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US Special Forces kill Islamic State leader in Syria
Chalk up another win for the United States in the fight against the Islamic State. According to reports out of Syria, around 200 special forces soldiers carried out a raid to take out a top IS commander. The operation started just after midnight Thursday morning, in a village called Muluk Saray. Using more than a… -
Secret Service scrutinized, again, after VP Harris motorcade crash
The United States Secret Service is under the microscope, yet again. Reports revealed this week some of the agents protecting Vice President Kamala Harris might have lied about the cause of an accident involving the vice president’s motorcade. The Washington Post reports the one-car accident happened Monday on a closed road in D.C. The highly… -
No, ‘furries’ are not invading US schools and demanding litter boxes
What’s your favorite conspiracy theory? The moon landing was fake? The earth is flat? Oswald didn’t act alone? Well, for some, a conspiracy theory about furries taking over schools and demanding litter boxes in the restrooms just seems too real to be fake. But it is. Now, furries are real. They’ve been around for a… -
New York leaders call for ‘federal solution’ to migrant crisis
Political leaders in the Northeast are finding out what leaders in the South have known for years; dealing with an influx of migrants on a daily basis is really hard, and the U.S. needs to find a federal solution. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Oscar Leeser, the democratic mayor of El Paso, have been… -
Damage estimates could make Ian costliest storm in Florida history
What remains of Hurricane Ian is slowly making its way up the East Coast. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without power in Florida, but help is coming by land, sea and space. Ian could be the most expensive storm in Florida’s history. Early damage estimates were in the $30 to $40 billion range,… -
State Department names diplomat for plants, animals
Ukrainians are fighting for their lives. China is ready to go to war over Taiwan. Iran could build a nuclear weapon conceivably any moment. But for the first time in U.S. history, we now have a diplomat for plants and animals. This week, the State Department named Monica Medina as the new special envoy for… -
US: Ex-Army Major, wife tried to give Russia military health records
The U.S. Army’s first openly transgender officer is now under house arrest. Dr. Jamie Lee Henry, and his wife, are both accused of trying to pass private military health records of U.S. soldiers to a person they thought was working for Russia. Henry came out as transgender in 2015 but used male pronouns during his… -
Research study reveals pandemic impacted personality, math test scores
A couple weeks ago, President Joe Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic was over. Health experts are still debating whether that’s true, but we do know the pandemic impacted people in different ways. A newly released study shows some Americans’ personalities even changed. Researchers from Florida State University worked with more than 7,000 adults and measured… -
Russian Navy ships spotted near Nord Stream leaks
A fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines was discovered Thursday. Authorities said it’s likely the result of more sabotage. The discovery comes on the same day news broke that Russian navy ships, including submarines, were seen in the area of the leaks. There is a consensus the leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines were… -
Texts show Favre wanted government money for second facility
In the NFL, Brett Favre was known as a risk-taking gunslinger. Now, he is making headlines for his connection to what’s being called the largest public corruption case in Mississippi state history. More text messages are revealing the extent to which the retired NFL quarterback lobbied for funds for pet projects. The money wound up… -
School shooting in Russia leaves 15 dead, 24 wounded
At least 15 people are dead, another two dozen are wounded after a gunman shot up a school in central Russia. Early reports indicated the gunman was inspired by the shooters behind the Columbine High School massacre. The shooting took place at a school in Izhevsk, a city about 600 miles east of Moscow. Police… -
China recruiting scientists out of Los Alamos
The Chinese government knows a great deal about some of the projects being studied at Los Alamos, the foremost national security laboratory in the United States. The Chinese government doesn’t know these things because of spies. No, China just hired the scientists working on the projects and offered more money. Los Alamos, in New Mexico,… -
New York spent millions on unused COVID-19 supplies during pandemic
President Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the financial toll is still being tabulated. Early in the pandemic, states were forced into competition with each other as the demand for personal protective equipment and hospital equipment skyrocketed. In New York, the state stockpiled more than 8,500 ventilators and almost 1,200 X-ray machines for a…
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