California Plummets in Rankings of Worst States to Move To — as a Surprising State Takes The Lead

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Those looking to relocate to the Golden State to seek their fame and/or fortune may want to reconsider, since a new report has California ranked as one of the worst states to move to.

ConsumerAffairs has released its annual report of the best and worst US states to settle in, with California ranking third to last in the nation.

The Golden State ranked 48th out of 50 states, remaining in the same place as it was on last year’s list, with just Louisiana and New Mexico ranked behind in 49th and 50th, respectively.

The report also comes just days after a separate analysis by WalletHub revealing that California is home to six of the least-educated cities in the entire country.

The ConsumerAffairs Research Team compiled its rankings by analyzing data on each state’s affordability, safety, economic strength, healthcare and education, and quality of life.

California ranks dead last at 50th in affordability, 49th in safety behind New Mexico, and 41st in economic strength. It placed much higher in the last two metrics, at 23rd in healthcare and education, and 14th in quality of life, which likely helped the state avoid the so-called cellar. (Read more from “California Plummets in Rankings of Worst States to Move To — as a Surprising State Takes The Lead” HERE)

Laura Loomer, Reporter Claim Hospitalized Mitch McConnell Is ‘Brain Dead’

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Conservative activist Laura Loomer and journalist Desiree Townsend both claimed Monday that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been declared “brain dead,” citing unnamed sources.

Loomer wrote on X that, according to a senior source she said was close to the White House, McConnell had been declared brain dead and was not expected to recover.

“High level source close to the White House tells me Mitch McConnell is officially brain dead. He’s not coming back,” Loomer posted.

Townsend later reposted Loomer’s post, saying she had heard the same information from her own sources. She also claimed McConnell’s Capitol Police detail was still at the hospital.

“I have heard the same thing from my sources for days,” Townsend wrote. “At this point, I am at the hospital for when they eventually decide to move cut him off of life support and move his body. His Capitol police detail is still here as of 3:39pm ET.”

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Six Biggest Revelations To Come Out Of The Charlie Kirk Murder Preliminary Hearing So Far

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A preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, began Monday in a Provo, Utah, courtroom.

Charlie Kirk’s parents and widow Erika have been present for the first two days of the proceedings. Day three is set to begin at 1 p.m. MDT on Wednesday. So far, the hearing has focused primarily on which evidence will be admitted and whether there is enough evidence to justify moving forward with a full jury trial.

Here are the main developments from the hearing thus far:

1. Surveillance Footage

Never-before-seen surveillance footage was admitted as evidence and appears to show Robinson visiting the Utah Valley University campus four separate times on Sept. 10 and into the early hours of Sept. 11. Robinson allegedly scouted the scene, got food and returned in new clothing, at which point he allegedly shot Kirk. He returned again around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 11.

The video shows Robinson walking around campus, including on the Losee Center roof, as well as what is allegedly Robinson’s car driving around campus. The defense brought up whether or not Robinson was in fact carrying something when he was seen running off the roof of the Losee Center after the shot was fired. Due to the distance from the camera and the quality of the footage, it was extremely difficult to determine whether he was carrying a rifle-shaped object.

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7,100% Spike in 6 Years Exposes a Staggering Scheme Targeting Taxpayers

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The Trump administration revealed new figures that show a drastic 7,100% spike in Medicare claims for skin substitutes in just six years as the task force led by Vice President JD Vance continues to crack down on fraud across the country.

The staggering increase in claims occurred between 2019 and 2025, surging from $200 million to $14.4 billion, prompting the anti-fraud task force and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify potentially fraudulent claims and deny 96% of claims made since March.

The CMS, which is led by Administrator Mehmet Oz, identified 4,200 suspicious claims for skin substitutes, known as allografts, totaling $224 million in charges through May of this year.

“That’s a lot of money,” Oz said during a press conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. “And that bankrupts not just hospital systems and physician groups, but it causes major problems across the entire landscape.”

The agency also found alleged fraudulent claims for Durable Medical Equipment (DME), which includes wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other essential equipment. The agency says that payments have been suspended to 102 suppliers and revoked billing privileges for an additional 725 suppliers. (Read more from “7,100% Spike in 6 Years Exposes a Staggering Scheme Targeting Taxpayers” HERE)

Missing Pilot’s Haunting Final Audio is Released after Plane Vanished over Pakistan

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Search and rescue operations are underway after a Boeing 737 suddenly went missing after departing the Middle East on Tuesday.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority, radar data showed the aircraft suddenly losing altitude and “rapidly descending” before making a sharp turn just minutes later.

The Boeing 737, operated by Karachi-based K2 Airways, was a cargo plane with five people on board, travelling from Sharjah in the UAE to Karachi, Pakistan.

The chilling final transmission reveals the pilot raised the alarm that the plane was “rolling or floating”.

While rolling is a phase of flight, floating refers to a landing error.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the aircraft had crashed into the Arabian Sea. (Read more from “Missing Pilot’s Haunting Final Audio is Released after Plane Vanished over Pakistan” HERE)

Nurse Arrested After 73 Dead Cats Found In Home

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A Michigan nurse was arraigned on charges of animal cruelty Monday after authorities removed over 100 cats, 73 of which were dead, from her home.

