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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown — a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.It’s the end of the political line for McCarthy, who has said repeatedly that he never gives up, but found himself with almost no options remaining. Neither the right-flank Republicans who engineered his ouster nor the Democrats who piled on seem open to negotiating.McCarthy told lawmakers in the evening he would not run again for speaker, putting the gavel up for grabs. Next steps are highly uncertain with no obvious successor to lead the House Republican majority. Action is halted in the House until next week, when Republicans try to elect a new speaker.“I may have lost this vote today, but as I walk out of this chamber I feel fortunate to have served," McCarthy said at a press conference at the Capitol, alternating between upbeat assessment of his speakership and angry score-settling of those who ousted him.Still, he said, “I wouldn't change a thing.”McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, orchestrated the rare vote on the obscure “motion to vacate,” and pushed ahead swiftly into a dramatic afternoon roll call.While McCarthy enjoyed support from most Republicans in his slim majority, eight Republican detractors — many of the same hard-right holdouts who tried to stop him from becoming speaker in January — essentially forced him out.Stillness fell as the presiding officer gaveled the vote closed, 216-210, saying the office of the speaker “is hereby declared vacant.”Moments later, a top McCarthy ally, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., took the gavel and, according to House rules, was named speaker pro tempore, to serve in the office until a new speaker is chosen.The House then briskly recessed as lawmakers met privately to discuss the path forward.It was a stunning moment for McCarthy, a punishment fueled by growing grievances but sparked by his weekend decision to work with Democrats to keep the federal government open rather than risk a shutdown.But in many ways, McCarthy's ouster was set in motion when, in deal-making with hard-right holdouts at the start of the year, he agreed to a series of demands — including a rules change that allowed any single lawmaker to file the motion to vacate.As the House fell silent, Gaetz, a top ally of Donald Trump, rose to offer his motion.Leaders tried to turn it back, but the vote was 218-208, with 11 Republicans against tabling the motion, a sign of trouble to come.The House then opened a floor debate unseen in modern times, and Republicans argued publicly among themselves for more than an hour.“It's a sad day,” Republican Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma said as debate got underway, urging his colleagues not to plunge the House Republican majority "into chaos."But Gaetz shot back during the debate, "Chaos is Speaker McCarthy."As the fiery debate dragged on, many of the complaints against the speaker revolved around his truthfulness and his ability to keep the promises he has made.Almost alone, Gaetz led his side of the floor debate, criticizing the debt deal McCarthy made with President Joe Biden and the vote to prevent a government shutdown, which conservatives opposed as they demanded steeper spending cuts.But a long line of McCarthy supporters stood up for him, including Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, a leader of the conservative Freedom Caucus, who said, “He has kept his word.” Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., waved his cellphone, saying it was “disgusting” that hard-right colleagues were fundraising off the move in text messages seeking donations.McCarthy, of California, insisted he would not cut a deal with Democrats to remain in power — not that he could have relied on their help even if he had asked.Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a letter to colleagues that he wants to work with Republicans, but he was unwilling to provide the votes needed to save McCarthy.“It is now the responsibility of the GOP members to end the House Republican Civil War,” Jeffries said, announcing the Democratic leadership would vote for the motion to oust the speaker.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden “hopes the House will quickly elect a Speaker.” Once that happens, she said, "he looks forward to working together with them."Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement thanking McCarthy for "what is often a thankless role.At the Capitol, both Republicans and Democrats met privately ahead of the historic afternoon vote.Behind closed doors, McCarthy told fellow Republicans: Let’s get on with it.McCarthy invoked Republican Speaker Joseph Cannon, who more than 100 years ago confronted his critics head-on by calling their bluff and setting the vote himself on his ouster. Cannon survived that takedown attempt, which was the first time the House had actually voted to consider removing its speaker. A more recent threat against John Boehner in 2015 didn't make it to a vote but led him to early retirement.Gaetz was in attendance, but he did not address the room.Across the way in the Capitol, Democrats lined up for a long discussion and unified around one common point: McCarthy cannot be trusted, several lawmakers in the room said.“I think it’s safe to say there’s not a lot of good will in that room for Kevin McCarthy,” said Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass.“At the end of the day, the country needs a speaker that can be relied upon,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. "We don’t trust him. Their members don’t trust him. And you need a certain degree of trust to be the speaker.”Removing the speaker launches the House Republicans into chaos heading into a busy fall when Congress will need to fund the government again or risk a mid-November shutdown.Typically, top leaders would be next in line for the job, but Majority Leader Steve Scalise is battling cancer and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, like any potential candidate, may have trouble securing the vote. Another leading Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, is also a Trump ally.One of McHenry's first acts in the temporary position was to oust Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi from her honorary office at the Capitol while she was away in California to pay tribute to Sen. Dianne Feinstein.“No matter who is going to be the speaker, the challenges still remain," Scalise said. “But I think the opportunity is there to continue moving forward.”Asked if he was physically up to the job, Scalise said, “I feel great.”It took McCarthy himself 15 rounds in January over multiple days of voting before he secured the support from his colleagues to gain the gavel.Trump, the former president who is the Republican front-runner in the 2024 race to challenge Biden, complained about the chaos. “Why is it that Republicans are always fighting among themselves," he asked on social media.Asked about McCarthy's ouster as he exited court in New York, where he is on trial for business fraud, Trump did not respond.One key McCarthy ally, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who is also close with Trump, took to social media urging support for “our speaker.”Republicans left the chamber in a daze, totally uncertain about next steps. “I honestly don’t know,” said Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz. “This is a total disaster.”Many had lined up to hug McCarthy, some to shake his hand.Democrats, who have bristled at McCarthy's leadership — cajoling them one minute, walking away from deals the next — said they were just holding back, waiting for Republicans to figure out how to run the House.Rep, Don Bacon, R-Neb., the leader of a centrist group, said the only option was to leave the eight hardliners behind and try to work across the aisle. “We’re going to stay with Kevin,” he said. “He told us earlier he’ll never quit.”But McCarthy made it clear Tuesday night that he would not try to win back the job.___Associated Press writers Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick and Will Weissert contributed to this report.

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MOREAU, N.Y. (AP) — A fingerprint on a ransom note led police to a kidnapping suspect's camper in New York where 9-year-old Charlotte Sena was found hidden in a cabinet, ending a two-day search sparked by the girl's disappearance during a family camping trip, officials said.“We are thrilled that she is home and we understand that the outcome is not what every family gets,” the girl's family said in a statement Tuesday, WRGB in Albany reported.Craig Nelson Ross Jr., 46, was arrested Monday at the camper parked at his mother's house, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced at a news conference late Monday.Ross was arraigned overnight in town court in Milton, New York on a charge of first-degree kidnapping, the state police announced Tuesday. He was being held without bail at the Saratoga County Correctional Facility.Police said more charges are expected against Ross, whose age was initially given as 47.A message seeking comment was left with the Saratoga County Public Defender's Office, which represented Ross at his arraignment.Charlotte vanished while riding her bike Saturday at Moreau Lake State Park, a heavily wooded area some 35 miles (60 kilometers) north of Albany.State police issued an Amber Alert on Sunday because “it was quite possible that an abduction had taken place,” Lt. Colonel Richard Mazzone said.About 400 people took part in the search for Charlotte, including forest rangers, police officers and firefighters.The girl’s family had pleaded with the public for help in finding Charlotte, including providing any tips to the state police.