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Americans who are unhappy with the 2024 election results and have fantasized about leaving the country could turn that dream into a reality thanks to a recent offer from an Italian village. Ollolai, a pretty mountain village on the island of Sardinia, offers Americans the chance to buy a house for as little as €1 or $1.05. “Are you [worn] out by global politics? “Looking to embrace a new lifestyle while securing new opportunities? It’s time to start building your European escape in the stunning paradise of Sardinia,” asks the village’s new website, launched with U.S. voters in mind. The town’s push to attract more residents isn’t just a reaction to the election but is part of Italy’s broader effort to fight population decline. A 2016 study from Italy’s Ministry of Environment found that about 2,500 towns were so depopulated that they wouldn’t survive more than 25 years. In 2022, the island of Sardinia offered new residents around $15,000 to move there, while Tuscany offered to pay people $32,000 to move to some of its villages. Ollolai also offered a similar deal in 2018. Americans

San Bernardino County Fire Department crews rescued a woman who fell 15 to 20 feet into a manhole at the former site of the Carousel Mall on Wednesday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the area around 11 a.m. after a passerby reported hearing screams for help from the manhole. Upon arrival, they discovered an adult woman trapped at the bottom of the hole who said she fell in the night before. Fire crews rescue a woman who fell 15 to 20 feet into a manhole at the abandoned Carousel Mall site on Nov. 20, 2024. (San Bernardino County Fire Department) Fire crews rescue a woman who fell 15 to 20 feet into a manhole at the abandoned Carousel Mall site on Nov. 20, 2024. (San Bernardino County Fire Department) Fire crews rescue a woman who fell 15 to 20 feet into a manhole at the abandoned Carousel Mall site on Nov. 20, 2024. (San Bernardino County Fire Department) Fire crews rescue a woman who fell 15 to 20 feet into a manhole at the abandoned Carousel Mall site on Nov. 20, 2024. (San Bernardino County

An employee of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department has pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of identity theft after she forged checks and fraudulently used credit cards in her grandmother’s name.  A release from the U.S. Department of Justice indicates that Roxana C. Laub admitted to forging her grandmother’s signature on more than 20 checks from her grandmother’s bank account – making them payable to herself – without her grandmother’s knowledge or permission.  The Justice Department said she then deposited the forged checks into her own bank account for approximately $45,000 over 23 months from December 2015 to January 2017.  DNA ties I.E. cold-case killing to suspect who had passed polygraph Laub also posed as her 75-year-old grandmother when calling her grandmother’s bank to request information related to her account, officials added.  “After later admitting she was the caller instead of her grandmother, Laub put her grandmother on the phone, who informed bank personnel that she was unaware of the checks payable to Laub,” the DOJ said. “After Laub took the phone back and tried to change the subject, the

Sitting in front of me is Hannah Gadsby. On my computer. It’s very disconcerting. For both of us. We are here to talk about “Woof!”— their new comedy show, which lands in L.A., for one night only this Sunday at the United Theater on Broadway. Gadsby has had a huge impact on me as an artist: inspiring my stand-up persona, 7G, to be as fearless as them in comedy while working through my greatest hits of trans, intersex and queer trauma history, with an audience. I tell Gadsby I’m wearing blue as I know it’s their favorite color and blue is very calming for their autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Meanwhile, it’s not calming me. My serenity has slid and I’m sweating and getting more anxious by the second. Thankfully, for both of us, my emotional support beagle, Scotty, runs in from the yard and gayly jumps on the sofa. I introduce him to Gadsby, and they call their off-camera wife, Jenno (producer Jenney Shamash, to you and I) to admire him too. We all agree he is a very good boy, and start to relax.

Team Gwen Stefani is a man short after Mor Ilderton became the second contestant in the last two weeks to drop out of this season of “The Voice.” The news of the 20-year-old singer’s departure came during Monday’s episode of the reality competition series, as coach Stefani introduced the contestants for her team’s next round of Knockouts to mentor Sting. “We had Mor, who I stole, but he had to go home, so it’s just gonna be the two of them,” she said to the “Fields of Gold” singer. The show did not say why Ilderton had left. Ilderton did not reply immediately Wednesday to The Times’ request for comment. Details were similarly fuzzy when Tanner Frick dropped out of the competition last week. After previously losing in the Battles round, Frick — originally on Reba McEntire’s team — was stolen by Michael Bublé. Hours before the episode revealing his exit aired, Frick posted a cryptic TikTok of himself in a recording studio, singing lyrics that he also included in the post’s caption: “Ain’t nobody want me anyway.” Fans in the video’s comments section speculated

