• Sat, December 14, 2024

by: CNN

Georgian government votes in far-right former soccer player as president

Georgian lawmakers have voted in far-right former soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as next president of Georgia, amid mounting popular anger over the government's halt to EU accession talks.

by: Detroit News

Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in privatizing the U.S. Postal Service in recent weeks, three people with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could shake up consumer shipping and business supply chains and push hundreds of thousands of federal workers out of the government.

by: The Boston Globe

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach president as crowds cheer, but future is uncertain

South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the country's resilient democracy.

by: The Age

The treasurer says Victoria's economy is improving. Economists say otherwise.

A widening trust deficit has emerged between Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas and some of Australia's leading economists over the sustainability of the state's finances after his mid-year budget update revealed the government will spend nearly $40 ...

by: The West Australian

The Sunday Interview: Liberal 'powerbroker' Nick Goiran says he has nothing to say sorry for

The MP at the centre of the Liberal 'Clan' controversy has re-entered shadow cabinet despite previous declarations from the leader. He says: 'I am comfortable that I am doing the job that's expected of me.

by: johnmenadue.com

How Israel Lost its Soul

Then, shortly after the British withdrew, the newborn Israeli government threw him into jail ... Dan Steinbock, the author of The Fall of Israel: The Degradation of Israel's Politics, Economy & Military, has been wondering about it himself.

by: Detroit Free Press

Donald Trump on Truth Social: Shoot down mystery drones

NJ, went to Hunterdon County to observe drones and reported that he met with local law enforcement at Round Valley Reservoir.

by: The Independent

Trump to attend Army-Navy game with key allies and cabinet picks as he vows to scrap daylight savings: Live

Donald Trump and JD Vance to watch 125th Army-Navy college football game with reported guests Pete Hegseth, Ron DeSantis, and Daniel Penny in Maryland at 3 p.m. Eastern time

by: Slate

Why Manchin and Sinema's Parting Gift to Trump Is So Brutal for the Rest Of Us

When Donald Trump enters office on Jan. 20, he will immediately start seizing control of the government by firing holdovers from Joe Biden's administration and replacing them with Republican partisans.

by: NDTV

No Nepotism In Politics, Focus On Duties: PM Proposes 11 Resolutions In Lok Sabha

In the nearly two-hour speech, PM Modi laid down his government's achievements ... freeing India from a mentality of slavery and freeing the country's politics from nepotism. "I wish everyone the best for the task of achieving a developed India," the ...

by: The Morning Sun

We must control immigration otherwise our security will be threatened and the public will never trust us

Immigration needs to be properly controlled and managed, so the system is fair. Without proper controls in place, border security is undermined, rules are flouted, the system becomes chaotic and

by: fox13now

Has Salt Lake City created 'nuisance' by not enforcing homeless camping laws?

David Ibarra looks out his window every day and sees people camping outside his business. "People sleeping in tents, drug use on this side of the building over here,"

by: legit

NLC Reacts As Nigerian Governor Refuses to Pay Workers Minimum Wage

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has backtracked on his agreement to pay the new N80,000 minimum wage in December, opting for a 13th month salary instead.

by: The Daily Telegraph

Heat pumps and solar panels to be pushed on listed buildings

Heat pumps and solar panels are to be pushed onto owners of historic buildings under Ed Miliband's net zero drive...

by: London Evening Standard

Reform could name spy-accused 'Andrew confidant' who 'met Cameron and May'

The party is threatening to use parliamentary privilege to disclose the businessman's identity in the chamber.

by: Yahoo

Ryan White, Kokomo, Russiaville and the politics of AIDS examined in new book

Ryan White's short life is a national story. The boy who was infected with HIV during a blood transfusion. The Western Middle School student who wasn't allowed to attend school. The teen and his family who were ostracized in both Russiaville and Kokomo because of his illness.

by: The New York Times

Trump Brings Hegseth to Watch Army-Navy Game

President-elect Donald J. Trump attended the annual Army-Navy football game in Maryland on Saturday with Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice for defense secretary, sending a message of support ahead of Senate confirmation hearings that are likely to take place next month.

