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Credit: Screenshot via U.S. Secret Service The House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump released its final report on Tuesday. While there were several revelations, the most shocking may have been that a Secret Service agent fired on a suspect. From point-blank range. And completely whiffed … six separate times. The second attempt on Trump’s life happened in September 2024 at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, where a man, Ryan Wesley Routh, was apprehended after being spotted with a rifle near the golf course. Routh had been in his shooting position since…

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Valerie Bertinelli discussed her viral mirror selfie during an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” expressing pride in her body at age 64.The TV star is embracing her body’s natural changes and rejects societal pressure to look a certain way.Valerie Bertinelli previously addressed social media criticism of her body in an Instagram post, emphasizing self-acceptance and personal growth.Article continues below advertisementValerie Bertinelli Says She’s Coming To Terms With Her ‘Aging’ BodyMEGAValerie Bertinelli opened up about the viral underwear selfie she posted on Instagram during an appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show.”When asked by co-host Ross Matthews about her decision to…

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PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday (Dec 13) named Francois Bayrou his third prime minister of 2024, tasking the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second major political crisis in the last six months. The priority for Bayrou, a close Macron ally, will be passing a special law to roll over the 2024 budget, with a nastier battle over the 2025 legislation looming early next year. Parliamentary pushback over the 2025 bill led to the downfall of former Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government. Bayrou, 73, is expected to put forward his list of ministers in the…

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Universities in the United States have been especially repressive over the past year. Several like Columbia University and New York University have redefined protests against the state of Israel and its founding ideology Zionism as acts of anti-Semitism. Campus after campus brought in law enforcement to have their own students, faculty, and staff arrested and charged for demanding an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and ever expanding illegal occupation of Palestinian territory. Many universities denied graduating students their degrees and suspended, expelled, or threatened to expel students for their participation in protests. It wasn’t as if universities in the US had been tolerant of mass…

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The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled forward Frank Nazar from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League and moved defenseman Alec Martinez to the injured reserve (as per Mark Lazerus of The Athletic). The 20-year-old Nazar is a first-round pick from 2022 (13th overall) and is one of the Blackhawks’ top forward prospects.Nazar has been terrific in his first AHL season with Rockford. He currently leads all AHL rookies with 11 goals and also has 13 assists through the first 21 games. Overall, he is sitting sixth in AHL scoring. The Detroit, Michigan native was expected to spend half of…

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Psilocybe ochraceocentrata mushrooms, a new species found in Zimbabwe and South AfricaCathy Sharp Psychedelic mushrooms growing in southern Africa have been identified as a new species that is the closest relative of Psilocybe cubensis, the most well-known magic mushroom species. The discovery brings scientists a step closer to understanding the evolutionary origins of these psychoactive fungi. Alex Bradshaw at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and his colleagues have named the newly described species Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, because of the ochre colour in the centre of the cap. It was collected from multiple sites across Zimbabwe and South Africa between 2013… Source…

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Chuck Scarborough says final goodbye after 50 years at WNBC00:45Mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey spread to Maryland03:20Search for missing American journalist Austin Tice goes on in Syria04:34American Airlines plane makes emergency landing after bird strike00:33Trump walks back vow to lower grocery prices: ‘It’s very hard’02:12Now PlayingPolice share new details in Luigi Mangione’s escape from New York02:06UP NEXTCold snap brings freezing temperatures to Midwest and Northeast03:05White House 2024 Christmas ornament honors Jimmy Carter01:15Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people00:20American imprisoned in Syria freed following…

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SonyAstro Bot brings together some of the biggest character designs from PlayStation’s past and presentAstro Bot has won the top prize at the videogame industry’s biggest awards ceremony.The cute and colourful PlayStation platformer beat Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Black Myth: Wukong, Metaphor: Refantazio Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and Balatro to be named Game of the Year at The Game Awards .Accepting the trophy, Nicolas Doucet, studio head of developer Team Asobi, appeared to pay tribute to rival Nintendo.Astro Bot also picked up three other awards – Best Family Game, Best Action/Adventure and Best Game Direction.Card games, RPGs and…

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Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume was booed by a crowd of 20,000 employees after stating that the company is not “operating in a fantasy world.” The company already saw 100,000 union members walkout on Monday. “As management we’re not operating in a fantasy world. We are making decisions in a rapidly changing environment,” Blume stated. But the fantasy of climate change is indeed what the company is operating under. Blume said that Volkswagen must begin to offload vehicles to Chinese consumers. Why would Chinese consumers by a European EV when they can purchase a Chinese model for a fraction of…

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