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ATLANTA, GA - Four out of five Americans are being exposed to a little-known chemical found in popular oat-based foods — including Cheerios and Quaker Oats — that is linked to reduced fertility, altered fetal growth, and delayed puberty.

The Environmental Working Group published a study in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology on Thursday that found a staggering 80% of Americans tested positive for a harmful pesticide called chlormequat.

CHICAGO, IL - Chicago’s “progressive” Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson is ending the city’s contract with the gunfire detection system ShotSpotter despite widespread support for the police department’s tool from minority members of the city council.

GREENSBORO, NC - A young mother of five disappeared after a night out with friends. Now, Marissa Carmichael’s mother fears her daughter is a victim of sex trafficking.

Sara Carmichael only has photos to remind her of some of her favorite memories of her daughter.

“She makes people laugh,” Sara said. “She can turn the littlest thing into a lot of fun.”

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A bill working its way through the Tennessee legislature could put a chill on cold beer sales in the state.

According to its summary on the state website, SB 2636 “prohibits a beer permittee from selling at retail refrigerated or cold beer.” It passed two votes in the Senate and was referred to a committee.

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin says he would rather see President Biden stay in office as opposed to former President Trump, describing the incumbent as “more predictable” than his GOP challenger.

Asked by journalist Pavel Zarubin for his 2024 election preference, Putin said, “Biden. He has more experience, and he is more predictable too, an old school politician,” according to remarks provided by the Kremlin this week.

HOUSTON — It’s said that cats have nine lives, but a dog found in a shipping container Wednesday could give any cat a run for its money.

The dog, named "Connie," was found in the shipping container at the Bayport Terminal at Port Houston. According to the Coast Guard, inspectors were randomly checking out containers when they heard barking and scratching coming from one of them.

LANSING, Mich - The quicker America adopts the electric vehicle, the deeper the job losses in Southeast Michigan will be, and those job losses will cause people to leave Michigan, says a University of Michigan forecast.

LANSING, Mich - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to take $670 million out of the state’s pension debt payments and spend it elsewhere. Michigan legislators should be careful. Underfunded pension debts have a long history of wreaking havoc with state budgets. Lawmakers, employees, unions and citizens should all want to catch up on what taxpayers owe to public retirees.

LOS ANGELES, CALIF - A burning truck's fuel tank exploded on Thursday while Los Angeles firefighters were trying to battle the blaze, injuring seven of them, including two critically, fire officials said. An additional two injured victims were reported by the local public health agency.

CLEVELAND — Sen, Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., danced around his interest in launching a third-party presidential bid here Thursday, but he endorsed a potential running mate if he does.

“Hypothetically, if I was picking my running mate, really who I would ask right now is Mitt Romney,” Manchin said, identifying the Republican senator from Utah.

NEW YORK, NY - CNN boss Mark Thompson is looking to fund his digital-first transformation by cutting anchor salaries — currently more than $50 million — as he seeks to remake the ailing cable network into a U.S. version of the BBC, media observers and former CNN executives have told TheWrap.

NEW YORK, NY - Disgraced politician Anthony Weiner's ex-wife Huma Abedin has seemingly revealed she is dating billionaire George Soros' son Alex - who is almost ten years her junior. 

The longtime aide to Hillary Clinton appeared to take her romance public on Wednesday when she shared a photo of herself and Alex enjoying a Valentine's Day date at a restaurant in Paris. 

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he is directing the Florida Department of Education to look into and take “appropriate action” on “bad actors” who are “politicizing” the book challenging process in Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Florida House panel approved legislation that would enact new THC standards if voters approve of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use this November.

The trigger bill limits the THC potency allowed in marijuana if a ballot initiative is passed and recreational use of the drug is legalized.

MESA, Ariz. - Two people were arrested after authorities say multiple stolen vehicles, drugs, guns and two human skulls were found at a Mesa automotive business.

The incident happened on Feb. 8 at Meadows Auto, located near 1st Avenue and Country Club Drive.

PHOENIX - Nkechi Diallo, a woman who is also known as "Rachel Dolezal," is no longer working for a school district in Southern Arizona.

In a statement we received, a spokesperson with the Catalina Foothills School District said Diallo, who was hired by the district in August 2023 as a "part-time After School Extended Day Instructor" in the district's community schools program, is no longer employed by CFSD after they became aware on Feb. 13 of posts made by Diallo on OnlyFans.

DETROIT- A passenger on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit said maggots fell on a woman next to him from an overhead bin, causing the plane to turn around an hour after departing.

