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☆ Reid Hoffman said he's had to hire security since Elon Musk fuelled a baseless conspiracy theory about him
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Reid Hoffman said he'd faced threats after Elon Musk fueled a baseless conspiracy theory about him. Musk has amplified claims that the LinkedIn cofounder was a client of Jeffrey Epstein. Hoffman said he regretted his past association with Epstein and has hired security after threats. Reid Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, said he has received threats of violence — and had to hire security — since Elon Musk fueled a baseless conspiracy theory about him. Musk replied with the "100" emoji to a post saying: "This guy is TERRIFIED about Trump releasing the Epstein Client list after all his visits to Epstein Island."

Persons: Reid Hoffman, he'd, Elon Musk, Jeffrey Epstein, Hoffman, Epstein, —, Jeffrey Epstein's, Musk, Tucker Carlson, Kamala, I've, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: LinkedIn, Elon, PayPal, Trump, Fox News, British, Sunday Times, Facebook, Media, MIT, World Liberty, of, Efficiency, Business Locations: Epstein

☆ 12 people found dead at Georgia ski resort
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Twelve people have been found dead at a ski resort in the former Soviet country of Georgia, police said. The bodies of 11 Indian nationals and one Georgian citizen were discovered on the second floor above an Indian restaurant in Gudauri, the largest ski resort in the country, local police said in a statement issued Saturday. The 12 people all worked in the building where their bodies were found, the statement added. More than 300,000 international travelers visited the Gudauri resort in 2023, according to a local consulting firm. The resort’s parking lot sits at 7,200 feet (2,195 meters) – higher than the tops of many slopes in the Alps.

Persons: “, Gudauri, Mikheil Kavelashvili Organizations: CNN, Indian, Police, European Union, Georgian, Kremlin Locations: Soviet, Georgia, Gudauri, Tbilisi, Caucasus, Russia

☆ The ‘next big thing’ for business to tackle? Forced migration, says leadership professor
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hiring, educating, and housing refugees and asylum seekers is the "next big challenge" for businesses, according to a longtime leadership professor and UNICEF vice president. Low- and middle-income countries host 75% of the world's refugees, and around two-thirds of refugees live in poverty, according to the European Commission. "The corporate world is missing the next big challenge. We've grabbed it, but migration is the next big thing. "If somebody has a purpose that drives their thinking and therefore their action, it'll drive your spending, it'll drive your time, it'll drive your emotional commitments.

Persons: Michael Hastings, Hastings, CNBC's Tania Bryer, We've, You've, Let's Organizations: UNICEF, European Commission, SOAS University of London, of Oriental, Studies, Utah State University, Hastings, BBC, KPMG Locations: Afghanistan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Mexico, U.S, British, peacemaking, European, American

☆ ‘They said we were American spies’: Priests describe Russia’s crackdown on Evangelicals in occupied Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN —Pastor Dmytro Bodyu said the Russians kept telling him they knew he was an American spy, specifically, a CIA agent paid by the US government to spread anti-Russian propaganda in occupied Ukraine. Since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has jailed dozens of Ukrainian faith leaders in occupied areas, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. In the territories occupied after February 2022, Russian tactics became bloodier and more violent,” he said. Ukraine created its own independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine in 2018, splitting from the Moscow-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). ‘American spies’Moscow has been cracking down on all non-Russian churches in occupied Ukraine, but Protestant and Evangelical groups have often been among the first to be banned.

