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“I don’t think that I’m going to be allowed to look at the FBI investigation before the hearing,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., told NBC News on Friday. Three Democratic aides told NBC News the response they received from Hegseth’s team was that they’d see them on Jan. 15, the day after the hearing is scheduled. “And we have not had a SecDef nominee where people are concerned about the FBI background check in at least two decades. “I would have been shocked to hear someone ask the question, ‘Do we have [Mark] Esper’s background check? Or Ash Carter?’”Hegseth’s attorney Tim Parlatore told NBC News that their understanding is that the FBI’s background check concluded earlier this week.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s, Sen, Roger Wicker, Jack Reed, Hegseth, “, ” Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Mark Kelly, ” Kelly, hadn’t, Reed, ”, Trump, Mazie Hirono, Hirono, Lloyd, Austin, Ash Carter, ’, Tim Parlatore, Republican megadonor Paul Singer, Dan Senor, Margaret Hoover, Singer, Brian Wise, Wise, Elizabeth Warren, Kevin Cramer, —, haven’t, yay, ” Cramer Organizations: FBI, Department of Defense, Senate Armed Services, NBC, Hegseth, NBC News, Trump, Fox News, Armed Services Committee, Democratic, Democrats, Mr, Senators, Freedom, Veterans, America, Yorker, Republican, Vets, Star, Military Families United, Elliott Investment Management, Senate Armed Services Democrats, Republicans Locations: WASHINGTON, Hawaii

☆ Split emerges among U.S. spy agencies over mysterious 'Havana syndrome'
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-11 | by ( Dan De Luce | Dan De Luce Is A Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A split has emerged among U.S. intelligence agencies over whether a foreign adversary may have been responsible for unexplained “Havana syndrome” injuries to American diplomats and intelligence officers stationed overseas. A U.S. intelligence assessment released Friday revealed that two of seven spy agencies now say a foreign actor may have developed or deployed a weapon that caused the mysterious health incidents. The view of the two intelligence agencies was based on intelligence reporting indicating that “foreign actors are making progress in scientific research and weapons development,” the report said. Both intelligence agencies have rejected the accusations. Zaid said he had already filed a freedom of information request on behalf of victims to seek declassification of the new intelligence assessment.

Persons: Sean Savett, ”, Marc Polymeropoulos, Mike Turner of, Biden, ” Turner, Mark Zaid, “ disgracefully, Zaid Organizations: National Intelligence, CIA, White, National Security, U.S . Government, NBC, National Security Council, NBC News, NSC, Republicans, Republican, House Intelligence Locations: Havana, U.S, Havana , Cuba, Moscow, Mike Turner of Ohio

President-elect Donald Trump said late Thursday that a meeting is being arranged with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, a summit that would be eyed anxiously by Ukraine and its other Western allies. “President Putin wants to meet” and “we are setting it up,” Trump told a news briefing at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. That’s a bloody mess.”Trump has previously suggested he would seek to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, now approaching the three-year mark, within 24 hours of assuming office. “President Putin has repeatedly stated his openness to contacts with international leaders, including the U.S. president, including with Donald Trump,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. “After Mr. Trump assumes office, there will be some developments.”

Persons: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, “, Putin, ” Trump, Dmitry Peskov, ” Peskov, Trump Organizations: U.S, ” Locations: Ukraine, Florida, Russia

☆ A Russia-backed breakaway region is fast running out of energy. Here’s what to know
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Christian Edwards | Anna Chernova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

They say their region is facing “not only an energy crisis, but a humanitarian one.” Analysts say this understates the problem, which has raised questions about the future of the de facto state. For years, Russian gas flowed through Ukraine to Moldova and elsewhere in Europe. David Cruz Sanz/Sipa USA/APNow Russian gas supplies have been cut off, that plant is producing vastly less energy. After 30 years of abundant, low-cost energy, Transnistrians would now have to pay the same rate as those in Moldova proper. Russia may also stand to gain from declining to end the energy crisis in Transnistria – whose people it claims to support.

