Trump admin has found 146K migrant kids who went missing under Biden: DHS chief

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Thursday that the Trump administration has found at least 146,000 migrant children that were unaccounted for during the Biden administration. A total of 450,000 went missing under former President Joe Biden — and “nearly 300,000” are still unaccounted for, Mullin said at a news conference. “We’re investigating reports to where some of these kids claim that they were raped 600 to 700 times,” he added. “I don’t care who you are. I don’t care if you have kids. You don’t have kids. I don’t care if you’re a liberal, you’re independent, you’re a…

Trump picks Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton to be next DNI

President Trump has announced his pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence: Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton. “Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay,” Trump said on Truth Social. “I encourage the United States Senate to confirm Jay…

Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How?

A century-old tuberculosis vaccine reduced insulin use in people with diabetes, new clinical trial results suggest. The catch: Research on this vaccine has divided the diabetes research community for years.The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine contains a weakened version of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, the germ that causes tuberculosis. Inside the…

3 Connecticut children die following ‘unusual’ over-the-counter drug overdoses

A string of over-the-counter drug-induced deaths is putting care providers and state officials on high alert. In the past two months, three children in Connecticut have allegedly died in connection to overdoses of diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl. The fatalities were confirmed earlier this week by the state Office…

DOJ charges three with ‘wide-ranging conspiracy’ to smuggle migrant kids to the US

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced indictments against three illegal immigrants who sought to smuggle more than a dozen children into the US by “exploiting the loopholes created by the last administration.” The Guatemalan nationals “took part in a wide-ranging conspiracy” that included submitting bogus sponsor applications to care…

California Coastal Commission plots new attack on vital offshore drilling platform

The California Coastal Commission has threatened to shut down Sable Offshore’s crude oil extraction operations in the Santa Barbara Channel, claiming the company restarted its pipeline without a required state permit. “These violations can be resolved amicably,” the commission’s Executive Director, Kate Huckelbridge, wrote to Steve Rusch, Sable’s vice president…

Americans voices concerns over tap water safety: survey

Although three in four Americans polled say they “care a lot” about what they put in their bodies, 35% have not thought about one essential part of their health in the past year: the quality of their tap water. A survey of 2,000 general population Americans found that, at a…

Spurs’ surprising Victor Wembanyama strategy is backfiring in NBA Finals

Every team tries. Most fail. But the Knicks have so far succeeded in getting Victor Wembanyama out of the paint. Much of the Spurs’ defensive scheme revolves around keeping Wembanyama and his unprecedented shot-blocking prowess as close to the basket as possible. He often acts as a floating help defender.…

Dodgers starting pitchers offer amazing relief, rest for bullpen

That could have been worse. Much worse. While Emmet Sheehan’s implosion Sunday forced the Dodgers to deploy six relievers in a 13-5 loss to the Angels, the surprise bullpen game shouldn’t have any lasting effects — and not just because they aren’t scheduled to play Monday. With Roki Sasaki pitching…

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