10. AOC Falsely Claims Hunter Biden Laptop Story is ‘Half Fake’
Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez falsely claimed on Wednesday that Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop is “half-fake” — as she smeared The Post’s bombshell reporting that first exposed the device and its contents.

“We’re talking about Hunter Biden’s half-fake laptop story. I mean, this is an embarrassment,” the 33-year-old raged, suggesting the House Oversight Committee hearing should have been focused on issues like abortion and civil rights.
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9. Former Twitter ‘Safety’ Exec Yoel Roth to AOC: ‘Regrettably’ Libs of TikTok Still on Platform
Former Twitter “safety” executive Yoel Roth said during a hearing on Wednesday that “regrettably” the viral Twitter account Libs of TikTok is still on the platform.

Rep. Alexandria Ocacsio-Cortez (D-NY) brought up Libs of Tik Tok, claiming that the social media account was spreading “false information” about the Boston Children’s Hospital.
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8. Zelensky Visits London in Rare Trip Outside Ukraine, Pushes for Allies to Send Fighter Jets
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to London on Wednesday to address the United Kingdom’s Parliament, telling British lawmakers and allies that his country will need more advanced weapons, including modern fighter jets, to fend off Russian forces.

Zelensky made a plea to the crowded British group packed inside the 900-year-old Westminster Hall, asking for not just weapons but also more sanctions against supporters of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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7. Teenager Arrested Trying to Attend High School While on Suspension for Trans Views
A Catholic high school student in Canada was reportedly arrested Monday after being suspended for protesting against transgender people’s use of bathrooms and saying there are only two genders – and now he’s appealing to Ontario’s human rights tribunal.

Josh Alexander, 16, said the leadership of St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Renfrew, Ontario, told him his continued attendance would be “detrimental to the physical and mental well-being” of transgender students, according to The Epoch Times.

The high school junior tweeted that the Ontario Police arrested and charged him after he attempted to attend class in violation of an exclusion order following his suspension earlier this school year.
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6. Boston Task Force Appoints Two 11th Graders and a BLM-Supporting College Student to Decide How Much Money to Pay Black Community
Among the 10 people who will decide whether to pay members of Boston's black community are two high schoolers and one college student.

High school juniors Damani Williams and Denilson Fanfan, as well as 22-year-old University of Massachusetts student and Black Lives Matter organizer Carrie Mays, were named to the city's reparations task force on Tuesday.

It is unclear what expertise the two high schoolers will provide, but a profile of the Jeremiah E Burke High School says it is located in 'one of Boston's most historically marginalized areas.'
Read at DailyMail.com

5. Disney to Cut 7,000 Jobs and Slash $5.5 billion in Costs As It Unveils Vast Restructuring
Disney said Wednesday it is planning to reorganize into three segments, while also cutting thousands of jobs and slashing costs.

The move marks the most significant action Bob Iger has taken since returning to the company as CEO in November. Disney announced the changes minutes after it posted its most recent quarterly earnings. The announcements also come as Disney engages in a proxy fight with activist investor Nelson Peltz and his firm Trian Management.
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4. Texas Sues Biden Admin Over 'Pharmacy Mandate' To Dispense Abortion Drugs
Texas filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration on Tuesday to block federal health guidance that allegedly forces pharmacies to dispense abortion-inducing drugs.

The Biden administration in July 2022 released guidance requiring pharmacies to supply women with abortion-inducing drugs or risk losing Medicaid and Medicare funds, even if certain state laws prohibit the procedure.

Texas argues in its lawsuit, which refers to the guidance collectively as the “pharmacy mandate,” that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has attempted to impose, via executive fiat, a federal right to abortion.
Read at ZeroHedge.com

3. Sen. John Fetterman Hospitalized After 'Feeling Lightheaded' at Senate Democratic Retreat
U.S. Senator John Fetterman has been hospitalized overnight following lightheadedness he experienced at a Senate retreat Wednesday.

"Towards the end of the Senate Democratic retreat today, Senator John Fetterman began feeling lightheaded," a statement from his office read.

The office said Fetterman, D-Penn., is in "good spirits and talking with his staff and family."
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2. Sen. J.D. Vance Slams Biden Admin for Missing Ukraine Funding Report Deadline; Calls for Plan to End Conflict
Sen. Vance (R-OH) slammed the Biden administration for not producing a “full crosscutting report” on Ukraine funding for Congress by the deadline date and is calling for the president to produce an “immediate plan” that would end the Ukraine conflict and also benefit American national security interests.

“Over a month ago, Congress appropriated billions in additional security assistance for the war in Ukraine. When President Biden signed that bill into law, he pledged that his administration would deliver a report detailing our financial commitment to this conflict,” Vance said in a statement.