POTUS: "Today, Apple is announcing that it will invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years — that's $100 billion more than they were originally going to invest."

NY Times: President Trump intends to meet in person with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as soon as next week, and he plans to follow up shortly afterward with a meeting between himself, Mr. Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the plan.

Mr. Trump disclosed his plans in a call with European leaders on Wednesday, the people said. The meetings would include only those three men, and would not include any European counterparts. The European leaders, who have tried to play a coordinating role on meetings to end the violence between Russia and Ukraine while supporting their European neighbor, appeared to accept what Mr. Trump said, one of the people familiar with the call said.

It was not immediately clear if Mr. Putin or Mr. Zelensky had agreed to the plan Mr. Trump described. But Mr. Zelensky was on Mr. Trump’s call with European leaders, saying in a statement afterward that he had a “conversation with President Trump” and that his and European leaders’ position was that “the war must end,” but “an honest end.”

The call also included the leader of the United Kingdom, the German chancellor and the NATO secretary general, along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mr. Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff.
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"Macron is very clearly a homosexual.”

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POTUS: "These investments will directly create more than 20,000 brand new American jobs — and many thousands more at the Apple suppliers... Apple will massively increase spending on its domestic supply chain for the iPhone, and will build the largest and most sophisticated smart glass production line in the world in Harrodsburg, Kentucky."

UPDATE: The former U.S. soldier suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar remained at large and, according to officials, may be armed after escaping in a stolen vehicle containing clothes and camping gear.

Read more: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/vet-hunt-for-man-accused-of-killing-4-in-montana-bar-

Gifford Fire becomes state's largest blaze of the year.

Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that injured four people as it became the biggest blaze in the state so far this year. 

More than 870 remote homes and other structures at the northern edge of Los Padres National Forest are threatened by the Gifford Fire, which grew only slightly overnight after burning out of control for days.

Today, a cowardly shooting at Fort Stewart left five brave Soldiers wounded. Praise God they are all in stable condition. Our prayers are with them, their families, and the entire Fort Stewart community in the aftermath of this attack.

We owe profound gratitude to the law enforcement heroes who charged into danger. Swift justice will be brought to the perpetrator and anyone else found to be involved.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

BREAKING!

REPORTER: "Are you considering taking over the D.C. Police?"

POTUS: "We're considering it, yeah, because the crime is ridiculous ... That includes bringing in the National Guard, maybe, very quickly, too."

REPORTER: Do you want Congress to look at overturning the DC Home Rule Act?

POTUS: "We're going to look at that... This has to be best run place in the country — not the worst run place in the country. It has so much potential... You're going to be safe walking down streets."

Santa Ana, CA - This is the aftermath of the fire that began in the parking lot of Villa Del Sol Apartment Homes next to S SULLIVAN ST. It happened earlier this morning with a bunch of cars burning up and structural damage to the building at the back in the beginning of the video. It is still unclear what exactly caused this fire to occur.

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BREAKING: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include the Lee Fire, which has merged with the nearby Grease Fire near Meeker and grown from 13,000 to almost 23,000 acres overnight.

The sheriff's office there said the fires have "exceeded local capacity," according to the Governor's Office, and has requested assistance from the state.

More: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-governor-polis-expands-emergency-declaration-lee-fire/

Utah: Shots were fired in a West Jordan neighborhood on Wednesday as a unit of the Utah County Sheriff's Office attempted to apprehend a suspect, leading to a large police presence in the area.

A West Jordan police spokesperson said the Major Crimes Task Force with the sheriff's office was conducting an investigation that led them to the area. As an attempt was made to take the unidentified suspect into custody, an altercation began, and shots were fired by task force members near 7800 South and Redwood Road.

The suspect was hit with the gunfire and transported to the hospital in stable condition, while one officer with the task force was treated on the scene for unspecified injuries.

Please join us in sending prayers and, or positive thoughts for the officer's recovery.🙏🏻

More: https://www.fox13now.com/news/crime/police-responding-to-shots-fired-call-on-redwood-road-in-west-jordan

Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy, who has been overseeing the case for years, has been explicit in his adamance that Hoggle would face justice despite the speedbumps presented by various competency hearings.

Read more: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/maryland-mother-indicted-for-murder-over-2014-disappearance-of-her-children

The Atlantic Basin seems to be waking up a bit with a couple of areas of interest that we'll need to keep our eyes on. Meanwhile, excessive heat is building in the southern US with strong to severe storms across the Dakotas over the next couple of nights.

Praedictix Weather

The Adams County Fire Rescue, Colorado, sadly announced the death of former board member Anthony Spano.

He first served as a board member for the Southwest Adams County Fire Department, and continued his service on the board following the merger with the North Washington Fire Protection District.

Rest Easy Brother. Prayers for his family of red and blood.🙏🏻

Texas: Day 3 with no quorum. We spoke to the few Texas House Democrats who stayed in Austin to fight the redistricting effort, while over 50 others fled to blue states.

Brooke Taylor