June 24, 2026

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California ICE facility has 1,900 empty beds due to COVID: sources– nypost.com

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As California’s border forces struggle to deal with the thousands of migrants illegally flooding into the US daily, one entire detention facility is being used to house just five people.

The well-equipped Adelanto ICE Processing Center, situated roughly 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles, can hold up to 1,940 detainees but remains almost empty. Meanwhile, the San Diego border area to the south is completely overrun with 37,000 illegal crossers apprehended in April alone.

The facility is still under a 2020 judge’s order blocking it from taking more detainees in response to a lawsuit over the spread of COVID-19.

72-year-old ‘serial rapist’ on the run for 24 years caught in Missouri, feds say– www.aol.com

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A “serial rapist” who has been on the run for 24 years was caught in Missouri, federal law enforcement agents said.

Herman Carroll, 72, was arrested in Branson on May 11, according to a May 13 news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.

McClatchy News was unable to locate attorney information for Carroll.

Carroll was arrested in 2000 after being accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, the agency said. He posted bail, failed to appear in Moultrie County court and has been on the run ever since, according to law enforcement.

Report: Welding at water slide caused huge fire in Sweden that killed one person– abcnews.go.com

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A welding operation caused a huge fire in February at a water park that was under construction at one of Sweden’s biggest amusement centers, causing the death of one person. Police said Wednesday, May 15, 2024, that when carrying out some welding on the water slide “a fire started which then spread to the rest of the building,” causing “great destruction.” 

Key Clinton, Obama Officials Die In Car Crash– trendingpoliticsnews.com

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On a typically quiet rural road late Friday night in San Diego County, a tragic accident claimed the lives of two prominent political figures from the Bay Area. The crash involved a head-on collision between a Jeep pickup and a Chrysler sedan, which occurred on state Highway 76 near Fallbrook outside of San Diego. The collision resulted in the deaths of four people, including a couple renowned for their contributions to political advocacy and community development.

Hope Wood, 48, and her wife, Peggy Moore, who were both pronounced dead at the scene, were well-respected for their long-standing public service and civil rights work. Wood, recognized by the San Diego County Medical Examiner, was particularly noted for her visionary work in organizing and strategy. Moore, a former president of the East Bay Stonewall Democratic Club, was remembered as a force for change in Oakland and across the East Bay.

Meta signals the end of the road for Workplace – Computerworld– www.computerworld.com

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Meta has been quiet on Workplace for a while, said Beth Schultz, vice president of research and principal analyst at Metrigy. “So from that respect, the writing was on the wall, so to speak, especially considering the full-out effort the company is making on AI and metaverse initiatives,” she said.

Meta provided the following timeline for migration away from Workplace, according to a post on the Workplace admin site:

  • Until Aug. 31, 2025, users will be able to continue using Workplace as usual.
  • Sept. 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026: Workplace will only be accessible to read and download existing data.
  • June 1, 2026: User access will be terminated and a user’s Workplace will be deleted.

Italian bomb shelter company that has built 50 units in two decades says it’s received 500 bunker inquiries following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine– www.aol.com

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In two decades, Minus Energie has built a total of 50 bomb shelters. But within the past two weeks, the Italian bunker manufacturer has received 500 customer inquiries, the New York Times reported.

A surge in demand for underground shelters following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also been felt by US-based companies, three manufacturers told Insider in February.

Typically, fallout bunkers have been known as an unconventional safety net for the rich and paranoid. But two European companies told the Times that their customer base has extended beyond the wealthy to working-class people in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine.

“Rich people do not have these fears and often have jets or helicopters that are already a valid escape route for them,” Minus Energie owner Giulio Cavicchioli told Ansa, Italy’s leading wire service. “Instead, (customers) are small business owners, traders, and health informants.”

Police officer bitten and five others injured in Glasgow pro-Palestininian protest– www.bbc.com

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Six police officers have been injured – including one who was bitten on the arm – at a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside a Glasgow defence equipment factory

Up to 50 protesters blocked the Govan entrance to the Thales site, a company that produces parts for Israeli drones, early on Wednesday.

They were calling for the the UK to end arms exports to Israel and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Four demonstrators – three men aged 18, 28 and 29, and a 21-year-old woman – were arrested and charged during what appeared to be minor disturbances.

Assaults Against Law Enforcement at Highest Level in Ten Years › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

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The latest data from the FBI reveals that the number of assaults committed against law enforcement officers is at the highest level in at least 10 years.

According to the Daily Caller, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program recorded 79,091 different cases of assault against officers in the year 2023. The most common occurrences were during police responses to assaults against non-officers, with 6,783 such cases. The second-highest occurrence was during responses to drug violations, with 4,879 assaults taking place under such circumstances.

