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Hundreds escape Mozambique prison amid election protests
The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.BBC News - 2d -
Mozambique prison riot kills 33 as civil unrest grips the country
A prison riot in Mozambique’s capital Maputo left 33 people dead and 15 injured, the country’s police general commander Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday.NBC News - 2d -
Biden to leave White House with little fanfare
Editor's note: President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 people on federal death row to life in prison. President Biden is readying to leave the White House with little fanfare. Democrats are ...The Hill - 2d -
EU faces challenges amid German and French instability
Political instability in Germany and France, combined with the return of Donald Trump in 2025, threatens to undermine the EU's ability to shape responses to the Ukraine war and other geopolitical ...The Hill - 2d -
Dozens killed in Mozambique prison riot on Christmas Day
Unrest at maximum security prison in the capital, Maputo, reportedly left 33 people dead and 15 injured. Dozens of people were killed in a prison riot in Mozambique on Christmas Day, authorities ...The Guardian - 2d -
"Desperate" killer who escaped from Mississippi prison is recaptured
Authorities in Mississippi say a "desperate" and "very dangerous" convicted murderer, Drew Johnson, is back in custody after escaping from prison Tuesday.CBS News - 2d -
Released From a Russian Prison, This Activist Got Right to Work
Vladimir Kara-Murza, a vehement critic of President Vladimir V. Putin, didn’t want to be part of a prisoner exchange. But he says more exchanges are needed.The New York Times - 2d -
With Biden's signature, bald eagle officially America's bird
President Biden signed legislation Christmas Eve to make the bald eagle officially the U.S. national bird.CBS News - 2d -
Morning Report: Trump's big immigration plans face big roadblocks
In today’s issue: President-elect Trump’s ambitious immigration agenda faces significant roadblocks. Trump wants to close the southern border, carry out the largest deportation effort in history ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump faces roadblocks to ambitious border crackdown
President-elect Trump has made ambitious promises on the border and immigration, including the biggest deportation operation ever seen. But much like in Trump’s first term in office, his ...The Hill - 3d -
America's Christmas tree farms face new perils
Christmas tree farms are staring down a new set of dangers, including climate change-fueled weather disasters and a shifting labor market.NBC News - 3d -
Bethlehem faces somber Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages on
At Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, residents and businesses are facing the effects of the Israel-Hamas war during the holiday season. The city, usually filled ...NBC News - 3d -
Biden signs 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve
Among the new laws signed by President Biden are Paris Hilton's bill to protect institutionalized teenagers and a bill to address hazing on college campuses.CBS News - 3d -
Nissan could face cost-cutting 'carnage' in Honda merger, Carlos Ghosn says
Nissan will be the victim of cost-cutting “carnage” if it combines forces with Japanese peer Honda, former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told CNBC on Tuesday.NBC News - 3d -
Ex-drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia after 20 years in US prisons
Victims of Medellín cartel demand justice as some express dismay former mob boss faces no charges in Colombia. The return of former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation ...The Guardian - 3d -
Bethlehem faces quiet Christmas amid ongoing Middle East conflicts
Christmastime in Bethlehem is normally a busy time of the year, but the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East have taken a toll on tourism and the local economy. CBS News foreign correspondent ...CBS News - 3d -
Nissan could face cost-cutting 'carnage' in Honda merger, Carlos Ghosn says
"There is practically no complementarity here," the former Nissan CEO told CNBC.CNBC - 3d -
Hochul Orders Firing of 14 Prison Workers After Fatal Attack on Inmate
Video of the deadly assault on Robert L. Brooks was “horrific,” “disturbing” and “devastating,” a lawyer for his family said after they watched it.The New York Times - 3d -
Dutch Court Issues Prison Sentences Over Violence Against Israeli Soccer Fans
Five people were found guilty of crimes, including public violence, in relation to attacks targeting Israelis in Amsterdam last month.The New York Times - 3d -
Biden administration withdraws birth control rules
The Biden administration is withdrawing a set of proposed rules aimed at expanding access to contraception that would have made it more difficult for employer-sponsored health plans and insurers to ...The Hill - 3d -
