Hot Air,
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David Strom
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Donald Trump sued ABC News and George Stephanopoulos over the "This Week" host's lies about the judgment against Donald Trump in the E. Jean Carroll case.
ABC agreed to a $15 million settlement and a $1 million payment to Trump's lawyers. At issue in the case was Stephanopoulos' insistence that Donald Trump was found liable for raping Carroll--which was not the case.
Here is the exchange that started it all. We can argue about how insane the case itself was--only a New York jury would have found Trump liable for something this absurd--but even assuming the verdict was reasonable, the jury specifically said that Trump did not rape Carroll.
Hot Air,
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Duane Patterson
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At Mar-A-Lago yesterday, Donald Trump introduced Howard Lutnick, his pick to run the Commerce Department, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, who has pledged a $100 billion dollar investment in a tech-focused project that could see the hiring of 100,000 new American jobs. After Trump's comments on the economic future he foresees once he officially takes office on January 20th, he did something the American President has not been able to do for four years - conduct a press conference where the questions and questioners were not pre-selected by a very nervous White House Press Office.
National Review,
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Brittany Bernstein
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President-elect Donald Trump now has a net-positive favorability rating for the first time since he entered politics.
Americans have finally flipped on Trump for the first time since he first toyed with entering politics back in 1999: 49.4 percent now have a favorable view of the president-elect, compared to 47.4 percent who have an unfavorable view, according to a RealClearPolitics polling average.
Back in September 1999, when Trump first began talking about running for president,
American Prospect,
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Joe Biden
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As America prepares to transition to a new presidential administration, I want to take stock of the progress we have made together in laying the foundations for an economy that creates opportunity for all Americans. Over the last four years, we’ve faced some of the most challenging economic conditions in our history. Not only have we recovered, we’ve come out stronger, and have laid foundations for a promising new chapter in our American comeback story. It will take years to see the full effects in terms of new jobs and new investments all around the country, but
Daily Caller,
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Hailey Gomez
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Madison Police Department Police Chief Shon Barnes announced Monday evening during a press conference that officials have identified 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name “Samantha,” as the shooter of Abundant Life Christian school.
On Monday morning Madison, Wis. authorities received a call at 10:57 a.m. from a second grade student at the Christian school reporting a shooting. In the fourth press conference of the night, Barnes revealed that authorities had officially identified Rupnow as the suspect, stating the 15-year-old had suffered from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.
Jerusalem Post,
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Yonah Jeremy Bob
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Israel is likely to finally respond to Yemen’s Houthis in the coming weeks, The Jerusalem Post learned on Monday following yet another ballistic missile attack by the Iranian proxy.
The IDF air defense intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis on Monday, setting off sirens across central Israel, the army announced at 3:23 p.m.
The IDF added that the missile did not cross into Israeli territory. However, alerts were triggered due to the possibility of falling debris from the interception. Generally, only the Arrow missile defense system is capable of shooting down ballistic missiles, as opposed to the Iron Dome, which shoots down lower-grade rockets.
Hot Air,
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Beege Welborn
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12/16/2024 9:55:46 PM
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Welp.
Everyone's best guess was correct. Scholz lost the no-confidence vote today... ..As intended, the Chancellor fell well short of the required majority of at least 367 votes.
...and is out as chancellor of Germany. It has been all about money and what Scholz's coalition has done to the German economy in the years they've been in power.
He met with German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier to formally ask for the Bundestag to be dissolved and for new elections to be called. Scholz and Steinmeier are said to be on the same page as far as dates go.
WISN (Milwaukee, WI),
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Mariana La Roche
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MADISON, Wis. — Madison police confirmed that a residence on Delaware Boulevard is connected to the deadly shooting at Abundant Life School in Madison, where three people died and six others were injured.
Law enforcement conducted an extensive search of the home, located approximately eight miles from the school. SWAT teams and federal agents descended on the property, using tactical vehicles and breaching equipment to enter the residence. Witnesses told 12 News that they heard what they described as "a bomb going off" when authorities forcibly removed the front door from its hinges.
The operation began around 1 p.m. and continued for several hours
Times of Israel,
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Gianluca Pacchiani
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Defense Minister Israel Katz reportedly told Knesset lawmakers on Monday that Israel is “closer than ever” to closing a deal with Hamas to free the hostages held in Gaza, bolstering Arab media reports of heavy optimism on the chances for an agreement in the coming weeks.
Katz’s comments to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee were made behind closed doors but leaks of his remarks were reported widely in the Hebrew press.
“Israel is closer than ever to another hostage deal,” Katz was quoted as saying. He added that the less said the better, echoing comments made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after
Hot Air,
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David Strom
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Bluesky advertises itself as the X-alternative for the nice, compassionate left. It claims to be less toxic and a place for civil discussion, without all the misinformation that plagues X.
What crap. Bluesky is a leftist sewer in which anybody who deviates from leftist orthodoxy is not only shunned but outright threatened, often with death.
That's not hyperbole, and to demonstrate how awful it is let's discuss the case of Jesse Singal.
For those of you who don't know, Jesse is one of the leaders of the gender-critical movement, focused mainly on saving kids from alphabet ideology and its sick consequences.
Associated Press *,
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Staff
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A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin left five people dead on Monday, including the suspected shooter, and at least five others injured, authorities said. Children were among the dead, authorities said. The shooting took place at Abundant Life Christian School, a private non-denominational institution that teaches some 390 pupils from kindergarten to high school, the Madison Police Department said on social media. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said during a press conference that at least five people were killed in the incident, including the suspected shooter,
CNBC,
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John Melloy
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Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son will announce a $100 billion investment in the U.S. over the next four years during a Monday visit to President-elect Donald Trump's residence Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC's Sara Eisen.
The billionaire investor and founder of the Japanese tech-investing firm will also promise in the joint announcement with Trump to create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence and related infrastructure, the sources said. The money will be deployed before the end of Trump's term.