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Month: October 2024

Amid hurricanes, the chemtrail conspiracy theory has its moment in the sun

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Decades-old and long-debunked myths about so-called chemtrails have become a central part of a wild conspiracy theory that falsely asserts the US government used non-existent weather manipulation technology to create the devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The conspiracy theory is being promoted by right-wing influencers online, some

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A $20K reward is offered after a sea lion was found with a fatal gunshot wound on a California beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials this week offered a $20,000 reward for information about the fatal shooting of a sea lion in Southern California over the summer. The wounded male sea lion was discovered Aug. 7 between two lifeguard stations at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, according to the National Oceanic

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Trump seizes on one block of a Colorado city to warn of a migrant crime threat, even as crime dips

Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The city of Aurora is roughly the size of pre-evacuation Tampa, Florida. With 400,000 people spread over 164 square miles, it has swank subdivisions, working-class neighborhoods and the high-end resort where Donald Trump will hold a rally Friday to highlight a city turned into “a war zone” by immigrants,

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Far-right conspiracy site Gateway Pundit settles 2020 defamation lawsuit brought by Georgia election workers

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Gateway Pundit, the far-right conspiracy site, has settled a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers who were falsely accused of rigging the 2020 results. Details of the settlement were not made public. But the parties said in a court filing this week that they have “reached agreement to settle

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A year of constant wildfires, hurricanes and tornadoes has FEMA burning through its disaster funding

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is rapidly spending its disaster funding as it responds to back-to-back major hurricanes Helene and Milton – coming on top of a nonstop disaster year filled with tornadoes, wildfires and floods. After getting a recent infusion of around $20 billion from Congress

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Trump seizes on one block of a Colorado city to warn of migrant crime threat, even as crime dips

Associated Press AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The city of Aurora is roughly the size of pre-evacuation Tampa, Florida. With 400,000 people spread over 164 square miles, it has swank subdivisions, working-class neighborhoods and the high-end resort where Donald Trump will hold a rally Friday to highlight a city turned into “a war zone” by immigrants,

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A $20K reward is offered after a sea lion was found with a fatal gunshot wound on a California beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials this week offered a $20,000 reward for information about the fatal shooting of a sea lion in Southern California over the summer. The wounded male sea lion was discovered Aug. 7 between two lifeguard stations at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, according to the National Oceanic

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