Month: December 2024

France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep  CNN Pelicot mass rape trial ends with 51 guilty verdicts – and fears justice hasn’t been served  CNN What Gisele Pelicot’s Case Can—and Can’t—Change for Survivors  TIME Dozens of men are found guilty in mass rape case of French […]

Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms  The New York Times Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Johnson Amid Struggle Over Spending Crisis: Live Updates  The New York Times How the spending bill died  NPR House Republicans have reached an agreement to keep the government funded, a key lawmaker says  NBC News Elon Musk flexes his political […]

Like old times: Trump sends Congress scrambling to avoid a shutdown  NPR Here’s what’s in the spending bill that’s drawing the ire of Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy  Fox News Trump’s demand to abolish debt ceiling hits a brick wall in Congress  Axios Elon Musk flexes his political muscle, sending government on path to shutdown  CNN Trump Tossed a Debt […]

Democrats rage at “unelected co-president” Elon Musk’s new power  Axios Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal  The Hill Column | Musk’s dangerous, exaggerated conflation of social media and democracy  The Washington Post ‘President-elect Musk’: Elon’s influence on display in government spending fight  USA TODAY Dems complain ‘President Musk’ running the show on GOP spending drama  Fox […]

Georgia appeals court blocks Fulton DA Willis from election interference case  NPR Georgia appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis and her team from Trump election interference case  Fox News Fani Willis disqualified as prosecutor on Trump Georgia election case  The Hill Appeals Court Disqualifies Fani Willis From Prosecuting Georgia Trump Case  The New York Times Georgia appeals court removes […]

FAA issues temporary ban on drone flights over some areas of New Jersey  NBC News FAA temporarily bans drones in parts of New Jersey amid sightings, notice threatens ‘deadly force’ for ‘imminent security threat’  WPVI-TV FAA to grant temporary flight restrictions over key New York sites amid drone activity  ABC7 New York FAA announces temporary restrictions on drone […]

Dominique Pelicot given maximum 20-year sentence in France rape trial that has shocked the world  ABC News Who Are the 51 Men Convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot Rape Trial?  The New York Times ‘Mr. Everyman’: Who are the 51 ‘ordinary’ men convicted in France’s mass rape trial?  National Post Dozens of men are found guilty in mass rape […]

Putin says West’s air defenses have ‘no chance’ against Russian ballistic missile  ABC News Russia-Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy slams Putin’s missile ‘duel’ challenge  Al Jazeera English Putin proposes a “duel”: “Let them select a target in Kyiv and try to shoot down an Oreshnik missile”  Ukrainska Pravda Putin says Russia is ready for a missile ‘duel’ with the US […]

Court disqualifies Willis from Georgia election case against Trump, but indictment still stands  ABC News Appeals Court Disqualifies Fani Willis From Prosecuting Georgia Trump Case  The New York Times Georgia appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from Trump election interference case  Fox News Fani Willis disqualified from Trump election case by Georgia appellate court  The Washington Post Fani Willis […]

Wisconsin school shooter was contacted by man accused of plotting attack on government building: Documents  The Hill Wisconsin school shooter was in contact with a California man accused of planning separate attack, report says  CNN Teacher shot and killed in deadly Madison school shooting identified  Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3 Obituary information for Rubi Patricia Vergara  Gunderson Funeral Home Erin West […]