The U.S. Senate has confirmed Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense in a 50-50 vote with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie. Former GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted no, as did Republican Senators Susan Collins, of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska, along with all Democrats.
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Hegseth sworn in as defense secretary after narrow Senate vote
The vote was initially 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance then casting the tie-breaking vote.
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More than 100 people in South Africa are believed to have died since becoming trapped in an abandoned gold mine in November. Why police are coming under scrutiny. https://flip.it/o_yM.L #SouthAfrica #Africa #Gold #Mine #Police
A mole spent years infiltrating right-wing militias, never telling his family or the police. Here’s what he found. From @npub1qmg7...s6k5:
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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t te...
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One person is dead and several are injured after Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, officials say. NBC News has the story:
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Deadly Tesla Cybertruck blast outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas was intentional, officials say
The suspicious blast is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, three senior law enforcement members briefed on the matter told NBC News.
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Sudan is facing the biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, according to a report from the International Rescue Committee. DW reports: "The UN says the conflict has driven 11 million people from their homes and unleashed the world's biggest hunger crisis. Nearly 25 million people, which is half of Sudan's population, need aid, according to UN figures."
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Sudan facing biggest humanitarian crisis recorded — report – DW – 12/11/2024
The plight of Sudan has been ranked as the world's single biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded, with millions of civilians bearing the brunt o...
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Syrian government denies President Bashar Assad has fled the country after insurgents reach Damascus suburbs. AP reports:
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Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across go...
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Former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people were indicted on charges related to an attempted coup to keep the then-leader in office after his 2022 election defeat to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the country’s federal police say. Bolsonaro has denied involvement. The ex-president is also under investigation for diamond smuggling and COVID-19 fraud. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](
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Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt
Brazil’s Federal Police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office afte...
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Israeli soccer fans suffer "anti-Semitic attacks" in violent Amsterdam incident. [@abc](
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Israeli soccer fans suffer 'anti-Semitic attacks' in violent Amsterdam incident: Officials
At least five people have been hospitalized and 62 others detained after a night of violence targeting Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam Thursday ni...
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Democrats got a little bit of good news today when media outlets projected two women will win U.S. Senate seats in Michigan and Wisconsin. Interestingly, both states went for Donald Trump, so a significant portion of voters cast split tickets. [@newrepublic](
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Elissa Slotkin Wins Michigan Senate—in Needed Sigh of Relief for Dems | The New Republic
 And the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports on Sen. Tammy Baldwin:
Tammy Baldwin defeats Eric Hovde in Senate race
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In his will, Henry Kissinger, who died last year at the age of 100, requested a "monument" in his memory be erected in Arlington National Cemetery to mark the site where he is buried. According to his literary executor L. Paul Bremer, it's not happening. Bremer told [@politico](
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