#Fauci says DeSantis comments trigger ‘crazy’ people: ‘reason why I have to have security’

#Fauci says DeSantis comments trigger ‘crazy’ people: ‘reason why I have to have security’

Former White House pandemic chief Anthony Fauci said disparaging comments like those from presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) force him to have a security detail amid threats on his life. DeSantis and other Republicans have repeatedly attacked Fauci — who served in the Trump and Biden administrations — over pandemic policies including mask mandates…

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#Mexican railroad suspends freight service citing migrant safety

#Mexican railroad suspends freight service citing migrant safety

A major Mexican railroad company has temporarily stopped 60 trains on south-to-north routes because of rising deaths and injuries of freighthopping migrants. Ferromex, a company that operates several routes that head to five U.S.-Mexico border crossings, announced Tuesday it was stopping the 60 trains, with cargo capacity equivalent to 1,800 trucks, because of the “notable increase…

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#GOP rep renews UFO ‘cover-up’ claim after Intel watchdog response

#GOP rep renews UFO ‘cover-up’ claim after Intel watchdog response

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Friday doubled down on claims of a Pentagon “cover-up” over information about UFOs — commonly dubbed unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). Burchett requested that the inspector general of the intelligence community investigate claims that military officials are withholding information from Congress about UAPs following a hearing last month. Inspector General Thomas…

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#Texas impeachment: Ex-Paxton aide addresses his alleged affair 

#Texas impeachment: Ex-Paxton aide addresses his alleged affair 

The former chief of staff in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office testified on Monday about the top law enforcement officer’s alleged affair as his historic impeachment trial continues into its second week. Katherine “Missy” Minter Cary recalled giving Paxton “ethics advice” about the risks of an extramarital affair and warned that the office morale…

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#Senators raise concerns over US missing nuclear submarine target

#Senators raise concerns over US missing nuclear submarine target

Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee raised concerns that the U.S. fell short of its nuclear submarine target during a Wednesday morning hearing on a trilateral security partnership. Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S. struck the defense deal, AUKUS, in Sept. 2021 and announced an arrangement for Australia to acquire “conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine (SSN)…

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