Family Of 8 Found Dead In Utah Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide

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An entire family in a small Utah town was found dead in their home Wednesday in a horrific apparent murder-suicide.

Officials in the small town of Enoch, Utah, said that the husband shot his wife, mother-in-law, and the couple’s five children, before turning the gun on himself. The family was found late Wednesday afternoon after police went to conduct a welfare check on the wife. According to news reports, the wife had served divorce papers to the husband last week.

According to Dotson, the wife had an appointment, which she missed. The person with whom she had the appointment called police to do a welfare check. “A few hours after that welfare check, a call came in and Tausha (the wife) was not located, a missing persons report was requested and was received by the Cedar City Police Department,” Dotson said. That report was then passed on to police in Enoch, “at which point the welfare check to locate Tausha became an effort to locate the entire family,” Dotson added.

City officials said no one had heard reports of gunshots or suspicious activity, but Enoch Mayor Geoffrey Chesnut, who was neighbors with the family, noted that the homes are on large lots, making it difficult to hear anything. “They’re half-acre lots, big homes on half-acre lots,” he said. “You don’t hear a lot coming from your neighbor’s homes.” (Read more from “Family of 8 Found Dead in Utah Home in Apparent Murder-Suicide” HERE)

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Lauren Boebert Takes Long Pause Before Nominating Kevin Hern for Speaker (VIDEO)

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Representative Lauren Boebert elicited jeers from her fellow Congress members on Thursday as she made a surprising choice for speaker of the House. The Colorado Republican prefaced her vote by cheekily noting that she’d be opting for “Kevin,” but her pick wasn’t the person that some may have initially assumed.

On Thursday, the House speaker race dragged on following several voting rounds the previous two days. Although Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, was once considered the frontrunner, his chances of securing the spot have dwindled as a group of hardline conservatives seeks to prevent his win. . .

“I rise to cast my vote for a member not of the Freedom Caucus, but for Kevin,” she said, taking a pause before continuing, “the unanimously elected chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a businessman from humble beginnings, a leader, a true consensus candidate that can deliver on promises we have made to the American people.

“I vote today for Kevin Hern of Oklahoma,” she concluded as congressional lawmakers started to speak over her in the background.

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Damar Hamlin Wakes Up, Asks Doctors ‘Who Won the Game?’

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Stricken NFL player Damar Hamlin has shown vast improvement today and is reportedly awake, moving his hands and feet, and even writing messages to respond to questions.

Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said Thursday that Hamlin has made “substantial improvement” after his cardiac arrest on the field during the Jan. 3 broadcast of the NFL’s Monday Night Football.

While Hamlin is still considered “critically ill,” one of the doctors, Timothy Pritts, told the media on Thursday that the player’s cognitive functions seem intact, according to ESPN.

The doctors added that Hamlin is moving his extremities and has been able to write answers to questions. However, they noted that he is still intubated and on a respirator, so he is unable to speak.

Pritts said that one of Hamlin’s first questions was whether the Bills won the game on Monday. (Read more from “Damar Hamlin Wakes Up, Asks Doctors ‘Who Won the Game?’” HERE)

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China and NATO Agree: Dangerous to Depend on Each Other

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China is vulnerable to international restrictions on its ability to import vital supplies “once the international situation changes,” a senior official fears.

“China has a high degree of foreign dependence on some important mineral resources, and once the international situation changes, it will certainly affect economic security or even national security,” Chinese Natural Resources Minister Wang Guanghua told state media, per a South China Morning Post translation.

The widespread sentiment has emerged as a paradoxical point of consensus between Beijing and Western capitals, in part due to Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping’s high-profile alignment with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the days before Russia launched the campaign to overthrow the Ukrainian government.

“It is dangerous to depend on authoritarian regimes. It was not long ago that many believed that buying gas from Russia was purely a commercial matter,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday at a Norwegian business conference. “We must not repeat this mistake with other authoritarian regimes, not least China.” (Read more from “China and NATO Agree: Dangerous to Depend on Each Other” HERE)

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Family of Late Capitol Police Officer Sues Trump for $10 Million

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The fiancee of a Capitol Police officer is suing Donald Trump, accusing the former president of his wrongful death and other damages.

Sandra Garza, representing the estate of Officer Brian Sicknick, is reportedly seeking $10 million from the 2024 Republican presidential-primary hopeful, saying he was at fault in the Jan. 6 riots.

The lawsuit charges that Sicknick’s death was the result of Mr. Trump’s rhetoric and claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him.

“As a direct and foreseeable consequence of Defendant Trump’s false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to Defendant Trump’s express calls for violence at the rally, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol,” the lawsuit said.

Two men, Julian Khater and George Tanios, have pleaded guilty to assault charges related to the attack on Sicknick, and they also are named in the lawsuit. (Read more from “Family of Late Capitol Police Officer Sues Trump for $10 Million” HERE)

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Loudoun County Dad Arrested for ‘Trespassing’ at Local Public School Board Meeting Found Not Guilty

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A Loudoun County father, whose arrest at a June 2021 school board meeting was used by the Biden administration to justify a politicized attack on concerned parents, was found not guilty of trespassing on Wednesday.