Persons: Dmytro Bodyu, “, ” Bodyu, Bodyu, he’d, Petros Giannakouris, Jae C, Bohdan Heleta, Ivan Levitsky, ” Heleta, ” Bohdan Heleta, Alex Babenko, Levitsky, Maksym, Vishchyk, ”, ” Vishchyk, Vladimir Putin’s, Putin, Kirill, Putin’s, Mariupol, Evgeniy, Priest, of Jesus Christ, Falun Gong, Serhii, Serhii Chudynovych, Chudynovych, ‘, ’ ”, ’, Mike Johnson, Mykhailo Brytsyn, Brytsyn, Ivashchuk, Mykhailo Brystsyn, Ivana Kottasova, Grace, Mykhailo Brytsyn Ihor Ivashchuk, ” Ivashchuk, Pastor Ihor Ivashchuk, CNN Ivashchuk, CNN’s Katharina Krebs, Victoria Butenko Organizations: Ukraine CNN —, CIA, Life, CNN, Ukrainian, Russian Orthodox Church, 95th Air Assault Brigade, Yasuyoshi, Getty, Orthodox Church, Information Resilience, AP Church, Russian Defense Ministry, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Global Rights, State Department, Church of, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Ukraine’s State Service, Ethnic, Russian, Church, of Jesus, of Scientology, Orthodox, of, Kherson Prosecutor’s, Protestants, Evangelical, Ukraine, Grace Church, Russia, Evangelical Grace Church, ” CNN, Grace Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, American, Melitopol, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russia, Donetsk, AFP, Berdiansk, Kherson, Lukashivka, Chernihiv, Odesa, Crimea, Vishchyk, “, Russian, Church of Ukraine, Mariupol, of Ukraine, Serhii, Bashtanka, ’ Moscow, United States, Soviet Union

☆ Remains show that an Early Bronze Age community were butchered like animals
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Thousands of ancient butchered human bones found in a deep shaft in southwest England have pointed archaeologists to a grim chapter of British prehistory that occurred during the Early Bronze Age. There, researchers unearthed piles of buried human bones, mixed in with cattle bones, that told the story of mass violence striking an ancient community. What’s more, the extreme manner in which the remains were handled is beyond what Schulting and his colleagues have seen from remains of ancient animals who were butchered. “The location itself may be the common denominator; the natural shaft and large underlying cave system inviting comparisons with a portal to the underworld,” the study authors wrote. The researchers don’t believe the people were killed as food due to starvation, given the abundant amount of cattle bones found mixed in with the human bones.

Persons: “, Warren, ”, Rick Schulting, Charterhouse Warren, Louise Loe ,, Loe, Schulting, ” Schulting, “ othering, Barry Molloy, Molloy, don’t, ” Molloy Organizations: CNN, Warren, University of Oxford, Charterhouse, Oxford, Services, University College Dublin, Charterhouse Warren Locations: England, Somerset, Britain, Cheddar Gorge, Charterhouse Warren, Europe

☆ Trump says Big Tech CEOs like Tim Cook have been the 'opposite of hostile' ahead of his 2nd term: 'My personality changed or something'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-16 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that major tech CEOs want to meet with him ahead of his second term, showcasing how an industry that once spurned him is now supportive. Advertisement"One of the big differences between the first term, in the first term, everybody was fighting me," Trump told reporters during a news conference. Big Tech executives like Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai have or are expected to visit Mar-a-Lago to meet with the president-elect. The series of meetings follows an election season that saw some major names in Silicon Valley embrace Trump, including, most notably, Elon Musk. Many in the business community, including tech, were skeptical of Trump's first term.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, David Sacks, Trump's, Musk, Armour, Cook Organizations: Trump, Mar, Big Tech, Apple, Department of Government, Intel, Merck, White, IBM, Walmart Locations: Amazon, Silicon, Paris, Charlottesville , Virginia

Mangione has retained a prominent New York attorney to represent him on charges in Thompson’s murder. It was one week ago that President Bashar al-Assad fled the country as rebels entered Damascus. South Korean president impeachedLawmakers voted Saturday to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law. Yoon was immediately suspended from state duties after the vote, with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo serving as acting president. She said she directed the New York State Intelligence Center to actively investigate the drone sightings and coordinate with federal law enforcement agencies to address the drones.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, It's, Mangione, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Bashar al, Assad, Austin Tice, Travis Timmerman, Debra Tice, Antony Blinken, Syria’s Hayat, Lawmakers, Yoon Suk, Chan, Yoon, Han Duck, Kathy Hochul, Chuck Schumer, Kristen Welker, Sen, Lindsey Graham, Donald Trump's, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, ” Sanders, Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi, Trump, George Stephanopoulos, Jan, Harmeet Dhillon, Bob Casey, it's, Matthew McConaughey, Melinda Sue Gordon, Christopher Nolan's, Anne Hathaway, Nolan Organizations: NBC, Press, South, Democratic Party, Constitutional, New York Stewart International Airport, New York State Intelligence Center, NBC News, “, Trump, Democrats, Republicans, ABC, Republican, GOP, Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, Democrat, Paramount, Everett Locations: New York, Manhattan, Syria, Damascus, Syria’s Hayat Tahrir, U.S, East, New, New Jersey, Seaside Heights , New Jersey, Germany, Luxembourg, Trump, California