Elon Musk Threatening Biglaw Firm To Silence Amicus Brief?– abovethelaw.com

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A couple years back, Elon Musk threatened to drop Cooley LLP unless they fired a newly hired associate who had just joined from the SEC. Cooley responded with a resounding “nope.” Alas, Musk might not have learned his lesson from this incident, as a new filing in Delaware Chancery alleges that Musk, acting through Tesla, leaned on Holland & Knight to halt a renowned professor from filing an amicus brief.

Professor Charles Elson sought to provide additional insight on Delaware corporate law in the ongoing fight over Tesla’s plan to hand Musk personally $56 billion — a waste of corporate value that Tesla’s meme stock investors confuse for a brilliant move. The court already rejected that payment, but now Tesla is trying to use a shareholder vote to overcome the Delaware ruling, something that Professor Elson notes is “unprecedented,” which is a more professional phrasing for “utterly bonkers.”

Asia just had a deadly heat wave, and scientists say it could happen again. Here’s what’s making it much more likely.– www.cbsnews.com

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Hundreds of people died across Asia in recent weeks as the region sweltered under blistering temperatures. And a new study determined a leading factor in how it all happened.

Last month, many areas in India saw temperatures well above triple digits. The country’s meteorological service says that heat waves are not uncommon between March and June, with May being the “peak month” for the extreme weather event. In Bhagdora, India, last month, temperatures hit nearly 115 degrees Fahrenheit as the India Meteorological Department issued a red alert warning, meaning that severe heat was expected to persist for more than two days and there was a very high likelihood for heat-related illnesses.

Elsewhere in the country, it was so hot that schools were canceled, an issue that people also faced in the Philippines. People in Thailand were also asked by officials to stay indoors when possible to avoid the heat, as dozens of people had already died from heat-related illnesses. According to the Associated Press, the April heat killed at least 28 people in Bangladesh, five in India and three in Gaza.

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NY Sentences Man to 10 Years for Making Homemade Gun

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Judge Adena Darkeh gave Brooklyn resident Dexter Taylor 10 years for building his own gun in a trial that saw the judge bar Taylor from using the 2nd Amendment as a defense. Darkeh stated at the beginning of the trial, “Do not bring the Second Amendment into this courtroom. It doesn’t exist here. So you can’t argue Second Amendment. This is New York.”

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Judge Abena Darkeh sentenced Dexter Taylor, a Brooklyn software engineer, to ten years in prison for building firearms in his apartment. Officials labeled them as “ghost guns.”

… From RedState:

The judge disrupted [Taylor defense attorney Vinoo] Varghese’s opening statement multiple times as he tried to set the stage for Taylor’s defense. Even further, she admonished the defense to refrain from mentioning the Second Amendment during the trial. Varghese told RedState:

She told us, ‘Do not bring the Second Amendment into this courtroom. It doesn’t exist here. So you can’t argue Second Amendment. This is New York.’

Varghese said he had filed the appropriate paperwork to “preserve these arguments for appeal” but that the judge “rejected these arguments, and she went out of her way to limit me.”

 

 

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Biden, Trump head to Southern California for big fundraisers– www.latimes.com

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President Biden and former President Trump are heading to Southern California in June for big-dollar fundraisers.

The former president arrives first for an event June 7 in Beverly Hills where top tickets go for $250,000 per person, according to an invitation obtained by The Times. The following day, he will headline a fundraiser in Newport Beach with donors being asked to contribute up to $100,000, and with multimillionaire tech entrepreneur Palmer Luckey among the hosts.

The locations of the events were not included on the invitations, but Luckey hosted a major fundraiser for the former president in the final weeks of the 2020 election at his Lido Isle estate.

The following weekend, Biden will appear at a major fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles that will include appearances by former President Obama and celebrities George Clooney and Julia Roberts, according to a source who is raising money for the event and requested anonymity to speak candidly.

Large solar storms can knock out electronics and affect the power grid – an electrical engineer explains how– www.cbsnews.com

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The geomagnetic storm that began on May 10, 2024, generated stunning aurora borealis, more commonly known as the northern lights, that could be seen as far south as Mexico. They also generated headaches for farmers whose GPS-guided tractors were idled in the middle of planting season.

Geomagnetic storms occur when a large bubble of superheated gas called plasma is ejected from the surface of the Sun and hits the Earth. This bubble is known as a coronal mass ejection. The plasma of a coronal mass ejection consists of a cloud of protons and electrons, which are electrically charged particles. When these particles reach the Earth, they interact with the magnetic field that surrounds the planet. This interaction causes the magnetic field to distort and weaken, which in turn leads to the strange behavior of the aurora borealis and other natural phenomena.

