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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on Friday said that a man who made death threats against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and his family at a protest in New Jersey Thursday night had been arrested.The arrest came just hours after Blanche promised the protester, who was captured on video, would be found and arrested.”That’s a federal crime,” Blanche said on Fox News’ “The Will Cain Show” on Thursday. “Not only threatening the ICE officer — but think about how disgusting this individual is by threatening his wife and his…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A sweeping joint takedown between the FBI and Texas authorities in recent months netted more than 276 arrests for suspected child exploitation and the rescue of 89 children, authorities said Friday.The figures were a result of Operation Soteria Shield, part of the agency’s national effort, Operation Iron Pursuit. The initiative targeted individuals involved in the online sexual exploitation, abuse, trafficking, and production and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in North Texas, the FBI said.”Every single day this FBI is moving more aggressively than ever before to destroy child predator networks…

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While many Edmontonians have been taking in the warm weather as of late, some like Jessica Wiekli wish it didn’t come with all the pollen. “It’s awful here,” Wiekli said. “We just moved here from Calgary a year ago so this is our first season through it.”Wiekli and others who suffer from seasonal allergies this time of year feel it has been more intense compared to other years, and they would be right.Kevin Sproule, an arbourist with Davey Tree Edmonton, says the late start to spring coupled with dry conditions are to blame.“We had a couple of what we call…

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Issaquah-headquartered Costco Wholesale (COST) ended in the “red” on May 29 after the big-box retailer’s Q3 per-share profit came in shy of Street estimates.The multinational’s total revenue surpassed $70 billion in its fiscal third quarter – handily beating the consensus – but a more than 15% increase in EPS to $4.93 missed expectations.But Bernstein analyst Zhihan Ma recommends buying Costco stock on the pullback as it may soon please investors with a special boost.The special boost that could ignite a rally in COST sharesOn the earnings call, Costco’s chief of finance, Gary Millerchip, acknowledged that the company is “in a…

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Britney Spears has broken her silence on an “interesting year” following her arrest for reckless driving.The 44-year-old singer was arrested on March 4 near her home in Ventura County, California, after police received an anonymous call about someone “travelling at high speeds and swerving” on the road.Spears pleaded guilty to reckless driving in connection with the incident, and was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and one day of jail, credited as time served, as part of her plea deal.The mother-of-two – one of the best-selling pop stars of all time – was also fined $US571 ($A794) and ordered to see…

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Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new map of congressional districts designed to help Republicans pick up a seat in the United States House of Representatives.But to do so, the map eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, both of which are represented by Democrats.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listApproval in Louisiana’s legislature came on Friday. It follows an April decision from the US Supreme Court striking down Louisiana’s current map as an illegal racial gerrymander because it was drawn to include two majority-Black districts.That ruling, in the case Louisiana v Callais, weakened the landmark 1965 federal Voting…

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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said next week could bring key answers for technology stocks after a blockbuster quarter from Dell Technologies added to the enthusiasm around the data center trade.”When we look back, I wonder if we’ll say this was that moment when Dell simply took over the computer space” the “Mad Money” host said Friday, calling the company’s latest earnings one of the biggest “blowouts” he can recall.Tech has dominated the market this year, particularly companies tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure. But he said that one notable laggard has emerged: Nvidia. That could begin to change next week when CEO…

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