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A longtime New Stanton homebrewer is jumping into the beer business and opening the only brewery in the borough between Greensburg and West Newton. “This has always been a dream of mine. I had a five-gallon batch system in my kitchen and then I installed a 20-gallon system in the garage,” said Todd Bartlow, who has been serving homemade beer to family and friends and who, along with his wife, Joy, are opening Cool Daddy Brewing Co. on Saturday in a storefront on Bridge Street in New Stanton. Joy Bartlow, who is listed as the brewery manager in LCB records,…

Paris CNN — Alliances were brokered or broken, leaders were hurled out of windows or besieged, cries of “betrayal” and “disgrace” rang across the airwaves in a Shakespearean fashion. This has been the most violent week for the French right in decades. The story began on Sunday night, when the far-right won a stunning victory in France in the European Parliament elections, winning about 40% of the vote. French President Emmanuel Macron immediately upended national politics and announced early parliamentary elections. “I just don’t want to hand power to the far right in 2027,” Trump said this week, justifying his…

Amidst the jubilation over the recent landslide victory of the TMC in the West Bengal Lok Sabha elections, there seems to be some concern among party leaders. The TMC camp is concerned that although the party won 29 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats to the BJP’s 12, its candidates trailed in several ministerial constituencies, and the opposition parties are ahead in many urban local body constituencies in the state. In the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area, out of the 144 wards, the TMC currently has 138 councillors, while the BJP has three and the Left-National Congress alliance has three.…

Sorry, Swift fans, but Taylor Swift will not be extending her massive, record-breaking Eraser tour until 2025.”This is the first time I’ve ever accepted to myself that this tour is going to end in December,” the emotional singer said in a speech before a 10-minute rendition of “All Too Well.””This tour has really become my life. It’s taken over everything. Like I used to have a hobby,” she joked, wearing a glittering red-and-black jacket. “When I’m not onstage, all I do is sit at home and think about cool acoustic mash-ups and what people would like to hear.”Her acoustic sections…

DALLAS — Less and less is being asked of Luka Doncic, and given the events of the past two days, Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals wasn’t about the Boston Celtics winning a championship or potentially capping off a historic season.It was about a player with a pedigree who could catch stray balls and hollow points from all directions and force his coach to make an impassioned defense of his star player.Yes, for Doncic it was the ultimate contradiction: more passion, less emotion; more focus on the court, less focus on the officials; more physical force, but less…

Image caption, Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion to the families of the victims killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.Article informationauthor, Mike Wendlingrole, BBC NewsJune 14, 2024Updated 8 hours agoA judge has ordered the liquidation of Infowars host Alex Jones’ personal assets, opening the door to possible payments to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.But U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez ruled against the liquidation of Jones’ company, Free Speech Systems, which owns the Infowars brand.The victims’ families won damages totalling $1.5bn (£1.2bn) in defamation judgments against Jones and his company, claiming they had made false…

The Philippines has filed a new legal complaint with the United Nations, asserting its own rights and challenging China’s claims.New maritime rules issued by China allowing its coast guard to detain foreigners who enter the disputed South China Sea have come into force, but neighbouring countries have questioned the rules’ international legitimacy. China claims almost the entire South China Sea, ignoring competing claims by Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines and a 2016 ruling by an arbitral tribunal in The Hague that said its position has no legal basis. China has sent coast guard and other vessels to patrol waters…

The Maha Vikas Aghadi has convened a meeting at the YB Chavan Centre in Mumbai, which will be attended by leaders of the NCP-SCP, Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress. Amid reports of a rift in the alliance, the leaders are likely to hold a press conference after the meeting. According to a report by India Today, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Sharad Pawar and Indian National Congress state president Nana Patole are scheduled to address the media as they prepare for the Legislative Council elections for four seats later this month and the Legislative Assembly…

Live text commentary for the Chris Billam-Smith v Richard Liakporhe match will be available on the BBC Sport website and app from 21:00 BST on Saturday. [Boxxer]Chris Billam-Smith and Richard Liakporhe will fight for the British cruiserweight world title on Saturday at Selhurst Park in London.The 34-year-old Riakporhe, who beat his rival in 2019, is a challenger for Billam-Smith’s WBO title.The unbeaten Londoner has home field advantage in his quest to win his first world title.The only blemish on Bournemouth fighter Billam Smith’s 20-fight record is a narrow points loss to Riakporhe.Will Biram Smith get revenge on Liakporhe or will…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa He was re-elected to a second term by lawmakers on Friday after his party struck a dramatic coalition deal with a former political rival just hours before the vote.President Ramaphosa said, African National CongressPresident Ramaphosa won a landslide victory in parliament against fellow nominee Julius Malema of the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters, with Ramaphosa receiving 283 votes to Malema’s 44 in the 400-seat lower house.Ramaphosa, 71, secured a second term in office with the support of lawmakers from the country’s second-largest party, the Democratic Alliance, and several smaller parties…