Powell dismissed stagflation. Will Biden ever get credit?

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Taiwan’s parliament descends into chaos and punch-ups between MPs in ugly scenes during debate
Brawl comes just days before president-elect Lai Ching-te is set to take office
People
Barron Trump, 18, Graduates High School with Parents in Attendance: Photos
The Associated Press caught a glimpse of the event on Friday, which saw Donald and Melania Trump sitting front row in the audience
HuffPost UK
Were Putin And Xi Really Spotted With 'Nuclear Footballs' Amid The Russian President's Trip?
A display of power – or social media jumping to conclusions?
INSIDER
The US is worried about an invasion, but China could take control of Taiwan without firing a shot, war experts warn
A Chinese coercion campaign, likelier than an invasion and in some ways already happening, isn't something the US is prepared for, experts warn.
The Telegraph
It’s time to bring back the world’s greatest fighter jet – from the 1990s
The Lockheed Martin F-22 is the US Air Force’s best fighter. The Lockheed Martin F-16 is its most numerous fighter. But its workhorse fighter – the type which balances capability and mass – is the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, the multi-role version of the classic air-superiority fighter. The Eagle was the best fighter in the world before the F-22 came along.
The Daily Beast
Russians Plunged into Darkness After Monster Drone Attack
Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersUkraine launched a massive drone attack against military and energy facilities in Russia and the occupied peninsula Crimea overnight, with Moscow saying Friday that over 100 unmanned weapons had been involved in the operation.The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its forces had intercepted and destroyed 102 UAVs over four different regions while another six drone boats were taken out in the Black Sea. While the ministry did not reveal the extent of the damage from the att
HuffPost
Watch Pink Penis Balloons Fly At Trump Trial And Learn The Surprising Reason Why
The phallic decorations delivered an unexpected message that was revealed by the artist behind them.
BBC
Why is this small town mayor accused of being a Chinese spy?
The Philippines investigates a mayor as it faces increasing sea tensions with China.
The Independent
Trump was given the day off trial for Barron’s graduation. Now he’s headlining a Republican fundraiser
Defendant’s busy schedule on Friday comes after the judge in his hush money case cleared the decks to allow him to attend son’s high school leavers’ ceremony in Florida
Associated Press
Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct. 7 music festival
The Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk. A photo of 22-year-old Louk's twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and brought to light the scale of the militants’ attack on communities in southern Israel. The military identified the other two bodies as those of a 28-year-old woman, Amit Buskila, and a 56-year-old man, Itzhak Gelerenter.
The Independent
Greene called ‘bleach blonde bad-built butch body’ in House screaming match where ‘drinking was involved’
Both Republicans and Democrats said on Friday drinking was taking place
The Hill
Romney says he laughs at term ‘America first’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he laughs at the term “America first,” an increasingly common phrase heard in the Republican Party regarding U.S. foreign policy that he finds “disorienting.” Romney said during an interview with MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle” earlier this week that growing isolationism in the GOP is “unimaginable” considering its…
Associated Press
Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack
A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what’s being investigated as a Jemaah Islamiyah terror attack. Material linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, a shadowy Southeast Asian terror network that is linked to al-Qaida, was found in the attacker's home and five members of his family believed to be JI members were arrested for investigation, national police chief Razarudin Husain said. The attack in Ulu Tiram town in southern Johor state, which is about half an hour drive from the causeway to Singapore, appeared to have been planned, he said.
INSIDER
Ukraine's getting more longe-range missiles that leave the Russians with 'nowhere to hide'
Multiple NATO countries have promised Ukraine powerful missiles that Kyiv previously used to hit high-value Russian targets.
HuffPost
Joe Biden Trolls Trump With Meme Reminding Him Of Failed Doomsday Prediction
Of all the former president's claims, this one may have held up the least.
The Telegraph
Time is running out for Ukraine to snatch victory from Putin’s jaws
Over the past few months, while America dragged its heels over passing its latest $60 billion aid package to Ukraine, president Volodymyr Zelensky warned repeatedly that every day of delay would have real-life consequences on the battlefield. Now, with tragic timing, the Ukrainian president’s prediction is coming true.
AFP News
France deploys troops, bans TikTok, to quell New Caledonia unrest
France deployed troops to New Caledonia's ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency on Thursday after three nights of clashes that have left five dead and hundreds wounded.- TikTok ban - Attal told a ministerial crisis meeting that troops had been deployed to secure ports and the international airport in New Caledonia, which has been closed to commercial flights.
The Daily Beast
Reporter Puts Trump on the Spot Over His 2020 Vow on Minnesota
KSTPIn an interview with a St. Paul, Minnesota reporter that aired a few days before his scheduled appearance Friday at the state GOP Lincoln Day fundraising dinner, former President Donald Trump denied saying that he wouldn’t return to the Midwest state if he lost it in 2020—but the local ABC affiliate brought the receipts to prove otherwise.KSTP reporter Tom Hauser spoke with Trump over a video call conducted Tuesday before the indicted ex-president went to court to hear testimony from his for
HuffPost
Majorie Taylor Greene Insults Jasmine Crockett, Sends Oversight Committee Hearing Into Chaos
Even by recent standards, Thursday's meeting of the House Oversight Committee was a shocking train wreck.
The Hill
Jeffries calls on Alito to apologize for ‘disrespecting’ American flag
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Friday to apologize for “disrespecting” the American flag. “Samuel Alito should apologize immediately for disrespecting the American flag and sympathizing with right-wing violent insurrectionists,” Jeffries said in a statement in a press release Friday. “He must recuse himself from cases involving the…

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Powell dismissed stagflation. Will Biden ever get credit?

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Taiwan’s parliament descends into chaos and punch-ups between MPs in ugly scenes during debate

Barron Trump, 18, Graduates High School with Parents in Attendance: Photos

Were Putin And Xi Really Spotted With 'Nuclear Footballs' Amid The Russian President's Trip?

The US is worried about an invasion, but China could take control of Taiwan without firing a shot, war experts warn

It’s time to bring back the world’s greatest fighter jet – from the 1990s

Russians Plunged into Darkness After Monster Drone Attack

Watch Pink Penis Balloons Fly At Trump Trial And Learn The Surprising Reason Why

Why is this small town mayor accused of being a Chinese spy?

Trump was given the day off trial for Barron’s graduation. Now he’s headlining a Republican fundraiser

Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct. 7 music festival

Greene called ‘bleach blonde bad-built butch body’ in House screaming match where ‘drinking was involved’

Romney says he laughs at term ‘America first’

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah attack

Ukraine's getting more longe-range missiles that leave the Russians with 'nowhere to hide'

Joe Biden Trolls Trump With Meme Reminding Him Of Failed Doomsday Prediction

Time is running out for Ukraine to snatch victory from Putin’s jaws

France deploys troops, bans TikTok, to quell New Caledonia unrest

Reporter Puts Trump on the Spot Over His 2020 Vow on Minnesota

Majorie Taylor Greene Insults Jasmine Crockett, Sends Oversight Committee Hearing Into Chaos

Jeffries calls on Alito to apologize for ‘disrespecting’ American flag