☆ Meet the Press – December 15, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +53 min

SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM:Yeah, I'm in a good place with Pete, unless something I don't know about comes out. Unless somebody is willing to come forward, I think he's going to get through. If he's, if he’s called to do something, he's going to do it, all the way. So I – I think he's going to have a hard time doing this. He was very clear, “no,” when I asked him should President-elect Trump, his administration, jail the January 6th committee members.

Persons: KRISTEN WELKER, Chris Wray, he’ll, Donald Trump's, Kash Patel, KASH PATEL, SEN, LINDSEY GRAHAM, AMY KLOBUCHAR, Biden, ANITA DUNN, Lindsey Graham of, Bernie Sanders, Bashar al, Assad, there’s, Austin Tice, PRES, JOE BIDEN, Debra Tice, Ryan Nobles, Amna Nawaz, Ashley Etienne, Harris, Peggy Noonan, It’s, Kristen Welker, Trump's, Trump, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Hegseth, Joni Ernst, PETE HEGSETH, THOM TILLIS, LISA MURKOWSKI, Hunter Biden, Anita Dunn, Christopher Wray, CHRISTOPHER WRAY, I’d, FBI Hoover, Patel, Graham, SEN.LINDSEY GRAHAM, Bashar Al Assad, “, King, Jordan, Pete, ‘, Kavanaugh, Justice Kavanaugh, we're, I've, He's, We’ll, he's, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis, Donald Trump, LINDSEY GRAHAM Well, J, Edgar Hoover, Comey, – SEN, –, you've, Stephen Miller, President Trump, Merry, Sanders, Press . SEN, BERNIE SANDERS, It's, ? SEN, Kristen, Lindsey Graham, Biden's, Hunter, DAVID MUIR, Will, Kristen –, Putin, Brian Thompson, Elizabeth Warren, ELIZABETH WARREN, Warren, ”, Elizabeth –, There's, Am, Yep, ” KRISTEN WELKER, We're, We'll, Austin's, Tice, DEBRA TICE, Austin, NBC News's Richard Engel, Sahar, Richard, we’re, They've, they're, we've, Richard Engel, Travis Timmerman, it's Austin, it's, Travis, let's, he’s, Kristine, Bill Clinton, Roger, Joe Lieberman, JOE LIEBERMAN, there's, TIM, You'll, Kamala Harris, ” Peggy, Ryan, RYAN, Matt Gaetz, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Amna, – AMNA NAWAZ, AMNA NAWAZ, Wray, Peggy, PEGGY NOONAN, sparky, Ashley, ASHLEY ETIENNE, Tulsi Gabbard's, I'm, Joe Biden, Gaetz, – KRISTEN WELKER, – there's Organizations: FBI, Trump, White, Vermont, NBC, Capitol Hill, PBS, Wall Street, Press, Capitol, Army - Navy, Fox News, Iowa, Senate, Republican, TRUMP, ISIS, Defense, intel, United States Senate, Press ., Justice Department, ?, Biden, FDR, RFK Jr, State Department, Austin, U.S, Hostage, NBC News, Wall Street Journal, America, Republican Party, Department of Health, Human Services, RFK, Bureau, Democrats Locations: Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Syria, Washington, U.S, America, Europe, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, United States, Turkey, Afghanistan, Russia, Russian, Vermont, New Jersey, East Coast, American, Damascus, Austin, Lebanon, –

☆ Israel appeals ICC arrest warrants; Gaza death toll nears 45,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Israel has appealed the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as the official death toll in Gaza nears 45,000, according to Palestinian health authorites. Oren Marmorstein, a spokesperson for Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed to NBC News on Sunday that Israel had filed the appeal against the ICC arrest warrants. In Gaza, Israel bombed clusters of houses and set some ablaze in three towns, also attacking Khalil Aweida, a school-turned-shelter, before storming it and ordering displaced families to head towards Gaza City, according to Reuters, citing medics and residents. A Palestinian man carries a child killed by an Israeli airstrike through a cemetery in Deir el-Balah on Sunday. Since then, nearly 45,000 people have been killed in Gaza, most of them women and children, while over 105,000 people have been injured, and many victims remain buried under rubble.

