FBI responds to congressional baseball shooting survivors, dubs gunman 'domestic violent extremist'

The FBI has reclassified the 2017 congress” target=”_blank”>congressional<, R-Ohio, made the original designation last month during a hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray. “Our intelligence and law enforcement apparatuses require accuracy, precision, and justice. I’m encouraged that the FBI has updated its classification of that nearly catastrophic event to reflect the actual motives of the…

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Thunderstorms, flooding to soak central US again as 'critical' fire conditions threaten West

Severe thunderstormsa> and <a href="https: will drench the central United States through next week as windy, warm weather escalates disasters in the West. As a front moves over the mus-regions, central and southern High Plains and Great Basin, the National Weather Service on Saturday forecast showers and thunderstorms in the regions through the weekend. TORNADO…

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Portland protests, homelessness have residents avoiding downtown, poll reveals

portland” target=”_blank”>Portland, Oregon, <and us-protests” target=”_blank”>rioting <pandemic and social unrest of the past year.  Downtown Portland, once a cultural and tourist center, is now rife with homeless tents, smashed windows, graffiti, trash and boarded-up businesses, the newspaper reported.  And while large-scale anti-police protests have mostly faded since their apex last summer, the city has yet…

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San Diego airport 'near miss' prompts FAA investigation: reports

A “near miss” between two planes at san-diego” target=”_blank”>San Diego< this week has prompted an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to reports. SkyWest Flight 3446 was approaching the airport Thursday night when air-and-space” target=”_blank”>air traffic< The approaching jet had lowered to about 200 feet above the ground before it suddenly climbed again, reaching…

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Homeland Security warns of 'heightened threat environment' as eased COVID-19 restrictions reopen public spaces

The executive warned of an increased threat of domestic terrorism” target=”_blank”>terror< restrictions are expected to lead to larger public gatherings, which make appealing soft targets for attackers. “Violent extremists may seek to exploit the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions across the United States to conduct attacks against a broader range of targets after previous public capacity…

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