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ESPN said it stands behind Joe Buck’s initial report claiming that the NFL planned to resume the Buffalo Bills-Cincinnati Bengals matchup after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field Monday night. Continue reading “ESPN Stands by Joe Buck’s Report That the NFL Planned to Resume Game After Damar Hamlin’s Collapse”
E-commerce giant Amazon has revealed that it will be laying off more than 18,000 employees in the coming months, the largest headcount reduction at a tech firm in the past year. The layoffs will impact about five percent of the company’s corporate workforce. Continue reading “Same-Day Delivery on Pink Slips: Amazon to Lay Off 18,000+ Employees”
SEATTLE — Two men have been arrested and charged with vandalizing electrical substations in Washington state, attacks that left thousands without power over the holidays, and one suspect told authorities they did it so they could break into a business and steal money, U.S. authorities said Tuesday. Continue reading “2 arrested in power substation vandalism in Washington state”
A representative for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin reportedly offered an update Wednesday on the player’s health as he remained in the University of Cincinnati Medical Center following a medical emergency. Continue reading “Damar Hamlin’s family reportedly provides update on Bills player’s health”
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge on Tuesday declined to lift his order that temporarily freezes part of a new, voter-approved gun safety measure requiring a completed criminal background check before a gun can be sold or transferred. Continue reading “Oregon judge extends ban on new gun law’s background checks”
New York has become the sixth state in the United States to legalize natural organic reduction, popularly known as human composting, as a method of burial. Continue reading “New York becomes 6th US state to green light human composting law”
A strong 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook northern Californians awake on New Year’s Day. The U.S. Geological Service says the temblor that occurred 9 miles southeast of Rio Dell, California at 8:35 a.m. was an aftershock from the Dec. 20, 6.4 magnitude quake. Continue reading “Strong 5.4 aftershock wakes up northern Californians on New Year’s Day”
Historic, heavy rainfall in the San Francisco area has caused “sewer geysers” to explode on city streets, sending jets of water high into the air as the city’s overwhelmed drains cannot contain the high volume of rainwater. Continue reading “‘Sewer Geysers’ Explode onto San Francisco Streets in Historic Flood”
Chaos erupted in Times Square on New Year’s Eve when a machete-wielding man injured three New York Police Department (NYPD) officers. Continue reading “Machete Attack In Times Square Injures Three NYPD Cops As FBI Investigates As Possible Terror Incident”
Once again, drivers get screwed by politicians in DC…
Back in 1998, sci-fi TV series The X-Files aired an episode called “Kill Switch” about an AI gone rogue. Told when the internet was still accessed by most using dial-up modems, it was a fascinating tale of technology run amuck, a message about not handing too much of your life over to the digital world. While it might also seem like a sci-fi tale, soon enough the United States federal government could force automakers to install kill switches authorities can access and use to shut down any newer vehicle. Continue reading “Law Will Install Kill Switches In All New Cars”
Shortly after FTX Digital Markets filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Bahamian authorities seized $3.5 billion of digital assets from the failed cryptocurrency exchange, according to a statement late Thursday. Continue reading “Bahamas Seized $3.5 Billion FTX Assets Over Risk Of ‘Imminent Dissipation’”
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in Pennsylvania arrested a suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found stabbed to death in their beds more than a month ago, a law enforcement official said Friday. Continue reading “Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania”
President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released nearly 1,400 illegal alien convicted criminals from detention into American communities in less than three months, data shows. Continue reading “DHS Releases into U.S. Nearly 1.4K Illegal Alien Convicted Criminals in Less than Three Months”
Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday appointed a major Iran hawk to lead Israel’s National Security Council under the new government. Continue reading “Netanyahu Appoints Iran Hawk to Lead Israel’s National Security Council”
Unofficial Networks – by Matt Lorelli
Our guy, meteorologist Chris Tomer, is forecasting DEEP snowfall totals across the American west thanks to an atmospheric river of moisture. Continue reading “An ‘Atmospheric River’ Is About To Slam The West With Feet Of Snow”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials are unable to locate any records of illegal immigrants taken into custody and placed in a federal program to “ensure non-detained non-citizen compliance with release conditions, court hearings, and final orders of removal,” according to a nonprofit government transparency advocacy group. Continue reading “ICE Can’t “Locate” Records Of 378,000 Detainees”
The Internal Revenue Service on Friday announced they are delaying new tax-reporting requirements for millions of Americans who made more than $600 of income from e-commerce platforms such as Ebay, Etsy and AirBnB. Continue reading “IRS Delays $600 Gig-Tax Rule”
Gun Owners of America strongly objects to the Senate amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2617 (hereafter “Omnibus”) because it is infested with Second Amendment infringements. Continue reading “Gun Control Problems with FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations”
The Senate on Thursday voted to pass a $1.7 trillion omnibus package that had previously hit a snag over immigration reform.
The passed legislation provides Ukraine with $45 billion in additional military and economic aid, and sets aside $38 billion for emergency disaster assistance, The Hill reports. Continue reading “$1.7 Trillion Omnibus Spending Package Passed By Senate”