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Embarrassing loss for Trump while Kamala Harris celebrates huge endorsement. We also take a phone call from a clueless MAGA caller who claims Trump rallies are full of love and acceptance and Democrats are full of hate.

Unbiased headline news – The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are conducting investigations into a series of suspicious letters, some containing an unidentified substance, which were sent to election officials across the country, according to the agencies. The Associated Press reported that packages with powder were mailed to secretaries of state and state election offices in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Wyoming, citing officials from these states. “The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to election officials in several states,” the agencies stated. — Venezuela announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro following elections that the opposition claims he manipulated. The American was detained in Caracas after reportedly “taking photos of electrical installations, oil facilities, military units,” according to Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello. Three other U.S. citizens, two Spaniards, and a Czech national have also been arrested in Venezuela in recent weeks. One of the Americans was identified as a U.S. Navy sailor detained in Venezuela earlier this month. — The U.S. Coast Guard reported that it tracked a group of Russian naval vessels, including two submarines, as they entered U.S. waters off Alaska in what appears to be an attempt to avoid sea ice, a move allowed under international rules and customs. The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Stratton observed the Russian military vessels crossing the maritime boundary and moving 30 miles into an area beyond U.S. territorial waters, known as the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. — Drivers have experienced a significant drop in gasoline prices in recent weeks, and the trend is expected to continue. Gas prices have fallen about 13% from a 2024 peak in April, which translates to a reduction of nearly 50 cents per gallon, according to AAA data. The national average price of a gallon of gas is now $3.20, AAA data indicates. In 16 states, the average cost of a gallon of gas is below $3, including Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas, and Iowa. — Schools in a Kentucky county reopened under heavy police presence for the first time since a massive manhunt was launched for a suspect involved in an interstate shooting that injured five people 11 days ago. While the suspect, 32-year-old Joseph Couch, remained at large on Tuesday, the Laurel County Public Schools resumed classes for its nearly 9,000 students. “We will not live our lives in fear,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stated during a news conference on Tuesday. The school district mentioned in a statement that the reopening plan “prioritizes the safety of our students and staff.” — Renowned ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince and her adoptive mother passed away within a day of each other, their family confirmed to ABC News this week. Michaela DePrince died on Sept. 10 at the age of 29, and her mother Elaine DePrince, who adopted her as a child, died on Sept. 11 “during a routine procedure in preparation for surgery,” according to a family statement posted on Facebook. The DePrince family did not immediately disclose a cause of death for Michaela DePrince. — A federal appeals court in New York upheld the sex crimes conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In March, Maxwell asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to overturn her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for recruiting and grooming the underage girls whom Epstein sexually abused, arguing that she was protected by an agreement federal prosecutors in Florida made with Epstein in 2007. — For the first time ever, Instagram on Tuesday introduced accounts specifically designed for teenage users, featuring built-in privacy protections. These new accounts, called “Teen Accounts,” will be automatically assigned to all Instagram users under 18, both for current teen users and those signing up. By default, users younger than 16 will require parental permission to change their account settings. These changes, which are expected to affect tens of millions of users, were announced by Instagram head Adam Mosseri.

Unbiased headline news – Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, never had the Republican presidential nominee in his sights and did not fire a single shot. Secret Service Acting Director Ron Rowe Jr. reported at a news conference that an agent, positioned several hundred yards ahead of Trump on Sunday, noticed a gun barrel protruding from the tree line near the sixth green of Trump International Golf Club and fired at the suspect around 1:31 p.m. ET. — The Biden administration requested special permission from Congress last month to increase Secret Service spending in the upcoming weeks, even if only a short-term spending bill is passed to prevent a government shutdown, multiple sources from Congress and the administration confirmed. The White House Office of Management and Budget submitted this so-called anomaly request to congressional committees in August, before the second alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, this time at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Congressional staffers indicate growing concerns over the Secret Service’s funding. — A massive pipeline fire near Houston, which burned for hours, was triggered when a vehicle struck an above-ground valve after driving through a fence, officials reported. Authorities in Deer Park stated that both local police and FBI agents have found no evidence of “terroristic activity.” They also believe this to be an isolated incident. The investigation is ongoing and includes efforts to identify the driver. The pipeline explosion sent towering flames over nearby neighborhoods for hours. — More than a dozen people have died following severe and historic flooding in parts of Europe over the weekend, which overtook several towns. Some areas are now seeing water levels recede, but more rain is expected in the coming days. Eight new deaths were reported over the weekend in Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Austria, raising the total death toll to at least 15. Thousands of Europeans were evacuated from their homes after Storm Boris brought approximately a month’s worth of rain to central Europe within 24 hours. — Two now-retired chiefs from the New York City Fire Department were arrested early Monday morning after a yearlong corruption investigation, law enforcement sources revealed. Retired Chief Brian Cordasco and Retired Chief Anthony Saccavino “repeatedly abused their positions of trust as high-ranking officials in the New York City Fire Department” by soliciting and accepting bribes totaling tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for providing preferential treatment to specific individuals and companies, according to an indictment unsealed Monday in Manhattan federal court. — Rescuers freed an 11-year-old boy who became trapped for more than nine hours after slipping between two boulders near his school, a New Hampshire fire chief stated. The boy was extracted from the boulders in Windsor at around 3:15 a.m. He was then taken to a hospital for evaluation and later released, according to the Wediko School, where he is a student. First responders from at least five other communities, along with state police and the Fish and Game Department, assisted in the rescue in Windsor, southern New Hampshire. — A Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding fell into an empty swimming pool at his home, authorities reported. State Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, was listed in critical but stable condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, according to Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers. Turner sustained injuries when he drove his mower into the deep end of the pool, Kentucky State Police confirmed. — An 8-year-old girl took an SUV from her Ohio home and drove for miles to a store, where she was later found unharmed, authorities stated. The girl, whose name has not been released, and the vehicle, a 2020 Nissan Rogue, were reported missing around 9 a.m. Sunday, according to Bedford police. Family members said they last saw the girl at the residence about two hours prior. As police began their investigation, they received reports of a small child seen driving a vehicle on a nearby road.

