A 16-year-old lifeguard is being hailed a hero after he rescued a 10-year-old boy from monster waves in Santa Cruz, California, on Saturday.

Heart-pounding video of the dramatic rescue shows the teenage lifeguard calmly deploying his training techniques to rescue a young boy who was caught in violent waves.

The lifeguard repeatedly ducked under the whitewash as waves continued to crash on him during the rescue.

Bystanders tried to rush onto the shore to help the lifeguard pull the boy out of the churning water.

“The waves, I wouldn’t say they were tranquil, but they were what you’d expect, a normal cadence and intensity,” witness Scott Vander Dussen told NBC Bay Area.

“And then that just changed in a heartbeat. It caught a lot of people off-guard. Unfortunately, this young man was overwhelmed and swept out in just a moment’s time,” the witness said.

“I’m glad it ended the way it did. I’m certain if the lifeguards weren’t there, he wouldn’t have gone home that night,” he added.

The young boy was evaluated and released to his family, NBC Bay Area reported.

Eric Trump called for the teen lifeguard to be awarded the highest civilian honor.

“Give this 16-year-old lifeguard the highest civilian honor. This is truly the best of America! Well done!” Eric Trump said on X.

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Santa Cruz lifeguards are required to complete a training program.

“Candidates must successful complete a minimum 56 hour Lifeguard training, plus 24 hours medical certification training if not currently certified to Title 22 First Aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer or higher,” the city of Santa Cruz says.

Much of the California coast is still under a National Weather Service Beach Hazards warning due to strong rip currents and large swells.

Hurricane Genevieve, a category 3 storm currently churning in the Eastern Pacific, is causing coastal flooding and large swells.

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Toronto criminals are targeting the US consulate.

Canadian police are hunting a suspect after at least one shot was fired outside the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto earlier today (27).

No injuries were recorded in the second such incident in just the last four months.

Shots fired outside U.S. Consulate, heavy police presence in area https://t.co/rj7jTAoJg3

— CP24 (@CP24) July 27, 2026

Reuters reported:

“Police officers, alerted by ​the sound of a gunshot, said they found evidence of a weapon having been fired outside the ​building on University Avenue.

Police said that a white sedan was seen fleeing the scene ⁠and added that no injuries were reported.”

Police are searching for a white Honda Accord (pictured) after it fled the scene.

The U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Canada was shot at early Monday morning, marking the second time in four months that the building was the target of gunfire.

Police are searching for the white Honda Accord (pictured) after it fled the scene.

There were no reported injuries. pic.twitter.com/k8Ak40rgKt

— Noteworthy News (@newsnoteworthy) July 27, 2026

In March, several shots, were fired at the same building, leading to increased security outside the US consulate.

“In June police said, without providing any more details, that young people in the Toronto area were being paid to shoot at various targets, including synagogues, Jewish schools and the U.S. Consulate. Police arrested ​three people in connection with the March shooting, and one police officer was killed during the operation.”

Toronto police say officers investigating a shooting at the U.S. Consulate early Monday morning engaged in a high-speed pursuit of the suspect vehicle on the Don Valley Parkway before suspending the chase amid safety concerns.

Full storyhttps://t.co/2CRTZKCazY pic.twitter.com/S057QtAC21

— CTV News (@CTVNews) July 27, 2026

CTV News reported:

“Toronto police say officers investigating a shooting at the U.S. Consulate early Monday morning engaged in a high-speed pursuit of the suspect vehicle. […] The vehicle was followed onto the northbound Don Valley Parkway but officers later discontinued the chase, which involved speeds of more than 140 km/h.

‘In terms of aerial support, it is my understanding that it was not available at this time. Had it been, no doubt the outcome might have turned out differently’, Barredo said. ‘It is a great advantage to police in high-speed pursuits when we simply cannot pursue them on the ground, if you will, because of the danger it poses to the public’.”

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow statement after the second US Consulate shooting “I want to say to the person or persons responsible, we will get you.”

“We have apprehended the previous shooters, all three of them, and we will bring you to justice.”

“You will be held accountable.”… pic.twitter.com/Z423OsQCei

— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) July 27, 2026

Read more from June:

Armed and Dangerous, One of the Suspected Terrorists Who Allegedly Shot at the American Embassy Is on the Run, After Killing Toronto Cop During Gunfire Exchange

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President Trump on Monday announced that he is filing an amended complaint in which he will “lay out, in extreme detail,” numerous offenses in his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. 

This comes after US District Judge Steven Merryday declined the Times’ request to toss the case out on Monday.

Trump said the Times “failed again in their desperate attempt to have our powerful Defamation Lawsuit against them dropped.”

Per Bloomberg:

The federal judge in Florida overseeing President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times has deferred ruling on the newspaper’s request to toss the case, and instead is allowing Trump to revise his complaint.

BREAKING NEWS: The Failing New York Times, after 10 years of harassment, slander, and libel, just failed again in their desperate attempt to have our powerful Defamation Lawsuit against them dropped. As we requested, the Highly Respected Judge has called for an updated complaint, which will lay out, in extreme detail, all the ways in which The Times has repeatedly and consistently acted, with actual malice in defaming me, my family, our Great MAGA Movement, and America, itself.

We will continue to hold The Times and their “comrades” in the Mainstream Media accountable for publishing, promoting, and dealing in Fake News. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Trump’s original $15 billion lawsuit, filed in a Florida federal court, against the New York Times was struck down in September. Trump refiled the lawsuit in October.

Last month, Trump went off on the New York Times in a statement, writing that he would add their “FAKE & MADE UP” coverage of the Iran war to his lawsuit. He further labeled the authors of a piece “criminals,” slamming them for “TREASONOUS” coverage of the war.

