November 19, 20240 Comments

Attorney details allegations against Trump attorney general-pick Matt Gaetz

Attorney details allegations against Trump attorney general-pick Matt Gaetz – CBS News Watch CBS News A lawyer for two women who have accused Matt Gaetz of sexual misconduct is laying out the details of his clients’ allegations, saying they told a House committee they were paid to have sex with Gaetz. Gaetz has denied all wrongdoing and called the committee’s investigation a “smear.” CBS News political reporter Olivia Rinaldi has

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S.-made missiles

Moscow signaled to the West that it’s ready for a nuclear confrontation after Ukraine was given permission to attack Russian territory — and appeared to quickly act on that greenlight — using U.S.-made long-range missiles. Kyiv appeared to waste little time after reportedly being given the go-ahead by Washington Sunday to use U.S.-made ATACMS missiles against specific targets. Ukrainian news outlets reported early Tuesday that the missiles had been used

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Man jailed for role in Max Dixon and Mason Rist murders

Avon and Somerset Police Antony Snook will serve a minimum of 38 years in prison A man who drove four teenagers on a revenge mission that led to two best friends being murdered has been handed two life sentences. Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died after being stabbed by four teenagers in a frenzied attack outside Mason’s home on Ilminster Avenue in Knowle West, Bristol, on 27 January.

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Top pro-democracy leaders jailed for subversion

Getty Images Benny Tai (left) was jailed for 10 years and Joshua Wong (right) for four A Hong Kong court has sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial. Sixty-year-old Benny Tai and 28-year-old Joshua Wong were among the so-called Hong Kong 47 group of activists and lawmakers who were involved in a plan to pick opposition candidates for local elections.

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November 19, 20240 Comments

Putin approves changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine

Vladimir Putin has approved changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, setting out new conditions under which the country would consider using its arsenal. The doctrine now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear power, will be treated as a joint assault on Russia. The update was proposed in September and rubber stamped on Tuesday, the 1,000th day of the war with Ukraine. It also follows Washington’s

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