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“That weak in the knees mentality is exactly what got us in the situation we’re in with China is with people saying, ‘Oh, they’re fine, they can’t do anything. We need to leave them alone, we need to stay out of it.’ “Well, now look at what China is doing to us, you know, they’re buying up our farmland. We’re …

The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Utah is the first state in the nation to begin restricting how minors can use social media apps. Gov. Spencer Cox signed a pair of bills on Thursday that will regulate when and how minors in Utah can use of social media and aims to stop those companies from designing addicting features. Those new laws …

Politico reports: The Senate Ethics Committee has formally admonished Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) over his solicitation of campaign contributions for Herschel Walker as he was headed to a runoff election for Senate in Georgia. In a letter released on Thursday, the Ethics panel declared that the “committee finds that you did solicit federal campaign contributions and otherwise impermissibly conducted …

The Tampa Bay Times reports: When Gov. Ron DeSantis first proposed reviving the long-dormant Florida State Guard, he wanted 200 volunteers and a modest $5 million budget. Then it grew to 400 members and $10 million. Now it’s 1,500 members and a nearly $100 million budget — with police powers, helicopters, boats and, under one lawmaker’s request, cellphone-hacking technology. The …

Mediaite reports: Donald Trump warned GOP groups about fundraising with his image without authorization, claiming some are trying to “usurp his brand” ahead of the 2024 race. In a letter sent to the National Republican Campaign Committee and multiple firms, Trump campaign officials warned Trump could boycott any group using his image without authorization. He also claimed fundraising of his …

The Intercept reports: Jeff Thomas, a model and social media influencer who was recently in a long-term relationship with billionaire Peter Thiel, said he spent much of his time with the tech mogul working to persuade him away from his increasingly aggressive pursuit of a culture war — a war that Thomas warned was blowing back on their community. “I …

“We’re not having a climate crisis, but what we are having is a crisis of common sense. If you think about it, CO2 – man-made CO2 – collectively adds up to one-one-hundredth of one percent of the atmosphere around the globe. “If you think about the entire CO2, it’s about four-one-hundredths of one percent. And there’s one thing that I …

Abilene’s CBS affiliate reports: An Abilene Christian University professor has been accused of sexually abusing his adoptive children, including at least one incident that happened on campus. Charles Wadlington was arrested on a warrant for Sexual Abuse of Child and now remains held in jail on a $75,000 bond. Court documents state that in March 2023, a child came forward …

CNN reports: The parents of the Oxford High School shooter will stand trial on four counts of involuntary manslaughter for the four deaths their son Ethan Crumbley caused in a November 2021 school shooting in what may be a precedent-setting case, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled. The parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, have argued the charges have no …

The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Frustrated by the books being removed from school libraries, a Utah parent says there’s one that hasn’t been challenged yet, but that they believe should be, for being “one of the most sex-ridden books around.” So they’ve submitted a request for their school district in Davis County to now review the Bible for any inappropriate …