“We just want her returned safely like any parent would,” the family said in a statement earlier Monday. “No tip is too small, please call if you know anything at all.”The family's statement after she was found included “a huge thank you to the FBI, the New York State police, all of the agencies that were mobilized, all of the families, friends, community, neighbors and hundreds of volunteers who supported us and worked tirelessly to bring Charlotte home.”Hochul said Charlotte’s family remained at the campground while police watched the family's home. The officers saw someone drop a note in the mailbox at 4:20 a.m. Monday, the governor said. State police pulled fingerprints off the note and the second one matched Ross, who was in a database from a 1999 DWI case.Law enforcement agents linked Ross to the property owned by his mother, where they found him in the camper, Hochul said.“After some resistance, the suspect was taken into custody and immediately the little girl was found in a cabinet,” Hochul said. “She knew she was being rescued. She knew that she was in safe hands.”The road leading up to the site where the girl was rescued was no longer blocked off as of Tuesday morning. The property owned by the suspect’s mother, adorned with Halloween decorations, was lined with yellow tape. It was not immediately clear if anyone was home.Investigators with the police, dressed in hazmat suits, could be seen walking into the suspect’s mother’s home, as well as a white trailer located at the side of the house.<figure class="image image-style-align-left"><img src="https://cdn.corpemf.com/news/67707.jpg" alt="Craig N. Ross Jr., arraigned on kidnapping charges, in Milton, N.Y."><figcaption>[Photo Credit: Saratoga County Sheriff's Office via AP] Craig N. Ross Jr., arraigned on kidnapping charges, in Milton, N.Y.</figcaption></figure>

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With prompting from his daughter, Rob Kenney launched a social media outreach during the COVID-19 outbreak. “We were all locked away,” and the idea was to offer a ‘dad video’ to encourage or entertain people coping with the pandemic. “I put up my ‘How to Tie a Tie’ video on April 2 of 2020 and about a month-and-a-half later, my channel went viral! That was scary for me, but I’m grateful that I went viral for something wholesome.”These days, Rob is on multiple social media channels, including Instagram, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dadhowdoi">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DadhowdoI">YouTube</a> as Dad, How Do I? And “On TikTok, I’m The Real Dad, How Do I? because there were people who were imitating me.” The videos show Rob demonstrating how to put air in your tires, unclogging a toilet, applying deodorant &amp; cologne, how to shave, explaining an Allen Wrench, or making popcorn. Things a dad would share with a child.&nbsp;<blockquote>Why is Rob committing so much time and effort to these videos? “I think that there’s definitely a need for people to understand how cool it is to be a dad. I feel like that’s a mission that God has given me to try to encourage dads to hang in there, and you’re needed and you’re valued.” It bothers him when he sees TV shows offering “stereotypes, Homer Simpson and Al Bundy…the bumbling dufus of a dad. And you know, I’ve met a lot of cool dads and a lot of very good dads. We need to encourage that behavior.” &nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote>How does Rob come up with concepts to use in his numerous videos? “A lot of it came from, I had to learn things on my own. When I was 14 – and I think this is part of why my channel is connecting with people – is, I feel like I have a certain amount of empathy with people that maybe didn’t have a dad there for them. My dad left when I was 14, and my mom couldn’t take care of me, so I went to live with my brother, who was 23 at the time, him and his newlywed wife. I learned a lot from him. He was a journeyman cabinetmaker. But I also learned how to tie a tie from my roommate when I was 19 ... I can’t remember exactly where I learned how to shave,” he smiles, “but all those little things that you learn – a lot of times it was the difficult way…I don’t have to necessarily do a ton of research, it’s just stuff I’ve learned along the way.” And Rob and his wife are parents, so “been there, done that, kinda went through the whole cycle of being a dad and learning how to do things on my own.”<a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://cdn.corpemf.com/news/67000.mp3">Our complete interview podcast</a>Rob gets constant ‘How do I’ requests from his fans, “some that are a little outlandish, like, ‘Dad, how do I rewire my house?,’” he laughs – saying that kind of major project should be left up to professional electricians. He respects&nbsp;their comprehensive skills that he doesn’t necessarily have.