The couple whose gender reveal party caused a massive fire in El Dorado‚ California‚ back in 2020 has reached a plea agreement. On September 5‚ 2020‚ Refugio Jimenez Jr. and his wife‚ Angelina‚ set off a smoke bomb as part of the couple’s gender reveal party at the El Dorado Ranch Park in southern San Bernardino County. When the smoke bomb went off‚ it set fire to some dry grass‚ which spread quickly. The couple tried to put out the fire with bottled water‚ but when that failed‚ they called authorities to alert them to the situation. The couple cooperated with the investigation into the fire‚ which burned nearly 23‚000 acres between September 5 and November 16‚ 2020‚ and destroyed 20 structures‚ including homes. The fire also took the life of U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter Charles Morton and injured two more firefighters‚ along with 13 other people. The Jimenezes were charged on July 20‚ 2021‚ with involuntary manslaughter and other felony and misdemeanor charges relating to the fire. They initially pleaded not guilty and sought dismissal of the charges‚ but the courts denied their attempts on two separate occasions. On February 9‚ 2024‚ Refugio pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and two counts of recklessly causing a fire to an inhabited structure. He was sentenced to one year in county jail‚ two years of probation‚ and 200 hours of community service‚ the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office said in a press release. Angelina pled guilty to three misdemeanor counts of recklessly causing fire to property of another and was sentenced to one year summary probation and 400 hours of community service. In addition‚ the couple was ordered to pay $1‚789‚972 to the victims of the fire. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Resolving the case was never going to be a win‚” District Attorney Jason Anderson said in the press release. “The Defendants’ reckless conduct had tremendous impact on land‚ properties‚ emergency response resources‚ the displacement of entire communities‚ and resulted in the tragic death of Forest Service Wildland Firefighter Charles Morton. All these factors were given an extraordinary amount of consideration throughout every step of investigation‚ the Grand Jury process‚ and court proceedings.” “To the victims who lost so much‚ including their homes with valuables and memories‚ we understand those are intangibles can never be replaced.” Anderson added‚ “Our hope with this resolution is that it closes a painful chapter in your lives‚ and the restitution provides a measure of assistance in becoming whole again.” Refugio will report to jail on February 23.

Harvard University is set to host a United Nations official today who was just banned by Israel for her comments justifying Hamas’ October 7 slaughter of more than 1‚000 civilians as a “response to Israel’s oppression.” Francesca Albanese‚ the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories‚ was officially banned from Israel on Monday for stating days earlier that the Hamas attack had nothing to do with anti-Semitism‚ according to The Times of Israel. She is still scheduled‚ however‚ to be a featured speaker for Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy on Monday afternoon to discuss Israel’s war in Gaza. “Join us for a virtual conversation with UN Special Rapporteur‚ Francesca Albanese‚ as she discusses her perspective on the current situation in the Gaza area as well as her experiences working on the protection of Palestinian refugees and migrants‚” the event’s website states.  Albanese on Saturday has made her position on Israel’s offensive against Hamas quite clear‚ most recently pushing back against French President Emmanuel Macron for calling the October 7 attack an “anti-Semitic massacre.” “The ‘greatest anti-Semitic massacre of our century’? No‚ Mr. @EmmanuelMacron‚” UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese tweeted in response to France’s president honoring the victims on Saturday. “The victims of 10/7 were not killed because of their Judaism‚ but in response to Israel’s oppression.” Harvard’s decision to host her on the same day she was banned by Israel comes as the Ivy League institution grapples with rampant anti-Semitism on campus. The Cambridge-based Ivy League is currently facing a lawsuit filed by Jewish students that accuses the school of avoiding protecting Jewish students from harassment and enabling antisemitism.  Harvard University did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The event‚ entitled‚ “A Conversation with Francesca Albanese‚” will be hosted at 2:00 p.m.‚ and will include the center’s Faculty Director Mathias Risse. Israeli officials said Albanese should be fired permanently by the United Nations‚ The Times of Israel reported on Monday.  “The era of Jews being silent is over‚” Foreign Minister Israel Katz and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel said in a joint statement. “If the UN wants to return to being a relevant body‚ its leaders must publicly disavow the anti-Semitic words of the ‘Special Envoy’ – and fire her permanently. Preventing her from entering Israel might remind her of the real reason why Hamas slaughtered babies‚ women and adults.” Last year‚ a bipartisan group of members of Congress called on the United Nations to remove Albanese for her bias against Israel. “Ms. Albanese has repeatedly refused to condemn terrorist attacks against Israelis while continuing her condemnations of Israel‚” the group wrote. “For an official tasked with serving as an independent‚ neutral‚ and expert voice on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict‚ her inexcusable silence against terrorism targeting Israelis and her outrageous and prejudicial remarks clearly reflect the irredeemable bias of her mandate.” READ MORE: Harvard To Host Summer Program At Palestinian University Dominated By Hamas Earlier this month The Daily Wire first reported on the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative’s plan to host a Palestinian professor who called Hamas’ massacre of Israeli civilians a “normal struggle for freedom‚” and said she would never forgive Israel’s government for “making us take their children and elderly as hostages.” READ MORE: Harvard Employee Harasses Jewish Student Suing School For Anti-Semitism‚ Asks To Debate 9/11 Conspiracies The school distanced itself from the event‚ putting the blame on the Middle East Initiative’s director‚ Professor Tarek E. Masoud. “Dean Douglas Elmendorf personally finds abhorrent the comments by Dalal Saeb Iriqat quoted in the press that justify and normalize the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas‚” it said in a statement. “An invitation to speak at the Kennedy School never implies an endorsement of a speaker’s views by the Kennedy School or members of the Kennedy School community.”

