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New York Attorney General Letitia James, even as she already faces fraud charges and an ever-expanding scandal of criminal allegations, has launched a portal for Democrats to report and therefore dox ICE agents. After an ICE raid where federal officers arrested nine illegal aliens with criminal records in New York City, James and other Democrats flipped their lids, screaming about alleged abuses. Following the example of Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) and his fellow House and California Democrats, James launched her own ICE reporting portal, which could potentially justify yet more charges against her for violating federal immigration law. James proudly...

A truck driver has been charged in connection with a fatal eight-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Ontario, California. The trucker was identified as Jashanpreet Singh, a 21-year-old illegal immigrant from India who crossed into the United States through the southern border. Border Patrol first encountered him in the El Centro area in March 2022, but under former President Joe Biden’s “alternatives to detention” program, he was released into the country pending an immigration hearing, according to federal officials. The crash that killed at least three people was caught on dashcam video on Tuesday. Singh’s big rig slammed into slow...

The Democratic Party is now engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether this party, or any party, conceived and dedicated to wokeness, equity, multiculturalism, and lunacy, can long endure. Sorry, Abe, it fits. The answer to that question is self-evident. All one has to do is follow the money. It's not donor money, per se. I have written about Democratic donors remaining on the sidelines during this civil war, which has dramatically affected fundraising for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and establishment Democratic politicians. "The Democratic National Committee has raised $99 million so far this year, not even close...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — A law firm representing the family of Kevin Lataille is filing a federal lawsuit against the driver of the tractor-trailer that crashed into Lataille’s vehicle on Jan. 19, causing it to go into Cheat Lake, alleging the driver knowingly did not report the fatal collision. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that a warrant has been issued for the driver, Sukhjinder Singh, of New York, for negligent homicide. Investigators said Singh was driving recklessly in a snowstorm when he hit Lataille’s vehicle, and that it led to Lataille’s death. Deputies said in a press release...

United Airlines flight 93, domestic passenger flight that was hijacked on September 11, 2001, as part of a coordinated terrorist attack on the United States by al-Qaeda. It is believed that the hijackers intended to fly the plane into a building in Washington, D.C., possibly the U.S. Capitol or the White House. However, passengers fought to retake control of the aircraft, and during the struggle hijackers crashed the plane into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The site is now a national memorial.

Almost all Americans say they are planning to ignore a key piece of Social Security advice, which means they will miss out on higher monthly payments. Only 10 percent of those still working plan to wait until they are 70 before they start claiming benefits, according to findings from investment firm Schroders. Americans can begin claiming Social Security as early as 62, but doing so permanently reduces their monthly payments. To receive a full retirement benefit, workers must wait until their full retirement age, which stands at 67. However every year after full retirement age that Americans delay claiming Social...

Crown jewels that were stolen in a dramatic weekend heist at the Louvre are worth an estimated 88 million euros, or $102 million, not including their historical value to France, the Paris prosecutor said Tuesday. About 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the gems and heist suspects, said prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation. "The wrongdoers who took these gems won't earn 88 million euros if they had the very bad idea of disassembling these jewels," she said in an interview with broadcaster RTL. "We can perhaps hope that they'll think about this...

Study shows protective effect of recommending peanut product consumption in infancyKey Takeaways =In this study, physician-diagnosed peanut allergies in children ages 0-3 declined by 27.2% after guidelines recommended early peanut product introduction. -The 2017 national guidelines recommended introducing peanut products by 11 months for low-risk infants, and by 6 months for those at high risk. Further analyses are needed to validate these trends in larger, more diverse samples using food allergy testing or oral food challenges. -Fewer toddlers developed peanut allergies after guidelines recommended introducing peanut products in infancy, a large primary care registry study showed. Physician-diagnosed peanut allergies in...

More than 50 defendants have been convicted in connection to the massive Feeding Our Future fraud investigation since the first indictments came down in September 2022.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is unbothered by the firestorm of controversy surrounding the NFL’s selection of crossdressing anti-ICE rapper Bad Bunny as this year’s Super Bowl halftime entertainment. In fact, he thinks the Puerto Rican rapper will deliver a “uniting” performance. The blowback the league received has ranged from NFL fans on social media to President Trump himself. On Wednesday, Goodell addressed not only the criticism of the decision but also the demands that the league hire a different performer. “It’s carefully thought through,” Goodell said while defending the league’s decision. “I’m not sure we’ve ever selected an artist where...