"She was freaking out," said Philip Schotte, a Netherlands native who lives in Iowa. "She was just trying to kind of fight off these maggots."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith shared the WWE title belt to help calm a young boy in the aftermath of the mass shooting at the team’s Super Bowl celebration.

Smith, who sported the belt during the celebration, noticed the frightened boy, who was with his father.

LANSING, Mich - Barb Byrum and Brad Delaney this week filed with the U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan Southern Division for dismissal of a case alleging the couple used their political influence to reinstate their son in school after he was expelled for the sexual assault of a fellow eighth-grader.

WINSTON SALEM, NC - Numerous students at Carver Middle School, N.C., were sent home or to the hospital this week after a student distributed “gummies containing an unidentified controlled substance” to classmates.

PALMDALE, CALIF - The personal passion project of Hollywood A-lister Christian Bale seems to finally be coming to fruition as the Welsh actor recently broke ground on a children’s foster care village in Palmdale, California.

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They are working on a coed locker room, and the sign says, “We’re going co-ed. We know your mom wouldn’t approve.”

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Muslim Dearborn Teacher: U.S. Is ‘World’s Worst Terrorist’

DEARBORN, Mich. (Michigan News Site) – Tarek Bazzi, a Dearborn man described as a teacher and activist at a Muslim academy, described the U.S. and Israel as the world’s worst terrorists in a video he posted on Instagram earlier this week.

The video was posted by the pro-Israel organization the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which tracks down anti-Israel conduct online.

In the Instagram video, Bazzi said, “And so with God as my witness, my guardian, and my judge, I declare clearly and explicity that the United States and Israel are the world’s worst terrorists, murderers, thieves and enslavers. I declare with certainty that humanity will never know true freedom, peace, justice and mutual love and respect so long as the two evils of U.S. imperialism and Zionist colonialism continue to exist.” Click here to read more.

 

Secretary Kennedy Announces ‘Most Significant Reset’ to Food Pyramid

The Trump administration announced revised dietary guidelines for Americans on Wednesday, calling it “the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in history.”

The White House released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2025–2030, which includes changes to the food pyramid that prioritize high-quality protein, healthy fats, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. The guidelines urge Americans to avoid highly processed foods and refined carbohydrates

“These new guidelines recognized that whole nutrient dense food is the most effective path to better health and lower health care prices,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at Wednesday’s press briefing announcing the changes. Click here to read more.


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Secret Service busts $400M card skimming ring in 2025 crackdown across the nation

WASHINGTON — The Secret Service revealed on Wednesday that it partnered with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in operations across the country which curbed more than $400 million in fraud from card skimming operations in 2025.

Secret Service agents and law enforcement partners visited more than 9,000 businesses, leading to the inspection of nearly 60,000 point-of-sale terminals, gas pumps and ATMs and the removal of 411 illegal skimming devices.

“These operations are only the start. We are working closely with our local, state, federal and international law enforcement partners to investigate and dismantle the criminal organizations that perpetrate these crimes,” Kyo Dolan, Assistant Director for the U.S. Secret Service’s Office of Field Operations said in a statement. Click here to read more.

 

Prefiled bill to require English-only driver’s license exams

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - One Alabama lawmaker is hoping his prefiled bill to require all driver’s tests be given in English gets picked up by lawmakers.

“What this does is say, if you’re going to drive in Alabama, you’re going to drive our driver’s license, you’re going to speak and understand English,” said Rep. Phillip Pettus (R-Killen).

Pettus is also a retired state trooper. He said all portions of the driver’s test, from the written examination to behind-the-wheel tests, should only be given in English.

House Bill 88 would require that “all written, oral, vision, and driving portions of the examination administered for the purpose of obtaining or renewing a driver’s license must be in the English language only. An applicant may not use a translation dictionary, an electronic device, or an interpreter to assist with the administration of the examination.” Click here to read more.

 

Michigan store owner pepper-sprayed after confrontation with group recording through window

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - An investigation is ongoing after a confrontation with people recording through the window of his Marine City business ended with the owner being pepper-sprayed.

A group of “First Amendment Auditors” - people who record in public spaces - were on the sidewalk filming through the window of Zimmerman’s Meat Market on Tuesday. Video of the encounter was posted on YouTube.

While recording, a woman inside the business opened the door and asked the three with cameras if she could help them. When they told her they were recording for YouTube and did not need help, she locked the door and shut the lights off. Shortly after that, a man approached the window and attempted to block the cameras while saying that they needed police as the woman was on a phone call. Click here to watch video.

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