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Minneapolis Border Patrol Shooting Sparks Credibility Crisis as CDC Warns of Screwworm, Storm Cancels 10,000+ Flights, UK Beach Deaths and Neglect Case Shock, Abrams M1E3 vs T-72 Debated, and Data Shows 2025 Murder Rate Low
Alex Pretti’s Family Rejects Federal Account of Minneapolis Border Patrol Shooting
The family of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse fatally shot in Minneapolis on Saturday by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, condemned federal officials’ justification for the shooting and disputed the Trump administration’s account. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addressed the incident in remarks following the death.
GOP senator says ICE and DHS credibility is at risk after fatal Minneapolis shooting
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican, called the fatal shooting in Minneapolis “incredibly disturbing” and said the credibility of ICE and the Department of Homeland Security is at stake.
CDC urges clinicians to watch for signs of New World screwworm infection
CDC urges clinicians to recognize symptoms linked to New World screwworm, a fly that lays eggs in wounds or in the nose, ears, eyes, or mouth. The eggs hatch into parasitic larvae that burrow into tissue and feed on surrounding flesh.
Woman in her 60s dies and two others are injured after swimmers get into difficulty at a UK beach
A woman in her 60s died after three people got into difficulty in the water at Helen’s Bay in County Down on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services, including coastguard teams, a helicopter, and specialist medical crews, responded and members of the public also helped before responders arrived. The woman was treated at the scene and taken to hospital, where she later died; two other swimmers were also taken to hospital, and police said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Father pleads guilty after 5-year-old daughter dies from neglect in locked bedroom
‘I let my daughter die’: Robert S. Buskey Jr., 35, pleaded guilty in Schenectady, New York, to second-degree murder and related charges after his 5-year-old daughter, Charlotte, was found dead on April 14, 2024, in a bedroom locked from the outside. Prosecutors said she had been severely neglected and malnourished for months despite boxes of food outside the room, and an autopsy found extreme dehydration and no food in her system. Police also found her 3-year-old brother locked in a cage in the living room, and both children tested positive for cocaine. Buskey faces 27 years to life in prison at sentencing on March 27.
More than 10,000 flights canceled as a major winter storm moves across the United States
More than 10,000 flights have been canceled as a massive winter storm sweeps across the US, with aviation analytics indicating Sunday is expected to be the largest single-day cancellation event since the pandemic.
U.S. Army’s New M1E3 Abrams Tank Compared With Russia’s T-72
The Army’s New M1E3 Tank vs. Russia’s T-72: Who Wins in 4 Words frames a matchup between the latest M1E3 Abrams and Russia’s upgraded T-72B3M. The details note the T-72’s decades-long service life and ongoing modernization but argue that, even with upgrades, it would be outmatched by the newer Abrams variant.
Data Shows the 2025 Murder Rate Was Low, Raising Questions About Crime Coverage
Despite alarming crime narratives in 2025 headlines and political rhetoric, new Council on Criminal Justice data suggests the year was among the least violent in over a century. Across the 35 largest U.S. cities, murders reportedly fell 21%—the largest one-year drop on record—while 11 of 13 tracked offenses declined, including aggravated assault (-9%), gun assaults (-22%), and robberies (-23%). The piece argues that a consolidated, profit-driven media ecosystem rewards sensational crime coverage over statistical context, keeping “law and order” politics fueled by public fear rather than overall trends.
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