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President Trump gave a primetime address Thursday night in which he spoke about the integrity of U.S. elections — a topic he has spread disinformation about for much of his political career.

President Trump promised a speech Thursday night on pitfalls in election security. He did that, but only after offering a full-throated commendation of his second-term agenda that served as a primetime ad for Republicans heading into a tough midterm election season. With Democrats savoring the chance to retake the House and Senate, Mr. Trump led off his primetime address by ticking through his achievements and hopes for securing a major victory over the regime in Iran. The U.S. military is carrying out new strikes in hopes of preventing Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon. “You will see the fruits of…

Actor Adam Driver may have gotten his start on “Girls,” but he became a household name after starring as Kylo Ren/Ben Solo in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy. Fans were hopeful that he might return to a galaxy far, far away, especially after he revealed that he and director Steven Soderbergh had been working on a movie called “The Hunt for Ben Solo,” but Disney execs scrapped the project, and the esteemed director has revealed that he has since moved on. It seems that Driver has moved on as well; in addition to starring in numerous other projects, he is…

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China has scooped up America’s voter lists, U.S. states’ voter rolls are filled with noncitizens who have managed to register, and Venezuela has tried to develop methods to alter electronic voting machines, President Trump said Thursday in a primetime speech to alert the country to what he called “shocking” vulnerabilities. He said he was declassifying intelligence documents to back up the claims about foreign governments, including that China had bought, hacked or stolen, Mr. Trump said, some 220 million names of registered voters from states’ rolls. The White House also released a Homeland Security Department analysis of U.S. voter lists…

Victoria Gotti’s son Carmine Agnello asked the court to delay his upcoming prison sentence so he can donate a kidney to his mother. Newsday reported on Thursday, July 16, that Agnello filed a request to a federal judge to push back his 15-month prison sentence to September 18. He is currently scheduled to surrender himself on Monday, July 20. Victoria — who is the the daughter of Gambino family crime boss John Gotti — submitted paperwork from two doctors that stated a “nephrectomy is scheduled for August 3, wherein Mrs. Victoria Gotti will be the recipient of a kidney being…

Caserne 26 in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Que., looked a little different on Thursday. For one day, the fire station was transformed into a blood donation clinic.And for one of its own, firefighter Ryan Langton, this year’s blood drive carries a deeply personal meaning. One of the recipients is his daughter, Chiara.“A lot of people, they don’t really know what their blood (donation) goes to,” said Langton.“It’s not just her [Chiara] — it’s many other children at the Montreal Children’s [Hospital] and Ste. Justine’s that need blood to fight their cancer,” Langton said. Story continues below advertisement Global News first met Chiara in…

PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Pemberton Mayor Mike Richman says Wednesday evening was a long night for residents who watched from their homes as firefighters battled a blaze that grew quickly to threaten their small B.C. community. “Nights are a little scary for folks, because you see the glow, the fire. It’s cause for extra anxiety,” he said, as he recounted a tense night watching firefighting aircraft dropping water and flame retardant on the Signal Hill blaze that had erupted earlier in the day. Richman said he first noticed the fire on his bicycle ride to work, noticing it initially…

Naomi Osaka posted three words on Instagram Tuesday, and the numbers told a quick story. Her caption read “Just out there yapping lol,” and close to 20,000 people hit like. For longtime followers of her off-court presence, that reaction makes a lot of sense. Osaka is one of the most accomplished athletes of her generation. She’s a four-time Grand Slam champion, with US Open titles in 2018 and 2020 and Australian Open titles in 2019 and 2021. She lit the Olympic flame at the Tokyo Games in 2021. On a global stage, she carries serious weight. But the most resonant…

Utility player Greg Jones elected free agency after clearing outright waivers, reports Todd Rosiak of The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Brewers designated him for assignment over the weekend when they acquired Braden Shewmake from Houston. Jones had two brief stints on Milwaukee’s big league roster this year. He made 12 appearances, starting seven of them. Jones went 2-23, drew one walk, and struck out 10 times. It’s technically his third season logging MLB time but his most extended action to date. Jones played in a combined nine big league games with the Rockies and White Sox from 2024-25. A former first-round pick…