Republicans in Congress should reject the roughly $95 billion foreign aid package because it could be an “impeachment time bomb” for former President Donald Trump as he runs for re-election‚ Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) warned colleagues on Monday. The legislation contains a “hidden” clause with billions of dollars dedicated to Ukraine security and military funding that will extend to September 25‚ 2025 — a date that may fall during Trump’s second term‚ Vance said in a memo to fellow GOP lawmakers. Because Trump has said he would quickly resolve Ukraine’s war with Russia‚ Vance predicted a situation could arise in which Trump pulls financial support for Ukraine and gives Democrats the grounds to impeach him over the “same fake budget violation” underlying the 2019 impeachment inquiry. I just sent the below memo to every one of my Republican colleagues in Congress. Buried in the bill’s text is an impeachment time bomb for the next Trump presidency if he tries to stop funding the war in Ukraine. We must vote against this disastrous bill. pic.twitter.com/uKqet9s0xd — J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) February 12‚ 2024 “I just sent the below memo to every one of my Republican colleagues in Congress. Buried in the bill’s text is an impeachment time bomb for the next Trump presidency if he tries to stop funding the war in Ukraine. We must vote against this disastrous bill‚” Vance posted to X‚ sharing a copy of the memo. The foreign aid package‚ which allocates funds to Ukraine‚ Israel‚ Taiwan‚ and other foreign priorities — including humanitarian aid — is making its way through the Democrat-controlled Senate after dropping a controversial border security deal. After clearing a couple of procedural hurdles‚ the bill may get a final Senate vote in the coming days and head to the GOP-led House‚ where the legislation’s fate is uncertain. The White House has voiced support for the legislation to move forward‚ while Trump has urged senators to reject foreign aid unless approved as a loan. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Allies of Trump in Congress responded to Vance’s post to X‚ calling for the foreign aid bill to be stopped‚ setting the stage for intra-fighting as some Republicans‚ including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)‚ have backed the legislation. “Republicans need to be aware that this bill‚ supported by Mitch McConnell and almost all of Senate GOP leadership‚ sets in motion the next hyper-partisan Trump impeachment (before he’s even elected!)‚” said Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). “No Republican should support this bill. If this makes it to the House floor‚ I’m an absolute NO‚” said Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC).

Kate Winslet said she wasn’t happy with the fame that accompanied starring in the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic” opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. The 48-year-old actress made the remarks during a recent interview with Porter. “I felt like I had to look a certain way‚ or be a certain thing‚ and because media intrusion was so significant at that time‚ my life was quite unpleasant‚” Winslet told the outlet. “Journalists would always say‚ ‘After Titanic‚ you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things’ … and I was like‚ ‘Yeah‚ you bet your life I did! Because‚ guess what‚ being famous was horrible.'” Despite the negatives‚ the British Academy Award winner looks back fondly on the film that turned her into an international superstar. “It’s not a burden‚ any of it‚” Winslet clarified. “[Titanic] continues to bring people huge amounts of joy‚” she said‚ “The only time I am like‚ ‘Oh God‚ hide‚’ is if we are on a boat somewhere.” The actress had previously spoken about some of the downsides to fame‚ including what she described as being “bullied” by the British media. Winslet spoke more on that during a 2021 episode of the “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast‚ per Today. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “It was like night and day from one day to the next‚” she said at the time of becoming famous. “Also‚ I was subject to quite a lot of also personal physical scrutiny‚ and criticized quite a lot — the British press were actually quite unkind to me.” “I felt quite bullied‚ if I’m honest‚” Winslet added. “I remember just thinking‚ ‘Okay‚ well‚ this is horrible and I hope it passes.’ And it did definitely pass but it also made me realize that if that’s what being famous was‚ I was not ready to be famous‚ thank you. No‚ definitely not.” “Titanic” director James Cameron also spoke about the fallout from the film. In an interview with the Radio Times‚ Cameron said that he thought Winslet “came out of ‘Titanic’ a bit traumatized by the scale of the production and her responsibility within it‚” as The Daily Wire previously reported.

