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A handful of Democrats are sounding their approval of Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State but others continue to doubt some cabinet picks made by President-elect Donald Trump. Democratic Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she has "a friendship" with Rubio and said she's looking forward to talking to him about his policies. Another name that has drawn substantial criticism from the Senate is former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's candidate for Director of National Intelligence. Sen. Duckworth alleged that Gabbard is "compromised," and she worries that the former congresswoman couldn't pass a background check. It's a slur, quite frankly," Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

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☆ Senators bracing for confirmation battles over unorthodox Trump Cabinet picks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Lauren Fox | Clare Foran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hegseth on Thursday huddled with a handful of Republican senators, many of them seen as close allies of Trump, for a series of meetings. But while some members of the party signal support for the nomination, other Republicans on the Hill warn that there are mounting concerns about Hegseth. With a 53-seat majority, Hegseth and other Trump nominees can afford to lose only three Republican votes, leaving little room for error. Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks when they were informed of the sexual assault allegation against Hegseth, CNN reported, stunning several members of the team. Mullin said that Hegseth voluntarily brought up the sexual assault allegation against him in a meeting on Capitol Hill.

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☆ Remains found in Pennsylvania over 50 years ago are identified as teen girl who went missing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The remains of a York, Pennsylvania, teenager who vanished in 1973 have been identified through genealogy research and DNA analysis more than 50 years after she went missing, authorities said. Two game wardens discovered the decomposed remains under a plastic tarp and brush in a wooded area in Union Township on October 10, 1973, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Whether she actually made it to school – and how far she got to and from school – remains under investigation. Pennsylvania State Police are continuing the investigation into Ruth’s death to determine her last known activities, authorities said. While there was “some level of suspicion” to her death, whether it was a homicide is still pending through the coroner’s office, Pennsylvania State Police Sgt.

Persons: Jane Doe, Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman, “, ”, Ruth, Keck, Ian Keck, ” Keck, ” It’s, Josh Lacey, it’s Organizations: CNN, Pennsylvania State Police, Investigators, Pennsylvania, Police Locations: York , Pennsylvania, Union Township, York, Lebanon, Pennsylviana

☆ Homeless man’s alleged killing spree exposes NYC’s ‘whole rotten system’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Ray Sanchez | John Miller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

The New York City Department of Social Services (DSS), which oversees the Department of Homeless Services, said privacy and social services laws prevented the agency from confirming or disclosing client information. “We cannot comment on an ongoing investigation,” a DSS spokesperson told CNN via email on Friday. Sabrina Souza/CNNThe first victim of Monday’s homicidal spree, Angel Lata Landi, was a construction worker originally from Ecuador, his sister Mariana Lada told CNN. They want it fixed,” he told CNN. It’s a whole rotten system,” Hopper told CNN.

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☆ Trump's vow to use US troops for mass deportations could face intense resistance — starting from within the military
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Laws sharply limit the roles that federal troops can fill in US law enforcement. National Guard troops that report to state governors can support law enforcement, but the Posse Comitatus Act bars active-duty and federalized Guardsmen from acting as law enforcement. "You can fill in the blank on who those might be, but probably more Republican governors that are more friendly to President Trump. Those who are less friendly to President Trump would maybe not be as interested in taking on this mission." AdvertisementNevitt said he thought federal troops carrying out domestic law enforcement would tarnish the "special trust" the American public holds in the military.

Persons: Trump, Donald Trump, Mark Nevitt, Karoline Leavitt, Leavitt, Gary Solis, Solis, ANGELA WEISS, Nevitt, President Trump, Thomas Homan, Homan Organizations: National Guard, Service, Trump, Guardsmen, National Guardsmen, US Navy, Marine JAG, US, Getty, Emory University, Immigration, Defense Department, Pentagon, ICE, DoD, Fox Business Network, Washington, Navy, American Locations: Wyoming, Texas, Mexico

☆ Tortured, Burned, Put to Death. Their Crime? ‘Sorcery.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Emma Bubola | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They said she had been killed by a sorcerer’s black magic, and accused a woman who had encountered the baby that morning. They dragged her out of her house, on the outskirts of Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. They broke her hands, tied them to a pole, and burned her back and her belly with hot metal bars. I don’t even know what a sorcerer is.”Cases like Korai’s are disturbingly common in Papua New Guinea. They seem to reflect continued widespread belief that evil spirits exist, and that when tragedy strikes, black magic is the cause.

