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A Key West man is accused of placing Apple AirTags on two peoples’ cars to illegally track them, according to police. Key West detectives’ investigation dates to Nov. 8, when two people went to police after receiving cellphone notifications alerting them that an unrecognized AirTag was detected near them and tracking their location, said Alyson Crean, a spokesperson for the police department. Apple introduced the AirTag in 2021 to help people track their belongings. But criminals soon began using the small devices to illegally stalk victims. Since then, Apple updated its security measures so a person’s iPhone would alert them...

Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said Sunday she expected "good" relations marked by "dialogue" with US President-elect Donald Trump when he returns to the White House in a week. In a speech to mark her first 100 days in office, Mexico's first female president stressed that her country, which is in Trump's sights over illegal migration and drug trafficking, was "free, independent and sovereign." "We coordinate, we collaborate, but we never subordinate ourselves" to other powers, the 62-year-old leftist president told thousands of supporters at a rally in Mexico City. Sheinbaum's early days in office have been dominated by a war...

Desperate one-percenters are dropping small fortunes on private professional fire crews to protect their mansions as California’s most expensive wildfires continue to devour some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Private fire protection companies often contract with state and local governments to help battle wildfires, but in recent years California’s fire firms have begun offering “on call” services, ready to to show up with their own water supplies, trucks, hoses, fire-quenching chemicals, and other industrial-grade equipment. But these heroes-for-hire come with a hefty price tag, with some outfits charging $2,000 an hour for their services, the Daily Mail reported....

At the top of a nearly hour-long briefing in the Roosevelt Room, Biden pledged to send “every resource we can find” to support local officials, praising the firefighters and other first responders as “heroes.” He announced that the federal government would cover the full cost of recovery efforts, which includes things such as debris removal and temporary shelters, for the first 180 days. “I told the governor and local officials: spare no expense to do what they need to do and contain these fires in their communities that have really been devastated," Biden said. "And we're doing literally everything we...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨Moving trucks seen at the White House. Just 8 days left until Trump takes back the White House.

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Carlo Maria Vigano Calls Out Pope Francis and His Hypocrisy on Open Borders Following New Vatican Rules on Unwanted IntrudersOutspoken Catholic leader Carlo Maria Vigano called out Pope Francis on his hypocrisy regarding open borders.At the same time Red Francis is lecturing Western nations to destroy their countries with unlimited illegal migration the Vatican recently imposed new rules on unwanted intruders.Vigano called out this destructive pope and did not hold back!* * * * * * * * * *Via Carlo Maria Vigano:Gold Skyrocketed 51% During Trump's First Term - Will It Do The Same In Trump's...

Online coverage of the celebrities whose houses have burnt down in the horrendous Los Angeles wildfires this week was met by a dismaying but predictable symbol: the laughing emoji. Paris Hilton, Billy Crystal and Adam Brody are among the stars reported to have lost their Californian homes in affluent neighbourhoods of the city, like Pacific Palisades. James Woods even broke down in tears on CNN describing the destruction of his property. But while some of the people posting comments on social media extended compassion, what sympathy could be found was muted – along the lines of ‘It’s sad, but what...

Ben Rich from 1975 to 1991, was the Director of Lockheed’s Skunk Works, the division responsible for development of several advanced technological aircraft including the U-2, the SR-17 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk stealth bomber, and the F-22 Raptor. In a presentation about the infamous Skunk Works program, Rich made several unusual comments that had many in the audience scratching their heads. During the presentation, Rich hinted on more than one occasion that more, undisclosed, top-secret advanced technologies have been developed since the F-117 was introduced. Of course, Rich could not go into specifics. Jan Harzan, director of Mutual UFO Network...

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the use of seawater and how it can be utilized to fight the wildfires in southern California.

Ice and Fire and Another Bad Moon RisingMatthew 24:37 Again Yeshua said to his disciples: As in the days of Noah so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.…Ice and FireThe Generation of the FloodNoah warned the people of his generation, but they did not heed him until the Creator brought the punishment of Gehenom upon them. What is the punishment of Gehenom? It is ice and fire. The first is cold, the other boiling. And all of that generation were sentenced to punishment in Gehenom and were lost from the world.Sefer ZoharIf you’ve tuned in...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Bernard F. Fisher Info from here. Bernard Francis "Bernie" Fisher (pronounced Bernerd) (January 11, 1927 - August 16, 2014) was a retired United States Air Force officer and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He was the first USAF member to receive the medal in the Vietnam War.Born in 1927...

