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Two wives of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents appeared on “Fox & Friends Weekend” on Sunday to share the impact and toll that their husbands’ work at the southern border is taking — not just on the men themselves, but on their families’ well-being, too. (SEE THE VIDEO at the top of this article.)Alison Anderson (at far right in the video and in the image shown below) said that her husband, a Border Patrol agent, recently had to act as “a first responder to an infant that was drowned in the river — and he desperately was trying to…

New York CNN  —  The fact that a freight railroad strike didn’t start on Friday is a huge win for the US economy and its still struggling supply chain. But that doesn’t mean freight railroads are providing good service to their customers. Many of the problems tangling up the supply chain, driving up prices and slowing the economy can be traced to the steady decline in freight rail service in recent years. Even the railroads themselves admit that the nation’s current freight service is a problem, mainly because of fewer calls to pick up or drop off freight cars, routine,…

Air pollution kills more than four million a year across the globe and around 99% of the world’s population live in areas failing to meet WHO guidelines for air pollutionFor five days in December 1952, a thick fog strangled the streets of ­London. Thousands died and more fell ill after all the pollution from the capital’s coal-powered power stations and chimneys ­accumulated into a toxic smog. Episodes like this, known as “pea soupers” because of the yellowish aspect of the smoke, were a part of everyday life in the 1950s, affecting not just London but other big industrial cities like…

The Justice Department announced Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi was taken into U.S. custody and will face charges for his alleged role in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.Mas’ud was a longtime operative for Libyan intelligence, including service as an expert in building explosive devices from approximately 1973 to 2011, according to the Justice Department. In the winter of 1988, he was directed by a Libyan intelligence official to fly to Malta with a bomb disguised in a suitcase that would later explode on board Pan Am Flight 103, killing a total of 270 people.According to the Justice Department, Mas’ud set…

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday blasted newly registered Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona as a “corporate Democrat” and a saboteur of Democratic legislation after she ditched the Democratic Party last week.Sanders said that Sinema “has her reasons” when asked about her decision to leave the Democratic Party during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.””I happen to suspect that it’s probably a lot to do with politics back in Arizona, I think, or the Democrats there are not all that enthusiastic about somebody who helped sabotage some of the most important legislation that protects the interests of…

National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby declared Sunday that “there was never a choice” between WNBA star Brittney Griner and U.S. former Marine Paul Whelan in the controversial prisoner exchange with Russia.Kirby’s comments follow days of speculation and outrage after Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death,” was released from federal prison in exchange for Griner, while Whelan remains imprisoned at a labor camp in Russia’s Mordovia republic. NBC News was forced to issue an embarrassing correction after initially reporting that President Biden could have received Whelan instead Griner, writing that “the Kremlin gave the White House…

If you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of Twitter’s HQ, the company is auctioning off dozens of items of memorabilia and supplies from its office in San Francisco. Twitter is cleaning house and looking to offload things like getting a large Twitter bird statue and a giant “@” sculpture planter. Among the less interesting items include a projector, iMac screens and standing desks. There are also multiple espresso machines and an electric bike charging station. Twitter/BidSpotter The online auction opens January 17th and closes the next day, said Heritage Global Partners, the company facilitating the sale. Opening bids for…

Wout van Aert’s second cyclo-cross race of the season proved to be a winning one, but success in the Dublin World Cup event was not without alarm.The Belgian ultimately ran out a comfortable winner after breaking clear from Laurens Sweeck on the final lap.But he found himself behind early on due to a mechanical and also getting a towel stuck in his wheel.Cyclo-CrossHighlights as Van Aert beats problems to claim cyclo-cros World Cup win in Dublin21 MINUTES AGOVan Aert is a master of his art and did not panic, as he picked his way through the field and got in…

Last night in New York City, Selena Gomez made a special cameo on Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by her Only Murders In The Building co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short (she made an appearance as a wedding singer during a Father of the Bride-inspired skit). On her way to Rockefeller Center for the taping on the festively-decorated SNL stage, Gomez made sure to wear a dazzling holiday look for the occasion. Though her outfit rebuked a traditional green or red color scheme.Gomez wore a head-to-toe hot pink ensemble from the Valentino Pink PP collection including a cozy sweater embellished with sequins, a mini…

CNN  —  The top US hostage affairs official on Sunday reflected on conducting the prisoner swap that led to Brittney Griner’s release, saying the WNBA star immediately thanked the crew returning her to the United States. “When she finally got on to the US plane, I said, ‘Brittany, you must have been through a lot over the last 10 months. Here’s your seat. Please feel free to decompress. We’ll give you your space,’” Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” “And she said, ‘Oh no. I’ve been in prison for…