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'Don't you dare start reneging!' MAGA fans turn on Trump over Friday night appointment
January 18, 2025 8:18AM ET An announcement by Donald Trump of a new appointee to his administration precipitated a wave of unhappiness from his supporters late Friday night with one MAGA fan accusing him of letting them down. On Truth Social, the president elect wrote, "I am pleased to announce that Peggy Schwinn will be our next United States Deputy Secretary of Education. Peggy has a strong record of delivering results for children and families. She previously served as the Commissio ...
Former Trump aides are warning newbies: Buy legal insurance or risk a hefty bill
Jan. 18, 2025, 6:00 AM EST WASHINGTON — As Republicans gear up for new jobs in the second Trump administration, people who worked for Donald Trump the first time around are dispensing advice about a must-buy item for those coming to Washington. It’s not an article of clothing or a trendy apartment, and it is something most hope they will never use. Incoming administration staffers are being warned to weigh the threat of a pricey legal defense and consider purchasing a form of legal insurance ...
Nigeria is admitted as a partner country of the BRICS bloc
Updated 5:26 AM EST, January 18, 2025 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, according to Brazil, the group’s chair. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009, with South Africa added in 2010, as a counterweight to the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations. Last year, the bloc added Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia has been invited to join. Turkey, Azerbaijan a ...
Protesters descend on Washington ahead of inauguration
January 18, 2025, 12:21 PM The People's March, a feminist-led progressive movement, kicked off on Saturday with tens of thousands of attendees as Washington, D.C., braces for a frigid presidential inauguration. While the cold may deter some protesters from President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration ceremony, which has been moved into the Capitol Rotunda, law enforcement and organizers told ABC News that several protests and major events are still planned throughout the weekend. One o ...
Man who sprayed 'Wasp & Hornet Killer' at cops guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is going to prison
Jan 18th, 2025, 12:01 pm An Army veteran from Illinois who unloaded a can of “No Pest Wasp & Hornet Killer” while facing off with police guarding the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots has learned his fate. William Lewis, 58, was sentenced Friday to 37 months in prison — or more than three years — by U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, a Barack Obama appointee. Lewis previously pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, the D.C. U.S. Attorn ...
Immigrants drive Nebraska's economy. Trump's mass deportations pledge is a threat
January 17, 20251:28 PM ET Jasmine Garsd LINCOLN, Neb. — Every so often, Al Juhnke, executive director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association, says he'll get a phone call from one of his farmers about how to solve Nebraska's severe labor shortage.. It goes something like this: "Al, I got a great idea. Why don't we invite any immigrants? Legal, illegal … I don't care. Invite them to Nebraska because we have lots of openings out on our farm and we need help." Juhnke smiles ...
Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump. Congress last year, in a law signed by Biden, required that TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by Jan. 19, a day before the presidential inauguration. The official said the outgoing administration was leaving the impl ...
'Sheep for hire': Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg's dangerous plan for Europe
The European Union has long been one of the safest digital spaces for internet users. But that was before Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House and before two of today's tech titans – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – were essentially handed carte blanche to declare war on the EU’s digital defences. Some say the trio has even more sinister plans in the making. Barely two weeks ahead of Trump’s inauguration, Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook parent company Meta, threw down the gau ...
Democrats push for inaugural oversight as Trump committee rakes in cash
Jan. 17, 2025, 2:32 PM EST / Source: CNBC Senate Democrats are pushing for more transparency from presidential inaugural committees, as a wave of cash from corporations and their billionaire leaders floods Washington, D.C., before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “The American people deserve to know how these funds are being spent and exactly who they come from,” said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., in a statement to CNBC after reintroducing legislation to strengthen oversight ...
Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs to unveil as soon as Trump's inauguration day
The Trudeau government is planning a first round of counter-tariffs that could be unveiled as soon as incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is sworn in on Monday, Radio-Canada has confirmed. The counter-tariffs would apply to $37 billion in goods that would be less harmful to the Canadian economy. Trump has threatened to levy a 25 per cent across-the-board tariff on Canadian goods. Experts and lawmakers have warned such a move would be devastating for the Canadian economy. The Canadian govern ...
