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California Proposition Results: See How Every County Voted – KQED
- California Proposition Results: See How Every County Voted KQED
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- California election results: See where 2024 ballot propositions stand so far NBC Los Angeles
- Riverside County law enforcement officials praise passage of Prop. 36, which increases penalties for theft and drug crimes ABC7 Los Angeles
- Law enforcement course correction underway in California Catholic News Agency
India’s ban on Salman Rushdie ‘The Satanic Verses’ may end — thanks to missing paperwork – The Associated Press
- India's ban on Salman Rushdie 'The Satanic Verses' may end — thanks to missing paperwork The Associated Press
- Indian officials misplace Rushdie book ban order BBC.com
- Notification banning Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses ‘untraceable’, Delhi HC disposes of plea seeking book’s import The Indian Express
- Indian import ban on Rushdie’s Satanic Verses to end as no official order found The Guardian
- Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' Does Not Exist, Court Rules NDTV
Man charged with murder after woman’s body found in unit on NSW’s mid north coast
Police found woman’s body at unit in South West Rocks, about 30km north of Kempsey, after they were called there at 8am on Friday
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A man is set to face court charged with murdering a 70-year-old woman on the New South Wales mid north coast.
Police found the woman’s body at a unit in South West Rocks, about 30km north of Kempsey, after they were called there at 8am on Friday.
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His defence secretary, a border tsar and UN ambassador have been picked - but there are plenty more posts to fill.
Secret Video Shows Top Climate Change Conference Official Promising to Facilitate Fossil Fuel Deals – Futurism
Katie Porter voted for California’s ‘flawed’ tough-on-crime measure that divided top Dems – POLITICO
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- See updated election results for the 10 California ballot propositions NBC Los Angeles
- Riverside County law enforcement officials praise passage of Prop. 36, which increases penalties for theft and drug crimes ABC7 Los Angeles
- California's Proposition 36 has passed. Here's what it'll do CBS News 8
- California props: Here are results from every county San Francisco Chronicle
A 14-year-old boy last seen in a kidnap video is among the 11 found dead in southern Mexico – The Associated Press
Elon Musk reportedly makes surprise appearance on Trump-Zelenskyy call
X chief, who campaigned hard for Trump, spoke to Ukraine leader after being handed phone by president-elect
Elon Musk reportedly made a surprise guest appearance on a call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, solidifying the Tesla chief executive’s role as the most influential civilian in the country come January.
Musk was present with Trump during the call for roughly 25 minutes, according to Axios, which first reported the call. Trump handed Musk the phone and Musk and Zelenskyy spoke briefly. On the call, Zelenskyy thanked Musk for the satellites he had been providing Ukraine through his company, Starlink, according to AFP. Musk said he would continue to provide satellite internet connection, the report said.
Continue reading...Kyiv hit by surging drone attacks as Russia adapts tactics, increases production – Kyiv Independent
- Kyiv hit by surging drone attacks as Russia adapts tactics, increases production Kyiv Independent
- Russia steps up mass drone attacks in bid to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses CNN
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 988 Al Jazeera English
- An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days The Associated Press
- Russia Hits Ukraine with Drones, Missiles Overnight The New York Times
UN peacekeepers accuse Israel of ‘deliberate and direct’ attack in Lebanon
The Israeli military, which has hit UNIFIL positions several times, denies responsibility despite footage.
US charges man over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
The US government alleges Iran's Revolutionary Guard tasked an Afghan national to devise a plan to kill Trump.
Canada braced for migrants as Trump reiterates mass deportation vow
Police say plans in place to deal with rise in border crossings as US president-elect pledges to remove 11m people
Canada is bracing for a surge of migrants to its southern border after Donald Trump doubled down on his pledge to conduct the largest mass deportation in American history.
On Thursday, Trump told NBC News there was “no choice” but to proceed in removing some of the estimated 11 million undocumented people in the United States.
Continue reading...Saudi Crown Prince Reached Out to Trump in Late-Night Phone Call – Bloomberg
- Saudi Crown Prince Reached Out to Trump in Late-Night Phone Call Bloomberg
- From Bibi to Putin, here’s how world leaders reacted to Trump’s win Vox.com
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Russia seeks 6-year jail term for medic accused of criticising Ukraine war
Paediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova is on trial for statements allegedly made during a private appointment with a patient.
US charges man allegedly tasked by Iran to plot Trump killing pre-election
Farhad Shakeri was tapped to plan assassination of former president, DOJ alleges, although he never followed through.
Netanyahu appoints hardline backer of settlements as Israeli envoy to US
Yechiel Leiter, American-born rightwinger, has called for ultimate Israeli ‘sovereignty’ over West Bank territories
Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a hardline supporter of the war in Gaza and longtime backer of settlements in the West Bank as his ambassador to the US as Israel prepares for the incoming administration of Donald Trump.
Yechiel Leiter, an American-born rightwing publicist and former government aide who immigrated to Israel four decades ago, was announced as Israel’s next ambassador to Washington on Friday. His son, a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces, was killed in fighting in northern Gaza last year.
Continue reading...Downing Street to appoint new US ambassador within days
David Miliband, Peter Mandelson and Cathy Ashton thought to be on shortlist for diplomatic role
A decision on a new US ambassador is likely to be taken within days, with David Miliband, Peter Mandelson and Cathy Ashton all on the shortlist, the Guardian understands.
Whitehall sources said Downing Street is determined to press ahead with the appointment of a new US ambassador now that Donald Trump has been confirmed as the new president.
Continue reading...Katz formally replaces Gallant as defense minister, holds assessment with security chiefs – The Times of Israel
- Katz formally replaces Gallant as defense minister, holds assessment with security chiefs The Times of Israel
- Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister officially steps down The Associated Press
- Why Netanyahu Fired His Defense Minister The Atlantic
- Cynicism, scorn and endless contempt: Gallant's ouster is a symptom of Netanyahu's tyranny Haaretz
- Likud strengthens, coalition weakens: How did the public react to the firing of Gallant? - poll The Jerusalem Post
Iranian man charged in plot to kill Trump; judge grants special counsel’s request to pause Trump’s 2020 case – live
Unnamed official of Iranian guard told a contact in September to create a plan to kill Trump, complaint says; judge grants Jack Smith’s ask to pause proceedings after election result
A federal judge has struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to US citizens.
The program, lauded as one of the biggest presidential actions to help immigrant families in years, allowed undocumented spouses and stepchildren of US citizens to apply for a green card without first having to leave the country.
The temporary relief from deportation brought a brief sense of security to some 500,000 immigrants estimated to benefit from the program before Texas-based U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker put it on hold in August, days after applicants filed their paperwork.
Barker ruled yesterday that the Biden administration had overstepped its authority by implementing the program and had stretched the legal interpretation of relevant immigration law “past its breaking point.”
The short-lived Biden administration initiative known as “Keeping Families Together” would have been unlikely to remain in place after Donald Trump took office in January. But its early termination creates greater uncertainty for immigrant families as many are bracing for Trump’s return to the White House.
CNN’s latest projection of the crucial races to gain control of the House has Republicans ahead in ten of the contests, with, according to their projections, only six victories needed to tip them over the magic 218 for control.
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