Month: December 2023
Court orders Texas to move floating barrier that drew backlash from Mexico
The decision Friday comes months after the Biden administration sued Abbott for installing the roughly 1,000-foot linked and anchored buoy barrier in the river straddled by Mexico on one side and Texas on the other.
Read MoreSantos expelled from House in wake of his many lies and scandals
For the first time in more than two decades, Congress has expelled one of its own. Rep. George Santos is out of a job in the wake of his many lies and scandals. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the
Read MoreBrookfield Targets ‘Deglobalization’ Opportunities With $30 Billion to Spend
The Toronto firm closed on $28 billion for a new infrastructure fund and collected $2 billion for co-investment bets on decarbonization, deglobalization and digitization trends
Read MoreThe Biden-Blinken Rules of War for Israel
The U.S. tells Israelis how they must fight in Gaza, which could help Hamas.
Read MoreSince 2015, the world has cut projected global warming. But not enough, experts say
The planet is on track for less warming now than it was when the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, but it’s still not enough to avoid catastrophic impacts.
Read MoreRep. George Santos expelled from House – CNN
Rep. George Santos expelled from House CNN Rep. George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote Yahoo News By kicking out Santos, GOP reminds Americans there are consequences for doing wrong … sometimes Fox News Good riddance to George Santos, the biggest liar
Read MoreLISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears arguments on legality of Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan
The agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids could help combat the overdose epidemic that the painkiller helped spark. But that does not mean all the victims are satisfied.
Read MoreUN’s top court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory
The U.N. top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana’s control over a disputed territory, but did not specifically ban Venezuela from holding its planned referendum Sunday on the territory’s future.
Read MoreWhy the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Was Destined to Fail
As a week-long truce between Israel and Hamas ended Friday, with Hamas firing a barrage of rockets into Israel and the Israeli military renewing combat operations in the Gaza Strip, one thing became abundantly clear: The war won’t be ending
Read MoreAfter foiled assassination attempt, there’s fear amid American Sikhs
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Harinder Singh, senior research fellow at the Sikh Research Institute, about the DOJ’s charges against an Indian national for plotting to kill a Sikh American.
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- 160 national security staffers are sent home as the White House aligns its team to Trump’s agenda – The Associated Press
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