Retired US general warns that rogue elements within the US military might stage a coup in the US after the 2024 presidential election - a topic of particular relevance as the first anniversary of the Capitol riot approaches.
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Protesters in Iraq built a model of the US embassy and burned it in effigy: they commemorate Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the Iraqi anti-Daesh commander who was killed with him two years ago, and to express outrage at the American “great devil”
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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇪🇺🇯🇵🇨🇦Meanwhile, NASA announced on Friday that the US administration had committed to supporting the ISS through 2030.
This means the US space agency will continue working on the project with Russia's Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
This means the US space agency will continue working on the project with Russia's Roscosmos, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.
🔮What did 'The Simpsons' get right in their predictions for US in 2021?
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A nightmare before New Year in Philadelphia: Six gunmen jumped out of a van in a busy street and begin shooting. The crime was captured on video. According to Philadelphia police 559 homicides occurred in 2021, the highest number since the city began keeping records in 1960.
A group of former US diplomats and US national security officials called on Joe Biden to publish a list of sanctions that Washington would immediately impose on Russia if tensions over Ukraine were to escalate.
"We believe the United States should, in closest consultation with its NATO allies and with Ukraine, take immediate steps to affect the Kremlin’s cost-benefit calculations before the Russian leadership opts for further military escalation. This means raising the costs that would ensue should the Russian military launch a new assault on Ukraine," the statement published on the website of NATO’s think-tank, Atlantic Council, says.
It was signed by more than 20 people, including former US ambassadors to Russia - Michael McFaul and Alexander Vershbow - former State Department special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker and prominent political scientist Francis Fukuyama, best known for his book 'The End of History and the Last Man'.
"We believe the United States should, in closest consultation with its NATO allies and with Ukraine, take immediate steps to affect the Kremlin’s cost-benefit calculations before the Russian leadership opts for further military escalation. This means raising the costs that would ensue should the Russian military launch a new assault on Ukraine," the statement published on the website of NATO’s think-tank, Atlantic Council, says.
It was signed by more than 20 people, including former US ambassadors to Russia - Michael McFaul and Alexander Vershbow - former State Department special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker and prominent political scientist Francis Fukuyama, best known for his book 'The End of History and the Last Man'.
😞🏒 Former NFL player and head coach Dan Reeves, who during his 38 years in the league participated in nine Super Bowls, the third most for an individual, has passed away. Reeves was 77.
A statement released by his family through former Falcons media relations director Aaron Salkin said Reeves died of complications from dementia. The statement said he died “peacefully and surrounded by his loving family at his home in Atlanta”.
A statement released by his family through former Falcons media relations director Aaron Salkin said Reeves died of complications from dementia. The statement said he died “peacefully and surrounded by his loving family at his home in Atlanta”.
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WATCH | Mayor Eric Adams is being recorded calling 911 on his first subway ride to City Hall to report an assault in progress as he awaits a train from Brooklyn to City Hall. He does not immediately identify himself as the new mayor.
🏒❄️ The 2022 Winter Classic: the Saturday game between the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues may go down as the coldest outdoor NHL hockey game in history.
The temperature on Saturday is supposed to reach -5F with the wind chill hovering around -20F degrees, even as the National Hockey League reported that the ice will need to be heated slightly.
"When the air temperature is above the optimum ice temperature, the glycol and aluminum pans transfer heat away from the ice. But when the air temperature is below the optimum ice temperature, it transfers heat to the ice," according to NHL.com.
"The NHL has used a custom-made inline heater before to warm the glycol in the pipes on the way to the floor, but here it will use two inline heaters for the first time, one at the refrigeration truck and another in the outfield. The crew can calibrate the temperature to a half-degree."
The temperature on Saturday is supposed to reach -5F with the wind chill hovering around -20F degrees, even as the National Hockey League reported that the ice will need to be heated slightly.
"When the air temperature is above the optimum ice temperature, the glycol and aluminum pans transfer heat away from the ice. But when the air temperature is below the optimum ice temperature, it transfers heat to the ice," according to NHL.com.
"The NHL has used a custom-made inline heater before to warm the glycol in the pipes on the way to the floor, but here it will use two inline heaters for the first time, one at the refrigeration truck and another in the outfield. The crew can calibrate the temperature to a half-degree."
Jake Paul says he'll retire from boxing if the UFC president, Dana White, meets his demands, including letting him fight Jorge Masvidal.
Paul has been angling to fight the UFC star following his knockout of Tyron Woodley. White has been reluctant to let anybody under contract with the UFC fight in a different type of combat sport. So Paul posted his "real challenge" to White on Saturday.
