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August 29, 2025
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This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, hosts Chuck and Sam are joined by Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner reporter covering homeland security, immigration, and border issues. Anna shares her personal story of being assaulted in Washington, D.C. and later discovering that the attack was never recorded in police crime stats. She also discusses her latest reporting on ICE training facilities, DHS policy changes, and border security. We then hear from J.B. Simko, Chief Civil Society and Underage Prevention Officer at Philip Morris International U.S., about the company’s new campaign to prevent underage access to nicotine products, their 10-point youth prevention plan, and their long-term vision for a smoke-free future.
A man went to prison for assaulting me. DC Police crime stats show he was never arrested
Five years ago, I was violently attacked and sexually assaulted in broad daylight in Washington, D.C., by a homeless man. He served time in federal prison for what he did to me. But if you look for evidence that the attack happened in the city’s crime statistics, you won’t find it.
Israel Recovers Bodies of Two More Hostages From Gaza
About 20 hostages held by Hamas are believed to still be alive as Israel advances on Gaza City
TEL AVIV—Israel recovered the remains of two more hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as the country’s military presses ahead with a planned expansion of fighting that has raised fears for the safety of other captives believed to still be alive.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that an operation led by the military and Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, recovered the body of hostage Ilan Weiss as well as a soldier whose name hasn’t yet been released pending identification.
Wisconsin father who faked own death on kayaking trip to be with his online Eastern European fling sentenced to 89 days in jail
A Wisconsin father-of-three who staged his death on a kayaking trip to abandon his family and run off to Europe with his online fling will now spend as much time in prison as authorities spent searching for him.
Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was sentenced to 89 days in county jail after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer during his hearing in Green Lake County court on Tuesday, WISN 12 News reported.
Judge Mark Slate said his sentencing ruling was based on “the length of time he allowed his deception to continue.”
Rugby Player Turned Quadriplegic Completes Incredibly Recovery by Summiting Unconquered Asian Mountain
A retired rugby star turned quadriplegic has made an unbelievable recovery from a broken neck to reach the peak of a previously unclimbed mountain in Asia.
Ed Jackson became the first person to successfully ascend the unnamed, 15,485-foot-high peak in the Tien Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan on August 23rd.
The former professional rugby player for English teams Bath and Wasps was warned he may never walk again after diving into a shallow pool eight years ago and suffering a spinal cord injury.
But after years of rehab from a team of experts, his sights were set higher than a return to the rugby pitch—nothing less than a never-before-climbed peak amid the famous Central Asian range.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain, Ed and his team establish a remote base camp with the support of local shepherds, before tackling the technical ascent across glacial terrain, steep ice, and rock faces.
Jackson was predictably elated when he reached the summit.
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