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For the second year in a row, rain muddied the festivities at the Global Citizen Festival on the Great Lawn of Central Park on Saturday.

"I think he's handling it pretty well, he's a pretty friendly guy," Donna said of her son and his newfound superstardom.

El nuevo filme de Francis Ford Coppola te volará la cabeza, para bien y para mal

Everybody in the pool!

In the summer of 2006, I participated in the evacuation of American citizens from Lebanon. Israel had invaded after Hezbollah abducted two of its soldiers in a cross-border raid. I was a Marine Corps officer, and our platoon was embarked on the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious ship, for a routine deployment in the Mediterranean. My unit, the First Battalion of the Eighth Marine Regiment—“1/8,” for short—had history in Lebanon. It was known as the “Beirut Battalion,” because on the morning of October 23, 1983, Hezbollah detonated a truck bomb that killed 238 Marines and sailors from 1/8. In 2006, when we were unexpectedly sent to Lebanon, it was the first time Marines had returned since 1983. That it was our battalion was purely a coincidence.It was a strange deployment for us. We had just returned from Iraq, where the entire Marine Corps had its focus, and my next deployment would be to Afghanistan. Those were our major wars. After a day of evacuation operations during our interlude in Lebanon, I would climb onto the deck of the USS Iwo Jima and watch the fighting around Beirut. I would struggle to make sense of the conflict. At the time, the first of Iran’s explosively formed penetrators—a kind of armor-piercing improvised explosive device—were only just appearing in Iraq. When I arrived in Afghanistan in 2008, I would be fighting members of the Taliban who were supported by Iran’s paramilitary Quds Force. I didn’t understand it then, but in retrospect, it’s obvious that Iran wasn’t only at war with Israel; Iran was at war with the United States. Today, this remains true.[Read: Israel has called Iran’s bluff]No one wants war. However, in recent years, in the name of “ending America’s forever wars,” our leaders have proved reluctant to call enemies “enemies” and friends “friends.” If America wishes to remain at peace, or at least not find itself in an active war, we must speak clearly in defense of our friends. This remains uniquely true in the case of Israel.In response to Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah yesterday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called on Lebanon to “make the aggressor and evil dark enemies regret their actions.” Who are those aggressors? They include a wider array of antagonists than ever before. Certainly included is the United States. But the list of “evil dark enemies” also surely includes Ukraine. Iran has been supplying Russian forces with advanced weaponry, including Shahed drones. And although the Iranians aren’t in a military alliance with China, they are in an economic one, and would be China’s ready allies in any conflict with the West.Israel has recently dealt Hezbollah a series of crippling blows, beginning with exploding pagers and radios that sabotaged Hezbollah’s command and control and degraded its leadership. This has culminated with the strike against Nasrallah. Hezbollah has been forced onto its back foot, as has the Iranian regime. This creates an opening, one that Israel will likely exploit and that the United States, Israel’s ally, must support, lest we squander a precious opportunity in this broader war.In the early days of Ukraine’s war with Russia, Ukraine put the Russians on their back foot, expelling them from the outskirts of Kyiv when the world had assumed that a Ukrainian defeat was inevitable. At that moment, the United States could have reinforced Ukraine’s victory, delivering the military aid Ukraine was clamoring for, and without delay. Instead, we equivocated, sending military aid in drips while trying to appease the Russians, heeding every red line in the name of “regional stability”—a foolhardy objective in a region consumed by war. This strategy has only perpetuated the conflict, raising Ukraine’s cost of victory to staggering heights.The United States can’t afford to make the same mistake with Israel. Now is the time to stand decisively behind our ally and against Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Russia, China, and the axis of authoritarian nations that continue to menace the liberal world.[Read: Hezbollah goes to the theater]This has proved challenging. Sadly, threats facing the United States have increasingly been viewed using the simplistic partisan prism through which we filter every issue now. We seem incapable of looking at the proliferation of conflicts in the world as a single challenge that confronts and threatens all Americans. Support for Ukraine is coded as an issue of the left, and support for Israel is coded as an issue of the right. While the ayatollahs applaud student encampments on American campuses, Vladimir Putin is delighted to see President Volodymyr Zelensky’s trip to an arms-manufacturing plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, provoke partisan outrage, threatening future aid.Divide and conquer: It’s one of the oldest military strategies. Our adversaries know it well.We and our allies face a global axis of authoritarian nations. They are bent on the physical destruction of democratic nations such as Ukraine and Israel. Our shores might be beyond their reach now, but they want nothing less than the destruction of the liberal world order. A broader swath of America must wake up to this threat.Marine units continue to patrol the Mediterranean. After hearing the news of Nasrallah’s death, I couldn’t help but wonder which one was currently on station. As luck would have it, I discovered that it was my old unit, 1/8, the Beirut Battalion. Right now, they’re sitting off the coast. I can almost imagine some young officer staring at the shore in the evening, as I once did, watching the fighting and trying to make sense of what it’s all about.This is a long war, and one that Americans have been fighting for decades. Victory is impossible unless we call things what they are.

MILWAUKEE — The Mets addressed two weaknesses in one swoop with Francisco Lindor’s move to a new “position,” at least for Saturday’s game.  Lindor was in the lineup against the Brewers as the DH, a night after appearing unsteady at shortstop in his return from lower back tightness. Lindor reached base three times on Friday,...

