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Australian man reportedly killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia

‘He chose to stay when it would have been easier to leave,’ a friend wrote

The Independent UK

More women reporting abuse in Norway as member of royal family to go on trial for rape

Country’s largest women’s health organisation says case of Marius Borg Høiby encouraging people to seek help

The Guardian - UK

Australian teen charged after firework sparks New Year’s Eve bushfire

Teenager allegedly threw a firecracker into dry grass.

The Independent UK

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Xi touts China’s AI, chip wins in triumphant New Year’s speech

“China has become one of the world’s fastest-rising economies in terms of innovative capacity,” Xi declared in a televised address on Wednesday.

Fortune

Remains Found Near Family Home Confirmed As Missing Texas Teen Who Vanished On Christmas Eve

After a missing Texas teen’s body was discovered near her home, her mother’s haunting words left the community shaken.

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Ukraine war briefing: 10% away from peace, Zelenskyy tells Ukrainians

US intelligence officials persuade Donald Trump that Ukrainians did not target Putin with drones – reports. What we know on day 1,408

The Guardian - AU

Lauren Boebert claims Trump’s veto of safe drinking water bill is retaliation

Colorado lawmaker, who pushed for Epstein files release, points to bill’s unanimous passage through US House and Senate

The Guardian - US

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Alabama Carries the SEC’s Pride Into a Rose Bowl Reckoning

With the league watching the Big Ten pull further ahead, the CFP quarterfinal against No. 1 Indiana is a referendum on whether SEC supremacy is slipping away.

Sports Illustrated

Trump backs away from deploying national guard in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland

Decision comes after DoJ stopped contesting California court’s ruling to return control of guard to state’s governor

The Guardian - US

First Amendment Right to Film on Public University Campuses (at Least on Open Quads)

From Chief Judge Sarah Morrison (S.D. Ohio) yesterday in Peace v. Carter: On the morning of April 25, 2024, protestors… The post First Amendment Right to Film on Public University Campuses (at Least on Open Quads) appeared first on Reason.com.

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Australian man reportedly killed fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia

Australia’s foreign affairs department seeking to verify reported death of Russell Allan Wilson on 12 December

The Guardian - AU

Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states

Trump official says funds will be released ‘only when states prove they are being spent legitimately’

The Guardian - US

What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds

The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents

The Independent UK

Former Sen. Jon Kyl withdraws from public life amid dementia diagnosis - Roll Call

Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, 83, has been diagnosed with dementia and will withdraw from public life, he announced Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

Appeals court says Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood can stand while lawsuit proceeds

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue

The Independent UK

Mississippi man serving an illegal sentence granted clemency, weeks after after his brother

Two brothers who both received illegal prison sentences that were years longer than the maximum penalty for their crimes have been granted clemency by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves

International Business Times

Trump Turns on Another MAGA Loyalist Who Voted to Release Epstein Files

Republican Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert's bill to finish a federal water pipeline was vetoed by President Donald Trump, despite Boebert's past support of him.

The Guardian - UK

Finnish police seize vessel suspected of damaging underwater cable

Border guards say they found ship with anchor lowered into sea after detection of fault in Helsinki-Tallinn telecoms link

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The Guardian - US

Kennedy Center reportedly changed rules before vote to add Trump’s name

Bylaws that would limit voting to Trump-appointed trustees appears to reveal long-held renaming plan

The Independent UK

Cops trying to reunite toddler left behind by would-be car thief in LA with his family in time for the new year

A toddler and dog was left behind in a car an unidentified man attempted to steal

The Guardian - UK

Cyprus pledges ‘different mindset’ as it assumes EU presidency

Country’s six-month stint at helm begins with defence, migration and Ukraine still at top of agenda

Fortune

Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK and cousin of Health Secretary RFK Jr., dies of cancer at 35

Her death comes just weeks after she publicly revealed in The New Yorker that she had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

The Guardian - AU

Burkina Faso and Mali ban US nationals in retaliation to Trump’s visa decision

Announcements mark latest twist in the frosty relationship between west African military governments and the US

The Texas Tribune

Austin police officer Christopher Taylor acquitted in 2019 shooting by appeals court

Taylor's conviction was the first time a Travis County police officer had been found liable in an on-duty fatal shooting.

The Independent UK

Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know

Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus

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