Thursday Afternoon Update: Classified Docs Suspect Arrested, Biden In Ireland, Explosion Kills 18,000 Cows

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The leaker of classified intelligence documents, Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, has been identified and arrested by the FBI. Teixeira was apprehended in his home in North Dighton, Massachusetts, 35 miles south of Boston.

During President Biden’s visit to Ireland, he stated that he was not worried about the recent breach of classified documents. He said, “There’s nothing contemporaneous that I’m aware of that is of great consequence.”

Watch: Joe Biden finally speaks about the leak of classified military documents as his minders say “It’s time to go.”

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— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) April 13, 2023

The San Francisco police have detained the suspected killer of Bob Lee, the creator of Cash App. Surveillance footage revealed that Lee attempted to get help from passersby after being stabbed, but none came to his aid, and he eventually called 911 himself. Lee was stabbed to death on April 4 in San Francisco.

A federal appeals court overturned a decision to suspend the FDA’s approval of a pill used in nearly half of abortions in a ruling that partially restricted the pill’s use. The appeals court prohibited mailing the drug and limited its use to up until the seventh week of a pregnancy.

Actor Jamie Foxx was hospitalized for an undisclosed “medical complication” while filming his latest film, “Back In Action,” in Atlanta. According to sources, Foxx’s medical emergency was serious enough that some of his family flew in from out of town to be with him during his hospital stay. Thankfully, the actor is now communicating and recovering.

An explosion occurred on Monday at a dairy farm in Dimmit, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 18,000 dairy cows. At least one animal welfare organization claims that this is the deadliest barn fire involving cattle ever recorded. The accident was caused when a manure vacuum overheated and exploded at Southfork Dairy Farm in Castro County.

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