Persons: ” Vadim Pistrinciuc, –, Vadim Krasnoselsky, ” Vadim Krasnoselsky, Vladislav Bachev, Sergey Obolonik, David Cruz Sanz, Sipa, Maia Sandu, ” Nicu Popescu, Moldova’s, Krasnoselsky, Varnita, Aurel Obreja, Dmitry Peskov, ”, Peskov, Russia’s, Sandu, Popescu, Volodymyr Zelensky, Maria Zakharova, ” Pistrinciuc Organizations: CNN, Analysts, Institute for Strategic Initiatives, Russia’s, Moldovan, region’s Ministry, Internal Affairs, Gazprom, Russian, Romania –, Western, “, Sandu, Kremlin, Reuters, Kyiv, Foreign, ISI Locations: Transnistria, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Europe, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Soviet Union, Bendery, Tiraspol, Romania, Chisinau, “ Moldova, Moldovan, Turkey, ” Transnistria, United States, Russian

Ms. Hall plugged in her cellphone and extra battery, hoping to fully charge them in case the power went out. It had broken out about 6:20 p.m., but Ms. Hall had not smelled smoke. But Ms. Hall, who had moved to the area in 2020 and never experienced an encroaching fire, felt uneasy about the wind. “Honestly, Auntie, I’m tired too, but I think it’s just the safest thing to get further down the mountain,” Ms. Hall told her. “Auntie, whether you say yes or no, I’m pulling outside your house in 20 minutes,” Ms. Hall said.

Persons: Aurielle, Jade, Eaton, Hall texted, “ It’s, Hall, “, Cheri West, Aunt Cheri, Isadora Kosofsky, I’m, Hall’s, Jade’s, ”, Kia Forte, Aunt Cheri’s, Stanton, Kyle Grillot, Streetlights, “ Nobody, can’t, ’ ”, Philip Cheung Organizations: The New York, California State University, Dominguez, The New York Times Locations: Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Los Angeles, Eaton, Credit, HomeGoods, Los Angeles County, Compton, Watts, Dominguez Hills, The New York Times, we’ve, Temple City, Inglewood

Wild boars. A cornfield devastated by wild boars in central Henan province. In December 2023, a 51-year-old villager from central Hubei province died from blood loss after being bitten by a wild boar, The Paper reported. A wild boar bursts into a four-star hotel in eastern Nanjing city. CNN reached out to the authority for more details on possible use of firearms and a response to the advice to legalize the consumption of wild boars.

Persons: ”, Sun, Zhou Jinfeng Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, CGTN, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Geographica Sinica, Weibo, Population, China Biodiversity, Green Development Foundation, CNN, Daily Locations: Hong Kong, China, Xiji, China’s, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Xiji county, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Nanjing, Weibo, Hangzhou, Beijing, Geographica, Ningxia

☆ Meta ends its DEI programs as Zuckerberg blasts Biden on Joe Rogan
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“The legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing,” Gale wrote. “The Supreme Court of the United States has recently made decisions signaling a shift in how courts will approach DEI. “We build the best teams with the most talented people,” Gale wrote. ),” Gale wrote. At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Zuckerberg said Meta was heavily pressured by the Biden administration to remove content the administration saw as misinformation on the platform.

Persons: Janelle Gale, ” Gale, “, Axios, Maxine Williams, Meta, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, he’d, ”, ” Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, he’s, Biden, could’ve, can’t, ’ ” Zuckerberg Organizations: CNN, Meta Locations: United States

☆ Kremlin Confirms Readiness for Putin to Meet Trump
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Ivan Nechepurenko | More About Ivan Nechepurenko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia remains open to a meeting between President Vladimir V. Putin and President-elect Donald J. Trump, but that any concrete steps to set up such talks could be made only once Mr. Trump is sworn into office on Jan. 20. Responding to comments made on Thursday by Mr. Trump, who said that Mr. Putin wants to meet him to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin’s spokesman reaffirmed Russia’s longstanding official position that Moscow is ready to talk. “We need a mutual desire and political willingness to engage in a dialogue,” Dmitri S. Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesman, told reporters. “We see that Mr. Trump also declares his readiness to solve issues via dialogue. We welcome that.”Mr. Peskov added that the Kremlin’s understanding is that there is a “mutual readiness for a meeting,” but, he said, “it looks like things will start to move after Trump enters the Oval Office.”