by: Newsweek

Trump Weighs In on 'Mystery Drone Sightings': 'Shoot Them Down'

President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that "mystery drones" recently spotted in New Jersey and other parts of the country should be shot down.

by: Daily Mail

They tried to remove my uncle Alex Salmond from SNP history, but our family will fight on...and, frankly, I've got NOTHING to say to Nicola Sturgeon

STANDING at the pulpit of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh at Alex Salmond's memorial service last month, Christina Hendry delivered a thinly-veiled warning to her uncle's detractors.

by: The New York Times

A.T.F. Braces for a Likely Rollback of Its Gun-Control Efforts

President-elect Donald J. Trump is almost certain to choose a gun-rights advocate as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or to simply leave the job vacant.

by: Sydney Morning Herald

Dutton abandons Liberal principles in nuclear energy pitch

The opposition's first detailed policy costings show Peter Dutton is prepared to ditch traditional Coalition principles in chasing an election win.

by: MSN

Pelosi has hip replacement surgery at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after a fall

Pelosi thanked the staff at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the hospital in Luxembourg, where she was also treated, for their excellent care and kindness.'

by: MSN

New French PM Bayrou will meet far-right leader Le Pen on Monday

New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will meet with the heads of parliamentary groups on Monday and Tuesday, starting with Marine Le Pen of the far-right Rassemblement National, he told La Tribune Dimanche in an interview.

by: MSN

Trump secures staggering sum after suing ABC and George Stephanopoulos

The settlement was publicly filed on Saturday and revealed that the parties had come to an agreement in the suit.

by: MSN

Daniel Penny joins Trump and Vance at Army v Navy game

Penny was acquitted earlier this week of homicide for putting a homeless man in a fatal chokehold while on a subway.

by: MSN

How Donald Trump broke the ice between RFK Jr. and drug company CEOs

The meeting came as health secretary pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepared to head to Washington to meet with senators.

by: MSN

5 ways congressional investigations could change in the next Congress and beyond

The future of congressional investigations could be defined by Republican eagerness to probe private industry and less willingness to defer to the Justice Department, experts say. House Republicans promised an avalanche of investigations when they took over the House after the 2022 midterms,

by: MSN

Daniel Penny joins Trump and Vance at Army-Navy game

In the span of six days, subway vigilante Daniel Penny has gone from sweating a future jail cell to hanging out with the president-elect in a luxury suite. The Marine vet received a hero's welcome Saturday as he joined soon-to-be commander-in-chief Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the annual Army-Navy football game.

by: MSN

Trump and Vance attend Army-Navy game with recently exonerated veteran Daniel Penny

Trump and Vance were pictured alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth as well as Daniel Penny, who was recently exonerated of criminally negligent homicide in thec

by: MSN

Trump attends the Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny

President-elect Donald Trump was huddling with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at Saturday's Army-Navy football game, a chance to take in one of most storied rivalries in college sports while spotlighting his emerging national security team.

by: MSN

Tariffs threatened by Trump could undermine food and energy security, Sask. premier warns

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is warning a 25 per cent tariff U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is threatening would hurt Canada's food and energy sectors and be "disastrous" for economic stability and security on both sides of the border.

by: MSN

House Republican revives push to repeal DC Home Rule and place city under Congress's control

by: MSN

Hochul presses Biden admin for action on mysterious drones: 'This has gone too far'

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) joined the growing number of figures calling on the Biden administration and lawmakers to act on the mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and other parts of the country.

by: MSN

Canadians express mixed feelings as federal government's two-month GST holiday begins

Shoppers and businesses across Canada are expressing mixed feeling and showing little enthusiasm as a two-month break from the federal GST took effect Saturday.

by: MSN

Spanish Popular Party accuses Sanchez's government of dishonesty over Ceuta, Melilla customs reopening

