Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro (The Guardian)
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Russia and China pledge support for Venezuela as Trump ratchets up pressure on Maduro
Trump again called for Venezuela’s president to leave power and said the US would keep or sell the oil it had seizedGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
How gun plot on Manchester's Jewish community was stopped
Two men planned an attack in Greater Manchester and a third man failed to report the plan.Laura O'Neill (BBC News)
Kylian Mbappe: Why France forward had ethics clause in Paris St-Germain contract
Paris St-Germain were told they must hand over a £1.3m "ethics bonus" to Kylian Mbappe as part of his court battle win - what are these payments?Dale Johnson (BBC Sport)
Susan Boyle receives 'hero' jacket from superstar fan Timothée Chalamet
The Scottish singer has been gifted a jacket by the US actor after he hailed her one of his biggest British heroes.BBC News
Unpacking claim Trump's name was redacted by DOJ from Epstein document after release
There was no proof the DOJ redacted the document after posting it. In fact, there was a copy of it on the DOJ website that didn't redact Trump's name.
AFA Utrecht: **Utregse solidariteit**
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14 december 1931 werd de NSB in Utrecht opgericht, de enige politieke partij die nog wat te zeggen had in het door de nazi’s bezette Nederland van de jaren 1940 tot 1945. 94 jaar later staat er een demonstratie van het slapste aftreksel van de NSB geplanned bij een tijdelijke vluchtelingenopvang in Kanaleneiland. Toeval waarschijnlijk.… Lees verder Utregse solidariteit
Hunter Biden calls Afghanistan withdrawal an 'obvious f***ing failure' (Brady Knox/Washington Examiner)
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Hunter Biden calls Afghanistan withdrawal an 'obvious f***ing failure'
Hunter Biden had choice words for his father's decisions, blasting the military pullout from Afghanistan as a "f***ing failure."Brady Knox (Washington Examiner)
Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law
The law was set to take effect next month.
Judge blocks Texas app store age verification law
Texas’ app store age verification was set to be the first among several states’ to take effect.Lauren Feiner (The Verge)
North Koreans are trying to trick Jeff Bezos into funding their army
Stephen Schmidt, the tech company's Chief Security Officer, said they had blocked 1,800 suspected DPRK operatives from joining.Jen Mills (Metro)
From Project Gutenberg:
The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
by Arnold Bennett
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The Grim Smile of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett
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'Heritage Americans' and the American Heritage (Jay Nordlinger/The Next Move)
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‘Heritage Americans’ and the American Heritage
On a creepy new classificationJay Nordlinger (The Next Move)
Gaza’s Health Ministery warned on Tuesday that around 320,000 children under the age of five are at risk of acute malnutrition due to the Israeli blockade.
The crisis is being compounded by a severe shortage of medicines, with Palestinian health officials saying more than 62% of essential drugs needed to treat roughly 250,000 patients at primary healthcare centres are currently unavailable in the Strip.
These great digital gifts will arrive just in time for Christmas
If you still haven’t picked up a holiday gift, we’ve come up with dozens of last-minute ideas that are a mere click or two away.
These great digital gifts will arrive just in time for Christmas
Whether you need a Christmas gift or a Kwanzaa present, we’ve rounded up a list of last-minute digital gifts you can buy and receive in minutes.Cameron Faulkner (The Verge)
Ella Baron on AI at Christmas – cartoon
With ChatGPT alone having more than 800 million weekly users, artificial intelligence is changing the way we liveElla Baron (The Guardian)