Persons: Vladimir V, Putin, Donald J, Trump, Mr, ” Dmitri S, “, Peskov, ” Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Moscow

☆ Jean Smart says the Oscars and award ceremonies shouldn't be broadcast this year after LA's fires. Some think that's the wrong move.
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A debate has erupted on whether award season should go ahead at all. ADThe awards season has already been altered this week in response to the fires, which JPMorgan analysts estimate could result in losses of $50 billion. Some X users agreed, while others called for awards season to be canceled. Variety’s @marcmalkin on Jean Smart’s call to cancel televised award shows amid catastrophic fires: “Priorities have to shift, Hollywood has to pivot. "Let's cancel awards season" is not going to help, but will hurt a lot of livelihoods.

Persons: Jean Smart, Joey Berlin, Mark Penn, Brandon Lewis, —, De Sayrah, Eric Andersen, Andersen, 6PA9WVB9sY — sandra, agNFZYSM0v — lina ✨, Marc Malkin, Jean Smart’s, PeqaaXgovu — Ashley Regan, Malkin, Maggie Lovitt, Matthew Rettenmund, Let's, It’s, celebs, kG6smgQXDD — alli, ✨, Instagram Organizations: JPMorgan, Choice, Journalism, Academy of Motion Picture, Business, Awards Watch, The Hollywood, Variety, KTLA, Hollywood, Collider Locations: LA, California, It's

☆ Macy’s is closing 66 locations. See if your store is on the list
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Macy’s is closing several dozen stores as part of a previously announced turnaround plan to save the beleaguered retailer. Last year, Macy’s announced it was closing 150 underperforming stores by 2026, shrinking its footprint to about 350 locations when the plan is finished. The company is “closing underproductive Macy’s stores to allow us to focus our resources and prioritize investments in our go–forward stores, where customers are already responding positively to better product offerings and elevated service,” Spring said. The affected 66 locations are a mix of the flagship department store, its furniture-focused spinoff and Backstage, Macy’s bargain-priced rival to Marshalls and T.J. Maxx. These are the locations Macy’s plans on closing:Arizona6535 E. Southern Ave. in Superstition Springs Center (Mesa)California2015 Birch Rd.

Persons: New York CNN —, Macy’s, Tony Spring, it’s, Hanley, Johnston, Emmons, Allie Ave, Stacy Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walmart, ”, Marshalls, Southern, Superstition, Otay Ranch Town Center, Reina, Vine St, Northfield, West Town, Federal, Westfield Siesta Key, Dixie, Ventura, Johns Creek Town, White Oaks, Johnston St, Baltimore Pike, Bel Air, Genesee Valley Center, Metro North, Kansas City, South County Center, Prospect, Fulton St, East Fordham, Walt Whitman, Greece Ridge Center, Fairfield Commons, Meridian Locations: New York, Maxx, Arizona, Superstition Springs, Mesa ) California, Otay Ranch, Chula Vista, Corte Madera, Los Angeles, Newark, Mission Valley, San Diego, South El Camino, San Mateo, Westminster, Sacramento, Colorado, Vine, Northfield Blvd, Northfield, Denver, Florida, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Pines, Pembroke Pines, Tamiami, Westfield Siesta, Sarasota, Miami, West Shore, Tampa, Georgia, Duluth, Pleasant Hill, Gwinnett, Mall, Johns Creek, Idaho, Silver Lake, d’Alene ) Illinois, Springfield ) Louisiana, Acadiana Mall, Lafayette ) Maryland, Baltimore, Harford, Baltimore ) Massachusetts, Kingston, Kingston ) Michigan, Genesee, Flint, Lakeside, Sterling Heights, Grand Traverse, Traverse City, Oakland Mall, Troy, Minnesota, Burnsville, Maplewood ) Missouri, Barry, Metro, Metro North Mall, Kansas, South County, Louis ) New Jersey, West Orange, Fulton, Brooklyn, Queens, Melville Mall, Huntington, New Hyde, Greece, Rochester, Richmond Hill, Staten Island ) Ohio, Fairfield, Monroe St, Franklin Park, Toledo, Oregon, Tanasbourne, Hillsboro, St, Salem ) Pennsylvania, Logan Valley Mall, Altoona, Exton, Philadelphia, Wyoming, Wilkes Barre ) Tennessee, Ave, Oak Court, Memphis, Texas, Southlake, Dallas, Prairie, Fort Worth, Houston, Bend, Plano, Fairview, Virginia, Heights, Washington, South Hill, Puyallup, Redmond, Silverdale, Kitsap Mall

