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CNN  —  Rep. George Santos, the recently elected GOP congressman from New York who has admitted to lying about parts of his resume, is facing escalating backlash from his own party as a growing number of House Republican lawmakers call for him to resign or say he can’t serve effectively even as Speaker Kevin McCarthy has stood by the embattled congressman. Santos has so far been defiant, pushing back on calls for his resignation – and House GOP leadership has not called on him to do so. Instead, McCarthy, a Republican from California, has indicated he will not join demands…

CNN  —  Strong storms capable of tornadoes are sweeping across the Southeast and the Ohio Valley on Thursday, already leaving building and tree damage in the morning and threatening more destruction as the day progresses. In northern Alabama particularly, injuries and damage have been reported in Morgan County southeast of Huntsville, authorities said. “Damage and injuries (were) reported along (Highway) 20 in Decatur. Downed power lines and trees also reported,” the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. The number of people injured or the extent of the injuries weren’t immediately clear. CNN has reached out to the sheriff’s office…

An opioid treatment center is moving next door to a children’s day care in Washington — and some people have a problem with it.The town of Lynnwood, Washington, has a newcomer: It’s an opioid treatment center set to house 300 patients who are in need of treatment. The location of the opioid treatment center is causing local parents to protest the location, as it’s a few steps from the local Boys & Girls Club facility. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REVIVED WITH NARCAN AFTER USING VAPE SUSPECTED TO BE LACED WITH FENTANYLA Washington parent of two, Vincent Albo, joined “Fox & Friends” on Thursday…

Lucky in love! The Abbott Elementary cast’s respective dating lives appear to be much tamer compared to their fictional counterparts. Following its 2021 debut, the ABC series became a critically-acclaimed hit because of its meaningful story lines about teachers in a Philadelphia public school. Fans were also quick to pick up on the obvious chemistry between Quinta Brunson‘s character Janine and Tyler James Williams‘ Gregory. However, the series creator and lead previously admitted she’s in no rush to explore a potential romance. “We want to explore this relationship,” she told TV Insider in February 2022. “But sometimes, all you’re having…

Over 20 kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as large amounts of pills and cannabis, were seized by the Saskatoon Police Service on Monday. Officers said this was the result of an eight-week investigation into the drug trafficking activities of three Saskatoon men.Search warrants were executed on properties in the 1900 block of 7th Street East, the 900 block of Pringle Crescent and the 700 block of Hart Road.Police seized a number of drugs and paraphernalia, including: 20,285 grams of methamphetamine8,040 grams of cannabisover 700 oxycodone pills1,038 grams of buffing agent$12,940 in casha modified fully automatic prohibited Glock 9mm handgun with…

The faces of copper fans are frequently as red as the metal they prize. Its price often fails to match demand prospects. Recently, bulls have had less to feel embarrassed about. The metal’s value has jumped to seven-month highs, above $9,120 per tonne. Not much has changed — apart from sentiment. Traders have bought up copper anticipating the recovery of China’s economy as Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed.That makes some sense. More than half of copper demand comes from China. The surge in Covid cases will take a while to fall. But Beijing has primed the pump on construction activity. Late…

The writer is deputy mission director at NestaIt seems like an odd thing to say in the middle of an energy crisis, but we may be on the cusp of a new era of abundant energy. Not because of nuclear fusion, exciting though recent breakthroughs are, but because of renewable energy.Over the past week, renewable energy has met more than half of the UK’s demand for electricity, breaking records for wind power in the process. Gas, the dirty and expensive part of the electricity grid, has provided just 14 per cent of electricity. In some parts of Scotland, the grid…

When First lady Jill Biden underwent surgery to have two cancerous lesions removed from her skin, she became one of 2 million Americans to be diagnosed each year with basal cell carcinoma.It’s the most common type of cancer in the world, the American Academy of Dermatology notes.One of Biden’s lesions — located above her right eye — was discovered during a routine skin cancer screening, the White House said. When she went to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday, Jan. 11, to have it removed, a second lesion was found on the left side of her chest. Both…

New details are emerging about the murders of an elderly Florida couple at their senior living facility on New Year’s Eve.Documents obtained by FOX 35 Orlando include information about how the couple may have died and how authorities were able to track down the alleged suspect in Georgia. An arrest affidavit states 80-year-old Sharon Getman and her husband, 83-year-old Darryl Getman, were found dead inside their home after what appears to be a violent, random attack. The report says both victims had serious injuries to their head, face and stomach.The report also says a butcher-style knife was found inside Darryl Getman’s…

New allegations surrounding the infamous Downing Street “partygate” scandal have revived public outrage after it came to light that government employees were having sex at the pandemic lockdown parties. Multiple witnesses at the party, which started as a going-away party for some colleagues, allegedly saw two couples getting very intimate, with both couples disappearing for a time – one into a dark room from which they later emerged “flustered” and the other in an office “with the lights off,” The Times U.K. reported.  The new allegations follow a recent revelation that then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was attending “the most…