Persons: Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Oren Marmorstein, ”, OMAR AL, Marmorstein, “, ” Netanyahu’s, Omer Dostri, Donald Trump, Khalil Aweida, Mohammed Abu Afash, EYAD BABA, Philippe Lazzarini, ” Lazzarini Organizations: International, Court, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NBC News, ICC, Getty, Palestinian Medical Relief, World Health Organization, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, UNRWA Locations: Gaza, AFP, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Gaza City, Deir el, Palestinian, Jenin, Western, Jenin Camp

☆ Iraq could allow marriage for girls as young as 9. A survivor says it will fuel rape and child abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Khalid Razak | Khalid Razak Is A Producer For Nbc News Based In Baghdad. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

“Changing the law will give parents the right to sell their young daughters,” Batta said in a telephone interview last month. UNICEF reported in April 2023 that 28% of girls are married before the legal age of 18, although under Iraqi law, girls as young as 15 can be married with the consent of a judge and their parents. As well as setting the age of marriage, it addressed child custody, inheritances and alimony payments focused on the welfare of both children and women. As a result, some lawmakers and rights groups are concerned that this would pave the way for legalizing and expanding child marriage in the country. “Changing the law will lead many underage girls to face circumstances similar to what I went through,” she said.

Persons: Batta, ” Batta, ‘, Hussein, Hana’a, ”, Ahmad Al, “, ” “, Renad Mansour, ” Mansour, Dunya Al, Shammari, Alya Nassif, ” Nassif, ” Kurdo Omar Organizations: NBC, Protesters, Getty, ”, UNICEF, United Nations Population Fund, Law, Chatham, Getty Images NBC, Al, Forat, Kurdistan Alliance Locations: BAGHDAD, Iraqi, Erbil, Baghdad, Tahrir, AFP, Iraq, Iraq’s, Kurdistan, ”, London, Baghdad's Tahrir

☆ At least 11 dead from Cyclone Chido in French territory of Mayotte, but figure could rise to ‘several hundred,’ official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

France rushed rescue teams and supplies to its largely poor overseas department in the Indian Ocean that has suffered widespread destruction. A photo taken on December 15, 2024, shows torn-off roofs of residential buildings after Cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. This photo provided December 15 by the French Army shows soldiers addressing the population in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of several fatalities. This photo provided December 15 by the French Army shows soldiers removing fallen trees in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of several fatalities. Cyclone Freddy left more than 1,000 dead across several countries in the Indian Ocean and southern Africa last year.

Persons: François, Xavier Bieuville, Bieuville, Cyclone Chido, Chido, Emmanuel Macron, Bruno Retailleau, Retailleau, François Bayrou, Pope Francis, Patrice Latron, Latron, Chad Youyou, ”, Cabo, Guy Taylor, Cyclone Freddy Organizations: South Africa Associated Press, Sunday, ″, Mayotte la, French Interior Ministry, European Union, Cyclone, Getty, Interior, French Army, AP, AP Cyclone, Mozambique Chido, UNICEF, UNICEF Mozambique, Cyclone Idai Locations: CAPE, South Africa, Mayotte, Cyclone, France, ″ Mayotte, Africa, Kwezi, AFP, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, Paris, Corsica, AP France, Reunion, Hamjago, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Cabo Delgado

☆ Have you ever wanted to run away from your life? Why this phenomenon is more common than you think
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Oftentimes, law enforcement designates these individuals as voluntary missing persons, McCabe said. This month, Kobayashi was declared a voluntary missing person after Los Angeles police say she traveled to the US-Mexico border and crossed into Mexico alone. SometimesLocal law enforcement agencies across the country are responsible for investigating missing persons cases, according to McCabe. Missing persons investigations often involve forensic analysis, gathering cell phone data and requesting search warrants, he said. For every voluntary missing person who is found, there is another who is never located.

