Opinion | The Fantasy of Annexing Canada Has a Long and Mortifying History
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Opinion | The Fantasy of Annexing Canada Has a Long and Mortifying History

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Franklin, said to be “pitifully unwell,” returned home, accompanied by a Montreal couple who took “such liberties in taunting at our conduct in Canada,” he reported, “that it came almost to a quarrel.” Congress appointed a committee to investigate the Canadian fiasco, producing…

Who Are the 19 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
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Who Are the 19 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden is expected to recognize an expansive cast of public figures, celebrities and cultural luminaries on Saturday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, covering a list of household names in his final ceremony as president. The 19…

Girl, 11, believed to be sole survivor of mass slaughter in ritzy Seattle suburb by alleged teen killer
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Girl, 11, believed to be sole survivor of mass slaughter in ritzy Seattle suburb by alleged teen killer

ByNews Polite

An 11-year-old girl is believed to be the sole survivor of the mass killing inside a lavish Washington state home on Monday where five family members — including three young kids — were found shot to death, according to local reports.  A 15-year-old boy is behind bars after police found…

Seattle cops somhow lose 23 guns — and have no idea where they went: report
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Seattle cops somhow lose 23 guns — and have no idea where they went: report

ByNews Polite

The Seattle Police Department has somehow lost nearly two dozen guns in the last eight years — and nobody knows where they went. The disturbing revelation — which is now being investigated by the Office of the Washington State Auditor — came after the Seattle cops conducted an internal audit…

Bewildered seal spotted in the mouth of a humpback whale
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Bewildered seal spotted in the mouth of a humpback whale

ByNews Polite

SEATTLE — It’s a good thing seals aren’t on a humpback whale’s menu. A photograph by a whale-watching naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine mammal accidentally gulped it last Thursday in the waters off Anacortes, Washington. The food mix-up…

Wave of QB musical chairs in college football adds major uncertainty
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Wave of QB musical chairs in college football adds major uncertainty

ByNews Polite

The list of championship contenders comprise the usual suspects. Ohio State. Georgia. Alabama. Oregon. The second tier doesn’t feature many surprises either. Texas. Ole Miss. Oklahoma. Michigan. Notre Dame. Then take a look at the quarterbacks around the country — at three of the aforementioned schools (Ohio State, Oregon and…

Tesla’s Plug Made Compulsory in Kentucky for EV Charging Companies

Tesla’s Plug Made Compulsory in Kentucky for EV Charging Companies

ByNews Polite

Kentucky is requiring that electric vehicle charging companies include Tesla‘s plug if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways using federal dollars, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.  Kentucky’s plan went into effect on Friday, making it the first state to mandate Tesla’s charging technology,…

Mexican authorities find Washington state 8-year-old missing since 2018, returned to US
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Mexican authorities find Washington state 8-year-old missing since 2018, returned to US

ByNews Polite

A Washington state 8-year-old missing since 2018 was recently found in Mexico and returned to the US, according to the FBI. Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez was kidnapped by her biological mother on Oct. 25, 2018, at a Vancouver, Washington, shopping mall, according to the FBI. She was found and safely recovered by…