesday on “unidentified aerial phenomena,” popularly known as UFOs, a high-profile moment for a controversial topic that has long been relegated to the fringes of public policy. The hearing, which is slated to begin at 9 a.m. ET and will be livestreamed, has been convened by the House Intelligence Committee’s Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation subcommittee, a panel chaired by Democratic Rep. André Carson of Indiana. As part of the proceedings, Ronald Moultrie, under secretary of defense for intelligence and security, and Scott … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Border Encounters Hit Highest Monthly Total ‘In Recorded History’

Back in the 1980s, a woman named Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house for vulnerable people in Sacramento, California. Eventually, it emerged that she had murdered some of her guests, targeting those who had mental health issues or were homeless. She would drug them, kill them and bury them in the backyard, before continuing to cash in their Social Security checks. Ultimately she got caught and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Puente was known in the newspapers as the "Death House Landlady". I remember hearing about her case in the news when I was in my 30s. She came up with a story claiming she never killed anybody, she was only stealing their money. I actually believed her at the beginning. It obviously turned out to be not remotely close to the truth. I married in 1972, but my first wife had passed away and I kept a low profile for a long time before deciding to join an online dating site in 1999. Barbara and I emailed each other for a while … [Read more...] about “I live in a serial killers old home. She laid her victims out in our bedroom’

As millions of us wait for 0.3% of the population to select our next Prime Minister, each of the remaining candidates will have had moments they want to forget. From losing her way out of the room at her campaign launch to being forced into an embarrassing U-turn over public sector pay cuts, Liz Truss hasn't had it all her own way. And Rishi Sunak faced difficult questions after trying to revitalise his campaign by slashing VAT from energy bills - just months after telling the Commons it was the wrong thing to do. Labour strategists will be licking their lips at some of the statements they've seen so far. But it's also a serious business for the country, which is facing a zombie government while energy bills shoot above £4,200 a year from January. Here are some of the most awkward, amusing and U-turny moments we've seen so far in the face-off between Mr Sunak and Ms Truss. Will Brits get cost-of-living payments or not? Liz Truss has been sending out confusing … [Read more...] about All Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak’s worst gaffes, U-turns and awkward moments so far

Ellia Green realized as a young child -- long before becoming an Olympic champion -- that a person’s identity and a gender assigned at birth can be very different things. Now, about 20 years later, one of the stars of Australia’s gold medal-winning women’s rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics has transitioned to male. Green, who has kept the same name, told The Associated Press it was the best decision of his life. Realizing that sharing his experience could be lifesaving for others is what compelled Green to go public in a video to be shown Tuesday to participants at an international summit on ending transphobia and homophobia in sport. The summit is being hosted in Ottawa as part of the Bingham Cup rugby tournament. The only other transgender or gender diverse Olympic gold medalists are Caitlyn Jenner and Quinn, who goes by one name and was part of Canada’s winning women’s soccer team in Tokyo last year. Seeing so few trans athletes at the elite level and so … [Read more...] about Rugby gold medalist Ellia Green makes history as first Olympian to come out as a trans man

Mumbai, Maharashtra News Updates: As India’s national capital Delhi witnesses a fresh Covid-19 surge, the financial capital of Mumbai isn’t far behind as people hospitalised with coronavirus doubling since August. Besides the virus scare, monsoon related illness like common flu, viral fever, cold, cough and sore throat may also hit the residents as heavy showers continued to lash Mumbai, Thane and other neighbouring areas. The weather department has predicted occasional intense rain spells in the city for Wednesday as well. Besides the health scare, Maharashtra is also eyeing to set a record. Chief minister Eknath Shinde has asked all state residents to collectively render the National Anthem at 11 am on Wednesday, and attempt to set a new world record. This comes a day after Telangana’s unique feat. Terming it as an opportunity to set a global mark, CM Shinde said this is part of the ongoing 75th Independence Day celebrations and the state Tourism & Cultural Affairs … [Read more...] about Monsoon’s Link to Covid Surge, Rain Forecast, Nat’l Anthem Record: Top Maharashtra News in One Click