⚡Large fire reported at a multi-building housing complex near New Orleans, Louisiana

Unconfirmed reports say a massive fire is underway, suggested injuries may be involved, but that has not been confirmed by officials. Large emergency response is underway.

Gathering further details.

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⚡️US Republicans propose a bill to impose sanctions on Russia in response to any "Ukraine incursion"

👮Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, told Fox News that crime is surging in their city because cops are not allowed to do their jobs.

The Albuquerque Police Department entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice in November 2014 after an investigation concluded the local agency "engaged in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force."

For example, if an officer puts a resisting suspect into handcuffs during an arrest, it could be considered the use of force, Willoughby said. He told Fox News an investigation could take officers off the street for four to six hours and that this happens regularly.

In 2021, Albuquerque broke its annual homicide record with 117 killings. According to local media reports, the city's yearly homicide count has averaged about 45 homicides per year over the last 35 years.

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💵 American consumers are grappling with the hottest inflation in a generation, and some parts of the country are seeing steeper price increases than others.

According to a Labor Department report released last week, the consumer price index rose 7.5% in January from a year ago, marking the fastest increase since February 1982, when inflation hit 7.6%.

But the increase was starkest in the region that encompasses Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico, with prices surging by a staggering 9%. Other states are also experiencing inflation that's well above the national average: Prices were up 7.9%
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💻 Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs.

Google has announced early access to a new version of Chrome OS called Chrome OS Flex. The latest version of Chrome OS, designed for businesses and schools, runs on old PCs and Macs.

Google recently bought Neverware, which previously sold CloudReady that allowed users to convert old PCs into Chrome OS systems. That set off speculation about where we might next see Chrome OS and its future in the PC space.

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⚡️NATO frigates tried to conduct electronic reconnaissance of Russian ships during the naval exercises in the Mediterranean, a source told Sputnik on Wednesday

📢 Former President Trump says Durham probe exposing 'the crime of the century,' predicts it's 'just the beginning.'

"It looks like this is just the beginning, because, if you read the filing and have any understanding of what took place, and I called this a long time ago, you're going to see a lot of other things happening, having to do with what, really, just is a continuation of the crime of the century," Trump told Fox News.

Trump was reacting to Durham's Feb. 11 court filing, in which he accused lawyers of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign of "exploiting" internet traffic to "establish 'an inference' and 'narrative'" to then bring to federal government agencies tying Trump to Russia.

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🦠 The White House is seeking another $30B for the battle against COVID.

It’s unclear how the new request for supplemental funding will fare in Congress. Republicans would like to see more COVID-19 relief for businesses still struggling with the pandemic, while progressive Democrats want to put more resources into vaccinating the rest of the world.

Humanitarian groups, along with dozens of Democratic lawmakers, have been pressing the Biden White House and key committee leaders in Congress to provide billions of dollars for global vaccination efforts. They argue that it will help fend off another coronavirus variant that could spread worldwide with deadly consequences.

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🥴 Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refused to answer questions as to whether or not her presidential campaign spied on former President Donald Trump.

"Did you pay to spy on the Trump campaign", Hillary was asked by a Daily Mail reporter in New York City on Tuesday. "When are you going to comment on the spying allegations, Hillary?"

Clinton declined to answer both questions as she simply waved at the reporter while continuing to walk inside a building.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇷🇺The United States has formed a significant grouping of armed forces in Europe – with more than 60,000 military personnel, 200 tanks and about 150 combat aircraft – that poses a threat to Russia, Mikhail Popov, the deputy secretary of the Security Council of Russia, says.

⚡️ Biden 'shuns Trump's executive privilege claim, orders release of WH visitor logs to Jan. 6 panel'

❗️ President Biden has rejected Donald Trump's executive privilege claims, ordering that White House visitor logs be released to the House Select Panel investigating the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot, according to The New York Times.

Former US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the 6 January House Select Committee, describing it as just another "witch hunt" orchestrated to harm him.

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🔹 СNN executive Allison Gollust has resigned after a probe found "issues associated" with ousted anchor Chris Cuomo and his brother, former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo.

🔹 A fourth person has achieved remission of HIV using gene therapy at an NYC medical centre; she is also the first woman to do so.

🔹 Kanye West has apologised for "harassing" Kim Kardashian online.

🔹 Three members of San Francisco's school board were recalled on Tuesday over what critics described as putting progressive politics before children's needs during the pandemic, according to the New York Post.

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❗️ Ex-CNN host Chris Cuomo allegedly attacked a woman after she refused his sex offer, The New York Times has reported.

According to the accuser, an ABC News temp worker at the time, the incident occurred in 2011. Cuomo allegedly invited her to his office for lunch under the pretext of giving her career advice.

However, when she arrived, there was no food and the anchor started hitting on her, a letter sent to CNN's lawyers reportedly said.

When she rejected his advances, he reportedly attacked her, the letter alleged.

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👀 Wordle, a highly popular online word game, has reportedly banned the word “slave”.

Now if you try to enter it, the message “Not in word list” pops up.

Since being purchased by The New York Times, the game has banned several other “insensitive or offensive” words such as “wh**e” and “bi**h”.

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🚨 A convicted murderer in Mississippi, who managed to escape from jail this weekend, was captured on Tuesday after a car that he had stolen ran out of gas.

Authorities say the 51-year old, Michael Floyd Wilson, was trying to speed up to evade police, but to no avail.

This was the third time Wilson had escaped custody.

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📹: White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki is holding a press briefing in Washington, DC.

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