Law enforcement arrested Jon Tigges at a Loudoun school board meeting on June 22, 2021, after he tried expressing concerns about the school district’s “moral decay.” A Virginia district judge found Tigges guilty in October of 2021. Loudoun Circuit Judge Douglas Fleming Jr., however, cleared Tigges of any wrongdoing.

Fleming determined that Tigges not only had a First Amendment right to attend the heated meeting but also that the superintendent who shut down the official gathering last summer had no right to declare it an “unlawful assembly.”

“My thanks to God for justice,” Tigges wrote on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon. (Read more from “Loudoun County Dad Arrested for ‘Trespassing’ at Local Public School Board Meeting Found Not Guilty” HERE)

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Biden Yet Again Refers to His Vice President as ‘President Harris’ During Border Speech

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President Biden yet again referred to his vice president, Kamala Harris, as “President Harris” during Thursday remarks on immigration at the White House.

“President Harris led this effort — led this effort to make things better in the countries from which they are leaving,” the 80-year-old president said.

Later in his remarks, Biden correctly identified Harris as the “vice president.”

The oldest-ever president has made the same error in public on at least five prior occasions.

In October, Biden called Harris a “great president” while wishing her a happy birthday. (Read more from “Biden Yet Again Refers to His Vice President as ‘President Harris’ During Border Speech” HERE)

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Kevin McCarthy Fails on 9th House Ballot — First Time in 200 Years

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The often-raucous House chamber was left in a sleepy state of suspended animation Thursday as members failed to elect a speaker for the ninth time in a little over 48 hours and proceeded to a 10th ballot for the first time in nearly 200 years.

About half the House scrolled through their phones as they voted on the ninth ballot, apparently bored with the lack of progress over the last three days. In fact, GOP leader Kevin McCarthy lost another vote when Rep.-elect Ken Buck of Colorado excused himself for a doctor’s appointment, leaving the Californian on 200 votes — down from 201 earlier in the day.

Though McCarthy reportedly gave in to demands overnight by a contingent of hardline conservative Republicans blocking his bid for the gavel, the floor fight was no closer to a resolution. During the ninth vote, 17 of the 20 Republican members opposing McCarthy voted for Rep.-elect Byron Donalds of Florida and three voted for Rep.-elect Kevin Hern of Oklahoma.

As on the previous three ballots, Rep.-elect Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) voted “present,” lowering the magic number for any candidate by one from the 218 threshold needed on Tuesday’s first three ballots.

House Democrats remained united in their support of Brooklyn and Queens Rep.-elect Hakeem Jeffries, giving him all 212 of their votes for the seventh, eighth and ninth consecutive ballots. (Read more from “Kevin McCarthy Fails on 9th House Ballot — First Time in 200 Years” HERE)

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Authorities Release Chilling Details in Case Against Idaho Murder Suspect

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We now know more about the evidence investigators in Idaho collected following the murders of four University of Idaho students that led authorities to seek the arrest of Bryan Kohberger as a suspect, thanks to a just-unsealed probable cause affidavit that outlines the case authorities have built.

The 19-page document explains what the Moscow, Idaho, police found when they entered the residence of the students and found Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin murdered.

In addition to the victims, authorities found “a tan leather knife sheath” stamped with “Ka-Bar,” “USMC,” and the U.S. Marine Corps insignia. On that knife sheath, the Idaho State Crime Lab identified a single source of male DNA contained on the snap as a “suspect profile.” . . .

A roommate identified as “D.M.” in the affidavit told police that “she was awoken at approximately 4:00 a.m. by what she stated sounded like Goncalves playing with her dog in one of the upstairs bedrooms.” D.M. also said that “a short time later…she heard who she thought was Goncalves say something to the effect of ‘there’s someone here.'”

The affidavit continues, saying D.M. “looked out of her bedroom but did not see anything when she heard the comment about someone being in the House. D.M. stated she opened her door a second time when she heard what she thought was crying coming from Kernodle’s room. D.M. then said she heard a male voice say something to the effect of ‘it’s ok, I’m going to help you.'” (Read more from “Authorities Release Chilling Details in Case Against Idaho Murder Suspect” HERE)

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Biden Blames Republicans for Border Invasion

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President Joe Biden blamed the Republican Party during a Thursday White House speech for the southern border invasion.

Biden’s statement that Republicans are to blame for the border crisis was followed by a claim that partisan divisiveness has prevented immigration solutions. Under Democrat rule, 2.2 million illegal migrants have overrun the border in fiscal year 2022, a 33 percent increase from 2021.

“I sent congress a comprehensive piece of legislation that would completely overhaul what has been a broken immigration system for a long time,” Biden said.

Biden alleged preventing illegal immigration is a priority but Republicans have opposed his plan.

“Cracking down on illegal immigration, strengthening legal immigration and protecting dreamers, those with temporary protective status, like farm workers, are part of the fabric of our nation,” Biden continued. “But congressional republicans have refused to consider my plan and they rejected my retest for an additional $3.5 billion to secure the border and funds for 2,000 new asylum personnel.” (Read more from “Biden Blames Republicans for Border Invasion” HERE)

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