Record number of migrants crossed southern border in November: CBP – Yahoo! Voices
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Jan. 6 committee releases 46 more interview transcripts from probe
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Friday released its latest batch of transcripts from interviews conducted during the probe. The 46 transcripts, available on the committee’s website, include the panel’s interviews with former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and former President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka. The transcripts show that Trump called McEnany days after she received her subpoena to testify before the Jan. 6 committee, according to McEnany’s testimony.
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Trump attacks Jan. 6 report, claiming it ‘did not produce a single shred of evidence’
Former President Donald Trump responded publicly Friday night to the final report released by the House Jan. 6 committee, attacking the committee and refuting its findings that he was ultimately responsible for the insurrection at the Capitol. “The unselect committee [sic] did not produce a single shred of evidence that I in any way intended or wanted violence at our Capitol,” Trump said of the voluminous report in a video posted to Truth Social. Trump, in the five-minute video, repeatedly downplayed the deadly events of Jan. 6 and pushed multiple unproven conspiracy theories surrounding it — including that the doors to the Capitol were “flung open for people to walk in” and that “federal informants” played a role in the violence.
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Mall of America lifts lockdown after reported shooting
The Mall of America in Minnesota was on lockdown after a reported shooting Friday night, the Bloomington Police Department said. Shortly after 9 p.m. local time, the mall said the lockdown was lifted and everyone inside should leave the building. Please remain in the closest secure location until the lockdown has been lifted.
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Rapper Tory Lanez found guilty on all charges in shooting of Megan Thee Stallion
A jury in Los Angeles found rapper Tory Lanez guilty on all three charges in the shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion on July 12, 2020 in the Hollywood Hills. Chaos reportedly broke out in the court room after the verdict was announced, with Lanez’s father screaming at prosecutors, calling them “witches” and “evil,” according to Los Angeles station KABC. “You two are evil, wicked,” Lanez’s father yelled at prosecutors as the jury left the court room, while Lanez’s defense attorneys tried to deescalate the situation.
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Key witness in Tory Lanez trial ‘surrendered’ after disappearing ahead of his testimony
As the jury deliberated in the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion, Justin Edison — a key witness who has been missing since last Thursday — has been located, a family attorney told ABC News. “He was found and [the] bench warrant was recalled,” Michael Zweiback, the attorney for Justin Edison’s father, Harold Edison said, adding that Justin Edison “came forward today because of what was happening to his family.” Asked if Justin Edison is in custody, Zweiback said, “he was released” and that the “matter [was] dismissed.”
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Houston dad goes viral with Bad Bunny holiday display
A Houston DJ, husband, and father of two has gone viral for the fifth year in a row with his creative Christmas lights sequences. Frankie To-ong told ABC News that he and his family brainstorm for the annual event all year round. After a conversation with a friend, To-ong said he decided that the Puerto Rican artist’s hit song “Tití Me Preguntó” would be the perfect pick.
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Mom shares lessons learned after son spends over $800 on Roblox purchases
A mom of four is sharing her story after she said her son made over $800 in charges on Roblox without her knowing. Typically, Kayla Howard of Phoenix, said she uses Roblox as an incentive with her four children — who range in age from 5 to 12 — by giving them a $10 allowance to use on Roblox when they finish their chores every week. For convenience, she said she had her debit card connected to the kids’ Roblox accounts.
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Plan B gets new label by FDA to clarify it doesn’t cause abortion
After more than two decades on the market, the emergency contraception drug Plan B One-Step will get a new label by federal regulators to make clear that the pills work by preventing ovulation and do not cause an abortion or impact implantation of a fertilized egg, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The labeling change came as the result of a request by the manufacturer and would apply to generic versions of the drug, according to the FDA.
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How to look out for neighbors, loved ones in extreme winter weather
Across the country, Americans are preparing for a brutal holiday weekend with cold and blistering winter weather. When underprepared, extreme weather can be incredibly dangerous, and it can be important to look out for neighbors and loved ones under extreme weather conditions. Extreme weather can put older adults, children, disabled individuals and pets at risk.
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‘Christmas Convoy’ delivers equipment, humanitarian supplies to Kyiv
NATO and U.S. veterans drove over $2 million worth of much needed equipment and humanitarian supplies into the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv last Friday, calling it a “Christmas Convoy.” At the moment, more than half of Kyiv is without power – a critical blow as temperatures in the city have creeped below freezing. Granville served nine years with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and lost his leg during his third tour in Afghanistan.