Persons: “, ”, Korai Locations: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

☆ Fred Harris, former US senator from Oklahoma and presidential hopeful, dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

(AP) – Fred Harris, a former US senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent 1960s, died Saturday. “I think it’s worked wonderfully,” Harris recalled in 2004, when he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. “It’s made the selection much more legitimate and democratic.”“The Democratic Party was not democratic, and many of the delegations were pretty much boss-controlled or -dominated. Harris ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976, quitting after poor showings in early contests, including a fourth-place win in New Hampshire. We had my Senate seatmate Robert Kennedy killed and then we had this terrible convention,” Harris said in 1996.

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☆ Jussie Smollett conviction overturned: Similarities to Bill Cosby’s case
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Ashley R. Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The criminal cases of actors Jussie Smollett and Bill Cosby, both Black, high-profile entertainers found guilty before their convictions were overturned, differ widely in details but share some parallels. Smollett, Cosby convictions both overturned after due process rights violatedNearly three years ago, Smollett was found guilty on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct. The trial marked the second time charges had been brought against Smollett related to the alleged hoax after previous charges were dropped. A trial court granted the state motion not to prosecute and to release Smollett’s $10,000 bond to the city. Jussie Smollett, with family members, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after his trial on December 7, 2021, in Chicago.

Persons: Jussie Smollett, Bill Cosby, ” Brett M, Rosen, “, ” Rosen, Cosby, Smollett, Abimbola Osundairo, Elizabeth M, Rochford, Andrea Constand, Dad ”, Mark Makela, ‘, Domenic Romano, ” Romano, Rahm Emanuel, Jussie, Kamil Krzaczynski, we’re, it’s, ’ ” Joseph Cammarata, Attorney Bruce Castor, Castor, Constand, Risa, Ferman, Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Mike Hayes, Veronica Rocha, Fernando Alfonso III, Chris Boyette, Bill Kirkos, Omar Jimenez, Steve Almasy, Ashley Killough, Andy Rose, Ray Sanchez, Sonia Moghe, Kristina Sgueglia, Afshar, Christina Maxouris Organizations: CNN, Illinois, Fox, Temple University, Pennsylvania, Court, Chicago police, Attorney’s, Smollett, City, Associated Press, Getty, Montgomery, Attorney, Commonwealth Locations: Illinois, New Jersey, Chicago, Pennsylvania, Norristown , Pennsylvania, Cook County , Illinois, Cook, City of Chicago, AFP, Cook County, Washington, DC, Montgomery County

Officials have positively identified the remains of a girl whose body was found hidden in brush under a plastic tarp in 1973, Pennsylvania authorities said this week. The remains belong to Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman, 14, Pennsylvania State Police Sgt. Pennsylvania State Police via APOfficials have spent the last 50 years attempting to identify the girl, Lacey said. They are also trying to determine whether Brenneman was considered missing and on what day she went missing, Keck said. Anyone who knew Brenneman or knows anything about her is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police.

Persons: Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman, Josh Lacey, Lacey, Jane Doe, Ian Keck, Brenneman, Keck Organizations: Pennsylvania, Police, AP, National Center for, Lebanon Cemetery, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pennsylvania State Police Locations: Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, York County, Lebanon, Lehigh

☆ Dartmouth sorority, 2 fraternity members charged in death of student found in river
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Samantha Cookinham | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Dartmouth College sorority and two members of a fraternity were charged in connection with the drowning death of Won Jang, whose body was found over the summer in the Connecticut River following an off-campus party, police said. They are both members of the Beta Alpha Omega fraternity, the same one Jang belonged to. Police said sorority members hosted the July 6 party and members of the fraternity who were over 21 purchased and supplied alcohol. The fraternity and sorority were immediately suspended after Jang’s death. These organizations, as well as all Dartmouth students and community members, have a responsibility to ensure Dartmouth remains a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive community for students, faculty, and staff,” the college said in a statement.

Persons: Won Jang, Matthew Catrambone, Samuel Terry, Jang, Dartmouth, Alpha Phi, “, Scott Brown, ” Jang Organizations: Dartmouth College, Hanover Police Department, Beta Alpha Omega, Alpha Phi, Police, Alpha, “ Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Department of Safety, Security Locations: Connecticut, New Hampshire, Hanover, “, Dartmouth’s, Dartmouth, Middletown , Delaware

The NFL highlighted the risks posed by what it called “organized and skilled groups” of burglars targeting wealthy athletes. Mahomes has called the ordeal “frustrating” and “disappointing.”Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer in Santa Ana, Calif., on July 3. “It’s totally military”-level technology, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer told NBC News over the summer. “The FBI reported that, in most of the incidents, the homes were equipped with alarm systems that were not activated,” reads the NBA memo obtained by NBC News on Friday. “The FBI also reported that the homes were all unoccupied and, in most cases, no dogs were present.”

