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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 23, 2026. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty ImagesU.S. equities finished the week modestly lower, with large-cap stocks accounting for most of the declines amid rising market volatility.Trading turned into a tug of war between bulls and bears, driven by conflicting geopolitical headlines out of Europe and Japan, a strong gross domestic product (GDP) report, and a couple of lackluster corporate earnings updates.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks to the press during a mid-afternoon press conference in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 5, 2024. Jim Blackburn for The Epoch TimesA federal judge in Georgia on Friday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking voter information from the state, ruling the department had filed it in the wrong city.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed the lawsuit against Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Dec. 18 in the U.S. District Court in Macon, Georgia, after he refused to provide the federal government with the state’s full voter registration information.We had a problem loading this…

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According to Peter Schweizer’s research, the Mexican consulates in America are colluding with the Democrat Party to organize anti-ICE protests. “Mexico has 53 consulates, and I started looking at what Mexico was doing with those consulates. I found out that they’re organizing protests; they’re still organizing some of these anti-ICE protests. They’ve got a consulate up in the Twin Cities right now that’s neck deep in what’s going on in Minneapolis. “But I also found that they were meddling in our politics. They were literally meeting with Democratic Party activists in 2024, saying, how are we going to stop Trump?…

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Hilarious Bloomberg interview with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.  The topics are European trade and politics combined with the overlay of Canadian trade and politics.  The Bloomberg panelists question Lutnick about the similar “feelings” of the Europeans and Canadians, as it pertains to the outcome of trade discussions.  It’s the feelings that make things difficult to negotiate. Secretary Lutnick doesn’t dismiss the narrative but deconstructs the substance of the topic brilliantly.  Lutnick notes the ridiculous nature of the Canadian trade position and their decision to go running to China because their feelings are hurt.  Lutnick then affirms the USMCA is going…

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Faith in Minnesota, a group of religious activists, claimed Friday that over 100 religious leaders were arrested during an anti-ICE protest at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.The group, which is an organization “calling for racial and economic justice in Minnesota,” was part of a protest demanding airlines take a stand against federal immigration enforcement.  Faith in Minnesota said over 2,000 deportation flights have gone through the Minneapolis airport and that airport workers have been detained by ICE while on the job or commuting, according to Fox News. “In -20° weather, over 100 clergy and faith leaders were arrested at MSP…

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Indiana Superior Court Judge Steve Meyer / screen image from Journal & Courier livestream Five people were arrested in connection with the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife. Raylen Ferguson, Thomas Moss and Blake Smith are facing charges of attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and gang enhancement. Amanda Milsap was charged with bribery and obstruction of justice. Zenada Greer was charged with assisting a criminal and obstruction of justice. ARRESTED: 5 people are now in custody accused of attempted murder and bribery in the shootings of Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer. Raylen…

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Randall Flagg went to Europe, and he did ride, Uh-huh,Randall Flagg went a-courtin’, all puffed with pride, Uh-huh,Randall Flagg went to Davos, and he did ride.With a smirk and kneepads by his side, Uh-huh. Advertisement Oh, let’s close the week out on a high note, shall we?I know you all have seen some of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s ongoing evisceration of California Governor Gavin ‘Randall Flagg Lite’ Newsom, who appeared out of nowhere in Davos. But there’s been more, and talk about getting the unctuous governor’s greasy goat – holy smokes.Bessent’s initial crack at Newsom, about being Sparkle Beach Ken…

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Irish face eight teams that finished with at least eight losses last season, including Wisconsin, Rice, and Michigan State.PublishedJanuary 23, 2026 8:00 PM EST•UpdatedJanuary 23, 2026 8:00 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkWe just finished the 2025-2026 edition of the College Football Playoff earlier this week. And already, we have our first participant for the 2026-2027 playoff locked in, 11 months early. Congratulations to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on their selection to the 2026-2027 playoff. This upcoming appearance will mark the Irish’s second appearance in the last three seasons, and their fifth appearance in the playoff era. How is this possible, you might…

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World’s largest gavel, outside courthouse in Columbus, Ohio A court in Tucson ruled today that Anna Sanchez couldn’t sue her co-worker Lauren Thomas for saying Sanchez “looked like homeless prostitute,” because that was a statement of opinion, not fact. Judge Maria Aguilera explained that “as alleged, the statement was nonactionable hyperbole. The words ‘looked like’ in particular ‘tend to negate the implication that [the statement] convey[ed] objective facts.’” The ruling was issued in Sanchez v. Flores. Nevertheless, calling someone a whore can be legally risky, even when it contains an element of truth. In Johnson v. Johnson (1995), the Rhode Island…

