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FBI not aware of ‘continued’ communication between Guthrie family, suspected kidnappers as ransom deadline passes 

The FBI on Monday said it was "not aware of any continued communication between" Nancy Guthrie's family and her suspected kidnappers, with a reported ransom deadline having already passed. "For more than a week, FBI agents, analysts, and professional staff have worked around the clock to reunite Nancy Guthrie with her family,” the bureau said...

Cuba warns of aviation fuel shortage after Trump tariff threat

Cuba warned of an aircraft fuel shortage amid tensions with the U.S., according to a new report. According to a Sunday report from Spanish news outlet EFE, two sources told the outlet that the Cuban government has advised international airlines flying to the Caribbean country that the island will be out of fuel on Monday...

Appeals court backs Noem move to end TPS protections for Nepal, Honduras, Nicaragua

The appeals court said the government is likely to succeed in defending Noem’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status protections.

Hate is destroying America’s promise — and half of us are blind to the danger

When scapegoating and prejudice is tolerated or ignored, the guardrails protecting all minorities crumble.

Stars are ditching designers for thrift store scores — when they’re wearing anything at all

Academy Awards time’s coming, so fashion stylist Benjamin Holtrop told me where some glamorous shmattas come from.

Rubio blasts China over ‘unjust and tragic’ 20-year sentence for Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai

Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls Jimmy Lai's 20-year sentence "unjust" as Hong Kong convicts the 78-year-old democracy activist under national security law.

Bipartisan Senate bill targets money laundering linked to drug trafficking, terrorism

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced a bipartisan measure to crack down on money laundering by increasing penalties and ensuring laws apply to systems used by drug traffickers and terrorists.

Noam Chomsky’s Lame Excuses for His Years of Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

For what it’s worth, some big former fans of Chomsky are disgusted.

A Reasonable Climate Change Overview, Courtesy of Reason

The world is warming, but it’s not an emergency, and we’re getting better at producing more with less energy.

Alex Pretti Was More Than Just an Observer

What I got wrong — and right — in the aftermath of the Alex Pretti shooting.

Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads the Fifth, Refusing to Answer Questions in House Epstein Investigation

Maxwell previously demanded full-scale immunity in exchange for her testimony, a request Comer rejected as the two sides negotiated her appearance.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says processed American diet is a bigger crisis than tobacco

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday the nation needs to wean its youth of processed food or else "we're going to lose our country."

Epstein girlfriend Maxwell invokes Fifth Amendment in House deposition about sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell, the girlfriend who helped Jeffrey Epstein operate a global sex trafficking operation, invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition on Monday.

American women’s snowboarding team defends Hess after Trump criticism

Team USA's women's halfpipe snowboarding team defended skier Hunter Hess on Monday, a day after President Trump criticized the athlete for saying he didn't want to "represent everything that's going on in the U.S."

Trump’s immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. Judges are raising the alarm

Federal judges around the country are scrambling to address a deluge of lawsuits from immigrants locked up under the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign.

U.S. snowboard star Chloe Kim calls for unity after Trump bashes teammate over immigrant crackdown

Chloe Kim and Eileen Gu, two Olympic standouts who have faced their share of hate over the years, each weighed in Monday on Donald Trump's bashing of their friend, American freeskier Hunter Hess, for having said he didn't back the U.S. president's heightened crackdown on immigrants.

On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Bessent’s testimony descends into insults and shouting matches

A hearing about oversight of the U.S. financial system devolved into insults several times Wednesday as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clashed with Democratic lawmakers over fiscal policy, the business dealings of the Trump family and other issues.

Ghislaine Maxwell declines to answer questions from a House committee, cites 5th Amendment rights

Lawmakers tried Monday to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her 5th Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating.

Vice President J.D. Vance looks to seal peace deal, transit corridor in historic visit to Armenia

Vice President J.D. Vance landed Monday in Armenia, making him the first sitting president or vice president to visit the landlocked country in the Caucasus region of western Asia.

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