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The US has imposed sanctions on Georgia's former prime minister and billionaire founder of the Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Ivanishvili and his party had "derailed Georgia's Euro-Atlantic future", leaving it vulnerable to Russia.

The risk of a dangerous fall is rising for Americans over 65. Distraction, lack of physical activity and ill-fitting shoes can all be part of the problem.

A Ukrainian drone attack early Saturday in Russia's Voronezh... Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond dropping charges of excessive force... Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan turning down an offer...house arrest... 1.25 billion dollars more in military aid for Ukraine... Late tonight a missile attack alert for Jerusalem and nearby areas... President-Elect Donald Trump urging the US Supreme Court to pause the looming TikTok ban... US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warning about federal spending...debt ceiling limit... The United States imposing sanctions on the founder of the ruling party in the nation of Georgia... The Prime Minister of the African...

In this startling true crime case, a Kentucky sheriff allegedly guns down a longtime judge inside his courthouse chambers, igniting a firestorm of questions. Newly surfaced evidence points to a lurid web of extortion, coerced sex-for-freedom arrangements, and corruption involving the judge, deputies, and home incarceration programs. The sheriff’s sudden act followed the chilling discovery of his teenage daughter’s number in the judge’s phone, raising alarming questions about motive and the murky depths of these alleged sex-for-favors schemes. Watch for a full breakdown of the shocking incident, the “extreme emotional disturbance” defense, and the explosive allegations rocking this Appalachian community.

A Texas couple was sentenced to more than a decade in prison each Friday after their pit bulls got loose and killed an 81-year-old man last year, the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said. Christian Moreno was sentenced to 18 years in prison and Abilene Schnieder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the Feb. 24, 2023, mauling near their San Antonio home. Ramon Najera, 81, was killed and his wife, Juanita Najera, was injured in the attack. ADVERTISING The dogs got loose and attacked the Najeras as they were running errands nearby, officials said. “What happened to Mr....

President-elect Donald Trump broke his silence by sending a cryptic message to Elon Musk, his biggest ally and tech billionaire on social media after the latter faced the MAGA wrath over his comments on foreign work visas. Tesla and Space X CEO, Musk has been instrumental in Trump's win for a second term at the White House, an issue that has been brought up by Democrats and critics to criticize his influence in American politics. Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, both selected to head the ambitious Department of Government Efficiency, faced online backlash from MAGA netizens after they advocated for more...

Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate in 2024, said on Thursday that the H1-B visa program delivers “massive breaks” for cheap labor for tech companies, and those with the visas are essentially “indentured servants” for big tech.The selection of Siriam Krishnan as a senior policy adviser for artificial intelligence in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has sparked a widespread debate over the H1-B visa program, which conservatives have railed as “abusive” and designed to undercut wages of white-collar Americans.Vivek Ramaswamy further enflamed the controversy when he claimed that America “has venerated mediocrity over excellence.”Shanahan...

JD Vance is exactly right, maybe everyone should take a step back and listen to this: “We're done importing foreign labor. We're going to fight for American citizens and their good jobs and their good wages.” Credit: @ColumbiaBugle

“It’s true that this press conference today didn’t just show Trump sort of reaching through space and time to govern, even though he’s not yet president. We’re seeing in these recent weeks, everyone’s treating him as the president. That’s a contrast with Biden, but it’s also a contrast with the impotent and feckless Republican Party leadership that is on its way out. Donald Trump is showing the Republican Party what it looks like to win, what it looks like to be a leader who gets things done. And he’s had to drag a bunch of the party alongside with him,”...

While some people may be able to remember the details surrounding President-Elect Donald Trump’s second assassination attempt, many are forgetting about a little girl that was critically injured in a car wreck caused by the would-be shooter. On September 15th, 2024, Ryan Routh led authorities on a chase on Florida’s I-95 after a Secret Service agent spotted him hiding in the bushes at Trump International Golf Club with an SKS-style rifle. The chase ended in a horrific crash, landing 6-year-old Mia Rosalie Monreal in a month-long coma after she suffered a severe brain injury. Monreal’s mother, Norka Pardo, told WPTV...