NEW: Trump NUKES “Corrupt and Unethical Cowards” at the New York Times – Calls “FAKE & MADE UP” Reporting “TREASONOUS”

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Last Friday, Joe Biden gave up the fight and declined to seek further review of an appeals court ruling on the release of 70 hours of conversations with his ghostwriter in 2017.

This was years before Democrats pushed Old Joe to run for president and rigged the primary and general elections in his favor.

The Oversight Project on Monday afternoon released recordings of Joe Biden’s interviews with his ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer. Oversight Project published more than 70 hours of recordings from Biden’s 2016 and 2017 conversations with his “Promise Me, Dad” ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer.

Click here to read the full transcript of Biden’s conversations with Mark Zwonitzer.

Former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark responded to the news tonight that Biden released several classified documents to his ghostwriter during their conversations.

“The tapes make clear that Biden disclosed massive amounts of classified information to his ghost writer Mark Zwonitzer,” the Oversight Project’s VP of litigation, Jeff Clark said.

Clark also quoted law that because Biden released classified information to Zwonitzer, he should forfeit the $8 million book advance he was gifted with and he must also forfeit his home in Delaware where he illegally kept classified documents.

Jeff Clark:  Our team is reviewing the Biden tapes now. We will be out with various bombshells.

But I want to make this point right now. The tapes make clear that Biden disclosed massive amounts of classified information to his ghost writer Marc Zwonitzer.

Now, take a look at 18 USC 798(d). Last, ask yourself, why didn’t Special Counsel Robert Hur seek a prosecution and then (A) the forfeiture the $8 million book advance that Joe Biden got for Promise Me, Dad; and (B) his Delaware house and any other Biden property where he kept classified information?

Our team is reviewing the Biden tapes now. We will be out with various bombshells.

But I want to make this point right now. The tapes make clear that Biden disclosed massive amounts of classified information to his ghost writer Marc Zwonitzer.

Now, take a look at 18 USC… pic.twitter.com/xGBCOFl8dJ

— Jeff Clark (@JeffClarkUS) July 27, 2026

So why did you give Joe Biden a free pass, Robert Hur?

Americans are getting sick and tired of this outrageous double standard in our legal system!
Hur has some explaining to do.

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Radical Democratic Socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that the city will open five city-owned, taxpayer-funded grocery stores, one in each borough, with prices on a core basket of items set at up to 30% below typical retail.

The plan, a centerpiece of Mamdani’s campaign, will use $70 million in capital funds. The city will own the land or space, cover construction, renovations, rent, and property taxes.

Core discounted items include all fresh produce, meat, and seafood, plus about 20 pantry staples, dairy, and refrigerated goods such as eggs, milk, bread, cheese, rice, and beans. Prices on that basket will be locked in monthly at 30% below typical retail with “no exceptions, no gimmicks.” Other products sell at market rates. Officials claim the average household could save about $90 a month or $1,000 a year, according to ABC7 NY.

Mamdani framed it as fighting corporate greed and rising prices: “Every week, New Yorkers walk into a grocery store hoping the prices haven’t gone up again… A trip to the grocery store shouldn’t spell dread for New Yorkers. That’s why we are guaranteeing a 30% discount on the most common and most critical groceries for families across the five boroughs — including eggs, milk, chicken and fresh fruits and vegetables. In a city that’s defined by unpredictability, you deserve stability — no matter what aisle you’re in.”

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Mayor Mamdani just announced that he will be opening 5 city-run, tax-funded grocery stores:

“Prices set at 30% below retail prices” pic.twitter.com/lBk5MQhZRL

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 27, 2026

But there is nothing “free” about Mamdani’s socialist supermarket scheme.

The city has already committed a staggering $70 million in capital funding to construct and prepare the five locations.

Under the plan, New York City will provide grocery-ready sites, fund the initial construction, cover rent and property taxes and create a single government-approved brand for the stores.

Private grocery operators will be selected to handle staffing, inventory, merchandising and other daily operations, but City Hall will establish the pricing mandates, labor requirements and performance standards.

The city released a request for proposals Monday seeking private companies willing to operate the taxpayer-backed markets.

The first location is expected to open at The Peninsula development in Hunts Point, the Bronx, by the end of 2027. Another 9,000-square-foot store is planned for La Marqueta in East Harlem but is not expected to open until 2029.

Sites in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island have not yet been selected, although Mamdani claims all five stores will be operational before the end of his first term.

According to the Mamdani administration, the taxpayer-backed markets will not sell high-profit products such as cigarettes, alcohol, lottery tickets or prepared hot foods in an alleged effort to avoid competing with neighborhood bodegas.

But removing a few products does not change the basic economics.

Private supermarkets and bodegas must pay their own rent, property taxes, construction costs, maintenance bills and insurance premiums. Mamdani’s government-backed competitors will have many of those expenses covered by taxpayers while selling popular grocery staples at artificially reduced prices.

How is a family-owned grocery store supposed to compete against a rival funded by City Hall?

Owners have called it a “slap in the face” and said the city is “using our tax money to compete with us.” Some have noted that a large share of their customers use SNAP benefits and will simply shift to the subsidized locations.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, approximately 45 grocery stores already operate within a 35-minute walk of Mamdani’s planned East Harlem location.

The area includes major chains, smaller supermarkets and neighborhood bodegas already operating on thin profit margins.

“Of course it will affect this store,” Sarah Kang, manager of a nearby CTown Supermarkets location, said when asked about Mamdani’s government-backed competitor.

The Gateway Pundit also reported in April that the East Harlem location alone could cost taxpayers roughly $30 million, and will not open until 2029.

What could possibly go wrong?

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