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California Highway Patrol says a man is being charged for not obeying a warning from a construction worker who told him a portion of Highway 1 was closed due to a slide. This incident allegedly occurred on Friday at around 11:00 a.m. and required California State Parks rangers to request a search and rescue for the man. He fell trying to cross Regent's Slide after being told by a construction crew member not to. CHP said the man rode to the worker's location on a bike at around 9:25 a.m., which was two miles south of the Highway 1 closure....

...urban progressivism is afflicted by an inability to build. Cities in red states are building much more housing than those in blue states. In 2024, Austin, Raleigh, and Phoenix are expected to expand their apartment inventory more than five times faster than San Diego, Baltimore, or San Francisco. One hidden effect of expensive housing is that it raises the cost of local services and creates shortages of workers willing to accept low wages in labor-intensive industries, such as child care. As a result, large urban areas have more expensive child care, even relative to their higher levels of income. A...

An appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction and life sentence of a man found guilty of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed the botched federal gun operation known as “Fast and Furious” has been overturned, a U.S. appeals court said Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the convictions of Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes, saying his constitutional due process rights had been violated, and sent the case back to the U.S. District Court in Arizona for further proceedings. Osorio-Arellanes was sentenced in 2020 in the Dec. 14, 2010, fatal shooting of Agent Brian Terry while he...

The Berkeley and Oakland Unified School Districts announced Wednesday that teenagers aged 16 and 17 can vote for the school board. This stems from two ballot measures: one passed in Berkeley in 2016 and another in Oakland in 2020, allowing this voting change. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters says it is ready to implement this and get those teenagers registered to vote.

Where are the MAGA attorneys filing lawsuits about the below listed issues that are glaringly illegal and unlawful? Thank you Colonel John Mills retired for this encapsulated summation of the crimes committed by the Harris usurpation of the presidency of the USA

Shocking photos captured smoke billowing out of a Russia-controlled nuclear power plant in Ukraine — a “reckless” attack that risked a major “nuclear accident,” according to the head of the international nuclear watchdog. Thick, black smoke was seen Sunday exiting the top of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that Russia captured shortly after launching its full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022. The massive fire followed multiple explosions hitting the vast, six-reactor facility, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear watchdog, which has staff there. “These reckless attacks endanger nuclear safety at the plant and increase the risk of...

A Washington Post ‘reporter’ on Monday asked Karine Jean-Pierre what Biden is going to do to stop Trump’s live X interview with Elon Musk on Monday night. President Trump is back on X after taking some time away from the social media platform. Trump tweeted a campaign ad ahead of his highly anticipated live interview with Elon Musk on Monday evening at 8 pm ET. Washington Post reporter Cleve Wootson wants the government to intervene to shut Trump down with just a few months to go until Election Day. “One more, Elon Musk is slated to interview Trump tonight on...

Australian Female Breakdancer Rachael Gunn at Paris Olympics 2024 Breaking Full Video Breakdancing

A teen facing charges for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby in a hospital bathroom trash can has experienced a significant development in her legal case. The New Mexico Supreme Court has delayed Alexee Trevizo’s pre-trial hearing, initially set for August 6, as it reviews whether specific evidence, including statements she made at the hospital, can be used in court. Trevizo, who is accused of first-degree murder of her newborn son, was charged in January 2023. Additional charges include intentional child abuse and tampering with evidence, as per a criminal complaint filed in Eddy County, New Mexico. The incident occurred when...

It's been a busy few days for politics in the Midwest. Last Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on the Democratic ticket, the fourth time in the last 60 years that a Minnesotan will be the Democratic vice presidential nominee. And this week, Minnesota and Wisconsin will hold primaries for federal and state legislative offices, dominating the slate of primaries happening on Aug. 13 (Connecticut and Vermont also have primaries but don't have any major contests). Paul Bunyan's Axe won't be on the menu, but six high-profile primaries for U.S. Senate and...

Explanation: What's happening in the sky above Stonehenge? A meteor shower: specifically, the Perseid meteor shower. A few nights ago, after the sky darkened, many images of meteors from this year's Perseids were captured separately and merged into a single frame. Although the meteors all traveled on straight paths, these paths appear slightly curved by the wide-angle lens of the capturing camera. The meteor streaks can all be traced back to a single point on the sky called the radiant, here just off the top of the frame in the constellation of Perseus. The same camera took a deep image...

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In a major decision on Friday, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that geofence warrants are “categorically prohibited by the Fourth Amendment.” Closely following arguments EFF has made in a number of cases, the court found that geofence warrants constitute the sort of “general, exploratory rummaging” that the drafters of the Fourth Amendment intended to outlaw. EFF applauds this decision because it is essential that every person feels like they can simply take their cell phone out into the world without the fear that they might end up a criminal suspect because their location data was swept up...

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador joined a lawsuit in federal court last week to stop the Biden-Harris administration from giving Obamacare to illegal immigrants. Labrador is joined in the lawsuit by attorneys general from 14 other states, and the suit is led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach. ‘The Biden-Harris Administration has made it overwhelmingly clear that our borders are wide open, and that illegal immigration will be rewarded, said Attorney General Labrador. “The latest taxpayer-financed incentive is free healthcare. Illegal immigrants shouldn’t get a free pass into our country when so many others wait patiently and follow every legal...

Preliminary 5.4 magnitude earthquake felt in Israel and Lebanon. Epicenter in Syria. https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/37519

The European Union's digital enforcer wrote an open letter to tech mogul Elon Musk on Monday ahead of a planned interview with former United States President Donald Trump to remind him of the EU’s rules on promoting hate speech. Trump announced last week that he is sitting down with Musk for a “major interview,” which will be livestreamed on X. Trump announced last week that he is sitting down with Musk for a “major interview,” which will be livestreamed on X. Europe's Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton reminded the world's richest man of his legal obligation to stop the "amplification of...

Sid Daoud, the Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana, received a shoutout from former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally on Friday, with Trump telling supporters that Daoud would have “a very nice surprise very soon” for them. It was later revealed that a group of Libertarians, including Daoud, had met with Trump and GOP Senate challenger Tim Sheehy prior to the rally. The remark was made during a rally in Bozeman, Montana, where Trump was addressing local voters to drum up support for down-ballot Republican candidates, particularly Tim Sheehy. About 30 minutes into his speech, Trump...

TRANSCRIPT BELOW THE IMAGE: First time I've seen this campaign video. It includes a powerful montage of his trajectory through history - including Mar A Lago raids, prosecution in the MSM, prosecution in the courts etc. With lightening and thunder at 55 seconds in the video, he says, "I never thought that anything like this could happen in America" as he's shown walking through a downpour wearing a red MAGA hat.https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1823016427680358790President Donald J. Trump: I will fight for you with every breath in my body, and I will never, ever let you down.I never thought that anything like this could...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has canceled his family vacation in order to deal with continuing riots across the United Kingdom, the Independent reported. The prime minister has warned the police to stay on high alert amid concerns of more trouble, with 6,000 riot officers deployed to potential points of trouble in an effort to prevent more violence. More than 700 people have been arrested in connection to rioting, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council, with more than 300 of them having been charged. Violence broke out following the fatal stabbing of three young girls two weeks ago at...

A man is recovering after being brutally attacked and robbed earlier this month in downtown Los Angeles by a mob of young people on bicycles. Carlos Saucedo reports on Aug. 11, 2024.