- Environment & EnergyLA Residents Returning To The Ruins Face Complex Threats: Lead, Carcinogens Now, Mudslides When The Rains Return
- Environment & Energy"If You're Not Doing Anything, Why Should We"? Utility Appeals To Eco-Ratepayers One More Offloading Of Responsibility
- Environment & EnergyShitstain Sold Himself To Oil Majors 4/24. Top 15 Oil Billionaires' Wealth Up 15%, To $308 Billion Since That Meeting
- Foreign Affairs'It's Over': US Just Hit China With Knockout Blow?; Trump on China; Chinese Economy: Trade - China Update
- Foreign AffairsNorth Koreans Had Enough! They Want to Go Home. More Than 30% Troops Destroyed. - The Russian Dude
- Liberal YouTubersPresident Biden reflects on moments from the last four years of his presidency - The White House
- Liberal YouTubersTrump is President - Will Democrats Fight Back? - Thom Hartmann
- Liberal YouTubersSupreme Court DELIVERS Three STRAIGHT BLOWS to Trump - Legal AF
- Liberal YouTubersTrump's Inauguration SCAM Exposed in MASSIVE Scandal - Really American
- Cable News Clips'We can't trust' Bondi for not having the 'gumption' to defy Trump in 2020: Fmr. DOJ official - MSNBC Reports
- FictionWhat Fiction are you reading this week, January 19, 2025?
- Artists"A Riot of Rutabagas"
- Cooking & BakingI just made a mug cake with Oreos and milk
- Music AppreciationThem Changes
- HumorAn information dark age is upon us. I'm logging off -- Stewart Lee
- Music AppreciationWaPo: How the biggest rock band in the world disappeared
- Music AppreciationCarole King has left Meta and Twitter for bluer skies
- FootballHouston Texans make history
- FootballKC spread 9 1/2...deliberate safety to lower
- American History64 Years Today (19 Jan 1961), Americans Celebrated President JFK with Stellar Pre-Inaugural Gala in Washington, DC
- Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity☦️ Orthodox - PaTRAM Male Choir sings
- Catholicism and Orthodox ChristianityPope Francis Publishes 'Hope.'
- Women's Rights & Issues🌺Lawrence Tribe (Harvard) & Kathleen Sullivan (Harvard & Stanford) THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT AT LONG LAST
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- MississippiTate Reeves and other top Mississippi Republicans owe thanks to President Joe Biden
- PennsylvaniaPennsylvania high court to take up long-running dispute over mail-in ballots' return envelope dates
- VirginiaTransition Live Updates: Trump Plans Arlington Cemetery Visit and Rally on Eve of Inauguration
- MinnesotaMinneapolis restaurant manager, 45, charged with raping 16-year-old bartender
- New MexicoNew Mexico: Here's What the Largest Female Legislative Majority in US History Can Accomplish
- Latin America'She has no choice': Woman from Lev Tahor cult forced to cry in front of cameras in Guatemala
- Latin AmericaSouth Korea opens embassy in Cuba nearly year after establishing diplomatic ties
- Latin AmericaStatue of Spanish conquistador reinstalled in central Lima
- Latin AmericaTrump team calls for Maduro's removal amid Venezuela crisis
- Latin AmericaPower cuts hit Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area and other parts of Argentina
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Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say
19 min ago - An emerging consensus among U.S. and European security services holds that accidents were the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines. Ruptures of undersea cables that have rattled European security officials in recent months ... (WaPo, No Paywall, May Need Registration)
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in effect in Gaza; first hostages released
23 min ago - Jan. 19, 2025, 1:54 AM EST / Updated Jan. 19, 2025, 10:50 AM EST TEL AVIV — The long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect in the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, with the release of the first hostages and a halt to Israe ... (CNBC)
Biden pardons five people including late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
1 hr ago - January 19, 2025 8:32 AM EST Updated an hour ago WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned five people on Sunday, including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, and commuted the sentences of two, the White House said in ... (Reuters)
Outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland hands off closer ties with Indian Country
2 hrs ago - January 19, 2025 1:03 AM ET At a farewell speech in Washington D.C. this week, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflected on President Biden's formal apology last October for the U.S. government's historic assimilation policies and its Indian boarding ... (NPR)
Guard troops will wear special patch at inauguration to make clear they're not police
3 hrs ago - Saturday, January 18, 2025 8:49PM WASHINGTON -- When thousands of National Guard forces and law enforcement officers locked down Washington during racial protests and the Jan. 6 riot four years ago, the blur of camouflage and helmets made it nearly i ... (6ABC WPVI-TV/AP)
Biden to visit Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston for last trip as president
