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Broken Arrow says no: Residents thwart massive mosque complex proposed in Oklahoma
In a highly anticipated city council meeting in a city in Oklahoma, residents debated whether to allow a massive mosque complex in a high-traffic area.
And on Monday night, the city council came to a decision.
The project included plans for a 42,000-square-foot community center, a mosque, a medical clinic, and a strip mall.
The Broken Arrow City Council has denied a rezoning request and conditional use permit for the proposed building project, leaving many residents relieved and others frustrated, KTUL reported.
The city council held a special meeting on Monday at Northeastern State University in anticipation of larger crowds.
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In the meeting that lasted more than three hours, residents debated the feasibility and desirability of having the building project completed.
While some raised objections about the growth of Islam in their city, many at the meeting turned to other practical concerns, such as traffic congestion, financial implications, and stormwater and floodplain issues, to name a few.
The Tulsa Flyer reported that roughly 45 people spoke during the meeting. More than half were opposed to the project.
The project included plans for a 42,000-square-foot community center, a mosque, a medical clinic, and a strip mall, the Tulsa Flyer reported.
According to the Tulsa Flyer, the Islamic Society of Tulsa bought the land in question and has owned it since 2014. The IST has historically congregated in that area for nearly 50 years.
The meeting ended in a 4-1 vote against the project.
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VIDEO: Homeowner arrested over infestation of hundreds of rats inside NY house
Video from inside a Long Island home showed the massive infestation of domesticated rats that led to the homeowner’s arrest.
Video shows the wounded rats running all over the debris and garbage left inside the home as volunteers work to rescue the rodents and try to get veterinary treatment for the animals.
‘A lot of them have huge wounds. … Their eyes are coming out. They have big abscesses. We have a few that are going septic.’
“It’s a disaster inside,” said Frankie Floridia, the president of Strong Island Animal Rescue. “It’s very hard to breathe. You need masks. You need gloves. It’s just a bad situation.”
The home on Whitewood Drive has been condemned after the owner was cited for sanitation violations.
“A lot of them are injured. A lot of them have huge wounds,” said Kristin Stephens, a veterinarian tech who is volunteering at the home. “Their eyes are coming out. They have big abscesses. We have a few that are going septic.”
The volunteers are separating the captured rats into different containers for male, female, and the sick. They have collected about 150 rats, and they believe more than 100 to 200 rats are inside the walls. They estimate that between 500 and 1,000 rats lived at the home.
“It’s a very sad situation, but we’re doing the best we can with what we have,” Floridia added.
The homeowner was accused of taking care of her 3-year-old grandson in the home with rat urine and feces. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Stephens appeared to get emotional when she said the team found rat poison in the basement of the home.
“We have seen a couple that have had blood coming from their nose and that kind of thing, which is what happens when you poison rats,” she said.
She went on to say the rats are being treated for mites. She also said the infestation could have been easily avoided by the homeowner.
“Everybody knows rodents reproduce very, very quickly,” Stephens said. “So, I personally feel that if they were just separated — you know, you keep the males with the males and the females with the females — none of this could have occurred.”
Neighbors living next to the home told WABC-TV that they didn’t smell anything or see anything that let them know the infestation was inside.
The volunteers are asking for donations to help pay for the rats’ care and also for Good Samaritans to provide foster care for the rats.
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Thune-Aligned Super PAC Sets Off-Year Fundraising Record With $180 Million Haul
The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) in 2025 shattered its off-year fundraising record, pulling in $180 million as Republicans gear up for the midterm elections, the group announced Monday.
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‘Home Alone’ star busted for allegedly trying to hire escort
The actor best known for portraying a burglar on the popular “Home Alone” movie from the ’90s was cited for allegedly soliciting a prostitute at a California hotel.
Documents obtained by TMZ say that Daniel Stern was cited on Dec. 10 in the city of Camarillo, but the 68-year-old was not arrested.
Stern could face a fine of $1,000 for the misdemeanor.
The actor had a separate emergency in Ventura County in October when he was rushed to the hospital over a medical emergency.
TMZ reported that the actor did not respond to a request for a comment.
If charged for the misdemeanor, Stern could face a fine of $1,000 as well as six months in prison if he’s convicted.
The actor played the bandit Marv Murchins alongside Joe Pesci in the “Home Alone” franchise. He has largely left his acting career in recent months and put his efforts into becoming a sculptor.
While Stern has not been vocal about his political beliefs, he previously noted with relish how he took advantage of Donald Trump long before he was elected president. He said that Trump and his then-wife Ivana Trump had walked into a bar and seen Stern with a movie crew.
Trump had a small cameo in the second “Home Alone” movie.
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“Donald spotted us and proclaimed so everyone could hear that he would be picking up the tab at our table,” Stern recalled.
He said that he ordered as much alcohol as he could and even invited strangers to drink with them in order to run up the tab. He believes the final tab ended up being more than $7K.
“We still feel really good about that,” he added.
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