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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
A FEDERAL JUDGE ALLOWING MASS LAYOFFS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO GO FORWARD.
US DISTRICT JUDGE CHRISTOPHER COOPER RULING AGAINST A CHALLENGE BY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE UNIONS SAYING THE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW LAYOFFS TO BE CONTESTED IN COURT.
THE CHALLENGE MUST GO BEFORE THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY...THE HILL
The Captain of the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman relieved of command a little more than a week after a collision with a merchant vessel.
Captain Dave Snowden losing his job over a 'loss of confidence in his ability to command'.
Snowden replaced by Captain Christopher Hill of the carrier "Dwight D. Eisenhower"...Task and Purpose
NEW YORK GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL OPTING NOT TO REMOVE NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAMS FROM OFFICE.
INSTEAD, SHE SAID THAT LEGISLATION WOULD BE INTRODUCED TO LIMIT ADAMS AUTHORITY. AN INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S POSITION IS PROPOSED FOR THE CITY.
CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING MAYOR ADAMS WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION POLICY AND THE DECISION OF THE TRUMP JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO DROP CORRUPTION CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
MR. ADAMS IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION THIS YEAR...BBC NEWS
The US Department of Homeland Security ending deportation protections for more than half a million Haitians in the United States.
The Biden Administration blamed for extending the temporary protection status of Haitians beyond what was reasonable...The Hill USA
A DUTCH COURT RULING THAT THREE MUSLIM CLERICS CAN ENTER THE NETHERLANDS TO SPEAK THIS WEEKEND.
THE GOVERNMENT HAD BANNED THE THREE OVER 'HATE SPEECH' AND 'CONDONING VIOLENCE'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
Israel's Defense Minister calling for intensified military operations in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). This follows the explosions that destroyed three empty buses in the Tel Aviv area...Tass Russia
ISRAEL CONDUCTING AIRSTRIKES ON THE BORDER BETWEEN SYRIA AND LEBANON.
THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES SAY THE ATTACKS ARE AIMED AT CROSS-BORDER ARMS SMUGGLING BY HEZBOLLAH...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
The US Senate confirming Kash Patel as Director of the FBI in a 51-49 vote...(News Agencies)
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT COMMITTING TO RESETTLE UP TO 4,700 SUDANESE REFUGEES.
A PROGRAM TO ENABLE FAMILIES OF SUDANESE ALREADY IN CANADA TO RESETTLE HAS ALSO BEEN REOPENED.
THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS CREATED BY THE CIVIL WAR IN SUDAN DESCRIBED AS THE WORLD'S WORST BY THE AFRICAN UNION...CBC NEWS
"I believe that we on the cusp of peace in Europe for the first time in three years, because we have leadership in the Oval Office"
That's US Vice-President JD Vance speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference near Washington today.
Vance saying Mr. Trump's peace effort in Ukraine is in the interest of Russia, Ukraine, Europe and above all the American people...Tass Russia
IN UKRAINE TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE UKRAINE WAR GENERAL KEITH KELLOGG MET PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY.
BUT THEY DID NOT HOLD A JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE AFTERWARDS.
THIS WAS AT THE REQUEST OF THE AMERICAN SIDE...TASS RUSSIA
The former Republican US Senate leader Mitch McConnell announcing he will not run for re-election next year. Senator McConnell has had visible health episodes in the last few years and grown distant from President Trump within the GOP.
His retirement decision creates an open race for his Kentucky seat in the Senate...The Hill USA
RETAIL GIANT WALMART WITH GOOD SALES RESULTS FOR THE LAST QUARTER.
BUT THE FORECAST OF LOWER SALES INCREASES IN THE FUTURE CAUSING THE COMPANY'S STOCK TO PLUNGE...YAHOO FINANCE
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 450.94 points or 1.01 percent.
The NASDAQ down 93.89 points or .47 percent.
At 443 pm New York Time the price of oil higher at 72 dollars 53 cents a barrel up 28 cents...Marketwatch
FRANCE WITHDRAWING FROM ITS LAST MILITARY BASE IN IVORY COAST TODAY.
ITS PART OF A LARGER MILITARY PULL BACK BY FRANCE IN WESTERN AFRICA.
80 FRENCH SOLDIERS WILL REMAIN TO CONDUCT TRAINING OF LOCAL SOLDIERS...MORNING STAR UK
IN TEXAS TWO TEENAGE GIRLS ARRESTED ACCUSED OF PLOTTING A 'MASS CASUALTY ATTACK'
POLICE SAY THEY WERE PLANNING TO ATTACK A HIGH SCHOOL IN SUBURBAN HOUSTON'S MONTGOMERY COUNTY USING GUNS AND PIPE BOMBS.
THE PLOT DISCOVERED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SEEMED DETAILED ENOUGH TO BE A CREDIBLE THREAT ACCORDING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT...BBC NEWS
In Spain a sexual assault conviction over a kiss.
Spanish Football Federation President Luis Rubiales fined 11,300 dollars.
His kiss of soccer player Jenni Hermoso happened after a World Cup soccer victory for the Spanish women's team in 2023...UPI
(Updated) Two women killed in a knife attack in the Czech Republic.
The attack at a discount shop resulted in the deaths of two employees.
A 16-year-old suspect has been arrested. The relationship of the boy to the women stabbed still under investigation...
AFP France-South China Morning Post...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
ISRAEL RECEIVING THE BODIES OF FOUR HOSTAGES HELD IN GAZA. ITS PART OF THE CEASEFIRE-HOSTAGE RELEASE DEAL BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL...BBC News Blog
In South Korea an impeachment trial for South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol.
As his impeachment process moves forward President Yoon is also facing a criminal trial.
Testifying at today's session Yoon's Prime Minister Han Duck-Soo. Mr. Han was also impeached when he became Acting President.
He said that he opposed Mr. Yoon's decision to impose martial law on December 3rd and tried to convince him not to go forward with it.
The Constitutional Court will have to decide if President Yoon's impeachment is valid. If it does South Korea will need to have new presidential elections within 60 days...AFP France-Straits Times Singapore (Click Past Ad)
THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY FOUND TWO BILLION DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR A GROUP LINKED TO PROMINENT GEORGIA DEMOCRAT POLITICIAN STACEY ABRAMS.
THE MONEY BEING FUNNELED THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO THE GROUP 'POWER FORWARD COMMUNITIES'.
EPA ADMINISTRATOR LEE ZELDIN SAYS THE REVELATION IS 'EXTREMELY CONCERNING' AND THAT RETRIEVING THE FUNDS IS A MAJOR PRIORITY.
BUT FOR NOW, THE MONEY IS A CITIBANK ACCOUNT WHERE SOME OF IT HAS ALREADY BEEN SPENT...WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
Australia closely monitoring a flotilla of three Chinese naval ships off its east coast.
Defense Minister Richard Marles saying the cruiser, frigate and support ship do not pose any threat and have not breached any maritime laws...Reuters-Asahi Shimbun Japan
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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