Matt Walsh lashes out at Erica Kirke’s boyfriend rumors while Blake Wynn breaks silence (Image via Getty)

Conservative commentator Matt Walsh hit back at a viral claim on social media about Erica Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA’s late founder Charlie Kirk. The controversy began when an X account called Project Constitution alleged that Erica Kirk was romantically involved with Blake Wynn and was seen with him at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The post immediately gained attention online. It claimed that witnesses saw Erica Kirk and Blake Wynn showing affection in a hotel bar on May 14. The account also suggests that the relationship may have begun before Charlie Kirk’s death.However, both Erica Kirk and Blake Wynn publicly denied the allegations. Matt Walsh also intervened, calling the claims false and accusing the account of targeting Kirk for months. His response added another layer to an online controversy that has continued to garner attention on social media platforms.

Matt Walsh defends Erica Kirk as she and Blake Wynn deny going viral dating allegations

According to The Daily Beast, the viral post came from Project Constitution, an X account allegedly run by conspiracy theorist Colin Scott Campbell. The post claimed that Erica Kirk had “moved on” and was seen with Blake Wynn, the nephew of casino tycoon Steve Wynn.The account alleged that an eyewitness saw the pair together at the Beverly Hills Hotel on May 14 and claimed that they were behaving like a couple. It also called into question Erica Kirk’s public image and suggested that she was pretending to grieve while moving on in private.Matt Walsh sharply criticized those claims. In a post on X, he wrote:“This ridiculous idiot has been harassing Erica for months now by telling one nasty scandalous lie after another. He deserves to be sued out of anonymity, but the problem is that he is almost certainly already broke, and has no dignity or moral character to speak of, so he has nothing to lose by continuing this insane campaign.”Walsh has defended Erica Kirk before. Last month, he also spoke out against people who mocked him online after he became emotional following the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting incident.Shortly after the rumor broke, Erica Kirk responded directly to X and denied every part of the story.“Every single word here is a lie. Charlie’s love will be with me for the rest of my life. Only the Lord can fill that most painful void.”She told that on May 14, she was celebrating her son’s second birthday at her home in Arizona. Erica Kirk also noted that she shared a birthday tribute to her son on Instagram that day.She said Blake Wynn was a close friend of her late husband and had continued to support his family. According to his statement, Wynn is also preparing to get engaged to his longtime girlfriend.Blake Wynn later posted his response, writing:“I hate to be the bearer of bad news to bots and X users who spend their days making things up under the guise of journalism, but I’m not dating Erica Kirk.”At present, no evidence has been presented to support the allegations and both people named in the rumor have publicly rejected the claims.

New Delhi: Nearly two-thirds of all live births in India – 66.4% – were first-borns, while births to the fourth child and beyond remained at barely 3.5%, the 2024 Sample Registration System statistical report showed. On birth spacing, which is an important factor for maternal health and child development, the data shows that 53.5% of second or subsequent births occurred 36 months or later after the previous birth.According to 2024 data, about 23% of births were second-order births, a term used to refer to a second child, and 7.3% were third-order births.In terms of urban and rural trends, the data shows that 65.4% of live births were first-order births in rural India and the percentage was 69% for urban areas. Among larger states and union territories, Telangana has the highest percentage of first-order births at 82.7%, while Kerala has the lowest at 47.9%. Interestingly, Kerala had the highest percentage of second order and third order births at 34.9% and 13.3%.While Kerala had the highest percentage of second-order and third-order births, Telangana had the lowest at 13.4% and 2.9% respectively, the 2024 Sample Registration System statistical report showed.Madhya Pradesh has the highest percentage of fourth or higher order births at 6.5%, while Andhra Pradesh ranks lowest at 0.5%.Data on birth order and the interval between consecutive live births have been collected under the Sample Registration System (SRS) since 1990.Birth order – the chronological order of child births within a family – and birth intervals are key indicators of spacing between children and fertility levels.

The trend in terms of birth order in 2024 is in line with previous years.In 2023, first-order births were 66%, and fourth or higher order births were 3.6%.In 2022, 64% of live births were first-order births and fourth or higher-order births were 4.7%.As far as spacing of births is concerned, 53.5% of second and higher order births occurred 36 months or more after the previous live birth and only 1.4% of live births occurred within 10–12 months of the previous live birth. According to the data, 19.3% of births occurred within 12–24 months and 25.8% occurred within 24–36 months of the previous live births. The percentage distribution varies considerably across states and union territories. For example, the percentage of second and higher order live births occurring 36 months or more after the last live birth ranged from 32.8% in Andhra Pradesh to 79% in Assam.Previous research drawn from government data such as the National Family Health Survey has repeatedly underlined the urgent need for better birth spacing methods in family planning. He highlighted that pregnancies less than a year apart increase the risk of diarrhoea, respiratory infections and stunting among children under five in India.The report also points to a strong relationship between women’s education and fertility rates. While India’s total fertility rate is 1.9, which remains below the replacement level of 2.1 in 2024, illiterate women recorded a much higher fertility rate of 3.2 compared to 1.8 among literate women.