&nbsp;With millions of views on social media, Rob gets many comments about his videos, some quite touching. “A lot of them will make you tear up because of how, I think, how needed this is, which is a little bit sad.” He finds some heartfelt comments from viewers are indicative of their personal life challenges. “I think I get a lot of engagement because people are wanting to share their stories with me about missing their dad or never having a dad…I try to be empathetic to try to encourage people to not live in the past, to take control of their own lives and move forward.”Unlike some successful video personalities, Rob is pretty much a one-man show. He laughs, “It’s me. I’m my editor. I’m shooting the videos on my phone,” sharing valuable information “to help people navigate their lives.” He wants to avoid his videos being “overly-produced” because they might “lose a little bit of the charm.”Rob’s heart, his faith&nbsp;Living in the Seattle area, Rob admits he actually struggled some when he started seeing how popular his videos were becoming. “Yeah, it was scary, honestly, when my channel went viral, I was on my bed crying, in a fetal position, saying, ‘Lord, please make it stop. I don’t know that I can handle this.’” That’s because he is an introvert. He shares, “Several years ago I said, when I was at church, ‘If I’m ever asked to get up and speak in front of people, you’ll know that God was involved,’ because that’s like the last thing I’d want to do.” Rob did end up speaking before a church, and it went okay. “God has a sense of humor, and he has me in this position and he uses cracked pots, right?” (2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT)&nbsp;<blockquote>At the end of some of his videos, Rob offers a simple “God bless you.” Other than that, his faith isn’t usually shared so much in words, but how he speaks with humility and kindness. He admits, “Not everybody is comfortable with it (the ‘God bless’), but I’ve got to be true to myself. You know, the Lord has given me this platform and if he decides that the platform needs to not be a thing anymore, I’m fine with that, too. I’ve just got to be faithful to who I am, because if you spend your life trying to please others, (he laughs) you’re just chasing your tail.”</blockquote><figure class="image text-center"><img src="https://cdn.corpemf.com/news/67036.jpg" alt="Rob Kenney"><figcaption>[Photo Credit: Rob Kenney (c)] “I put up my ‘How to Tie a Tie’ video on April 2 of 2020 and about a month-and-a-half later, my channel went viral! That was scary for me..."</figcaption></figure>In any interview Rob does with news media, and there have been many, he always tries to give God the full credit for what success he has seen on social media.&nbsp;Here are some comments from Rob's fans on YouTube, which are typical of the two-way love in action:"Thanks Dad!! It is so true to look at the positive! It really does make a difference!""thank you father, i was having a bad day and this helped me change my prospective on things""I lost my dad a little over two years ago,and it feels like it was just yesterday I was standing in the ICU and having to say goodbye,I thank you for doing this as I will turn 13 soon,you are truly amazing and god bless you""I'm grateful to have 65 days clean and sober today"Read all about itDue to the popularity of his channel, Rob authored a book “Dad, How Do I?” which shares about important character traits for a good life, his own faith in Christ, and 58 useful ‘how-tos.’&nbsp;If you are familiar with the children’s TV icon, the late Mister Rogers, it would not be off base to compare Rob Kenney to an online Mister Rogers, Spirit-wise, for many age brackets including grown-ups.&nbsp;Hear Rob share his fascinating story on our complete interview podcast, just below:<figure class="media"><oembed url="https://cdn.corpemf.com/news/67000.mp3"></oembed></figure><figure class="image image-style-align-left"><img src="https://cdn.corpemf.com/news/67003.jpg" alt="Rob authored a book “Dad, How Do I?” which shares about important character traits for a good life, his own faith in Christ, and 58 useful ‘how-tos.’ "><figcaption>[Photo Credit: Rob Kenney (c)] Rob authored a book “Dad, How Do I?” which shares about important character traits for a good life, his own faith in Christ, and 58 useful ‘how-tos.’</figcaption></figure><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyB83JAuPDE"></oembed></figure><figure class="media"><oembed url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsPDMKmZ6hU"></oembed></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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