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Third Nancy Guthrie ransom note sent to TMZ, including demand for bitcoin in exchange for information: report
A new letter in the bewildering Nancy Guthrie case has been sent to
TMZ, reportedly including a demand for one bitcoin in exchange for
information about “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother’s
kidnapper.
TMZ reported that the $66,000 payment would be in exchange for the “name of the individual involved.”
The letter, the third alleged note sent out since Nancy was last seen
on Jan. 31, contained details of a working bitcoin address, TMZ host
Harvey Levin said during Wednesday’s appearance on Fox News’ “America
Newsroom.”
Nancy Guthrie kidnapping search derailed as suspect released after police search new area
Authorities
have conducted another search at an Arizona site as part of the ongoing
investigation into Nancy Guthrie's vanishing, following the release of
a suspect, with investigators once again hitting a 'dead end.'
The 84-year-old
Nancy was reported missing on February 1 after she didn't show up for
her regular Sunday church service. A worried member of the congregation
then quickly reached out to her family, who notified authorities.
Evidence of blood and forced entry was subsequently found at Nancy's
residence, prompting investigators to suspect she had been abducted.
A suspect was
taken in for questioning on Tuesday evening and released after several
hours as the investigation hit a dead end once more. Since her
disappearance, authorities have carried out multiple searches of the
surrounding area, Nancy's property, and the home of her daughter,
Annie, as well. These operations come after an investigator disclosed
the disturbing noise that was detected just before Nancy went missing.
Iranian regime executing wounded protesters in hospital beds — as brutal retribution continues ‘every day’: sources
Iranian thugs
are executing of anti-regime protesters with wanton and brutal abandon
— even murdering wounded demonstrators lying in hospital beds, sources
told The Post.
Horrifying
footage is being shared inside Iran of security forces raiding
hospitals to look for those wounded during last month’s protests, where
thousands of others were killed in the brutal crackdown.
“They were in hospitals, with IV lines or breathing tubes attached to them,” one source said of the people being killed.
“And then, when you look closely, you realize they were shot in the head.
“They were executed — given the final shot — inside the hospital,” the source added.
Another source
said that the executions are being carried on “every day,” with another
claiming that sexual violence against the protesters is running so
rampant that “some of the detained girls have even asked their families
to send them contraceptive pills.”
FAA Reopens El Paso Airspace After 'Special Security' Closure
The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El
Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours
after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all
flights to and from the airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration said in its X post that it has
lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there
was no threat to commercial aviation and that all flights will resume.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote in an X post that the FAA and
the Defense Department "acted swiftly to address a cartel drone
incursion. The threat has been neutralized and there is no danger to
commercial travel in the region."
He said normal flights are resuming Wednesday morning.
Democratic congresswoman sparks online outrage over 'deranged' question to ICE director about 'going to hell'
Democratic congresswoman blasted after asking ICE chief if he is going to hell
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, who is currently facing charges
related to interfering with ICE officers at a detention facility, is
facing strong pushback online over her line of questioning to ICE
Acting Director Todd Lyons in a heated hearing Tuesday.
"How do you think Judgment Day will work for you with so much blood on
your hands?" McIver asked Lyons during a hearing in which Democrats
lashed out on multiple occasions against ICE and President Donald
Trump’s immigration agenda in general while highlighting the deaths of
Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both killed by federal immigration agents
during altercations in Minneapolis in recent weeks.
Lyons responded, "I'm not going to entertain that question."
"Of course not," McIver said back. "Do you think you're going to hell?"
Pardoning Maxwell 'Not a Priority' for Trump
White House
press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that pardoning Ghislaine
Maxwell is not a priority for President Donald Trump or his
administration, following Maxwell's decision to invoke her Fifth
Amendment right during a House Oversight Committee deposition this week.
"This is not
something I've discussed recently with the president because, frankly,
it's not a priority," Leavitt told reporters during a White House press
briefing.
"He's focused on many of the issues that the American people are dealing with and providing solutions to those issues."
Leavitt added
that the last time she spoke with Trump about the matter, he made clear
that granting clemency to Maxwell was "not something he's considering
or thinking about."