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A person speaks to a delivery worker outside of restaurant that uses app deliveries in New York City, on July 7, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA federal judge on Jan. 23 denied a request to block two New York City laws that would require food delivery apps to prompt users to pay tips.Uber and DoorDash sued the city on Dec. 11 to overturn the laws, arguing they compelled speech by food delivery apps in violation of the First Amendment.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help…

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UFC fighter Cameron Smotherman lost consciousness and collapsed Friday, moments after stepping onto the scale and weighing in at T-Mobile arena. FC bantamweight Smotherman was weighing in ahead of Saturday’s UFC 324 card in Las Vegas when he appeared visibly unstable. His weight was successfully registered at 135.5 pounds, and he took a few steps off the platform before he fell forward onto the stage floor, according to The Guardian. Oh my goodness… Cameron Smotherman just passed out on stage after making weight pic.twitter.com/fw881V1JuO — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) January 23, 2026 Seconds after the frightening fall, medics and UFC staff…

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(CN) — Oregon protesters who claim police violated their free speech rights and used excessive force against some participants during a 2020 racial justice march scored a victory Friday in their suit against the city of Springfield and its officers.The ruling stems from a lawsuit by Black Unity and individual protesters who say Springfield police blocked their march, wrongly declared it an unlawful assembly and chilled their First Amendment rights by ordering them to disperse and using force.The city and officers asked U.S. District Judge Ann L. Aiken to grant summary judgment on all claims, but she denied the request…

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The special envoy of President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, immediately left the Kremlin after more than four hours of intense conversations with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. delegation is heading to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where today the first trilateral negotiations between the United States, Ukraine, and Russia begin since the start of the invasion in 2022, focused on a possible peace agreement that includes Russian territorial demands. The discussions in Moscow, described by the Kremlin as «extremely frank» and «constructive,» revolved around the Anchorage formula to resolve the conflict, with Russia insisting that there…

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CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings had to explain to the network why immigration enforcement proceeds without disruption in most states but repeatedly breaks down in Minnesota. Nearly 3,000 federal agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol have flooded Minneapolis and St. Paul since early January as part of an aggressive immigration enforcement operation. Jennings said on “The Arena with Kasie Hunt” that coordination between local authorities and the federal government functions fine across the country. Minnesota, though, stands apart because top Democratic officials refuse to work with federal authorities.“I’d be frustrated too if…

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This week, Arizona Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes told violent anti-ICE protesters how they could kill masked ICE agents and not bear guilt. The reason she gave is that Arizona is a Stand Your Ground state. She framed it as a warning, but that wasn’t the message she was sending. Of course, Stand Your Ground laws don’t allow anyone to shoot and kill ICE agents. Not one Democrat has condemned her statements. Republicans want her to resign. Watch Mayes at a violent anti-ICE protest, telling violent protesters that she “appreciates” them. As you can see in the clip, the young…

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Brand crossovers and collaborations may have just gone too far…PublishedJanuary 23, 2026 7:35 PM EST•UpdatedJanuary 23, 2026 7:35 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkI am on record many times as OutKick’s most outspoken Crocs advocate. It’s a stance that has gotten me a lot of guff and led to many terrible rumors — no, I don’t wear socks with them — but when you’re on the right side of history, you stick to your guns.Sure, I’m embarrassed that I once stood in line outside the Crocs store like it was the hottest nightclub in town. But it will take a lot to make me…

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California’s attorney general pointed to the 2015 Refugio State Beach oil spill that send over 100,000 gallons of crude into the ocean.LOS ANGELES (CN) — California drew a literal line in the sand Friday over control of a pipeline it claims has become President Donald Trump’s latest gift to the oil industry.Attorney General Rob Bonta said the legal action in the Ninth Circuit targets the federal government’s December claim that it has exclusive jurisdiction over the Las Flores pipelines, and a subsequent restart plan enabling their return to service. Those moves happened without completing state fire marshal requirements that came…

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A Delta Air Lines plane prepares to take off during a winter storm at Greater Rochester International Airport in Rochester, N.Y., on Dec. 26, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Joseph Frascati via ReutersAmericans were forced to put their travel plans on ice as people in two-thirds of the nation braced for a “catastrophic” weekend storm.Over 6,300 U.S. flights that were scheduled between Jan. 23 and Jan. 25 were canceled ahead of the incoming winter blast, according to flight tracker FlyAware.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If…

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Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducts a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters on Dec. 22, 2025, in a still from video. U.S. Southern CommandThe U.S. military said it conducted a deadly strike on a narco-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing two people aboard and prompting a search-and-rescue effort for a third survivor, according to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).The action, directed by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, was carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear amid a continuing campaign against drug trafficking networks designated as terrorist…

