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Six charged after largest fentanyl bust in Minnesota state history

At least six people are facing charges related to the largest fentanyl bust in Minnesota state history. The suspects are tied in a drug trafficking conspiracy that led authorities to seize more than 280,000 fentanyl pills, according to a report announced Thursday. Identified as Cornell Chandler Jr., 24, Robiel Williams, 23, Quijuan Bankhead, 30, Stardasha […]

Senate Republicans schedule Wednesday briefing on the border

Senate Republicans will receive a briefing on the border on Wednesday as a bipartisan working group closes in on a deal to amend the country’s immigration laws. The conference meeting, requested by Senate conservatives before lawmakers departed for the Christmas recess, will be held at 3:30 p.m., according to a source familiar. Though negotiators are […]

Comedian Jim Gaffigan mocks Hollywood over links to Epstein amid new documents

Comedian Jim Gaffigan roasted the Hollywood crowd at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday with a joke about Jeffrey Epstein amid the release of court documents revealing celebrity attendance of various parties linked to the businessman. “I can’t even believe I’m in the entertainment industry. I can’t. You know, it’s so unlikely,” he said […]

Jeffrey Epstein documents: Trump named in latest batch of released information

A batch of court documents relating to sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein were released on Monday, with one document alleging that former President Donald Trump had “sexual relations” with a woman’s unnamed friend at Epstein’s New York home “on regular occasions.” Sarah Ransome wrote about her unnamed friend in a batch of emails sent in 2016, […]

Special election to replace McCarthy scheduled for after state primaries

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has scheduled the special election to replace former Republican California Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the House for two weeks after the rest of the state’s primary races. The special primary election will be held on March 19 for candidates to compete to finish the rest of McCarthy’s term. Under state law, […]

Supreme Court rejects Exxon’s push for venue change in Minnesota climate lawsuit

The Supreme Court rejected a request from ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel groups to have a climate change lawsuit heard in federal court, in a blow to oil and gas majors as they attempt to limit exposure in dozens of similar lawsuits.

‘Tune in’: Aaron Rodgers says he’ll address the Kimmel feud very soon

New York Jets player Aaron Rodgers has revealed when he will address his feud with late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel, telling people to “tune in” soon. The football star’s feud with Kimmel started after he joked prior to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein associates list that the late-night host’s name would be included, noting […]

Social Security update: First round of January payments worth $4,873 goes out in two days

The initial wave of January’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for top earners who retire at 70, will go out to the first group of retirees in two days. Retired seniors born between the 1st and 10th of a month will receive their first payment of 2024 on Wednesday. Those born on or […]

Social Security update: February direct payment worth $943 goes out in 24 days

The first Supplemental Security Income payment of 2024, worth up to $943 for individual filers, will go out to recipients in February, which is a little more than three weeks away. The payment will be released in 24 days, on Thursday, Feb. 1, and marks the first payment of the new year because no payment […]

Biden’s Charleston church speech disrupted by Gaza ceasefire protesters

Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted President Joe Biden‘s Monday campaign speech in South Carolina, calling on the president to press for a ceasefire in Gaza immediately. The president’s support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military offensive in Gaza has led to declining support within the Democratic Party. The slide comes as Biden is also facing a […]
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