Senators Reaffirm 39% Cap at Hearing on FCC Broadcast Rule
A Senate
Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday on the Federal Communications
Commission's national television ownership cap revealed rare bipartisan
agreement on one central point: The 39% audience reach limit was set by
Congress and cannot be unilaterally rewritten by the FCC.
Lawmakers from
both parties also signaled that any action affecting the cap —
including decisions tied to Nexstar Media Group's proposed $6 billion
acquisition of Tegna — must be taken by the full commission, not
advanced at the bureau level.
Those findings could seriously complicate Nexstar's merger plan and open any approval to legal challenges.
Iran Won't Negotiate Over Its Missile Capabilities
Iran's missile
capabilities are its red line and are not a subject to be negotiated,
an adviser to Iran's supreme leader said on Wednesday, as Tehran and
Washington eye a new round of talks to avert conflict.
U.S. and Iranian diplomats held indirect talks last week in Oman, amid a regional naval buildup by the U.S. threatening Iran.
"The Islamic
Republic's missile capabilities are non-negotiable," Ali Shamkhani said
according to state media while appearing in a march commemorating the
47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
Washington has
long sought to extend talks on Iran's nuclear capabilities to cover its
missile program as well. Iran has said it is prepared to discuss curbs
on its nuclear program in return for the lifting of sanctions, but has
repeatedly ruled out linking the issue to other questions including
missiles.
China's Xi Makes Public Reference to Military Purges
China's military has grown stronger in the past year in its fight
against corruption, President Xi Jinping told the Chinese armed forces
on Wednesday, making a rare public reference to the graft probes linked
to the country's top generals.
China's two highest-ranked generals have been ensnared in disciplinary
probes, with He Weidong expelled in October last year and Zhang Youxia
placed under investigation in January, marking one of the most
high-profile purges of the Chinese military in decades.
"The past year has been unusual and extraordinary," Xi told the
military in a virtual address. "The People's Army has deepened its
political education, effectively addressed various risks and
challenges, and undergone revolutionary forging in the fight against
corruption."
Meet Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo — the 2026 Winter Olympics skier going viral for insane hill climb
Competitors find it hard to fault Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo because he has it all: Technique, tactics, power and speed.
On Tuesday, the Norwegian cross-country skiing phenomenon was
unstoppable again as he earned his second Olympic gold medal in his
second outing at the Milan Cortina Games, comfortably winning the
preliminary rounds and final of the classic sprint.
The 29-year-old is one medal away from the Winter Olympics all-time
record tally of eight golds, shared by three retired Norwegian greats
of cross-country skiing and biathlon.
Trump’s about to cancel Obama’s most outrageous power grab
By Judge Glock
President Trump
is on the brink of ordering a massive policy shakeup — “the largest act
of deregulation in the history of the United States,” says
Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin.
When Trump’s
EPA orders the end of a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases like carbon
dioxide are a threat to public health, it will halt 16 years of federal
efforts to mandate vast changes in American life without legal
justification.
The so-called Endangerment Finding led to a host of regulations whose estimated costs exceeded a trillion dollars.
When the bill stalled, Obama charged ahead with executive action.
Gov Pritzker ignored my letter — after his sanctuary policies killed my daughter
I
sent Gov JB Pritzker a letter with 11 questions about Illinois
sanctuary policies that protected the illegal immigrant who killed my
daughter Katie Abraham
By Joe Abraham
I am a lifelong
Illinoisan, and I have met my social contract. I’ve done everything
properly. I’ve been law-abiding and I’ve been productive. And if I
didn’t do these things, I would have been punished. So I’ve met my side
of the bargain. But I want my governor to know that he hasn’t met his
end of the bargain.
Recently, I
sent Gov. JB Pritzker a letter asking straightforward questions about
the sanctuary policies he champions — policies that protected an
illegal alien who went on to kill my daughter. I asked for a response
by January 19, 2026, the one-year anniversary of Katie’s death. To this
day, I have received nothing.
The pain our
family has experienced in the past 12+ months since Katie’s death is
beyond description. I wish I could explain it to people. The pain is so
unbearable at times it has made me almost unable to function. I am
haunted by the knowledge that I will never walk my daughter down the
aisle, I’ll never hold her children, I’ll never see her again. I would
give anything – anything – and the rest of my days for just one more
hour with her.
