Wed, December 25, 2024

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

Panama Canal politics - and what Trump's threats mean

US President-elect Donald Trump has the Panama Canal in his sights, blasting the "exorbitant prices and rates of passage" levied on US ships, and threatening to retake control of the US-built shipping route,

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

Delhi government department's notice against AAP scheme triggers row; Arvind Kejriwal, BJP react

The Women and Child Development Department said no such scheme was in existence and any individual or political party collecting forms was committing fraud.

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

CM Atishi To Be Arrested Soon In Fake Case, Claims Arvind Kejriwal

Former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal claimed in a social media post on Wednesday that Chief Minister Atishi might be arrested soon. "These people are severely rattled by the Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana.

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

Delhi Election 2025: Mahila Samman Yojana 'doesn't exist', city govt says don't share personal info as AAP begins drive

The Delhi government further advised people of the national capital "not to fall prey to the false promises of this non-existent scheme as these are misleading and without any authority."

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

Trump vows to 'vigorously pursue death penalty' after Biden commutes sentences for 37 monsters

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed to "vigorously pursue the death penalty" for the country's most heinous criminals — after President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 mass murderers and child killers.

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

Deputy CM Shinde to meet Modi with family

Deputy CM Eknath Shinde to meet PM Modi on December 26, amid tensions within Shiv Sena after stepping down as CM. Family will accompany him.

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

Makinde appoints 33 PWDs, 127 others as supervisory councillors

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of 160 new Supervisory Councillors and Special Assistants across all 33 local government areas in the state. The state's Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters,

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

Video: SUPERCUT: Republicans Continue Their Crusade Against CRT And DEI Initiatives | 2024 Rewind

Republicans Continue Their Crusade Against CRT And DEI Initiatives | 2024 Rewind Republican lawmakers railed against critical race theory and DEI initiatives throughout this past year. Fuel your success with Forbes.

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

A tribute to Atal Ji, the statesman whose vision shaped India

December 25, is a very special day for all of us. Our nation marks the 100th Jayanti of our beloved former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji. He stands tall as a statesman who continues to inspire countless people.

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: MSN

California Gov. Newsom's team considering ways to help illegal immigrants ahead of second Trump admin: report

[ Wed, Dec 25th 2024 ]: Richmond

How Virginia legislators seek to rein in debt collectors

Two Virginia legislators - one Democrat and one Republican - plan legislation to limit what debt collectors and creditors can seize.
Tue, December 24, 2024

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: Firstpost

Modi pens blog on Vajpayee's birth centenary: 'An alternative world view is possible'

Paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him the architect of India's transition into the 21st century

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: Newsday

State legislative leaders reject MTA capital plan, intend to include it in budget talks

That hole "is a specific concern that needs to be addressed before we can approve the program," stated Heastie and Stewart-Cousins. The legislative leaders are also members of the MTA Capital Program Review Board, which gave them the authority to reject the proposal.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: Richmond

Feds clear Va. to use $1.48 billion to extend broadband to unserved parts of state

Virginia has a green light from the administration of President Joe Biden to use $1.48 billion in federal infrastructure funding to extend high-speed internet access to more than 133,000 unserved locations,

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: Newsday

New York State to phase out 'super pollutants,' despite cost concerns

ALBANY — The state has restricted the use of "super pollutant" gases used in food stores, hospitals, high-tech bio storage facilities and other businesses that require refrigeration, despite warnings by business interests that the measure will be too costly for some enterprises to stay in business.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: legit

"How Obasanjo Underdeveloped Grassroots in Nigeria": Tinubu Opens Up

President Bola Tinubu has dropped a direct bombshell on former President Olusegun Obasanjo as he revealed how the ex-president underdeveloped Nigeria.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: wacotrib

Byron Johnson tips hat to Texas Ranger Museum after 28 years

In his tenure as museum director, Johnson has overseen its physical expansion, raised its international profile, strengthened its collections and research material and heightened its connections to today's Texas Rangers.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: ProPublica

