Author: DailyWestern

Mention of a “manifesto” in the first press conference about the Minnesota gunman’s attack on four people has caused a mass mix-up. As law enforcement continued their investigation, the buzzword caused a social media commotion. “Manifesto,” “list” or “writings”? Officials have used each term, leading some to allege the changing terminology shows an effort to conceal the shooter’s motivation. “Minnesota officials have once again REFUSED to release assassin Vance Boelter’s manifesto, saying there’s not enough ‘there,’” said a June 15 X post with more than 900,000 views, “THEN JUST RELEASE IT! Let the PEOPLE decide!” The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter,…

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by Calculated Risk on 6/19/2025 08:11:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.Friday:• At 8:30 AM ET, the Philly Fed manufacturing survey for June. The consensus is for a reading of 0.0, up from -4.0 last month.

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With Women’s Euro 2025 just weeks away, adidas has unveiled a game-changing release: F50 SPARKFUSION, its first elite-level football boot built specifically for female athletes – not just in color or marketing, but in structure, fit, and feel.Drawing from its largest-ever database of female foot scans and anatomical data, adidas created the boot with direct input from a host of top-tier women’s players and teams – including Trinity Rodman, Linda Caicedo, Jule Brand, Vicky Lopez, Arsenal Women, Real Madrid Femenino, and Olympique Lyonnais. The result is a product that prioritises female-specific foot shape over retrofitted unisex templates.adidas’ new F50 SPARKFUSION.…

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Rutgers forward Ace Bailey has canceled a scheduled workout and dinner with the Philadelphia 76ers, just days before the 2025 NBA Draft. Rreportedly, that the projected top-three pick informed the Sixers on Wednesday that he would not attend the private session originally planned for Friday. Bailey, ranked No. 3 on ESPN’s draft board, has yet […] The post Why Ace Bailey turned down 76ers workout, per insider appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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Colorado State University Research Scientist Levi Silvers talks to FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen about the latest hurricane season forecast. The experts at CSU maintained their predictions for this season.MIAMI – The 2025 tropical cyclone season is off to a slow start in most basins across the Northern Hemisphere – except for one – which could offer insight into what lies ahead for the Atlantic.While the Atlantic, western Pacific and northern Indian Ocean have seen minimal activity so far, the eastern Pacific has taken the cake, already producing five named storms with more possibly in the coming weeks.Since reliable…

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El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, is on a roll. At home, he enjoys an approval rating of around 83 percent, according to recent polls. His profile is rising abroad, too. Bukele’s follower count on TikTok alone—10.8 million—is much larger than El Salvador’s population, and a sizeable portion of his social media content is in English. In the United States, right-wing figures appear to see Bukele as an inspiration—no small feat given El Salvador’s size. After Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump Jr. attended Bukele’s second-term inauguration last year, Carlson wrote on X that Bukele “may have the blueprint for saving the…

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Back in February, Donald Trump claimed that the European Union was formed to “screw the US” on trade.  With the reimposition and then the repausing of tariffs on the European Union, the Trump Administration has repeated that claim, sometimes including that a value-added tax (VAT) also exists to screw Americans.  Of course, these are silly claims (see here for an interesting history of the European Union and here for Scott Sumner’s discussion of a VAT.  Brian Albrecht also has a great discussion), but they are par for the course of Trump’s victimhood rhetoric.  For the sake of argument, let us…

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Manager Javier Mascherano insists his Inter Miami side can do “something amazing” after Lionel Messi produced a moment of magic as the MLS outfit came from behind against Porto to pick up their first victory at the 2025 Club World Cup.Messi netted the winner in a 2-1 win with his 50th club goal and 68th direct free-kick of his career as the 37-year-old Argentine belied his age to dazzle against the Portuguese heavyweights.Miami feel behind to an early Samu Aghehowa penalty and trailed at the break. However, the comeback began almost immediately after the restart, with Telasco Segovia drilling home…

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According to the National Weather Service office that serves the Juneau region, a gustnado formed Monday on the leading edge of a severe thunderstorm, and the event was captured on video.JUNEAU, Alaska – The clash of the seasons is in full effect in Alaska, where residents are not only talking about the heat but also a severe thunderstorm that helped spawn a gustnado.According to the National Weather Service office that serves the Juneau region, a gustnado formed Monday on the leading edge of a severe thunderstorm, and the event was captured on video.The rotating column of air appeared to briefly…

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