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Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials – The New York Times

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials  The New York Times Dear Jurisprudence: Wait, the Supreme Court Might Let Trump Fire Anyone He Wants?  Slate Trump can’t just go firing anyone he wants, but that doesn’t mean he won’t try  The Hill ‘Bombshell’: Conservative legal scholar raises questions about core MAGA argument  alternet.org President has authority to fire FTC commissioners, Trump …

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UAB football: Blazers fire Trent Dilfer as head coach

UAB football: Blazers fire Trent Dilfer as head coach

UAB has fired Trent Dilfer as its head coach, AL.com has confirmed. Football Scoop was the first to report the new Sunday afternoon. UAB has named offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen as its interim coach. The university will hold a press conference on Monday. “We have made a decision to part ways with Head Football Coach Trent Dilfer,” UAB Director of …

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2 dead after plane crash in Tarrant County, Fort Worth Fire Department says

2 dead after plane crash in Tarrant County, Fort Worth Fire Department says

Two people died in a plane crash in the 12000 block of N. Saginaw Boulevard in Tarrant County near Hicks Airfield on Sunday afternoon, the Fort Worth Fire Department said.  Fort Worth FD said the plane hit 18-wheelers and trailers, igniting a fire; however, that fire is now under control. The area is between Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Fort …

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Palisades fire suspect placed gun in stuffed animal, made recent fire threat, feds allege

Palisades fire suspect placed gun in stuffed animal, made recent fire threat, feds allege

The 29-year-old man accused of sparking one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles allegedly threatened to burn down his home in Florida last month during an argument with a relative and then showed his father a gun, according to federal prosecutors. Jonathan Rinderknecht appeared in a Florida federal courtroom on Thursday, one day after federal agents arrested him …

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Uber passenger calls accused Palisades Fire suspect ‘nut job’ who bashed Trump

Uber passenger calls accused Palisades Fire suspect ‘nut job’ who bashed Trump

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A passenger who rode with the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire on New Year’s Day in Southern California has spoken out about his unsettling encounter, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. Officials say 29-year-old Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht sparked a small fire after dropping off passengers during the holiday. The blaze …

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Atlanta air traffic control tower evacuated after fire alarm and gas smell

Atlanta air traffic control tower evacuated after fire alarm and gas smell

The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was evacuated for a time Friday night after a fire alarm and a gas smell were detected, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. “Just keep taxiing V then F,” one controller told a pilot according to a recording by LiveATC.net. “Were evacuating, so we are going ATC …

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‘Like Fire’: CT Residents Report Fireball Sweeping Across The Sky

‘Like Fire’: CT Residents Report Fireball Sweeping Across The Sky

CONNECTICUT — A spectacular fireball lit up the skies over the Northeast on Thursday night, prompting nearly 100 reports to the American Meteor Society—including a handful of bedazzled eyewitnesses right here in Connecticut. The meteor streaked across the night sky around 8:09 p.m., glowing brightly enough to turn heads in at least 13 states, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, …

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is leaking water like a ‘fire hose running at full blast,’ new study finds

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is leaking water like a ‘fire hose running at full blast,’ new study finds

A rocky visitor from beyond our solar system is leaking water like a “fire hose running at full blast,” a new study reports. Using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, scientists have for the first time detected the chemical fingerprint of water spilling from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third known object from another star system ever observed passing through our …

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LAFD thought the Jan. 1 Palisades fire was out. It didn’t use thermal imaging to confirm

LAFD thought the Jan. 1 Palisades fire was out. It didn’t use thermal imaging to confirm

Los Angeles firefighters did not use thermal imaging technology to detect lingering embers underground after a New Year’s Day fire in Pacific Palisades that flared up days later to become one of the most destructive infernos in the city’s history. Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva said in an interview Wednesday that fire officials decided against employing the technology, which would …

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