The May 2024 storm, rated G5 on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 1-to-5 Geomagnetic Storms scale, disrupted GPS communications enough to throw off tractor guidance, which requires centimeter-level precision. Stronger storms would have much more serious consequences. As an electrical engineer who specializes in the power grid, I study how geomagnetic storms also threaten to cause power and internet outages and how to protect against that.

Michael Cohen faces questions from defense at Trump trial on second day of testimony– www.cbsnews.com

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Michael Cohen, the key witness in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, was confronted Tuesday with his own foul-mouthed statements about Trump and his lawyers as the defense got its first opportunity to question him.

Cohen was calm but occasionally combative while fending off attacks from Trump attorney Todd Blanche, who targeted his motivations and credibility. Confronted with recent statements in which he called Blanche a “crying little s–t” and Trump a “dictator d—–bag,” Cohen replied dryly: “Sounds like something I would say.”

Asked about a series of times when he effusively praised Trump in 2015, Cohen said he was “knee deep into the cult of Donald Trump.”

WHO stands firm on Gaza death toll data despite Israeli criticism; Over 35,000 dead, 60% women & children– www.wionews.com

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After Israel questioned a shift in the numbers, the World Health Organization affirmed complete confidence in the death toll data released by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry on Tuesday, claiming they were actually getting closer to establishing the extent of deaths.

About 25,000 of the approximately 35,000 fatalities that have occurred since October 7 have been properly identified, with over half of them being women and children, according to an update provided by Gaza’s health ministry last week.

Israeli officials accused the Palestinian authorities of being inaccurate when they had earlier stated that women and children made up over 70% of those killed. According to the source, UN authorities have republished the Palestinian death toll, which has recently gone to 35,000.

When asked about the toll, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier responded at a Geneva news briefing, “Nothing wrong with the data, the overall data (more than 35,000) are still the same.” “The fact we now have 25,000 identified people is a step forward,” he stated.

Russian Commander to be Tried for Kidnapping Civilians– iwpr.net

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Accused man was identified by journalistic investigation into the so-called Don Cossack volunteer brigade.

Evgenii Deli is accused of violating the laws and customs of war soon after Russian forces occupied the Kinburn Peninsula in the Black Sea, a strategic location stretching for 40 kilometres between the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. © RFE/RL/Schemes (Skhemy) Project

A Russian commander has been indicted for ordering the kidnapping and torture of civilians in the occupied Kinburn Peninsula in the Black Sea.

Evgenii Deli is accused of violating the laws and customs of war (under Part 1 of Article 438 of the criminal code) soon after Russian forces occupied the peninsula, a strategic location stretching for 40 kilometres between the Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.

‘Hundreds’ of Columbia faculty to go on strike if police not removed from campus– www.thecollegefix.com

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Allege school officials have ‘militarized’ campus, ‘brutally punished’ student protesters

First it was Columbia University students — now “hundreds” of the school’s faculty and staff are planning to go on strike unless officers from the New York Police Department vacate the campus.

The strike will be limited, however; the Columbia Spectator reports the potential strikers still will “do work that directly serves students.”

This means professors won’t “withhold grades, recommendation letters, or other ‘student-serving’ work.”

Those planning to strike said in a Friday press release that the NYPD “has created an unsafe work environment,” most especially for members of minority communities “who are disproportionately profiled by police.”

‘Excessive Greed’: Former DEI Manager At Facebook Sentenced For $5 Million Fraud– dailycaller.com

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A former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) manager at Facebook and Nike will serve 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release as part of her sentencing for wire fraud of over $5 million, federal prosecutors said Monday.

38-year-old Barbara Furlow-Smiles of Marietta, Georgia, reportedly executed an “elaborate scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fictitious paperwork, and cash kickbacks.” Furlow-Smiles must now also “pay restitution in the amount of $4,981,783.58 to Facebook and $121,054.50 to Nike, for a total of $5,102,838.08,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Georgia said in a press release.

Judge Releases Suspect Accused of Hosing Down Occupied Car with Rifle Fire, Concludes He Is Not a Threat– www.westernjournal.com

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A District of Columbia judge who let an 18-year-old shooter go out on bail earlier this month was found to be engaging in progressive activism on social media.

Lloyd U. Nolan, Jr., who serves in the D.C. Superior Court as a magistrate judge, released Amonte Moody and put him under house arrest despite vehement opposition from prosecutors, according to reporting from Fox News and WUSA-TV.

