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Los Angeles fire budget cut, hundreds of hydrants stolen for scrap before fires
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Los Angeles fire budget cut, hundreds of hydrants stolen for scrap before fires

By Kenneth Schrupp  | The Center Sqaure via The Daily Signal Hundreds of fire hydrants were stolen from the ground for scrap metal in advance of the blazes raging across Los Angeles, highlighting the local government’s challenges in maintaining basic order and infrastructure.  “These fire hydrant thefts are yet another sign of how crime is out of control in Los Angeles County,” said Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman to The Center Square before his November election. “Thieves know they’ll face little or no consequences if they are caught, so they’re willing to risk the public’s safety for a small profit.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who has been away on a taxpayer-funded trip to Africa as a member of a Biden administration delegation, rec...
Powell: In Meta culture shift, Zuckerberg brings UFC president Dana White onto board
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Powell: In Meta culture shift, Zuckerberg brings UFC president Dana White onto board

By Andrew Powell | Commentary, The Daily Caller It’s way too early to tell if we can ever trust the Zuck, but this is a good start. We’re all aware of who Mark Zuckerberg is, we’re all aware of what Facebook is, two names that we’ve all been screwed over by at least once ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election. It didn’t matter if you were far to the right or just a little bit to the right, you’d get knocked for anything that went against the left-wing agenda. Facebook turned into a blatant echo chamber! But ever since Trump won the 2024 election — and honestly, you could say it’s been happening well before that — the culture has been shifting. And Monday brought us another example of that, as Zuckerberg has added three new members to the board of dire...
The historic importance of Greenland for U.S. national security as debate over island’s future roars on
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The historic importance of Greenland for U.S. national security as debate over island’s future roars on

By Liz Friden , Jennifer Griffin  | Fox News As Donald Trump Jr. made a surprise visit to Greenland this week, President-elect Donald Trump's rhetoric is getting more serious about buying Denmark's Arctic territory. The president-elect did not rule out using military coercion to gain control of Greenland in a press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday. "No, I can't assure you on either of those two," Trump said, when asked if he would rule out using military or economic coercion to gain control of Greenland. "We need it for national security. That's for the free world. I'm talking about protecting the free world," he continued. Meanwhile, Denmark's leaders remain adamant the Arctic territory is not for sale. "We have a clear interest in that it is the U.S. that plays a large r...
Eight bombshell findings in Florida’s grand jury report on big pharma’s Covid shots
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Eight bombshell findings in Florida’s grand jury report on big pharma’s Covid shots

By Shawn Fleetwood | The Federalist On Tuesday, a Florida grand jury released its final report on potential “criminal or wrongful activity” regarding the creation and promotion of the Covid jabs. Requested by Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and authorized by the Florida Supreme Court in December 2022, the grand jury was tasked with looking into whether individuals and entities, “including, but not limited to, pharmaceutical manufacturers (and their executive officers) and other medical associations or organizations” possibly violated state law related to the development, clinical testing, and marketing of the mRNA shots. The jury previously released interim reports in February and May 2024, respectively, which undercut much of the ps...
Trump shakes hands with Pence, chats with Obama at Carter funeral
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Trump shakes hands with Pence, chats with Obama at Carter funeral

By Naomi Lim | Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump and his former vice president, Mike Pence, were reunited for the first time since January, 2021 at the funeral of the late Jimmy Carter. The handshake between the two men, almost four years to the day when Trump supporters called for Pence’s execution for not stopping the certification of the 2020 Electoral College results, were one of many notable interactions between the living current and former presidents and vice presidents gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Wednesday for Carter’s official state funeral service. Carter died last month at the age of 100. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon meets with Trump on trade relations, investing in U.S.
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon meets with Trump on trade relations, investing in U.S.

By Daniella Genovese  | Fox Business Walmart CEO Doug McMillon met with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday to discuss a range of topics, including investing in the U.S., trade relations and innovation.  The nation's largest private employer did not offer more details beyond that "it was a great conversation."  "We stand ready to help move our country forward," a Walmart spokesperson told FOX Business.   READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX BUSINESS
Aurora School Board president Anne Keke to seek vacated House District 41 seat
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Aurora School Board president Anne Keke to seek vacated House District 41 seat

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics Dr. Anne Keke, president of the Aurora School Board, told Colorado Politics Tuesday that she intends to run for the House District 41 seat in Aurora left vacant by Democratic Rep. Iman Jodeh, who was chosen to represent Senate District 29 on Monday. The Arapahoe County Democratic Party's HD41 vacancy committee will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22, to choose Jodeh's successor. Jodeh replaced Sen. Janet Buckner, who resigned in December, just weeks after winning an unopposed race for a second term. She cited a rough 2024 and deaths in her family for resigning. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
Rescue Mission employee allegedly stole up to $20,000 from residents
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Rescue Mission employee allegedly stole up to $20,000 from residents

By Ashley Eberhardt | Fox 21 News Arrest documents are revealing more information about thefts from residents of the Pueblo Rescue Mission (PRM) that total anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000. According to the arrest affidavit for a former employee of PRM, Lori Arabie, Arabie was working as a director at the Mission and was allegedly the only one with access to a safe in her office where residents’ cash was stored. The documents reveal that the Mission’s treasurer was informed in September by the executive director that a large sum of money, between $10,000 and $20,000 of residents’ cash, was stored on-site. The treasurer was shocked because that posed a large liability risk. The treasurer was under the assumption that petty cash was kept on-site, but not as much money as was reporte...
National Western opens today with kickoff parade in Denver, followed by two weeks of fun
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National Western opens today with kickoff parade in Denver, followed by two weeks of fun

By Maddie Rhodes | Fox 31 News The National Western Stock Show is returning to Denver and bringing cowboys, rodeos, livestock and just about anything Western for more than two weeks in January. The stock show is a 119-year-old tradition that hosts rodeos, youth shows, fiddling, educational activities, livestock shows, food festivals, veterinarian classes, live bands and more for 16 days. Put in place by farmers and ranchers in 1906, the stock show is still bringing in hundreds of thousands of people, and soon it will be back for another year. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
Two arrested for allegedly shooting cows to death in Montrose County
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Two arrested for allegedly shooting cows to death in Montrose County

By Kacie Sinton | KKCO-TV 11 News A teenager and one other person have been arrested after allegedly shooting three cows to death in Montrose County. On Friday, a combined group of Delta and Montrose County Deputies carried out a search warrant looking for evidence related to the shooting at 25 Mesa Road. The cows were shot on December 29, just one mile south of the Delta County line. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKCO-TV 11 NEWS