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Bobby Portis, Alan Hamilton, there’s, Mike Conley’s, Portis, Todd Spitzer, Allen J, ” Hamilton, “, Hamilton, “ It’s, we’ve, ” Organizations: NBA, FBI, American Theft Groups, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs, Milwaukee Bucks, Southern California ., South America, Electronic, NBC, ” Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Star Tribune, Los Angeles Times, “, ”, NBC News Locations: Southern California, Southern California . Federal, Los Angeles, Orange County, Central, South, Instagram, Kansas City, Mahomes, Santa Ana, Calif, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Chile, ”

☆ Kanye West accused of sexually assaulting and strangling model on music video set, new lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The model, Jenifer An, was a background actor for another musician’s video that Ye was guest-starring in, the suit says. A few hours into the video shoot, Ye arrived and “took control of the production and the production team,” the suit states. “Defendant West then ordered the production team to start the playback music. However, Defendant West did not know his assigned lyrics and instead rambled, ‘Rawr, rawr, rawr,’” the suit says. “Next, Defendant West smothered Plaintiff’s face with both of his hands, which smeared her makeup.

Persons: Ye, Jenifer An, “, ”, Defendant West, West, ‘, ’, Plaintiff, Picasso, Jesse S, Weinstein, ” Weinstein Organizations: Chelsea, Southern, of, NBC, New York City Police Department, Plaintiff, Universal Locations: New York City, U.S, of New York, West

☆ Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | 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: +4 min

NEW YORK — Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” has died at age 83. Guthrie wrote that she died in Provincetown, Massachusetts, her residence for some 40 years, and referred to her being in failing health. The chorus was a tribute to Alice — whose restaurant, Guthrie pointed out, was not actually called Alice’s Restaurant — that countless fans have since memorized:You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant / You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant / Walk right in it’s around the back / Just a half a mile from the railroad track / You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant. “Alice’s Restaurant” was the title of his million-selling debut album, and the basis of a movie and cookbook of the same name. Her honor was immortalized by Guthrie, who late in “Alice’s Restaurant” advised: “You can get anything you want” at Alice’s Restaurant, “excepting Alice.”

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An Idaho teenager has been arrested over a month after a dead baby was found in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot, police said. The newborn baby girl was removed from the box at the medical center “within a minute” after a medical team responded to an alarm notifying them that an infant had been placed there on Oct. 13. But it was discovered that the newborn had been dead long before she was placed in the baby box, according to a news release from Safe Haven Baby Boxes published last month. "The Safe Haven Baby Box is intended to safely and anonymously allow custodial parents to surrender a newborn under 30 days old without legal repercussions, provided the child is unharmed," the Blackfoot Police Department said in a news release Friday. "Unfortunately, the placement of a harmed or deceased infant is not protected under this system or Idaho law."

Organizations: Medical, Blackfoot Police Department, NBC News, State Public Locations: Idaho, Grove, Blackfoot, Newberry, Twin Falls, Bingham

☆ Kayaker’s leg amputated in 20-hour ordeal trapped between rocks on Franklin river in Tasmania, Australia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Chris Lau | Isaac Yee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A kayaker’s leg was amputated during a dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to free him from between rocks on a river in Australia on Saturday, local police said. His 20-hour ordeal began at about 2:30pm on Friday when he became trapped while kayaking through rapids with a group on the Franklin River, police said in a statement. Rescuers made several unsuccessful attempts to extract the man between Friday evening and Saturday morning. “Every effort was made to extract the man before the difficult decision to amputate his leg.”Oosterloo also praised the emergency responders. “I’d like to thank everyone who contributed to this operation in the most difficult of circumstances,” he said.

Persons: Franklin, Gordon Wild, ”, Doug Oosterloo, ” Oosterloo Organizations: CNN, Hobart, Authorities, Gordon Wild Rivers, Police Locations: Australia, Tasmania’s, Franklin

☆ A Florida man pretending to be Elon Musk scammed an elderly woman out of over $250,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementA Florida man scammed a woman out of $250,000 by posing as Elon Musk, police say. The scam involved a fake Facebook account promising high returns on investments. A Florida man pretending to be billionaire Elon Musk on Facebook scammed an older woman out of over $250,000, police say. The 74-year-old victim befriended someone named "Elon Musk" on Facebook in 2023, police said. AdvertisementThe fake Musk account promised the woman a $55 million investment return.

