"Our police officer was actually responding to a report of gunshots... When he got down there to try and get people to disperse, one of the people from the crowd actually attacked our police officer."

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LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva: Today I returned to the Venice Beach boardwalk to meet with business owners, residents, and check in on the progress of the various groups providing services (some of the same groups who told us to stay out). It seems there was more relocating from one part of the boardwalk to another, than actual problem solving. It's time to compassionately regulate public space. It’s time to declare a state of emergency! It’s time to stop making excuses! Special thanks to Venice bike club for loaning us the cool scooters.

Tucker Carlson: understanding Joe's definition of "misinformation". There’s been a dramatic escalation recently in the Biden administration's longest and hardest-fought war -- the war against what they’re calling "misinformation." But who exactly are we fighting? At this point, no one has provided a clear description of the enemy.

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva: Thank you to the incredible residents and business owners of Santa Monica for the warm welcome today! We encourage people to visit and enjoy this wonderful city!

BAM. Here it is - a list of the democrat mayors who helped defund the police... while spending millions of taxpayer dollars on increasing their own police security.

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Hawaii issues stern warning after viral video prompts wildlife harassment investigation.

Wikipedia co-founder slams the website for having abandoned the neutral point of view. Larry Sanger discusses how the website has become more biased on "Tucker Carlson Tonight"

"From Crossfire Hurricane to pay for play and questionable donations to a trust fund for Joe Biden's grandchildren, the FBI has had a number of questionable foul-ups, blunders, and corrupt acts going back several years."

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New Minas, Canada: a 15,000-litre propane tank at a Walmart store in New Minas, N.S., was set on fire by a lightning strike. New Minas Fire Department Chief James Redmond said the strike, which occurred just before 6 p.m. local time, damaged the relief valve at the top of the tank and caused leaking propane to ignite. He described the ignition of the gas by the lightning as "lucky" because if it had not been set alight, the gas might have drifted and caused an explosion. He said Walmart and two large stores nearby were evacuated. Redmond said there were no injuries. He said the fire department got a total of four lightning strike calls on Wednesday, including one at a building at Highbury Road.

The Five reacts to Biden's claims that GOP is lying about Dems' support of defunding police.

Jesse Watters, Jessica Tarlov, Greg Gutfeld, Dagen McDowell and Katie Pavlich discuss the rise in anti-police rhetoric in Democrat politics

South Africa: Former South African President Jacob Zuma was granted compassionate leave to attend the funeral of his younger brother. The government said he was back in prison by the afternoon. Zuma’s jailing led to South Africa's worst outbreak of violence in years, Reuters reported.

“I’m sorry to say but I don’t regret anything. I feel like I did my job. I did what I was supposed to do."

"I feel like he just needed an old-fashioned a-- whooping because you're going to stop stealing people's cars... never steal from me again.

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Meanwhile, in China: Dam breaches found along the Weihe River in Henan province. Early this morning, rescue workers were trying to sink big trucks to plug the breach. A total of 5,000 people have been mobilized to urgently relocate another 19,000 residents from unsafe areas. 👀

Footage shows rushing floodwaters washing away a home in northeastern Turkey. 👀