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Rishi Sunak’s in crisis over immigration. WTF happens next?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

LONDON — Rishi Sunak might just be better off staying in bed on Tuesday.The embattled U.K. prime minister is on a last-minute charm offensive as he tries to get a massively controversial piece of asylum legislation through the House of Commons. Critics on both sides of his governing Conservative Party have knives out — and it’s going to be a major test of his authority, with few good outcomes.Let POLITICO walk you through the latest Tory drama — and try to work out (with massive caveats) what the hell happens next.So what’s everyone squabbling about?Asylum policy. Specifically, the long-running Conservative promise to deport undocumented migrants to Rwanda.The hardline plan is meant to deter people from crossing the English Channel in small boats, and thereby help Sunak meet a big promise to “Stop the Boats” amid concerns about migration.But it’s been snarled in the courts since its inception under Boris Johnson in 2022, with the Supreme Court last month ruling the whole...

US Air Force disciplines 15 people following investigation into accused National Guard leaker Jack Teixeira

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

(CNN) — The US Air Force has disciplined 15 people connected to the intelligence leaks from Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, the service said Monday, after an investigation found that individuals “intentionally failed” to report documented concerns about Teixeira’s behavior preceding the leaks.According to an Air Force release on Monday, 15 individuals from the ranks of staff sergeant to colonel received punishments ranging from being relieved from their positions to non-judicial punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.The commander of Teixeira’s unit, Col. Sean Riley of the the 102nd Intelligence Wing, was relieved of command, the Air Force said. Commanders of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron who had been suspended were “permanently removed.”Teixeira, who served as a cyber systems journeyman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Wing,  has been indicted on six counts of willful retention and ...

Crews battling 2-alarm fire in Brockton

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

Brockton Fire is responding to a 3-alarm fire in a building on Waverly Street.As of 11:45 a.m. Monday, heavy smoke and fire could be seen on the second floor porch on the front of the building, with damage seen up to the roof.https://twitter.com/scooperon7/status/1734250465016115554This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Skier triggers avalanche on Mount Washington, suffers life-threatening injury

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

GORHAM, N.H. (AP) — A skier suffered a life-threatening leg injury after triggering an avalanche while skiing down Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast, New Hampshire Fish and Game conservation officers said.Dominic Torro, 30, of Bow, New Hampshire, was coming down “Airplane Gully” in a wilderness area with a friend Saturday morning, Sgt. Glen Lucas of the department said in a news release.Torro’s friend and another skier went to Torro and called 911. No one else was caught in the avalanche.Authorities worked on a rescue plan for a National Guard helicopter and the Mount Washington Auto Road Sno-Cat vehicle.“Concern about specific and needed medical action rose to the level that a joint phone call was made to a highly experienced back country paramedic in order to give medical guidance to the two skiers giving the aid,” Lucas said. “The guidance was given and Torro was stabilized.”While waiting for the helicopter, the skiers shoveled out an area on the side slop...

New Hampshire man charged with threatening Vivek Ramaswamy during campaign stop

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

(CNN) — Federal prosecutors announced charges Monday accusing a New Hampshire man of threatening to “blow” a presidential candidate’s “brains out” during a campaign stop in the state.Though the presidential candidate is not named in charging documents, a spokesperson for Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that his campaign was the target of the threats.Tyler Anderson, 30, is charged with transmitting an interstate threat. He has not yet entered a formal plea and will make an initial appearance in federal court Monday afternoon.According to court documents, Anderson received a text message from a presidential campaign about an event in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Anderson allegedly responded to the message, saying: “Great, another opportunity for me to blow his brains out!” and “I’m going to kill everyone who attends and then f**k their corpses.”