Spain's Popular Party (PP) is angered by Sánchez's government, criticizing its "lack of honesty" over the Ceuta and Melilla dispute, which remains unresolved despite an April 2022 agreement with Morocco,

by: MSN

McConnell blasts 'effort to undermine' polio vaccine linked to RFK Jr.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Friday blasted "specious disinformation that threatens the advance of lifesaving medical progress" after The New York Times reported that a lawyer linked to Robert F.

by: MSN

Federal government asking for an end to the strike by Canada's postal workers

The federal government is asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the country's postal workers to return to work and to conduct an inquiry into why negotiations between the union and Canada Post reached an impasse.

by: MSN

Georgia's new president faces protests and EU membership push

Mikheil Kavelashvili has become the new president of Georgia, as the sole candidate nominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze congratulated Kavelashvili and criticized President Salome Zurabishvili,

by: MSN

Mitch McConnell takes a swipe at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over polio vaccine

Mitch McConnell took an apparent swipe at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after reports that one of his top allies petitioned the FDA to withdraw polio vaccine.

by: MSN

New poll suggests Nigel Farage's Reform UK set to make 2025 a three-way race

New poll suggests Nigel Farage's Reform UK set to make 2025 a three-way race - Techne UK tracker poll reveals that support for the top two parties remains unchanged but Reform UK is still closing the

by: MSN

MAGA Declares Vindication After DOJ IG Report on FBI and Jan. 6 Riot

and [DOJ Inspector General Michael] Horowitz whether government assets participated in J6. Yesterday I was vindicated. DOJ IG report confirms there were FBI confidential human sources in the crowd, entering the Capitol, and breaking laws." Vice President ...

by: MSN

Drone footage reveals Sednaya prison and Bashar Al-Assad's palace

Drone footage captures the Sednaya prison in the Syrian capital of Damascus, compared with president Bashar al-Assad's luxurious presidential palace. The footage was taken days after Islamist-led rebels took control of the city,

by: MSN

Top diplomats from US, Arab League and Turkey meet to discuss Syria's transition

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said the ministers would "discuss ways to support a comprehensive political process led by Syrians to achieve a transitional process." View on euronews

by: MSN

'Recipe for disaster': CM Omar Abdullah on dual governance model in J&K

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called the current dual governance model in the Union Territory a "recipe for disaster" and urged the central government to restore statehood. In his first interview since taking office in October,

by: MSN

South Korean president impeached and suspended from duties

South Korea's parliament on Saturday voted to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol after his surprise martial law declaration earlier this month stunned global allies and set off constitutional concerns.

by: MSN

UnitedHealth Group CEO says healthcare needs fixing. Start with these 3 problems in claims and patient costs, experts say.

The healthcare system needs to work better to defuse Americans' frustrations and address their medical needs, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said Friday, addressing the resentment with health insurance that surfaced after the murder of a top executive in his company.

by: MSN

Mitt Romney makes a startling admission about Republican policies and the working class

When Mitt Romney joined the Senate in 2018, he was mostly seen as a mainstream Republican. Now, with his one and only term coming to an end, the 77-year-old isn't sure what the future holds for his party.

by: MSN

Georgia elects ex-footballer amid election boycott and unrest

The boycott of the election and the ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the country did not help. Fifty-three-year-old former football player and politician Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected president of Georgia by the electoral college.

Georgian government votes in far-right former soccer player as president

Georgian lawmakers have voted in far-right former soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as next president of Georgia, amid mounting popular anger over the government's halt to EU accession talks.
The article from CNN, published on December 14, 2024, discusses the recent presidential election in Georgia where Mikheil Kavelashvili has emerged as the leading candidate. Kavelashvili, a former diplomat and a key figure in Georgian politics, has promised to strengthen ties with the European Union and NATO, while also focusing on internal reforms to combat corruption and improve economic conditions. His campaign has emphasized national unity and the importance of Georgia's sovereignty amidst regional tensions. Preliminary results show him with a significant lead, although final counts are still pending. The election has been closely watched internationally due to Georgia's strategic location and its ongoing efforts to balance relations between Russia and the West.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/14/europe/georgia-president-vote-mikheil-kavelashvili-intl