Not that there's any pressing need to know.
1896 bird's-eye view
The population of Tidioute has decreased 63% since its 1870 peak of 1,638.
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U.S. 62 southbound in the vicinity of Tidioute on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
West of Duchesne, Utah, U.S. 40 passes through characteristic scenery of the Colorado Plateau. This vast topographical region, here seen along its northern fringe, includes southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah, and extends well south into New Mexico and Arizona. Not only is it a plateau as a whole, being generally a mile above sea level, but also it includes many smaller plateaus, such as those seen in the background of the picture.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Sunday he sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association, accusing the organization of misleading college sports fans by allowing transgender women to participate in events marketed as women's competitions.
Paxton said the NCAA violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by deceiving fans who want to support sporting events that only include athletes whose female sex was assigned at birth.
Paxton also accused the NCAA of misleading consumers by not identifying which athletes are transgender, and of “jeopardizing the safety and wellbeing of women” by allowing transgender athletes to participate in its sporting events.
Americans received three rounds of stimulus checks during the coronavirus pandemic, subsequently adding up to $3,200 in direct aid.
While some Americans used this money to keep their finances afloat and a roof over their heads, others injected the cash back into the economy, leading to nationwide inflation. I
f the bird flu reached similar prevalence to COVID-19, Americans may be up for an additional round of stimulus checks.
Pastor Arturo Laguna Camas of the Casa De Adoración church is being charged with multiple counts of voyeurism. According to Arizona law, these felony charges stem from invading someone’s privacy by recording or photographing without their permission for sexual stimulation.
There are several new incoming committee leaders. The list of new and returning chairs, released Thursday, does not include any women.
Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg will serve as chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, following Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina.
Kentucky Rep. Brett Guthrie will serve as chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, succeeding Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers.
Arkansas Rep. French Hill will chair the House Committee on Financial Services, taking over the post from North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry.
Florida Rep. Brian Mast is set to lead the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, succeeding Texas Rep. Michael McCaul.
Texas Rep. Brian Babin will chair the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, replacing Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas.
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Committee chairs continuing their leadership roles include:
Agriculture: Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania
Appropriations: Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma
Armed Services: Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama
Budget: Rep. Jodey Arrington of Texas
Homeland Security: Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee
Judiciary: Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio
Natural Resources: Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas
Oversight and Accountability: Rep. James Comer of Kentucky
Small Business: Rep. Roger Williams of Texas
Transportation and Infrastructure: Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri
Veterans’ Affairs: Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois
Ways and Means: Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri
The highly pathogenic avian influenza is a contagious virus that spreads easily from flock to flock through wild birds, contact with infected animals, farm equipment and on farmworkers’ clothing. If a farm detects one sick bird, the entire flock must be depopulated, or killed, to contain the spread of the virus.
Since it started spreading in January 2022, the virus has impacted nearly 130 million birds on poultry farms – making it the deadliest bird flu in U.S. history.
In Michigan, it’s been detected at 14 commercial farms and 27 backyard flocks, affecting more than 7 million birds. Most of those were from Herbruck's Poultry Ranch, the state’s largest egg producer, which depopulated 6.5 million hens after finding a sick bird in April 2024.
Rodgers arrived in East Rutherford, New Jersey, set to bring a long-suffering franchise a Super Bowl for the first time in over 50 years and ready to prove any doubters wrong. But Rodgers tore his Achilles in the 2023 season opener, forcing him to miss the rest of the year. He returned in 2024 with high hopes but it's been a massive struggle for player and team.
The Jets are 4-12, continuing the longest playoff drought in the NFL, entering their Week 18 finale, their head coach and general manager were fired at different points in the season, and Rodgers has posted his lowest quarterback rating of his career and his yards per pass attempt are also his worst.
"Gratitude, honestly," Rodgers said this week when asked about his time with the Jets. "The best years of my life. And that's a perspective adjustment that happened at some point in the rehab process last year."
“By signing SB 189 to become law, Brian Kemp delivered a gift to MAGA election deniers. He’s solidified his legacy as a vote suppressor, building on his signature anti-voter law from 2021 with a new law inspired by conspiracy theorists who continue to dispute the results of the 2020 election. With a new election on the horizon, Kemp is buttressing his pledge to MAGA, giving them new power to target Black, brown, rural, unhoused, and disabled populations and legislating harassment for already overburdened election workers. But in spite of every barrier formed against them, Georgians continue to show up to vote. And we will not stop fighting to ensure free and fair elections for all,” Fair Fight Action said in a previous statement.