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February 9th, 2026
Savannah Guthrie makes new video plea as missing mother’s ransom deadline nears
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Savannah Guthrie said in a video released Monday that her family is “at an hour of desperation” is the search for her missing mother Nancy Guthrie. That comes ahead of a looming ransom deadline set for Monday evening by the purported abductors. The “Today” show host didn’t mention the deadline in the video, saying her family still believes their 84-year-old mother is out there. The mysterious disappearance and search has riveted the U.S., from President Donald Trump who spoke with Savannah Guthrie last week to the online sleuths who’ve flooded social media with tips, theories and rumors.
Officials deny seeking quick end to asylum claims for the Minneapolis family of 5-year-old
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities have denied attempting to expedite an end to asylum claims for the family of a 5-year-old boy who was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown that has shaken the Minneapolis area. Images of Liam Conejo Ramos wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack surrounded by immigration officers stirred outrage over the crackdown. Danielle Molliver, a lawyer for the boy and his father, told the New York Times that the government’s attempts to expedite the deportation proceedings “extraordinary” and possibly “retaliatory.” The government denied targeting the family, with Homeland Security official Tricia McLaughlin saying “these are regular removal proceedings.”
Trial against Meta in New Mexico focuses on dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A trial focused on whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms when it comes to the dangers of child sexual exploitation is set to start in New Mexico. Opening statements are scheduled for Monday. It’s the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against major social media companies over harms to children. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued Meta in 2023. He alleges Meta platforms enabled predators who target children for sexual exploitation. Meta denies the allegations and says prosecutors are taking a “sensationalist” approach. The trial is likely to highlight explicit online content and its effects.
Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, began on Monday. Instagram parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap, which were originally named in the lawsuit, settled for undisclosed sums. This case marks the first time the companies will argue their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effects on their businesses and how they will handle children using their platforms.
Gavin Newsom refuses to extradite doctor who sold abortion pills to man who forced his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy
Louisiana has brought suit against the state of California in an effort to extradite a doctor who sold abortion pills by mail to Louisiana residents, including to a man who bought them to force his girlfriend to abort their baby. The state of Louisiana seeks to prosecute Remy Coeytaux, who sold the pills to the boyfriend of Rosalie Markezich.
Markezich said in court filings that “her boyfriend at the time used her email address to order drugs from Dr. Remy Coeytaux, a California physician, and sent her $150, which she forwarded to Coeytaux,” the AP reports. But she didn’t want to take the drugs.
Markezich felt forced to take the drugs and said that “the trauma of my chemical abortion still haunts me.” She would not have had access to the drugs were it not for the Coeytaux mailing them in violation of Louisiana law. Coeytaux has been charged with “criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs.”
Despite the obvious concerns of coercion in this case, California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that the doctor will not be extradited. “Louisiana plans to sue me because I won’t extradite a doctor for providing an abortion.” He then directs his ire at Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, saying, “Go f*ck yourself. California will never help you criminalize healthcare.”
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, who is a medical doctor, said in a reply to Newsom, “You’re defending a so-called doctor who sent abortion pills to a MAN so he could coerce his girlfriend into aborting their baby that she wanted to keep. That is not health care, it’s drug dealing. You should be ashamed of yourself for facilitating this behavior.”
California allows pregnancy termination into the 9th month of pregnancy as long as the patient’s life is at risk, including mental health risks. Otherwise, abortions are protected up to fetal viability. The state has made itself a sanctuary state for abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which made abortion a state and not a federal issue.
Abortions in America have only increased since the Dobbs decision, with recent data showing that the number of abortions in the country is closing in on one million per year. If any other group of people were being slaughtered in America at a rate of 1 million per year, that would be considered a genocide. |
Unknown Number Calling? It’s Not Random
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The BBC caught scam call center workers on hidden cameras as they laughed at the people they were tricking. One worker bragged about making $250k from victims. The disturbing truth? Scammers don’t pick phone numbers at random. They buy your data from brokers.
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Dr. Oz exposes $3.5 Billion Hospice Fraud Ring in Los Angeles Tied to Russian-Armenian Mafia
Dr. Oz exposes $3.5 Billion Hospice Fraud Ring in Los Angeles Tied to Russian-Armenian Mafia On the ground in Van Nuys, Los Angeles: in a single four-block radius, there are 42 hospices, many with Cyrillic signage, boarded up windows, and no visible patients or staff Fraudsters set up fake hospice addresses, bill Medicare for “services” never provided to patients who often don’t exist or aren’t terminal. One operation stole $16 million; the ringleader served just two years. Estimated $3.5 billion in hospice and home care fraud in Los Angeles alone.
