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An “intersexual” suspect from Arkansas, who identifies as a woman, was arrested after allegedly making bomb threats against a college town in neighboring Mississippi. Officers with the Oxford Police Department in Mississippi received reports on Jan. 31 that Lily Mestemacher, 29, allegedly threatened to bomb an area in the town, according to a press release from the department that used feminine pronouns. Officers searched the relevant area with a K-9 unit and declared it secure, the department said. Investigators later identified the suspect as Mestemacher, of Conway, Arkansas, nearly four hours away. The Conway Police Department issued an arrest warrant...

The Berkeley Township Police Department is mourning the loss of Sgt. William Cullen. The former US Marine was a 22-year member of the Berkeley Township PD, and died "suddenly," his department announced Friday, Feb. 17. Cullen began in the patrol division before he was reassigned to the detective bureau in 2007. His duties included general investigations, property and evidence, and Megans Law. Cullen was known for his tenacity, his compassion and was known and respected statewide for his investigative prowess. In 2015, Cullen was promoted and was assigned as a patrol supervisor. In this role, Cullen was able to use...

California wildlife experts recently confirmed that an adult bobcat died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, marking the first detection of the virus in a wild mammal in the state. The bobcat's remains were collected in Butte County and tested for the disease. It was wearing a GPS collar as part of a study by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The HPAI H5N1 virus was first detected in wild birds in California last year and has since been found in birds from 44 counties and domestic birds from 18 counties. Waterfowl and domestic poultry are especially vulnerable...

Fire at famed Carmel Halloween houseA home with some notoriety on the Central Coast was the scene of a house fire Saturday. Firefighters responded to the house fire on Willow Place in the Mission Fields neighborhood of Carmel Saturday afternoon. No people were hurt in the fire however one pet cat was burned and underwent treatment at a local emergency veterinarian. The homeowners worked with the American Red Cross for temporary housing after being displaced by the fire. The house that erupted in flames was the well-known Halloween haunted house. The family has been going all out with decorations...

"Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? "And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. "And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life." Matthew,...

Authorities in Santa Cruz county busted a cockfighting operation Thursday morning. Santa Cruz County Animal Control Officers and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant on a property on Ranport Road in Watsonville early Thursday morning. During the search, about 200 chickens – both roosters and hens – were seized. There were also dozens of cages, cockfighting weapons, and a ring on the property, typically used for fights. Additionally, several emaciated dogs and puppies with severe health problems were also found on the property. Detectives also discovered several firearms, including assault rifles and high capacity magazines. Two...

International inspectors this week found Iran has uranium enriched to 84% purity, just 6% below that needed to produce a nuclear weapon, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. The International Atomic Energy Agency is preparing its quarterly report on Iran's nuclear program, and two monitors found the near-nuclear weapon capability — the highest found to date.

She can, He can is an original AsiaOne series where we showcase Singaporean men who are working in female-dominated jobs and their empowering personal journey in overcoming stereotypes. "When we sent out the first few versions [of our lactation products] to the mummies, the top complaint is, 'Hey my husband finished it before I did'." "They (the husbands) finished it [and] they asked for more," co-founder David Ho proudly tell us. This led the 34-year-old entrepreneur, alongside his fellow co-founder Lee Chee Leong, to realise that their lactation products are not exclusively for nursing mothers but "a family product". The...

BREAM: "We're about $200 billion [in Ukraine aid] so far. There are questions about where the U.S. commitment ends..." KIRBY: "We're going to support Ukraine for as long as it takes."

Derrick Lemond Simmons, 50, was arrested after he attacked the unnamed coworker with a bat, knife and hatchet at the semiconductor manufacturer’s Ocotillo campus on Saturday, according to court documents obtained by Arizona Family. Chandler police responding to the scene found one person dead with fatal blunt force trauma injuries and another person injured.

A Los Angeles lawyer is accused blowing $10.2 million of company funds on her own 'extravagant lifestyle' - which included a six-month gambling binge at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Sara Jacqueline King, 39, is being sued by her former employer, British based lender LDR International, for the full amount - though the Newport Beach-based attorney alleges she now has only $11.98 to her name after her hard-partying binge at the $300-a-night hotel. The 33-page suit accuses King of federal fraud, and was filed in the California Central District court Saturday.