Should Alex Caruso earn NBA All-Star consideration? His Chicago Bulls teammates say yes. ‘He’s everything.’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

As the NBA prepares to open All-Star voting next week, the Chicago Bulls are already starting an early campaign for one of their teammates: Alex Caruso.Caruso isn’t the most obvious bid for an All-Star vote. He’s a defensive specialist who often comes off the bench for one of the lowest-ranked teams in the league. He averages fewer than 10 points per game.Yet each of his teammates agrees that no one on the Bulls makes a greater impact than Caruso.“He’s everything,” DeMar DeRozan said. “Every team would love a guy like Alex Caruso. He is a guy that can play with every single team in the NBA. The crowd loves him, the intensity that he brings, the excitement that he brings, the competitor that he is — it’s amazing.”The Bulls know it’ll be an uphill battle to get Caruso any proper consideration for an All-Star vote. The formula for making an All-Star game, which will be played Feb. 18 in Indianapolis, is fairly straightforward:...

Israel battles militants in Gaza’s main cities, with civilians trapped in the fighting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press)RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza’s two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still trapped in the fighting even after hundreds of thousands have fled to other parts of the besieged territory.Israel has pledged to keep fighting until it removes Hamas from power, dismantles its military capabilities and returns all of the hostages taken by terrorists during Hamas’ Oct. 7 surprise attack into Israel that ignited the war. Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union.The U.S. has provided unwavering diplomatic and military support for the campaign, even as it has urged Israel to minimize civilian casualties and further mass displacement. The war has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians and driven nearly 85% of the territory’s 2.3 million people from their homes.Residents said there was heavy fighting in and ar...

Report: 15 members of Air National Guard disciplined after alleged Jack Teixeira military secret leaks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

An internal Air Force report released  Monday revealed that 15 members of the Air National Guard have been disciplined following an inquiry into airman Jack Teixeira, accused of posting a cache of classified military documents online, according to reports.The Air Force filed its internal report with Congress Monday, according to the Washington Post, which first reported the development.The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman is accused of sharing more than 40 images of classified documents largely regarding the war in Ukraine to the roughly 50 members of a Discord server he led. A “server” is what the gaming-dominated social media platform Discord calls individual groups or forums.The Air Force investigation determined that Teixeira likely smuggled the documents and posted them online on his own, but also found that other personnel, “had information about as many as four separate instances of his questionable activity,” according to the Washington Post.“After interviewing higher le...

Wisconsin GOP leader says he’s finished negotiating with university over pay raises, diversity deal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican lawmaker said Monday that he is finished negotiating with the Universities of Wisconsin over a deal that would have given the university system’s employees a pay raise and paid for the construction of a new engineering building in exchange for reductions in staff positions focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.The UW Board of Regents rejected the deal in a hastily called special meeting on Saturday after regents voiced concerns about its targeting of DEI efforts. The fight in Wisconsin comes amid a broader cultural battle playing out across the nation over college diversity initiatives.Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who reached the deal with UW President Jay Rothman, said Monday on WISN-AM that he hopes the regents will reconsider, but that he’s not open to making any changes. “This deal was negotiated in good faith,” Vos said. “We’re not changing one thing in this deal. We are not going backwards. If anything...

List of 2024 Golden Globe nominees

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:58:16 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The nominees for next year’s Golden Globe Awards have been announced. BEST DRAMA MOVIE“Anatomy of a Fall”; “Killers of the Flower Moon”; “Maestro”; “Oppenheimer”; “Past Lives”; “The Zone of Interest”BEST MOVIE MUSICAL OR COMEDY“Air’; American Fiction”; ”Barbie”; “The Holdovers”; “May December”; “Poor Things”FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOVIE DRAMAAnnette Bening, “Nyad”; Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Sandra Huller, “Anatomy of a Fall”; Greta Lee, “Past Lives”; Carey Mulligan, ”Maestro”; Cailee Spaeny, “Priscilla”ACTOR IN A MOVIE DRAMABradley Cooper, “Maestro”; Leonardo DiCaprio, “Killers of the Flower Moon”; Colman Domingo, “Rustin”; Barry Keoghan, “Saltburn”; Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”; Andrew Scott, “All of Us Strangers”FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDYFantasia Barrino, “The Color Purple”; Jennifer Lawrence, “No Hard Feelings”; Natalie Portman,” May December”; Alma Poysti, “Fallen Leaves” Margot Robbie...