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Georgia county replaces Big Peanut after hurricane

Georgia’s Big Peanut is back. The roadside landmark along Interstate 75 in south Georgia was rededicated Thursday, nearly five years after an earlier version was felled by the winds of Hurricane Michael. This time, the giant goober is made of sheet metal, not fiberglass. BREAKING: Memory loss does NOT start… Read More

US Forest Service says its burn started wildfire nearly reaching Los Alamos

The U.S. Forest Service’s own prescribed burn started a sprawling 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, the agency acknowledged Monday in a report published after a lengthy investigation. The Cerro Pelado fire burned in dry, windy conditions across more than 60 square miles (155 square kilometers) and… Read More

Carlee Russell confesses she was not kidnapped, apologizes

Authorities in Alabama said Monday that a woman has confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to check on a toddler she saw walking on the side of the interstate. Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis said Carlee Russell’s attorney, Emory Anthony, provided a statement on… Read More

Kamala Harris destroyed by unlikely source…

Earlier this year, Florida rejected an Advanced Placement African American studies, with Gov. Ron DeSantis accusing the designers of “trying to use that for political purposes.” The Florida Department of Education went on to write its own guidelines, released just in time for the upcoming school year. Vice President Kamala… Read More

U.S.-Mexico border endures scorching heat wave

People withered in blistering heat on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, where temperatures hit a scorching highs this week and many got little relief from the sun. Maribel Padilla, part of the Brown Bag Coalition, met up with people who are homeless and particularly vulnerable to the heat in… Read More

Bell tolls for Wisconsin man who wins Hemingway look-alike contest

On his 68th birthday, a white-bearded Wisconsin man won the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West’s annual Hemingway Days celebration that ends Sunday. Gerrit Marshall, a retired television broadcast engineer from Madison, prevailed Saturday night at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, a frequent hangout of Ernest Hemingway when he lived… Read More

Fox News host blows his lid on Trump-appointed judge

On Friday, Federal District Court Judge Aileen Cannon scheduled former President Donald Trump’s trial for May 24 of next year… and one Fox News star had something to say. “Judge Cannon, in Florida, you let the country down. This trial should have been moved to after the election. You just… Read More

Molten lava on Hawaii’s Big Island could block main highway

Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island. The molten rock could make the road impassable and force drivers to find alternate coastal… Read More

DeSantis is no longer second place in the GOP primary

In the GOP’s ongoing presidential primary, former President Donald Trump has long ranked as the frontrunner, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis historically finishing as a second-place challenger ahead of several other third-tier candidates. But now the shape of the race has changed… and a new candidate is in second. DISTURBING:… Read More