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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday suspended a decision that restricts immigration officers' aggressive tactics in Minnesota, while Maine declined a request for more undercover license plates for U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicles, citing “abuses of power” during the Trump administration's crackdown. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was persuaded to freeze a judge's ruling that bars officers from using tear gas and other steps against peaceful protesters while the administration pursues an appeal. Operation Metro Surge, an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota's Twin Cities, began in early December.

US President Donald Trump says he has reached a framework for a deal over Greenland following a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte, and that he will therefore waive tariffs scheduled to hit European allies. “We have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” Trump says in a post on Truth Social. The US president does not provide any details on the framework, but adds that his threatened tariffs against European countries who are resisting his quest to acquire Greenland are now off the table. “Based upon this understanding,...

Turns out it's really easy to make money in America by lying. Destiny and Shawn Jackson are Minneapolis parents who claimed their truck was "lifted off the ground" by a tear gas canister as they were peacefully driving home with 6 kids from a basketball game at Anderson Middle School. Destiny and Shawn Jackson were filmed participating in the mob that was harassing federal officers.

If progressives distrust Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vision of healthy eating, they should rethink giving the government control over grocery aisles.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recently released its long-awaited dietary guideline revisions for 2025–2030. The 10-page document has drawn both praise and fire from dietitians and public health experts. While lauding the emphasis on eating real, whole foods, some experts argue that Kennedy's prioritization of dairy and meat does not reflect nutritional science. Progressives have claimed Kennedy's focus on red meat is creating a "funnel of performative masculinity" and a culture...

Lawmakers have taken the next step toward holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a subpoena to testify in the congressional Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee voted to send the effort to the full House for a vote. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who supports holding the Clintons in contempt, has committed to having the chamber vote on the resolutions. Some Democrats joined with Republicans in voting to hold the former president in contempt. The vote to hold the former secretary of state in contempt was also bipartisan. But fewer Democrats...

In a remarkable twist that bridges ancient ambition with cutting-edge science, physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider have achieved what medieval alchemists only dreamed of: turning lead into gold. While attempting to recreate conditions moments after the Big Bang, researchers on the ALICE experiment in Switzerland inadvertently produced minuscule quantities of the precious metal, marking an unexpected breakthrough in particle physics. The Accidental Discovery The extraordinary transformation occurred during experiments where beams of lead nuclei were fired at each other at velocities approaching the speed of light. While the primary goal was to study the primordial state of the...

Every year from mid- to late February, the setting sun hits Yosemite’s Horsetail Fall along the eastern edge of the soaring El Capitan at just the right angle, creating the illusion that the 1,575-foot waterfall is on fire. This Yosemite National Park phenomenon, aka “firefall,” is ultra-popular, and this year is expected to be even more crowded. For the first time since 2021, park reservations are not required to visit Yosemite during firefall. The past 12 months have been tumultuous for the National Park Service, with a 43-day government shutdown, changing free-entry days, and price increases. Now, its rangers will...

Pope Leo is among world leaders invited to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's top diplomatic official, said on Wednesday. Leo, the first U.S. pope and a critic of some of Trump's policies, is evaluating the invitation, he said. "The pope has received an invitation and we are considering what to do," Parolin told journalists. "I believe it will be something that requires a bit of time for consideration before giving a response." The board was initially aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, however Trump has said it will have a much...

A new “TMZ Investigates” special on Fox Nation claims Nick Reiner is in no mental state to stand trial for the alleged murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, as the program reveals new details about his mental state, medication changes and the case against him. “He is not competent to stand trial right now. He is almost childlike in jail, we’re told,” TMZ executive producer Harvey Levin told “Fox & Friends” on Monday. “He can’t process the consequences of what he’s done. He knows what he did. He just can’t understand where he is right now, and I...

In the face of surging antisemitism across New York state — fueled by incessant illegal demonstrations in support of terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah — Attorney General Letitia James jumped into the fray to prosecute … Jews. James’ office announced last week that she’s concluded an agreement with Betar — a small and obscure Zionist group that advocates for Jewish safety and self-determination — forcing it to cease operations in New York. The AG says Betar engaged in a “campaign of violence, harassment, and intimidation against Arab, Muslim, and Jewish New Yorkers.” Among the group’s activities were counter-protesting at...

