A 16-year-old male is accused of opening fire on an occupied Augusta, Georgia, home last month, and law enforcement said the public should consider the suspect “armed and dangerous.”

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office obtained aggravated assault warrants for Kawung Bentley Jr. in connection with the May 18 shooting in the 2300 block of Travis Pines Drive, the Augusta Press reported.

‘Deputies found about four bullet holes in the bedroom window and two more in the exterior wall near the window.’

Deputies responded to the residence around 4:17 a.m. after multiple shots were fired into the home while two people were inside, the Press reported.

The 63-year-old homeowner told deputies that he and a 30-year-old woman were lying in a bedroom when gunfire shattered a bedroom window, the Press reported, adding that the woman told deputies she ran into a bathroom and hid in a bathtub as bullets struck the home.

The homeowner said he saw four males creeping outside the home moments before the shooting, the Press said, adding that the homeowner grabbed his firearm as the suspects fled in a Dodge Durango.

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Deputies found about four bullet holes in the bedroom window and two more in the exterior wall near the window. A parked Dodge Charger outside the home was also struck twice by gunfire.

Investigators recovered two spent shell casings in the roadway along with a backpack believed to have been left behind by one of the suspects.

Despite the gunfire entering the occupied home, there is no indication in the incident report that either of the two people inside was struck or injured.

The Sheriff’s Office released a wanted flyer this week identifying Bentley as the suspect and warning the public not to approach him.

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Those with information on Bentley’s whereabouts are asked to contact investigator Sean Morrow at 706-432-5281 or the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 706-821-1080 or 706-821-1020, the Press added.

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Billionaire George Soros is heading toward breaking his own record in campaign donations after already spending nearly $103 million in the midterm elections.

Soros was the largest single donor in the midterms four years ago when he spent $128 million, according to a review of Federal Election Commission records.

‘The Soros family is angrier than ever at American politics. … They would prefer to remake America into something entirely different.’

The 95-year-old has made less than $1 million of donations in his own name, while the vast majority of his donations were funneled through the Democracy Political Action Committee he launched in 2020.

“Money talks, and Soros money says the most insidious, unconstitutional, costly tax hikes in American history are on the table,” said Douglas Kellogg of the Americans for Tax Reform organization.

He went on to describe him as the “wannabe Bond villain” who is responsible for the left-wing takeover of the Democratic Party.

Capital Research Center investigative researcher Parker Thayer told the New York Post that George Soros has begun the process of transferring his power to his eldest son, Alexander Soros.

“He wants to be more political than his dad. This is the first midterm cycle where he is in control,” Thayer said of the younger Soros.

“George is not in control; he hasn’t been in control in some time,” he added.

Both Soroses have backed the controversial Maine senatorial candidate Graham Platner, as well as Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

“The Soros family is angrier than ever at American politics,” Thayer said. “They would prefer to remake America into something entirely different.”

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While Trump has mocked the Democrats for not fighting the communist takeover of the party, a group of Democratic lawmakers has begun to organize a pushback against extremist ideologies.

“We’re for capitalism, not socialism. We’re for safety, not lawlessness,” Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York said about the effort. “We’re proud of America, not ashamed of America — and we need to be promoting those things.”

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Seemingly out of nowhere, the United States is knee-deep in the quantum computing race.

President Trump signed the executive order Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation on Monday, but the effects of the impending research are rarely discussed.

‘These are the problems where today we cannot run high enough fidelity simulations in a classic computer.’

Quantum computing is typically explained by comparing the calculations of a traditional computer that uses ones and zeros to a quantum computer that uses the numbers in between to make calculations much faster.

A flat coin versus a spinning coin is also used as an analogy, essentially meaning that a quantum computer holds data in a special state that allows it all to be analyzed at once, resulting in faster (more numerous) calculations.

“Quantum information science and technology (QIST) will provide transformational capabilities that will drive American innovation, power economic growth, generate high-paying jobs, and bolster national security,” the executive order reads.

Simply put, the bizarre-looking machines will calculate a lot faster.

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“A quantum computer is going to solve a very particular type of problem that isn’t solved well today with a classic computer, and it’s going to solve it much better,” Amazon AI executive Peter DeSantis told CNBC.

The reluctance (or inability) to pin down the actual end result of quantum computing can be difficult to surmise, but DeSantis theorized “the problems that I would think are going to be tackled first are the ones that are quantum-based problems, so things like chemistry, material science.”

He added, “These are the problems where today we cannot run high enough fidelity simulations in a classic computer, and once we have a quantum computer, we’re going to find some real progress.”

These computers will allegedly be more adept at code-cracking and designing batteries or superconductors because they are able to model atomic behavior precisely.

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White House Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Michael Kratsios promised more jobs and an increase in the domestic supply chain for quantum infrastructure and materials.

These materials include superconducting circuits, semiconductors, and other supplies so unheard of they are hard to describe outside of their definitions.

For example, required materials include a photonic circuit, which is a chip that modulates and controls laser beams.

In addition, a trapped-ion system is a physical, trapped qubit (a quantum computer bit) that is suspended or trapped in an electromagnetic field.

According to ABC News, Kratsios said the United States should be ready to expand the quantum workforce through apprenticeships, credentials, and workforce development.

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Law enforcement officials ended a hostage situation at a jail in North Carolina hours after the inmates were able to overpower guards.

The inmate takeover began at about 5 a.m. at the Bertie-Martin Regional Detention Center in Windsor.

‘The perpetrators must be held accountable for this horrifying action.’

Three guards were accosted and two were taken hostage, while the third was able to escape, according to police.

Hours later, the Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Charlotte announced that an FBI hostage team and a SWAT team helped clear the facility.

