US military recovers electronic sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon
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US military recovers electronic sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon

ByNews Polite

The US military recovered the electronic mechanism and key sensors — believed to be used for intelligence gathering — from the Chinese spy balloon shot down earlier this month, officials announced Monday. “Crews have been able to recover significant debris from the site, including all of the priority sensor and…

‘Shots fired’ at Michigan State campus prompts student, staff lockdown
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‘Shots fired’ at Michigan State campus prompts student, staff lockdown

ByNews Polite

Students and staffers at Michigan State University were ordered to “secure-in-place” after shots were fired on campus Monday night, authorities said. “There have been shots fired near Berkey Hall on the East Lansing campus,” MSU police wrote on Twitter. “Please secure-in-place immediately. Police are active on scene,” the post continued….

Ron DeSantis floats cutting Florida’s College Board ties
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Ron DeSantis floats cutting Florida’s College Board ties

ByNews Polite

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis questioned the College Board’s influence over university admissions and high school Advanced Placement courses Monday after clashing with the organization over a black history class earlier this month. “This College Board, nobody elected them to anything,” DeSantis said at an unrelated news conference. “They are…

Whoopi Goldberg Asks for Snacks on ‘The View’: “Where Are My Chips?”
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Whoopi Goldberg Asks for Snacks on ‘The View’: “Where Are My Chips?”

ByNews Polite

Whoopi Goldberg got a little salty on this morning’s episode of The View. The co-host, who was leading a Super Bowl recap show at the Hot Topics table, halted her own introduction to make sure she and her co-hosts would be served some previously promised snacks before they got too…

FAA closes airspace over Montana due to Department of Defense activity
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FAA closes airspace over Montana due to Department of Defense activity

ByNews Polite

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily shut down airspace over part of Montana for Defense Department activities after another airborne “object” was spotted, officials said. Montana Rep. Matt Rosedale said that the object could “interfere with commercial air traffic” and that he was told by military officials that “the DOD…

Kamala Harris says she has not seen video of husband smooching Jill Biden
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Kamala Harris says she has not seen video of husband smooching Jill Biden

ByNews Polite

Vice President Kamala Harris said she has not seen the video of First Lady Jill Biden and her husband Doug Emhoff sharing an awkward kiss on the mouth at President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. “No, I haven’t watched the video,’ Harris told Univision’s Edwin Pitti on…

Baltimore building collapses leaves at least one dead, several injured
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Baltimore building collapses leaves at least one dead, several injured

ByNews Polite

At least one person is dead and several others were injured after a car crashed into a building in Baltimore, Maryland, Wednesday night, resulting in a partial collapse of the structure, authorities said. The Baltimore Police Department said a pedestrian was transported to Johns Hopkins Hospital in critical condition after a…