Trump's Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor

As HUD secretary, Scott Turner would oversee billions in housing aid, but as a Texas state legislator he voted against protections for poor tenants and has called government assistance "one of the most destructive things for the family.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Goldberg: This is the trouble with Elon Musk's debut as a federal budget negotiator

The billionaire got more of what he wanted out of the spending bill than President-elect Donald Trump did. But his role and reasoning raise a host of questions.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: Politico

6 things we learned this year

Here are six things we learned about race and identity politics this election cycle. As much as Democrats tried painting Trump as out of touch and unfit to hold the presidency again, those tactics simply didn't stick. Obviously.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Trump Torches Biden for Commuting 'Death Sentence on 37 of the Worst Killers in Our Country'

Donald Trump torched Joe Biden on Christmas Eve for commuting the sentence of 37 of the 40 inmates currently on the federal government's death row The post Trump Torches Biden for Commuting 'Death Sentence on 37 of the Worst Killers in Our Country' first appeared on Mediaite.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Syrian ex-rebel factions agree to merge under defence ministry

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa reached an agreement on Tuesday with former rebel faction chiefs to dissolve all groups and consolidate them under the defence ministry, according to a statement from the new administration.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Photos Show Joe Biden Meeting Son Hunter's Business Partners during China Trip

Hunter Biden's Chinese business partners sought and received access to then-vice president Joe Biden's political power, according to a GOP impeachment report.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Maddow: Musk exposed Trump weakness, on top of incompetence, with spending bill manipulation

Donald Trump's transition ahead of his second term in office was already a series of humiliations and failures as his inability to pick qualified members of his administration was laid bare, but the spending bill debacle showed that in addition to that incompetence,

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Syria authorities say armed groups have agreed to disband

Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution and integration under the defence ministry. The meeting between the rebel groups and Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa "ended in an agreement on the dissolution of all the groups and their integration under the supervision of the ministry of defence",

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Thai cabinet approves handouts, minimum wage increase and tax breaks, PM says

Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved new minimum wage increases from January, tax breaks to boost spending and the second phase the government's signature handout scheme, the prime minister said. Paetongtarn Shinawatra also told reporters she hoped for economic growth of more than 3% next year.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

President Ruto and First Lady Rachel Share Christmas Message for Kenyans

President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto have shared a heartfelt Christmas message with Kenyans as the country prepares to celebrate the festive season. In a video shared on Tuesday, December 24 morning,

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Presidential run eyed for 'relentless' Dem gov who beat brutal GOP opposition in key state

With Democrats stuck out of power for at least two years, wrote The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty, they could do worse than to look to the example of one "relentless" Democratic governor, Roy Cooper,

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Mayor Brandon Johnson faced ethics concerns over ties to Chicago Public Schools and teachers union, according to memo

Mayor Brandon Johnson declined to resign his position with Chicago Public Schools after a high-ranking CPS official raised ethics concerns about a potential conflict of interest, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: Richmond

Feds clear Va. to use to extend broadband to unserved parts of state

Virginia has a green light from the administration of President Joe Biden to use $1.48 billion in federal infrastructure funding to extend high-speed internet access to more than 133,000 unserved locations,

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Trump Rages at Biden for Wrecking His Plans for Executions: 'Makes No Sense'

President-elect Donald Trump reacted to President Joe Biden's commutation of the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row with befuddlement and disbelief on Tuesday, claiming the decision "makes no sense.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

5 things to know for Dec. 24: Matt Gaetz report, Donald Trump, Lottery winner, Hawaii volcano, Bill Clinton

Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions,

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Trump Wants Denali Renamed

Opposition to President-elect Trump's renewed suggestion to change the name of Alaska's 20,310-foot mountain back to McKinley includes many Alaskans, including Indigenous people, and the state's two Republican senators.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Famine spreading in war-torn Sudan, UN-backed report says

