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VINICIUS JUNIOR had to be forced down the tunnel by Antonio Rudiger after being sent off in angry scenes.

Parliament president Wan Muhamad Noor Matha pledged to encourage Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra via the government whip to respond to growing calls for her to answer interpellations in parliament in person.

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Luke Littler smashed Michael van Gerwen's record to become the youngest ever World Darts Championship winner, demolishing the three-time winner in the Ally Pally final

NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – New Jersey residents who live near the George Washington Bridge are bracing for increased traffic when congestion pricing takes effect Sunday. New Jersey lawmakers expect drivers to use the George Washington Bridge instead of the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, avoiding the Congestion Relief Zone. Residents in Leonia and Fort Lee, NJ, [...]

DONALD Trump has slammed the judge in the hush money case for denying his request to dismiss the charges.

1. Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles  The Guardian
2. Mark Zuckerberg’s fake internet empire  The New Statesman
3. Instagram and Facebook Delete Experimental AI Accounts After Backlash  Rolling Stone
4. Meta's AI Profiles Are Indistinguishable From Terrible Spam That Took Over Facebook  404 Media
5. Meta envisages social media filled with AI-generated users  Financial Times

Biden blocks Nippon Steel’s investment bid in an act of American economic masochism.

Stacey Solomon will not be returning as the host of Renovation Rescue when the Channel 4 show comes back for a second series.

A federal agency has approved an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's announcement Friday could lead to a buyout offer for property that would otherwise be used for mining project that conservationists have fought for years. The agency said it's approved plans for a 22,000-acre expansion of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge at the Georgia-Florida line. The plan includes land held by Twin Pines Minerals. The company is close to obtaining... Читать дальше...

Almost half of executions took place in last quarter, with 12 prisoners hanged on New Year's Day.

Donald Trump is clearly looking at breaking his own record of 2017, when he will reportedly raise up a whopping $150 million for the Presidential inauguration ceremony. There are some interesting plans by Trump when it comes to spending this money wisely. Here's what he will do with this whopping sum

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The LVR’s leadership structure had been marred by controversy since early in 2024 and new president George Kypreos has promised big changes moving forward.

Littler’s brilliant finishing killed off the challenge of three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen to cement the teenaged genius among the greats of the sport

An Arizona death row prisoner has asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution earlier than authorities were aiming for. In a handwritten court filing, Aaron Brian Gunches asked the state Supreme Court to schedule his execution for mid-February for the 2002 killing of Ted Price. Gunches’ execution would mark a resumption of Arizona’s use of the death penalty after a two-year pause while it reviewed its procedures. Gunches said the state was dragging its feet... Читать дальше...

Venezuela’s ruling party tightens its grip as Nicolás Maduro prepares to start his new term. The government warns of severe consequences for any attempts at insurrection or invasion. This information comes from recent statements by Venezuelan officials and observations of the current political climate. Maduro’s administration remains on high alert following the controversial July elections. […]

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) took a victory lap in an op-ed published Friday where he put opponents of President-elect Donald Trump on blast and teased the “leftists” post-election stages of grief.

Australia knocked over India cheaply on day one and only need a draw in the fifth and final Test at the SCG to claim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.

Trump convinced hard-core Freedom Caucus members to back Johnson’s reelection as Speaker. But they’ve made it clear he remains on probation.

A federal appeals court smacks down Biden’s FCC regulators.

The majority of welfare payments are uprated every year by the previous September level of inflation, which was confirmed at 1.7%

The facility in Fulton County, Georgia, has long had problems with assaults, drugs and pests.

Law enforcement officials say the man killed by New Orleans police after ramming a truck into a New Year's crowd had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the rental vehicle used in the attack weeks earlier. Officials told The Associated Press that Shamsud-Din Jabbar purchased a cooler and gun oil before the attack. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak about the ongoing inquiry. They New Year’s Day attack killed 14 people and injured dozens more.