JESSE WATTERS (HOST): This is why ICE was in Minneapolis in the first place. They’re hunting fraud and deporting illegals. Clearly, these operations have become too dangerous. Therefore, ICE has to go harder in order to protect the lives of law enforcement and the lives of these agitators. They’re sitting ducks out there and when they don’t have any help from the locals, it’s chaos and people get hurt. What they need to do is start quarantining blocks, set up a perimeter, go in heavy door-to-door, apartment to apartment, you check IDs and you put everybody that doesn’t belong in this country on a bus and roll them out safely. It shouldn’t be harder to pick up a Somali scammer in Minneapolis than it was to pick up Maduro from a military fortress in Venezuela.
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Ozempic’s FDA label warns that pancreatitis has been reported in clinical trials, and that anyone experiencing pancreatitis should permanently discontinue using the medication.
But the expert consensus is now that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs do not increase the risk of pancreatitis, says Drucker.
Why is the disease listed as a possible side effect? A study published in 2009 on sitagliptin, another GLP-1 drug, found a high percentage of rats on the medication developed pancreatitis. “This got a lot of people concerned and interested, but we subsequently learned that many different species of rats exhibit extraordinarily high rates of spontaneous pancreatitis,” says Drucker. In other words, those early rodent cases of pancreatitis were probably a false alarm.
There’s a second issue: GLP-1 drugs can trigger the release of enzymes that are associated with pancreatic disorders.
GLP-1 drugs act directly on the pancreas in a variety of ways, which helps account for how effective they are in treating type 2 diabetes. One of the changes they provoke is extra production of the digestive enzymes amylase and lipase. These are both healthy substances that break down food into energy, but too much of either is considered a sign of pancreatic disorder.
When patients tell their doctors that they have abdominal pain (a common side effect of GLP-1 drugs), and a blood or urine test shows elevated amylase or lipase levels, “that’s two out of three criteria for pancreatitis,” says Drucker. When a GLP-1 is the apparent cause, however, an imaging scan of the pancreas isn’t needed to confirm a diagnosis, but may be necessary to rule out other causes.
Decades after those early studies in rodents, we now have excellent data on the long-term effects of semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs in humans. These trials have evaluated the health of tens of thousands of people. And the data now shows that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic almost certainly do not cause the development of pancreatic disorders.
“Now we have much more data and we really don’t see an increase in pancreatitis standing out with the GLP-1 medicines,” says Drucker.
Pancreatitis Symptoms
While it’s unlikely that Ozempic, or other GLP-1 receptor agonists, are causing pancreatitis, it’s a very common condition responsible for over 275,000 hospital admissions per year. It’s good to be familiar with pancreatitis symptoms.
On the official Ozempic label, the FDA reports that pancreatitis is characterized by “persistent severe abdominal pain, sometimes radiating to the back and which may or may not be accompanied by vomiting.” Other potential symptoms of pancreatitis include fever, elevated heart rate, and greasy or yellow stool.
Acute pancreatitis usually comes on quickly, and typically lasts only a handful of days. The disease may require an extended stay in the hospital. In a minority of cases it can lead to severe outcomes, including death.
Chronic pancreatitis, in which symptoms do not improve or keep reoccurring, is most commonly caused by alcohol abuse.
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Waymo has spent the past three years refining and testing a minivan-like vehicle made by Chinese automaker Zeekr. And now, before this robotaxi joins Waymo’s official commercial fleet, it’s getting a new name, the company told TechCrunch.
The Zeekr RT robotaxi will now be named Ojai (pronounced “oh-hi”) — after the village in the Topatopa Mountains above Los Angeles that is known for its arts community and focus on wellness.
Waymo’s official explanation, per spokesperson Chris Bonelli, is that the company determined the U.S. public isn’t familiar with the Zeekr brand. That branding may even carry through to the rider experience. Apparently, when customers eventually get into the Ojai, the robotaxi will greet them with an “Oh hi” and their name. Cute.
Of course, in the U.S. it might not hurt to ditch the name of a Chinese automaker either.
For those unfamiliar, Waymo first struck a partnership with Geely Holding Group-owned Zeekr in 2021. Waymo showed off a concept of a purpose-built robotaxi the following year at a splashy event in Los Angeles. The prototype was based on a version of Zeekr’s SEA-M architecture designed for “future mobility products” like robotaxis and logistics vehicles.
Notably, the prototype didn’t have a steering wheel. But the Ojai one, which was shown off at CES 2026, does.
The Zeekr RT (now Ojai) has gone through some fine-tuning over the years as it has gone through development and testing in cities like Phoenix and San Francisco. Last year at CES, Waymo gave the robotaxi the now-retired name of Zeekr RT and showcased some of its hardware, including 13 cameras, four lidar, six radar, an array of external audio receivers, and the tiniest sensor wipers you’ve ever seen.
