Former Republican Rep. George Santos‚ who was expelled from Congress last year while representing New York's 3rd Congressional District‚ has announced that he is dropping his bid to represent New York's 1st Congressional District.&;quot;I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1‚&;quot; Santos tweeted on Tuesday. &;quot;I don't want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against Nick Lalota… Although Nick and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record‚ I don’t want to split the ticket and be responsible for handing the house to Dems‚&;quot; he continued.&;quot;I have meet with leaders and with constituents and I have made the decision to hang it up here and stop perusing this race‚ THIS YEAR&;#33;&;quot; he wrote. &;quot;The future holds countless possibilities and I am ready willing and able to step up to the plate and go fight for my country at anytime‚&;quot; he noted. &;quot;It’s only goodbye for now‚ I'll be back.&;quot; — (@) Last month‚ Santos announced that he would challenge GOP Rep. Nick LaLota‚ the congressman who represents New York's 1st Congressional District.&;quot;I want to announce that I will be returning to the arena of politics and challenging Nick for the battle over #NY1. I look forward to debating him on the issues and on his weak record as a Republican. The fight for our majority is imperative for the survival of the country‚&;quot; Santos tweeted in March. — (@) Then‚ later in March‚ he announced that he would run for office as an independent. &;quot;I in good conscience cannot affiliate myself with a party that stands for nothing and falls for everything. I am officially suspending my petitioning in #NY01 to access the ballot as a Republican and will be filling to run as an independent‚&;quot; Santos had tweeted. — (@) Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

A West Virginia woman was arrested for neglect after her 14-year-old daughter died in an &;quot;emaciated to a skeletal state‚&;quot; according to police. 44-year-old Julie Anne Stone Miller was charged with child neglect resulting in death after her daughter was found dead on the floor of a bathroom at her home in Charleston‚ according to a criminal complaint. A close family member confirmed to WOWK-TV that the teenager was named Kyneddi Miller. Another family member said that the girl had suffered from an eating disorder and had not been eating for months‚ according to the complaint. That person also said the girl had been unable to function for a week because of her physical condition. Prosecutors pointed to the child's “clear and distinct physical problems” as evidence to prove her mother's neglect. The complaint said that the teen had only stepped outside of the home twice in the four years prior to her death. Police said the daughter and mother shared the home with grandparents. Julie Miller's cousin Jessica Stone told WCHS-TV that the family had called Child Protective Services and other law enforcement officials for years to check on the situation. On Tuesday‚ Republican Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia admitted that Child Protective Services didn't have any knowledge about the case. “The CPS folks‚ from what I understand‚ had no idea about this child – no idea whatsoever‚” said Justice in a virtual media briefing in answer to a question from WSAZ-TV. “What do we do to ensure this doesn’t happen again&;#63;&;quot; he asked rhetorically. &;quot;We’ve got to pour more money into this‚ we’ve got to have more workers and we’ve got to have more resources.”A statement from the West Virginia Department of Human Services cautioned the public against rushing to judgement. &;quot;In light of our community’s most recent devastating loss of life‚ it is crucial to understand that CPS cannot prevent every instance of abuse or neglect‚&;quot; the statement read in part. Neighbors of Julie Miller told WOWK that they had not seen the girl since 2019 but that she had been healthy when they saw her at that time. They also said they had seen state officials make several wellness checks at the home. Police said that the girl's condition was so &;quot;shocking&;quot; that it emotionally disturbed the emergency personnel who responded. Stone described the girl as vibrant and lively. &;quot;She was a beautiful girl‚ so smart and so funny‚&;quot; Stone said. &;quot;Of course‚ we will beat ourselves until the day that I die for not kicking that door down and demanding to see her‚&;quot; said Stone. Julie Miller is being held at Southwestern Regional Jail on bail of $250‚000. If convicted‚ she faces up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $5‚000. Here's more about the incident: Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

In a 79-18 vote‚ the U.S. Senate voted to pass a package that included Ukraine aid‚ Israel aid‚ and other items even as the America's ever-expanding national debt is over $34 trillion. Two Democrats‚ independent Sen. Bernie Sanders‚ and 15 Republicans voted against passage‚ according to the Washington Post.The package now heads to President Joe Biden‚ who plans to sign it. — (@) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer described the package as &;quot;one of the most consequential measures Congress has passed in years to protect America’s security and the future of Democracy.&;quot; — (@) GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has been a vocal opponent of the measure.&;quot;They think they're Churchill. They're congratulating themselves for spending money that doesn’t belong to them—money we don't have and will have to borrow and print. Spending other people's money to fight someone else's war—against their will—isn't heroic. It's cowardice‚&;quot; Lee tweeted.&;quot;It doesn’t end well for any political party whose elected officials repeatedly display contempt for the party’s most faithful voters‚&;quot; Lee tweeted. &;quot;Dems don’t do this to their base‚&;quot; he added. &;quot;Dems fight for their base‚ not against it‚&;quot; Lee wrote.Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said in a post‚ &;quot;Since this $95 billion package doesn't secure our border and further plunders our children’s future‚ I’m voting no. Securing our own border before we secure another nation’s seems obvious to me‚ but apparently it is not to most in Congress.&;quot; Like Blaze News&;#63; Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here&;#33;

When Tomoaki Hamatsu‚ a.k.a. Nasubi‚ was cast on the show &;quot;Susunu&;#33; Denpa Shōnen&;quot; in 1998‚ he had no idea he'd spend the next 15 months of his life naked and isolated in an apartment — or that his ordeal would be broadcast live to 17 million people. The post The Disturbing Story Of Nasubi‚ The Contestant Who Survived History’s Cruelest Reality Show appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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