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Graham Platner’s Replacement Accused Of Having Kids With Cousin (Daily Wire) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson has two children with his second cousin – longtime partner Lana Pelletier – according to genealogical records first reported by journalist Steve Robinson. Jackson, a former Maine Senate president, became the Democrats’ nominee after the party’s previous candidate, Graham Platner, withdrew from the race amid rape allegations, forcing Democrats to replace their Senate standard-bearer in one of the nation’s most closely watched contests. Jackson now faces incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in a race viewed as critical to the battle for Senate control. According to genealogical records, Jackson and Pelletier share the same great-grandparents, Thomas Pelletier and Edith Thibodeau. Their daughter, Albertine Pelletier, was Jackson’s grandmother, while their son, Louis Pelletier Sr., was Pelletier’s grandfather, making the couple second cousins. Jackson and Pelletier have been together since high school and are the parents – and simultaneously third cousins – of two adult sons. See full story	Wisconsin Brewery Offers Free Beer Upon Trump’s Death, Loses License (Wash Times) — A Wisconsin brewery has had its license nearly revoked after promoting free beers the day President Trump dies – although the state said the reprimand was due to alleged tax violations. The Minocqua Brewing Co. received a letter from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue moving to revoke its permit to operate in the state. Owner Kirk Bangstad, a liberal activist, said the move is to “ruin my business on bogus tax and permitting violations.” “We’re going to fight the state of Wisconsin tooth and nail, and once again, they’ll have to pry me out of my taprooms before I stop selling beer to thirsty progressives who come to visit us,” he wrote in the brewery’s newsletter. The revocation is set to take effect on Aug. 4, unless appealed, according to a screenshot of the letter Mr. Bangstad posted. “Don’t worry, folks. Try as they might, no one can keep the Minocqua Brewing Company down,” the brewery posted to social media. State officials reportedly seized all canned beer from the company in June, alleging it was illegally transported from Illinois without securing the necessary permits or paying the appropriate taxes. See full story
'My Family Doesn't Have Any Money': Hunter Biden Says He's Too Broke To Own A Car Or Phone In Deposition Over Unpaid Legal Fees (WFB) — Call it pleading the thrift. Hunter Biden claimed under oath earlier this year that he's so broke he doesn't even own a car or a cellphone, and said his family is too strapped for cash to help him pay off millions in unpaid legal bills. The former first son painted a bleak picture of his own and of Biden family finances during a Feb. 9 deposition in his legal battle with powerhouse law firm Winston Taylor, which sued Biden in June 2025 for allegedly stiffing the firm out of $17 million accrued from representing Biden in federal criminal cases, congressional investigations, and defamation lawsuits Biden brought against his enemies. "I don't have any assets. I don't own a car. I don't own a phone," Biden said in the deposition, according to a transcript released this week. "I don't own anything of any value other than – and I don't know the value of it – my paintings which I painted myself," Biden testified. "So that's it. And I don't even have any other assets at all, stocks, bonds, anything like that, savings accounts." See full story	Father Of Georgia Mass Shooter Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison (Wash Examiner) — The father of a mass shooter who opened fire at a Georgia high school, killing four people, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for providing his son with the gun. Colin Gray, 55, was sentenced on Thursday, just two days after his son, Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the Sep. 4, 2024, shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Colin Gray is one of three parents who have been charged in school shootings across the United States. He was found guilty by jurors in March of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for the killings of two 14-year-old students and two teachers. During his trial, jurors returned the verdict in less than two hours. One additional teacher and eight other students were injured in the shooting, many of whom were struck by gunfire. Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced the father on Thursday and also oversaw the sentencing of the son. Primm told Colin Gray that he had "failed as a parent," but noted that punishing negligence is difficult because they lack intent. See full story