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US forces on Friday struck another drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific. “Two narco-terrorists were killed, and one survived the strike,” Southern Command said in a statement. This marks at least 36 drug boats destroyed in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea, since the operations began on September 2, 2025. It’s also the first known strike since Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was captured on January 3, 2026. At least 117 “narco-terrorists” have been killed in these strikes. Trump sent the military into Venezuela guns a blazing earlier this month, and Maduro is now in a New York prison…

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A senior official at the al-Aqtan prison in Raqqa, Syria, on Thursday pleaded with European and American officials to take control of the facility, before clashes between Syrian government troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) create more opportunities for Islamic State terrorists to escape. Syrian officials are also suggesting Western powers take custody of the foreign-born ISIS fighters they have allowed to languish in Syrian prisons for years. Al-Aqtan head of security Chiya Kobane posted a video message on Thursday in which he said the SDF can no longer manage the facility, so the world needed to step…

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Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny seems to be planning to shove his wokeism hard in the faces of football fans during his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show by wearing a dress and celebrating LGBTQ+ “icons” from the stage. The gender-bending rapper who refuses to speak or sing in English had already sparked controversy among football fans when, after the league announced he was their choice for the big show, social media exploded with images of his past performances in women’s clothing. Now, reports say Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, fully intends to perform wearing a dress during…

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Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López on Thursday claimed that Venezuela was allegedly a “testing ground for the use of unknown weapons” during the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro. According to Padrino López, a Venezuelan socialist general actively wanted by U.S. authorities on drug trafficking charges, Venezuela was “bombed” with the assistance of “artificial intelligence of the highest level” during Maduro’s capture. The regime official presided over a military academy handover ceremony in Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex and the location where U.S. Delta Force members captured the now-deposed Venezuelan socialist dictator Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores…

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The United States Southern Command said Friday that two alleged “narco-terrorists” were killed in its latest kinetic strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, and that one person survived.The strike comes after the Trump administration faced scrutiny over the handling of an attack in September, where a second strike was conducted on a single drug ship to allegedly kill two survivors of the first strike.  The strike was part of “Joint Task Force Southern Spear” which targets alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. The military has conducted dozens of strikes in recent months, which have killed…

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The Federal Aviation Administration allegedly rejected requests from air traffic controllers at Reagan National Airport to decrease the number of flights traveling into the airport, months before a deadly collision took place, the Washington Times reported Friday. The revelation comes just days before the National Transportation Safety Board is expected to vote on the final report of last year’s collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter, which killed everyone on board. The final report is expected to include dozens of new safety recommendations, but it is not clear if decreasing the number of arrivals at the airport every…

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In a despicable lie, the Democrat party posted to X telling Americans that ICE arrested a 5-year-old boy and used him as human bait to arrest his parents, describing the ICE agents as “monsters.” This at a time when violence and threats of violence against ICE skyrocket. In Minneapolis, ICE arrested a 5-year-old coming home from preschool and tried to use him as human bait. His teacher describes him as “a bright young student.” These monsters are sick. pic.twitter.com/JSfjQsvoP8 — Democrats (@TheDemocrats) January 22, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security responded on X and corrected the record, but the lies…

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On Tuesday of this week, ICE approached an immigrant from Ecuador who it was targeting for deportation. What happened next has become a story of great contention with activists and Democratic officials claiming a 5-year-old child was used as bait and then kidnapped while ICE officials are telling a very different story. Advertisement The boy’s name is Liam Conejo Ramos and this photo of him has been circulating online. Here it’s being spread by DNC Chair Ken Martin.ICE detained a 5-year-old child in Minnesota to use as “bait.”An innocent child.America, let this sink in. This is what the government is…

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The National Weather Service has issued winter and ice storm warnings for states across the South, Midwest and Northeast this weekend.(CN) — A prolonged winter storm is set to plunge states across the South, Midwest and Northeast into freezing temperatures over the weekend, bringing along heavy snow and catastrophic ice.Beginning on Friday night, the National Weather Service predicts a wintry storm of snow, sleet and ice will begin its path by moving into Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee. Tiny, icy flakes and dropping temperatures are already being reported in Denver.The storm, named Winter Storm Fern,…