A woman who shoplifted thousands of dollars in cosmetics has won a nearly $1-million settlement from a Northern California city after a police dog bit and tore at her scalp while police tried to take her into custody. In a statement, Timothy Herbert, the chief of police in the city of Brentwood in eastern Contra Costa County, defended the officer handling the dog that day, saying his actions were justified. The chief said the city decided to settle the suit to avoid further litigation and legal costs. Brentwood city officials agreed to pay Talmika Bates $967,000 over the 2020 incident, which left the then-24-year-old woman suffering from severe dog bites and gashes to her scalp. “Oh, my God, please get your dog,” Bates could be heard screaming in body camera video of the incident while Brentwood Police Officer Ryan Rezentes is seen pulling at the dog’s leash. “My whole skin is off.” According to the original complaint, Brentwood police were sent to Ulta Beauty Supply, a cosmetics store, on Feb. 10, 2020, after an employee reported that three women had shoplifted several items. According to

SOMIS, Calif. —  Thousands of Hass avocados littered the soil in Sergio Acevedo’s orchard Saturday in this community northeast of Camarillo. The Mountain Fire had scorched some of the fruit, leaving it shriveled or in ashes. But the ferocious winds that followed the blaze ripped through the area and tore more than half of the remaining avocados off the trees, scattering them across his 2-acre farm. Most of the fruit on the ground appeared untouched — bright green and good enough to eat. But Acevedo knew better. He picked one off the ground and cut off a slice to reveal the inside: dry and dull green. Sergio Acevedo shows a ruined avocado that lost all its moisture and can no longer be eaten. “You see? There’s no oil. It’s not ready,” he told his daughter Wendy Acevedo. “But it was so close.” The avocados were only about a month away from being ripe enough for market. The 75-year-old shook his head and chucked the ruined fruit back on the ground. Over the weekend, Acevedo and his family surveyed their land, where the fire had damaged or

As long-serving members of the California Air Resources Board, we have prioritized environmental justice and community health, championing efforts to combat climate change. However, we believe state policies must thoughtfully address the consequences for communities least able to bear the associated costs. This concern applies to CARB’s newly adopted amendments to accelerate the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, or LCFS, which we opposed. The fuel standard program, established in 2011, aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by capping the carbon intensity of fuels. The current program mandates a 20% reduction in fuel carbon intensity by 2030. The proposed amendments push this to a 30% cut by 2030 and 90% by 2045. Faster implementation, however, risks increasing gasoline prices — a significant burden on low-income communities already struggling with costs. This issue has attracted attention from the media, legislators and the public. Beyond financial concerns, the LCFS has had another, less-publicized consequence: a dramatic transformation of California’s dairy industry. Over the past decade, many dairies have shifted their priorities driven by LCFS incentives, with troubling public health consequences. California’s dairy industry has historically focused on

By Kaia Hubbard Updated on: November 20, 2024 / 4:07 PM EST / CBS News Why Matt Gaetz is on Capitol Hill Why Matt Gaetz is on Capitol Hill as House Ethics Committee weighs report release 05:49 Washington — The House Ethics committee, meeting to consider the release of a report on its investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz , did not reach an agreement on Wednesday afternoon, the committee chairman said.  The meeting came one week after the Florida Republican resigned from Congress following President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to select him for attorney general.  House Ethics Committee chairman Michael Guest told reporters that the panel had not reached an “agreement to release the report” as he exited the meeting Wednesday afternoon.  Guest told CBS News that he voted against the release of the report, saying “the committee no longer has jurisdiction on the issue so I disagreed with the release of the information.” The committee’s other members did not comment on the more than two-hour meeting as they exited.  Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks to a reporter on Capitol Hill following a vote on April

Laken Riley’s killer Jose Ibarra sentenced to life in prison without parole – CBS News Watch CBS News The Georgia judge who convicted Jose Ibarra for charges related to the death of nursing student Laken Riley sentenced the undocumented immigrant to life in prison without the possibility of parole. CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez reports and Jessica Levinson breaks down the verdict. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

House Ethics Committee meets on Gaetz report – CBS News Watch CBS News The House Ethics Committee is meeting on whether to release a report on its investigation on former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. It is not clear how the 10-member committee will act. CBS News’ Nikole Killion has more from Capitol Hill. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Nov 20: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET – CBS News Watch CBS News House Ethics Committee meets to discuss future of Gaetz report; Judge sentences Laken Riley’s killer to life in prison without parole. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On