“All inmates and staff are safe and accounted for, and those who sustained injuries received treatment,” the FBI statement reads. “Inmates were transferred to other facilities for housing, and the detention center will remain secured while personnel assess the extent of the damage.”

There were 88 inmates at the detention center, which has about 90 beds. The facility houses pretrial detainees and short-term inmates for Bertie County and Martin County.

Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin said the two released guards were being treated for injuries, but he did not elaborate on the nature of the injuries.

Ruffin did not answer questions about the cause of the takeover.

“Right now we have a lot going on that we’re trying to get under control,” he added. “I will release that information to the public as soon as I can.”

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“The perpetrators must be held accountable for this horrifying action,” Gov. Josh Stein (D-N.C.) said on social media.

“We also must do everything in our power to ensure this doesn’t happen again — and that includes doing more to recruit, retain, and compensate the county and state officials who are charged with keeping our jails and prisons safe,” he added.

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The Supreme Court said in a partisan decision Monday that the president had expansive authority to fire government agency employees.

The ruling overturns a 1935 decision in which the highest court in the land found that Congress could shield government workers from being fired by the president unless it was for cause.

‘Such a Monumental Ruling at such an important time!’

The six conservatives on the court ruled in favor, while the three liberals dissented.

“Although it is up to the Senate to decide whether to confirm those with whom the President would prefer to work, neither Congress nor the courts may saddle him with those with whom he cannot work,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority ruling.

“Subordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him,” he added. “Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the President, and the President to the people.”

The president praised the ruling for expanding his power in numerous posts on the Truth Social platform.

“Today’s Historic Slaughter Decision by the Supreme Court is the Greatest Increase in Presidential Power in the last 100 years. Such a Monumental Ruling at such an important time!” the president posted on Truth Social.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the dissent, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

“Put simply, today the majority reshapes our Government,” Sotomayor wrote.

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“Dozens of independent commissions are now likely to become purely executive agencies, shifting tremendous power over broad swaths of American life into the President’s hands,” she added.

The case was first filed by Rebecca Slaughter, who was appointed by Trump to the Federal Trade Commission in his first term. He sought to dismiss her in his second term without cause, and she sued on the basis of the 1935 precedent set during the New Deal era.

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Last week, Louisiana church pastor Tony Spell, 48, was arrested and charged with battery after video captured him beating up a 20-year-old male neighbor he claims threatened to rape and kill his family.

According to reports, Spell claims he was working on a church bus when he heard his neighbor’s son yell, “Tony, I’m gonna rape your wife. I’m gonna rape all of your grandchildren. … The next time you go out of town, I’m gonna kill them, and what the F are you going to do about it?”

Spell defended his actions, calling himself the “natural protector” of his family, and claimed that the victim’s family had been harassing and intimidating them as well as church attendees for years — an allegation they denied.

The video of the fight has gone viral, sparking widespread debates over self-defense and pastoral conduct.

On a recent episode of “The Rick Burgess Show,” BlazeTV host and men’s ministry leader Rick Burgess dove into the incident.

“Solomon told us there’s a time for everything — and sometimes there is a time to fight,” Rick says.

This incident, he argues, seems to be one of those times.

“People can say bad things about you and say they don’t like you and all that, and we certainly try to stay out of anything violent, but when it comes to the point when people begin to threaten your family and begin to threaten their very lives … there is a time when this is necessary,” Rick says.

“I shouldn’t love this as much as I do,” he confesses, watching the footage of Spell battering his neighbor.

Rick especially loves the sermon Spell delivered from the pulpit immediately after his release.

That evening, Spell famously told his congregation he “fulfilled the Scripture” by laying “hands on the sick.”

“That was fantastic,” Rick laughs.

The panel agrees that Spell was in the right to defend his family and congregation.

“We love it,” Rick says.

To see the footage of the fight and hear more of Rick and the team’s commentary, watch the episode above.

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The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence kicked off on Thursday in Washington, D.C., but a few Democratic states say they will not send an official delegation to the Great American State Fair.

Various state officials offered several reasons as to why they were refusing to participate, and some did not give any rationale at all.

‘Frankly, you’ll never see anything like it, and you’ll never see anything like it again.’

According to Freedom 250, which is organizing the event, all 50 states and six territories will be represented at the fair. However, some states that have declined official participation cited cost as the reason.

Here are the states that have refused to participate officially, per Newsweek:

ConnecticutIllinoisMaine Massachusetts North Carolina Oregon Rhode Island Vermont Washington

Hawaii is reportedly declining to participate as well.

Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek told KATU-TV that the state withdrew from the event because of “the cost of participating in the fair and growing concerns that the event in Washington, D.C., is shaping up to be a more partisan affair than originally presented.”

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, another Democrat, accused Trump of making the event partisan.

“This president routinely makes patriotism partisan and personal — and it shouldn’t be that way,” he said in an interview with the New Republic. Pennsylvania is still participating in a private capacity after pressure from U.S. Sens. John Fetterman (D) and Dave McCormick (R).

The event faced a minor setback when nearly all of the music groups and singers decided to drop out after initially agreeing to perform. Some claimed to have been misled about the nature of the celebration.

“I asked lots of questions and was assured this was a nonpartisan event that was meant to celebrate ALL 50 states,” Martina McBride wrote after pulling out.

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Some of the events scheduled for Monday at the fair included a pancake-eating contest and appearances by actor Dean Cain, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and commentator Michael Knowles.

The celebration at the Capitol will conclude on July 10 with the largest display of fireworks ever, according to Trump.

“Frankly, you’ll never see anything like it, and you’ll never see anything like it again,” he said in Dec. 2025.

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