3 hrs ago - 01/19/25 5:00 AM ET President Biden will attend service at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, S.C., for his last trip as president on Sunday, a day before President-elect Trump’s inauguration. The president will deliver remarks at th ... (The Hill)
Trump nominees are cashing in on MAGA celebrity and making millions: disclosures
4 hrs ago - January 18, 2025 10:38PM ET Donald Trump nominees including Pam Bondi, who was selected for the Attorney General position, are cashing in on their MAGA celebrity status and raking in millions of dollars, according to new disclosures. Bondi "made at l ... (Raw Story)
Snoop Dogg and Nelly Face Fan Backlash Over Trump Inauguration Shows
5 hrs ago - Published Jan 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM EST Updated Jan 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM EST Rappers Snoop Dogg and Nelly are performing at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration events, with Snoop popping up at the first-ever "Crypto Ball" on Friday night and Nel ... (Newsweek)
Perplexity AI bids to merge with TikTok US amid looming ban, source says
5 hrs ago - Published 5:00 p.m. ET Jan. 18, 2025 | Updated 6:26 p.m. ET Jan. 18, 2025 U.S. search engine startup Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance for Perplexity to merge with TikTok U.S., a source familiar with the c ... (USA Today)
Gaza ceasefire takes hold after another delay, raising hopes of ending the war and freeing hostages
6 hrs ago - Updated 7:45 AM EST, January 19, 2025 DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, ushering in an initial six-week period of calm and raising hopes for the release of dozens of militant ... (AP)
Man who maintained contact with officer who was beaten as rioters shouted, 'kill him!' on Jan. 6 sentenced
7 hrs ago - Jan 18th, 2025, 5:48 pm A Virginia man who prosecutors said restrained an officer severely beaten by a mob and repeatedly shocked with a Taser during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to prison on Friday. Lewis Wayne Snoots, 59, was ... (Law & Crime)
TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban
7 hrs ago - Sat 18 Jan 2025 23.09 EST Last modified on Sun 19 Jan 2025 00.20 EST TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect. The app was no longer available on Apple ... (The Guardian)
German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
11 hrs ago - BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's ambassador to the United States has warned that the incoming Trump administration will rob U.S. law enforcement and the media of their independence and hand big tech companies "co-governing power", according to a confiden ... (Reuters)
Trump officials haven't decided on post-inauguration Chicago raids, Homan says
13 hrs ago - “Border czar” Tom Homan said the incoming administration is reconsidering plans for an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago next week after preliminary details leaked. President-elect Donald Trump’s handpicked “border czar ... (Washington Post)
Bird flu detected in commercial poultry flock in Georgia, officials say
14 hrs ago - January 18, 2025 / 9:51 AM EST Bird flu was detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022, officials announced on Friday. The positive case of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avia ... (CBS News)
Fema's message to LA wildfire victims: 'carefully consider' GoFundMe appeals
15 hrs ago - Sat 18 Jan 2025 14.00 EST Last modified on Sat 18 Jan 2025 14.03 EST After the house that she grew up in burned down in the Eaton fire in Altadena, California, last week, Steven Celiceo’s wife Kiri suggested that the couple visit the local libra ... (The Guardian)
Civil rights leaders mobilize ahead of Trump's inauguration on MLK Day
16 hrs ago - January 18, 2025 10:13 AM EST Updated 9 hours ago Jan 18 (Reuters) - As the United States prepares to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and fight for equality, civil rights leaders are organizing efforts to counter policies expected from Pres ... (Reuters)
U.S. pays $590 million to Moderna to speed up development of bird flu vaccine
16 hrs ago - January 18, 2025 3:06 PM ET The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it will award $590 million to Moderna to accelerate the development of influenza vaccines, including to protect against bird flu. "Accelerating the development of ... (NPR)
'You can't be pro-billionaire and pro-working class': Biden's labor chief on return of Trump
17 hrs ago - Sat 18 Jan 2025 07.00 EST Last modified on Sat 18 Jan 2025 07.03 EST Even as Donald Trump says he will battle for America’s workers, the acting secretary of labor, Julie Su, is voicing fears that Trump will undo many of Joe Biden’s pro-work ... (The Guardian)
Man who sprayed 'Wasp & Hornet Killer' at cops guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is going to prison
17 hrs ago - Jan 18th, 2025, 12:01 pm An Army veteran from Illinois who unloaded a can of “No Pest Wasp & Hornet Killer” while facing off with police guarding the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots has learned his fate. William Lewis, 58, was sen ... (Law & Crime)
