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Teacher’s aide charged with assaulting special needs student on school playground

By Garrett Behanna Click here for updates on this story     WHITE OAK, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A teacher’s aide at Francis McClure Elementary School in White Oak is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a special needs student on a school playground. The Allegheny County Police Department’s General Investigations Unit was assigned on Monday to investigate a

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Social media stranger helps reunite Southlake Carroll football alumnus with stolen championship ring 20 years later

By Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story     SOUTHLAKE, Texas (KTVT) — Blake Pool remembers 2002 well. It was the year his football team, the Southlake Carroll Dragons, won the state championship. “I wasn’t the star of the team, but here’s my beautiful bleach-blonde hair,” Pool joked while showing pictures from the season.

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Procuraduría de Colombia inhabilita por 10 años al excanciller Álvaro Leyva; él dice que apelará

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Procuraduría General de Colombia sancionó al excanciller Álvaro Leyva con destitución e inhabilitación por 10 años, tras determinar que violó principios legales al cancelar una licitación para la fabricación de pasaportes. Leyva dijo que apelará esta decisión, al considerar que surgió de un proceso “plagado de irregularidades”. La institución

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Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House on government efficiency

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency. The acronym “DOGE” is a nod to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency, dogecoin. Trump said in a statement that

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Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, has long called himself a Zionist

Associated Press Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Israel, has long rejected a Palestinian state in territory previously seized by Israel. He also has repeatedly signaled his staunch support for hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and says the U.S. needs to stand firmly behind Israel. Huckabee frequently

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The EU says it won’t renew a fishing agreement with Senegal criticized by many in the country

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The European Union says it will not renew a fishing agreement with Senegal that has been criticized by many Senegalese. The decision comes after the EU identified Senegal as a “non-cooperating country” in the fight against illegal fishing earlier this year. European vessels will have to leave Senegalese waters

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Republican David Valadao, Democrat George Whitesides win US House races in California

AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Rep. David Valadao has won reelection in California’s 22nd Congressional District, defeating Democrat Rudy Salas for the second time. Valadao is an anomaly — an elected Republican in a heavily Democratic district in a heavily Democratic state. Democrats hold a 14-point registration edge in the Central Valley

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Trump anuncia “Departamento de Eficiencia del Gobierno” y que Elon Musk tendrá un cargo

Belén Liotti (CNN) –– El presidente electo Donald Trump anunció que Elon Musk y Vivek Ramaswamy dirigirán el nuevo “Departamento de Eficiencia del Gobierno”. “Juntos, estos dos maravillosos estadounidenses allanarán el camino para que mi administración desmantele la burocracia gubernamental, reduzca el exceso de regulaciones, reduzca los gastos innecesarios y reestructure las agencias federales”, dijo

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Tami Luhby, Aaron Pellish and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” in his second administration. “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess

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Man who pleaded guilty to intimidating pro-Israeli protester charged with hate crime for antisemitic threats on NYC subway

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A 36-year-old California man has been charged with a hate crime and harassment by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office after allegedly threatening a Jewish man on the New York City subway. This incident took place on the night of large protests outside a Manhattan exhibition commemorating the victims of

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