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President Biden used a speech at a Democratic National Committee event at the National Education Association headquarters to respond to House Republicans’ “Commitment to America” agenda unveiled Friday.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy revealed details of the plan, a governing blueprint for Republicans if they take control of the House, at an event in Pennsylvania.Biden called the GOP plan “a series of policy goals with little or no detail,” and sought to portray November’s midterm elections as a choice. Republicans would like to make the elections a referendum on Biden’s presidency so far.MCCARTHY, HOUSE REPUBLICANS HIGHLIGHT ECONOMY, EDUCATION IN ‘COMMITMENT TO…

Russia’s defense ministry has detailed which of is fortunate citizens will be able to evade Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest order to deploy conscripts to fight in his war in Ukraine. Tech workers, bankers and journalists working for state media will be able to avoid Putin’s “partial mobilization” the Kremlin chief announced Friday, according to state owned media outlet TASS.Since Wednesday, images have surfaced on social media depicting airports flooded with men while Russian borders grapple with traffic jams as an exodus of fighting age males flee the country.  UKRAINE BRACES FOR RUSSIA’S FURY OVER MILITARY LOSSES IN KHARKIVAll Russia men…

An American tourist was killed by a shark during a vacation in the Bahamas, according to local authorities.The 58-year-old woman was on a snorkeling trip with her family when she was fatally maimed by a bull shark.  “It is further reported that family members observed a bull shark attacking the female,” police said, according to Reuters. Tour company employees and family members rushed to rescue the woman.The victim, who was a Pennsylvania resident, was taken a local hospital and declared dead. Police say that her upper body sustained injuries.SHARK SIGHTINGS PLAGUE BEACHES NATIONWIDE OVER THE WEEKEND The woman and her…

Two teens were arrested this week in connection to the stabbing death of an older man during a Bronx fight, cops said.  A 16-year-old boy was nabbed on Wednesday and 19-year-old Angel Rivera was busted Thursday in connection to the 9:45 p.m. Sept. 16 stabbing death of 27-year-old Prince McMichael near Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue in Pelham Bay, cops said.  McMichael was stabbed multiple times in the torso during an argument, but cops had no details on the circumstances leading up to the clash.  Two teen suspects were busted this week in connection to the Sept. 16 stabbing death…

Just hours before tennis great Roger Federer was set to play his final match ever at the 2022 Laver Cup, a match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman was halted on Friday after a British protester stormed the court and lit his arm on fire to protest the use of private jets. A man wearing a T-shirt that read “End UK Private Jets” ran onto Center Court at the O2 Arena in London where he proceeded to light his arm on fire.  He quickly put the flames out on his arm before security rushed onto the court to extinguish the remaining…

CNN  —  The National Republican Congressional Committee is canceling all their ad reservations in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, according to CNN’s ad tracker AdImpact, a sign that Republicans are losing faith in J.R. Majewski’s controversial bid to unseat Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur. The committee had planned to spend over $700,000 on the northwest Ohio race, according to the ad tracker, but cut those reservations just days after The Associated Press reported Majewski had misrepresented his military service. The report appears to have been the final straw for a candidate who was a January 6, 2021, rally participant and has repeatedly…

Cleveland Browns linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. will miss the rest of the season with a torn quad tendon, an injury he sustained in the Browns’ 29-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday night. The injury requires surgery, and according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Walker will take five-to-seven months to recover. The injury occurred in the third quarter of Thursday night’s game. Walker lay facedown on the ground for a few minutes and had to be carted off the field after his leg was placed in an aircast. “He is a huge, huge, huge part of our football team, what he…

Pre-pandemic fashion delirium is back. After several COVID-induced calm seasons, Milan Fashion Week is back to its pre-pandemic splendor: with crowded seating, gridlocked streets and sidewalks packed with fashion fans wanting a glimpse of stars and influencers. After a lot of pandemic talk of how the fashion system needed to change — that is, slow down — few have been able to resist returning to the world as they knew it, no matter how much traffic and hustle it produces. This week’s runway shows will close with the return of another Milan tradition: the Green Carpet Awards to recognize advances…

A version of this story appeared in the September 23 edition of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. Sign up here. London CNN  —  The United Kingdom may be re-emerging from a self-imposed lockdown, which saw businesses across the country close in a sign of respect for the Queen’s funeral on Monday, but the royal court continues to grieve. That’s because shortly after the late monarch’s death, King Charles III asked the family and royal households to observe another week of mourning after the state funeral. As a result, most of…

Laura Kate Corkin, 43, tragically died on May 10 – just two days after her birthday – and was found by her fiancé in her Lancashire home, an inquest was told A mum of three took her own life after waiting a month for mental health support – despite the time frame being five days. Laura Kate Corkin, 43, tragically died on May 10 – just two days after her birthday – and was found by her fiancé in her Lancashire home. An inquest was told the mum-of-three had struggled with her mental health for a while and had to…