Emily Karolski, 41, faces charges of animal cruelty to 25 or more animals and animal burial, according to court documents cited by The Detroit News. Fox 2 Detroit described Karolski as “a nurse practitioner who cares for newborns and noted that her house is located in Dryden Township, north of Detroit.

Township police responded to a package delivery driver’s report of a stench emerging from the house, according to Lapeer County Prosecutor John D. Miller, the Detroit News reported. The driver claimed that the odor, which he could smell 150 feet away from the building, made him think someone had died inside.

Officers initiated a welfare check and discovered approximately a dozen dead cats on a kitchen counter as they peered through a window. After police discovered she was not home, firefighters arrived at the scene to help them enter the home, the county prosecutor reported.

When first responders got into the house, they became dizzy and developed headaches because of the stench, causing them to leave the building immediately. They successfully reentered the home after putting on respirators. (Read more from “Nurse Arrested After 73 Dead Cats Found In Home” HERE)

Email Suggests Mitch McConnell Health Response Is Coordinated Effort

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Republican Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office sent an email Tuesday that included a compilation of statements from senators and acquaintances claiming they spoke to the former majority leader for similar lengths of time and discussed related topics.

McConnell’s office provided no new details on his health despite his nearly month long hospitalization. Several of McConnell’s colleagues and acquaintances, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune and CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings, made similar statements about McConnell that McConnell’s staff later shared in an email obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

“As the Senator continues to recover, we will be sure to keep you updated. Wanted to flag the following tweets for you. And I’m sure you have the latest statement from a McConnell spokesperson: ‘Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital. The Senator continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session,’” the email read.

The statements in the email included similar details, including the length of the conversations with McConnell and what they discussed. Thune claimed he spoke to McConnell on the phone Monday, where they had a “lengthy and substantive conversation” about several topics such as national security, a source familiar told the DCNF.

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso and Jennings claimed Tuesday they spoke to McConnell for “roughly 20 minutes” about a variety of political topics, including the Maine Senate race and the Iran war. (Read more from “Email Suggests Mitch McConnell Health Response Is Coordinated Effort” HERE)

Teacher Receives Almost $300K Settlement over Charlie Kirk Assassination Post

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Former Georgia teacher Michelle Mickens settled her lawsuit with the Oglethorpe County School District on Wednesday after claiming she was unfairly punished over quotes related to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk after his assassination.

In October, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Mickens after she was placed on indefinite leave and reportedly encouraged to resign for making controversial comments about Kirk’s assassination on her private Facebook page in September.

“I think it’s worth it. I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights.- Charlie Kirk,” her initial post read.

Mickens later took part in a discussion with a Facebook friend who disagreed with her post, where she condemned political violence but added that the world was “safer” without Kirk.

“Yeah, you took this way too far. You make a lot of horrible assumptions here, but that says more about you than it does about me. I don’t condone violence of any kind, and I certainly don’t condone this, but he was a horrible person, a fascist full of hate for anyone who was different,” Mickens wrote. (Read more from “Teacher Receives Almost $300K Settlement over Charlie Kirk Assassination Post” HERE)

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This is the ‘Strongest Predictor of Colorectal Cancer’ under 50 — it Increases your Odds by 850%

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. . .A new study has identified the “strongest predictor of colorectal cancer” in adults under 50 — increasing the odds of a diagnosis by a staggering 850%.

“This research lends support to the question of who does or doesn’t warrant a colonoscopy,” Dr. Sandra Kavalukas, a colorectal surgeon at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and lead author of the study, said in a statement.

Generally, Americans without a family history of the disease are advised to start getting screened at age 45. But experts warn that this guidance leaves many younger adults — who are experiencing the fastest rise in colorectal cancer rates — dangerously exposed.

“Many of the early-onset colorectal cancers that I see have no family history,” said Kavalukas, who hopes this research will help doctors identify which young symptomatic patients could benefit from earlier colonoscopies.

In the study, researchers combed through the records of 443 patients under 50 who got colonoscopies between 2021 and 2023 at University of Louisville Health.

Nearly half of them were diagnosed with early-onset colorectal cancer, with rectal bleeding standing out as the biggest warning sign. (Read more from “This is the ‘Strongest Predictor of Colorectal Cancer’ under 50 — it Increases your Odds by 850%” HERE)

Karoline Leavitt has a Theory on Why Her Generation is Going ‘Communist’

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt believes her generation is drifting toward the far left thanks to a mix of “laziness” and “liberal indoctrination” on college campuses.

Leavitt, 28, made the assertion Sunday as she ripped into the “bad faith” actors who highlighted an interview she did with Fox News’ Jesse Watters last week about the rise of the far left, during which she argued that some young people are lazy, before elaborating on the phenomenon.

“A combination of laziness, yes, and the liberal indoctrination that has been taking place in our education system for far too long,” Leavitt argued on X about the factors leading to the far left’s rise.

“There are far-left educators pumping students’ heads with garbage, convincing them that hard work and sacrifice won’t pay off down the road because they want them totally reliant on the government instead,” she wrote.

Both President Trump and Leavitt have described the self-styled democratic socialists who won recent Democratic primary victories as “communists.” Many of those lefty victors have insisted they are socialists, not communists. (Read more from “Karoline Leavitt has a Theory on Why Her Generation is Going ‘Communist’” HERE)