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Trump says MTG is not in danger after she received pipe bomb threat
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Taylor Greene has said that the president has put 'blood in the water' and that she fears a 'feeding frenzy' from her critics has claimed that Marjorie Taylor Greene's life is not in danger, despite the former MAGA loyalist saying that someone had threatened to send a pipe bomb to ...

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Trump says US may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean
- WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. "may be having some discussions" with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a potential diplomatic avenue as the U.S. further builds up its military presence near the South American country with the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Trump didn't offer details about the possible discussions with Maduro, but he said ...

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Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after crimes against humanity conviction
- Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity for the violent suppression of student protests last year that led to the collapse of her government. A panel of three judges from the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), Bangladesh's domestic war crimes court, delivered their verdict Monday, ruling that Hasina was responsible for ...

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High school football players of the week: 50 stalwarts from quarterfinals and more
- Here are the notable performances from high school football players in Eastern Mass. conferences/leagues. Cole DiPersio and Brad Perry , Saint John's (S) — A 5-foot-11-inch sophomore quarterback, Perry (16-of-27 passing, 247 yards, 4 TDs) targeted his senior receiver consistently, with DiPersio accounting for 9 receptions, 175 yards, and 3 touchdowns in a thrilling 36-35 nonplayoff win over Wachusett Brandon ...

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Georgia, Oklahoma moving up in college football's NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 after Week 12
- Georgia inches up to No. 4, Oklahoma rises to No. 8 and Alabama drops to No. 9 as the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-136 grapples with several key results in the SEC . After , the Bulldogs take over as the team to beat in a conference that still has one unbeaten in No. 3 Texas A&M, which . Oklahoma rises on the back of a 23-21 win at Alabama . Thanks to what is by far the best win of the Brent Venables era, the ...

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China travel warning for Japan sends shares in tourism and retail companies plunging
- China warns citizens not to travel to Japan amid escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by PM Sanae Takaichi Shares in Japanese tourism and retail firms have fallen sharply after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan , while a senior Japanese diplomat was due to travel to Beijing amid an escalating row over comments about Taiwan made by the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Relations ...

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FAA has lifted emergency flight reductions used to ease staffing pressure during government shutdown
- The Federal Aviation Administration has ended its flight-reduction emergency order, allowing air travel to resume normal operations. The emergency order was officially lifted Monday at 6 a.m. ET, ending the reductions that caused mass cancellations and delays at airports. The cuts, which started with a 4% reduction in flights at 40 major airports on Nov. 7 , were designed to address fatigue and staffing issues ...

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UK govt defends refugee shakeup in face of hard right
- Britain's interior minister on Sunday defended plans to drastically reduce protections for refugees and end automatic benefits for asylum seekers, insisting that irregular migration was "tearing our country apart". The measures, modelled on Denmark's strict asylum system, aim to stop thousands of migrants from arriving in England from northern France on small boats — crossings that are fuelling support for ...

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Hundreds of National Guard members to leave Portland, Chicago, source says
- Hundreds of National Guard troops that were dispatched to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois, from California and Texas in response to protests over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown will return to their home states, a Defense Department official confirmed to CBS News Saturday. Last month, about 200 federalized California National Guard soldiers were sent to Portland, while another 200 ...

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Trump issues new pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
- ( The Hill ) — President Trump over the weekend pardoned two individuals charged in connection with the investigation into the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol.  The president issued pardons for Suzanne Ellen Kaye, who served an 18-month sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents amid an investigation into her involvement in the riots, and Daniel Edwin Wilson, who remained imprisoned, despite Trump's ...

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Thousands protest crime and corruption in Mexico City as 'Gen Z' protests gain momentum
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum accused right-wing parties of trying to infiltrate the Gen Z movement, and of using bots on social media to try to increase attendance. Several thousand people took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organized by members of Generation Z, but which ended with strong backing from older supporters of opposition ...

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Immigration Enforcement Operations Are Underway In Charlotte, North Carolina
- We'll keep digging -- no matter who wants the truth buried. Become a HuffPost member and fuel reporting they can't silence. Already a member? CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina's largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations. "Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal ...

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Former Fed governor's stock trades violated the central bank's ethics rules
- A former Federal Reserve governor who retired in August listed several stock trades in her financial disclosure documents for 2024 that violated the central bank's ethics rules. The transactions are outlined in a report released Saturday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, which reviewed Adriana Kugler's financial disclosures after the Fed referred them to its inspector general earlier this year. Kugler, who ...

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