The everyday realities of life under the occupation, including the hassles and harassments of bureaucratic delays and security checkpoints, can suddenly become matters of life and death.
Federal prosecutors there indicted Venezuelan nationals accused of participating in organized robberies, kidnappings, extortion schemes and firearms offenses tied to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Proposition 47’s reduction in penalties for theft and drug offenses led to minimal consequences for repeat offenders, creating a lack of incentives to stop their criminal behavior or seek help for their addictions.
Even one of the more reputable internet weather personalities, Ryan Hall, whose YouTube channel staffs a team of meteorologists, and who has more than three million subscribers, often opts for flashy graphics and deceptive provocations to increase engagement.
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Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
In season two of The Adam Friedland Show, the former Cum Town host increasingly offset his clip-farming provocations with a streak of good-faith curiosity.
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