Persons: Ryan Borgwardt, Hannah Kobayashi, Luigi Mangione, Andrew McCabe, “, ” McCabe, McCabe, Kobayashi, Lauren Cook, Cook, ” Cook, Wally Skalij, they’re, what’s, Borgwardt, Ryan Borgwardt's, Brian Thompson, ”, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, ” Arnett, Arnett, “ Young Organizations: CNN, Hawaii . An Ivy League, Maryland, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los, Los Angeles Police Department, ” Flyers, Crypto.com, Los Angeles Times, National Crime Information, FBI, Crime Information, Lake County Sheriff, US Centers for Disease Control, Clark University, Boomers Locations: Wisconsin, Hawaii, United States, Mexico, Los Angeles, Maui, Eastern Europe, Lake County, Lake, Europe, Canada, New York, San Francisco, ”

☆ From true crimes to terror: When is ‘dark tourism’ too dark?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( David Allan | David G. Allan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, the site where 168 people were killed by a bombing that remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in US history. Berk Ozkan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Visitors walk in the ghost city of Pripyat during a tour in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the site of Ukraine's 1986 nuclear disaster. And somewhere in between is the subjective line that dark tourism dances around. Dark tourism (also known as memorial tourism, or thanatourism, from the Greek “Thanatos” meaning death, or more derogatorily as morbid tourism, or grief tourism) comes in various shades. In the end, you may be the only one who can judge the ethics of visiting these places.

Persons: Jim Jones, Leo Ryan, Patrick Fort, John F, Kennedy, Adrees Latif, Chris J, Ratcliffe, Christopher Furlong, Craig F, Walker, Spencer Platt, Evelyn Hockstein, Anne Frank, Lex Van Lieshout, Jack the, Mark Kerrison, Kim Kyung, Berk Ozkan, Genya Savilov, Tang Chhin Sothy, Nelson Mandela, Wolfgang Kaehler, Ciro De Luca, Martin Luther King Jr, Carlo Allegri, Davy Crockett, Nicole Brown Simpson, You’ve, Lyle, Erik Menendez, David Swanson, Simpson, Manson, Vesuvius, Jack, Sebastian Junger, Anne Frank House, Frank, Koen Van Weel, I’ve, Anne Frank’s Organizations: CNN, Jim Jones ’ Peoples, Dealey Plaza, Reuters, Bloomberg, Getty, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, Boston Globe, Museum, Reuters Alcatraz, Anadolu Agency, National Civil Rights Museum, North Atlantic, Alamo, National Park Service, Nazi, ”, Ford’s Theatre, Washington DC, The National Civil Rights Museum Locations: San Francisco, American, Guyana, Jonestown, AFP, Dallas, Bogside, Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland, Poland, Nazi Germany, Europe, New York City, Stoystown , Pennsylvania, Amsterdam, London, Hiroshima Peace, Japan, Canakkale, Turkey, Pripyat, Khmer Rouge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Robben Island, South Africa, Pompeii, Vesuvius, Memphis , Tennessee, North, San Antonio , Texas, Los Angeles, Gettysburg, France, Khmer, Savannah , Georgia, Beverly Hills , California, Washington, Pompei, Italy, Gloucester , Massachusetts, Netherlands, Bergen, Alcatraz, Hiroshima

☆ Suspect charged with murder in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing hires prominent New York attorney
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Susan Kroll | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Luigi Mangione retained prominent attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo to represent him on New York charges in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The firm, Agnifilo Intrater LLC, confirmed Friedman Agnifilo will represent him but declined to comment further. Friedman Agnifilo was the chief assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office under Cyrus Vance Jr. for seven years. Pennsylvania attorney Thomas Dickey has said that he had not seen evidence linking his client to the killing and Mangione would plead not guilty to the charges in both states. Dickey and Friedman Agnifilo could not immediately be reached for comment on Saturday.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Brian Thompson, Friedman, Friedman Agnifilo, Cyrus Vance Jr, Mangione, GoFundMe, It’s, Thomas Dickey, Dickey Organizations: Agnifilo, Attorney’s, Correctional Institution, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Locations: New York, Manhattan, Altoona , Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, . Pennsylvania

“I’ll be looking at J6 early on, maybe the first nine minutes,” Trump told Time magazine. “There needs to be a more specific, updated argument made to the public to defend pardons for Jan. 6 defendants,” the Trump ally said. But it’s very important for the president to have a very succinct and compelling argument for these pardons,” the Trump ally said. Even if Trump pardons hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants, there’s a record of the reality of the attack that cannot be erased. “We’re going to ride this train ’til the end of the line, whether that’s Jan. 20, 2025, or Jan. 6, 2026.”