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The Bills stunned everyone by firing Sean McDermott earlier this week.PublishedJanuary 23, 2026 7:10 PM EST•UpdatedJanuary 23, 2026 6:39 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkNot too many people expected the Buffalo Bills’ head coaching gig to become available, but when it did earlier this week, it quickly became one of the most coveted openings in the NFL.And legendary NFL writer John McClain has a word of advice for the Bills brass making the decisions.McClain was asked for his thoughts on the team’s coaching search as reports circulated that they interviewed semi-retired quarterback Philip Rivers for the job.”Well, you shouldn’t make your decision based…

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes suggested in a recent interview with local Arizona 12 News that people would be justified in shooting masked ICE agents in Arizona, even presenting a legal argument for doing so.  Mayes discussed a potential surge of ICE operations in the Grand Canyon State with Brahm Resnik, following the introduction of a new page on the Attorney General’s website to film and report alleged misconduct by federal agents. “Members of the public in Arizona should use this form to report (including submitting video footage or photographic evidence) potentially unlawful activity in Arizona by federal agents or…

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My daughter is almost 17. She’s smart, empathetic and deeply tuned in to the world around her.Like a lot of teenagers, she gets much of her news from social media. And like a lot of parents, I found myself staring at the ceiling after something she brought up the other night at the dinner table, wondering how something so wrong could sound so convincing.She was trying to process something she had seen and read online. I listened to every word and stayed quiet, partly because I didn’t yet know the facts, and partly because I wanted to understand how the…

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The Trump administration “is closely monitoring” the winter storm forecast to affect the eastern half of the United States, a White House official said Friday afternoon. The official noted in a statement to reporters that President Donald Trump is receiving briefings on the forecast and is in dialogue with officials. “The President is being briefed throughout the day and is in close contact with officials,” the White House official said. “The entire Trump Administration is closely monitoring the anticipated weather and is undertaking a whole-of-government approach to respond as appropriate.” As the Associated Press reported: The massive storm system is expected to…

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Russian delegation (left, with Kushner), UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed (center) and the Ukrainian delegation (right, with Witkoff) – Screengrab Social Media/X Yesterday, while the world looked to Davos in expectation over the US-EU dispute about Greenland, two major moves in the Russia-Ukraine peace process took place. First, US President Donald J. Trump had a talk with Kiev regime leader Volodymyr Zelensky, and later that night, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin. And while no sensational breakthroughs came out of these meetings, they were followed by a two-day peace conference in…

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Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Director Dr. Mehmet Oz and Deputy Director for Health and Human Services, Jim O’Neill, just released a stunning video from Minnesota.  They discuss a former linen factory that was transformed into 400 Medicaid businesses that generated almost $380 million in billing to CMS. It doesn’t make sense.  One industrial building housing almost 400 individual Medicaid businesses that cost taxpayers $380 million in payments for services that are now under investigation.  It is almost guaranteed these complex houses fraudulent fake businesses.  Director Oz dropped the video on his X account. You’d never believe the…

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A Superior Court judge granted new representation for one of two Zizian defendants, while the other will be tried for competency in March.FAIRFIELD, Calif. (CN) —One of two defendants for the attempted murder of their landlord and involved in an anti-AI group suspected of multiple homicides throughout the country will stand in a March competency trial, a Solano County Superior Court judge ruled on Friday, while the other defendant was granted new representation, further delaying a jury trial mired with setbacks.Suri Dao, a member of the anti-AI group known as the Zizians who was jailed in connection with the 2022…

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Washington D.C.’s local government issued millions in traffic tickets in 2025 from speed cameras across the city. The city’s Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) program features 547 cameras throughout the district tracking for speeding, red light and stop sign violations, with the top ten cameras collecting $65 million in 2025 alone, according to Axios. D.C.’s ATE, which was first implemented in 1999, is now at risk of being eliminated by the Trump administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT), Fox 5 DC reported earlier in January.D.C.’s most lucrative camera, located on the Potomac River Freeway by the Kennedy Center, garnered $9.17 million in tickets throughout…

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Vice President JD Vance speaks ahead of the 53rd annual March for Life in Washington on Jan. 23, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesWASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance announced on Jan. 23 that the Trump administration would restrict funding to international organizations that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, in addition to abortion.“We’re going to start blocking every international NGO that performs or promotes abortion abroad from receiving $1 of U.S. money,” Vice President JD Vance said during a speech at the annual March for Life. “Now we’re expanding this policy to protect life, to combat DEI and the radical gender…

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Friday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Americans are “repulsed” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents’ “abhorrent” behavior. Host Pamela Brown said, “We have this new reporting that President Trump is privately frustrated that he risks losing control of the immigration message and the Minnesota amid this Minnesota chaos. What do you think? Do you think he’s already lost control of the immigration message?” Blumenthal said, “Well, he’s lost control of the immigration message, but more importantly, ICE is an agency out of control. The secret memo that I revealed, provided to me by whistleblowers because…