Persons: Elon Musk, Jeffrey Moynihan, Jr, Dave Chappelle's, Moynihan, Elon, Musk Organizations: Facebook, Bradenton Police Department, Bradenton, SpaceX Locations: Florida, Texas, Hong Kong, Korea

☆ The cult of the ‘Spoons’: Inside the spartan, cavernous pubs that divide Britain
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Will Noble | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Wetherspoon pubs are an institution in the UK. More than 800 Wetherspoon chain pubs freckle the country — from The Muckle Cross in Scotland to The Tremenheere in Cornwall. The Moon Under WaterA Wetherspoon pub (now closed) featuring the face of chain founder Tim Martin on its sign. Recalling a well-meaning yet beleaguered teacher from his childhood, Martin renamed the pub “Wetherspoon.” (The “J D” was a nod to J.D. “The thing about Wetherspoons pubs which differentiates them from many is that they have a very wide cross-section of customers.

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☆ Chinese Marines are becoming more like US Marines, while the USMC returns to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementBack to their rootsUS Marine amphibious assault vehicles approach the USS Wasp during a 2020 ship-to-shore exercise. This is transforming the US Marine Corps into "an archipelagic maneuver force designed to conduct littoral, sea-denial operations," Tangredi said. Ironically, the US Marine Corps is returning to its historical roots. This is what the US Marine Corps did for most of its history since its founding in 1775. AdvertisementAs for Chinese marines, their historical purpose was to storm Taiwan, not garrison tiny atolls on behalf of the navy.

Persons: Sam Tangredi, Tangredi, Lance Cpl, Jacqueline Parsons, Rudyard Kipling, Michael Peck Organizations: US Marine Corps, US, China's, Corps, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, China Maritime Studies, US Naval, PLA, People's, Army, PLAN, People's Liberation Army Navy, People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps, Nationalist, War College's Institute for Future Warfare, Marine, USS, US Navy, senior Marine, USMC, US Army, 3rd Littoral Regiment, South China, Marines, Navy, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Taiwan, United States, South China, of Africa, East, South, Roman, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pacific, America, Forbes

☆ Venezuelan security forces surround the Argentine embassy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Armed and hooded members of the Venezuelan security forces have surrounded Argentina’s embassy in Caracas, according to leaders of the country’s opposition. Six members of the opposition are currently taking refuge in the embassy, having fled there to escape a crackdown by Venezuelan authorities in the run-up to July’s presidential elections. Omar Gonzalez, another opposition member living in the embassy, posted a video on X showing Venezuelan police outside the diplomatic building. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in the July election, despite widespread skepticism in the country and overseas about the result. Similar scenes took place in September, when Venezuelan security forces surrounded the Argentine embassy.

Persons: Pedro Urruchurtu, Maria Corina Machado, Omar Gonzalez, Nicolás Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez –, –, ”, ” Gonzalez Organizations: CNN, National Police, Venezuelan, Argentine Locations: Venezuelan, Argentina’s, Caracas

☆ Horse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town, with authorities treating the incident as a mafia threat. “I can’t comprehend such barbarity,” she told local media outlets. It is a tactic that has been used by the notorious Sicilian Cosa Nostra crime syndicate for decades. Organized crime in Sicily has been a problem since the 19th century when the Cosa Nostra was first identified. In 2023, Matteo Messina Denaro, a Sicilan Cosa Nostra mafia boss who had been on the run for 30 years was captured while seeking cancer treatment in Palermo, underscoring the level of complicity that continues to protect and enable criminal enterprises.

Persons: Mafia Directorate’s, Maurizio de Lucia, “, ”, Angela De Lucia, Paolo Borsellino, Giovanni Falcone, Tony Gentile, Ndrangheta, Matteo Messina Denaro Organizations: CNN, Mafia, Nostra, Cosa Nostra, Reuters Locations: Altofonte, Palermo, Sicily, Sicilian, Cosa

If Penny is convicted of manslaughter, the more serious charge, he could face up to 15 years in prison. Defense witness Dr. Satish Chundru, a forensic pathologist and consultant, testified Thursday that he did not believe Neely had died of a chokehold. Much of the final day of witness testimony Friday was dedicated to Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Dafna Yoran’s cross-examination of Chundru. Joefield testified that Neely was unconscious and unresponsive when he arrived. “I assumed that because he had a pulse that he was breathing,” Joefield testified.