@RandPaul Like I told @cherylcasone on @MorningsMaria, Republicans ran against Biden’s reckless spending… then adopted his spending levels. I won’t. $38 trillion in debt isn’t sustainable. It’s a threat to our economy and our dollar. I’ll keep voting no until Washington gets serious about balancing the budget.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid an ongoing government shutdown, members of the U.S. Congress reassured the American public on Thursday that the paychecks of the U.S. Congress would not be affected. "A government shutdown can be a stressful time for everyone," said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. "But rest assured, we're still collecting our paychecks." Senators and representatives on both sides of the aisle were quick to inform their constituents that Congress would still receive its pay despite the government shutdown. "I know WIC, EBT, housing assistance, disaster assistance, and federal student aid disbursements have all been delayed, but please don't...

U.S. — According to sources, the next "No Kings" protest is expected to end no later than 4 p.m. so that everyone in attendance can get home in time for Matlock. The "No Kings" movement, which is primarily comprised of elderly caucasian men and women, is reportedly focused on resisting what they perceive as increasingly authoritarian moves by President Donald Trump at any cost — well, any cost but Matlock. "I want to watch Matlock!" said Andy Wilson, a boomer. "What's the point of saving American democracy if we lose Matlock?" Matlock, currently in its 30th year of syndication, is...

As many of us have seen, Windows 11 is introducing AI into PCs programmed with that O/S. Granted, there are methods of removing it. Installing W11 with Rufus software is a common way of doing it. Using Flyoobe is another option. There is also software out there to remove unwanted components once W11 is installed. Regardless, I, and I'm sure many others, are trying to find ways of running Windows software on a Linux system. I've run across a few software packages in Linux that try to accomplish this. Bottles, Wine, Winapps and PlayonLinux are just a few things I've...

The clay tablet is part of a guide to exorcising ghosts held in the collections of the British Museum, reports Dalya Alberge for the Observer. Irving Finkel, a curator in the London museum’s Middle Eastern department and the author of the forthcoming book The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies, says the image on the tablet is only visible when viewed from above under a light. The museum acquired the artifact in the 19th century, but it has never been exhibited.

Emergency services rushed to push the President of India's helicopter after it became stuck in freshly poured concrete. The incident unfolded on Wednesday morning as President Droupadi Murmu landed on a temporary helipad in the Indian village of Pramadom, with the chopper seen sinking into the ground. Footage on social media shows how firefighters and members of the police scrambled to pull the helicopter out, but to no avail. According to local media, the temporary helipad had been prepared overnight following a decision to divert the President's helicopter from its original destination in Nilakkal due to weather conditions. Concrete had...

Key Points Rivian Automotive reportedly plans to lay off more than 600 people. EV makers are facing a more challenging market amid changing regulations under the Trump administration. ============================================================ DETROIT – Rivian Automotive reportedly plans to lay off more than 600 people as the all-electric vehicle maker faces growing market challenges. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the plans, said the layoffs will affect roughly 4% of the company’s workers. Rivian had just under 15,000 employees at the end of last year. A source familiar with the plans confirmed the layoffs to CNBC and said additional details are set...

For nearly two years, the anti-Israel Left said Gaza was in the midst of a genocidal famine. They ignored the fact that Hamas, the governing body of Gaza, started a war with Israel in 2023 and then proceeded to start losing that war. The narrative was set, and Israel was always the bad guy. Except there was no genocide and there was no famine. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a "multi-partner global initiative and standardized scale used to analyze and classify the severity and magnitude of food insecurity, acute malnutrition, and famine conditions in specific areas or...

Food stamp recipients spend significant portions of their allotments on junk food. Top Items Purchased with Food Stamps Rank Item Purchased 1 Soft Drinks 2 Fluid Milk 3 Ground Beef 4 Bag Snacks 5 Cheese 6 Baked Breads 7 Cold Cereal

Arrogant legacy fake news media like NYT, WaPo etc who walked out of the Pentagon rather than comply with new rules, now replaced by conservative news media like TimCastIRL. Legacy news not happy about it,