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Jan, “, ” Trump, “ We’re, sleuths, Trump hasn’t, Defendants, Kristen Welker, he’ll, ”, Ed Martin, Martin, Bill Shipley, he’d, ” Shipley, “ I’ve, “ Trump, Steve Baker, Glenn Beck’s, “ I’m, ” Baker, “ It’s, Ray Epps, Epps, ” Epps, Trump’s, “ He’s, he’s, didn’t, there’s, that’s Organizations: WASHINGTON, Press, Time, Trump, FBI, NBC, Management, Patriot, Capitol, pitchfork, NBC News, White, Justice Department, Fox News, Republican, House Locations: Washington, antifa

☆ What just happened in Syria? Unpacking the historic week that toppled Assad
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Ammar Cheikh Omar | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

DAMASCUS, Syria — For more than a decade, Syria was synonymous with war, brutality and the family dynasty visiting this violence on its own people. It was only on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad fled the country as rebels entered Damascus. Syrians have since torn down statues of Assad and ripped back the veil from his murderous regime. Meanwhile, questions hang over Syria’s future, guided by a former Al Qaeda offshoot that says it has moderated. But for the time being at least, the primary emotion for many in Syria is one of disbelieving joy.

Persons: Bashar al, Assad, Austin Tice Organizations: Al, Islamic State Locations: DAMASCUS, Syria, Damascus, United States, Israel

☆ Georgian government votes in far-right former soccer player as president
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Georgian lawmakers voted in a far-right former soccer star as the country’s next president on Saturday, amid mounting popular anger over the government’s halt to EU accession talks. Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, is a former MP for the ruling Georgian Dream party and played for the English soccer team Manchester City during the 1990s. It is not clear how Georgian Dream will respond if Zourabichvili refuses to leave office. President Salome Zourabichvili walks outside the parliament building as deputies vote to elect a new president. Georgian Dream – already 12 years in office – claimed victory, but observers say the vote was neither free nor fair.

Persons: Mikheil Kavelashvili, Kavelashvili, Vano Shlamov, Salome Zourabichvili, “, ” Zourabichvili, Zourabichvili, Critics, Natalie Sabanadze, ”, Sabanadze, Daro Sulakauri, –, Irakli Kobakhidze Organizations: CNN, Georgian, soccer, Manchester City, Reuters, West, Kremlin, European Union, EU, Getty, country’s Ministry, Internal Affairs Locations: Georgian, Tbilisi, South Caucasus, Russia, AFP, Georgia, Europe, Brussels

☆ Nex Playground fits with a trend of products for parents who want to limit screen time
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-14 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Nex Playground is a gaming console similar to the old Nintendo Wii — with active-movement games. The Nex Playground might remind you of the old Nintendo Wii — with games played by body movements, like jumping, flapping your arms, and dancing. You might call it a video game system for parents who don't want their kids playing video games all day. Nex Playground fits into this idea. The Nex Playground device is about the size of a baseball and attaches to your TV.

Persons: Mark Cuban, it's, David Lee, Nex, Lee, Jonathan Haidt's, —, It's, Conz Preti, Emily Greenwald, Greenwald Organizations: Nintendo, Alpha, Cuban, NBA, Facebook

☆ Arizona man accused of making child mutilation videos for online terror groups, feds say
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An Arizona man was arrested this week for allegedly producing child sex abuse materials, in which he coerced minors to self-mutilate, as part of his efforts with online terror groups, federal prosecutors said. Prosecutors allege Martin is a member of the violent terror networks known as 764 and CVLT. The mutilation acts are then photographed, video recorded or streamed online and shared with other members of the groups, prosecutors said. Martin, who claimed online he was the owner of the online terror groups, taught other members how to extort victims and proclaiming himself as the “king of extortion,” prosecutors said. In September 2022, Martin produced child sex abuse material on Discord, an online chat and gaming platform, prosecutors said.

