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#10 Millions Go Missing From Money Storage Facility in LA Area on Easter - Alex Stone for ABC News and KTLA 5
The Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI are investigating a multimillion-dollar theft on Easter Sunday, sources told ABC News. The money went missing Sunday from a money storage facility in Sylmar, in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley, law enforcement sources said. The company that owns the building noticed the money had been stolen on Monday morning. The thieves managed to break into the facility undetected, sources said...
#9 Investigation Launched After Theft of Government Data — Leak Hits Us State Department - Benedict Collins for Tech Radar and Cyber Chick on X
Data relating to the US government has been stolen from a contractor and leaked online, prompting the State Department to launch an investigation. The threat actor stole and leaked documents from tech consulting firm Acuity, which specializes in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, data analytics, and operations support services. The data allegedly contains a significant amount of personal information relating to the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, according to the threat actor who supposedly conducted the theft known as IntelBroker...
#8 Audit of New Virginia USPS Processing Facility Finds Big Problems, Including Water-Damaged Mail - AP for Fox News
An audit conducted by the Postal Service's inspector general found significant problems at a new regional processing facility in Virginia, including water-damaged mail left unprocessed for months and a worker asleep at a forklift. The audit, dated March 28, raises questions about the Postal Service's plans to modernize its processing network — the Richmond facility that was the focus of the audit is the first of a planned 60 regional processing centers that USPS is launching nationwide that are supposed to streamline operations and improve efficiency. But the audit found that problems at the Richmond center, which opened in July, have contributed to a drop in on-time service that now finds Virginia ranked worst in the nation. The inspector general said only 66% of first-class mail has been delivered within two days in the current fiscal year, compared to a national average of 87%. No other region in the U.S. fell below 80%, according to the inspector general's office...
#7 Blaze News Investigative Journalist Steve Baker Pleads Not Guilty to 4 Misdemeanor Charges Over His Jan. 6 Reporting - Dave Urbanskifor Blaze Media and Steve Baker on X
Blaze News investigative journalist Steve Baker on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the four non-violent misdemeanor charges the Justice Department brought against him in connection with his reporting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Baker and others have blasted the charges. U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) himself sounded off with an op-ed last month asking, "Where is the outrage over Steve Baker’s prosecution?" What's more, shortly after Baker's arrest, Blaze Media released a never-before-seen video showing Baker's movements in and around the U.S. Capitol on January 6, which appears to stand in stark contrast to the narrative the federal government has been floating about him. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) proposed legislation aimed at repealing the 16th Amendment, which allows the government to tax people’s income. The congressman brought up his legislation in an interview with Just the News, No Noise on Wednesday. Among the four co-sponsors are Reps. Mary Miller (R-IL) and Ronny Jackson (R-TX). “Originally, the country didn’t have an income tax,” Davidson told the show hosts. “They passed the 16th Amendment to make it legal to tax people’s income. It was originally just going to be for the really, really rich people. And, of course, now it’s hitting everybody.” The Nebraska Democrat party censured State Sen. Mike McDonnell on March 2 for his pro-life views and his refusal to comply with the transgender activist agenda before he ultimately switched to the Republican Party on Wednesday. On March 2, the state Democrat party announced it had censured McDonnell because his voting record had “adversely affected the reproductive rights of Nebraskans and the rights of transgender individuals in the state,” WOWT reported. Censuring a lawmaker is an expression of “condemnation or denouncement” or a “formal statement of disapproval,” according to the U.S. Senate website... The former bodyguard of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs claims the music mogul had blackmail tapes of politicians, princes, and other prominent individuals who were involved in his sex parties. Combs, who has been hit with a barrage of physical abuse, rape, and sexual trafficking allegations, had his homes in Miami and Los Angeles raided by the Department of Homeland Security last month, during which federal agents seized computers and other electronic devices. Gene Deal, who was present the night when Notorious B.I.G. was fatally shot in 1997, made the sensational comments during an interview with ‘The Art of Dialogue’ YouTube channel... On an island off the coast of an island, a local grocer’s big error turned into a successful national charity event. Dan Dafydd wanted 80 chocolate Easter eggs for the shelves at Sinclair General Stores on Sanday, one of the Orkney Islands, but accidentally ordered 80 cases of Easter eggs, totaling 720 confectionaries for a total island population of 500. Wondering what he was going to do with the excess, his heart overtook his mind and decided to raffle off groups of 100, with proceeds going to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the British Isles which rescue dozens of people and vessels every year.
#6 Ohio Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Repeal 16th Amendment - Peyton Sorosinski for the Washington Examiner and John Solomon on X
#5 Nebraska Democrat Censured for Pro-Life Views Before Switching to Republican Party - Katherine Hamilton for Breitbart
#4 Madison Redirected $700,000 In COVID Relief Funds To Illegal Immigrants, Probe Finds - Jake Smith for The Daily Caller
The blue city of Madison, Wisconsin, funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to illegal immigrants, according to the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG). The funds were appropriated by the federal government to Madison’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) and intended to aid city residents in recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and public safety lockdown measures. Approximately 10% of the total SLFRF were funneled by Madison into nonprofit organizations providing aid to illegal immigrants, equating to about $700,000 dollars, according to an IRG Center for Investigative Oversight (CIO) probe, the results of which were released on Wednesday...
#3 US Layoffs Reach 14-Month High Amid Government, Tech Cutbacks - Amina Niasse for Reuters
U.S. layoff announcements rose 7% in March to the highest since January 2023, led by technology and government-sector job eliminations, though cuts announced year to date are down 5% from a year ago amid a still-strong job market, a report out on Thursday showed. Job cut announcements increased to 90,309 in March from 84,638 in February, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said. On a yearly basis, the level increased slightly by 0.7% from the 89,703 cuts announced in March 2023.
#2 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Reveals He Will Not Endorse Joe Biden - Matthew Impelli for Newsweek and Benny on X
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has announced he will not endorse Joe Biden for the 2024 presidential election, a reversal from his 2020 endorsement. Johnson expressed regret over his previous endorsement, citing dissatisfaction with the current administration's direction. He made this announcement on Fox & Friends, indicating a significant shift in his political stance. Despite his previous endorsement, Johnson has decided to keep his choice for the 2024 election private...
#1 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Former Bodyguard Claims Music Mogul Had Tapes of “Politicians” and “Princes” - Paul Joseph Watson for Modernity and Chuck Callesto and Collin Rugg on X
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Small Town Grocer’s Easter Egg Mistake is Turned into Inspiring National Charity Drive Raising Thousands
