Chuck Negron, the soulful powerhouse vocalist and co-founder of the legendary rock band Three Dog Night, passed away on Monday at his home in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 83-years-old.

The War on the Internet Europe is moving quickly to censor free speech in the West, and especially towards censorship of American free speech. They formed a coalition in 2015 to silence free speech in the West. This is the Western Industrial Censorship Complex. Censorship is evil and authoritarian. Spain’s Radical Censorship Spain’s communist prime […] The post EU Plans to Enforce Censorship on the United States appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

President Donald Trump released a new rendering of the future White House ballroom on Tuesday. The president posted a photo of what is to come on his Truth Social account. The photo shows the ballroom, which will replace the White House’s East Wing, overlooking a green lawn, with the White House visible in the background to the right. “This beautiful building will be, when complete, the much anticipated White House Ballroom — The Greatest of its kind ever built!” the president wrote on social media. “It is a rendering from the Treasury Building, directly across the street, and replaces the very small, dilapidated, and rebuilt many times, East Wing, with a magnificent New East Wing, consisting of a glorious Ballroom that has been asked for by Presidents for over 150 years.” “Being an identical height and scale, it is totally in keeping with our historic White House. This is the first rendering shown to the Public. If you notice, the North Wall is a replica of the North Facade of the White House, shown at the right hand side of the picture. This space will serve our Country well for, hopefully, Centuries into the future!” Trump said. Screenshot / Truth Social   Construction on the new ballroom began in October with the tearing down of the East Wing. The new ballroom will cost an estimated $250 million, which the president has said will be funded by himself and through private donations, not taxpayer money. The president has been careful to note that the ballroom is “going to be very much in keeping with the White House.” He personally approved the plans for the addition, not wanting the building to tower over the White House nor look out of place on the White House grounds. The construction project is the latest major renovation to the White House grounds, with one of the most recent coming in 2009 when former president Barack Obama had the White House tennis court turned into a basketball court. The ballroom has been designed and will be built with oversight from architect James McCrery. McCrery, a professor of architecture at the Catholic University of America, is an expert in classical and traditional architecture. Previously, he has led such projects as the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville, Tennessee; Our Lady of the Mountains Church in North Carolina; and St. Mary Help of Christians church in Aiken, South Carolina. “Presidents in the modern era have faced challenges hosting major events at the White House because it has been untouched since President Harry Truman,” McCrery said in a statement last year. “I am honored that President Trump has entrusted me to help bring this beautiful and necessary renovation to The People’s House,” he added, “while preserving the elegance of its classical design and historical importance.” In previous remarks, the president reminded donors that the new ballroom would be constructed to match the architecture of the White House grounds, and include more modern features such as bulletproof glass. “We’re going to have a phenomenal ballroom. It’s going to be one of the best anywhere in the world. There won’t be anything like it, actually,” the president said. “It’s four sides of glass, beautiful glass, but totally appropriate in color and in window shape and everything else with the White House moldings, so it’s going to be very much in keeping with the White House.” The ballroom will be about 90,000 square feet and capable of seating around 650 people.

We often hear there’s nothing a mother wouldn’t do for her child, but what about what a child would do for their mother? Austin Appelbee, his mother, Joanne, his 12-year-old brother, Beau, and his 8-year-old sister, Grace, planned for a fun day of paddleboarding off the coast of Australia. But things took a turn when rough waters washed them out to sea. The 13-year-old knew that if he was going to save his family, he’d have to go back to shore for help. Austin tried to use his kayak, but it took on too much water. So he began swimming and continued for two hours and 2.5 miles. Naturaliste Marine Rescue commander Paul Bresland told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Austin is “superhuman.” Austin Appelbee Doesn’t Consider Himself a Hero Austin navigated rough waters but never gave up. His mom told the ABC she needed Austin’s help. “One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was to say to Austin, ‘try and get to shore and get some help, this could get really serious really quickly’,” Joanna said. “I knew he was the strongest and he could do it,” she added. “I would have never went because I wouldn’t have left the kids at sea, so I had to send somebody.” Austin admitted the situation scared him, but he had to keep moving to save his family. “I was trying to get the happiest things in my head, and trying to make it through, [and not think of] the bad things that will distract me,” he said. “And at this time, you know, the waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on … I just kept thinking ‘just keep swimming, just keep swimming.” When he finally reached the shore, he ran to the emergency phone for help. “I said, ‘I need helicopters, I need planes, I need boats, my family’s out at sea.’ I was very calm about it,” he said. If it weren’t for Austin Appelbee’s bravery, this story could have had a much more tragic ending. “This incident is a reminder that ocean conditions can change rapidly. Thankfully, all three people were wearing lifejackets, which contributed to their survival,” Inspector James Bradley, South West District Office, said in a statement.“The actions of the 13-year-old boy cannot be praised highly enough – his determination and courage ultimately saved the lives of his mother and siblings.” This story’s featured image can be found here.

We’re just days away from the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. For 16 days, all eyes will be on the ice, snow, and tracks. Even though the events haven’t started yet, the Olympic Committee already has plans underway for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The games may only happen every four years. But planning is tremendous and begins years in advance. One of the most anticipated events for the summer games is soccer. It’s played all over the world, and athletes take it very seriously. The LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the six cities that will hold soccer matches. We're passing the ball to six stadiums around the U.S. to round out the LA28 Olympic Football (Soccer) Tournaments! Stadiums in New York, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, San José and San Diego will host group stage and knockout matches of the 2028 Olympic Football (Soccer)… pic.twitter.com/lRqv6zMoMQ— LA28 (@LA28) February 3, 2026 LA28 Will Bring the Olympics Back to the United States for the First Time Since 2002 In 1996, the Summer Olympic Games took place in Atlanta, and in 2002, the Winter Games in Salt Lake City. For LA28, some events, such as soccer, will be spread across larger cities. According to Fox 17, Los Angeles, New York, Columbus, St. Louis, San Jose, and San Diego will all host soccer matches. “Bringing Olympic Football group stage and knockout matches to stadiums across the United States means more fans will witness this global event and experience the Olympic spirit firsthand,” Shana Ferguson, LA28 Chief of Sport and Games Delivery Officer, said. LA28 reportedly collaborated with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), the commercial arm of Major League Soccer (MLS), to determine which stadiums would best serve as host sites. “Letssss gooo!! This is gonna be EPIC!!!” A soccer fan shared on X. “Why would you do this? Why wouldn’t you keep LA28 in LA? You’ve already given up half the games to Inglewood, Long Beach, and [checks notes] Oklahoma City,” another person questions. “Everyone, relax. This is common. Brazil, China, London, France, etc., all had them around their countries,” someone noted. This story’s featured image is by Julian Finney/Getty Images.

Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized Monday evening after experiencing flu-like symptoms, a spokesperson for the former Senate majority leader announced Tuesday. McConnell spokesman David Popp said the Kentucky Republican is receiving medical care in a local hospital and clarified that his “prognosis is positive.” McConnell, 83, missed votes Monday and Tuesday. (RELATED: Heated […]

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