A shocking video shows the leader of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Los Angeles Fire Department appear to blame helpless fire victims as massive blazes continue to tear through the City of Angels. In the public relations video that re-emerged from 2019, Deputy Chief Kristine Larson - who heads the Equity and Human Rights Bureau - defended the fire department's use of DEI hiring practices. She then addressed concerns that female firefighters may not be strong enough to carry a man out of a burning building, to which she simply responded: 'He got himself in the wrong place if...

The Southern Bridge that connects the nether end of tony Palm Beach Island to the mainland city of West Palm Beach was once a calm overpass where people strolled alongside Bentleys over the Intracoastal Waterway. But since Donald Trump’s victory in November’s presidential election, news crews have amassed on the West Palm side, while tourists are huddled on a small island adjacent to the bridge, iPhone cameras fully zoomed in and aimed at Mar-a-Lago, which sits just yards away. All are hoping to catch a glimpse of the bustling activity at the president-elect’s beach club estate home and club, which...

US District Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee, held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court on Friday for violating a court order in a case related to two Georgia election workers. “A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for violating a court order that barred him from making false and defamatory statements against two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgement against him in 2023,” ABC News reported. Giuliani was held in contempt for statements he made about the Georgia election workers on a recent podcast interview.

President-elect Donald Trump is not planning a military invasion of Greenland, nor should he. However, he does actually make sense when he suggests that the United States should try to acquire Greenland from Denmark peacefully. Trump and Congress should look closely into how much Greenland would be worth to this country and examine whether it would be worthwhile to offer to buy it from Denmark for an appropriate price.U.S. purchases of territory have a long and beneficial history. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 doubled the nation’s territory in one fell swoop. The 1819 Florida Purchase, the 1848 Mexican Cession, the...

US corporate bankruptcies hit their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis - as Americans tighten their belts. Companies have also incresingly been grappling with high rising debts - driven by high interest rates that caused borrowing costs to spike. In 2024, 686 companies filed for bankruptcy, up 8 percent from 2023 - and almost more than 2021 and 2022 combined. It also marks the most filings since 2010, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. In addition last year, more companies tried to avoid bankruptcy through out-of-court actions, with these efforts outnumbering actual bankruptcies two to one, according...

Today, the White House is releasing the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate. The Strategy was developed through a whole-of-government collaboration with a broad range of civil society partners to describe and address the bias, discrimination, and threats Muslim and Arab Americans have long faced. Over the past year, this initiative has become even more important as threats against American Muslim and Arab communities have spiked

Barbra Streisand appears to have been shamed into cutting her water usage after shocking aerial photographs showed her Malibu yard looking lush and green despite California experiencing its worst drought in history. Residents across California have been demolishing pools, cutting back on showers and letting their lawns turn brown after experts estimated that there will be less than a year's worth of drinking water left in the state's reservoirs by the end of 2015. But recent aerial photographs have shown that many stars are keeping their yards well watered with their green lawns contrasting sharply with the dusty brown landscape...

President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is bringing back several cabinet members from his first term to serve in his upcoming administration that will begin this month. In a series of posts on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump revealed his picks for several senior positions, emphasizing the importance of their experience, according to the New York Post. The announcements included Steven Bradbury who has been nominated as Deputy Secretary of Transportation. During Trump’s first term, Bradbury served as General Counsel at the Department of Transportation and was credited for the rebuilding of “our crumbling infrastructure” and cutting regulations that...

Ten miles south of Tel Aviv, I stand on a catwalk over two concrete reservoirs the size of football fields and watch water pour into them from a massive pipe emerging from the sand. The pipe is so large I could walk through it standing upright, were it not full of Mediterranean seawater pumped from an intake a mile offshore. “Now, that’s a pump!” Edo Bar-Zeev shouts to me over the din of the motors, grinning with undisguised awe at the scene before us. The reservoirs beneath us contain several feet of sand through which the seawater filters before making...