Persons: Daniel Penny, Jordan Neely, Penny, Neely, Michael Jackson, Black, Satish Chundru, Chundru, Cynthia Harris, Penny’s chokehold, “, Neely’s, ” Harris, Harris, Dafna Yoran’s, Yoran, Stephon Joefield, Joefield, ” Joefield Organizations: New, Manhattan, American Society of Hematologists, New York, Police Locations: New York City, New

☆ Why Republicans think their Senate majority could last the decade: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Plus, politics reporters Allan Smith and Vaughn Hillyard examine how Donald Trump's transition team is turning to the much-maligned Project 2025 to fill jobs in the administration. I think it bodes well for us to keep the majority through the rest of the decade,” Daines, of Montana, told NBC News. “They made themselves nuclear,” Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of Trump’s transition and his nominee to serve as commerce secretary, told CNBC in September. But with the campaign over, Trump’s transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration. Both Homan and Ratcliffe were listed as contributors to Project 2025, while Carr wrote a chapter on the FCC.

Persons: Sahil Kapur, Allan Smith, Vaughn Hillyard, Donald Trump's, Steve Daines, “ We’re, ” Daines, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Republican Sen, Susan Collins, Democrats haven’t, GOP Sen, Thom Tillis, Trump, Sen, Gary Peters, Jon Ossoff, Ted Budd, Ron Johnson, —, Vaughn Hillyard Donald Trump, “, ” Howard Lutnick, Tom Homan, Brendan Carr, John Ratcliffe, Both Homan, Ratcliffe, Carr, Read, jud, tim, ️, Rea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democrats, GOP, National Republican, NBC News, Republicans, Democratic, Republican, CNBC, Trump, Federal Communications Commission, FCC Locations: Montana, West Virginia , Montana and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Arizona , Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina, Alaska , Iowa , Kentucky , Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona , Georgia

CAMDEN, Maine — A Republican lawmaker in Maine accused of choking his wife last month won re-election by a single vote after a Thursday recount. According to a police affidavit obtained by WCSH, Lanigan is accused of choking his wife after she confronted him about an alleged affair. His race against Democratic challenger Patty Kidder for a state House seat representing part of Southern Maine initially ended in an apparent tie. But prosecutors are continuing to pursue the case, saying domestic violence victims sometimes recant under pressure from abusers, according to WCSH. Five seats in the state House have yet to be decided, pending recounts.

Persons: Lucas Lanigan, WCSH, Lanigan, Patty Kidder, Lanigan’s, Bev Uhlenhake, Billy Bob Faulkingham, ” Faulkingham Organizations: Republican, NBC, Democratic, NBC News, Facebook, Maine Democratic, Portland Press Herald, Republicans Locations: CAMDEN, Maine, Southern Maine

☆ Israel kills Hezbollah leader who planned elaborate attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A recent Israeli airstrike in Syria killed a senior Hezbollah commander who helped plan one of the boldest and most sophisticated attacks against American troops during the Iraq War, according to a senior U.S. defense official. Ali Mussa Daqduq had been captured by U.S. forces following the 2007 raid in which militants posing as an American security team killed five U.S. soldiers. It was not immediately clear when the strike took place, where in Syria or whether it targeted Daqduq specifically, the senior defense official said. The elaborate raid Daqduq helped plan was carried out at a U.S.-Iraqi military complex in Karbala on Jan. 20, 2007. The facility was part of a series of compounds known as Joint Security Stations in Iraq, where U.S. troops lived and worked with the Iraqi police and soldiers.

Persons: Ali Mussa Daqduq, Daqduq, Jacob Noel Fritz, Brian Scott Freeman, Shawn Patrick, Johnathan Bryan Chism, Johnathon Miles Millican Organizations: Pentagon, Security, Provisional Joint Coordination Center, Spc, Force, country's Revolutionary Guard, Quds Force, U.S Locations: Syria, Iraq, U.S, American, Iraqi, Karbala, Jan, Iran

☆ 'Wish I had done better': Colorado school bus driver dismissed after leaving 40 kids at wrong stop in freezing temperatures
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Colorado school bus driver allegedly abandoned 40 elementary school-aged students at the wrong stop on Monday, leaving them frightened in the cold and dark, school officials and students say. The ordeal left young students from Clear Sky Elementary School in Castle Rock distressed, in tears and seeking aid from strangers, said school officials. The Douglas County School District said the driver, Irving Johnson, was a substitute who failed to follow proper protocols. “The driver should have immediately notified DCSD transportation dispatch.”The driver, Irving Johnson, shared an apology for the incident on Wednesday. I didn’t think about the fact that I had kids who got off the bus and this wasn’t their stop.

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