With the results of a recent poll indicating 74% of Americans no longer trust the mainstream media, analysts were greatly troubled by the fact that an alarming 26% of people still trust what the media tells them. "It really is frightening," said Micah Schmidt, lead research analyst for Gallup. "It beggars belief that one out of four Americans still trust the journalists who have done nothing but tear the country apart with a steady diet of lies and hatred. We are either far dumber - or far crazier - than anyone could have imagined." To push the envelope even further,...

Father Bux: ‘There Is Turmoil in the College of Cardinals’How serious is the current crisis in the Vatican and the Church and what does it portend for the future?To obtain a clearer idea, I spoke with Father Nicola Bux, a respected theologian and former consultor to both the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.In this interview, Father Bux sees some hope in a world that he sees as moving in a more conservative direction, but he questions whether bishops and cardinals are capable of leading the Church along the same path...

The Federal Government has announced a plan to begin shooting feral cattle from helicopters in order to protect the environment. ... Local ranchers, however, have criticized the plan as cruel and have warned about the unintended consequences ... They say it sets a dangerous precedent, as more and more ranching plots are left vacant across the West and fences become untended. They claim that this could result in privately owned cattle wandering off and getting caught up in the mix. ... ranchers are also worried that the wolves who eat the carcasses of the dead animals will become used to...

Chinese dealmaker Bao Fan, founder of investment bank China Renaissance Holdings Ltd, has gone missing in the latest disappearance of a top business executive, unnerving investors and sending its stock down as much as 50 per cent on Friday (Feb 17). The mainland China-based boutique bank said in an exchange filing late on Thursday the company had been unable to contact Bao. China Renaissance's board was not aware of any information that indicated Bao's "unavailability is or might be related to the business and/or operations" of the group, which, it said, was continuing normally. The dealmaker's disappearance is the latest...

Divinisation is what God wants for us. God wants us to be Perfect in his same nature.More than being a friend, or having a "relationship",God wants every ounce of us centered on him. That is why..."No One - sounds or talks the way like Jesus does"... ever. An interesting talk on why we should Love as God Does. 13 min YouTube link below:Love As God Loves

From the Reuters summary of Saturday, February 19, 2022: Russia's President Vladimir Putin was set to oversee exercises by strategic nuclear missile forces on Saturday as Western leaders gathered in Munich, fearful that he could order troops massed on Ukraine's border to invade at any time. Russian-backed separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine declared a full military mobilisation, a day after ordering women and children to evacuate to Russia, citing the threat of an imminent attack by Ukrainian forces. Kyiv flatly denied the accusation and Washington said it was part of Russia's plan to create a pretext for an invasion of...

The United States is currently open to tourists from all over the world, but unusually among major nations, it is still required for non-US citizens to prove they are vaccinated against Covid-19 to be allowed to enter the country. However the US House of Representatives has now passed a bill that would remove this requirement, however the bill still needs to successfully pass through the Senate and also receive President Biden’s approval. There appears to be some politics at play with the measure to end the requirement introduced by the Republicans, although seven Democrats joined the 3/5 majority vote in...

Why is Turkey now "Türkiye" and what does it matter? This linguistics expert sheds insight.Is Türkiye’s recent spelling change about being more authentically Turkish? Or is there more to the story? In June 2022, the United Nations agreed to change the spelling of the country known in the English-speaking world as Turkey to Türkiye, heeding a request by the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In January, the United States State Department also agreed to adopt the requested change in its written communications. A number of news outlets have reported that Türkiye has changed its name, but that’s not...

One of Biden’s judicial nominees is seeing his past actions come back to haunt him, as a sick incident from earlier in his career was brought up during his confirmation hearing. On Wednesday, Michael Delaney, who was nominated for a seat on the U.S. Court of the Appeals for the First Circuit, was grilled by Senate Republicans at his confirmation hearing. The senators probed for details regarding how a prestigious New Hampshire private school Delaney represented dealt with a sexual assault case in 2015. The case in question revolved around 15-year-old Chessy Prout, who was raped by a male student...