IPC report outlines famine in five areas, including in Sudan's largest displacement camp, Zamzam, in North Darfur.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Republicans fret 'cannibalizing ourselves' with primaries for bucking Trump

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Panama leaders issue joint response after Trump's threat to seize control of canal

The status of the Panama Canal is non-negotiable, current and former leaders of the country said, after Donald Trump's recent threats to reclaim the waterway.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Women at the forefront of South Korea's martial law protests

As protesters confronted armed soldiers outside South Korea's National Assemblyon the night of December 3, it was immediately apparent that something unexpected was taking place. No sooner had President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared on televisionto declare martial law than citizens began arriving and facing down the nation's military.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

After fighting virus, storms and Republicans, departing North Carolina Gov. Cooper focuses on wins

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature, winning big on Medicaid expansion and clean energy while falling short in fights over private-school vouchers and abortion rights.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Cornwall to build most number of houses under Government plans

Cornwall is the local authority which will have to build the most number of new homes under the Labour government's housebuilding plans

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Donald Trump's threats and lawfare impose chilling effect on press

President-elect Donald Trump has been clear about his ire for the press for years. His latest verbal attacks, legal actions and cabinet appointments signal he is ready to increase his efforts to quiet critical reporting.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

'Impulsive, manipulable and jealous': Conservative says Trump is whiffing with Congress

Democrats' fears that President-elect Donald Trump will govern as a dictator — something he himself suggested on the campaign trail — may ultimately never come to pass, conservative analyst Ramesh Ponnuru wrote for The Washington Post Tuesday.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Here's What Trump Did and Didn't Say About 'President Musk'

A fake Truth Social post circulated as Trump told a crowd at AmericaFest: "He's not going to be president, that I can tell you."

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Hagari to participate in secret meeting in Knesset regarding criticism against Feldstein Law

IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari is set to participate Tuesday afternoon in a confidential meeting in the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Hagari was summoned to present his policy regarding the entry of journalists into combat zones,

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Why CT decided to take a temporary pass on offshore wind energy amid decarbonization efforts

After keeping the rest of New England waiting for months, Connecticut has decided to step away from a three-state, offshore energy buy as too expensive and concentrate its decarbonization efforts, at least over the short term,

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: Oregonian

U.S. House fails to reauthorize 20-year-old bill that helps fund rural schools, communities in Oregon and other states

House Republicans could not reach agreement about how the rural schools bill should be funded and it died without a vote.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: WLRN

Trash incinerators are disproportionately harmful to Black and Hispanic people

In Florida, six of the nine existing incinerators are where the percentages of people of color are higher than the statewide average of 46%, according to the EPA. As Miami-Dade is experiencing, there is no perfect location to build a new one.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Tennessee Senator Pressed On 'Damage And Pain' Biden Can Cause After Clemency For Death Row Inmates

Fox guest host Kellyanne Conway questioned Republican Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty Monday about how much more "damage and pain" President Joe Biden can cause Americans after granting clemency to more than 30 inmates on death row.

[ Tue, Dec 24th 2024 ]: MSN

Inside Melania Trump's loathing of Christmas and bashing of family separation policy

Melania Trump was once recorded - without her knowledge - blasting the Christmas decorations as well as criticism over the family separation policy.

Trump has to 'roll up his sleeves and get to work' in order to achieve hostage deal

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Questions are mounting over how President-elect Trump's relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu may impact getting a ceasefire deal done. Meanwhile, the Syrian rebel group agreed to form a national military.

The video at the provided URL discusses former President Donald Trump's potential involvement in negotiating a hostage deal. It highlights that Trump, known for his deal-making skills, would need to actively engage and work diligently to secure the release of hostages. The content suggests that despite his past experience and reputation, the current geopolitical climate and the complexity of hostage situations require Trump to "roll up his sleeves" and put in substantial effort. The piece also touches on the broader implications of such negotiations, including the need for diplomatic finesse, understanding of international law, and cooperation with various stakeholders.

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