Good evening, it's Thursday, May. 23, and we're covering quarter of the Border Patrol workforce quit, sentence for perjury, mortgage fraud, sorting all 32 NFL teams, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. | | American Fact of the Day! | Louisiana has been inhabited for over 9000 years: People have lived and thrived in the region now known as Indiana for thousands of years, with the earliest known archaeological evidence dating all the way back to around 8000 BC. The first humans to have lived in this region would have been Paleo-Indians, who traveled across the Bering Strait from modern-day Russia into Alaska and then down through the Americas. |
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| | Breaking Updates | | A Quarter of the Border Patrol Workforce Quit During Biden's Border Crisis | A new report shows that since President Biden took office, nearly one-fourth of the border patrol workforce has resigned, retired early, or separated by other means. The amount of agents retiring early is double what it was during the terms of Obama or Trump. For many, morale is a big factor.
Policies that nullify the very purpose of the border patrolman's work are one of the core reasons for the low morale. Matthew Hudak, recently retired second-in-command of Border Patrol, said work for many agents had become comparable to Groundhog Day, arresting illegal immigrants then releasing them into the United States rather than detaining or removing them. Hudak said it was humiliating for the federal law enforcement agents who had taken an oath to protect the country.
A recent report also showed alarming numbers of suicides among border patrolmen, double that in all U.S. law enforcement agencies overall. The only thing that could make this border crisis worse is a law enforcement crisis with no law enforcement. | Read more updates here |
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| | Former Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Receives Sentence for Perjury, Mortgage Fraud | A former Baltimore city prosecutor who achieved a national profile for charging police officers in a Black man's death was spared any prison time in her sentence Thursday for perjury and mortgage fraud. Marilyn Mosby's sentence includes 12 months of home confinement, 100 hours of community service and three years of supervised release. After the hearing was adjourned, Mosby hugged her supporters, some of whom applauded when the judge announced the sentence.
The sentence does not appear to be out of line with what is essentially a white-collar crime. Mosby has regularly maintained her innocence on all counts: Mosby was convicted of lying about her finances to make early withdrawals from retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, and fraudulently claiming that her own $5,000 was a gift from her then-husband as she closed on a Florida condominium. Mosby, 44, has maintained her innocence. She declined to address U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby before learning her sentence. Her lawyers said they would appeal while they seek a presidential pardon.
Mosby was convicted of withdrawing $90,000 from her Baltimore deferred compensation plan to make down payments on vacation homes in Florida; prosecutors maintained she falsely claimed that the COVID-19 pandemic had affected a "travel-oriented" side business she was operating while serving as prosecutor. The mortgage fraud charge arose from a $5,000 "gift letter" she submitted while applying for a mortgage for one of the Florida properties, claiming the money came from her husband, when it was in fact her own money. | Read more updates here |
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| | American Sports & Culture
|  | Pirates phenom Paul Skenes plans on serving country in military after MLB career, Air Force coach says | Pittsburgh Pirates phenom pitcher Paul Skenes is lighting up MLB lineups since his call-up, but once he is done in the league, he reportedly plans to join the military. |
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|  | Podziemski believes Warriors are 'very close' to title contention | Brandin Podziemski is confident in the Warriors' ability to contend for an NBA championship. |
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|  | Sorting all 32 NFL teams: Offensively or defensively geared, five total-package contenders for 2024 season | Where does your favorite squad stand? |
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| | American Business & Markets
|  | TikTok Made Them Successful. Now Your Favorite Creators Face a New Hurdle | Pushing back against a potential TikTok ban, content creators say the app is essential to their livelihoods. |
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|  | KeyBank Serves as Strategic Partner for Small Businesses | Many business owners may not realize that their bank can be a strategic partner, offering more than just a checking or savings account for their businesses. Small businesses' banking partners are often deeply invested in their success and impact on their communities. |
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|  | Small businesses are having cash-flow problems—and big business is to blame | Small businesses are now waiting an average of 29.1 days to get paid, according to new data. |
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| | American Politics | |  | Newly Released Text Messages Don't Look Good for Hunter or Joe Biden: 'A Great Exhibit of Their Nonsense and Lies' | "I would like him to meet you along with my uncle and then you and I can talk let me know if that works," Hunter Biden said in one message. |
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|  | Nolte: Desperate Washington Post Turns to AI After Brutal $77 Million Loss | After posting a devastating $77 million loss in 2023, the disgraced and doomed Washington Post is about to turn to artificial intelligence. |
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|  | Revelation of secret Obama-era program casts doubt on stated reason for Trump Mar-a-Lago raid | A newly released DOD memo obtained by America First Legal appears to indicate the government may have had original copies of classified documents seized at former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. |
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