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A resolution that automatically enrolls young men in selective service and alters the mandatory draft age to 18–26 years old was approved by the House of Representatives on Friday.

Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance at the 2024 Tony Awards, where she received a standing ovation from people who paid a lot of money to see her play. Dressed in Omar the Tentmaker fashion, she encouraged the audience to vote and introduced the musical Suffs she is funding in part. The stage setting was […] The post Hillary “Stuns,” Swooping Into Her Play in a Flowing Tent Dress appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A judge appeared to back off threats to hold a Tennessee news executive in contempt of court for publishing articles on the writings of a transgender-identifying shooter who killed six people at a Christian school in Nashville last year.  Tennessee Star Executive Michael Patrick Leahy was ordered to appear on Monday for a contempt of court hearing over his publication of the articles that quote from the writings of the Covenant School shooter. But at the start of the highly anticipated hearing, Davidson County Judge I’Ashea Myles said she was just trying to “understand the landscape” of developments surrounding the case, and that contempt proceedings would not commence.  Daniel Horowitz, a lawyer representing Leahy, said after the hearing that he was confused about the point of the hearing, but was glad that there was no initiation of contempt proceedings against Leahy, who has sued the city of Nashville seeking a full release of their report on the Covenant School shooting.  “I don’t know how this evolved or why, but I’m glad the press isn’t being threatened with jail time today. That’s a welcome development,” Horowitz told reporters, including The Daily Wire, after the hearing. “I don’t want reporters going to jail for lawful reporting. That’s why we were here today.”  Horowitz added that he was encouraged that it seemed like “we have veered off a very dangerous road threatening reporters for lawful reporting.”  The hearing was the latest in the legal back-and-forth over the writings of the shooter who killed three children and three adults in a March 27, 2023 attack on the Covenant School. The city of Nashville has so far blocked any release of the shooter’s documents, while a group of parents from the school have also sought to have the writings sealed from public view.  The Tennessee Star began publishing a series of articles earlier this month quoting from the shooter’s writings, noting that it had obtained images of roughly eighty pages of one of the shooter’s journals. Last week, Myles suggested that Leahy might be held in contempt over the articles for violating an unspecified court order. However, Myles said on Monday that the hearing’s purpose was for her to determine whether the publication of articles on some of the shooter’s writings should impact her ruling regarding the full release.  Myles initial order last week said that Leahy must demonstrate why the “publication of certain purported documents” does not “violate the Orders of this Court subjecting them to contempt proceedings and sanctions.” Leahy was not given the opportunity to make this case.  In a statement after the hearing, Leahy said that he would continue to practice his First Amendment rights.  “We started The Tennessee Star so I could exercise my First Amendment rights. I think we have served the public well, and we are delighted to have the opportunity to continue to exercise our First Amendment rights,” Leahy told reporters.  In a follow up order on Friday denying an appeal from Leahy to dismiss the contempt hearing, Myles amended her order for Monday’s hearing, saying that it would be for the court to “ascertain the veracity of any alleged leak which may have occurred in this matter and if true, any effect on the status of these proceedings.” At the end of Monday’s hearing, Myles said that she now “understood” what she needed to know about the case, and that she would issue a ruling. It is unclear if this ruling will be about whether there will be a future contempt hearing for Leahy or if it will pertain to the lawsuit against Nashville.  Last week, The Daily Wire published photos of the attacker’s journal obtained by a source familiar with the Covenant investigation. The pages showed a woman who had been consumed by transgender ideology and conveyed her anger at Christianity and her parents over their traditional views.

Dozens of couples have gotten engaged during Taylor Swift’s concerts, but Taylor hasn’t actually seen it happen—until now! The singer was putting on an outdoor show in Edinburgh, Scotland, during the daylight hours earlier this month, which is uncommon for her. Typically, she performs at night or inside dark arenas with bright lights shining in her eyes. So she can rarely see what’s happening off-stage. But during this show, Taylor could see the sea of fans standing before her as she performed. And that gave her the perfect view of a mid-set proposal. As she was wrapping up a song, someone got down on one knee and asked their special someone to marry them. A fan caught Taylor’s excitement on video. And, of course, it’s going viral. @tay.updates13 Taylor Swift after seeing a couple get engaged at her concert  #taylorswift #erastour #folklore #cardigan #engagement #engaged vc: @Cody ♬ original sound – tay updates Taylor Swift Thanks Couple For Getting Engaged At Her Concert In the clip, Taylor sings and stares into the crowd with a smile on her face. After her last note, she sets down her guitar and shares some words. “I love performing this entire show in the sunlight ’cause I’m pretty sure I just like saw someone get engaged over here.” The couple acknowledged that her eyes were not deceiving her, and that made Taylor explode with cheers. “Did it happen?!” She asked before throwing her arms out and yelling, “Yeahhh!” “I never get to see that! ‘Cause it’s, like, dark, usually at night,” she joked. “But it’s not right now. So, congratulations.” Taylor Swift paused for a moment to soak in the happiness. Then as she picked up the guitar again, she thanked the couple for letting her be a part of their special day. “Man, that’s amazing. Thanks for doing that at my concert,” she said. “That’s a big moment. Huge.” While we’re sure Taylor felt genuinely privileged to see the romantic spectacle unravel before her, commenters agree on one thing. The love birds were probably over the moon because Taylor Swift was the first to congratulate their new lives together. This story’s featured image is by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV. The post Taylor Swift Spots A Proposal Mid-Concert & Pauses To Congratulate The Couple: “Man, That’s Amazing!” appeared first on InspireMore.