Quick Summary: Speaker Bagbin Warns of Democracy Threat From Monetized Politics
Older CDD-Ghana survey data found 53 percent support and 43 percent opposition to state funding in 2004, showing how...
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- Trump nominee Pete Hegseth's attorney fired warning shots at media outlets over potential defamation suits.
- This follows ABC's $15 million settlement to resolve a defamation lawsuit for Trump’s presidential library.
- Experts argue these legal threats may intensify with Trump's incoming administration, keen on regulating unfavorable media coverage.
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- President-Elect Donald Trump is contemplating privatizing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
- Progressives strongly object to this idea, accusing Trump of undermining public programs.
- Trump's appointment of Louis DeJoy, a logistics executive, as Postmaster General has been controversial.
- Critics say the USPS's fiscal difficulties are due to a...
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- Ghazi Mohammed al-Mohammed was detained by Syrian military intelligence and spent over five months in jail facing the threat of execution.
- Upon his release, he shares his traumatic experience, demoting his identity from a man to mere prisoner number 3006.
- His testimony exposes the horrors imprisoned Syrians...
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- Trump's defamation lawsuit against ABC has reached a settlement.
- The media corporation will donate $15 million to Trump’s Presidential Library.
- Critics of the decision have taken to social media, expressing concern over ABC's actions.
ABC Settles $15 Million Defamation Lawsuit with Trump
Over the weekend, Donald Trump and ABC...
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- Donald Trump's team executes quiet maneuvers to secure Senate approval for controversial FBI leader nominee, Kash Patel.
- Critics claim that Patel is excessively loyal to Trump rather than focusing on the responsibilities of the role.
- Guardian journalist Hugo Lowell discusses Patel's strategy, which included holding 17 discreet...
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- Spokesman Lionel Lazarre delivers firm instructions for the Haiti National Police to eradicate gangs and secure areas of criminal activity.
- The instructions followed a horrific massacre by the Gran Grif gang, which resulted in 12 deaths, including two children.
- The region in question is located 118 kilometers...
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- The mayor of Belleville, New Jersey, has advised local first responders to contact the bomb squad and wear hazmat suits upon encountering a downed drone.
- The sudden appearance of mysterious drones over New Jersey skies has been causing concern.
- Despite no apparent damage or credible threat, the...
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* The Biden administration's foreign policy perceived as having left the United States and allies exposed to war risks.
* The suggestion to prioritize strategic allies in Europe, like Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic States, Poland, and work more closely with them.
* The Northeast Corridor is identified as the...
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- Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former employee of OpenAI, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment.
- The cause of death, as announced by officials, appears to be suicide.
- Prior to his death, Balaji went public about OpenAI's controversial practices in a New York Times article.
- His death...
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* Former President Trump has appointed Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social, as Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
* The new role will leverage Nunes' former experience as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
* Critics argue that this move may potentially weaken the U.S. intelligence community,...
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- Nancy Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement surgery following a fall.
- The former speaker and current Rep credited excellent care from medical staff.
- Pelosi’s resolve is seen in her determination to ensure everyone can access quality healthcare.
- Despite her accident, Pelosi continues to fulfill her duties and...
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- The US Federal appeals court refused to temporarily halt the law that may ban TikTok.
- The decision brings the matter to the Supreme Court, which will now have the final say on the law.
- TikTok might appeal to the Supreme Court for an emergency blockade of the...
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- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor.
- He claims the doctor unlawfully prescribed abortion-inducing drugs to a Texas resident online.
- This legal action triggers the first significant court challenge to a Democrat-led state's measures protecting abortion.
- Paxton's court filing calls...
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- The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports potential North Korean military action in the Kursk region of Russia.
- North Korean army units are being coordinated with adjacent Russian military units engaged in local operations.
- North Korean military units were put on high...
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- Oil refiners and biofuel producers get court approval to resume their lawsuit against the Biden administration.
- The litigation focuses on the reinstatement of California's clean cars program, which the EPA approved in 2022.
- This program imposes stringent emission standards, compelling automakers to sell greener cars in the...
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- The U.S. military has successfully recovered American citizen, Travis Pete Timmerman from Syria.
- Timmerman was moved from a prison in Damascus to Jordan following the fall of the Assad regime.
- The U.S. military and the State Department are ensuring his safe return to the U.S.
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- Senators Bernie Sanders criticized Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for opposing Biden's nominee.
- Manchin and Sinema voted against the reappointment of Lauren McFerren to the National Labor Relations Board.
- The rejection was a close event, with the nomination lacking only one vote.
- The National Labor Relations Board...
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- SpaceX has a new agreement with the Pentagon for enhanced access to Starshield, its fortified Starlink network variant.
- The pact encompasses 2,500 Starlink portals already in Ukraine, supplementing the initial 500 hubs connected to Starshield.
- The ultimate goal of the arrangements is to streamline internet services in...
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- President Biden's recent mass clemency faces criticism, primarily due to the inclusion of a judge from the infamous 'kids-for-cash' scandal.
- The White House reportedly didn't look at the specifics of each case before deciding on the clemency.
- The clemency benefitted around 1,500 people by commuting their sentences...
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- The 2024 presidential election results were influenced considerably by far-right social media.
- New York Times reporter Stuart A. Thompson recently immersed himself on Rumble, the preferred video platform for extreme right content.
- Throughout one week, Thompson exclusively consumed content from popular far-right Rumble creators.
- He found the...
