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6+ min ago (315+ words) An Afghan national was arrested in Texas for making a terroristic threat in a TikTok video this week " one day before another Afghan national shot two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Fox News was the first outlet to report on Saturday that Mohammad Dawood Alokozay was arrested for saying he was building a bomb and intending to use it to harm citizens in the Fort Worth area. Alokozay was charged at the state level with making a terroristic threat, court records showed. The Fox News story, from reporters Brooke Taylor and Greg Norman, was based on sources from the Department of Homeland Security. Alokozay entered the U.S. in 2022 as part of then-President Joe Biden's Operation Allies Welcome, which resettled about 85,000 Afghans in the U.S. That same program brought Rahmanullah Lakanwal,the 29-year-old suspected shooter in D.C., to the States. Fox News…...

18+ min ago (257+ words) Although MS NOW host, Never Trump conservative and ex-GOP Congressman Joe Scarborough often says that the United States' immigration laws must be obeyed and enforced, he is vehemently critical of the way in which President Donald Trump's United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are being carried out. Scarborough considers the raids reckless and blatantly cruel. Scarborough isn't alone in that view. In an article published by the conservative website The Bulwark on November 29, journalist/author Adrian Carrasquillo reports that companies helping ICE with the raids are facing an angry backlash from consumers. Carrasquillo adds, "But that's not the end of their troubles: Bold and unpredictable protests are beginning to disrupt retail operations across the country. For months now, Home Depot has been singled out for its role as a staging ground in the Trump deportation regime." Another possible…...

20+ min ago (221+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to announce a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk on to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight'loss drugs during an event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. The suspicion that other Republican lawmakers might follow MAGA firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene out of Congress appears to have some foundation. U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) announced on Saturday that he is retiring from Congress roughly one week after Greene's own announcement that she was abandoning her seat in January. Greene made her own announcement less than a week after Trump denounced her for opposing his effort to keep the criminal file of convicted sex-trafficker and longtime Trump friend Jeffrey Epstein under wraps. She also called on Trump to extend popular Obamacare insurance subsidies for middle-class Americans. Many commenters proclaimed they saw Nehls…...

31+ min ago (354+ words) UNITED STATES " MAY 1: Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, arrives to the U.S. Capitol during the last votes of the week on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) announced on Saturday that he retiring from Congress and will not seek reelection, joining multiple other Republicans ditching the House of Representatives. Nehls said in a statement posted to social media that he made his decision over the Thanksgiving holiday. "After more than 30 years in law enforcement serving and protecting my community as a police officer, constable, Fort Bend County Sheriff, an Army veteran, and six years representing this district in Congress, I have made the decision, after conversations with my beautiful bride and my girls over the Thanksgiving holiday, to focus on my family and return home after this Congress," Nehls wrote. The congressman said he…...

46+ min ago (1256+ words) People implicated in the late sex offender's crimes might face criminal charges or, at the very least, social ostracism As the clock ticks toward the congressionally mandated deadline of 19 December by which Donald Trump's justice department must release its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, there is intense speculation about the contents of these documents " but also questions as to what happens when they are released. The US president on 19 November signed a bipartisan bill requiring that the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, disclose these documents to the US public within 30 days. Given that other tranches of materials related to the disgraced financier included damning correspondence with high-profile individuals, many expect that still more names of the rich, famous and powerful will be named. Victims of Epstein and their advocates, including an overwhelming majority of Congress, have expressed hope that they…...

47+ min ago (661+ words) Aftyn Behn, the Democratic nominee for next week's special election in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district, has made affordability concerns a centerpiece of her campaign messaging " mirroring the playbook of the party's victorious candidates for governor in Virginia and New Jersey earlier this month," CNN reports. Tuesday's contest is poised to test just how far Democrats can ride that argument in a district that President Donald Trump carried by 22 points last November." Republicans looking to recover after bruising electoral losses in November are sharply divided over one of the next big electoral tests: a statewide judicial race in battleground Wisconsin," Politico reports. Drug companies and lawyers for patients have thought for years that the federal program for people injured by vaccines is understaffed and too slow to offer compensation. They've been urging MAGA entered the year at the apex…...

47+ min ago (390+ words) The parallel world helped turn Henry Creel into Vecna "Stranger Things" Season 4 not only introduced us to Henry Creel/Vecna " the series" big bad, who has been pulling the demogorgon strings from the very beginning " but also how he came to be in a parallel world called Dimension X. Creel was put in Dimension X by Eleven years before the events of Season 1, and in that time, the man traveled the alien land and grew acquainted with the bizarre landscape and alien species that lived there. But what exactly is Dimension X? It"s still largely shrouded in mystery " so much so that fans often consider The Upside Down to be the same place when in fact they"re very different. Vecna, The Mind Flayer, and the demogorgons" home will likely be a key factor in the final season, so here…...

47+ min ago (470+ words) A Michigan woman is drawing attention after posting a TikTok that appears to show a small camera mounted in the ceiling near Walmart fitting rooms. The footage, which has now surpassed 1.6 million views, has sparked widespread concern over customer privacy and prompted both Walmart and law enforcement to respond. TikTok creator @yourmomsaidthat filmed inside a Walmart store while pointing her phone toward the ceiling above the fitting rooms. The footage shows what appears to be a small black device positioned in the rafters and angled toward the top portion of the changing area. At one point in the video, her husband urges her to escalate the issue publicly. "You should post that on their website," he says. In a second clip, the creator tells viewers that she already contacted the store about the device. "I really hope that they fix…...

49+ min ago (194+ words) President Donald Trump declared himself to be "the affordability president" early Saturday, a continuation of his attempt to rebrand the GOP as the party of affordability in the wake of the party's colossal election losses earlier this month. "Because I have invoked FAVORED NATIONS STATUS FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DRUG PRICES ARE FALLING AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, 500%, 600%, 700%, and more. No other President has been able to do this, BUT I HAVE!" Trump proudly touted Saturday on his social media platform Truth Social. "This is a revolution in medicine, the biggest and most important event, EVER. If this story is properly told, we should win the Midterm Elections in RECORD NUMBERS. I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT. TALK LOUDLY AND PROUDLY!" The GOP's losses earlier this month saw Democratic candidates sweep several election contests, all of whom ran on…...

55+ min ago (770+ words) If you were anywhere near a Sephora in 2016 " or had even a passing interest in YouTube hauls " you know exactly how quickly Tarte became the brand for everyday glam. Fast-forward to 2024, when the Maracuja Juicy Plumping Lip Oils landed and immediately developed a chokehold on millennials who still miss their original Naked palettes. The only issue? At $27 a shade, building a lip wardrobe suddenly felt like a luxury sport. That's partly why shoppers have started talking about the Catrice Colour Cushion Juicy Lip Oil, particularly in Bae Watch, a cool nude reviewers keep comparing to... If you were anywhere near a Sephora in 2016 " or had even a passing interest in YouTube hauls " you know exactly how quickly Tarte became the brand for everyday glam. Fast-forward to 2024, when the Maracuja Juicy Plumping Lip Oils landed and immediately developed a chokehold on…...