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One of California’s largest utilities company was accused Friday of falsifying safety documents for the state’s natural gas pipelines for years, even after it was blamed for a 2010 pipeline explosion that killed eight people.

An investigation by the California Public Utilities Commission found that Pacific Gas & Electric Co. had allegedly falsified data from 2012 to 2017 because it lacked enough employees to find and mark natural gas pipelines.   Continue reading “California utility, under scrutiny over massive wildfire, falsified pipeline safety records for years: regulators”

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A 4.4-magnitude earthquake was reported in Tennessee early Wednesday, officials said.

The quake hit about six miles north of Decatur around 4:15 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The shaking was felt by residents as far away as Atlanta — about 149 miles south of the epicenter.   Continue reading “Earthquake, magnitude 4.4, rattles Tennessee, Georgia”

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Two groups of Central American migrants marched to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday with a list of demands, with one group delivering an ultimatum to the Trump administration: either let them in the U.S. or pay them $50,000 each to go home, a report said.

Among other demands were that deportations be halted and that asylum seekers be processed faster and in greater numbers, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.  Continue reading “Migrant group demand Trump either let them in or pay them each $50G to turn around: report”

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A sheriff’s deputy and two officials from the Texas attorney general’s office were shot while trying to serve a felony warrant at a home in Houston, authorities said.

The three victims were hospitalized but are “are awake and alert” and expected to survive, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted.   Continue reading “3 law enforcement officers shot while trying to serve warrant: Sheriff”

ABC News

Federal authorities said they’ve charged two people involved in planning separate large-scale attacks — one who wanted to carry out a shooting at a synagogue and another who had been plotting a bar shooting and blowing up a pipeline.

While the alleged attacks were in the planning stages, there was never an immediate threat to the public, the FBI and Department of Justice said Monday in a news conference announcing the charges.   Continue reading “FBI charge 2 in Ohio accused of plotting separate attacks”

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An Illinois county has raked in $10 million in federal funds for its decades-old deal with the government to detain immigrants living in the country illegally, according to a report.

McHenry County signed a bed-rental contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the early 2000s, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The federal government agreed to pay the northwest Illinois county about $7 million for the bed-rental program.  Continue reading “Illinois county gains $10M for detaining undocumented immigrants”

The Hill – by Timothy Cama

The Trump administration rolled out detailed proposals Thursday to reduce measures designed to protect the imperiled greater sage grouse in seven western states.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released state-specific plans for public comment.  Continue reading “Trump admin floats reduced protections for imperiled sage grouse”

The Hill – by Morgan Gstalter

Ammon Bundy, the rancher at the center of a 2016 standoff with the government at an Oregon wildlife preserve, said he is leaving the militia movement after criticizing President Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Bundy shut down his social media accounts and announced that he was stepping away from “patriot groups,” Buzzfeed News reported Thursday.  Continue reading “Ammon Bundy leaves militia movement after ripping Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric”

ABC News

With one bullet, a Georgia police officer was shot in the face and a suspect was shot dead during a confrontation Thursday morning, according to investigators.

It began when employees of a dentist’s office called 911 around 8 a.m. Thursday to report a disturbance, Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Natalie Ammons told reporters.

Henry County Police officer Michael Smith arrived and spoke with the suspect, Dimaggio McNelly, but “at some point the subject became combative,” Ammons said.   Continue reading “With 1 bullet, a police officer is shot in the face and a suspect is shot dead during a struggle: Officials”

Engadget – by Saqib Shah

An Amazon robot tore open a can of bear repellent at the company’s New Jersey warehouse on Wednesday, hospitalizing 24 workers. One employee is in critical condition, according to ABC News, while 30 others were treated on the scene. The 1.3-million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in the town of Robbinsville, New Jersey, employs more than 3,000 people.

A preliminary investigation determined that the bear repellent, which is like pepper spray for aggressive or charging bears, fell off a shelf. But a spokesperson for Robbinsville Township further clarified that an automated machine punctured the 9-ounce can, releasing its toxic fumes. Amazon sells different types of bear repellent on its online shopping site.   Continue reading “Amazon workers hospitalized after warehouse robot releases bear repellent”

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The Texas border patrol supervisor who confessed to killing four women in September may receive the death penalty, authorities said.

U.S. Border Patrol agent Juan David Ortiz, 35, was indicted Wednesday on charges of capital murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful restraint and evading arrest or detention in the deaths of four sex workers in September, according to Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz.   Continue reading “Prosecutor wants death penalty for border agent accused of killing 4 women”

Delish – by Madison Flager

Dog owners: You’ll want to take note of the FDA’s recent update to a dog food recall. Several dog food brands are now included in a recall alert for potentially containing a dangerous amount of vitamin D. While the vitamin is an essential nutrient for dogs, too much of it can cause kidney failure or death. Tests conducted on samples of some of these products show as much as approximately 70 times the intended amount of vitamin D.  Continue reading “The FDA Expanded A Dog Food Recall To Include These 8 Brands”

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TOKYO (AP) — A Marine refueling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s southwestern coast after colliding early Thursday, and rescuers found two of the seven crew members, one of them in stable condition, officials said.

The U.S. Marine Corps said that the 2 a.m. crash involved an F/A-18 fighter jet and a KC-130 refueling aircraft during regular refueling training after the planes took off from their base in Iwakuni, near Hiroshima in western Japan.   Continue reading “2 US warplanes crash off Japan; 2 found, 5 missing”

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At least one person was wounded in a suspected robbery attempt at a Baltimore food supply warehouse early Wednesday, police said.

The shooting occurred at around 5 a.m. inside a Restaurant Depot, Baltimore City police said. Restaurant Depot sells wholesale food and supplies to restaurant and business owners.   Continue reading “At least 1 wounded in shooting at Baltimore food supply warehouse”

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Hours after he and another inmate escaped jail after beating up a security guard, a South Carolina inmate was fatally shot after he broke into a woman’s house, officials said.

Bruce McLaughlin Jr., 30, was shot in the head by the woman after he kicked in her back door on Tuesday, according to Pickens County authorities.   Continue reading “South Carolina woman kills escaped jail inmate who kicked down her door, sheriff says”

Yahoo News

The United States Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced an expanded nationwide beef recall due to new concerns over possible salmonella contamination.

More than 12 million pounds of raw, “non-intact” beef products ― a label that includes ground beef ― are now covered by the recall, which was first issued Oct. 4.   Continue reading “12 Million Pounds Of Beef Now Under Recall Over Salmonella Risk”

Tucson.com – by Tim Steller and Caitlin Schmidt

The man accused of killing a deputy U.S. marshal in Tucson on Thursday night previously threatened police officers over a gun they had seized from him, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.

Beginning April 16, Ryan Schlesinger sent emails to Tucson police officers with messages such as “Release my property or else,” the complaint said.

Continue reading “Man accused of killing deputy marshal threatened Tucson police officers, PCC administrator”

Chron

U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico hit a new record amid sagging production south of the border.

Mexico imported about 6 billion cubic feet of natural per day from the United States in August, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported late Thursday afternoon.  Continue reading “U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico hit new record”

Yahoo News

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An attempt to smuggle immigrants into the country illegally ended with three people dead and eight seriously injured in a remote, rugged area of California near the Mexican border.

The incident began Thursday afternoon when agents discovered tire tracks for several cars that ran from the international border north into the U.S. The agency calls such incidents “drive-throughs,” or instances in which cars illegally enter the U.S., often through remote areas that don’t have border fencing.   Continue reading “3 dead, 8 injured in immigrant smuggling attempt at border”