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Commissioners in two of three counties targeted for wolf translocation 2.0 say they got the heads up that gray wolves from British Columbia have arrived in Colorado. But no one will say where the animals are being released, and that’s led to ranchers and outfitters trying to take the matter of breaking the news into their own hands.   Over the past week, members of the Facebook group Colorado Wolf Tracker used live flight tracking software to identify a plane they believed was carrying wolves to Colorado and shared unattributed information about potential state-owned and private property where 10 wolves from…

TikTok faces a possible ban in the U.S. later this month if a law that could require the social media app’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to part ways with the platform takes effect as scheduled on Jan. 19.Specifically, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would make it illegal for app stores from Google or Apple, as well as web-hosting services, to distribute or service TikTok. If ByteDance had started the process to sell TikTok, the president also could push pause on adoption of the law for 90 days.The Supreme Court on Jan. 11 heard arguments from government attorneys, who say TikTok poses…

Elon Musk is facing backlash after being publicly fact-checked during a livestream briefing about the ongoing California wildfires. While speaking with the command team managing the Palisades fire in Los Angeles, Musk questioned whether water was available in Malibu but not in the Palisades area to fight the fires. An emergency official quickly clarified, telling Musk that there was no water shortage, but the scale of the fire required significantly more water than could realistically be pumped.VIDEOCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom also wasted no time addressing Musk’s inaccuracies. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday night, Newsom shared a clip of…

Problem was, those great plays from Darnold dissipated in each of the last two weeks. Through the first 17 weeks of Darnold’s revitalization, he threw 35 touchdowns. Over the past two, he threw one. Similarly, Darnold tallied a 106.4 passer rating from Weeks 1-17, and in the last two compiled a 66.4 rating. O’Connell, appearing every bit the QB whisperer as he coaxed the very best from the 2018 NFL Draft’s No. 3 pick, remained supportive of Darnold’s continued maturation. “Remember this guy is 27 years old or whatever he is,” O’Connell said. “I think he has a foundation now…

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.”Sure, treadmill workouts aren’t the sexiest—there’s a reason this machine is nicknamed the dreadmill—but they’re a pretty powerful tool if you want to start running consistently. Compared to outdoor workouts, treadmill sessions aren’t as easily foiled by bad weather, limited daylight or unsafe roads. And that makes them a near perfect solution if you’re looking to run habitually, especially in the cold, dreary winter months.Plus, hopping on the ‘mill can offer a few other advantages over outside runs. That includes the ability to really dial in…

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – The countdown is on for who Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will pick to replace Vice-President Elect J.D. Vance.DeWine has been tight-lipped about who he would choose so far, but said he has certain qualifications for the next senator for Ohio.There is less than a week to go until the inauguration.“Whoever it is has to be sworn in or should be sworn in before J.D. Vance is sworn in as Vice President on Jan. 20,” Jim Provance, the Blade Columbus Bureau Chief, said.Governor Mike DeWine is preparing to appoint someone to the J.D. Vance’s vacant Senate seat,…

Jack Smith, the special counsel who indicted President-elect Donald J. Trump on charges of seeking to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, said in a final report released early Tuesday morning that he believed the evidence was sufficient to convict Mr. Trump in a trial if his success in the 2024 election had not made it impossible for the prosecution to continue.“The department’s view that the Constitution prohibits the continued indictment and prosecution of a president is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the government’s proof or the merits…

South Korea’s constitutional court has held its first hearing to decide if suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol should be removed from office after his shock martial law attempt last month.It ended within four minutes because of Yoon’s absence – his lawyers had earlier said he would not attend for his own safety, as there is a warrant out for his arrest on seperate charges of insurrection. In December, Yoon was suspended after members of his own party voted with the opposition to impeach him.However he will only be formally removed from office if at least six of the eight-member bench…

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — The clock is ticking for Surfside Beach as the town nears a moratorium deadline on vape shops within town limits. There have been miscommunications and missed emails, and the town attorney has not responded to emails and questions from the town’s planning commission.Mayor Robert Krouse said the town attorney was requested at a planning commission meeting several times when the moratorium was discussed to help answer members’ questions.He has not shown up at any request. READ MORE: Surfside Beach PC advances office park project at waterpark site, vape shop restrictions“We had a couple of miscommunications…

When Mark Zuckerberg announced dramatic changes to Meta’s social platforms last week – including Facebook, Instagram and Threads – he admitted: “We’re going to catch less bad stuff.”Zuckerberg said Meta would get rid of factcheckers, overhaul its content moderation and boost political content in users’ feeds – all 3.3 billion of them. He argued the company was doing it because the political winds had changed: the public no longer viewed these safeguards as a way of preventing the spread of misinformation, hate speech, or even real-world violence, but as censorship by other means.It was a move typical of Meta and…