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Over 1,300 pounds of meth recovered in major LA County drug raid

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) – Los Angeles County and federal law enforcement officials executed a search warrant recovered more than 1,300 pounds of methamphetamine worth approximately $12.5 million during a search carried out last week, authorities said today. According to the Los Angeles Port Police, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking

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Three homeowners filed a lawsuit against Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city's Department of Finance director to challenge the city's rollout of its new pied-a-terre tax.

New York City homeowners file lawsuit challenging rollout of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax

By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — A group of New York City homeowners sued Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s finance director over the rollout of the new pied-à-terre tax Friday. Three petitioners, Simon Hedley, Rachel O’Brien and Carmine Morano, allege “the City incorrectly identified their homes as potentially subject to the surcharge despite those

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Signage at the Department of Justice in Washington

Lawsuit from ex-federal prosecutor details how a MAGA influencer’s social media post led to his Rosh Hashanah firing

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A former federal prosecutor sued the Justice Department alleging he was unlawfully fired hours after an online commentator surfaced a nearly decade-old blog post he authored that was critical of President Donald Trump. Will Rosenzweig, who worked as an assistant US attorney in the Southern District of Florida for

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to lay a wreath during a ceremony at the Unknown Tomb in Moscow

US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity

By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Recent US intelligence assessments indicate Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve by launching a limited attack on an allied country within the next few years, according to three sources familiar with those reports. The intelligence assessments outline several possible scenarios for

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New 24/7 Indio Behavioral Health Clinic to bring mental health services to east valley

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – A new 24/7, no-appointment needed mental health clinic in Indio is bringing much needed services to the East Valley, officials with Riverside University Health say. The Indio Behavioral Health Crisis Walk-In Center opened earlier this week. It comes as a Palm Springs mental health clinic, San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health,

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Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing regarding $1.8 billion taxpayer fund in Washington

A pardoned Capitol riot defendant wants her restitution money back. The Justice Department wants to keep it

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — After the protracted demise of the $1.776 billion fund meant to pay perceived victims of government lawfare, prosecutors say they don’t have to give a now-pardoned January 6, 2021, defendant her restitution money back. It’s all because she never appealed her conviction. Prosecutors have taken a narrow approach to

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Mike Huckabee Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas. Personal Birth date: August 24, 1955 Birth place: Hope, Arkansas Birth name: Michael Dale Huckabee Father: Dorsey Huckabee, a fireman and mechanic Mother: Mae (Elder) Huckabee, an office worker Marriage: Janet (McCain) Huckabee (May 25, 1974-present) Children:

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Danish Minister of Education Magnus Heunicke

Danish high schoolers will have to verbally defend written assignments, in government move to combat AI cheating

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — High school students in Denmark will be required to verbally defend their written assignments as part of emergency government measures aimed at combating AI cheating. A verbal defense will be needed for all exams written at home, Denmark’s Ministry of Education announced in a statement Thursday, adding that it

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Hillary Clinton blasts Trump’s White House changes as ‘reminiscent’ of Saddam Hussein’s palaces

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Hillary Clinton blasted President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the White House in an interview posted Friday, telling podcast host Kara Swisher that Trump’s “tackied up” decor is “reminiscent” of dictator Saddam Hussein’s palaces in Iraq. “It’s sad to me — it’s sad that it’s so tackied up, and it’s

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