☆ Antarctic ice core could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The sample extended so deep that it reached the bedrock beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. “By analyzing these, we can reconstruct how Earth’s climate responded to changes in climate forcing factors, such as solar radiation, volcanic activity, and orbital variations. The ice core slices are stored in an Antarctic cave until they can be shipped to other institutions for analysis. During that time, researchers drilled a deep ice core that unearthed links between climate and atmospheric greenhouse gases over the past 800,000 years. Regardless, the ice core could contain evidence as to why the shift in the length of ice age periods occurred.

Persons: “, ”, Carlo Barbante, Barbante, Frank Wilhelms, Alfred Wegener, Robert Mulvaney, paleoclimatologist, Mulvaney, Julien Westhoff, Jim White, Dean, ” White, Laura Bassi Organizations: CNN, Empire, Foscari University of Venice, Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council of Italy, Little, European Commission, Göttingen University, Alfred Wegener Institute, British Antarctic Survey, University of Copenhagen, Antarctic, College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Locations: Antarctica, Italy’s, French Concordia, Germany, Denmark, University of North Carolina, Chapel, Europe

WASHINGTON — The Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act, a Republican-led bill aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration that has attracted significant support from Democrats. Democrats are expected to provide enough votes to overcome the 60-vote threshold in the GOP-controlled Senate to advance the legislation. The Laken Riley Act would change federal law to require ICE, operating under the Department of Homeland Security, to issue detainers and take custody of people in the country illegally over theft-related crimes, including shoplifting. Ossoff supports the Laken Riley Act and plans to vote for it,” a spokesperson for the Georgia senator, who is up for re-election in 2026, said Thursday in a statement. This is a trap,” said Kerri Talbot, executive director at the advocacy group Immigration Hub and former counsel to Senate Democrats.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Riley, Sen, Raphael Warnock, “, ” Warnock, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly, John Fetterman, Jon Ossoff, Elissa Slotkin, Jacky Rosen, “ Sen, Ossoff, ”, Gary Peters, Chris Murphy, Conn, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Kerri Talbot, Ken Paxtons, that’s, — Organizations: Republican, GOP, NBC, Trump, Harris, ICE, Department of Homeland Security, State, Senate, Republicans, Georgia, Democratic, Immigration, Democrats Locations: Georgia, Washington, United States, Sens, ”

☆ Joseph Aoun: US-backed army chief elected Lebanon’s president, ending years-long stalemate
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Beirut, Lebanon CNN —Lebanon’s parliament has elected the US-backed army chief to be the country’s new president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum. After he was declared president, Aoun effectively stepped down as army chief. “The Lebanese state – I repeat the Lebanese state – will get rid of the Israeli occupation,” Aoun said his speech. Lebanon had been without a president since the end of the tenure of former President Michel Aoun – who is not related to Joseph Aoun – in October 2022. Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (right) shakes hands with Aoun after he was elected as president on Thursday.

