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Candace Owens erupts at Andrew Kolvet’s Erika Kirk defense, calls biblical comparison ‘blasphemous’ and ‘sick’ (Image via Getty) The bitter public fight between Candace Owens and leaders at Turning Point USA has taken another sharp turn. On July 10, Owens hit back at TPUSA spokesman Andrew Kolvet after he posted a sarcastic message on X that compared conspiracy theories to claims that Jesus’ resurrection involved a body double and that Mary was part of a murder plot. Owens called the comparison “positively blasphemous” and accused Kolvet of misusing Christian beliefs to defend Erika Kirk, the widow of late TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk. The latest clash comes as court proceedings continue for Tyler Robinson, the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk during a September 2025 TPUSA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Prosecutors have presented video evidence, DNA findings and statements allegedly linked to Robinson, while his defense team has challenged parts of the forensic case…

Connor Murphy's close friend Austin Wayne says the late fitness influencer's controversial looksmaxxing persona was largely an act created for content. Remembering Murphy as calm, kind and genuine, Wayne urged people to stop chasing clout from his death and instead prioritize mental health, saying, “That's much more important than looksmaxxing.” The death of fitness influencer Connor Murphy has sparked an outpouring of tributes, but it has also reignited conversations about the public image he built online. As speculation continues to spread across social media, one of Murphy's closest friends is urging people to separate the viral persona from the man he knew in real life. Speaking after Murphy's reported drowning in Thailand, Austin Wayne painted a very different picture of the influencer, describing a calm, thoughtful friend rather than the unpredictable figure many viewers believed they were watching.Connor Murphy's friend says the viral looksmaxxing p..

AdvertisementScienceChinaScienceAs Typhoon Bavi nears, Chinese bloggers warned amateur AI forecasts may be illegalOnline ‘weather enthusiasts’ in China are posting typhoon predictions, prompting criticism from state media
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenDannie Pengin BeijingPublished: 8:00am, 11 Jul 2026As residents of eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi to make landfall, bloggers have turned to AI weather models to post forecasts on social media, prompting criticism from state media, which warned that the amateur predictions could fall foul of the law.State broadcaster China Media Group reported on Thursday that some bloggers claiming to be “weather enthusiasts” were issuing forecasts using data from various open-source artificial intelligence weather models.Some have even begun offering predictions for specific locations for a fee, according to the broadcaster, also known as Voice of China.
On Thursday evening, a blogger from Shandong province posted predictions about Typhoon Bavi on social m..

There is a bogus version of Singapore’s prime minister that exists only to steal money. It connected to a Zoom call, thanked a stranger for his time and helped relieve him of US$3.8 million – with the real Lawrence Wong, for a time, none the wiser about what had happened.
The victim had received a WhatsApp message purporting to be from the secretary to the cabinet, inviting him to a private meeting.
What followed was not some doctored photo or a 15-second clip designed to fool a distracted…

The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in his hometown of Mashhad early Friday, bringing to a close nearly a week of funeral ceremonies.Khamenei, who ruled Iran for almost 37 years, was killed in US and Israeli airstrikes that marked the start of the Middle East conflict on February 28. After several days of public mourning, he was laid to rest at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam.Khamenei is only the second Iranian ruler to be buried in Mashhad. The first was Nader Shah, who was laid to rest in the city after his assassination in 1747, following nearly 11 years in power.Funeral processions began last Saturday, with authorities shutting down streets, closing airspace and bringing daily life to a standstill in Tehran and other cities. Large crow..

Candace Owens under fire from conservatives; Tyler Robinson-Charlie Kirk case comments trigger fresh controversy (Image via Getty) Conservative commentator Candace Owens is facing sharp criticism from several well-known right-wing figures as the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, continues in Utah. The backlash grew after Owens repeatedly questioned the case against Robinson and suggested that key parts of the prosecution’s argument did not add up. As prosecutors wrapped up a week of testimony on Thursday, critics accused Owens of helping Robinson’s defense by casting doubt on evidence that has been presented in court. The developments have now sparked a public fight among some of the biggest names in conservative media.Why Candace Owens’ comments on Tyler Robinson drew criticismThe latest debate comes as prosecutors continue building their case against Tyler Robinson, who is charged with aggravated murder in conne..