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Hard drugs found inside Buc-ee's plushies during traffic stop in Texas

Authorities in Texas uncovered drugs stuffed inside plush toys of a beloved, iconic mascot of the Lonestar state during a routine traffic stop. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office announced in a statement that a deputy found marijuana and ecstasy inside Buc-ee’s beaver plush toys on July 31, just after 1 a.m, while searching the inside...

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FBI investigating Iran’s hack of Trump campaign documents

The FBI says it is investigating Iranian cyber hacking attempts against the 2024 presidential campaign of former U.S. President Trump. “We can now confirm that the FBI is investigating the matter,” the FBI said when asked about the hacking of documents from the Trump campaign. The 2024 presidential campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris told...

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FDNY hooks new boss after commissioner threatened to 'hunt' firefighters who booed Letitia James

The CEO of a major New York-based security firm is now the new fire commissioner of New York City, replacing Laura Kavanagh, who garnered the ire of her rank-and-file firefighters after a group heckled the state’s attorney general. Kavanagh, the department’s first female commissioner, announced last month that she would be stepping down. New York...

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Columbia University braces for antisemitic protests, locking down campus as students return

Columbia University in New York City is welcoming students back for the fall 2024 semester with a lockdown to keep out “non-affiliates” with bad intentions as part of its response to antisemitic protests in the spring that culminated with police storming a barricaded building to drag out anti-Israel agitators, authorities announced over the weekend. Police...

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Jury selection begins Monday for former Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing investigative journalist

Jury selection starts Monday for a former Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing an investigative journalist who penned articles critical of his office. Robert Telles, a former Democratic Clark County administrator of estates, has remained jailed since his arrest in September 2022, days after Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was found slashed and stabbed...