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That hardware suite is the same. But the paint color has been tweaked, according to the company. Waymo told TechCrunch the paint color, which had a blueish tint, is now more silver.
All of these final tweaks have happened ahead of Ojai’s imminent launch into commercial service. Waymo employees, and their family and friends, are now able to hail the Zeekr van in San Francisco and Phoenix — typically one of the last steps before it becomes available to the public.
Waymo is in the midst of a rapid expansion. The company, which offers a commercial robotaxi service in Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco, plans to launch in a dozen more cities over the next year. Those cities include Denver, Las Vegas, and London.
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Rapist, alleged serial killer to be exhumed from Texas military cemetery | Pictured: Headstones at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Nov. 3, 2025 (FOX 4 News)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A U.S. Army veteran who was convicted of rape and suspected in as many as six murders will be dug up from a Texas military cemetery this year.
The exhumation is the result of an online campaign by the son of one of the man’s victims, which caught the attention of Texas’ U.S. senators.
Fernando Cota to be exhumed
What we know:
A bill was signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Actfor Fiscal Year 2026 which requires the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota.
Cota was convicted of rape in 1975 and released in 1983, not long before taking his own life during a police confrontation in California. He was suspected in the murders of six women in San Jose.
Now, Cota is buried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. The son of one of his victims launched a change.org petition to have Cota’s body removed.
An exact date for Cota’s disinterment has not been released.
What they’re saying:
“Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery is a sacred resting place for more than 170,000 respected veterans and their loved ones, and it would be a slap in the face to each one of them to allow Fernando Cota, a convicted rapist and alleged serial murderer, to remain buried amongst such heroes,” said Cornyn in a statement. “This law rightfully directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter Cota’s remains from Fort Sam Houston to be in-keeping with current law and deliver justice for victims’ families.”
Who is Fernando Cota?
Dig deeper:
Cota was drafted into the Army to fight in the Vietnam War, Cornyn said in background provided on the issue.
Once he returned, Cota faced multiple sex assault allegations, was the prime suspect in six murders, and was eventually convicted in the rape of a nurse in 1975. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but was freed on parole in 1983.
A year later, Cota was stopped by police while driving erratically, at which point he killed himself with a handgun. Police say they found the remains of a 21-year-old woman in his car — the woman, Kim Dunham, had gone missing the day before.
Evidence was uncovered afterward at Cota’s home, including an apparent torture chamber, fake IDs, women’s clothing, numerous fingerprints, and advertisements for tenants which Cota would post at San Jose State University.
Six women were identified as murder victims in the proceeding investigation.
The Source: Information in this article comes from U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local lawyers, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout January.
All virtual clinics run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.:
DVAP and DLA Piper—Thursday, January 8
DVAP and Haynes and Boone—Friday, January 15
DVAP and SMU Dedman School of Law—Thursday, January 22
DVAP and Hunton Andrews Kurth—Thursday, January 29
DVAP will host the following in-person clinics:
Veterans Clinic; VA Medical Center, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Prudential Private Capital—Friday,January 9, at 1:30 p.m.
South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP—Tuesday,January 13, at 5 p.m.
West Dallas Clinic; West Dallas Multipurpose Center, 2828 Fish Trap Rd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Paul Hastings—Thursday,January 22, at 5:30 p.m.
South Dallas Clinic; Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas. Sponsored by DVAP and Blank Rome—Tuesday,January 27, at 5 p.m.
For virtual clinics, Dallas County residents are asked to apply for free legal assistance through the online form available at https://tinyurl.com/DVAPClinic. After the form is completed, applicants can expect a phone call from an attorney through an unknown number labeled “No Caller ID” or something similar.
For information about the legal clinics, go to dallasvolunteerattorneyprogram.org. For free legal assistance any time, contact the DBA’s Lawyer Referral Service at DallasLRS.org. For media inquiries about the legal clinics, contact DVAP Director Michelle Alden at aldenm@lanwt.org.
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Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) is a promising solution for durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) which involves spreading finely ground alkaline rocks (such as basalt and other silicate rocks) over land. Scientists posit that the alkaline materials will react with carbon dioxide in the air, sequestering it in mineral or aqueous form, potentially for tens of thousands of years. ERW is most commonly proposed in agricultural fields by spreading crushed rock onto agricultural soils, building on the longstanding approach of applying pulverized rock (such as limestone) to soil to manage its pH.
