- Exclusive: Houthi arsenal shocks the Pentagon's top weapons buyer Axios
- 2 Navy Destroyers Attacked by Barrage of Houthi Drones, Missiles Off Yemen Coast Military.com
- Houthis Attack Two U.S. Destroyers Leaving the Red Sea, Pentagon Says USNI News
- Houthis escalate tensions with US in Red Sea - analysis The Jerusalem Post
- Houthis Came Close to Hitting U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier with a Missile The National Interest Online
Musk asks ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ to work for no pay on new Trump project
World’s richest man solicits applications for ‘tedious work’ in newly formed Department of Government Efficiency
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are asking Americans who are “high-IQ small-government revolutionaries” and willing to work over 80 hours a week to join their new Department of Government Efficiency – at zero pay.
In a new X post on Thursday that doubled as a job announcement and another one of Musk’s trolling attempts, the account for the newly formed Doge wrote: “We don’t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting.”
Continue reading...Influencer slammed for complaining her flight was canceled after volcano eruption: ‘People are literally dying’ – New York Post
- Influencer slammed for complaining her flight was canceled after volcano eruption: ‘People are literally dying’ New York Post
- Stuck In Paradise? Eruption Halts Bali Travel The Weather Channel
- Flights cancelled to and from Indonesia's Bali due to volcanic ash Reuters
- Pics: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Volcano Erupts, Ash Cloud Rises 10-Km High NDTV
- Bali flights cancelled due to dangerous volcanic ash BBC.com
Fears mount over Trump’s second term amid flurry of shock selections
Dismay as president-elect picks Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth for key roles
Fears that Donald Trump’s second presidency will be more extreme than his first have intensified amid a flurry of senior nominations that opponents have criticised as going from bad to worse.
Dismay over some of the president-elect’s early picks escalated to outrage after the far-right Florida congressman Matt Gaetz was unveiled as his selection to be attorney general – a position Trump has previously said he views as the most important in his administration.
Continue reading...Fans clash at football match between France and Israel
Skirmish quickly quashed by security guards at stadium as riot police is deployed at ‘high-risk’ game
A skirmish involving Israel fans broke out in the stands of the Stade de France during a tense match between Israel and France’s men’s football teams, but a heavy police presence ensured a repeat of the serious violence in Amsterdam was avoided.
The game had been designated as “high risk” after the hooliganism and antisemitism witnessed in the Netherlands before and after a Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv last week.
Continue reading...Former NFL player charged in Jan 6 Capitol riot
Antwoine Williams, who played for the Detroit Lions, was charged with two felonies and other crimes.
Trump announces RFK Jr as his pick to lead US health department
A scion of Democratic dynasty, RFK Jr is known for embrace of anti-vaccine beliefs and other conspiracy theories
Donald Trump announced on Thursday he will nominate former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr as the US secretary of health and human services (HHS) in his administration.
Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, will be a contentious pick to lead the US health department, and the role will need to be confirmed by the Senate.
Continue reading...Eva Longoria says her family no longer lives in ‘dystopian’ US
The Desperate Housewives star acknowledged most Americans were not as "privileged" to "get to escape".
US hands ceasefire proposal to Beirut as IDF officer killed in southern Lebanon – The Times of Israel
- US hands ceasefire proposal to Beirut as IDF officer killed in southern Lebanon The Times of Israel
- Middle East crisis: Israeli strike kills six in southern Lebanon, health ministry says – as it happened The Guardian
- Israeli Officer Killed in South Lebanon Combat, IDF Announces Haaretz
- IDF announces fallen soldier St.-Sgt. Dror Hen, killed in Lebanon The Jerusalem Post
- Six Israeli troops killed in nation's deadliest day in Lebanon VOA Asia
Australian fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet reportedly dies of heart attack at 30 – NBC News
- Australian fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet reportedly dies of heart attack at 30 NBC News
- Fitness influencer who spoke about steroid use reportedly dies of a heart attack at 30 Yahoo! Voices
- Fitness Influencer Dead After Vacation Tragedy Men's Journal
- Another "Fitness" Influencer Just Dropped Dead, Days After 30th Birthday Futurism
‘We are exhausted’ — how Ukrainians cope with nightly Russian drone attacks – Kyiv Independent
- 'We are exhausted' — how Ukrainians cope with nightly Russian drone attacks Kyiv Independent
- Ukraine launches 'massive attack' on Moscow, shutting down airports NBC News
- Russia intensifies fighting after Trump’s win Responsible Statecraft
- Ukraine’s war effort faces uncertain future as Russia mounts record drone strikes CNN
- Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine The Associated Press
NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal
Details of emerge in sworn depositions by employees of Israeli company as part of lawsuit brought by WhatsApp
Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker – and not its government customers – is the party that “installs and extracts” information from mobile phones targeted by the company’s hacking software.
The new details were contained in sworn depositions from NSO Group employees, portions of which were published for the first time on Thursday.
Continue reading...Biden’s off to his final global summits. Other leaders are already moving on. – POLITICO
- Biden’s off to his final global summits. Other leaders are already moving on. POLITICO
- Biden set to meet with world leaders who have already moved on to Trump CNN
- Biden concludes foreign diplomacy in region where US influence overshadowed by China Fox News
- Biden’s Swan Song: A Diplomatic Trip Overshadowed by Trump’s Victory The New York Times
- Biden arrives in Peru for international summit and meeting with Xi as world leaders brace for Trump The Associated Press
Argentina’s president considers exiting Paris agreement with Trump – The Washington Post
- Argentina’s president considers exiting Paris agreement with Trump The Washington Post
- Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago CNN
- Argentina stokes concerns it could quit Paris climate accord Financial Times
- COP29 climate talks urged to find $1 trillion a year for poorer countries Reuters
- Azerbaijan leader accuses France of colonial ‘crimes’ in COP29 speech Al Jazeera English
Archbishop of Canterbury who criticized Israel repeatedly forced to resign – All Israel News
- Archbishop of Canterbury who criticized Israel repeatedly forced to resign All Israel News
- The Fall of Archbishop Welby | Carl R. Trueman First Things
- John Smyth victim calls for more bishops to resign over abuse cover-up The Guardian
- The downfall of the archbishop of Canterbury National Catholic Reporter
- Friday, November 15, 2024 Albert Mohler
Who is Trump intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard, accused of repeating Russian talking points?
The former Democratic congresswoman has emerged as one of Trump's most loyal backers.
Stop ‘draconian’ mass deportations of Haitians fleeing gangs, activists say
Tens of thousands deported from Caribbean states, as Dominican Republic pledges to return 10,000 people a week
Activists have called on Caribbean governments to halt the mass deportation of Haitians fleeing escalating gang violence that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
In the past month, tens of thousands of people have been deported to Haiti, including 61,000 from the neighbouring Dominican Republic, whose president recently pledged to deport 10,000 migrants a week.
Continue reading...Trump’s transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit in US: Report
Ending tax credit would gravely affect electric vehicle transition in US even as it would help Tesla beat competitors.
We were supposed to hit peak emissions. Why won’t they stop rising? – Vox.com
- We were supposed to hit peak emissions. Why won’t they stop rising? Vox.com
- When will greenhouse gas emissions finally peak? Could be soon NPR
- Fossil fuel pollution hits record high: Research The Hill
- Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels hit record high this year Axios
- ‘Fossil Fuels Are Still Winning’: Global Emissions Head for a Record The New York Times
Indian students protest civil service exam test changes
Indian students protest civil service exam test changes