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EXCLUSIVE: House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is vowing to stop the export of technologies to China and hold the Biden administration accountable for the chaotic and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 as his top committee priorities.McCaul, R-Texas, said one of the first actions he plans to take is requesting to view the classified dissenting cable that U.S. State Department employees sent warning about a deteriorating security situation and urging the immediate evacuation of allies.”I want to see the dissenting cable from the embassy. Twenty-three employees took a very extraordinary step, basically objecting to the policy of the…

Women wearing thongs in broad daylight on street corners, pimps following mothers taking their kids to school, and prostitutes twerking at traffic have become common scenes in California.Local leaders claim human trafficking and prostitution are rampant in the Golden State after a new criminal justice reform that its author said aims to protect transgender women from being unfairly targeted by law enforcement.”It’s absolutely out of control and dangerous — not just for the sex workers but for the community,” San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen told the San Francisco Chronicle this week.A road in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District…

A ski trip in the rarefied air of the French Alps can be an amazing way to spend a week’s holiday. It’s also an amazingly fast way to spend a month’s wages.But what if there was a way to keep down the cost while also exploring one of France’s most beautiful cities?Because let’s face it skiing is a rich man’s game. And while usually I’m all for eating the rich (especially the men) sometimes you have to admit when they’re onto something.The feeling of gliding through the trees surrounded by a picture perfect winter wonderland is hard to beat. Or…

A beagle named Roscoe who was missing from his home in Wichita, Kansas, for eight long years was reunited with his family last month after he was located more than 1,000 miles away.”When he got out of the van the morning he came home, he came wagging his tail right to me,” his owner Nicolle Leon, 41, told Fox News Digital. “I brought him inside and my kids [had] just woken up. He was all over them wagging his tail with such excitement. I wasn’t sure if he really would remember us — but the way he acted, I think he…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans in the nation’s capital assessed President Biden’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday. Most who spoke with Fox News approved of his address.”Biden was awesome,” Craig told Fox News. “Couldn’t be better.”But Antione disagreed, saying he hasn’t witnessed any accomplishments from the Biden administration. “I haven’t seen anything yet,” he told Fox News. “We need better schools, we need better playgrounds, we need better people out here for our black community, for all of us.”Biden delivered his second State of the Union speech on Tuesday, focusing on his economic achievements and future initiatives, such as an…

Civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake’s epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southeast, on February 7, 2023.Adem Altan | AFP | Getty ImagesLife for millions across Turkey and Syria changed forever on Monday, as two consecutive earthquakes sent shockwaves across hundreds of miles.Nine hours apart and measuring a magnitude of 7.8 in Turkey and 7.5 in Syria on the Richter scale, the quakes were the region’s strongest in nearly a century.At the time of writing, the death toll from the quakes is more than 12,000, with…

The Brooklyn Nets have reportedly agreed to a deal to trade away superstar Kevin Durant just days after the franchise agreed to send away fellow star Kyrie Irving, ending the franchise’s hopes of creating a dynasty with the two players.Durant will be sent to the Phoenix Suns for a whopping four 1st-round picks as part of what would be one of the biggest blockbuster deals in NBA history, according to ESPN.The deal includes the Nets receiving Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation. The Suns will acquire Durant and TJ Warren, per ESPN.According to…

A national firefighters’ strike has been put on hold as members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) consider a new pay deal after a previous offer was described as “insulting”A national firefighters’ strike has been postponed after union members received an offer for a new pay deal. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said on Thursday morning that they will not announce any strike dates while a ballot is ongoing. The proposed national strike would be the first to take place in the UK since 2003. The union had warned of strikes if a previous 5% pay offer was not increased…

Good morning. In the streaming wars, news from the front. Last night Disney announced a restructuring, including a $5.5bn costs savings target and 7,000 planned job cuts (about 3 per cent of its workforce). Bob Iger, called back from retirement for a second stint as chief executive, said: “Our creative teams will determine what content we’re making, how it is distributed and monetised and how it gets marketed. Managing costs, maximising revenue and driving growth from the content being produced will be their responsibility.” Giving business unit leaders direct responsibility for functions such as marketing and distribution, rather than managing…

Authorities recovered the body of a kindergarten teacher in Jersey City Tuesday who they say has been missing since the weekend.Officials found the body of Luz Hernandez, 33, a mother of three and a teacher at BelovED Charter School, while police were conducting a welfare check at her home, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.The body was found in “what appeared to be a shallow grave,” a statement from the prosecutor’s office read.”On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the Jersey City Police Department conducted a welfare check on Van Home Street regarding a missing person’s report. The findings resulted in…