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Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary

  • News source: Helene Cooper and Maggie Haberman
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The choice of Mr. Hegseth, a dedicated supporter of the president-elect in his first term, was outside the norm of the traditional choice for the post.
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First sighting of Belarusian political prisoner in more than 600 days

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Maria Kolesnikova, jailed for her part in mass political protests in 2020, was allowed to see her father.
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US flights to Haiti halted for month after attacks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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America's aviation regulator suspends US flights to the country after three gun attacks on planes.
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Oil and gas are a 'gift of god', says COP29 host

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Azerbaijan's president said countries should not be blamed for having fossil fuel reserves.
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Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two weeks after flash floods devastated eastern Spain, several areas are on alert again.
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Judge blocks Louisiana law ordering schools to display Ten Commandments

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law that would have required public schools statewide to display the Ten Commandments in their classrooms by Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles of Baton Rouge, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, ruled Tuesday that the law violates the free exercise and establishment clauses of the First Amendment.

The ruling found the Louisiana law was "unconstitutional on its face and in every application," prohibited Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and defendants in this case...
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Trump taps John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence, to lead CIA

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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President-elect Donald Trump announced that John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence, is his pick to lead the CIA.
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Democrats are losing Latino men. Gallego has advice on winning them back.

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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As Democrats work to sort out last week's election results and determine why they lost Latino men in droves, a Latino Democrat and senator-elect has some advice for party leaders and top consultants: "Go touch grass and meet real Latinos."

CBS News Tuesday projected Gallego as the victor in Arizona's U.S. Senate contest against Republican Kari Lake. He believes much of his party is out of touch with a key demographic he says they can't win national elections without.

"There is no winning nationally without Latinos," Gallego said in an extensive...
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Trump Picks John Ratcliffe, His Former Intelligence Director, for C.I.A. Chief

  • News source: Michael D. Shear
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Mr. Ratcliffe, who was also a former Texas congressman, fought fiercely for Mr. Trump during his first term.
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Trump’s Recess Demand Is Early Test of Prospects for More Radical Second Term

  • News source: Charlie Savage
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The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting his nominees.
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Kristi Noem Is Emerging as Trump’s Nominee for Homeland Security Secretary

  • News source: Maggie Haberman
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Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, is a loyalist who has vocally supported Donald J. Trump’s pledges regarding undocumented immigrants.
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Israeli strikes in Mount Lebanon villages kill 23, ministry says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The strikes reportedly destroyed residential buildings where displaced families were living.
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Trump picks former Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to lead CIA

  • News source: The Associated Press
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President-elect Donald Trump announced that he is nominating former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.

A former Republican congressman from Texas, Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final year and a half of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government’s spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic.

“I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation’s highest Intelligence positions,” Trump said in a statement. “He will be a fearless...
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Rubio and Waltz picks puts China back at the center of US foreign policy

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Trump’s expected choice of Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz indicates China is going to be at the center of US foreign policy, deepening US-China tensions.
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Jack Teixeira Sentenced to 15 Years in Leaked Documents Case

  • News source: Maya Shwayder and Eileen Sullivan
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The disclosures that Jack Teixeira shared on a social media platform raised questions over how a relatively low-ranking Air National Guardsman had access to some of the country’s most sensitive secrets.
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