Authorities are investigating a new message concerning the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing last weekend and is believed to have been abducted from her Arizona home, according to ABC News. The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity, the sheriff's office announced Friday.
Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump stated he did not see the full racist video before it was shared on his social media platform late Thursday night, which included a racist animation of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama depicted with the bodies of apes. Trump said he would not apologize for the video. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday evening, Trump said he only saw the first part of the since-deleted video that focused on debunked claims about the 2020 election, according to ABC News.
In other news, a popular Hooters location in Boca Raton, Florida, is preparing for closure at the end of February due to the landlord's decision not to renew the lease, Fox News reported. The Hooters girls at this location gained a viral following through their social media videos. General manager Chris Torelli told Fox News Digital that longtime customers and employees were surprised by the closure.
Also, a former "Squad" House Democrat, Rep. Cori Bush, is running for her old seat and recently paid over $20,000 to a consulting firm that appears to be the same firm that Rep. Rashida Tlaib received backlash over after paying out over $400,000 for "fundraising consulting" between 2020 and 2024, according to Fox News.
Finally, the federal Small Business Administration suspended more than 111,000 California borrowers after uncovering $8.6 billion in suspected fraudulent activity linked to the COVID pandemic, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced Friday, according to Fox News. "This staggering number represents the most significant crack-down on those who defrauded pandemic programs, and it illuminates," Loeffler said in a press release on Friday.
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