The accused, a black male, allegedly opened fire from an AR-15 at 2:19 a.m. on April 22 near the intersection of 17th Street and Independence Avenue, SE, according to WUSA.

 

 

Expert: “Bird Flu Changed To Become Supercharged” – Here Is One Way To Prepare | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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After months of telling the global public that the current bird flu outbreak, which has infected animals across the planet and has been discovered in 20% of grocery store milk, was no threat to humans – scientists, medical professionals and health organizations are now singing a very different – and terrifying – tune.

According to an article in The Guardian over the weekend, the threat level to humans appears to be much higher than we were led to believe. According to virologist Professor Paul Digard, who has been studying the current outbreak:

“Flu is constantly evolving, and it is clear that a couple of years ago, the current strain of bird flu changed to become supercharged,” says Digard. “Now that it seems to be fairly widespread in the cow population in the US, that’s a much more direct route where it could transmit to people and gain the adaptations it needs to go pandemic.”

Terror suspects ‘planned killing spree by shooting Jews, police and soldiers’ in North West England– www.mirror.co.uk

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Three men are accused of a major terror plot to kill ‘multiple’ people using weapons which were stored in a safe house in the North West, a court has heard

Two terror suspects planned to shoot Jews, police officers and soldiers in a “Daesh inspired” attack, a court heard today – while a third accused wept in the dock.

Walid Saadaoui, 36, and Amar Hussein, 50, along with Bilel Saadaoui, 35, were detained on May 8 after anti-terror cops raided four locations in Wigan and Bolton. Walid Saadaoui and Hussein were charged with preparation of terrorist acts while Bilel Saadaoui was charged with failure to disclose information about an act of terrorism.

 

Eight dead and 40 taken to hospital after bus carrying farm workers involved in Florida collision | US News– news.sky.com

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Eight people have died and another eight were critically injured after a bus carrying farm workers crashed and overturned in Florida.

The bus was transporting 53 workers when it collided with a pickup truck in Marion County, north of Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said.

The bus then swerved off State Road 40 – a hilly two-lane road that goes through farms – and crashed through a fence, before overturning, authorities said.

The incident took place at 6.35am local time on Tuesday and it is unclear why the two vehicles crashed.

A total of 40 people needed hospital treatment – eight of whom are in a critical condition, the Marion County Fire Rescue confirmed to NBC News.

FBI, Homeland Security warn of possible threats to LGBTQ events, including Pride Month activities– www.wcjb.com

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign terrorist organizations or their supporters might target LGBTQ-related events and venues as part of June’s Pride Month, federal agencies warned in a recent public announcement.

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued the announcement May 10 to raise awareness of “foreign terrorist organizations (FTOS) or their supporters potential targeting of LGBTQIA+-related events and venues.”

“Foreign terrorist organizations or supporters may seek to exploit increased gatherings associated with the upcoming June 2024 Pride Month,” the agencies wrote.

The announcement did not specify any locations or indicate the agencies were tracking any specific threats. According to the release, foreign terrorist groups and supporters have in the past promoted anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and targeted related events.

Steve Bannon: DOJ asks federal judge to start former Trump adviser’s prison sentence– amp.cnn.com

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon should begin serving a four-month prison sentence now that a federal appeals court has upheld his contempt-of-Congress conviction, the Justice Department told a federal judge Tuesday.

US District Judge Carl Nichols, who presided over Bannon’s trial, had paused Bannon’s sentence while an appeal of his conviction played out. He has given Bannon until Monday to respond to the DOJ’s request, extending an earlier deadline following a motion to delay from the defense team.

Bannon was found guilty in July 2022 by a federal jury of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena by the House January 6 select committee in its investigation into the 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

EVIL: Florida Elementary School Principal Previously Accused of Molesting Child Caught on Tape Brutally Assaulting Student After Trapping Him Inside Classroom (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit– www.thegatewaypundit.com

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A former Florida elementary school principal previously accused of child molestation is facing several criminal charges after allegedly trapping a student inside a room for almost an hour and viciously assaulting the child.

As Click Orlando reported, 33-year-old Dontay Akeem Prophet, the principal at Destiny Leadership Academy in Ocala, was arrested Saturday on charges of aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child under 13.

Shocking surveillance footage shared by police shows Prophet entrapping the little boy inside a classroom for over 40 minutes. The principal proceeds to grab the student by the arm before holding him down and placing him in a chokehold.

Prophet then starts using a charging cable to hit the child, causing the helpless student to fall. The horrifying assault only gets worse as the sick principal twists the child’s ankle, slaps him in the face, and subjected him to even more awful physical abuse.