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Shell to pay $15.9 million settlement to Nigerian communities impacted by oil spills
Shell has agreed to pay $15.9 million in compensation to communities in Nigeria impacted by four oil spills that occurred from its pipelines in the Niger Delta between 2004 and 2007. “Under the settlement, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SDC) as operator of the SPDC joint venture will pay an amount of $15.9 million for the benefit of the communities and the individual claimants,” the Shell Petroleum Development Company said in a statement.
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US small businesses see sales boost after Made in America features with David Muir
For the 11th year running, ABC News’ “World News Tonight” is spotlighting small businesses across the country making and selling American-made products in its annual Made in America Christmas series. For the 3rd year in a row, Oprah Winfrey got in on the fun by sharing some of her Favorite Things made in the United States. The company, Buck Mason, who sells tee shirts made of cotton from farms across the country, sold over 3,400 shirts after Muir visited their store in New York.
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American couple could face death penalty for allegedly torturing foster child in Uganda
An American couple living in Uganda accused of torturing their 10-year-old foster child could face the death penalty if convicted of their latest charge, prosecutors said. Nicholas Spencer and Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both 32, were arrested and charged earlier this month with aggravated torture, which carries a life sentence if convicted, for alleged abuse spanning two years. This week, they were also charged with aggravated child trafficking, which carries the death sentence if convicted, Joan Keko, an attorney with the Ugandan state prosecutor’s office, confirmed to ABC News.
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Neil Patrick Harris, Mariska Hargitay celebrate the holidays with their families at Walt Disney World
Neil Patrick Harris and Mariska Hargitay are getting into the holiday spirit at the happiest place on Earth. In an Instagram post shared by Harris’ husband, David Burtka, Harris’s family and Hargitay’s family are seen spending time together at Walt Disney World. In the photo are Burtka, Harris, their two children, Harper Grace Burtka-Harris and Gideon Scott Burtka-Harris; Hargitay, Hargitay’s husband Peter Hermann; and their three children, Amaya Josephine Hermann, August Miklos Friedrich Hermann and Andrew Nicolas Hargitay Hermann.
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House passes $1.7T spending bill, sending measure to Biden, averting shutdown
The House on Friday passed a sweeping $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the government from running out of money at midnight and send an additional $45 billion to Ukraine. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. The bill passed 225-201 with nine Republicans — Reps. John Katko of New York, Chris Jacobs of New York, Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Fred Upton of Michigan, Rodney Davis of Illinois, Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington and Steve Womack of Arkansas — supporting the bill.
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US hits more than 100M COVID-19 cases. Experts say this is likely an undercount
The United States has officially recorded more than 100 million COVID-19 cases. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated late Thursday, the U.S. hit the milestone as of Dec. 21. This makes America the first nation to report total cases in the nine-figure range, data from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center shows.
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Winter storm could cause delivery delays ahead of Christmas
A massive winter storm could cause delivery delays ahead of Christmas, with blizzard conditions impacting major shipping hubs and post offices in parts of the United States. “Significant weather events” are affecting UPS air and ground services, including UPS hubs in Louisville, Kentucky, and Rockford, Illinois, the company said Friday. FedEx has also experienced “substantial disruptions” at its hubs in Indianapolis and Memphis, Tennessee, due to severe winter weather that has “created potentially hazardous operating conditions.”
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Question raised in multibillion-dollar lawsuit over Elon Musk Tesla tweet
Less than a month before a class action lawsuit over an infamous Elon Musk tweet goes to trial, a judge this week ordered expert witnesses to explain themselves, a possible sign a case that could cost Musk billions of dollars in damages may be in peril. Musk is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 17 in a California federal court, where he would square off against Tesla shareholders who alleged his 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private cost them millions by causing volatility in the company’s stock price. “While some market participants expressed skepticism about Musk’s tweets, many also accepted them as accurate and truthful as seen by the increase in Tesla’s stock price towards the announced deal price of $420,” wrote plaintiffs’ attorney Adam Apton in a recent trial brief.
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3 dead, 3 hurt in shooting at Kurdish cultural center in Paris
Three people were killed and three others wounded, one critically, in a shooting in Paris on Friday, according to the city’s prosecutor, Laure Beccuau. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear, but a 69-year-old suspect from France was taken into custody, according to the prosecutor. An investigation has been opened into murder and aggravated violence charges.
