Katie Britt uses example of decades-old Mexican rape as Republican attack on Biden border policies
Delivering their party's response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, Republican senators used harrowing accounts of the sexual abuse of young women to attack the president's border policies, but rape incidents have left the U.S. That didn't happen during the Biden administration. Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, in a Republican response, criticized current immigration policies and cited women raped thousands of times in cartel-run sex trafficking operations starting at the age of 12 on the U.S.-Mexico border. He explained how he met him. Victims have previously spoken publicly about abuses that occurred in Mexico from 2004 to 2008, but not in the United States under the Biden administration, according to the documents.
Rupert Murdoch, 92, plans to marry for the fifth time
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch turns 93 next week and plans to remarry. His agent announced on Saturday that he was engaged to Elena Zhukova. Mr. Murdoch stepped down as leader of both Fox News' parent company and media holding company News Corp. last fall. His son Lachlan took the helm of a continent-spanning media empire that has shaped modern American politics. According to multiple media outlets, Zhukova is a Russian-born former scientist in her 60s whose daughter was married to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who was once the owner of Premier League side Chelsea.
Ohio State Police say two women tried to drive man's body to bank
ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) – Two Ohio women are accused of driving a deceased 80-year-old man to a bank to withdraw money from his account before leaving his body at a hospital. Karen Kasbohm, 63, and Loreen Bea Ferraro, 55, were charged with felony abuse of a corpse and theft from a protected class person, according to Ashtabula City Court records. Authorities allege the suspects went to the bank and dropped off the body of 80-year-old Douglas Layman at the hospital while Layman sat in his car and was visible to bank employees. It is unclear whether the defendant has a lawyer.
Weather forecast leaves Maine's towering landmark surrounded by crime scene tape
SKOWEGAN, Maine (AP) – Crime scene tape surrounds the Skowhegan Indians, a local Maine landmark, after an attack by Mother Nature. The towering wooden sculpture is missing part of its face and arms, as well as its spear. The damage is believed to be caused by rough weather and strong winds. The 19-meter (62-foot) tall sculpture depicts a Wabanaki fisherman and was completed by artist Bernard Lenglet in 1969. Before the damage, fishermen held a spear in one hand and a fishing weir or trap in the other. His face was damaged several months ago, and a windstorm on February 28-29 blew off part of the sculpture's arm and the spear it was carrying.
WWE signs Logan Paul and KSI Prime to feature brand in center of ring mat
WWE has signed a deal with YouTube star Logan Paul and KSI's beverage brand Prime, which will feature the company's logo in the center of WWE wrestling ring mats. This is a first for a sports entertainment company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the deal, Prime Hydration will become WWE's exclusive official hydration drink partner.
United Airlines plane falls off runway in Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines jet that plunged off a Houston runway and became trapped in grass. United Airlines said there were no reported injuries among the 160 passengers and six crew members. Flight 2477 from Memphis, Tennessee, landed at Bush Intercontinental Airport around 8 a.m. Friday. The Houston Airport System said the Boeing 737 Max 8 left the left sidewalk and rolled towards the terminal gate. United Airlines said it would work with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration to understand what happened.
New Jersey Court of Appeals rejects high school's request to overturn called game loss
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey court has rejected the appeal of a high school that lost a state basketball tournament game when a referee accidentally overturned a buzzer-beating basket. The state Appellate Division ruled late Friday denying a petition by Manasquan school officials stemming from a loss to Camden earlier in the week. The decision likely means the state title game between Camden and Newark, scheduled for Saturday, can be played. Manasquan was originally declared the winner against Camden in Tuesday's game. However, the referees debated the final shot and ultimately disallowed it, giving Camden the victory. A video review of the final seconds clearly showed that the shot was in the air and in the basket by the time the buzzer sounded.
Social media powerhouse WWE surpasses 100 million subscribers on YouTube
WWE continues to leverage its social media presence to reach fans as it gears up for its biggest premium live event of the year next month. A key element of that strategy is YouTube, where WWE has reached a significant milestone by surpassing 100 million subscribers. WWE, a sports entertainment company that is part of the TKO Group, is also among the top 10 most subscribed YouTube channels worldwide, although it currently does not include any professional sports leagues.
Pentagon investigation found no signs of extraterrestrial life in UFO sightings reported decades ago
WASHINGTON (AP) – A new Pentagon study examining reported UFO sightings over the past century has found no evidence of the existence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence. This conclusion is consistent with the U.S. government's past efforts to assess the accuracy of claims that have captured the public's attention for decades. The Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office study analyzed U.S. government investigations of reported sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena, commonly known as UFOs, since 1945. No evidence was found that any of these claims were actually signs of extraterrestrial life, or that the U.S. government and private companies were reverse engineering extraterrestrial technology and hiding it.
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