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Elon Musk sparks backlash in Germany after calling the chancellor an ‘incompetent fool’ and backing the far-right AfD party

Musk called for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to “resign immediately” in response to an attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg.
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Live updates: Government shutdown disarray offers preview of Trump term battles

Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington. President Biden is expected …
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Luigi Mangione charged with terrorism

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Opinion | It’s a Mistake to Charge Luigi Mangione With Terrorism – The New York Times https://t.co/8rpgvN8fDY By charging Mr. Mangione as a terrorist, prosecutors are taking on a higher burden to support a dubious theory. In trying to prove that Mr. Mangione killed Mr. Thompson to “intimidate or coerce a civilian population,” prosecutors will presumably argue that the civilian population comprises health care executives and employees. But New York appellate courts have taken a very limited and fairly traditional view of what constitutes a civilian community under the terrorism law that was enacted within days of the Sept. 11 attacks. The evidence appears to suggest that Mr. Mangione was bent

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NASA’s solar probe is about to fly closer to the sun than any human-made object ever

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to make a fiery dive close to the solar surface on the morning of Christmas Eve.
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America’s Farm Recession Is Here. One Early Response Is Sending Billions to Farmers.

Reeling from falling crop prices, farmers and agricultural companies have grappled with diminished income and pulled back on spending.
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RT @dw_russian: ВСУ впервые атаковали позиции РФ наземными роботами. О первой военной операции, в ходе которой вместо солдат были задейство…

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RT @MarkGaleotti: The inimitable @BBCSteveR continuing to do a proper journalist’s job in Moscow, despite everything…

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RT @AmbJohnBolton: I’m very worried about the future of Ukraine with Donald Trump as president. What motivates him is that he wants this co…

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Senate approves bill to bolster Social Security benefits for millions of public service workers

The Senate approved legislation to provide full Social Security benefits for public service workers who hold jobs outside of their government work.