Cracker Barrel CEO Stepping Down After $700M 'Woke' Rebrand Debacle (Fox Business) — Cracker Barrel announced on Monday that CEO Julie Masino will step down, effective Aug. 10, and be replaced by David Deno. Masino will remain with the company in an advisory capacity until Oct. 9. "Following a robust and thoughtful search process, we are pleased to welcome David as Cracker Barrel's next CEO," independent Chairman of the Cracker Barrel Board, Carl Berquist, said in a statement. "He brings decades of experience across the restaurant and retail industries, with a strong track record of leading businesses through growth and a demonstrated commitment to operational excellence, guest experience, and team member engagement." "We are confident David is the right leader to continue building on the Cracker Barrel legacy, drive further positive momentum operationally and financially, and create sustainable value for our shareholders," Berquist continued. See full story	Court: Useless Decongestants Shouldn’t Be Labeled ‘Maximum Strength’ NEW YORK (Center Square) — Zero multiplied by anything still equals zero, plaintiff lawyers will get to argue in a lawsuit against supposedly ineffective decongestant drugs labeled “Maximum Strength.” They won’t be able to sue over routine oral phenylephrine products made by defendants like Procter & Gamble, Target, Walgreens and Johnson & Johnson, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday in affirming a lower court that found those companies simply complied with federal labeling rules. But when those companies voluntarily added “Maximum Strength,” they opened themselves to liability, the court says. Oral PE is present in products carrying brand names like Nyquil, Advil and Mucinex, and lawyers said studies starting in 2007 showed that it is ineffective. The litigation, involving almost 100 consolidated class actions, alleged drug-makers had sold $12 billion worth of ineffective nasal decongestants. See full story
Harris County Sues Over Employees’ Gravity Chair Flip HOUSTON (Legal News) — Gravity has flipped, or at least a gravity chair has, according to a personal injury lawsuit brought against The Children’s Museum. Seeking less than $250,000 in damages, Harris County filed suit against the museum on July 27 in Harris County District Court. According to the lawsuit, on July 26 the county’s employee was at The Children’s Museum and sustained injuries while in the course and scope of his employment because of an “unreasonably dangerous condition” at the property. Specifically, a gravity chair the employee was sitting in flipped, causing him to fall and land on the ground, breaking his neck. The suit argues the defendant should have known about the dangerous condition, but failed to take steps to make the condition safe. The county is suing for the medical and income benefits paid to its employee. See full story	Mom Left 1-Year-Old Son In Hot Car Outside Hospital Where She Worked For Nearly 9 Hours Before He Was Found Dead (Law & Crime) — An employee at a Georgia hospital allegedly left her 1-year-old son inside a hot vehicle for more than eight hours until authorities removed the child and, about an hour later, recorded the temperature inside at 117 degrees. Deja Coleman, 29, has been charged with second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to children, the Lawrenceville Police Department announced in a press release on Thursday. She was booked into the Gwinnett County Detention Center. On Wednesday at about 6:55 a.m., Coleman arrived at Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The city is some 30 miles east of Atlanta. She had just dropped off her two older children at daycare as part of "her normal routine," after which she would "come back and retrieve the baby out of the car seat," Lawrenceville Police Captain Dena Pauly said at a press conference on Thursday streamed by area Fox affiliate WAGA. "Unfortunately, yesterday morning, she forgot to make that second trip to the car." See full story
More Than 12,000 Pounds Of Bacon Recalled After USDA Issues Highest-Risk Alert (Fox News) — More than 12,000 pounds of imported smoked bacon have been recalled, according to an alert from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The not-ready-to-eat bacon, which is sold in three states, is produced by Maple Leaf Foods, Inc., located in Lisle, Illinois. It was distributed to grocery distributors and retailers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The bacon was recalled because it was imported from Canada without undergoing a required U.S. import inspection, the USDA stated in its July 24 alert. The issue was discovered during routine inspection activities. The USDA classified this as a Class I recall, its most serious category of recalls. See full story	TSA Officer Sees Alarming Shapes On X-ray Before Stolen Civil War Mystery Unravels (Fox News) — A routine baggage screening at an Alabama airport sparked an explosive scare when TSA officers discovered stolen historical artifacts inside a passenger's bag. The artifacts were found in the checked bag of a passenger going through Gulf Shores International Airport (JKA), about 45 miles southeast of Mobile, Alabama, July 18. The TSA said the artifacts – five Civil War-era cannonballs – were discovered by Justin Dupree, a lead TSA officer at the airport, according to a story published on the TSA site on July 24. While screening the bag, Dupree "saw what appeared to be a large opaque item on his X-ray screen, which he initially thought might be a medicine ball." See full story