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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey was ousted Tuesday in a stiff Democratic primary challenge from Corey O’Connor, the son of a former city leader who had the support of the party’s “old guard” and some Republicans.Mayor Ed Gainey, seen as the progressive in the race, began the contest on roughly even footing in terms of campaign funding, but O’Connor, son of the late former Mayor Bob O’Connor, had outraised and outspent the incumbent by April – ultimately putting up a fight in a city that has not been competitive on a partisan level since the 1930s.O’Connor received support from some Republican…

Louisiana law enforcement officials released new booking pictures of four captured inmates who escaped a jail in New Orleans as they face new charges.The Louisiana Department of Public Safety released new booking pictures for Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, Gary Price and Dkenan Dennis, all of whom are accused of escaping the Orleans Justice Center on Friday. Six inmates are still at large.Price, who was arrested Monday, faces new charges of simple escape, possession of a controlled substance and unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling. He was initially arrested for attempted first-degree murder, domestic abuse and aggravated assault. Myles was also charged…

The City of Kelowna, B.C., is hiring a consultant to review the pros and cons of transitioning from the RCMP to a municipal police force. “As Kelowna continues to grow rapidly, and with the RCMP policing contract for municipalities set to expire in 2032, this review is a responsible step to ensure we are delivering the best value to taxpayers and planning effectively for the future needs of our city,” said Kelowna Mayor Tom Dyas.The city has allocated $250,000 for a Police Services Model review that will begin this summer.“Crime and safety remain top priorities for this council,” Dyas said.…

New Zealand’s finance minister says her budget will be a “no BS budget” which funds the things Kiwis can afford, and no more.

MANILA: Coast Guard vessels of the Philippines and the United States have taken part for the first time in joint maritime exercises with naval and air force units in the contested South China Sea, Manila’s armed forces said on Wednesday (May 21). The exercises, held on Tuesday in waters off Palawan and Occidental Mindoro, involved the Philippine Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, alongside the US Coast Guard Cutter Stratton and a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The “maritime cooperative activity”, which was the second for the year and sixth overall since the allies launched the joint activities…

Outlet is one of several media services whose funding was cut by the Trump administration amid an aggressive downsizing effort.The European Union plans to step in to help save longtime media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) after United States President Donald Trump’s administration abruptly stopped funding it. The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told reporters after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Tuesday that 5.5 million euros ($6.2m) will be provided to “support the vital work of Radio Free Europe”. “It’s short-term emergency funding designed as a safety net for the independent journalism,” she added.…

Washington — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, engaged in a heated exchange Tuesday as the nation’s top diplomat defended the Trump administration’s foreign policy while testifying to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. For seven minutes, Van Hollen criticized Rubio on his handling of issues ranging from the freezing of humanitarian assistance in Sudan during a genocide, deportations to El Salvador without due process and revoking student visas. “You and I served together in Congress for 15 years,” Van Hollen said. “We didn’t always agree, but I believe we shared some common values — a…

Should the Eagles’ Tush Push be banned? | Breakfast Ball The Green Bay Packers have proposed a rule to ban the “Tush Push”, and the Philadelphia Eagles felt “insulted” by this. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth debate over whether or not the tush push should be banned. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The NFL owners are expected to reengage in talks about the polarizing tush push on Wednesday at league meetings.Last month, owners tabled the vote on a proposal to ban the play that became the Philadelphia Eagles’ calling card over the past couple of…

A Texas man was executed on Tuesday evening 13 years after brutally killing a beloved grandma when he set her on fire at a gas station. Matthew Johnson, 49, was convicted of the heinous murder of Nancy Harris, 76, a gas station clerk he doused with lighter fluid and set on fire during a 2012 robbery in Garland, TX. He was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m. after giving a final statement.”First and foremost, I would like to give all praises to God. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be here on this Earth. I thank him for the life he has…

Officials in United States President Donald Trump’s cabinet continue to blame the northern border, and specifically Vancouver, for fentanyl entering the U.S. Director of the FBI, Kash Patel, appeared on Fox News on Sunday saying that despite Trump sealing the border, fentanyl is still coming into the U.S.“Where are all the narco traffickers going to keep bringing this stuff into the country?” Patel said.“The northern border. Our adversaries have partnered up with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) and others, Russia, Iran, on a variety of different criminal enterprises, and they’re going and they are sailing around Vancouver and coming in…