DJ Akademiks saw big trouble in Clavicular and DaBaby nightclub confrontation captured on video (Image via Getty)

The public disagreement between streamer Clavicular and rapper DaBaby has become one of the most talked-about moments online this week. The incident took place on May 27, 2026, at Baccara Nightclub in Miami, a venue co-owned by Clavicular, real name Braden Eric Peters, and music manager Wack 100. Video shared online shows Clavicular trying to stop DaBaby’s performance during a packed show at the club. The clip quickly spread on social media and sparked debate among fans. Shortly thereafter, DJ Akademiks discussed the situation during a livestream on Rumble and shared a warning for young streamers.According to Clavicular, the problems started when they learned that people associated with DaBaby had allegedly brought firearms to the nightclub. He said it went against the venue’s no-gun policy. Even though he was unhappy with the situation, he pointed out that the event had been publicized in advance, making it difficult to shut everything down immediately.Speaking on his livestream, DJ Akademiks suggested that dealing with established rap artists can be very different from handling internet personalities. He told Clavicular that DaBaby “wasn’t one of the guys on the yacht” and described the rapper as a “bad guy.”Academics said:“You can’t tell him like thatts you’ve come to your stream, get the fuckOkay get out of here. You can’t take DaBaby out. Listen, the last NThe guy who tried to get DaBaby out of Aisle 6 never left Aisle 6.’He continued:“That’s all I’m going to tell you, Clave. The last fuckWhoever tried to get DaBaby out of Aisle 6 hasn’t left Aisle 6. He is still a ghost in Isle 6. Just keep that in mind, Clave. We love you, but don’t play with that guy. That man is a bad man. he’s not one of themIt’s on the boat.”

DaBaby continues to perform despite Braden Eric Peters’ attempt to stop the show

Tension is visible inside the club as the situation unfolds in the viral video. In one clip, DaBaby asks Clavicular if everything is okay. Clavicular replied that things were not right and it appeared that he was attempting to end the performance.Another video shows Clavicular arguing with someone from DaBaby’s group. He can be heard saying:“Who the fuck is that?”are you there? Baby’s brother? get the fuckOkay from here, now. Take him out. Go.”In another moment, Clavicular placed a hand on DaBaby’s shoulder while talking to him. He appeared upset and accused the people around the rapper of being disrespectful. Despite the confrontation, DaBaby continued performing and did not leave the stage.The incident occurred just weeks after Clavicular faced legal trouble in Florida. Court records show the 20-year-old man pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge related to a gun incident involving a dead alligator on May 15 in the Francis Taylor Everglades Wildlife Management Area. He received six months’ probation, 20 hours of community service that could not be streamed or monetized, and was ordered to complete a firearm safety course.