Persons: Lebanon CNN —, Joseph Aoun, Aoun, Bashar al, Assad, ” Aoun, Israel –, Israel, “, ”, Michel Aoun –, Joseph Aoun –, Nabih Berri, Mohamed Azakir, Mohammad Raad Organizations: Lebanon CNN, Army, Hezbollah, CNN, UN, Western, Reuters, Aoun, Maronite Locations: Beirut, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, United States, Washington, Riyadh, Iran, Israel, Lebanese, Aoun

☆ 'Wicked' tops SAG Awards nominations; many big-names are snubbed
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“Wicked” topped nominations to the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, landing a leading five nominations including best ensemble, and individual nods for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey. The smash hit musical “Wicked” saw its Oscar chances rise in nominations to the SAG Awards, one of the most predictive Academy Awards bellwethers. Predictive power of the SAGsThe SAG Awards are arguably the most telling Oscar forecast there is. That’s bad news for Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist" which triumphed at the Globes but missed out on a SAG ensemble nomination. The Screen Actors Guild Awards will be held Feb. 23 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Persons: ”, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Emilia Pérez ”, Bob Dylan, “, Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Adrien Brody, Daniel Craig, Colman Domingo, Ralph Fiennes, Demi Moore, Karla Sofía Gascón, Mikey Madison, Pamela Anderson, Angelina Jolie, “ Maria ”, Nicole Kidman, Marianne Jean, Baptiste, Fernanda Torres, Jamie Lee Curtis, Danielle Deadwyler, Zoe Saldaña, “ Emilia Perez ”, Jeremy Strong, Roy Cohn, Donald Trump, Sebastian Stan, Bailey, Norton, Yura Borisov, Kieran Culkin, Denzel Washington, Guy Pearce, — “ Oppenheimer, Lily Gladstone, Emma Stone, Oscar, Brady Corbet’s, Sean Baker, Jacques Audiard, Edward Berger, James Mangold, Brady Corbet, Jon M, Chu, Denis Villeneuve, Coralie Fargeat, Daisy ”, ‘ Shōgun ’, FX’s, Shōgun ”, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Jeremy Allen White, Edebiri, Liza Colón, Zayas, Jean Smart, Keri Russell, Allison Janney, Kristen Bell, Jane Fonda Organizations: Guild, SAG, Netflix, National Board, Golden Globes, Erivo, Globe, “, Denzel, Academy, Globes Locations: Los Angeles, Southern California, New York, “, Grande

☆ Worrying or welcome? What Greenland residents think of Trump’s bid to buy the island
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Eve Brennan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

They also come amid a widely publicized trip to the island by Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. Some residents canvassed by KNR criticized Trump Sr.’s comments, saying they would prefer the island to remain under Danish control. “I see Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland as very dangerous,” said Greenlander Jens Danielsen. Another resident, Anguteq Larsen, told KNR he would prefer Greenland to be independent, without having to rely on either Denmark or the US. “So Greenland is not MAGA and Greenland is not going to be MAGA,” she said.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump’s, ”, “, Kalaallit Nunaata, Trump, Trump’s, Donald Trump Jr, KNR, Greenlander Jens Danielsen, Danielsen, Karen Kielsen, Imaakka Boassen, Anguteq Larsen, Donald Trump, Carlos Barria Carlos Barria, Múte Egede, Mette Frederiksen, Egede, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, ” Rasmussen, –, ” –, MAGA, CNN’s Erin Burnett, Aaja Chemnitz Organizations: CNN, Trump, Wednesday, . U.S, Mar, REUTERS, Reuters, Greenland’s, Danish, Facebook, Denmark’s, Trump Jr Locations: Greenland, Denmark, Greenlanders, Goods, Trump, Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, American, United States, Chemnitz, MAGA

☆ Cecilia Sala: Italian journalist lands back in Rome after being freed from detention in Iran
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Italian journalist Cecilia Sala has arrived back in the country’s capital after being freed from an Iranian prison where she had spent weeks in detention. Sala is a reporter for the Italian daily Il Foglio, which said the journalist landed in Rome on Wednesday afternoon. Giovanni Lemba/Pacific Press/ShutterstockThis screengrab taken from a video shows the journalist after landing in the Italian capital on Wednesday. Italian President Sergio Mattarella informed the journalist’s parents of the news during a phone call on Wednesday morning, according to the statement. The Italian outlet Chora Media, where Sala also works, said that she had left Rome on December 12 “with a valid journalistic visa and the protections of a journalist on assignment.