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is undertaking an unprecedented military buildup aimed at challenging America and its allies, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. And, like Nazi Germany’s buildup in the 1930s, the militarization program ordered by the Chinese Communist Party isn’t simply a great power buildup — it’s a weapon in service of a deadly ideology.The 2024 Department of Defense China Military Power Report and recent analysis by Bill Gertz in the Washington Times reveal this buildup as part of a broader strategy by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to position itself as a global superpower. Meanwhile, the U.S., having...

“Extraordinary measures” will be needed to keep the US from defaulting on its obligations if the nation’s debt ceiling isn’t raised or suspended by mid-January, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress Friday. Yellen, in a letter to House and Senate leaders, noted that the nation’s debt ceiling — the total amount of money the federal government is authorized to borrow to pay for obligations such as Social Security and Medicare benefits — was suspended in June 2023 but will once again be in effect on Jan. 1. ***. “Treasury currently expects to reach the new limit between January 14 and...

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BREAKING: According to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the State Department spent $4,840,082 on influencers to promote pro-Ukraine, anti-Russian talking points on social media. They additionally paid $15,220 on an "influencers event" and another $22,231 on a "USAID Social Media Influencers Campaign."pic.twitter.com/Vt0DUnE36G— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) December 28, 2024

Governors of deep blue states are scrambling and jockeying to craft their narrative to Donald Trump’s election-winning deportation message, with varying results. Thus far, California’s governor is attempting to become the anti-Trump opposition leader, as Massachusetts’s top executive is softening her state’s sanctuary status, and even Illinois’ leftist goveror is suddenly supporting the idea of deporting “criminals.” These Democrats are all pushing what former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich calls an “act of insurrection” against the legally elected president of the United States.

ABC News legends David Muir and George Stephanopoulos secretly loathe one another and are mired in a 'historic' feud, it has been claimed. The two newsmen have been known to have tension and now are barely seen on screen together as a result, as revealed by Oliver Darcy in a holiday edition of the Status newsletter. 'There certainly has been historic tension — to put it lightly — between the two anchors,' Darcy wrote in response to a question about the dynamic between Muir and Stephanopoulos. That has resulted in headaches for the network’s bosses. But viewers may notice that,...

A lawyer for Jeffrey Maddrey went on the defense Friday — insisting the disgraced NYPD chief had a “consensual” relationship with the lieutenant he allegedly sexually abused and saying he’s weighing civil litigation against her. The former chief of department, who abruptly resigned one week ago as the sex-for-overtime scandal engulfed America’s largest police force, stood silently with clenched fists next to his lawyer as he slapped down the scathing accusations. “We can tell you now those allegations are a lie. They are not true. We deny every aspect of them,” attorney Lambros Lambrou told reporters. “We can tell you...

Two weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments over TikTok's future, President-elect Donald Trump has asked the justices to delay a Jan. 19 deadline for the app to be sold to a new owner or face a ban in the U.S. An amicus brief filed by Trump's nominee to be solicitor general, John Sauer, is asking the court to grant a stay delaying the deadline so that the incoming president can work out a "negotiated resolution" that would save the app. The filing casts Trump as someone who "alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral...

The new year will ring in new “green” requirements from the Environmental Protection Agency for heating and air conditioning units that threaten to raise prices and, for the first time, require flammable refrigerants in residential and commercial HVAC units. The new rule has triggered special training requirements for technicians and fire departments as they grapple with dealing with the possibility of HVAC systems catching fire, although testing shows the risk under most circumstances is low.“It’s certainly a unique challenge. We’re trying to balance environmental considerations with fire safety in this particular instance,” said Robin Zevotek, an engineer at the National...