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Saturday, October 31, 2026

A North Branch, Michigan man pardoned for his role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct for allegedly assaulting a client during a massage session, The Oakland Press reported on Friday. Nathan Thornsberry, 44, is accused of one felony count, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The Oakland County Prosecutor's Office says it happened Aug. 12 at a spa in Rochester Hills. According to prosecutors, Thornsberry touched the woman's intimate areas and penetrated her with a finger. She told him to stop, per the report, but he kept touching her as he pulled his hand away. The Oakland County Jail roster shows he was booked Oct. 29.


Surface-to-air missile systems have been deployed at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort as the Secret Service warns of a "heightened threat environment". Two Avenger air defence systems have been placed on a floating barge near Mr Trump's Florida residence, according to photos published by the Palm Beach Daily News. "The US Secret Service is operating in a heightened threat environment, and we continuously adapt our protective operations to incorporate cutting-edge tools, technology, and methods to safeguard our protectees," a US Secret Service spokesman told The Telegraph.


Friday, October 30, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the "true president" of Brazil after losing last Sunday's presidential election and fleeing to the United States. After landing on a private jet with his family in Miami, Florida ... read more


ICE paid almost $500 million to acquire a private prison in Minnesota that was previously offered to the state for just $75 million, according to a report. The immigration agency, which answers to the Department of Homeland Security, paid $495.6 million in August for the vacant Prairie Correctional Facility in small-town Appleton in response to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration on the assumption that more holding space for inmates would be needed. However, an investigation by Kare 11, citing newly unsealed emails, has found that the seller, Tennessee-based private prison operator CoreCivic, previously offered to sell the exact same facility to the state of Minnesota for just $75 million in May 2025.


U.S. Army soldiers are training to bury fellow troops in temporary graves en masse for the first time in decades ... read more


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