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- French: ici
- German: dort
- Italian: lì
- Portuguese: lá
- Spanish: allí
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German court jails man for drugging, raping and filming wife for years
The 61-year-old has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison after posting the videos online.Bethany Bell (BBC News)
US justice department to release thousands of Epstein files later, top official says
The Friday deadline was mandated by a bill that got near-unanimous support in the US Congress.Sakshi Venkatraman (BBC News)
Republican tries to reignite 'Pizzagate' conspiracy
Next year will be the ten-year anniversary of the so-called "Pizzagate" conspiracy, and one Republican Senator is trying to reignite the lie that inspired at least one gunman.
Trump DOJ blasted for missing legal deadline to release all Epstein files
The U.S. Department of Justice will fail to meet the legally required Friday deadline to release all Epstein files to Congress, releasing only part of the material.
Trump 'fancies himself a peacemaker' — but he keeps sinking peace deals: analysis
President Donald Trump has frequently boasted about ending or preventing several wars when listing off the accomplishments of his second term, but according to a new analysis from the Washington Post,...
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Trump 'fancies himself a peacemaker' — but he keeps sinking peace deals: analysis
President Donald Trump has frequently boasted about ending or preventing several wars when listing off the accomplishments of his second term, but according to a new analysis from the Washington Post, his focus on creating "flashy headlines" is causi…Thomas Kika (Alternet.org)
Deleted messages raising accountability concerns in Maryland governor’s admin
In deep blue Maryland, some top officials in Democratic Gov. Wes Moore's administration have, at times, been using the platform Google Chat for communications. The program offers a "history is off" op...
'Time's up': Republican calls out DOJ on Epstein files release
The deadline to release the entirety of the investigation files around sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein flew by Friday, and a top Republican who co-authored the law for their release isn't happy.
Kennedy Center already at work on 'illegal' sign change after vote to add Trump’s name
President Donald Trump's hand-picked board of appointees at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted this week to add the president's name to the building. And it appears they're alrea...
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Kennedy Center already at work on 'illegal' sign change after vote to add Trump’s name
President Donald Trump's hand-picked board of appointees at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted this week to add the president's name to the building. And it appears they're already at work doing so.Sarah K. Burris (Alternet.org)
Conservative lawyer 'puzzled' by top Senate Republican for enabling Trump
Born in 1933 during President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first year in office and first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980 — the year President Jimmy Carter suffered a landslide defeat at the hands o...
Don't fall for rumor Erika Kirk raised $1M for Bondi Beach 'hero' Ahmed al-Ahmed
A different, real fundraiser for al-Ahmed had received more than $2.5 million, as of this writing.
Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns after vile antisemitic social media posts resurface (New York Post)
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Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns after vile antisemitic social media posts resurface
A high-profile recent appointee by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani officially resigned after a series of antisemitic comments she made online resurfaced.Craig McCarthy (New York Post)
Democrats' last-minute move to block GOP funding plan sends lawmakers home early (Alex Miller/Fox News)
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Democrats' last-minute move to block GOP funding plan sends lawmakers home early
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., expressed hope Democrats would support government funding when Congress returns after Democratic opposition derailed Thursday's vote.Alex Miller (Fox News)
Chinese researcher on US visa charged with smuggling E. coli into the country, FBI Director Kash Patel says (Rachel Wolf/Fox News)
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Chinese researcher on US visa charged with smuggling E. coli into the country, FBI Director Kash Patel says
FBI charges Youhuang Xiang, a post-doctoral researcher and J-1 visa holder from China, with smuggling Escherichia coli (E. coli) into the U.S.Rachel Wolf (Fox News)
H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they're stuck. (Washington Post)
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H-1B workers flew to India to renew U.S. visas. Now they're stuck.
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