In theory, ERW provides a number of advantages as compared to other CDR methods. When applied on agricultural fields, it can utilize existing infrastructure to apply the crushed rock, making the process relatively quick and cheap. In addition to sequestering carbon dioxide, ERW can also improve soil health and thereby increase crop yields and may have other co-benefits, such as mitigating ocean acidification. However, ERW poses certain environmental and human health risks, such as soil and water contamination, and could be harmful to some crops. Before ERW can be deployed at scale, further research is required to resolve key uncertainties surrounding the process, and better understand the risks it might present. Field trials have been conducted to explore the efficacy of ERW, such as in the U.S., India and Brazil. Due to its pre-existing quarrying infrastructure co-located with basalt reserves, the viability of ERW projects in Minnesota has been explored, through initial field trials and modeling. Any field trials, and any potential subsequent deployment, must satisfy applicable legal requirements and obtain the relevant permits.
In a recently published white paper by the Sabin Center, we build on previous research into the application of federal laws governing ERW, and analyze the application of both federal and state laws to ERW projects in Minnesota.
In Minnesota, there are no state or federal laws that specifically address ERW. However, there are a number of general environmental laws that could apply to ERW projects. The extent to which, and how, these laws apply will depend on various factors, such as the location in which any given project is conducted and its environmental and health impacts.
This white paper specifically examines five groups of laws:
land laws, which may impose restrictions on the spreading of alkaline material depending, in part, on who owns the land in question, i.e., whether the land is privately owned, state owned, or federally owned, as well as the type of material used;
air pollution laws, such as the Clean Air Act, which may place restrictions on dust pollution that could be caused by spreading crushed alkaline rock;
water pollution laws, such as the Clean Water Act, which may place additional requirements and permitting obligations depending on whether the project can cause water pollution;
waste management laws, such as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which may place additional federal and state requirements depending on the material used and its source; and
environmental review laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act, which may require review from government agencies for ERW projects that affect the environment.
The white paper also provides recommendations on legal reforms that could be implemented to address gaps and other shortcomings in the existing framework. The white paper is part of a series published by the Sabin Center on state-level regulation of CDR. Our other white papers, such as on ocean alkalinity and on seaweed cultivation, have highlighted similar legal reform needs. Taken collectively, the papers reveal opportunities for legal development that could help overcome barriers to CDR research and support the responsible development of CDR projects, if their benefits are proven and they are shown not to pose undue risks to the environment or communities.
Read the white paper, “The Legal Framework for Enhanced Rock Weathering in Minnesota” here.
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Ashwin Murthy is the Negative Emissions Fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law.
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WILL CAIN (HOST): What we don’t need to wait for though today is judging the behavior of the mayor of Minneapolis who stepped up to the podium and without having all the facts chose to inflame and blame.
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That is not leadership, that is sedition. It’s encouraging people to interfere with the lawful actions of the state. And when a mayor uses his office to delegitimize federal law enforcement in the immediate aftermath of a deadly incident, it’s not protecting his city, he’s putting people in danger.
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The federal government has released new dietary guidelines that veer from previous recommendations on how Americans have been advised to eat.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, released January 7 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are being described by the administration as the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in decades.
While many of the guidelines align closely with mainstream nutritional science, such as the recommendation to cut down on highly processed foods and added sugar, others are controversial, such as the new emphasis on protein-rich foods such as red meat and whole milk, which can be high in saturated fat and contribute to heart disease when eaten in excess.
Federal Officials Say Changes Address a National Health Emergency
Updated every five years, the Dietary Guidelines shape what’s served in schools, hospitals, and federal nutrition programs such as WIC and SNAP. While many people never read the guidelines directly, the food pyramid — the visual of what foods to limit and what to eat more of — are part of American food culture.
Federal officials say the reset is intended to address a national health emergency driven largely by diet-related chronic disease. According to an HHS brief released with the new guidelines, more than 70 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or have obesity, and nearly 90 percent of healthcare spending goes toward treating chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.
A Protein-First Approach
Previous dietary guidelines often focused on limiting individual nutrients such as saturated fat or cholesterol. In contrast, the 2025–2030 version takes a broader approach, encouraging Americans to:
Prioritize protein at every meal.
Consume full-fat dairy products with no added sugars.
Eat vegetables and fruits throughout the day, focusing on whole forms.
Include fats from foods such as meat, seafood, eggs, nuts, seeds, olives, and avocados.
Choose whole grains while sharply reducing refined carbohydrates.
Avoid sugar-sweetened beverages and limit added sugars.
Reduce intake of highly processed foods containing excess sodium, sugar, or additives.
Previous guidelines have overlapped partially with these recommendations, including limiting foods with added sugar and incorporating fruits and vegetables.
However, the redesigned food pyramid emphasizes meat, full-fat dairy, and cheese — while deprioritizing grains, including whole grains, and low-fat dairy.
Cutting Back on Processed Foods Draws Broad Support
The updated dietary guidelines are the first to directly address processed foods.
The guidance calls for a “dramatic reduction” in foods high in refined carbohydrates, added sugars, excess sodium, and chemical additives. While the guidelines avoid the term “ultra-processed,” they advise limiting foods such as chips, cookies, candy, and packaged snacks with artificial flavors, preservatives, or sweeteners that can fall in this category.
