Friday, January 17, 2025
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Trump Notches Victory Over Fani Willis on Dismissal of Charges and Urges Court To Keep Her Disqualified
The highest tribunal in the Peach State possesses the power of discretionary review.
Trump Announces His Inauguration Will Be Moved Indoors Due to ‘Arctic Blast’
The president-elect said frigid temperatures will create ‘dangerous conditions’ for supporters and the law enforcement officials.
Chiefs’ Quest for Three-Peat Offers Taylor Swift Reprieve From Legal Drama
Pop star is a proven good luck charm for defending Super Bowl champs.
Apple Temporarily Ends AI News Summary Feature That Provided Wildly False Information
Ackman’s Plan To Free Fannie and Freddie From the Government’s Clutches Gets a Tepid Wall Street Reception
Columnists
National
CNN Reaches Undisclosed Defamation Settlement for Punitive Damages with Navy Veteran After Jury Awarded Him Additional $5 Million
The rare trial rare defamation trial involving a major media company could serve as a deterrent to other outlets.
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, Forcing ByteDance To Sell or Shut Down by Sunday
‘Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary,’ reads the decision.
Black Lives Matter Activists Decry Closure of San Francisco Supermarket Plagued by Theft, Security Problems
‘We want all the new [city] supervisors to understand,’ one activist says. ‘We can have a beautiful relationship or a sour relationship.’
Can New Women’s Basketball League Survive Without Caitlin Clark?
The three-on-three league, Unrivaled, hopes it has enough star power to shine as it tips off at Miami.
Native American Tribe Reverses Ban on Governor Noem Ahead of Her Homeland Security Confirmation Hearing
The South Dakota governor was banished by all nine Native American tribes in South Dakota over comments she made last spring.
Tiger Woods Won’t Save the New Simulated Golf League, TGL, If the Competition Isn’t Up to Par
The 15-time major winner and league co-founder can’t derail TGL’s second blowout.
Foreign
First ‘Genocide,’ Now ‘Victory’ — Palestinians and Their Supporters Get Called Out for Contradictory ‘Narrative Shift’
‘How exactly can you ‘win’ a genocide unless you were lying about genocide in the first place?’ Congressman Ritchie Torres asks.
Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal Includes Release of Bibas Boys, Who Have Come To Symbolize Israel’s Torturous Struggle Since October 7, 2023
An image of their frightened but determined mother, Shiri, holding on to the two boys as gun-toting terrorists dragged them into Gaza became iconic, a painful mark of the most traumatic day in Israel’s history.
Israel’s Security Cabinet Convenes To Approve Deal To Release Hostages and Pause the 15-month War
If the cabinet approves, the deal will then go to the government for final sign-off before the ceasefire goes into effect.
North Korean Troops, Viewed as ‘Expendables,’ Are Said To Be Using Human Wave Attacks Against Ukraine Forces
‘To avoid being hit by multiple drone attacks from the air, North Koreans have taken to forming a ‘human shield,’” says a Seoul-based specialist.
Russia and Ukraine, With an Eye on the Inaugural of Trump, Are Slugging It Out Like Punch-Drunk Boxers
Europe warns its airlines to stay away through next summer, as Ukraine turns skies of western Russia into a battlefield.
Turkey, Emboldened by Fresh Entrée in Syria, Taunts Athens Anew Over Fabled Greek Islands
It may soon be up to Washington to defuse tensions between the two members of the North Atlantic Treaty.
Politics
Senate Advances Laken Riley Act, Setting Stage for an Early Immigration Win for Trump
The bill, named for the Georgia woman murdered by an illegal immigrant, mandates detention of undocumented immigrants for certain crimes clears key hurdle with a 61-35 vote
Senate Set To Vote on Laken Riley Act, Though Its Unclear If It Can Meet 60-Vote Threshold
If Congress can get the bill through both chambers, it could be one of the first pieces of legislation President Trump signs next week.
Stacey Abrams’s Georgia Voting Rights Group Ordered To Pay Historic Fine After Admitting To Illegally Funding Her 2018 Campaign
‘This represents the largest and most significant instance of an organization illegally influencing our statewide elections.’
Trump Casts Gibson, Stallone, and Voight as ‘Special Ambassadors’ to Hollywood
How can the entertainment industry on the ‘Left Coast’ get back in the good graces of Middle America?
Democrats Parrot Biden’s ‘O-Word’ in Effort To Paint Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent as a Faux Populist
Mr. Bessent called the extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts ‘the single most important economic issue of the day.’
Editorials
Opinion
Popular
Rudy Giuliani Settles Defamation Lawsuit, Will Keep His Prized Possessions Including Condo, World Series Rings
Israel, in Ceasefire With Hamas, Makes a Deal With the Devil
The Coming Democratic Party Civil War
Stacey Abrams’s Georgia Voting Rights Group Ordered To Pay Historic Fine After Admitting To Illegally Funding Her 2018 Campaign
They Called Me ‘It’: First Openly Nonbinary City Councilor in Massachusetts Takes Month-Long Mental Health Break After Being Misgendered
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