Persons: Baron Martin, Martin, cyberstalking, wasn’t, “, National Security Matthew G, Olsen, ” Organizations: U.S . Department of Justice, cyberstalking, Prosecutors, National Security Locations: Arizona, Tucson , Arizona, United States

☆ James Kennedy's attorneys say there were 'no injuries' in his domestic violence arrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Attorneys for "Vanderpump Rules" star James Kennedy said there were no injuries in the incident that led to his arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence earlier this week. He was booked for misdemeanor domestic violence and later posted bail. Police said formal charges are pending review by the Burbank City Attorney’s office. Attorneys for Kennedy’s ex-fiance, Rachel "Raquel" Leviss, said he has a history of violent behavior. “We are aware of James Kennedy’s recent arrest for domestic violence.

Persons: James Kennedy, ” Scott Leemon, Leonard Levine, Kennedy, “, ” Kennedy, Ally Lewber, Beverly Hills, Kathy Hilton’s, Kristen Doute, Rachel, Raquel, Leviss, James Kennedy’s, ” Mark Geragos, Bryan Freedman, Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix, Sandoval, Madix Organizations: Police, Burbank, Burbank Police, James, NBC, Real Housewives, Beverly, Kennedy’s Locations: Burbank, Los Angeles County

It also oversees the $1.6 trillion federal student loan program and determines what colleges must do to participate. Because of a congressional mandate, the Education Department is tasked with assessing student progress at the national level and developing ways to improve education. "We provided debt relief to people that earned debt relief, and I'm proud of that because a lot of people challenge that," Cardona said. "No other administration has come close to the debt relief that we provided and fixing a broken system," he said. He sacrificed a lot so that we could move forward as a country," Cardona said.

Persons: Miguel Cardona, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Cardona, ” Trump, Linda McMahon, ”, Peter G ., ” Cardona, “, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, they've, Tierney L, " Cardona, “ That’s, John Lewis Organizations: U.S . Department of Education, of Education, Biden's, NBC News, Washington , D.C, Education Department, “, Trump, Public, Republicans, Democrats, Bloomberg, Getty, NBC, Wednesday Locations: Puerto Rican, Connecticut, New York City, America, Washington ,, U.S

Smith & Wesson voluntarily agreed, among other product safety changes, to make magazine disconnects available as an option on all its pistols. “I can’t really go around talking about how there needs to be more gun safety for 25-year-old men who know better,” she said. But in a second interview months later, Skipper said that after talking with NBC News she had come around to the idea that more guns should have magazine disconnects. And law enforcement agencies that previously required magazine disconnects in standard-issue weapons have largely moved to guns without them. Magazine disconnects are “becoming much less common for sure.”Consumers may have moved on, but the deadly accidents have persisted.

Persons: New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, ” Morial, Clinton, Smith, gunmakers, ” Wayne LaPierre, ”, Gregory Smith, Beretta, Jonathan Lowy, “, ” John Burnsworth III, J.R . Gustafson, Burnsworth, ” Burnsworth, —, Gustafson, ’, hasn’t, Keane, “ That’s, Sharon Skipper, Thomas Gage Skipper, Gage, Tyler Shepperd, he’d, Sharon Skipper Gage, Skipper, Shepperd, Glock, Natalie Behring, ” Glock, Preston Spicher, Lowy, Sig Sauer, ” Smith, ” Reno, he’s, that’s Organizations: New, New Orleans Mayor, Smith, Wesson, NRA, Getty, Beretta, Global, NBC News, Springfield Armory, U.S . Marine Corps, NBC, Delaware ., Industry, Ruger, California, Association, Republicans, U.S . House, Senate, ”, YouTube Locations: New Orleans, Dallas, Illinois, Mount Pleasant , Pennsylvania, Florida, Austrian, Rexburg , Idaho, Delaware, Knoxville , Tennessee, Las Vegas, California, Pennsylvania

Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. It was a challenging year for the royal family, with some serious health revelations from King Charles and Catherine, Princess of Wales. Here’s our look at 2024 in images:A selection of front pages from UK daily national newspaper coverage of King Charles and Catherine, Princess of Wales in January. Taylor Swift shared a photo with Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Travis Kelce at her London concert on June 21. King Charles and Queen Camilla pose at the Sydney Opera House during their 10-day trip to Australia and Samoa in October.