Unbiased headline news – Israel’s military investigation concluded there is a “high probability” that three Israeli hostages were killed during a November airstrike aimed at eliminating a Hamas northern Gaza brigade chief. The families were informed last week by Israel Defense Forces officials, who stated that a comprehensive inquiry revealed the deaths were due to IDF actions. IDF officials and hostage families have begun to disclose the investigation’s results. On December 14th, three bodies were discovered in a tunnel in Jabaliya. — Eight migrants attempting to cross the English Channel from France in a small rubber boat died early Sunday, officials confirmed. The vessel, carrying around 60 individuals from countries including Eritrea, Sudan, Syria, and Iran, encountered difficulties in waters north of Boulogne-sur-Mer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region, the BBC reported. Authorities were alerted at 1 a.m. local time. The boat was seen heading toward a beach in Ambleteuse, but rescue teams were unable to assist from the sea, the French coast guard said. — At least 100 people have died in Myanmar due to flooding and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi, officials reported. “Dam bursts, house collapses, and mass flooding have wreaked havoc in the Asian nation,” said Zaw Min Tun in an audio statement posted by RT India on X. He stated that 113 people had been confirmed dead, with an additional 64 missing. Yagi is Asia’s most powerful storm this year, having already impacted Vietnam, Laos, the Chinese island of Hainan, and the Philippines. — At least 15 people were killed and 40 others were seriously burned in a gasoline tanker explosion in Haiti, according to the country’s prime minister. Sixteen of the injured were transferred to hospitals in Fonds des Blancs and Les Cayes near the accident site in the Nippes Department, Prime Minister Garry Conille posted on the X social media platform. Initial reports suggested the explosion occurred in an area known as Morne Calbassier, in Miragoane, Haiti. — A vehicle veered into oncoming traffic on a Dallas interstate and collided with two other vehicles, resulting in four deaths, police reported. The multi-vehicle crash occurred around 1 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 45 in southeast Dallas, according to police spokesperson Michael Dennis. A preliminary investigation determined that a vehicle was traveling northbound on I-45 when it struck a second vehicle and then crossed the median into southbound traffic, colliding with two more vehicles. — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded no contest to charges of killing his father and stepmother with a sword in their home nearly five years ago. Court documents show that 43-year-old Levar Fountain entered no contest pleas to third-degree murder charges in York County Court earlier this month, thereby avoiding a trial that was set to begin this week. First-degree murder counts, which would have carried a mandatory life sentence without parole, were dismissed. Fountain’s sentencing is scheduled for November 8th. — A Waffle House employee was shot and killed in North Carolina by a customer who became “agitated and verbally abusive” after placing his order, according to Laurinburg Police. Officers responded to a report of shots fired shortly after midnight Friday at a Waffle House in Laurinburg, where they found 18-year-old Burlie Dawson Locklear with a gunshot wound, police said. Locklear was taken to Scotland Memorial Hospital, where he later died. — Favorable weather and relentless efforts by firefighters are helping to contain a trio of destructive wildfires in California, state and local officials announced Saturday. The most significant of these blazes, the Line Fire near San Bernardino, Calif., was 25% contained as of 1:13 p.m. PDT, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Some evacuation orders had been lifted, but others affecting 44,000 homes and commercial buildings in San Bernardino County remain in effect.

A shocking revelation about one of the police officer’s background! A day after the national Police Union endorse convicted criminal Donald Trump to be our President; a fiasco happens in Miami with the traffic stop of Miami Dolphin’s Tyreek Hill. This extended video shows different angles and viewpoints. This is your chance to make your own decision with facts, videos, audio and follow-up. After watching and discussing, give us your feedback on how this traffic stop was handled. Don’t make a snap decision because there’s been a new development which we’ll reveal later!

A day after the national Police Union endorse convicted criminal Donald Trump to be our President; this fiasco happens in Miami with the traffic stop of Miami Dolphin’s Tyreek Hill. This extended video shows different angles and viewpoints. This is your chance to make your own decision with facts, videos, audio and follow-up. After watching and discussing, give us your feedback on how this traffic stop was handled. Don’t make a snap decision because there’s been a new development!