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Wisconsin fake electors case; Trump associates in court

Syrian Christians hold mass in Damascus after fall of Assad.

Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

It turns out that I am among a small group of individuals who have been effectively disappeared by the AI system. How we came to this Voldemortian status is a chilling tale about not just the rapidly expanding role of artificial intelligence, but the power of companies like OpenAI. Joining me in this dubious distinction are Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain, CNBC anchor David Faber, Australian mayor Brian Hood, English professor David Mayer, and a few others.

LIVE UPDATES: Madison, Wisconsin school shooting: 3 dead, including shooter; 6 hurt

Alex Bruesewitz, one of Donald Trump's key strategists, sparked concern after he collapsed on stage mid-speech on Sunday night.

Hogg announced Monday morning that he is running for vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. In an interview with Newsweek, the 24-year-old explained that one of his biggest frustrations with the national party has been the disregard that the DNC has shown toward young voters.

U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young alleges that CNN smeared his security consulting company, Nemex Enterprises Inc., by implying it illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan during the Biden administration’s military withdrawal from the country in 2021. He is now suing CNN claiming it “destroyed his reputation and business” during a segment that year on Jake Tapper’s program “The Lead.”

The dramatic case of Luigi Mangione, accused of the brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, took a legal turn Friday when prominent defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo - a Trump critic who's married to Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney, officially joined his team.

The United States urged Americans in Syria to leave the country on Monday, Dec. 16, after the fall of the Assad regime earlier this month. The U.S. government warned the situation in Syria has become “volatile” and “unpredictable” with acts of violence and “terrorism” in the aftermath of a bloody civil war.

The prisoner CNN's Clarissa Ward purportedly discovered and helped free from a secret Syrian facility last week is actually an intelligence agent who served in Bashar al-Assad's regime and helped the brutal dictator torture and kill civilians, a Syrian news watchdog said Sunday.

Mail-In Ballot Fraud Study Finds Trump ‘Almost Certainly’ Won In 2020

Hezbollah lost its most important supply route from Iran through Syria with the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad, the group’s chief admitted Sunday.

Behind the Mystery Drones Over New Jersey

North Korean troops fighting alongside Moscow's soldiers in the Kursk Oblast were among those killed in massive assaults in the Russian region, according to Ukraine's military, which has released images purporting to show the casualties. Ukraine said last month that up to 11,000 North Korean soldiers had been deployed to Kursk where Russian forces are gathering to repel Kyiv's bold incursion into the Russian region launched on August 6.

hina Looks To Build The Largest Human-Made Object In Space

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Releases Report Confirming Radioactive Material Lost in Transit — Shipping Container Arrives Damaged and Empty in New Jersey

More than a dozen House Democrats have announced they will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20.

Reports of mysterious drone sightings in multiple states have drawn widespread attention from lawmakers and members of the public in recent weeks. John Ferguson, the CEO of Saxon Aerospace, a drone manufacturer in Kansas, weighed in on the topic in a TikTok post that has gone viral.

“We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus. The FBI, DHS and our federal partners, in close coordination with the New Jersey State Police, continue to deploy personnel and technology to investigate this situation and confirm whether the reported drone flights are actually drones or are instead manned aircraft or otherwise inaccurate sightings.

While everyone, including local, state, and federal authorities, is desperately searching for answers, there has been a notable lack of disclosure regarding what is actually happening in the skies above New Jersey—some of the most restricted airspace in the world.

The air base issued a Notice to Air Missions to announce the airspace closure after the drones were detected. The airspace has since been reopened. Purtiman said that the 88th Air Base Wing, the host unit for Wright Patterson Air Force Base, was working with local authorities in Ohio to ensure the safety of base personnel, facilities, and assets.

The top Trump ally appeared to reference the wording of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which states, "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice." Bannon said Republican lawyer Mike Davis, who was reportedly in line for the role of attorney general, noted that the Constitution does not specify whether this applies only to consecutive terms.

At the Democratic National Committee's holiday reception in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Biden said: "It's also been an incredible honor to serve with someone of immense character as she demonstrated throughout her entire career — Kamala Harris."

“In response to my calls for additional resources, our federal partners are sending a drone detection system to New York,” Hochul said.

Unknown drone activity forced one of the U.S.'s most critical military installations to shut down for several hours late Friday evening and Saturday morning, officials confirmed.

The podcast host took to X to share his thoughts on the drones, which have been spotted in recent weeks and triggered an FBI investigation. On Sunday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said there was no need for concern, there was no evidence the drones were a threat to public safety and that there was "no foreign involvement with respect to the sightings."

Donald Trump will likely issue an executive order on his first day in office to designate Bitcoin BTC$102,801 as a United States reserve asset, according to Jack Mallers, CEO and founder of Strike.

A strange dancing disease seems to be plaguing women in Uganda

A new disease in the Bundibugyo district in Uganda, which the locals refer to as Dinga Dinga, meaning "shaking like dancing," has been confirmed by health officials.

Even before Donald Trump ascends to the presidency on January 20, his appointees should ask themselves the questions that follow — all of them simple and straightforward.  With Christopher Wray stepping down from the FBI directorship, they will have a much better chance of getting straight answers quickly.