58 m. ago US Army names 2 Iowa Guard members killed in attack in Syria

The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group in Syria have been identified

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2 h. ago Bill and Hillary Clinton are pushing back against ‘weaponized’ Republican

The Clintons’ lawyer has accused Donald Trump of trying to ‘divert attention from his own relationship with Mr. Epstein’

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2 h. ago Donald Trump says late Rob Reiner suffered 'Trump derangement syndrome' in cruel comment

Rob Reiner, who was a vocal critic of Donald Trump, has died at the age of 78 in an apparent double homicide.

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2 h. ago Trial begins for Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant evade federal authorities

Trial is underway in Wisconsin for a judge accused of helping an immigrant evade federal authorities

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2 h. ago Trial begins for Wisconsin judge accused of helping man evade Trump’s ICE crackdown

The trial is the latest flashpoint in President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown

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2 h. ago Where things stand in the talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine

The U.S. diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting following Russia's invasion of Ukraine has bogged down over sharply conflicting territorial demands by Moscow and Kyiv

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2 h. ago Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says ICE agents pulled over her son in Minnesota

Representative says her son was let go once he showed ID as Trump ramps up operation targeting Somali population in MinneapolisDemocratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar told a Minneapolis broadcaster that her son had been stopped over the weekend by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after Donald Trump ordered an operation targeting the Minnesota city’s Somali population.“Yesterday, after he made a stop at Target, he did get pulled over by [ICE] agents, and once he was able to produce his passport ID, they did let him go,” Omar said on Sunday in an interview with WCCO. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump blames Rob Reiner's death on 'incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome'

Donald Trump broke his silence on the murders of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele.

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2 h. ago Donald Trump's sickening Rob Reiner post as he jokes about icon's cause of death

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner were found dead at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday - and US president Donald Trump has now spoken out on social media

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3 h. ago Trump says his coveted arch is his ‘primary’ focus — not bringing down soaring costs

Massive arch would be constructed on a roundabout opposite the Lincoln Memorial in Virginia

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4 h. ago European leaders gather in Berlin as US pushes to end Ukraine conflict

Zelenskyy to meet British, French and German leaders, with Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, also invitedEurope live – latest updatesEuropean leaders including Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron will meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday in a show of support hosted by the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, as the US pushes for a swift end to the war in Ukraine.The British prime minister, French president and the heads of Nato and the EU, who have criticised previous US proposals to end the Russian invasion as too favourable to Moscow, are set to convene with Zelenskyy on Monday evening at Merz’s offices in central Berlin. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago A potato is for life, not just for Christmas | Emma Beddington

Yes, we love our roasties – but have we really explored the spud’s potential as a gift, an aesthetic, a mood?All I want for Christmas is the Nairn Museum potato flask. Showcased as part of the Highland museum’s virtual Advent calendar on Instagram last week, it’s a late-18th-century Staffordshire pottery flask – to be filled with strong drink and used to toast a safe journey for a traveller – shaped like a very realistic, knobbly spud, complete with green bits. The benefactor who donated the flask apparently explained it was so ugly that no one in his family wanted to inherit it.More than 15,000 Instagram likers beg to differ, including me: I desperately covet this beauteous and useful tuber, surely the ideal emotional support accessory for the season’s more trying social engagements. As the museum’s representative explains, the potato was “seen as a very fashionable vegetable” back then, and I think we need to think hard about that: why isn’t it now? It might be the most valuable p...

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7 h. ago Cambodia claims Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory near shelters for displaced people

Heavy combat between Thailand and Cambodia has entered a second week, with Cambodia claiming Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory

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8 h. ago US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases

Many U.S. consumers say they’ve noticed higher than usual prices for holiday gifts in recent months, according to a a December poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research

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8 h. ago Hikma chief executive replaced by former boss after share price weakens

Riad Mishlawi is stepping down from the top role by ‘mutual agreement’ with the firm’s board of directors, it told investors.

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9 h. ago KEVIN MAGUIRE: Donald Trump siding with 'soulmate tyrant' Putin means UK can't rely on US

'Brexit has proved catastrophic – an economic calamity – and the migration its backers falsely claimed would fall actually soared after EU freedom of movement ended'

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11 h. ago Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump is ‘obsessed’ after latest rant from US president

Sadiq Khan has said that Donald Trump is “obsessed” with him amid the US president’s repeated attacks on the London mayor.

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12 h. ago Israeli military raids in Syria raise tensions as they carve out a buffer zone

Israel’s military raids and strikes over the past year aiming to carve out a buffer zone in southern Syria have raised tensions, frustrated locals and also appear to have scuttled chances — despite U.S. pressure — of any imminent thaw in relations between the two neighbors

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16 h. ago Former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai to hear verdict in his landmark national security case

Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong media mogul and critic of Beijing, is in court waiting to hear a verdict in his trial on national security offenses

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19 h. ago Trump says building DC triumphal arch is domestic policy chief’s ‘primary thing’

Trump praises Vince Haley, his ex-speechwriter tasked with creating Arc de Triomphe knockoff amid affordability crisisAmid concerns that he has failed to address a worsening affordability crisis, with health insurance premiums about to spike dramatically for over 20 million Americans, Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that his domestic policy chief’s main priority is building a triumphal arch for Washington DC.Speaking at a White House holiday party, the president praised Vince Haley, his former speechwriter and a longtime aide to Newt Gingrich who now leads the White House Domestic Policy Council. Continue reading...

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