New Delhi: To curb the habit of “hesitate and forget” among some high court judges, Supreme Court On Friday, it set a deadline of three months for the high courts to pronounce their decisions, and also said that orders in bail cases should be passed immediately.As a series of appeals against convictions in criminal cases are pending indefinitely, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the high courts should show extra diligence in deciding cases related to personal liberty, regular and anticipatory bail.CJI Kant said, “Bail petitions should be heard and the order should preferably be pronounced and uploaded on the same day. If it is reserved, it should be narrated the next day and uploaded on the website.”Mere prompt announcement of the order of grant of bail will no longer suffice as the Supreme Court has ordered that the jail authorities should also be informed with equal promptness so as to ensure that the undertrial prisoner/convict is released from custody immediately, preferably on the same day or certainly by the next day, unless there is a need to keep him behind bars in other cases or there is failure to furnish the bail bond.The Supreme Court asked the trial courts concerned to report compliance with the bail order to their high courts.However, the SC gave some leeway to the HC and said that if a bench is of the opinion that giving a reasoned judgment will take time in cases where the order is urgently required, then it can pronounce the operative part immediately and follow it in the next 15 days. However, it added that high courts must upload all judgments within 24 hours of the judgment being delivered.CJI Kant and Justice Bagchi said the HC registry will have to give a monthly report on the number of reserved judgments to the Chief Justice, who can confidentially inform the judges concerned about cases in which judgments were reserved for two months.If the judge or bench concerned fails to deliver the judgment in three months, the HC CJ shall request them to do so in the next two weeks, otherwise the matter may be assigned to another judge/bench for fresh hearing and speedy decision, the SC said while accepting or modifying several suggestions made by amicus curiae Fauzia Shakeel.Apart from the steps to be taken by the CJ, the Supreme Court gave freedom to the parties in such situations to file applications for transfer of their cases to some other bench. It says that every judgment should mention the date on which the judgment was reserved.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has opened up about his recent private meeting with the Mayor of New York City Zohran MamdaniHe said he warned socialists about the risks of bad governance and ideology-driven policy making.Speaking to Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo on Friday, Dimon called the closed-door meeting “pleasant” but made clear he did not back down during the conversation.Dimon said, “He was very polite. It was very serious. We had a very good conversation, but I said everything I wanted to say.”The banker said she used the debate to speak out on key issues affecting New Yorkers, including affordable housing and child care. However, he said poorly designed policies could create bigger problems rather than solutions.“I have to talk about affordable housing and child care. Most people want it. If you do it badly, it will be a disaster… Do it right. There are studies that can tell you how to do it right. Get people involved who know what they’re doing and implement appropriate policies,” he said.Dimon also criticized politicians who focus primarily on taxes and spending rather than fixing the system and administration.“Good policy is free,” he said. “I want to say to politicians, ‘Don’t try to raise more taxes or spend more money, sit down and decide policy.’The JPMorgan boss also pointed to Mamdani’s lack of executive experience while discussing the challenges of running America’s largest city.“I mean, he’s now running a city with 300,000 employees,” Dimon said before the Reagan National Economic Forum in California.“And I’ve seen mayors fail miserably because they can’t make themselves run out of a paper bag, or ideology blinds them from practical, realistic, real-world policy. And so we’ll see.”He said he would be willing to help if the administration adopts practical solutions.“And, you know, if I can help them do good things, I’m happy to do that.”The meeting took place on May 18, when Mamdani met separately with both Dimon and Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon. The talks came amid growing concern from business leaders over Mamdani’s proposed economic policies, which also include a tax on second homes worth more than $1 million. The mayor recently faced criticism after filming a promotional video for the proposed tax outside a penthouse owned by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin.Griffin later described the move as “scary” and announced plans to further expand Citadel’s operations in Florida rather than New York. He also suggested the company might reconsider its planned $6 billion development project on Park Avenue.When asked about the controversy, Dimon suggested that Mamdani may regret the video.“My guess is he probably regrets it,” Dimon said.He added, “But you’ll have to ask them that.”

New Delhi: Even though India is facing energy disruptions due to the West Asia crisis, there could be more troubles for the economy. The IMD on Friday confirmed its forecast of ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall this year, while further lowering the rainfall threshold during the June-September season, which has a high probability of ‘deficit’ rainfall, also known as a dry year.According to the IMD, rainfall during the season is likely to be 90% of the long period average (LPA) – revised down from 92% estimated in April – with a 60% chance of ‘deficient’ rainfall (less than 90% of the LPA), a situation that could not only impact the agriculture sector but also negatively impact water reservoirs, groundwater recharge and hydropower potential, leading to a crisis at multiple levels.

The IMD attributed the monsoon decline to the possible development of strong El Nino conditions – a climate phenomenon characterized by warming of ocean waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific – which is often associated with harsh summers and weak monsoons over India.Accordingly, the IMD has also indicated a hot June in the country, and has predicted ‘above normal’ heatwave days in June over many parts of UP, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. However, Rajasthan and Jharkhand may experience ‘below normal’ heat wave days during the month.The latest climate model forecasts indicate that El Nino conditions are likely to develop during the southwest monsoon season,” IMD chief Mrityunjay Mohapatra said, noting that it is expected to move from weak in June to moderate in July-August and strong in September, impacting the entire rainy season.In such a scenario, there is a possibility of a slight delay in the onset of monsoon over Kerala compared to the normal date of June 1 and its subsequent progress over the rest of the country, as well as a delay in commencement of sowing operations, as more than half of India’s cultivated area remains rain-fed.Although the IMD had a few days ago predicted the onset date of monsoon over Kerala as May 26 (+/- with a model error of four days), it now expects it to be any day within the next seven days. Since the ‘monsoon core zone’ – an area encompassing most of central and western India, which largely depends on rain for farming operations – is also predicted to receive ‘below normal’ rainfall, its impact will be felt on the total area of ​​kharif crops and their final production.The risks to the country’s agriculture sector may further increase due to the crisis in West Asia, which has already put pressure on the availability of inputs (diesel and fertilizers) and their costs, thereby impacting the rural economy and ultimately India’s economy in the current financial year.

However, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the country is fully prepared to deal with any situation and is prepared with contingency measures in terms of other interventions such as selecting drought-tolerant and climate-resilient crop options (such as low-water-intensive varieties of millet and paddy, other crops) in vulnerable districts and providing adequate inputs (seeds and fertilizers) to farmers.Contingency measures include promotion of drought-tolerant crop varieties on a large scale, weather-based agro-advisory services, efficient water management and location-specific adaptation strategies to reduce agricultural losses and protect farmers’ livelihoods.Chouhan asked state governments to be prepared for challenging weather conditions in view of the threat of El Nino and assured them of all possible help from the Central government, adding that there is adequate availability of seeds and fertilizers to meet the demand during the upcoming sowing season.The minister also asked states to prepare their agricultural roadmap based on agro-climatic conditions, available resources and local capacity during the concluding day of a national conference on Kharif preparedness on Friday amid increasing risks to agricultural operations due to El Nino.

The Twitch influencer known as AsmaGold went viral due to extremely emotional videos on his live broadcasts. This famous Twitch streamer, whose real name is Jack Hoyt, opened up about his personal life and admitted that he feels lonely and stuck in a repetitive daily routine. The video quickly went viral on social media platforms as viewers responded to how real and honest the streamer’s voice sounded while talking about her life at the age of 36.In the stream, Asmagold explained how he lives alone and spends most of his time doing small everyday tasks. He said he usually goes to bed around 2 a.m. and spends his free days washing his car, mowing the lawn and feeding the birds. He became emotional while talking about his daily routine and said, “It’s getting bad, guys,” Because he felt there was something wrong with the way he was living his life. His words alarmed many viewers and sparked widespread discussion online.

Esmongold opens up about loneliness and life without a girlfriend

During the livestream, Asmongold explained that being 36, single, and living alone makes his life feel repetitive. He said that he often doesn’t know what else to do besides work and streaming. The streamer admitted that this routine sometimes makes her feel stuck and cut off from others, which further adds to the emotional tone of the clip.After the video aired, people were quick to react. Some people expressed that they could relate to her pain and had gone through the same experience themselves. Other people sent him encouraging messages and told him to prioritize his mental well-being. Additionally, the video has sparked great discussion on issues related to the negative effects of isolation.Esmongold is currently one of the top streaming gamers on both Twitch and YouTube. Although he primarily streams gaming sessions and participates in online debates, Asmongold has previously discussed his mental health problems and personal difficulties. She has been single since her breakup with streamer Pink Sparkles in 2019.The viral moment has now turned into a wider discussion about loneliness and emotional health in the online world. Many viewers say the clip shows that even successful Internet creators can quietly struggle in their personal lives. Right now, Asmagold’s honest words are spreading across social media, making fans concerned but also more aware of mental health challenges.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Kagiso Rabada

New Delhi: Another dramatic twist in the race for IPL 2026 Orange Cap and Purple Cap after Gujarat Titans’ defeat Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on Friday for the final clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore.Despite Rajasthan Royals crashing out of the tournament, teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi retained the Orange Cap with another breathtaking innings. The 15-year-old scored 96 runs in just 47 balls in New Chandigarh, taking his tally of runs to 776 in 16 matches this season.However, his valiant effort was not enough to take RR to the final.The biggest threat to Suryavanshi’s Orange Cap now comes from Gujarat Titans’ opening pair of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan, who once again performed brilliantly while chasing the crucial target.Gill scored a brilliant century in Qualifier 2 and moved up to second in the standings with 722 runs, while Sudarshan’s fluent half-century helped him move up to third with 710 runs.With GT now heading into the IPL 2026 final against RCB in Ahmedabad on Sunday, both Gill and Sudarshan will get one final chance to overtake Suryavanshi in the race for the tournament’s highest run-scorer award.The list of top five run getters is currently dominated by batsmen from playoff teams. Sunrisers Hyderabad stars Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan are at the fourth and fifth positions with 624 and 602 runs respectively.RCB’s batting icon Virat Kohli also remains in controversy. Kohli is currently placed sixth with 600 runs and can still rise in the standings during the final.

IPL 2026 Orange Cap after GT vs RR

Rabada overtook Bhuvneshwar in the Purple Cap race

After the fast bowler of Gujarat Titans, there was a big change in the status of Purple Cap. Kagiso Rabada Delivered another impressive spell in Qualifier 2.Rabada took two wickets for 35 runs against Rajasthan Royals and topped the list of wicket-takers with 28 wickets in 16 matches.In Sunday’s title match, South African fast bowler is now ahead of RCB fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar by two wickets. Bhuvneshwar is second with 26 wickets and will have a direct chance to challenge Rabada in the final.Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Jofra Archer finished his campaign in third place with 25 wickets in 16 matches.Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is in fourth place with 21 wickets, while Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Malinga is in the top five with 20 wickets in 15 matches.

ipl 2026 purple cap after gt vs rr

With one match left in the tournament, the race for both the Orange Cap and Purple Cap is headed towards a blockbuster IPL 2026 final.