Police in Brazil report an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital
SAO PAULO (AP) — Police in Brazil report an explosion outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital.
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- The Daily Beast
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President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday just days before he was scheduled to be sentenced in separate federal gun and tax cases—marking an about face for the lame-duck president. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” Biden said in a statement. The president accused his “political opponents in Congress” of pursuing the pr
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Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. While the U.S. dollar is by far the most-used currency in global business and has survived past challenges to its preeminence, members of the alliance and other developing nations say they are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system. Trump, in a Truth Social post, said: “We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy."
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s FBI Pick Scored Gig After Frontrunner Flunked Job Interview
Kash Patel may have finally been nominated for the position he craved the most—Federal Bureau of Investigation director. But it’s not like Donald Trump wanted him first. President-elect Trump said Saturday he would nominate Patel to head the FBI, heralding him as a “brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter” and signaling he would push current FBI Director Christopher Wray out of his 10-year term. But Patel wasn’t Trump’s first choice for the role, according to Axios—he just di
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Centrelink closures and payment changes for millions over Christmas
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- The Independent
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- NewsWire
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- NewsWire
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- The Independent
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- NewsWire
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- The Independent
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- CNN
The illusion of Assad’s grip on Syria shatters, as Russia, Iran and Hezbollah let their guard down
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Pete Hegseth's Mom Called Him An 'Abuser Of Women' In Email: Report
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- HuffPost
Trump Wants Jared Kushner's Father To Be His Ambassador To France
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- The Independent
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- Yahoo Finance AU
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- NewsWire
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- NewsWire
Bikie arrested in biggest ever coke bust
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- The Daily Beast
Trump Picks Fierce Loyalist Kash Patel for Major Shake-Up of FBI
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- Australian Associated Press
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