VIDEOThe best thing about the yearly World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, Switzerland is watching the coverage of it in the streets by Rebel News of Canada because they are just about the ONLY news organization providing truthful coverage of that event. And this year so far Rebel News did not disappoint including the Man in the Davos Street interview with the son of Fidel Castro. And accompanying Fidel's Son is the mysterious Vampire Lady who is clearly upset that Ezra Levant is asking her companion real, not fawning, questions.Watch the full interview of Fidel's Son by Rebel News at...

A friend of Barron Trump told a UK court he saved her life when he dialed police after seeing her being attacked by her ex-boyfriend on a FaceTime call. The woman reached out to Trump in the midst of a violent dust-up with her former beau Matvei Rumianstev, 22, who allegedly started battering her because he was jealous of her friendship with the president’s son, Metro UK reports. Trump, who was in the US at the time, quickly called for help, telling emergency operators, “I just got a call from a girl I know. She’s getting beaten up.”

[Catholic/Orthodox Caucus] Bishop Schneider demolishes Cardinal Roche’s attack on Latin Mass Cardinal Roche claimed at Pope Leo’s consistory that ‘we cannot go back’ to the traditional Latin Mass. Bishop Schneider explained why his argument falls apart. Bishop Athanasius Schneider dismantled Cardinal Arthur Roche’s justification for suppression of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in an exclusive interview with Diane Montagna published Tuesday.Bishop Schneider decried as “manipulative” a document on the liturgy distributed by Roche at the extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV earlier this month, in which Roche claimed that “we cannot go back” to the Traditional Latin Mass. In...

The body wasn't even cold before the Buffalo Bills decided to let go of Sean McDermott. The Bills fired McDermott on Monday after the team’s heartbreaking playoff loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round. That loss, team owner Terry Pegula said, single-handedly cost McDermott his job.... The owner also made sure to note that Allen "didn't have any input at all" in the decision. "I didn't talk to Josh about this. I talked to him afterwards, but that conversation will stay private," Pegula said.

Joe Scarborough is obsessed with "Rape Island." He climbed up on that hobby horse no fewer than seven times in Morning Joe's opening segment today. Scarborough's motive, revealed at the end of his spiel, was to claim that President Trump is falling into a trap by asserting that Denmark has no legal right to Greenland other than having landed boats there hundreds of years ago. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

In an abrupt about-face on Wednesday, President Trump said he was calling off planned tariffs on European nations over his pursuit of Greenland. Trump cited the "framework of a future deal" reached with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte."This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he will continue skipping primary debates until a likely runoff, sharpening a dispute that rivals say amounts to avoiding voters. John Cornyn is the senior United States Senator from Texas, having served since 2002. He is a Republican and is currently in his fourth term, which will end on January 3, 2027. He is running for re-election in the Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026. Cornyn is facing challengers, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt. Cornyn stated he does not plan to participate in debates before the March 3...

Explanation: A mere 56 million light-years distant toward the southern constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is an enormous barred spiral galaxy about 200,000 light-years in diameter. That's twice the size of our own barred spiral Milky Way. This sharp image from the James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals stunning details of this magnificent spiral in infrared light. Webb's field of view stretches about 60,000 light-years across NGC 1365, exploring the galaxy's core and bright newborn star clusters. The intricate network of dusty filaments and bubbles is created by young stars along spiral arms winding from the galaxy's central bar....

Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland. Further information will be made available as discussions...

President Donald J. Trump‘s speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) summit in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday eclipsed that of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday. Carney had been lauded by the corporate media and some world leaders after delivering an anti-American speech, with Trump giving him a stark, single-sentence warning in his own address. Prime Minister Carney had slammed U.S. foreign policy, admitting that Canada had greatly benefited from America’s global hegemony in the past but complaining that it was now undermining the “multilateral institutions on which the middle powers have relied.”“Our view is the middle powers must...