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Tom Lawrence
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Sioux Falls—“Let’s Go Brandon,” the anti-Joe Biden catchphrase that has made waves this holiday season—as highlighted by an ex-cop uttering it directly to the president—is now officially in roadside prank territory. An electronic road sign in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, a town of 3,600 people about 20 miles north of Sioux Falls, has been displaying the message in recent days. “Let’s Go Brandon FJB,” it stated, the last three letters abandoning any pretense that the phrase means something other than “**** Joe Biden!”(Snip)This electronic insult in South Dakota came on the heels of another appearance in the state
Daily Mail (UK),
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Elizabeth Elkind *
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Democrat Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. of New Jersey announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, becoming the fourteenth member of Congress to be infected in just two weeks as another virus wave sweeps the country. He warned on Twitter that the new Omicron variant, which has infected people across the globe at a record-shattering pace, is 'spreading like wildfire.' More than a dozen lawmakers have announced positive diagnoses since Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren announced her breakthrough case on December 19.(Snip)Pascrell joins three other fully-vaccinated and boosted members of his caucus in who have all contracted COVID since Christmas: Reps. Kaialiʻi Kahele of Hawaii,
Daily Mail (UK),
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Brian Stieglitz
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Bill de Blasio spent his last full day as mayor hosting two separate farewell press conferences and a TV appearance as he prepares to handover New York City which is suffering its worst murder rate in ten years—while hundreds of protesters celebrate the end of his office. The outgoing mayor had his last day mired by mobs a protesters outside City Hall with anti-de Blasio signs, including a giant banner that read: 'Buh-bye s*** head. Thanks for f****** up our city.' De Blasio kicked off his farewell tour with an appearance on NBC's Today Show at 8am, where he discussed his scaled-back plans
New York Post,
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Nolan Hicks
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David Meyer
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An embattled shelter and services provider that has been repeatedly lit up for failing to address the homeless situation at Penn Station blew city money on a booze cruise, fast food, and movie tickets for its staff, according to an audit. Bowery Residents’ Committee charged the city at least $2,653 for the $36,510 catered boat ride, along with $1.4 million in other expenses that were either unsupported or not allowed, the audit by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office found.(Snip)BRC’s work at MTA hubs including Penn Station was previously called “very expensive” and “minimally effective” by the MTA Inspector General. The non-profit held $527 million in city homeless service contracts
Daily Mail (UK),
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George Stark
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Adam S. Levy
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Former Mickey Mouse Club member Tiffini Hale has died at the age of 46. Her death was confirmed by her co-stars from the show Deedee Magno Hall and Chasen Hampton. Hale is said to have suffered a cardiac arrest in early December that left her fighting for her life in a coma. She took her last breath on Christmas day morning. Hale's former bandmates and All New Mickey Mouse Club co-stars Hall and Hampton revealed the tragic news via their Instagram pages on Thursday.(Snip)Hale appeared on The All New Mickey Mouse Club from 1989 thru 1995, E! News reported,
KDFW-TV [Dallas, TX],
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David Sentendrey
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Garland, Texas—Garland police are seeking help from the public to find the 14-year-old accused of opening fire inside a convenience store Sunday, killing three people and injuring another. Abel Elias Acosta is being sought by police after they said evidence was found that identified him as the gunman. He is facing charges of capital murder and a Directive to Apprehend has been issued for him. Police said he is the son of Richard Acosta Jr., who was arrested by police after they identified him as the getaway driver of the white truck that was seen on surveillance video outside the Texaco gas station on Walnut Lane.
New York Post,
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Emily Crane
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Five people were arrested after a group of protesters stormed a Burger King in New York on Monday night to protest the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The mask-less protesters were filmed screaming at employees for refusing to serve them at the fast food restaurant in downtown Brooklyn around 7:30 p.m. Cops said they were called in after the group repeatedly refused to leave. The Big Apple’s vaccine mandate requires people to show proof of vaccination in order to eat indoors. Mitchell Bosch, 41, who was one of the five people taken into custody at Burger King, has already been arrested twice this month during protests at a Cheesecake
Los Angeles Magazine,
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Steve Appleford
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In Beverly Hills, even the purchase of a firearm comes with certain…expectations. The city’s only gun store, Beverly Hills Guns, is a “concierge service” by appointment only, for a largely affluent clientele. And business is booming. Since opening in July 2020, the store has seen upscale residents from Santa Monica to the Hollywood Hills increasingly in a panic following several high-profile smash-and-grab and violent home invasion robberies. The apparent siege has brought in a daily stream of anxious business owners and prominent actors, real estate moguls and film execs, says owner Russell Stuart.(Snip)“Everyone has a general sense of constant fear, which is very sad.
Washington Times,
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Victor Morton
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“Let’s Go Brandon”-themed stickers have spread from America’s roadways to NASCAR’s—thanks to “Brandon” himself. Brandon Brown acquired a new sponsor Thursday, one that took its very name from the chant based on the driver’s name but aimed at President Biden.
The cryptocurrency company LGBcoin—the self-styled “America’s Coin”—will be the Brown team’s full season primary partner for the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series. “We are proud to support Brandon this season, to help him continue his American dream. If we do our job right, when you think of us, and you hear, ‘Let’s Go Brandon,’ you’ll think and feel, ‘Let’s Go America,’” James Koutoulas, founder of Typhoon Capital
New York Post,
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Ben Kesslen
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There are bigger dangers on the high seas than the Bermuda Triangle.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the public Thursday to stay off cruise ships—even if they’re vaccinated—because of the COVID-19 threat. “Avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status,” the agency said in its new guidelines. “Even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants.” The CDC moved cruise ship travel from a Level 3 “high” warning to Level 4, the highest risk. The change “reflects increases in cases onboard cruise ships since identification of the Omicron variant,” it said. People who go on a cruise despite the warnings
WGN-TV [Chicago, IL],
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Glenn Marshall
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Gaynor Hall
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Bradley, Ill.—Police are searching for a suspect after an officer was fatally shot and another was critically injured in Bradley.
The shooting took place at a Comfort Inn Hotel on the 1500 block of Illinois Highway 50 around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.(Snip)Police said officers responded to reports of dogs barking in an unattended car parked in the parking lot. When they arrived, police found the room where the car’s possible owner was staying. Officer Marlene Rittmanic and another officer had a conversation with multiple people inside the room and were then attacked and shot.(Snip)The suspect, 25-year-old Darius Sullivan, is considered to be armed
New York Post,
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Nolan Hicks
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Sam Raskin
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Mayor-elect Eric Adams plans to make a decision this spring on whether to mandate vaccines for New York City public school students starting in fall 2022, according to a newly released outline of his COVID-19 policies. Adams’ one-page plan also states that he will keep Mayor Bill de Blasio’s private-sector vaccine mandate that took effect Monday with a “focus on compliance, not punishment”—an approach similar to the outgoing mayor’s promise that city inspectors will “ideally avoid penalties.”(Snip)The next mayor had previously not expressed a definitive stance on the policy.(Snip)The plan notes that “all other current mandates” that de Blasio put in place
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