JUST IN - Trump confirms that the two National Guardsmen who were shot, are in a critical condition. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/26401db3d60995d51257e87b05f94820e4d2246b092d1eaef48579aefa531db7.file

UPDATE - DC Police say scene secured and a suspect is in custody.

JUST IN - Two National Guard soldiers have been shot near the Whitehouse, their condition unknown — AP

JUST IN - Trump says the U.S. will stop all "payments and subsidies" to South Africa, whose government refuses to acknowledge "the horrific Human Right Abuses endured by Afrikaners, and other descendants of Dutch, French, and German settlers... they are killing white people." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/f4020de95e5b57073a15c71c80b819c3e50cbe46cd5aef99fa9e361645e19322.file

NOW - South Korea launches its homegrown Nuri rocket, deploying 13 satellites into orbit. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/7f1099a472813c1ce281bc6a500526270c7ac5f9712cafd3fc5437f34279a824.file

JUST IN - Georgia prosecutor drops "election interference" case against Trump, others — ABC

MORE - Critics say, any such "protection for minors" would also end anonymity for social media users in the European Union.

JUST IN - EU parliament passed a non-binding resolution calling for restricting social media use by age via a verification app. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/b4fcffed58b19c505c527a60483b0d59604eb312f366b5cf77fcc5eacecd87d0.file

NOW - The Olympic flame is lit at the Temple of Hera in Greece and starts its journey to Italy for the Winter Olympics. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/afd0e95e788fe57d3b9516b361ec1d9067ec88d1873c2c8490e6edde885a079a.file

NEW - HP will cut 4,000 and 6,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2028, due to AI integrations. The company estimates it will save approximately $1 billion — CNBC