US drops $10M terrorism bounty offered for capture of Syrian rebel leader who ousted Assad

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of a Syrian rebel leader whose forces led the ouster of President Bashar Assad earlier … Read More

Putin says Russia is ready to compromise with Trump on Ukraine war

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – December 20, 2024

Greetings from Tyler, The jangle of X-mas is almost over. We can’t wait. Other than the Rose Parade in Pasadena, the beautiful weather, the Rose Bowl game. The whole thing seemed wholesome. All the people we listen to and read are … Read More

Chinese spy who ran ‘secret police station’ in NYC for Beijing faces 5 years in prison after guilty plea: feds

A Chinese spy who ran a “secret police station” in Manhattan to help Beijing target government dissidents faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to acting as an illegal foreign agent, federal prosecutors said. Chen Jinping, … Read More

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards extend control over Tehran’s oil exports, sources say

LONDON/DUBAI, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on the country’s oil industry and control up to half the exports that generate most of Tehran’s revenue and fund its proxies across the Middle East, according to … Read More

Watch: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Sings on Broadway in Reimagined Queer ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson appeared on stage Saturday in her one-time-only debut in Broadway’s & Juliet, a reimagined queer musical production of Romeo and Juliet. Jackson strutted her stuff, dancing, singing, and acting in the production on December 14 at the Stephen … Read More

Shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, leaves 3 dead, including gunman, and multiple others injured

A gun-toting teenage student at a Christian school in Madison Wis., shot dead another teen student and a teacher Monday morning, police said. Six more people were injured — including two students who were critically hurt with “life-threatening” wounds, authorities … Read More

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