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Calling all Kyles: The town of Kyle, Texas is holding a Kyle Fair, hoping to break the world record for the largest namesake gathering. The event will be held on May 21st, of course, at Lake Kyle Park. Whether you’re Kyle Lowry, Kyle Mooney, Kyle Richards, Kyle MacLachlan, or Kyle Schwarber, all Kyles are welcome, as long as you spell it that way. The city has attempted to break the record three times before. Kyle’s arch-nemesis: Ivan. The town of Kupreski Kosci in Bosnia and Herzegovina gathered 2,325 people named Ivan in 2017, setting a world record. “We need tall…

Democrats, who hold a one-vote majority in the Minnesota Senate, are poised to pass a gun control bill that includes “red flag” protective orders and expanded background checks. Nineteen other states have implemented similar legislation. “What we will be providing, ultimately, is a path forward for families and law enforcement who know someone is showing signs of crisis and danger,” said Senate Public Safety Committee Chairman Rob Latz, a Democrat, on the legislation. democratic Senator from Minnesotaholding firm despite just a one-vote majority, they were poised Friday to pass gun control legislation strongly backed by the governor that would align…

Trump calls Jan. 6 a “beautiful day” during CNN town hall Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email to get exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Donald Trump and likely 2024 challenger Ron DeSantis will battle it out for voters in dueling events in Iowa today. DeSantis, whose presidential campaign announcement could come any day, will spend the day shaking hands at the annual congressman’s picnic and then at an Iowa Republican Party fundraiser in Cedar Rapids. Mr. Trump will hold an outdoor rally in Des Moines tonight, a rally…

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to energize his base ahead of the toughest election of his 21 years. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads Saturday prayers at Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia mosque before entering the election battle of his political life against a powerful secular rival. The 69-year-old will emulate a ritual Ottoman sultans performed before leading their men to war as he prepares for Sunday’s parliamentary and presidential vote. Erdogan has never faced a more vigorous or united opposition than that led by retired civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his disparate alliance of six parties. The Turkish leader excelled…

Elda Chafoya didn’t rush to check messages or videos on her cellphone Wednesday as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, surrounded by Republican allies in Jacksonville, signed the new immigration law into law. Instead, she waited until Thursday for answers about how the new law will affect her job as a farm worker in Wimauma and the risks she may face because of her situation in the country. “There are several things that make me afraid,” said Chafoya, a 32-year-old Guatemalan immigrant and mother of three, all born in the United States. Chafoya attended a community meeting Thursday night at the University…

RALEIGH, NC (AP) – In front of an exuberant crowd, North Carolina’s Democratic governor on Saturday vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions in his state after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Hundreds of abortion rights activists and voters watched in a capital square in Raleigh as Gov. Roy Cooper put his veto stamp on the bill. The veto sets up a major test for leaders of the GOP-controlled General Assembly to try to override Cooper’s veto after they recently won veto-proof majorities in both chambers. The bill was the Republican response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump have vowed to protect Social Security as they accuse each other of wanting to cut the program for older Americans. An ad from the pro-Trump political action committee noted DeSantis’ votes to raise the retirement age as a member of Congress, though he no longer holds that view. A Newsmax The reporter asked DeSantis on May 5 to respond to the PAC’s attack and said Trump had a similar position. “Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he talked about the need to raise the eligibility age for Social Security to…

This is an update from Atherton Police Commander Dan Larsen on the police incident described in this article. “Atherton PD was dispatched to MA following a call for service when a subject was reported to have pushed a school administrator against a wall and yelled homophobic slurs at him. Instead of cooperating, the subject walked away from police and resisted. Officers at the scene grabbed the subject’s shirt to prevent him from fleeing and the subject continued to walk away and fell to the ground. Once on the ground, officers handcuffed him . The subject is being charged with assault…