Morning Report — Trump seizes stage from Biden
IN TODAY'S ISSUE Trump seizes stage from Biden President-elect Trump’s inauguration isn’t for another four weeks, but he is already seizing the reins of power as President Biden keeps a low ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump already acting as he’s president as Biden takes lower-key approach
President-elect Trump is seizing the reins of power early and, according to lawmakers in both parties, already acting as president, while Joe Biden, in many ways, has kept a lower profile during ...The Hill - 4d -
Biden and Democrats seal judicial confirmation push to beat Trump’s tally
Wave of appointments attempts to balance rightward swing on the federal bench with a diverse range of candidatesFinancial Times - 4d -
Legendary drug lord released from U.S. prison, deported to Colombia, freed
Fabio Ochoa arrived at Bogota's El Dorado airport on a deportation flight on Monday, wearing a grey sweatshirt and carrying his personal belongings in a plastic bag.CBS News - 4d -
‘It cost €1bn and it’s a dog shelter’: red faces as Italy’s Albania migrant centres lie empty
With Giorgia Meloni’s plan in tatters, one centre is housing stray dogs adopted by bored Italian guards. When Italy opened migrant centres in Albania in October the plan was clear: 3,000 people a ...The Guardian - 4d -
The migrants who face becoming political pawns again
Many of those bussed in by the Texas governor have been absorbed by Chicago but could now have their lives upturned againFinancial Times - 4d -
Biden delivers on threat to veto bill to expand U.S. judiciary
The JUDGES Act would have increased the number of trial court judges in 25 federal district courts in 13 states in six waves every two years through 2035.NBC News - 4d -
Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates
With less than a month to go in his term, President Biden granted executive clemency to 37 of the country's 40 federal death row inmates. The move reduces their sentences to life without the ...CBS News - 4d -
Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in US prisons
One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the ...ABC News - 4d -
Biden’s death row commutations draws chorus of mixed reactions
A chorus of supporters and critics have emerged following the commutation of nearly every federal death row inmate by President Biden, whose decision came at a time when he’s trying to frame a ...The Hill - 4d -
Congressional Black Caucus applauds Biden’s death row clemency
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has applauded President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 inmates, even as some Democrats have condemned the president’s actions. The CBC ...The Hill - 4d -
Live Updates: Ethics Committee releases Gaetz report; Biden commutes death row prisoners
President Biden spurred criticism and praise on Monday with his decision to commute all but three prisoners currently on federal death row. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called the move "politically ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump team slams ‘abhorrent’ Biden death row commutations
President-elect Trump’s team slammed President Biden’s decision Monday to commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, calling the move “abhorrent” and a “slap in the face.” “These are ...The Hill - 4d -
Why Biden didn't commute 3 federal death row sentences
President Biden commuted the sentences for 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe breaks down why the president opted not to ...CBS News - 4d -
The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of “hate-motivated mass murder” or “terrorism.”The New York Times - 4d -
House Democrat criticizes Biden's death row commutations
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) criticized President Biden’s decision on Monday to commute the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, saying courts must have “autonomy.” “I have real concerns ...The Hill - 4d -
These 3 federal death row inmates were not on Biden's commutation list
President Biden gave commutations of sentences to 37 people on federal death row Monday. Those who received the Monday commutations of their sentences saw them go from execution to life with no ...The Hill - 4d -
How will history remember Biden's presidency?
What will Joe Biden's legacy be as president?ABC News - 4d -
Biden drops death sentences for 37 out of 40 prisoners
The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".BBC News - 4d -
Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dec. 22, 2024
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," a deal was finally reached to fund the government, but was last week's Capitol Hill chaos preview of what's to come in 2025? Reps. Tony ...CBS News - 5d