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State representative Anne Hughes was issued a summons by police Friday after several stolen political signs were located on property owned by Hughes, according to police. The Easton police department received a complaint from the Darrell Harris campaign staff that several political signs were stolen from the side of the road in the area of Route 59 and Judd Road. After further investigation, police say that an AirTag tracker showed that at least one of the signs was located on property owned by Hughes. A follow-up investigation was conducted by police, which led to Hughes returning several signs, including the...

Washington — Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff defeated GOP Rep. Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate race, CBS News projects, holding onto his seat in the upper chamber.

[Sub-title: At least 38 civilians have been killed across Ukraine following intense Russian strikes on: a humanitarian aid centre in Zaporizhzhia, a hospice in Dnipro, and key municipal power networks.] 'Exceptionally horrific strike' — Russian bombs hit school used as humanitarian aid center in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, A wave of devastating Russian bombardments targeting civilian infrastructure across Ukraine has claimed the lives of at least 38 civilians and left scores of others injured over a single 24-hour period. The strikes directly hit a humanitarian distribution point, a medical hospice, and a hospital, deepening an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis. The assaults come...

B.C. Conservation Officer Service says it's investigating, traps have been set outFamily members have identified the two victims of a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola, B.C., as Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter Selah Reed, 19. Balcarras's remains were discovered Monday in the Snooka West Trail area, the conservation officer service says. Family reported them missing on Sunday after they didn't return from a walk on the trail — described as a roughly five-minute drive from their home — on Saturday afternoon. "It's surreal. It doesn't seem real. It feels like a dream," said Josh Balcarras, Jennifer's...

The Oman Observer reports that burial chambers containing human remains and pottery have been excavated in northwestern Oman by archaeologists from Oman's Department of Heritage and Tourism. The burials have been dated to the third millennium B.C. and attributed to Mesopotamia's Jemdet Nasr civilization. Walid bin Hamad al Ghafri of the Department of Heritage and Tourism said that the excavation uncovered many beads, in addition to bronze arrowheads, axes, and daggers. Archaeological sites in the region are in danger of destruction due to rapid urban development, he concluded. To read about how people lived in the Omani desert some 5,000...

Reuters reports that archaeologists have uncovered a wooden cupboard discovered in a house on Via dell'Abbondanza in central Pompeii. Inscriptions in the house suggest that it belonged to Cornelius Maximus. "We cannot reconstruct with certainty the identity of whoever lived in the house, but these fragments bring us closer to their daily life," said Gabriel Zuchtriegel of Pompeii Archaeological Park. Researchers determined that before it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, the cupboard held a necklace made up of at least 24 crepundia, or amulets crafted from bone, glass paste, earthenware, and rock crystal. Some...

With the midterm elections approaching, Americans face a critical decision about the future of their country. The Democratic Socialists of America have a radical vision for America, one that rejects both the Constitution and the Bible. But this conflict over faith, freedom, and the role of government is nothing new. It dates back to the founding of our nation, when it wasn't the DSA challenging these principles, but the Deists. The Founders confronted these competing ideas more than two centuries ago, and the debate continues today. With so much at stake in the upcoming elections, understanding this history — and...

Election Day is already off to a disastrous start in Kansas, where a polling location in Leavenworth County ran out of ballots Tuesday morning, leaving frustrated voters waiting more than an hour and reportedly forcing some to leave without casting their votes. The stunning election administration failure unfolded at the Linwood Community Building in downtown Linwood, where voters arrived Tuesday morning expecting to participate in the crucial 2026 midterm elections. Instead, they discovered that county election officials had failed to provide enough ballots for their precinct. According to KCTV5's Election Day report, the polling location was short of ballots for...

Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville on Oct. 25 ... Missouri state troopers have captured an escaped convict who broke free from a Tennessee prison last week ... Jacob Allen Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, on Oct. 25, officials said previously. He was serving a life prison sentence for murder. After his escape, he allegedly stole a truck... As state troopers closed in on him, they say he tried to veer off the road and got stuck. He was arrested without further incident about two hours after police...

---SNIP-- The leaflet said: “No business for Zionists! These Zionist establishments must go! Not in our city!”. The rally is planned for Saturday, the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Nazi pogrom that took place between November 9 and 10, 1938. On that night, mobs destroyed thousands of Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues in Germany and Austria, while thousands of Jews were beaten, assaulted and sent to concentration camps.