One big brother was excited to learn that he’d be saving his little sister’s life through a bone marrow transfer. Caden‚ age 6‚ jumped up and down for joy when he found out that he was the perfect match to be a stem cell donor for Josie. She’s been battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia since she was only 11 months old‚ according to Instagram. Her family was hopeful when the little girl went into remission‚ which lasted about 2 years. Unfortunately‚ her cancer came back. Caden is eager to be the one to save his sister’s life as a stem cell donor. Family members are calling him “Josie’s hero” as he prepares for the bone marrow transfer. Hopefully‚ the procedure will cure the toddler with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hope Rises Network (@hoperisesnetwork) Some commenters online have been concerned about Caden’s health and safety throughout this process‚ but a bone marrow transfer isn’t typically a big risk for the donor. One user pointed out that the nature of the procedure would be just like giving blood. Caden’s mom wrote back that this would be the case. Screengrab from Instagram According to the Cleveland Clinic‚ the process of donating bone marrow isn’t painful and it doesn’t take too long to recover. It can be very difficult to find a donor‚ so Josie is very lucky to have a perfect match in her big brother! Screengrab from Instagram It’s so moving to see Caden’s joyful willingness when it comes to being a stem cell donor for his little sister. Siblings truly are a gift! We’re wishing them both all the best as they undergo the bone marrow transfer. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Beautiful Moment Little Boy Finds Out He’s The Perfect Match For Sister Battling Cancer. appeared first on InspireMore.

Being an adult can be pretty exhausting. But at Kidzania in Tokyo‚ Japan‚ kids get to learn how to be grown-ups — and it looks unbelievably fun! Kidzania is a play park for children to experience adulthood. They kick off the day at the bank and then start working shifts at some of the many job experiences. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sophie Pearce (@svpearce) From being a scientist to being a pizza chef‚ kids can experience different types of industries in a fun and playful way. This kiddo even got to eat the pizza she made at the end of her “shift!” This mini-town is set up to be perfect for children. Counters are lower and shifts are short. But the learning is massive! “Anyone else wanna come be a 6-year-old for a day with me?” captioned the vlogger who shared this epic day at Kidzania on Instagram. This image is from Instagram. Kidzania was born in Mexico City and actually has 30 locations around the world. So next time you’re on a family vacation‚ see if there’s one of these epic parks nearby! Kidzania Tokyo is an epic opportunity for kids to try new things and expand their imaginations! How cool is that?! The featured image for this post is from Instagram. The post Welcome To Kidzania‚ Where Children Get To Be Adults For A Day. appeared first on InspireMore.

Last night’s Super Bowl was neck and neck‚ sending the two teams into overtime before the Kansas City Chiefs took the coveted title. In order to prepare for the biggest sporting event in the United States‚ players on both teams worked hard to prepare for game day. To help‚ fans and loved ones showed their support in the sweetest ways. For Rashee Rice‚ this includes his neighbors. Rice is a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs. He joined the team during the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft‚ making him a rookie. Needless to say‚ making it to the Super Bowl was a massive deal for the young player. His neighbors understood this as well‚ taking the time to hold up signs for him as he left for Vegas. Supportive Neighbors Line the Streets in Support of Rashee Rice @cbssports A++++ neighbors #chiefskingdom #chiefs #nflfootball ♬ Gentle and warm background piano(1262846) – Noru This adorable moment was captured and shared on TikTok. In the video‚ multiple kids can be seen holding up hand-made signs. As Rice starts to drive away‚ they cheer him on‚ as do the adults who are with them. In turn‚ Rice rolls down his car window. He gives them a wave as he makes his way to help the Chiefs secure their back-to-back championship! To show his appreciation for their support‚ he shared a clip of their send-off on his Instagram stories. @espn What an amazing neighborhood (via RiceRashee11/X) #SuperBowl #kansascitychiefs #wholesome ♬ memories – leadwave “Those kids just gave him a core memory‚” one fan says in the comment section of the heartfelt send-off for Rashee Rice. “This is the kind of community we all dream of living in‚” another person shares. “Such a great place to call home.” You can find the source of this story’s featured image here! The post Neighbor Kids Gather With Homemade Signs To Send Chiefs Rookie Off To Super Bowl In Style! appeared first on InspireMore.

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