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- Pope Leo’s Pick for West Virginia Bishop Came to US Illegally From El Salvador
AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino Pope Leo XIV’s pick for bishop of West Virginia was a Salvadoran man who entered the country as an illegal immigrant when he was just a teenager. On Friday, Pope Leo named Evelio Menijar-Ayala as the state’s only Catholic bishop. News of the appointment was announced by reporter Christopher Hale, who runs the Substack “Letters from Leo.” Hale added: As a teenager, he made three attempts to enter the United States illegally. He finally arrived in California in 1990, having been smuggled in the trunk of a car with his brother over the border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego. Over the next several years, Menjivar-Ayala worked janitorial and construction jobs in California before deciding to become a priest. NEW: Pope Leo XIV has named Salvadoran immigrant Evelio Menijar-Ayala to be West Virginia’s lone Catholic bishop. As a teenager, he made three attempts to enter the United States illegally. He finally arrived in California in 1990, having been smuggled in the trunk of a car… pic.twitter.com/B3nxn9xZYG — Christopher Hale (@ChristopherHale) May 1, 2026 A 2024 report from Catholic Standard added more context to Menjivar-Ayala’s difficult journey to get into the U.S. and eventually earn citizenship, saying: The future bishop had arrived in the United States at the age of 18 as an undocumented immigrant, and after applying for asylum and gaining a work permit and later a green card, he became a U.S. citizen in 2006. In his first job, he worked as a receptionist at a law firm in Los Angeles. For the first time, he received a paycheck for his work, and like many immigrants, he began sending money back home to El Salvador to help his family there. The pick is notable given the President Donald Trump’s approach to immigration enforcement. While his administration has promised mass deportations, Pope Leo has reportedly voiced support for immigrants. On America’s 250th birthday this July, for example, the Pope will not be in the U.S. and will instead visit an island in the Mediterranean that’s known as a passage for North African immigrants heading into Europe.The post Pope Leo’s Pick for West Virginia Bishop Came to US Illegally From El Salvador first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.45 mins ago - ‘He’ll No Longer Be Able to Live in the State’: Top GOP PAC Vows to ‘Bea...
X/@PodSaveAmerica Republicans are licking their chops over the opportunity to take on Graham Platner, the Democrats’ presumptive nominee for Senate in Maine, according to a new report from Semafor’s Burgess Everett. Governor Janet Mills (D) dropped out of the Democratic primary contest to take on Senator Susan Collins (D-ME) on Thursday, and, “top Republican groups are pivoting quickly to launching a negative barrage at Platner,” per Everett. “I can just tell you that we should have an all-out assault on the concept that somehow, some way, Graham Platner will squeak through. He has to be exposed,” Senator and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott (R-SC) told the outlet. “Frankly, I care about the future of our country, and what is clear is Graham Platner should not, cannot, and will not be the future of the party or the country, because we’re going to stop that from happening.” “Senate Republicans’ primary super PAC, the Senate Leadership Fund [SLF], has reserved $42 million in fall ads. A sister nonprofit group, One Nation, is running a suite of ads now totaling $18 million,” reported Everett. SLF executive director Alex Latcham delivered the money quote: “It’s a good thing Graham Platner isn’t a real oysterman from Maine because he’ll no longer be able to live in the state after we thoroughly beat the sh*t out of him.” Platner recently had a large tattoo of a Nazi symbol — an SS Totenkopf — covered up on his chest after its existence became public knowledge. He has also retweeted infamous anti-Semite Stew Peters and told a conspiracy theorist who has blamed Israel for the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Charlie Kirk. On Reddit, Platner once urged women concerned about sexual assault to “take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f*cked up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to?”The post ‘He’ll No Longer Be Able to Live in the State’: Top GOP PAC Vows to ‘Beat the Sh*t Out of’ Graham Platner first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.52 mins ago - Fox News Host Points Out Dog That Appeared Sniff Out WHCA Suspect Seconds Before...
