A California city removed the traffic lights from a four-way intersection as the city grapples with thefts attributed to a massive homeless encampment nearby. Oakland has been experiencing high crime and theft, including people stealing copper wires and the city’s infrastructure, according to locals who spoke to CBS News. The city attempted to thwart criminals…
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News Opinion | When ‘Stop the Steal’ Becomes Your Motto
There is a good chance that Donald Trump’s polling lead in the 2024 presidential election is more fragile than it looks. The most immediate problem for him is the fact that he’s on trial in a criminal case. Even if Trump isn’t convicted, the trial keeps him away from the trail. There is also the…
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News At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display
After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag. One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme…
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News North Carolina bill to stop protesters from using masks to hide identities advances without health exemption
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred by anti-Israel demonstrations that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses. The legislation – House Bill 237 – cleared the state’s Senate on…
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News David Copperfield denies sexual misconduct allegations: ‘False accusations must stop’
David Copperfield has refuted “false and scurrilous allegations” of inappropriate behavior toward multiple women. Copperfield, whose full name is David Seth Kotkin, was accused by 16 women in an investigation spanning decades, according to the Guardian US. More than half of the alleged victims claimed they were under the age of 18 at the time…
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News Nashville police officer fired over OnlyFans video showing ‘traffic stop’
WARNING: This story contains explicit details. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) in Tennessee recently fired a police officer who allegedly appeared in an OnlyFans video in uniform. The video, which was obtained by local outlet WTVF, appears to show the officer engaging in sexual activity with a woman during a fake traffic stop. The…
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News Judge Tells Michael Cohen, Key Witness in Trump’s Trial, to Stop Taunting the Defendant
In a startling precursor to what could be the most explosive testimony in Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, the judge on Friday told prosecutors that he was personally asking that a key witness stop speaking out against the former president. The witness, Michael D. Cohen, was once a personal lawyer for Mr. Trump and in…
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News Nebraska Army veteran pulls gun to stop jewelry heist, suspect flees with hands up
A level-headed Army veteran thwarted a would-be thief’s attempt to rob his Omaha jewelry store by brandishing his handgun and sending the suspect running. Surveillance footage captured inside Sidrony Jewelers last Saturday shows a black-clad robber smashing one of the store’s glass windows to let himself inside. The criminal didn’t anticipate that anyone would be…
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News ‘You need to stop’: Gov. Noem lashes out during heated interview over book anecdote about killing dog
Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., lashed out Tuesday during a contentious interview after being pressed on a series of questions about her controversial new book, “No Going Back.” FOX Business’ Stuart Varney asked the Republican governor about a viral section of her book where she discussed shooting her ranch dog, which was detailed in an excerpt…
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News Opinion | Senators Need to Stop the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
Jamie Raskin, a House Democrat and former constitutional law professor, wrote a statement explaining the problems with the bill at length, before justifying his “yes” vote with a kind of defeated shrug: “At this moment of anguish and confusion over the dangerous surge of antisemitism, authoritarianism and racism all over the country and the world,…
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