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Friday February 27, 2026
February 27, 2026

 

 

 
 

Expert estimates Jocelyn Benson’s husband, Ryan Friedrichs, to make $70 MILLION off Saline data center project

Ryan Friedrichs could recognize a $70 million commission in his current role as vice president of billionaire Stephen Ross’ Related Digital Companies, which is endeavoring to build the $7 billion Stargate data center in Saline Township.

Friedrichs is married to Jocelyn Benson, who in her current position as Michigan Secretary of State is overseeing her own 2026 gubernatorial election.

Related Digital is developing the $7 billion “Stargate” project for Oracle and Open AI on 575 acres. The data center project is one of many proposals across the state that has been met with opposition by residents and communities. Click here to read more.

 

ICE agents rescue child from drowning in Plymouth hotel pool

PLYMOUTH, Minn. - A 4-year-old boy was saved by two off-duty ICE agents in Plymouth who performed CPR on him before paramedics brought him to a hospital.

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The Department of Homeland Security said two ICE agents “sprung into action” to rescue a 4-year-old boy who almost drowned in a hotel pool in Plymouth.

The agents then “performed CPR for several minutes before paramedics arrived.”

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that its deputies responded to a possible drowning at the Ramada Inn in Plymouth around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20. The boy was taken to the hospital before deputies arrived. Click here to read more.

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Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6% For First Time Since 2022

The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage this week was 5.98 percent, the first time the average rate has dropped into the five percent range in nearly three years, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.

“This rate, combined with the improving availability of homes for sale, is meaningful and will drive more potential buyers into the market for spring homebuying season,” Freddie Mac said.

Mortgage rates peaked at 7.79 percent in October of 2023. When Trump took office in January, rates were around seven percent. Since May, rates have been steadily declining.

On the campaign trail in 2024, Trump frequently said that his administration would bring down mortgage rates to make homebuying more affordable.

“We’re going to bring it down very fast, we’re going to bring energy down. We will drive down the rates so you will be able to pay 2 percent again and we will be able to finance or refinance your homes drastically,” Trump said at a rally in Arizona. Click here to read more.

 

New bill would block scholarship money for students

A new federal program will allow individuals to get an annual tax credit for donating funds for education, but Illinois students can access the money only if the state opts in.

Some lawmakers have proposed legislation that would prevent students from getting that much-needed help.

Senate Bill 3986 would prohibit Illinois from opting into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, which provides privately-donated funds for tutoring, fees for dual enrollment, educational therapies for students with disabilities and other academic needs.

While the bill would deny money for Illinois students, the federal tax credit to donors would not be affected. Donors could still benefit from the tax credit by simply donating to students in other states. Click here to read more

 

World Economic Forum CEO resigns after DOJ files show meetings, emails with Epstein

World Economic Forum CEO and President Borge Brende said he was resigning Thursday, after an investigation was conducted into his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Brende, a former Norwegian foreign minister who became WEF president in 2017, announced his decision in a statement following the Justice Department’s release of Epstein files that showed he had three business dinners with the disgraced financier and had also communicated with him via email and text, Reuters reported.

“After careful consideration, I have decided to step down as President and CEO of the World Economic Forum. My time here, spanning 8-1/2 years, has been profoundly rewarding,” Brende said in a statement, without mentioning Epstein. Click here to read more.

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Close the backdoor drug pipeline that’s emboldening enemies and harming the public

It’s not often that Congress gets a do-over or can correct the unintended consequences of the laws they pass. As a former acting secretary of Homeland Security, I saw first-hand how legal loopholes are exploited — by both U.S. entities and our adversaries — and their impact on the American people. That impact can largely be classified as either a public safety or ational security threat, and in many instances — both.

Today, we are seeing such impacts playing out with the highly potent drugs made with hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) flooding the market with largely unregulated distribution to America’s youth. Click here to read more.


 

Covid-19 vaccine injury program paid for one death in March, denials exceed 98%

The federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine injury compensation program paid benefits for seven injuries in March, including one death.

As of April 1, the program has compensated 51 of 6,944 claims decided, while denying 6,847 — a denial rate exceeding 98%.

The March payment marked only the second death benefit issued since the start of the pandemic.

The Countermeasure Injury Compensation Program (CICP), created under the PREP Act, is the primary path for claims related to Covid-19 vaccines. The law shields manufacturers from liability during public health emergencies. Click here to read more.

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Playing Cops: Criminals Pretending To Be Police Is a National Problem

Working at a 24/7 bodega in the heart of Brooklyn, Tajuken Deli employees are prepared for almost anything – except having guns pointed at their heads by cops.

That’s what seemed to be happening one early April morning last year, when four armed men dressed in police uniforms flashed their badges, yelling “NYPD” as they stormed the neighborhood shop. Surveillance video shows one worker being quickly knocked to the ground and zip-tied into submission before being dragged to the back of the store. Another worker and customer were also subdued as the masked thieves dressed as cops made off with cash and a bag of lottery ticket receipts before fleeing in a dark van.

“You don’t know who to trust nowadays,” local resident Danny Taylor told a TV reporter. Click here to read more.

 

UFO whistleblowers issue chilling warning after Air Force officer was found dead before he could testify

UFO whistleblowers are facing alleged attempts to silence them as they move to expose what they believe are some of America’s most closely guarded secrets.

Investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell, who has helped bring multiple whistleblowers before Congress, warned that the risks facing these individuals extend far beyond public scrutiny.

‘They’re giving up their security clearance, they’re giving up their security, they’re putting their family at risk, they’re putting themselves at risk, if by stigma alone,’ Corbell, who details several cases in his upcoming film Sleeping Dog, told the Daily Mail. Click here to read more.

 

Big Brother Is Riding Shotgun: Driver

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new surveillance era is set to get behind the wheel next year.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, passed by Congress in 2021 and billed as a way to help the country recover from the COVID-19 shutdowns, included a statute requiring new cars to have driver-monitoring systems. The goal is to detect impaired drivers through cameras and sensors that analyze eye movement, head position, and alertness.

U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow (now retired) voted for the bill. In addition, then-House Representatives Dan Kildee, Elissa Slotkin, Andy Levin, Haley Stevens, Debbie Dingell, and Brenda Lawrence, all Democrats, voted yes. GOP Representative Fred Upton, now retired, also voted yes. Click here to read more.

 

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