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Latvia swore in the first openly gay president of a Baltic nation on Saturday.Edgars Rinkēvičs, who has served as the country's foreign minister since 2011, was elected by parliament in May after incumbent President Egils Levits failed to seek re-election. Rinkēvičs is known to be a strong supporter of the Ukrainian cause and in his inaugural speech he reaffirmed that commitment. “Russia's war and genocide in Ukraine have created a harsh new reality,” Rinkēvičs said. “We will continue to support the heroic Ukrainian people in their struggle for freedom until the final victory of Ukraine. We will continue to fight…

Another week, another searing.A prolonged heat wave continues to grip the Southwest this week, with temperatures forecast in triple digits in what could become the longest heat wave on record, according to the National Weather Service.This summer is already shaping up to be scorching for much of the country and the world. Last week, global average temperatures set new records or tied existing ones for four days in a row, starting July 3, according to preliminary data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction.Phoenix and much of south-central Arizona have been heating up under higher-than-normal temperatures for the second…

Sam Darnold is set to compete for the starting quarterback job for the San Francisco 49ers, as the job appears to be up in the air as Brock Purdy and Trey Lance recover from injuries.Darnold spent the last two seasons with the Carolina Panthers after three years with the New York Jets, who selected him with the third overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.The former USC standout appeared on a recent episode of Barstool Sports' "Parson My Take" and said he had grown close with teammate George Kittle and even stayed at the pool house until he found his…

The federal prosecutor who settled with Hunter Biden said Monday he was told he could file charges anywhere in the country, contradicting claims by an IRS whistleblower that Democratic-appointed US prosecutors prevented him from doing so. Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss wrote in a letter to the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee that he never asked to be appointed special counsel, as Republican lawmakers and the whistleblower claimed, but said he did seek the status of " special counsel,” which would have given him authority to bring charges in any jurisdiction without the permission of the US attorney…