Persons: King Charles, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Prince Harry, Meghan, Duchess of, Sophie, Duchess, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Prince William, Ming Yeung, Charles, Kate, Chris Jackson, William –, Queen Camilla, Princess Anne, Sussex, John Martinez, Irma Garcia, King Charles III, Kin Cheung, Jonathan Yeo, Aaron Chown, Charles ’, Prince George , Princess Charlotte, William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, “, ” Swift, St Giles ’, Edinburgh, Raul Arboleda, Duke, Duchess of Sussex, Catherine , Princess, Wales, Will Warr, – Prince Louis , Princess Charlotte, Prince George –, ” Charles, Prince, Mbatha, Robert Irwin, Phil Noble, Billy Porter, Hunter, Steve Irwin, Prince Philip, King Charles III . Prince George, Read, Don’t, King Charles serenaded, Raye, King, Megan Jones, Tim Cook, Paul Grover, ” Organizations: CNN’s Royal, London CNN —, Cancer Research, ”, Kansas City Chiefs, Wimbledon, London's Air, Getty, University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, Macmillan Cancer, Buckingham Palace, Wembley, Thistle Service, St, St Giles ’ Cathedral, Royal, National Center for, Arts, Global, Palace, Sydney Opera House, House, PA Media, Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Battersea Power, Apple, King’s, Brit Locations: London, Nigeria, Colombia, Duchess of Sussex, Edinburgh, Uvalde , Texas, Uvalde, Buckingham, St Giles, Scotland, Scottish, British, Ukraine, Africa, Tanzania, Chad, Sudan, Bogotá, AFP, Canada, Australia, Samoa, Australia’s, New Zealand, Fiji, Cape Town , South Africa, South Africa, American, London’s, Battersea

☆ UnitedHealth CEO responds to the 'vitriol' directed at health insurance workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

UnitedHealth Group's CEO eulogized his slain colleague, Brian Thompson, in a New York Times op-ed. Thompson's shooting sparked a nationwide debate about the state of the health insurance industry. The head of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of UnitedHealthcare, is responding to the "vitriol" that's been lodged — both on- and offline — against the health insurance industry and its workers. He then condemned the mounting rhetoric that he said has glorified violence against health insurance workers. Others criticized the for-profit health insurance system as a whole, with some acknowledging that businesses are meant to make a profit and others advocating for nonprofit healthcare.

Persons: UnitedHealth, Brian Thompson, Andrew, Thompson Organizations: New York Times, UnitedHealth Group, The New York Times, UnitedHealth, Times, Business Locations: midtown Manhattan

☆ The next steps in Luigi Mangione’s case and why his most serious charge is only second-degree murder
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Investigators say they have mounting evidence against Luigi Mangione, 26, connecting him to the assassination of Brian Thompson on December 4. Mangione was denied bail on Tuesday and is fighting his extradition to New York, where he faces five charges, including second-degree murder, in Thompson’s killing. If convicted of second-degree murder, Mangione faces at least 15 years to life in prison, while a first-degree murder charge carries a minimum of 20 years to life in prison. A second-degree murder charge – but not first-degree murder – allows the defendant an “affirmative defense,” which is essentially a “Yes, but” argument to lessen the seriousness of the charge to first-degree manslaughter, according to Shapiro. Mangione’s arrest is only the first piece of the case against him, according to Ken Corey, former NYPD chief of department.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, Jessica Tisch, Mangione, ”, Joseph Kenny, David Shapiro, John Jay, ” Shapiro, Thompson, It’s, Thomas Dickey, Luigi Mangione’s, ’, premeditation, Shapiro, what’s, “, ’ ”, he’s, Elie Honig, Honig, Shannon Stapleton, Kathy Hochul, Josh Shapiro “, …, Peter Weeks, Karen Agnifilo, Agnifilo, he’ll, Ken Corey, ” Corey, ” Agnifilo, “ there’s, ” CNN’s Dalia Faheid, Michelle Watson, John Miller, Dakin Andone Organizations: CNN, New York Police, New, John, John Jay College of Criminal, American Law Institute, NYPD, Mangione, Police, United Healthcare, Reuters, New York Gov, Manhattan, Attorney’s Locations: Manhattan, Pennsylvania, America, New York, New York City, ” Blair County, York

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