Persons: Cecilia Sala, Il, “, Foglio, Giorgia Meloni, Antonio Tajani, Giovanni Lemba, Sergio Mattarella, Sala, IRNA, ” Organizations: CNN, Italian, Pacific Press, Government TV, Reuters, Chora Media, Chora, Iranian Ministry of Culture Locations: Italian, Rome, Ciampino, Tehran, Sala, Tehran’s, “, Italy, Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea

☆ Saudi Arabia May Partner With UFC Owner TKO to Create Boxing League
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-08 | by ( Tariq Panja | Kevin Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the days after Donald J. Trump was re-elected president, one of his most high-profile stops was at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event at Madison Square Garden. Mr. Trump’s appearance in the front row was notable, as was the presence of some of his closest confidants, like Elon Musk, who sat alongside him. But few in attendance for the fights would have recognized the other man sitting beside the president-elect. Yasir al-Rumayyan, the governor of Saudi Arabia’s vast sovereign wealth vehicle, the Public Investment Fund, watched the action from ringside, and is getting even closer to being part of the action. A company owned by the fund is close to creating a boxing league with TKO, the owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Elon Musk, Yasir al, ” Organizations: Madison, Public Investment Fund Locations: Saudi

The eldest daughter of Ruby Franke, a once-popular family vlogger who was convicted of child abuse, opened up about whether she could ever forgive her mother. For years, the Franke family was known for its popular and often controversial YouTube channel, “8 Passengers,” where Ruby Franke documented her life with her husband, Kevin Franke, and their six children. Ruby Franke at her sentencing hearing in St. George, Utah, on Feb. 20. At her sentencing hearing last year, Ruby Franke tearfully apologized to her children. That year, her father, Kevin Franke, also separated from Ruby Franke at her directive, according to his attorney.

Persons: Ruby Franke, I’ve, ” Shari Franke, ABC’s, ” Ruby Franke, Jodi Hildebrandt, Shari Franke’s, “, ”, Simon, Simon & Schuster, Franke, Kevin Franke, Shari Franke, Jodi, Sheldon Demke, Hildebrandt, Hildebrandt’s, Franke’s, she’s, Hildebrandt, ” Hildebrandt, hadn’t, We’ve, ’ ” Organizations: Simon &, NBC News, GMA, “ GMA, CPS, ”, Utah Senate Locations: St, George , Utah, Utah

☆ North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate-range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-07 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike remote targets in the Pacific as leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further expand his collection of nuclear-capable weapons to counter rival nations. North Korea in recent years has flight tested various intermediate-range missiles, which if perfected, could reach the U.S. Pacific military hub of Guam. North Korea since 2021 has been testing various hypersonic weapons designed to fly at more than five times the speed of sound. He also reiterated concerns about the growing alignment between North Korea and Russia in Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Even if Trump returns to the White House, a quick resumption of diplomacy with North Korea could be unlikely.

Persons: Kim Jong, Donald Trump, Kim, Lee Sung Joon, Lee, Antony Blinken, Cho Tae, yul, Blinken, “, Trump, Kim’s Organizations: U.S . Pacific, South Korea’s, Chiefs of Staff, South, Korean, Korean Central News Agency, North, South Korean Foreign, Kim’s, Biden, Trump, White, U.S Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, North Korea, Pacific, Korean, Korea, Japan, United States, Russia, Ukraine, Guam, South, U.S, Washington, Seoul, Tokyo, North, Pyongyang, Moscow, ”

The man who rammed a pickup truck into revelers on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day wore Meta smart glasses when he was planning and conducting the attack, the FBI said Sunday. IDC has also found that the smart wearable market is dominated by smartwatches and ear wear, but smart glasses are expected to slowly increase in sales over the next few years. “Meta glasses appear to look like regular glasses, but they allow a user to record videos and photos hands-free. “Jabbar was wearing a pair of Meta glasses when he conducted the attack on Bourbon Street, but he did not activate the glasses to livestream his actions that day. “They’re not cost-prohibitive.”The video shot by the Meta glasses also shows areas from a slightly more intuitive angle than a smartphone or a helmet-mounted camera would, he said.

