Matt Gaetz has been tapped for attorney general, while Tulsi Gabbard will get the top intel post As US President-elect Donald Trump gears up for a second term in office following his recent election victory, he has begun to announce key appointments for his administration. Here are several of his main picks so far: Secretary of State: Marco Rubio Sen. Marco …
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Two bombs were detonated near government buildings in the Brazilian capital on Wednesday evening, killing one person. Officials said that the sole fatality is the suspect himself. The incident occurred at the Three Powers Plaza, where the Supreme Federal Court, the parliament, and the presidential palace are located. According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, the blasts in Brasilia were heard …
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The two sergeants were reportedly booted from a Halloween party for performing Nazi salutes in SS costumes bearing swastikas The British Army has launched an investigation after two senior soldiers attended a fancy-dress event in full Nazi regalia, the Daily Mail has reported. According to the newspaper’s sources, the controversial costumes had been approved by the soldiers’ commander. The sergeants …
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Maria Zakharova has accused the former UK PM of stirring up the sanctions war against Russia and blocking peace with Kiev Boris Johnson continues to stir tensions with Moscow more than two years after leaving office, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said, after the former UK prime minister suggested deploying troops to assist Ukraine. In an interview with GB …
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How can architecture change the world? This year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF), held in Singapore’s Marina Bay, provides a glimpse into how design meets visions for the future. In last week’s iteration of the annual festival, launched in 2008, judges recognized international architects’ proposals addressing “major world issues” with the WAFX prize, established in the competition’s tenth year. A school in …
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US President-elect Donald Trump has named Fox News host and former National Guardsman Pete Hegseth as his nominee for the next secretary of defense. “I am honored to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as the secretary of defense,” Trump said in a statement carried by Fox News on Tuesday. “Pete has spent his entire life …
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Wieslaw Kukula continues a tradition of Warsaw’s officials adopting a bellicose stance against Moscow Poland’s Chief of General Staff, General Wieslaw Kukula, has called for heightened military and civilian readiness against what he describes as a “real threat” from Russia. In an interview with Rzeczpospolita published on Tuesday, Kukula told the newspaper that Warsaw must be fully prepared to defend …
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Imagine a night in the musical theater where you get compressed versions of “Funny Girl” and “Funny Lady” plus “Funny Grandma” with a coda of “It’s a Wonderful Life” that includes the song “What a Wonderful World” by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. The shapeless and meandering new show “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” opened Monday at …
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Republicans are on track to keep their majority in the US House of Representatives, according to a projection by the election analysis website Decision Desk HQ. The win would bolster President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory over his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, and add to the GOP control of the Senate and the 6-3 conservative majority in the Supreme …
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Play video content TMZ.com Alfonso Ribeiro may be on the mend following his ankle injury at Disney World … but that doesn’t mean he’s happy his nasty spill made headlines. Photogs caught up with the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” alum at LAX, where he assured everyone he was up and walking again after rolling his ankle on a trolley rail …
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