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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has accepted a plea deal with the US government that will allow him to avoid jail time in the states over his leaking of top secret military information. Assange is expected to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act and receive credit for time served for the five years he spent … Read more

House Freedom Caucus Rep. Troy Nehls has been seen donning a Combat Infantryman Badge on his lapel, touting his service in Afghanistan — even though the award was revoked, the Army confirmed. After weeks of being largely mum in public about the controversy, the Army broke its silence to NOTUS and later acknowledged the revocation … Read more

Some “Real Ryte” gangbangers are about to do some real time behind bars. A leader of the Brooklyn-based street gang and two underlings were each hit with decade-long sentences after a bungling car chase down a wrong-way street that ended with an innocent bystander mistakenly shot, prosecutors said. Semaj “Bam Bam” Smith, 30, was slapped … Read more

Mayor Eric Adams’ charter commission is first taking aim at council spending — dodging public safety, the sticky main issue Hizzoner tasked the group with addressing, a new report shows. The progress report, issued by the new commission Monday, shows that the panel wants the council to have to jump through an extra financial hoop … Read more

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Around nine years ago in Susie Wiles’ hometown of Jacksonville, Republican politics were a bit more muted than they are today. Donald Trump was still shocking to many, especially those of the chattering class, and there was considerable consternation as to why Wiles — known as a level-headed moderate and widely respected by … Read more

The Big Apple is trying out a new equation to help boost sagging math scores. City officials unveiled a new public school math curriculum Monday aimed at helping students overcome their “fear of math” by emphasizing open-ended discussions. “Students develop a fear of math from the earliest grades, and we have kids who will say, … Read more

An Indian government spokesman said the moment of silence for Hardeep Singh Nijjar amounted to ‘giving political space to extremism’ There was a moment of silence for Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the House of Commons on June 18.Photo by ParlVu The Indian government is lashing out at Canada after its House of Commons gave a … Read more

Teachers-union boss Michael Mulgrew’s decision to renege on his deal for retiree health-care benefits is more proof he can’t be trusted. More important: He agreed to shifting retirees to Medicare Advantage to generate savings that paid for teacher raises and spared United Federation of Teachers retirees from paying health-care premiums, so if that’s off the … Read more

There’s no one else quite like Donald Trump. What other candidate in American history would start polling his audience, live, as Trump did this weekend in Philadelphia, on what his debate strategy against President Biden should be? “How should I handle him? Should I be tough and nasty?” Trump said, then took on a comically … Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a state memorial ceremony for the victims of the 1948 Altalena affair, at Nachalat Yitzhak cemetery in Tel Aviv on June 18, 2024.Photo by SHAUL GOLAN /POOL/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in … Read more