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Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men's downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina Olympics
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (698+ words) Not so long ago, it wasn't clear if there would be anymore "firsts" for him in ski racing. As a teenager, and after the death of his father, von Allmen didn't have the money for racing " until a crowdfunding project…...
Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns
20+ hour, 14+ min ago (565+ words) Lawmakers spent hours grilling state safety officials over alleged violations by the Boring Company, the Musk-owned venture with tunneling projects also planned in Nashville and Dubai. Company officials declined to attend but provided written answers defending the project. Vegas Mayor…...
UK will release files about Mandelson's ambassador appointment as anger mounts over Epstein
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (856+ words) The British government has agreed to release emails and other documents casting light on the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. British police on Tuesday opened a criminal investigation…...
Immigration agents draw guns and arrest activists following them in Minneapolis
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1040+ words) Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gathered public school officials on Tuesday in St. Paul as schools are being increasingly targeted by federal immigration agents. A debate over funding for the Department of Homeland security is a central argument between Democrats and…...
Catholic Church and Italy investigate sacred and profane cherub seemingly modeled on Meloni
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (414+ words) Meloni, for her part, tried to tamp down the outcry and make light of it. The basilica is located on one of Rome's fanciest piazzas just down the block from the Spanish Steps. It was consecrated in 440 by Pope Sixtus…...
Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (629+ words) Utah Supreme Court Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant listens to oral arguments for a case challenging the state's congressional districts before the Utah Supreme Court in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (Leah Hogsten/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)…...
Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (425+ words) The protest in Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for the date of Italy's liberation from Nazi fascism in 1945, drew people from the left-leaning Democratic Party, the CGIL trade union confederation and the ANPI organizations that protect the memory of…...
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (1301+ words) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents initially claimed Alberto Casta'eda Mondrag'n had tried to flee while handcuffed and "purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall," according to court documents filed by a lawyer seeking his release. But staff members at Hennepin…...
Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes after covering anti-ICE church protest
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (1070+ words) Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and federal officials. Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles,…...
In some states, a push to end all property taxes for homeowners
1+ week, 2+ day ago (919+ words) House Speaker Jon Burns holds up proposed property tax relief legislation during a press conference at the Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Arvin Temkar /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) Rising property values have inflated tax bills in many states, but…...