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Former state Sen. Dawn Buckingham was sworn in as Texas’ next Land Commissioner on Monday, making history as the first woman in the role and promising to “serve Texans and serve them well.” “This office is really the tip of the spear of what matters most to conservative Texans.” Buckingham told Fox News Digital. “We are here to defend oil and gas. We are where the majority the border was being built. We are going to stand strong and defend our history.”The Texas Land Commissioner is in charge of the Texas General Land Office, the state’s oldest public agency. Buckingham is…

C+Charge is a peer-to-peer payment platform and EV charging app that aims to increase electric vehicle adoption buy expanding access to EV charging networks. The platform allows users to easily and cheaply pay for their charging sessions and earn carbon credits in the process.As the number of EVs on the road continues to grow, the need for convenient and affordable charging solutions becomes increasingly important. C+Charge aims to address this need by providing a simple and convenient way for EV owners to access charging networks and manage the costs associated with charging their vehicles.By leveraging blockchain technology, C+Charge will be…

Authorities say they are investigating the nationality and origin of the bodies of two men discovered at Bogota airport.The bodies of two young men have been found in the undercarriage of an Avianca plane during maintenance in Colombian capital Bogota, according to the airline and the attorney general’s office of Colombia. The bodies were discovered by airline personnel after the plane from Santiago, Chile, landed in Bogota on Friday evening. “At its arrival to the El Dorado airport in Bogota, personnel from the airline discovered the bodies of two people who flew irregularly [stowaways] in the undercarriage of the plane,”…

A scary scene unfolded Saturday when a college basketball player collapsed on the court during a game between Old Dominion and Georgia Southern. With a little over 13 minutes remaining in the first half, Old Dominion’s sophomore guard, Imo Essien, was playing defense when he abruptly collapsed on the court. In a video of the incident, Essien appeared to briefly attempt to get back up before going back down in pain. Essien appeared to remain conscious throughout the ordeal and walked off the court after he was helped up by trainers. Old Dominion’s Imo Essien collapsed during play on Saturday…

A serial burglar targeted eight popular Williamsburg restaurants and bars – pocketing more than $30,000 in cash – over a two-week spree, police said Monday. The suspect was caught staring directly at a surveillance camera, looking stunned in glasses and a Champion hoodie sweatshirt, during one attempted heist last month, according to a photo released by the NYPD. His spree started on Dec. 20 at Ainslie, a chic Italian restaurant on Ainslie Street near Keap Street, where he snuck in through the rooftop and stole $10,654, cops said. On Dec. 26, he first tried to hit The Richardson Bar on…

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalized because of abdominal pains linked to a 2018 stabbing, his wife confirmed Monday on social media. The Instagram post from Michelle Bolsonaro, comes as Brazil is still reeling from a mob of rioters who swarmed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential place on Sunday.  Many of the protesters have said they want the Brazilian army to restore Bolsonaro to power and oust the newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.Bolsonaro had flown to Florida ahead of Lula’s inauguration. He wrote on Twitter that peaceful protest is part of democracy but vandalism…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Editor’s note: This article was updated on January 9, 2023. Taking care of our skin can be pretty tricky. Understatement of the year, right? We certainly go through all of the steps and often spend more money than we should on products, but still, our complexion often scoffs at us, breaking out, becoming irritated and producing more excess oil than ever before. We want it to be brighter, smoother, healthier and happier — but it won’t tell us exactly what it wants! After…

CNN  —  On the face of it, the mob storming of government buildings in Brazil in support of a defeated ex-president making false claims of electoral fraud looks like a copycat assault on democracy inspired by the US Capitol insurrection. But for Americans, the reality of the comparison between the insurrection inspired by the 45th US president on January, 6, 2021, and the latest revolt by supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, dubbed “Trump of the Tropics,” is even more troubling. Brazil is in turmoil after hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters stormed congressional buildings, the Supreme Court and the presidential…

The federal agency charged with spearheading Canada’s response to COVID-19 approved a $120,000 initiative to purchase specially designed coins for its employees as an “everlasting expression of gratitude” for their work during the pandemic. The coins were to be distributed to all employees of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) as a token of thanks for their work at the agency over the last three years, according to documents obtained by Global News through access-to-information law.The gesture was given an approximate price tag of up to $120,000 after an estimate for the coins was obtained by PHAC. This price included…

Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl rocket is due to launch from Spaceport Cornwall, at Cornwall Airport near Newquay tonight with hundreds of people flocking to the site for the historic eventA space launch has left ‘gridlocked’ traffic in Cornwall as spectators flock to the site this evening. There is reportedly heavy congestion in Newquay with police understood to have blocked the road as people arrive in their droves. Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl will be launched from Spaceport Cornwall, at Cornwall Airport at 10.16pm attracting crowds of hundreds. One witness said cars were “gridlocked” with “no movement” on both sides of the…