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The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office, focuses fresh attention on his failed effort to cling to power after his election loss in 2020. LA Times
VOA VIEW: More liberal stupidity.
Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono ignited an internet frenzy during her fiery confrontation with defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth at his confirmation hearing Tuesday in which she hounded him on misconduct accusations and whether he'd support an invasion of Greenland. New York Post
VOA VIEW: She is a liberal idiot.
The creation of a separate department will likely need congressional support, though Trump could try to establish the department within a different existing agency. New York Post
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A well-placed venture capitalist helping craft Trump’s tech policy told NYNext that for the first time in years, “I don’t know anyone going to Davos.” New York Post
The negotiations, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, appear to be making progress after months of failed attempts to achieve a breakthrough. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Hamas will mess it up.
The decision is the latest in a series of conflicting U.S. approaches to Cuba by different administrations. New York Times
Republicans’ decision to push through the measure early in the new Congress indicated their belief that the issue is politically potent for them. Its future in the Senate is uncertain. New York Times
The agency issued designs for front-of-package lists that food companies would be required to include. New York Times
President Joe Biden has announced that the government will be providing one-time checks of $770 to victims of the California wildfires. OANN
VOA VIEW: A small gesture.
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California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom says that he is now beginning to focus on developing an "L.A. 2.0" plan following the catastrophic fires in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas that continue to burn. OANN
VOA VIEW: It's too little and a very hard ordeal.
MSNBC boss Rashida Jones announced that she is leaving the left-leaning network as their ratings continue to plummet and days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, according to a company statement released Tuesday. OANN
VOA VIEW: Left leaning not bad enough to say.
According to a new poll, ex New York governor Andrew Cuomo would easily win a ranked-choice Democrat primary election for mayor as embattled incumbent Eric Adams trailed the pack. OANN
VOA VIEW: The people of NYC deserve what they get - madness.
President-elect Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider the jury's verdict that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation against writer E. Jean Carroll. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Guilty by lies.
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Federal prosecutors told family members Tuesday they will not bring charges in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, closing the books on a lengthy FBI investigation into the white troopers who stunned, punched and dragged Greene on a roadside and allegations of an attempted cover-up by the Louisiana State Police. Washington Times
The New Orleans Police Department can begin winding down its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice Department to start wrapping up the monitoring program. Washington Times
Flags are supposed to be lowered for 30 days to honor former President Jimmy Carter. CBS
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Former first lady Michelle Obama is skipping Donald Trump's inauguration. She also did not attend Jimmy Carter's funeral last week. CBS
VOA VIEW: She is a bitch.
The close call between the United and Delta flights at the Phoenix airport comes amid an increase in plane near-collisions. CBS
Just after midnight Wednesday, a SpaceX rocket is scheduled to lift off, carrying a pair of lunar landers that will try to touch down on the moon in the coming months. One was built by a Japanese company and the other was built by a Texas company. Their mission is to carefully lower to the lunar surface and deliver 10 payloads for NASA. CBS
VOA VIEW: A big ambition.
Vice President Kamala Harris has not extended an invitation for a formal sit-down or tour, multiple Democratic and Republican sources told CBS News. CBS
VOA VIEW: She is a bitch and should be thrown out on the 20th.
The latest line of U.S. carriers is named for Gerald R. Ford, and another of the multi-billion-dollar ships bears John F. Kennedy's name. CBS
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced it was suing Capital One for "cheating" customers out of more than $2 billion in interest. CNBC
President Biden issued a new executive order Thursday aimed at speeding the construction of artificial intelligence data centers on federal sites. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Trump can reverse executive orders.
An aging U.S. population and lower risk of replacement by A.I. has contributed to strong demand for health care workers. CNBC
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The Securities and Exchange Commission said popular fractional ownership trading platform Robinhood violated more than 10 laws between 2018 and 2024. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They should pay.
The events surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration include a fireworks show at a Trump golf course, a MAGA rally and three inaugural balls. CNBC
An Aurora, Colorado, judge ordered the closure of the Edge at Lowry apartments on Tuesday, a complex at the center of violent gang crime. FOX News
VOA VIEW: A judge can't take possession of real property.
FEMA is extending its Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program to Jan. 25 for residents of North Carolina who were displaced by Hurricane Helene. FOX News
Texas border patrol agents arrested a Russian mercenary from Kazakhstan earlier this month, who admitted under questioning to being a member of the Wagner Group. FOX News
The FBI and DHS issued a public service announcement on Monday urging law enforcement agencies to be hyper aware of possible copycat ISIS-inspire attacks like in New Orleans. FOX News
VOA VIEW: We should always be vigilant.
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is donating Starlinks to improve Wi-Fi for first responders battling wildfires in California with the help of nonprofit rescue group Grey Bull Rescue. FOX News
Wholesale prices rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in December, while the rate for the core producer price index over the same period remained flat, the Labor Departm UPI
VOA VIEW: The economy is not improving, yet.
The world's largest coffee café chain announced on Monday a reversal on a policy where visitors will not now be required to purchase something, anything if they want to hang out at their facility and use the restroom. UPI
TikTok officials threw cold water on a report that China is considering a deal that would allow ByteDance to sell the U.S. portion of the popular video app to Elon Musk, owner of X. UPI
VOA VIEW: It has to be sold to someone - or lose it.
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, in a provocation just days before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office. UPI
VOA VIEW: NK would be wise not to mess with Trump.
Special counsel David Weiss, who spent six years investigating Hunter Biden before his father pardoned him last month, blasted President Joe Biden in his final report, which was transmitted Monday to Congress. UPI
VOA VIEW: As he should, expect Biden's brother to be part of the final pardon.
The United States named an online extreme right-wing group of White supremacists a designated terrorist organization on Monday, accusing it and its leaders of promoting race and ethnic-based violence. UPI
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Mexico is developing an app that will allow migrants in the U.S. facing deportation to alert their family members and local U.S. consulates if they are about to be detained by authorities, a senior official said Friday. He added that his government plans to ensure that each Mexican citizen is given due process in the U.S. before being potentially ejected from the country. Foos - Trump will prevail.
The app, called "Alert Button," is being designed in anticipation of the mass deportations of illegal migrants expected to occur after President-elect Trump is sworn into office on Jan. 20. A cornerstone of Trump’s second term in office is to secure the border and carry out the largest mass deportation program the U.S. has ever seen. Many Mexican nationals who are in the U.S. illegally will likely be targeted by the new Trump administration. The Mexican government estimates there are 11.5 million migrants with some form of legal residency in the United States and 4.8 million without legal residency or proper documents.
The new app, which is expected to be available in January, will allow users to press a tab to send an alert notification to previously chosen relatives and the nearest Mexican consulate, of which there are 53 in the U.S. "In case you find yourself in a situation where detention is imminent, you push the alert button and that sends a signal to the nearest consulate," Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs Juan Ramón de la Fuente said. He said it has already been rolled out for small-scale testing and "appears to be working very well."
De la Fuente described it as a sort of panic button, adding that his office has beefed up its consular staff by hiring "329 legal representatives" to ensure that Mexicans facing deportation will be given due process and are properly informed of their rights before potential removal.