Fox News host Lawrence Jones pointed out that a dog appeared to have a hit on the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shooting just seconds before he was seen sprinting toward a security checkpoint in a bid to assassinate President Donald Trump. Jones made the observation during Friday’s Fox & Friends as the curvy couch discussed the newly released video of shooting suspect Cole Allen’s movements before the shooting. “In about 30 seconds, Brian, before he decides to run through, there’s a canine officer that is by the door,” Jones said to co-host Brian Kilmeade. “And you see the dog circling around the door. The dog actually spotted him before he makes his run.” “Are they trained to smell gunpowder?” Kilmeade asked. Jones, a certified trainer for law enforcement and military canines, responded: “Gunpowder, human oils in their skin. They’re trained for multiple things. But the dog sensed danger and picked up on the door. The handler just happened to not see him.” Prosecutors allege that Allen, a California resident, was armed with a 12-gauge shotgun, a .38-caliber pistol, ammunition, and multiple knives. Authorities say Allen fired one shot that hit a Secret Service agent in his bulletproof vest. As a result, he was not seriously injured. Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting a firearm across state lines, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro has said that additional charges may follow. Watch above via Fox News.The post Fox News Host Points Out Dog That Appeared Sniff Out WHCA Suspect Seconds Before Shooting first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Neophyte Candidate With a Nazi Tattoo’: Fox’s Chad Pergram Stuns Bill Hem...Fox’s Chad Pergram stunned Bill Hemmer on Friday by describing Graham Platner, the Democrats’ presumptive nominee for the Senate in Maine, as a “neophyte candidate with a Nazi tattoo.” After noting that Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) had dropped out of the Democratic primary, thereby ceding the race to Platner, Hemmer tossed to Pergram to describe the state of play in the Pine Tree State. “Bill, good morning. Democrats are pinning their chances to win the Senate on a neophyte candidate with a Nazi tattoo, wants to impede ICE, and has made fun of sexual assault. Graham Platner is now the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate,” began Pergram before playing a clip of Platner vowing to “defeat [incumbent Republican] Susan Collins,” and “start tearing down the system that for too long has forgotten and written off the people who make Maine and this country what it is.” “Democrats are now ignoring Platner’s controversial resume. The party is embracing figures like New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who veer to the left. It’s a recalibration for the party. Platner is 41 compared to the 73-year-old Susan Collins,” continued Pergram. “But Collins is a moderate in a purple state. It’s unclear how a progressive like Platner would fare.” “Now, the old saying is, ‘As Maine goes, so goes the nation.’ But Democrats hope if Maine goes their way, the Senate goes their way, too. However, if Platner wins, that also means it’s probably going left,” he concluded. “Got it. Chad, something to watch,” mused Hemmer. “Your first line there was something else!” Platner recently had a large tattoo of a Nazi symbol — an SS Totenkopf — covered up on his chest after its existence became public knowledge. He has also retweeted infamous anti-Semite Stew Peters and told a conspiracy theorist who has blamed Israel for the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Charlie Kirk. On Reddit, Platner once urged women concerned about sexual assault to “take some responsibility for themselves and not get so f*cked up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to?” Watch above via Fox News.The post ‘Neophyte Candidate With a Nazi Tattoo’: Fox’s Chad Pergram Stuns Bill Hemmer With Report on Dems’ New Rising Star first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- JUST IN: Senate Candidate Found Dead After He Mysteriously VanishedOklahoma State Senate candidate Barry Christian was found dead on Thursday just days after he was reported missing. Christian, 54, a candidate for Oklahoma’s District 38, was reported missing on Tuesday. His campaign confirmed his death in a statement Thursday evening. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation also confirmed Christian’s body had been identified. His body was found in a pickup truck at the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area, just south of Erick, Oklahoma. The circumstances on his death are not yet clear, and the investigation remains ongoing. OKLAHOMA STATE SENATE CANDIDATE FOUND DECEASED#OSBI #OneTeamOneMission pic.twitter.com/gONl0Jko09 — OSBI (@OSBI_OK) May 1, 2026 Christian was reported missing on Tuesday after missing a scheduled meeting. He had been campaigning that previous Saturday. The Senate candidate’s campaign described him as a conservative voice aligned with President Donald Trump. He was a Republican and one of three candidates running in the State Senate race. Police said Christian had last been seen driving his Dodge Ram truck, and his body was discovered on Thursday morning. His truck was found “crashed in a ravine.” One of his opponents, Joe Buchanan, took to Facebook to express condolences. “Carol and I are devastated to hear about Barry Christian’s passing. We are keeping his family and friends in our prayers, and hope our community can come together after this horrible tragedy,” he wrote on Facebook. Local outlet KOCO first received a statement from Christian’s daughter, Brooklyn, in which she said the family’s lives have been “turned upside down” over the news. “Please pray for our family and friends. Our world is upside down right now. We are still not sure of everything that happened, so please act with grace and treat my dad’s legacy with dignity. We are extremely grateful to everyone who assisted in the search efforts, and all of the media outlets that shared his information. I know there will be lots of people devastated by his passing,” she said. Watch above via Fox News.The post JUST IN: Senate Candidate Found Dead After He Mysteriously Vanished first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- “Intelligent … Autonomous … Holistic”
This article is a special report and part of a Radio World ebook on major trends in remote control and monitoring. Here, we gather input from a range of experts about those changes. Major trends Jim DeChant, director of operations for Transmission Services Group, says: “In 2026, the most significant trend in how radio broadcasters control and monitor transmission facilities is the shift from ‘reactive polling’ to ‘agentic, IP-native observability.’ “While traditional remote control relied on simple status checks (SNMP polling) to tell an engineer if a transmitter was off, modern systems are moving toward intelligent, software-defined environments where the monitoring system acts as an autonomous ‘copilot.’” Barry McLellan of Bonneville lives on Farnsworth Peak in Utah. He remembers having to explain over the phone to a part-time overnight staffer how to get readings out of a Moseley MRC-1600 and talking him through a complex process for turning on the auxiliary transmitter. He also recalls later days of using a POTS connection to enter a password, go through an alarm list, run the appropriate macro to get a station back on the air and fall back to sleep. (“I was a DTMF master,” McLellan said.) “The biggest improvement I’ve experienced with modern remote controls is the installation of solid IP connectivity at our sites,” he continued. “If a local IP provider is not available, sometimes this means a 5.8 GHz ISM link, a 900 MHz modem diplexed on your STL link or possibly working with a WISP provider.” He said newer IP-based remote controls have so much information available on-screen at once, configured just the way you want these readings to appear. “The connection can be left open all day on your work desktop or phone showing all your sites at once for easy, quick access. Plus there are a whole host of new, inexpensive devices to monitor many other situations at your site to make sure there aren’t problems at the site you wouldn’t normally see.” Ben Nason works in product development, tech support and engineering for Broadcast Tools. “For us as a hardware manufacturer, the continued adoption of SNMP in broadcasting has been very important in guiding our product development decisions,” he said. “SNMP integration goes hand in hand with the trends we see in broadcasting of increased adoption of audio-over-IP and software-based solutions. When in the past you might have been looking for a single device… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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