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UNITED STATES—French Sundance award wining film, "Cuties" has sparked national controversy since it's debut in America on Sept. 9. The film which follows the coming of age of an 11 year old girl who joins a twerking dance team has led to a petition not only to remove the film but cancel Netflix all together. #Cancelnetflix has been circulating all...

UNITED STATES—On Saturday, December 5, President Trump campaigned for GOP Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who are facing run-off elections in Georgia. He was introduced to a large crowd in Valdosta with First Lady Melania Trump. “It is wonderful to be here with you tonight. Thank you for coming out and supporting us. President Trump continues to fight for...

UNITED STATES—The White House and the U.S. Capitol were closed Thursday, March 4, due to reported threats of violence from a March 4 press release that noted U.S. Capitol Police were alerted of threats to members of Congress via an identified militia group. House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer of Maryland warned fellow lawmakers on March 3 of the possibility of...

UNITED STATES—On Saturday, April 23, Texas Rangers, Texas Army National Guard, DPS Officers, and first responders continued their search for a missing National Guard Soldier assigned to Operation Lone Star. The solider dove into the Rio Grand River to save migrants from drowning on Friday, April 22. According to reports, two of the migrants the missing soldier attempted to save...

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—On June 1, President Joe Biden, 80, took a fall following his commencement speech at the United States Air Force Academy’s 2023 graduation in Falcon Stadium in El Paso County, Colorado. As the President turned to walk back to his seat, he tripped and fell to the ground. He has fallen several times since taking his oath...

UNITED STATES—Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified for two consecutive days on Capitol Hill this week. He first testified for 5 hours before a joint session of two Senate committees on Tuesday, April 10. Wednesday’s hearing was in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The hearings generated questions from privacy advocates and free speech protectors. Facebook was under a...

NEW JERSEY—An 81 year old unidentified Somerset man, wearing a red "Make America Great Again" hat, was assaulted Monday, February 25 outside of the ShopRite Grocery Store in Somerset, NJ. Ryan M. Salvagno, 19, of Amwell Road is being charged for the crime. The unidentified male victim was finishing his shopping and was exiting the grocery store located 435 Elizabeth...

UNITED STATES—Financier Jeffrey Epstein, 66, was found dead hanging inside his jail cell from an apparent suicide on Saturday, August 10. He was being held without bond in federal prison in Manhattan, New York on sex trafficking charges. Prison guards at Metropolitan Correctional Center found Epstein before 7:00 a.m. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was...

UNITED STATES—President Donald Trump sent a tweet on Christmas Day warning California Governor Gavin Newsom about the state's homelessness issue. According to a press release issued on December 20 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), homelessness increased in California by 21,306 individuals (16.4 percent), accounting for more than the entire national increase. The estimated number of persons...

UNITED STATES—According to the United States Department of Defense, as of April 9, the number of patients at overflow hospitals in New York has doubled. Two oxygen machines used to treat Coronavirus patients in the Queens, New York area were overloaded which caused the machines to fail. Patients were transported to overflow temporary hospitals at the convention center and...