Paul has been angling to fight the UFC star following his knockout of Tyron Woodley. White has been reluctant to let anybody under contract with the UFC fight in a different type of combat sport. So Paul posted his "real challenge" to White on Saturday.
Mission Complete: All twenty-one people were rescued Saturday after they became stuck on the Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Authorities said that rescue crews hiked off the mountain due to difficulty in accessing the helicopter, but they are almost back to base.
Authorities said that rescue crews hiked off the mountain due to difficulty in accessing the helicopter, but they are almost back to base.
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❗️🏙🇺🇸🦠 The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in the state of New York almost doubled in the past ten days.
📈There were 4,452 COVID-19 patients in NY hospitals on December 21. Updated coronavirus data released on Saturday shows that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 now stands at 8,451.
📈There were 4,452 COVID-19 patients in NY hospitals on December 21. Updated coronavirus data released on Saturday shows that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 now stands at 8,451.
💉More than 200 US Marines have been discharged from service due to their refusal to take any COVID-19 vaccine.
Per the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, a service member cannot be dishonorably discharged over vaccine refusal alone.
As of Thursday, the USMC reported that it had reviewed and adjudicated 3,080 of 3,192 vaccine exemption requests submitted by Marines.
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Per the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, a service member cannot be dishonorably discharged over vaccine refusal alone.
As of Thursday, the USMC reported that it had reviewed and adjudicated 3,080 of 3,192 vaccine exemption requests submitted by Marines.
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📊One in three Americans answering questions in a survey say that violence against the government can sometimes be justified, according to the poll.
The poll, from The Washington Post-University of Maryland found that 40 percent of Republicans participating said violence could be "justified for citizens to take violent action against the government", compared to 23 percent of Democrats and 41 percent of Independents. This poll-based percentage has increased in recent years.
22% of those surveyed said that violent action could be justified if there was clear evidence that the government was removing people’s Constitutional rights, and 15 percent participating in the poll cited a potential military takeover or collapse of democracy.
The poll, from The Washington Post-University of Maryland found that 40 percent of Republicans participating said violence could be "justified for citizens to take violent action against the government", compared to 23 percent of Democrats and 41 percent of Independents. This poll-based percentage has increased in recent years.
22% of those surveyed said that violent action could be justified if there was clear evidence that the government was removing people’s Constitutional rights, and 15 percent participating in the poll cited a potential military takeover or collapse of democracy.
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One night in 1955, US Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup was on duty when a top-secret phone rang. Instead of a commanding officer, it was a child asking to speak with Santa.
It turned out that a department store misprinted a phone number in their Santa advert, accidentally prompting children to call the US military. Shoup asked the phone company for another number but instructed other personnel to take the children’s calls, his daughter, Terri Shoup van Keuren, tells Sputnik, and later on, he came up with an idea to track Santa.
Each year since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has organized the Santa watch. In December, anyone can track Santa's journey across the world on NORAD's website.
For van Keuren, there is a personal lesson in the tradition her father helped start: "Do the right things, do the kind things. We need more kindness in this world. That is what changes the world. People getting to know each other, love each other.”
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It turned out that a department store misprinted a phone number in their Santa advert, accidentally prompting children to call the US military. Shoup asked the phone company for another number but instructed other personnel to take the children’s calls, his daughter, Terri Shoup van Keuren, tells Sputnik, and later on, he came up with an idea to track Santa.
Each year since 1955, the North American Aerospace Defense Command has organized the Santa watch. In December, anyone can track Santa's journey across the world on NORAD's website.
For van Keuren, there is a personal lesson in the tradition her father helped start: "Do the right things, do the kind things. We need more kindness in this world. That is what changes the world. People getting to know each other, love each other.”
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Bill Clinton should face probe over ties to sex traffickers Maxwell & Epstein claim legal experts
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Devastating consequences of the Marshall Fire in Louisville, Colorado
❗️Three people missing, nearly 1,000 houses destroyed after Colorado wildfires
A horrific story from Georgia where Kamarie Holland, a five-year-old girl from Columbus, was sold as a sex slave by her mother. The girl was later found dead in the next-door state Alabama and a 37-year-old suspect – Jeremy Tremaine Williams – was taken into custody after authorities seized him at a nearby motel.
The girl’s mother has also been arrested: "She did agree with another person to pay her for having sexual intercourse and sodomy with her minor daughter,’’ the warrant states.
The girl’s mother has also been arrested: "She did agree with another person to pay her for having sexual intercourse and sodomy with her minor daughter,’’ the warrant states.
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❗️Three people missing, nearly 1,000 houses destroyed after Colorado wildfires
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The consequences of Colorado wildfires could be much worse, according to Boulder County sheriff