Mike Pence plans to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, despite their strained relationship since the January 6 Capitol attack. Trump bypassed Pence in favor of Sen. JD Vance as his 2024 running mate. The ceremony's transition to the Capitol Rotunda introduces seating challenges due to limited capacity for former leaders.
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Germany's opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, plans to introduce motions to toughen migration policy next week, a contentious move before the upcoming election. Merz aims to bar entry without proper papers and increase deportations, despite potential backlash for collaborating indirectly with the far-right AfD.
Influencer Marcela Iglesias, 47, known as the 'human Barbie,' plans to undergo a blood transfusion from her 23-year-old son in 2025 to reverse aging. Despite FDA warnings about the safety and effectiveness of young donor plasma, Iglesias is determined to pursue this anti-aging treatment.
Nations reach a historic agreement in Geneva to combat future pandemics. The accord addresses shortcomings exposed by Covid-19. It focuses on pathogen data sharing and technology transfer. Article 11 was a point of contention. The World Health Organization will present the final text for approval next month. The US absence and potential tariffs cast a shadow.
President Trump expressed optimism about securing a "fair deal" with China on trade, hinting at potential tariff reductions pending discussions. However, China refuted claims of ongoing trade talks or agreements with the US regarding tariffs.
Recent years have seen notable US plane crashes, including a recent collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter over the Potomac River. Previous incidents include the 2009 Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, the 2001 American Airlines flight crash in New York, and other fatal crashes involving regional and small aircraft.
US President Donald Trump has ordered the 150-year-old Resolute Desk to be removed from the Oval Office for refurbishment, following an incident where Elon Musk's son, X Æ A-Xii, reportedly wiped a booger on it during a White House visit. The desk will be temporarily replaced by the C&O Desk, used previously by George H W Bush.
Historical parallels illustrate the potential dangers of mass deportations. During the Great Depression, the US government forcibly deported up to 1.8 million people of Mexican descent, including thousands of US-born citizens, in an effort to free up jobs for white Americans. The economic outcome of this policy was counterproductive—wages for US-born workers stagnated or declined, and labor shortages crippled key industries. Fast-forward to today, where similar measures could have an even more... Expand
The opening lines of the Netflix show Narcos are oddly prophetic, a homage to the great Gabriel Garcia Marquez who is considered the pioneer of the literary device, though Kafka or Rushdie fans could beg to differ. Of course, Donald Trump, a reality TV host who marches to his own drum is a genre of magic realism on his own but what’s remarkable is his last tussle with Colombian President Gustavo Petro has a connection with the most well-known Colombian export other than cocaine: Pablo Escobar.