George Moser

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Birth--------School--------Work--------Death | I am here

Private First Class Benjamin Del Real, Jr., 25, alleges negligence on the part of the Secret Service, accusing agents of failing to exercise reasonable care in responding to the incident of a shooter who opened fire on a Secret Service security post.

Soldier hit by stray bullet near White House seeks $25 million from Secret Service

A soldier hit by a stray bullet in D.C. is seeking $25 million from Secret Service. The injury resulted in the removal of part of his digestive system.

militarytimes.com

I do not follow basketball. I put it down to the fact that as a really tall kid (6' 7") in high school, I was constantly asked if I played. No, i didn't. I was clumsy, with no "ups" and much more interested in playing music. That said... Fucking LeBron in Philly! www.reuters.com/sports/lebro...

LeBron James to join Philadelphia 76ers for record-extending 24th NBA season

LeBron James announced on Friday his decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers for his record-extending 24th NBA ​season with hopes of helping the franchise snap a 43-year championship drought.

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“.. 95 vessels right now are broadcasting crew/ownership instead of a port — ‘All Chinese Crew,’ ‘Armed Guards O/B,’ ‘China Crew & Owner’ — the maritime version of hands up, don't shoot. Nearly all of them: bunched in the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden.” @bloomberg.com

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On Monday, The Washington Post reported that a “U.S. official familiar with internal administration discussions,” speaking on the condition of anonymity, warned: “We do not have enough munitions to safely sustain operations, and I don’t think the White House is aware of that.”

The American People Need the Truth About the Iran War

The president and the Pentagon are not being up front about what has happened in more than 20 weeks of hostilities.

theatlantic.com

The U.S. Treasury agreed that the 48 national associations could apply for tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code — normally reserved for charities — which can remove federal income tax on their tournament income. So most of that $50 million check can largely escape federal tax.

The IRS gets a cut of Spain's $50-million World Cup prize — and players may have to pay up. How FIFA prizes are taxed

This is what happens if you live somewhere other than where you earn income.

finance.yahoo.com

US Vice President JD Vance put his finger on the underlying problem: you can strip away radar, drones, and missiles, and Iran can still threaten shipping with small boats, mines, and short-range fire, an asymmetric tactic that doesn’t require the capabilities the US keeps destroying.

An unwinnable standoff at Hormuz - Asia Times

Five months after Israel and the United States launched strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and ignited a wider war, the Strait of Hormuz has become

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Carole Cadwalladr one of the founders of the online publication The Nerve. Cadwalladr rose to prominence for her role in exposing the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica scandal, for which she was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, alongside reporters from The New York Times.

Farage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denial

The Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr, wh...

thenerve.news

"Social media influencers." Really? Both brothers are accused of rape and human trafficking. Andrew Tate faces an additional charge of profiting from prostitution, and 19 charges “for offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography,” according to U.K. authorities.

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals Service tells AP

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami, according to U.S. Marshals Service.

apnews.com

Feckless and clueless, Donald Trump is lost in Iran, unable to find a way out of the disastrous war he started. The president claimed this week to be “winning big”. No one believes him. Even as it counts the vast human and economic cost of his Persian folly, a watching world scoffs at US impotence.

Trump, not Iran, is the world’s greatest danger. He’s a one-man weapon of mass destruction | Simon Tisdall

As the bombing starts again, it’s clear the president has dragged the US into a limitless fiasco – and the world into an economic quagmire, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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