Highly processed foods now account for the majority of calories consumed in the United States and have been linked to higher risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.
Some medical groups are in favor of that change.
“The American Medical Association applauds the Administration’s new Dietary Guidelines for spotlighting the highly processed foods, sugar-sweetened beverages, and excess sodium that fuel heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other chronic illnesses,” said Bobby Mukkamala, MD, president of the American Medical Association (AMA), in a statement.
The AMA said it plans to expand physician education and clinical resources to help translate the guidelines into everyday care.
Whole-Fat Dairy and Red Meat Are Newly Prominent
The most controversial element of the new guidelines is their treatment of saturated fat, including the kind in red meat and whole-fat dairy.
For decades, federal guidance has encouraged limiting saturated fat because of its link to higher LDL (“bad”) cholesterol and increased risk of heart disease and stroke — a position still supported by the American Heart Association.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has described the new guidance as reversing that policy. Discouraging saturated fat intake, he has argued, failed to curb obesity and metabolic disease.
The new guidelines technically keep the recommendation that no more than 10 percent of daily calories should come from saturated fat. At the same time, they encourage people to prioritize foods naturally high in saturated fat, including red meat, butter, beef tallow, and full-fat dairy.
Health experts warned that this combination could confuse consumers and lead to excess saturated fat intake.
Many Core Food Recommendations Are the Same
Despite the framing, many core elements of federal nutrition advice remain intact.
The guidelines continue to encourage eating plenty of fruits and vegetables, choosing whole grains over refined carbohydrates, limiting added sugars, and reducing sodium intake. They do not explicitly instruct Americans to eat more saturated fat, nor do they change long-standing sodium limits.
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Larry Page is starting to move some business assets away from California, as organizers work to get a proposed tax on billionaires added to the 2026 ballot, according to Business Insider.
The Google co-founder has begun reincorporating several of his business entities in Delaware, including his family office, Koop; his influenza research company, Flu Lab; his aviation company, Dynatomics; and his flying car startup, One Aero.
Page himself is reportedly no longer in the state, a source told Business Insider.
The news comes after the billionaire reportedly told others he was looking to leave the state amid the proposed tax, which would impose a 5% tax on those with assets worth $1 billion. Other names who have spoken out against the ballot initiative include David Sacks, Palmer Luckey, and Alexis Ohanian.
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One of the most effective ways to shine a light on racism is to film it in action — and it’s even better if the video goes viral. Whether it’s a physical altercation or, in this case, a racial slur, people don’t hesitate to reach for their phones these days and blast the perpetrator across the internet.
An elderly white man at Costco found out the hard way, and started the new year off with an important lesson: you can’t casually hurl the N-word and call a grown man “boy” without consequences.
A viral video shows a man hurling racial slurs in a Costco store. (Photo: X/I See Racists)
In a video making the rounds on social media, an unidentified Black man is shown confronting the self-proclaimed racist while standing in a Costco checkout line.
The January clip was captioned, “He called me the n-word and ‘boy’ because I wouldn’t let him cut me in line. Racist in Costco. 2026 Wow.”
While the actual slur was not caught on film, the white man happily admitted to being a racist while clearly aware that he was being filmed. Referring to the racial slur, he told the stranger, “Exactly what you are.”
This fat racist called a man N*gger just for not letting him cut in line. Then watch him literally SHAKE when he gets called out.
“So you’re a racist?” the Black man asked, to which he nodded his head yes, and reiterated those same words — “exactly what you are” — and then rudely told him to “f*ck off.”
Likely thinking of his viewers, and aware of social media’s power to bring racism to a national audience, the man filming narrated the moment. “Racism in 2026,” he said, to which the older white man agreed. “Yep, that’s right.”
After the clip was sent to the popular X account “I Expose Racists & Pedos,” the brief and unfortunate interaction started to rack up views and comments. “It’s wild how some people think they can act like that,” wrote one person, adding, “confrontations expose all the cowardice. Unreal.”
Another chimed in, “Bro forgot he was in real life instead of behind a computer,” followed by the comment, “Don’t think he cares.”
While the elderly man seemed set in his racist ways, some emphasized the importance of keeping vile thoughts to oneself. Lamenting a lack of basic decency, one put it: “Once you leave your home, you’re expected to behave and follow rules, code of conduct, especially for all grown men and women.”
Perhaps aware of Costco’s commitment to diversity, several commenters tagged the company’s X account, asking it to revoke the man’s membership.
In January 2025, Costco resisted intense pressure from the Trump administration to roll back its DEI practices. When many other retailers caved, Costco’s board unanimously rejected an audit proposed by the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank. According to new reports, the big-box retailer saw an immediate, significant spike in sales, with about 7.7 million new visits in the month after the decision.
So far, there’s no indication whether the white man has been identified or if his Costco membership has been cancelled.
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