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Sunday January 12nd, 2025 night edition

image for Protesters chanting ‘no to Nazis’ block access to AfD party congress

Delegates are also poised to give final approval to the AfD’s campaign manifesto.

The draft version of the text advocates tougher immigration policies and Germany’s exit from the euro.

The AfD is currently polling in second place, with around 20 percent of voters projected to back the policy.

Weidel this week received the endorsement of tech mogul Elon Musk, who held a live chat with her on X in which he said that voting for the far-right party was the only way to “save Germany.”.

Although she may secure her party’s nomination this weekend, Weidel has no real possibility of becoming chancellor or being part of the next government.

Friedrich Merz, whose center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is leading in the polls, is most likely to succeed Olaf Scholz, the beleaguered center-left incumbent.

Merz has ruled out any sort of collaboration with the far-right group, as have all the rest of the parties expected to secure seats in the Bundestag. »

‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires

Authored by theguardian.com

The incarcerated crews are embedded with the California department of forestry and fire protection (Cal Fire) and its nearly 2,000 firefighters, who have been stretched thin from several simultaneous emergencies.

The sites, also called conservation camps, are considered minimum-security facilities and house more than 1,800 incarcerated firefighters, officials said this week.

On Wednesday, the CDCR said it had deployed 395 imprisoned firefighters to the frontlines. »

Wildlife Conservation Center raises 30,000 bucks to rebuild deer shelter

Authored by alaskapublic.org
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The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center raised over $30,000 in less than two days to rebuild an animal shelter after it was destroyed by high winds Monday.

The Sitka black-tailed deer shelter was demolished by a windstorm that swept through much of Southcentral Alaska Monday.

Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center A shelter in the Sitka black-tail deer enclosure was destroyed by high winds in the Portage area Monday. »

'Slender Man' attacker set to be released after 7 years in Wisconsin mental hospital

Authored by nbcnews.com
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Morgan Geyser appears in a Waukesha County courtroom on Jan. 9, 2025, in Waukesha, Wis. Morry Gash / AP.

“Her compliance in the institution is remarkable, both with medication and with treatment, her lack of behavioral management problems in the institution, or lack of violence toward others in the institution and toward herself.

Weier spent nearly four years at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute before she was released in fall, 2021. »