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‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official

Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claim

The Guardian - US

Australia sentences ‘Asia’s El Chapo’ to 16 years in prison

Judge says ‘lighter’ sentence for Tse Chi Lop dictated by Australia’s extradition deal with Netherlands

The Independent UK

Guinea-Bissau electoral commission says poll results ‘destroyed’ in coup

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says that it cannot publish the results of last week's contested election as the vote counts have been destroyed in an attack. The military took control of the country a day before the provisional results were due to be announced.

Radio France Internationale

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Children’s rights must be protected in any Ukraine peace plan, 130 MPs tell Foreign Office

Exclusive: Letter by cross-party group to Stephen Doughty warns of omission in US proposals involving Russia

The Guardian - UK

FDA claims on COVID-19 vaccine safety are unsupported by reliable data – and could severely hinder vaccine access

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking to drastically change procedures for testing vaccine safety and approving vaccines, based on unproven claims that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines caused the death of at least 10 children.

The Conversation

If You Can Afford ChatGPT, You Can Afford Sanctions for Filing Motions with ChatGPT Hallucinations

From Jarrus v. Governor, decided yesterday by Judge F. Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.): The court is cognizant that imposing a… The post If You Can Afford ChatGPT, You Can Afford Sanctions for Filing Motions with ChatGPT Hallucinations appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Ukraine war briefing: Stop wasting the world’s time, Putin told

Ukrainian, British and Estonian officials chastise the Kremlin for apparently fruitless peace talks in Moscow. What we know on day 1,380

The Guardian - AU

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DNA evidence links Colorado woman’s murder to one of state’s most ‘prolific serial killers’ 40 years later

Rhonda Marie Fisher’s murder in April 1987 in Denver, Colorado, went unsolved for nearly 40 years

The Independent UK

Meta begins removing Australian under-16s from Instagram and Facebook

Australia says the ban would be the first domino to fall in a global effort to rein in Big Tech

The Independent UK

EU plan to tap Russian assets for Ukraine meets opposition from Belgium

The European Union has set out fresh details of its plan to channel billions of euros in frozen Russian assets into Ukraine’s war effort and economic stability over the next two years – a proposal which has been met with resistance from Belgium, which warns of financial and legal issues.

Radio France Internationale

Several students hospitalized after consuming edible marijuana gummies at Florida high school

One student, 14, said eating the edible was an ‘out of body experience’

The Independent UK

SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says

The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as a launch site for its Starship megarocket.

Space

Emergency crews respond after F-16 fighter jet crashes in California desert

The cause of the ejection, which happened Wednesday during a training mission, is under investigation

The Independent UK

Lawmakers decry Trump’s immigration halt for 19 countries: ‘scapegoating entire nationalities’

Crackdown on applications from countries also under travel restrictions comes after shooting of two national guards

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DHS Continues Airport Cash Seizures, a Year After the Justice Department Ended Them Due to Constitutional Concerns

A year ago the Justice Department suspended the DEA's airport interdiction program because of significant legal risks. The DHS is still using the same tactics.

The Independent UK

Doctor sentenced to over 2 years in prison for selling ketamine to Matthew Perry: ‘Drug dealer in white coat’

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, 44, was one of five people federally charged after the October 2023 death of 54-year-old Friends star

The Guardian - US

Judge blocks widespread immigration arrests in DC made without warrants or probable cause

Injunction was sought by civil liberties groups in lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security

The Guardian - US

Republican lawmakers scrutinize Trump administration over ‘drug boat’ strikes

US House and Senate lawmakers to meet with top admiral on Thursday about double strike on boats from Venezuela

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New Epstein Island Photos and Videos Reveal Disturbing Rooms, Statues Around the Compound

House Democrats release harrowing photos of Jeffrey Epstein's private island, intensifying the push for transparency as new banking records from J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank emerge.

International Business Times UK

New Epstein Island Photos and Videos Reveal Disturbing Rooms, Statues Around the Compound

House Democrats release harrowing photos of Jeffrey Epstein's private island, intensifying the push for transparency as new banking records from J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank emerge.

The Guardian - US

Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in New Orleans

Gregory Bovino, border patrol chief and face of Trump’s mass deportation efforts, seen patrolling French Quarter

The Independent UK

A 6-year-old boy is ‘missing’ after ICE detained his father as NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani leads outcry over ‘cruelty’

‘Nobody knows’ where first-grader Yuanxin is being held, according to immigrants’ rights advocates

Radio France Internationale

Algerian court increases jail time for French journalist convicted of 'terrorism'

A court in Tizi Ouzou, in eastern Algeria, on Wednesday announced a ten-year sentence in the appeal trial of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, accused among other things of "glorifying terrorism". Arrested in May 2024, he has been detained since his trial in June, when he was originally sentenced to…

The Independent UK

Lawyer in wrongful death suits says UPS put profits over safety before plane crash that killed 14

A lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits over the fiery UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky says the company put profits over safety by continuing to fly older planes

The Independent UK

Fighter jets were scrambled to intercept civilian planes that go too close to Mar-a-Lago while Trump was there for Thanksgiving

In one incident the jets set off flares to get the attention of the pilots and turn them out of the airspace in Palm Beach

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