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The Milwaukee Brewers did it again. In what’s become a yearly tradition, the Brewers traded one of their best players to a new team, demonstrating yet again that they do not intend to ever become a serious organization. Freddy Peralta, yet another successful starting pitcher found by the Brewers’ impressive player development department, is now a member of the New York Mets. The trade, in the abstract, made sense. New York sent back two of their best five prospects, and two of the best prospects in baseball. Infielder Jett Williams and pitcher Brandon Sproat went to Milwaukee, and while the ceiling for…

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Vice President JD Vance revealed this week that about $7 billion worth of Small Business Administration (SBA) fraud has been discovered in California, an indicator the theft of federal funds across all departments in the Golden State could well exceed any other state’s. “I think we have a fraud problem that is much worse in California than it is in Minnesota,” Vance said in an interview Thursday with Newsmax. He continued, “I was talking actually to our small business administrator and I think she found probably a half billion dollars of fraud in Minneapolis and the broader Minnesota area. I think…

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Both sides welcomed the verdict, for very different reasons.(CN) — A jury on Friday awarded $1 in damages to a swimming league after finding that a separate swimming organization should be held liable for orchestrating a boycott against them.A federal jury found that World Aquatics violated antitrust laws and disadvantaged the International Swimming League (ISL) through a boycott of its swimming events.World Aquatics is a Swiss-based international swimming nonprofit that governs standards and rules for six professional water sports and consists of 210 national member federations. Formerly known as the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), the group determines Olympic qualifiers…

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Thursday on CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), a Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was “consistently violating people’s constitutional rights.” Discussing the confessional hearing with Jack Smith, Crockett said, “The idea that they had the audacity to make these arguments in a time in which ICE, of all organizations, has decided that they are going to spy on people, that is crazy. Like you’re mad that somebody sees that you made a phone call, yet you have nothing to say about, especially on a day where we went through our funding…

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Several major U.S. airlines announced Friday that they are offering waivers to travelers who are impacted by the historic winter storm this weekend that is projected to affect more than two dozen states.States have already begun preparing for the massive snow storm, which could impact over 180 million Americans in the South, Midwest and Northeast. The storm is expected to impact some states beginning Friday and ending Monday. Weather experts are encouraging Americans to stay home this weekend because the mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow could make travel dangerous and result in power outages, according to Fox Business.…

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Arizona’s Democrat Attorney General Kris Mayes’ public advice that people in Arizona could use the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law to justify shooting federal officers – especially masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents – has been roundly condemned by the Arizona Police Association (APA). “Law enforcement is inherently dangerous work. Recent public comments by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes have the potential to make it even more dangerous,” APA explained Thursday in a statement denouncing Mayes’ comments in a local television news interview: “The interview quickly shifted to a discussion of Arizona’s self-defense and ‘stand your ground’ laws. “In…

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Dr. Mehmet Oz and Jim O’Neill are on a mission to find out what is going on in Minnesota Medicaid fraud. They found a former linen factory transformed into 400 Medicaid businesses that generate almost $400 million in billing. Dr. Oz reports: “Why did no one in the state figure out this was a concern? Perplexingly to me, in a place of this nature, an industrial complex that people would not come to for child care or autism care or transportation support, how is it possible this could come up like an abscess in the heart of Minneapolis, and nobody…

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Thanks to a last-minute maneuver in the House of Lords, the fate of Diego Garcia and Keir Starmer’s infamous Chagos Island deal is still hanging in the balance.Holy smokes. This is worse than a horror flick, waiting for the end. But at least it’s a good guy crashing through a remote cabin’s picture window instead of a chainsaw-wielding monster, right when you think it’s over and done with. Advertisement The deal Starmer was insisting not 24 hours ago was signed and going through, come hell, high water, or the wrath of Donald Trump, was so bad, it’s being termed a…

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The newspaper says LA is automatically destroying “a massive amount of records.” But requiring the city to review every employee’s text message would be a logistical nightmare.LOS ANGELES (CN) — A Superior Court judge on Friday said he was leaning toward allowing a public records lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles Times against the city of LA over the mayor’s text messages to go forward to discovery and then a trial.At issue: Is a text message a public record? And is the city obligated to read through every employee’s text messages before deciding which ones should be kept?The case stems from…

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Emergency officials across the country are bracing for a major winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, ice, and dangerous cold to large portions of the United States. More than a dozen states have already declared emergencies ahead of the storm’s arrival. Delegations from the United States, Russia, and Ukraine held the first…

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