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Trump picks former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the USDA

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies.

The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate, which will be controlled by Republicans when Trump takes office Jan. 20, 2025. Rollins would succeed Tom Vilsack, President Biden's agriculture secretary who oversees the sprawling agency that controls policies, regulations and aid programs...
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Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, a Conservative Lawyer, to Lead Agriculture Dept.

  • News source: Linda Qiu
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Ms. Rollins is the chief executive of the America First Policy Institute, a think tank created to promote President-elect Donald J. Trump’s agenda.
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Israel investigating disappearance of rabbi in UAE

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Rabbi Zvi Kogan has been missing since Thursday, the Israeli prime minister's office said.
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'Are we not humans?': Anger in Beirut as massive Israeli strike kills 20

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The death toll from the strike on a multi-storey building in central Beirut's Basta district is expected to rise.
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Watch: Dozens of nations walk out of COP29 climate talks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Samoan chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States explains why some of developing nations left the talks in Baku.
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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

  • News source: Bill Barrow, Adriana Gomez Licon and Zeke Miller
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President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies.

The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate, which will be controlled by Republicans when Trump takes office Jan. 20, 2025. Rollins would succeed Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary who oversees the sprawling agency that controls policies, regulations and aid...
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Hamas says female hostage killed in northern Gaza

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The woman's identity has not been revealed and it is unclear how or when she is said to have died.
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How Scott Bessent Went From Democratic Donor to Trump Treasury Secretary Pick

  • News source: Alan Rappeport
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The hedge fund investor predicted last year that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political fortunes were on the rise.
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No 'red lines' in Ukraine support, French foreign minister tells BBC

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine.
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Kayaker's leg amputated in middle of river after 20-hour rescue

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Medics made the "life or death" decision with the tourist after multiple attempts to free him from rapids failed.
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Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Six foreign tourists have died after apparently drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.
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Putin says Russia will use new missile again in 'combat conditions'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ukraine's President Zelensky has urged a "serious response" to Moscow's use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile.
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Blinken heads to last G7 meeting of Biden presidency; Ukraine, Mideast top agenda

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading industrialized nations that will focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East
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Trump announces more administration picks, including treasury secretary

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to make nominations to key posts in his incoming administration. On Friday, Trump made choices for treasury secretary, CDC director, FDA commissioner and surgeon general, among others. Here's what to know about the flurry of announcements.
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Kayaker's leg amputated in middle of river after 20-hour rescue

  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • Views: 14
Medics made the "life or death" decision with the tourist after multiple attempts to free him from rapids failed.
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