Persons: Meta, Ban, Mark Zuckerberg, Lyonel Myrthil, Shamsud, Din Jabbar, Jabbar, ” Myrthil, “ Jabbar, NOPD, ”, Andy Stone, Sam Hunter, ’, “ It’s, ” Hunter, “, you’re Organizations: FBI, Ray, Meta, IDC, Harvard, NBC, University of Nebraska, Omaha’s, Counterterrorism, Innovation, Education, Technology Center Locations: New Orleans, Orleans, Bourbon

☆ Kazakhstan plane crash: Azerbaijan’s leader accuses Russia of “cover up”
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-07 | by ( Jay Ganglani | Hassan Tayir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —Azerbaijan’s leader has accused Moscow of carrying out a “cover up” over a passenger jet crash last month that claimed 38 lives, as relations sour between the two neighbors. The airspace above Grozny, the capital city of the southern Russian republic of Chechnya, was only closed after the plane was hit, Aliyev alleged. Putin said Russia’s air defense systems were active when the plane attempted to land in Grozny, according to the Kremlin, and that the area was being attacked by Ukrainian combat drones. People from Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan were on board the plane, which was a Brazilian-made Embraer 190. The data has been sent to the Kazakh authorities investigating the crash, according to Reuters.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Ilham Aliyev, Aliyev, ” Aliyev, Vladimir Putin, Putin, ”, “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Azerbaijan Airlines, Christmas, Russian Federation, Kremlin, People, Embraer, Reuters Locations: Hong Kong, Moscow, Grozny, Russian, Chechnya, Baku, Kazakhstan, Ukrainian, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Brazilian, Brazil, Kazakhstan’s

Johnson, R-La., said Sunday that the party-line bill will include provisions about border security, energy, manufacturing and tax policy. Republicans plan to use the budget “reconciliation” process to pass the massive Trump agenda package. “If we’re going to do the tax aspect in the first bill, we’re going to have to really saddle up and ride. Because that’s going to be, obviously, the most complicated part,” Kennedy said Monday before Congress certified Trump’s election win. House Ways & Means Committee Chair Jason Smith, R-Mo., said Trump’s preference for a single bill means the debate is settled.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Donald Trump’s, Johnson, Johnson won’t, Jan, JD Vance —, John Thune, Trump, ” Johnson, “, ”, Sen, John Kennedy, ” Kennedy, “ We’ve, ” Sen, Lindsey Graham, you’re, ” Thune, Jason Smith, what’s, Byrd, Robert Byrd, they’re, We’re, Ron Johnson, It’s, Chip Roy, Roy, Hugh Hewitt’s, ” Trump, we’d, I’m Organizations: WASHINGTON, Trump, Senate, NBC News, Republicans, Fox News, Democratic Locations: Texas

Actor John Amos' daughter has hired a lawyer to investigate the circumstances surrounding her father’s death, the latest development in an ongoing verbal dispute with her brother regarding their father’s care in his final months. Davis’ hiring is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between John Amos’ two children. According to Shannon Amos, the split between her and her brother began with differences over their mother’s care and the handling of her estate. Their mother, Noel Mickelson, died in 2016 from sepsis caused by bed sores, and a malignant tumor, according to Shannon Amos. She said Shannon Amos and other family members had not attempted to contact John Amos.

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Hosting award shows is one of Hollywood’s most thankless jobs, but comedian Nikki Glaser appeared to strike all the right notes with Golden Globes viewers. Glaser — an Emmy- Globe- and Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian — is being praised for helping elevate the once embattled ceremony. Host Nikki Glaser at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday. “Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die,” her second HBO stand-up special, which was nominated for a Globe, debuted on the network in May. Host Nikki Glaser at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday.

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