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Hudson County Sheriff’s Officer Justin Rivera, 29, tragically died early Friday after falling from a ninth-floor window at the Hudson County Administrative Building in Jersey City. Rivera, who was on duty with at least two other officers at the time, fell through the window and landed on Central Avenue. First responders rushed him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) dropped a bombshell Friday on Fox News’ Hannity, revealing that a Secret Service whistleblower claimed President Joe Biden would get lost in his own closet at the White House. The stunning allegation raises fresh concerns about Biden’s mental fitness as he continues to campaign for a second term.

Britain is now spending nearly £1 billion per month in welfare payments to migrant households, according to new government figures. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed that £941 million in universal credit was distributed to households with at least one foreign national in March—a staggering increase from £461 million just three years ago.

Illinois legislators are set to receive yet another pay raise as part of the state’s massive $55.2 billion budget, the largest in Illinois history. The 3,300-page spending plan was filed late Friday, just a day before the vote deadline. The budget includes a $7,000 pay bump for lawmakers, pushing the total pay raise under Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration to more than $30,000 since he took office.

Six months after President Joe Biden blocked U.S. Steel’s $14 billion sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel over national security concerns, the future of Pittsburgh’s iconic steel industry looked uncertain. Now, newly re-elected President Donald Trump has delivered a lifeline.

Russia unleashed a deadly wave of drone and missile strikes across Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least two people, including a 9-year-old girl, as uncertainty looms over possible peace talks in Istanbul next week. Ukrainian officials say Russian forces launched 109 drones and five missiles overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses downing three missiles and 42 drones, while another 30 drones failed to reach their targets.

The European Union’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, credited President Donald Trump’s “tough love” for driving Europe to boost its defense spending. Speaking at the Shangri-La defense forum in Singapore on Saturday, Kallas acknowledged Trump’s pressure on NATO countries to meet their commitments, saying, “It’s love nonetheless, so it’s better than no love.”

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) warned Friday that dangerous rhetoric on both ends of the political spectrum is fueling real-world violence, including the recent antisemitic terror attack outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. Speaking on HBO’s Real Time, Moulton said calls for intifada and Israel’s destruction on college campuses don’t help—and neither does President Trump’s fiery language against federal judges.

Bill Maher is calling out the dangerous rhetoric festering on college campuses, warning that slogans like “globalize the intifada” are not just words—they have deadly consequences. Speaking on Friday’s episode of HBO’s Real Time, Maher said college students view the Israel-Hamas war as part of a larger battle against Jews and white people, fueling radicalization and violence.

CNN’s Jake Tapper called out Harvard and other elite universities for embracing a toxic “oppressor vs. oppressed” ideology that has warped college campuses. Speaking Friday on HBO’s “Real Time,” Tapper argued this academic framework forces students to see the world through a narrow, divisive lens that distorts complex issues.