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A B.C. Mountie may be facing some disciplinary action over videos he previously posted about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The officer, from Trail, B.C., was the person behind the Church of Trudeau website, which used political satire to take aim at Trudeau’s positions on issues such as immigration, LGBTQ2 rights and First Nations people.The website now appears to have been taken down.Kash Heed, a former police officer and B.C.’s former solicitor general, said he is “very disappointed with the videos that were actually posted in a public venue.”“But I’m not surprised, given the fact that we’ve had several other people…

Albany County District Attorney David Soares says fellow Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul must back efforts to lock up more teenage gunmen — or face failure at meeting the lofty public safety goals she outlined in her State of the State speech Wednesday. “A glaring weakness in our effort to combat gun violence is the fact that you have Raise the Age that still permits 16 and 17 year-olds to possess loaded firearms,” Soares said in an exclusive interview. Hochul’s silence on the issue Tuesday suggests she has no plans to change the 2018 law backed by progressive legislators that sends most…

The man who fatally shot 13-year-old Karon Blake early Saturday, in a case that has outraged some in the community, is a Washington, D.C., employee, the mayor said Wednesday.Metropolitan Police have said the shooter killed Karon, a middle school student, shortly before 4 a.m. after the shooter believed someone was tampering with vehicles and left his home with a registered firearm to investigate.Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday that the person who shot Karon is a district government employee who is not involved in public safety.Karon Blake.NBC WashingtonBowser did not name the agency. She said the person is on administrative leave,…

A Connecticut cop was fired after he was caught on camera ruthlessly berating a driver while directing traffic last month. James Hinkle, a former Waterbury police officer, lost his cool while directing traffic on Dec. 13 after a woman driving an SUV plowed through an intersection, despite being directed to stop by the fired officer, footage of the confrontation provided by the department shows. Hinkle, who was canned Monday following an internal probe, accused the driver of trying to run him over. The driver of the SUV kept moving forward until Hinkle – on foot and leaving his post –…

Honoring a lost love. Allison Holker has often paid tribute to her late husband, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, following his death in December 2022. “To my husband, best friend, babe, Chee-chalker, Superman and father of my children I LOVE YOU FOREVER and ALWAYS!” Holker wrote via Instagram in January 2023 alongside a slideshow of images from the late dancer’s life. “We will forever remember you as the true beacon of light that you were and we will continue to cast your light and love throughout the world. Thank you for our incredible memories and our beautiful life shared together.” The post,…

CNN  —  Police in New Mexico who were responding to a report of gunfire needed an assist from wildlife officials Tuesday when, while looking for a possible wounded victim, they discovered a months-old Bengal tiger cub. Albuquerque Police officers found the tiger, which weighs about 20 pounds, in a small dog crate while searching a mobile home they were led to by a trail of blood, according to a news release from police. The gunfire call led responding officers to a convenience store where a bystander there had been shot in the leg. After police heard a gunshot in a…

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NASA’s James Webb Telescope hit another milestone on Wednesday, identifying its first exoplanet 41 light-years away that is almost exactly the same size as Earth. Formally dubbed LHS 475 b, the rocky planet is just 1% smaller than Earth’s diameter. “Webb is bringing us closer and closer to a new understanding of Earth-like worlds outside our solar system, and the mission is only just getting started,” Mark Clampin, the Astrophysics Division director at NASA Headquarters, said in a statement. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite first hinted at the planet’s existence, which was confirmed by Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph. STRIKING NASA IMAGES REVEALS IO’S VOLCANO-LACED SURFACE…

Facebook-parent Meta is preparing to announce one of the most consequential decisions in the company’s history, a landmark move that will set a precedent for online speech and could affect the course of the 2024 US presidential election. The decision, whether Meta should allow former President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram, is being debated by a specially formed internal working group at the company, according to a person familiar with the deliberations. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone told CNN Wednesday the decision is set to be announced in the coming weeks. Facebook and other social media platforms banned Trump…