A critical flood emergency was narrowly averted along the Nolichucky River in East Tennessee as the remnants of Hurricane Helene unleashed torrential rainfall.

Cuando el veterano diplomático estadounidense Kurt Campbell viajó a las Islas Salomón para contrarrestar la influencia de Beijing en ese país del Pacífico Sur, rápidamente descubrió hasta dónde llega China para difundir su mensaje.

El Barcelona dejó su paso perfecto en la liga española en su visita al campo de El Sadar.

Entre los al menos 44 fallecidos a causa de la tormenta había tres bomberos, una mujer y sus gemelos de un mes y una mujer de 89 años cuya casa fue alcanzada por la caída de un árbol

It's peanut butter and jelly time.

"Making progress but want to take the next step. Can anyone recommend a personal trainer in miami?" he wrote alongside a shirtless selfie on Friday.

But hope is far from lost. And they are holding onto that. 

Two New Jersey educators who together make over $600,000 per year reportedly live 1,200 miles away in sunny Florida — which may be a violation of state law.

The Cadets’ defense stymied the Knights time and again in a 14-6 victory.

She's a "very dumb person," Trump added later on.

Former President Donald Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris's recent visit to the border, noting that it came after "four straight years of obliterating" the United States border. The post Trump Slams Kamala Harris Visit to Border ‘After Four Straight Years of Obliterating’ It appeared first on Breitbart.

If you blinked, you may have missed the most exciting young arm in baseball on Saturday afternoon. 

Vice President Kamala Harris has reportedly arranged for a banner trolling former President Trump to fly over Bryant-Denny Stadium during the game between Georgia and Alabama.

California bill would have required new cars to beep at drivers when they speed.

Homeland Security Investigations in San Antonio, Texas arrested two Venezuelan nationals during a crackdown on the violent transnational gang Tren de Aragua.

Former President Donald Trump took a firm stance on Thursday against Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) regarding her husband's Visa stock trades. The post VIDEO — ‘She Should Be Prosecuted’: Trump Blasts Pelosi over Husband’s Visa Stock Trades Prior to DOJ Lawsuit appeared first on Breitbart.

Clara Jeffery was told to "get a grip" by Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen, after posting a critical comment on X, alleging the salutation was evidence of "creeping Christian nationalism" in the United States.

The fiery series of tweets came after Harris visited an Arizona border town and vowed to crack down on the historic stream of illegal immigration.

As the Oklahoma Sooners entered the field ahead of their game against Auburn, a Tigers cheerleader knocked down a Sooners defensive back while performing stunts.

It is unclear if the Mets will be playing in October, but this weekend began with the club getting a good look at what an October team plays like. 

John Nacion/Variety via GettyAhead of its 50th season premiere tonight, Saturday Night Live star Ego Nwodim dished on a “not-so-secret” tactic that allows the live weekly show to run smoothly at breakneck speed.“It’s scripted, our show,” she told People. “We read off the cue cards.”Apparently, some viewers who discover this are surprised, but Nwodim said she is baffled that people think the show could function otherwise.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Fog-geddaboutit!

Two top-five teams collide on Saturday night!

The death, which was reported on Friday, is only the fifth fatal human rabies case in Minnesota since 1975, health officials said.

The 2-1 Jets will see how they are handling success Sunday afternoon when they face the 1-2 Broncos at MetLife Stadium.

Bennington died by suicide on July 20, 2017 after struggling with alcohol addiction.

A former assistant men's water polo coach for UC Davis and a local youth club has been hit with a seven-year sentence for distributing child pornography.

Karl-Anthony Towns once gushed about the chance to play for the Knicks. He'll soon live that reality.

I think I have a new favorite Hallmark movie of the year so far.

Rank-and-file Teamsters know that "American workers were safer and better off" under former President Donald Trump's administration, William Martin, a spokesman for Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), told Breitbart News. The post Exclusive–Vance Spokesman: Teamsters Rank-and-File Know Workers Were ‘Better Off’ Under Trump appeared first on Breitbart.

What is most important for Kaapo Kakko is to stay healthy this season. Just when the Finn seems to be gaining traction, he is going through rehab.

Tulsi Gabbard called Kamala Harris's Friday visit to the southern border "shameless" and a "photo op" in a flaming social media post. The post Tulsi Gabbard: Kamala Harris Is ‘Shameless’ for Border Trip ‘Photo Op’ appeared first on Breitbart.

"[My children] are my whole life, light and soul. My children are my fight and what keep me going."

Dante Trader Jr., Tai Felton and Kaden Prather all exit early in the Terrapins’ 42-28 loss to the Hoosiers.

Mayor Eric Adams visited a Queens church Saturday – to pray – a day after being arraigned on federal public corruption charges.

A SpaceX mission that took off at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:17 p.m. on Saturday will help bring the two Boeing Starliner astronauts home and represents the first human spaceflight mission starting at the new launch pad.

An astronaut and a cosmonaut launched with two empty seats for the International Space Station on Saturday in a capsule expected to bring back two stranded astronauts.

An NYPD cop is charged in two separate indictments with assaulting a suspect with a police radio and lying about a patrol car striking and injuring a motorcyclist, according to the Bronx District Attorney's office.

A pair of eagle-eyed New York brothers are credited for saving the life of an extremely rare lobster.

The disagreements were on display at a council hearing last week, where D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb proposed various changes to how troubled children are handled.

Ailin Perez's weight cut had approximately no bearing on her performance on Saturday at UFC Paris.