Former New England Patriots great Rob Gronkowski met voters and candidates at polling places across New Hampshire on Election Day. "Gronk," who is not known for being politically outspoken, was seen in social media footage posing with fans for pictures and signing jerseys outside a tent with the logo for Turning Point USA, the conservative political organization founded by Charlie Kirk. A spokesperson for Turning Point said Gronkowski was not with their group, but did walk by their tent. Republican candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte posted a photo with the tight end and his girlfriend, Camille Kostek, in Bedford. A...

Explanation: Did this meteor come from that comet? Probably not. Although many meteors do originate from comets, there are thousands of comets that have visited the inner Solar System recently, and matching meteors to them can be tricky. And to be clear, the pictured comet is far behind the streaking meteor. Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) was captured from Hautacam, France in April when the giant space iceberg sported impressive ion (blue) and dust tails. Sand-sized rocky debris that enters Earth’s atmosphere typically appears as meteors, while the colorful foreground streak here may indicate a complicated composition. This month three notable...

I almost feel bad for Angie Nixon. Sometime tonight, after the Panhandle brings it home, she’s going to find out that millions of Floridians don’t want her representing them in the United States Senate, and she’ll have to confront the possibility that the problem might actually be Angie Nixon. Just kidding. We all know that’s not happening. She’s already figured out who to blame. Florida is racist. The voters are racist. Apparently even the Democrat donors think so. Talking with Politico’s Dasha Burns last month, she complained that national Democrats were staying out of her race because “they think that...

On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced what it called the “largest monitoring effort in DOJ history,” saying it would deploy agents to monitor and observe elections for the first time in the nation’s history. "Today, the DOJ will further this mission by engaging in its largest monitoring effort in history—with approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers deployed, and, for the first time, in all 50 states," the Department of Justice's press release reads. "The effort is coordinated by the Civil Rights Division. Monitors will include personnel from the Division, other DOJ divisions/components, U.S. Attorney’s Offices and federal observers from...

Bubble baths are underway. Dinner is made to order. The daily itinerary? Naps, training sessions and facials. Outside, a happy pack tears around fenced-in play areas as staff keep watch from offices overlooking the grounds. The guests are dogs. And this is their country escape. On a sunny afternoon at Far Fetched Acres in the Hudson Valley, one eager pup worked through a training session while others mingled in thoughtfully matched playgroups. Inside the custom-built, 10,000-square-foot postmodern barn, lavender-scented air sets the mood. Each dog has a personalized cubby stocked with food, medications, toys and detailed instructions from home. The...

People wonder how misinformation is passed, here’s a perfect example. An advertisement on our television networks being done by the opposition of HB685 in Washington state is an example of just how crooked the liberals are. They describe an upside down tax system that protects the top earners and say it is crooked as the top earners pay lesser taxes than the middle tier. So it is unfair as it will effect the schools, road taxes, and other people required funds. The percentage for the top 4% in Washington is at 5.4% The middle tier at 9.4% according to the...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) claimed in a new interview that President Trump has a “creepy obsession” with her and is spreading “conspiracy theories” — likening the federal inquiry into her alleged immigration fraud to questions about former President Barack Obama’s birthplace. The Somalia-born progressive is under investigation by the Justice Department, which could yank her US citizenship if issues are found with her 2000 naturalization papers. The Obama DOJ previously investigated her 2009 marriage to her alleged brother, Ahmed Elmi. “Trump has an unhealthy and creepy obsession with me. I represent everything Trump and today’s Republican Party seem...

Heavy rainfall produced flash flooding and mandatory evacuations in a wide swath of the Southwest on Sunday as weary residents in the normally arid region dealt with another massive drenching. Residents of Pagosa Springs, a southwestern Colorado town of more than 2,000 in the Rockies located near ski resorts and known for its hot springs, were bracing for its main river to rise to historic levels. Town officials warned in a Facebook post of potentially 'catastrophic flooding' as the San Juan River was forecast to crest at more than 20 feet late on Sunday night. 'To put the forecast into...

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Please Give Your Suggestions for Sticking it to: The Trillion Pound Gorilla of Sales -- you know the one. It isn't actually in the biz of making money. How's that? It's in the biz of accruing power to itself. I have two orders coming in today, they delivered 1 separately from the others, they'll send the other one separately, this when diesel is rising, they have a separate slave driving the 2nd truck. So, what? Riddle me this one, Batman. 2nd triangulation position: Their idiotic A.I. -- the clue is, when it starts accusing you of being "frustrated", you know...