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Kentucky Sen.Rand Paul is the first Republican to declare he will vote against confirming fellow senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security. In a tense Wednesday hearing before the Homeland Security Committee, senators pressed Mullin on his record, his support for Donald Trump and his policies, his classified travel, and how he would differentiate his management of the department from his predecessor, Kristi Noem. Paul, who chairs the committee, got personal. During his opening statements, he confronted Mullin over past comments regarding an incident in which Paul was brutally beaten by his neighbor,…

Joseph Garrett Duggar, who starred on the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl six years ago during a vacation in Florida. The 31-year-old is accused of lewd and lascivious behavior — molestation of a victim less than 12 years-old — and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said in a news release. He was arrested by police in Tontitown, Arkansas, and is awaiting extradition to Bay County, which covers Panama City. Tontitown police said…

Multiple Silicon Valley accelerationists like Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, and Mark Zuckerberg are getting attention for what some consider their challenges to values that many consider central to humanity: introspection, civil society, education, and privacy. Egghead Declares War on Introspection Andreessen, the co-founder of Netscape and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz who bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Egghead… pic.twitter.com/sqjoYpvvHH — Nat Wilson Turner (@natwilsonturner) March 17, 2026 …sat for an interview with David Senra that went viral because of Marc’s claim that he has “zero” introspection. Here’s the fuller quote: David Senra: You said something that…

Cuba’s grid operator has restored intermittent power after the national electric grid collapsed on 16 March. It comes amid a US-imposed oil blockade that has crippled the island’s already struggling fuel, food, and medicine shortages. Several small groups of residents across Havana have in recent days banged pots in protest against extended blackouts. The series of widespread outages that last for hours or days sparked a rare violent protest in northern Cuba on 14 March, where a building was set ablaze.President Donald Trump has in recent months hinted at a possible takeover of the island and during a White House…

The original Kingdom Come: Deliverance began its journey as a Kickstarter game in 2014, after the Czech studio Warhorse exhausted funding options to attract investors. The first-person, sim-heavy game was released in 2018 and was a smash hit, despite being quite janky and notoriously difficult. Earlier in 2025, the studio released Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, the hotly anticipated follow-up. With a bigger budget and team, the studio set out to deliver the game they initially wanted to release. Did they succeed? In short, yes! Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is an awesome game and a huge step forward relative to its…

By Kath Hudson    11 Feb 2026 Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust has scooped the contract to run five leisure sites as an agent on behalf of Bolton Council. The 15-year contract starts on 1 April.  Managing director, Neil Hutchinson, told HCM that the trust, which has been operating Bolton Arena since 2021, has been preparing for the bid since his appointment four years ago. Underdogs in terms of scale, the team are delighted to have fought off competition from much larger operators.  “To get to the start line and be in a position to even bid for a large leisure…

Dozens of California schools, streets, parks and libraries bear the name of Cesar Chavez — on top of the statues erected and holiday established in his honor. But in the wake of new sexual abuse allegations against the iconic labor leader, some elected officials and organizations are calling for change.A steady stream of leaders from communities across the state said Wednesday they planned to reevaluate the numerous ways Chavez has been memorialized. Gov. Gavin Newsom said no decisions have been made at the state level regarding what to do about the typical observation of Cesar Chavez Day, but noted there’s…

March 19, 2026 — 5:37amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.Got itAAAWashington: Nick Adams, the Australian-born MAGA influencer who Donald Trump dumped as ambassador to Malaysia, has been quietly appointed as the president’s special envoy for “American tourism, exceptionalism and values”.Adams, who grew up in Sydney and became a controversial Liberal councillor in the inner west, was nominated by Trump last July to be US ambassador to Kuala Lumpur. However, he was never confirmed by…

The $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, under construction between Manhattan and New Jersey, will improve passenger rail service, an important issue for New York City commuters. It would seem to have nothing to do with what’s happening in northern Wisconsin.  But after the White House froze federal grant funding for the project in the fall, citing concerns about diversity and equity measures, lobbyists with an interest in the tunnel donated $2,500 to a political novice running in the Republican primary in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.  The young candidate, Michael Alfonso, has no sway over the matter. However, his father-in-law does:…