🔫 The tables turned: An Uber driver shot and killed one man and badly injured another during an attempted robbery overnight in Mayfair, Philadelphia.

The driver, who police say is licensed to carry a firearm, shot at least two of the alleged robbers several times and may have injured a third. The asuspected robbers, in their 20s, were taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital where one died.

🇨🇳"Kick their commie a*ses"; Ted Cruz says fully boycotting the Beijing Olympics is a mistake, instead offers a diplomatic boycott.

He thinks the US must do two things:

🔸 "We actually show the courage the Women's Tennis Association is showing to call out the murder, the genocide, the torture, the lies, the complicity in COVID-19 of the Chinese Communist government, to speak the truth,” Cruz said during a “Face the Nation” appearance on CBS.

🔸 “I really hope our young men and women - that they go over there and kick their commie asses - we need to win in the Olympics,” Cruz added.

The Texas senator suggested that corporations 'show a tiny bit of courage' and cut off ads for the Beijing Olympics.

All about Texas: Beto O’Rourke, running for governor of Texas, said that his campaign is “not going to be about Joe Biden” while blasting the POTUS for a lack of “urgency” on immigration.

🗣 “This campaign in Texas is not going to be about Joe Biden. It’s not going to be about Donald Trump. It’s not going to be about anyone from outside of our state,” O’Rourke said during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“This is going to be about the people of Texas and what the people of Texas want. And I have told you, they want the big things, like jobs, great schools, and making sure everyone can see a doctor. But they also want to see some competence in their government.” he added.

🧐As for Joe Biden, the former Democratic Representative said he doesn't see the urgency when it comes to rewriting US immigration laws to match need and the reality.

🇭🇹 Two of the 17 US and Canadian citizens, members of the religious organization Christian Aid Ministries, abducted in Haiti in October, have been released, the charity says.

⚡️ Multiple injuries reported in Wisconsin after car plows through Christmas parade

Latest on Waukesha Parade:

🔸 More than 20 people injured
🔸One person of interest identified
🔸Police have recovered vehicle
🔸No other active threats from incident

Shelter-in-place warning is issued in Waukesha amid Christmas parade tragedy

⚡️Wisconsin Police Chief: Unclear if attack on Christmas Parade is related to terrorism

Latest on #WaukeshaParade

🔸One person of interest in custody
🔸Unclear whether attack was related to terrorism
🔸‘Some fatalities’ confirmed
🔸11 adults, 12 children transported to hospitals

🇷🇺🇺🇦The hysteria continues?
American officials have reportedly shared intelligence with European allies that includes a map outlining an alleged Russian troop "buildup" near the Ukrainian border.

According to a Bloomberg report, one scenario outlined by US intel paints Russian troops allegedly attempting to enter Ukraine through Crimea, the Russian border, and through Belarus, a country currently in the midst of a migrant crisis with Poland.

The report is the latest in a series of accusations made against Russia, even as the Kremlin has consistently rejected any assertion that it is planning an invasion. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov recently lashed out at the allegations, saying earlier that "this hysteria is being whipped up artificially."

🇺🇸 ⚠️ Walnut Creek police are warning of possible organized theft events after about 80 people stole from a local Nordstrom store in California this weekend. Three looters have been arrested, one of them had a firearm.

🔎 "The remaining participants in this criminal mob fled from the area in cars at high speeds," the police said on Sunday.

Video credit: Jodi Hernandez with NBC News

⚡️Five people dead, over 40 injured after vehicle plows through Waukesha Christmas parade

Lee Dong-seop, the president of Kukkiwon, the world Taekwondo headquarters, visited Donald Trump's residence in Florida and presented him a Taekwondo ninth Dan Black belt, the highest degree.

“It is my honour to receive the Honorary Dan Certificate and I think Taekwondo is a magnificent martial art for self-defence,” Trump said. He reportedly added that he would wear the Taekwondo suit in the US Congress if he made it back to the White House.

📸: Yonhap News Agency

The Wisconsin incident suspect may have tried to escape another crime scene, ABC reports

According to sources, the investigation found no connection between the Wisconsin incident and radicalisation, extremism or the Kyle Rittenhouse trial

❗Biden nominates Jerome Powell for second term as Fed chairman, CNBC reports

Kyle Rittenhouse insists during the interview with Fox News that he supports the Black Lives Matter movement and says that the shooting incidents during the Kenosha riots on 25 August 2020, had "nothing to do with race."

🇺🇸 Saule Omarova, who has been nominated by US President Joe Biden as a top banking watchdog at the US Treasury Department, was once a member of the USSR communist youth organization Komsomol, which could have served as springboard for her political career had she not moved to the US, Laura Sharkubenova, the director of the school where Omarova graduated in Kazakhstan, tells Sputnik.

Photo credit: Omarova’s Twitter