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"Ask not what your country can do for you - Ask what you can do for your country" - Pres. J F Kennedy -- It's so peaceful wading in the calmer waters of BlueSky๐Ÿ’™ -- The beautiful ๐ŸŽถ"Isle of Inishfree"๐ŸŽถ I mostly post News reports from around the globe...

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Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia Kilmar Abrego Garcia has walked away after a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office after a federal judge ordered that officials could not detain him.

apnews.com/article/abre...

12.12.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why is Trump demanding travellersโ€™ social media handles; how will it work? Visitors from 'visa waiver' countries will have to provide a five-year social media history to enter the US.

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12.12.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All you really need to know is it's Saudi blood money and Trump is all in on it.

12.12.2025 10:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This central control orthodoxy is anti-Republican ideology.
Makes you wonder for how long has the Republican Party been lying to the voters.
Answer: since Reagan realised the lie is easy & the electorate is gullibly 'locked in' to the brainwashing of the McCarthy era.
Well, Nancy Reagan's ruse.

12.12.2025 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US inflation may slow, but the affordability debate is likely to keep raging Prices haven't fallen as Trump promised during his election campaign, with consumers still struggling through what has now become a nearly five-year case of rolling sticker shock.

US inflation may slow, but the affordability debate is likely to keep raging - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

12.12.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Republican disunity tests Johnsonโ€™s grip on power as Congress enters election year Moderates and hardliners are clashing with party leaders ahead of a high-stakes midterm election year that could decide the future of their slim majority and Speaker Mike Johnsonโ€™s political fate.

Republican disunity tests Johnsonโ€™s grip on power as Congress enters election year - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

12.12.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Americans skeptical of Trump on Epstein, but Republican doubts ease, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds The poll found that most Americans believe Trump's administration is covering up information about the late sex offender, including his 2019 death and his ties to rich and powerful people.

Americans skeptical of Trump on Epstein, but Republican doubts ease, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...

12.12.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Renault exits car-sharing, scales back EV charging as it puts profits first in tough market Renault is shutting down carโ€‘sharing services and slowing the rollout of fastโ€‘charging stations at its Mobilize unit, which focuses on new transport solutions, as it seeks to funnel investments into m...

Renault exits car-sharing, scales back EV charging as it puts profits first in tough market - www.reuters.com/business/ren...

12.12.2025 12:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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India to start coal exports for the first time India's cabinet approved auctioning coal for export on Friday, Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The country will begin exporting coal since its power plants have a surplus, he said.

India to start coal exports for the first time - www.reuters.com/business/ene...

12.12.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Russia's oil and gas revenue seen halving in December to lowest since August 2020 Russian state oil and gas revenue is likely to almost halve in December compared with a year ago to 410 billion roubles as a result of lower crude prices and a stronger rouble, Reuters calculations sh...

Exclusive: Russia's oil and gas revenue seen halving in December to lowest since August 2020 - www.reuters.com/business/ene...

12.12.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK car finance redress plan puts 2026 payout in jeopardy, sources say Compensating British consumers for mis-sold car loans could cost billions of pounds more than regulators have estimated, industry sources say, throwing into doubt plans for payouts in 2026 to resolve ...

UK car finance redress plan puts 2026 payout in jeopardy, sources say - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

12.12.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: US FDA brass pushed internally for speedier Lilly weight-loss pill verdict Leaders at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have pressed internally for reviewers to speed up their evaluation of Eli Lilly's experimental weightโ€‘loss pill, after the company pushed for a faster ...

Exclusive: US FDA brass pushed internally for speedier Lilly weight-loss pill verdict - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

12.12.2025 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82 The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England.

BBC News - Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82
www.bbc.com/news/article...

12.12.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Alzheimer's drug hunt learns from cancer fight's multi-target playbook Alzheimer's trials testing Novo Nordiskโ€™s blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide, despite their failure, underscore a shift to approaching the brain-wasting disease as a system of complex pathways, much t...

Alzheimer's drug hunt learns from cancer fight's multi-target playbook - www.reuters.com/business/hea...

12.12.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oracle's stumble hits AI trade, but many remain bullish The red-hot trade backing artificial intelligence-related stocks has taken a bruising from a disappointing report from Oracle, reigniting concerns about frothy valuations and an AI bubble.

Oracle's stumble hits AI trade, but many remain bullish - www.reuters.com/business/fin...

12.12.2025 11:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Morning Bid: Is Santa Claus coming to town? Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell buoyed markets by executing that most rare of monetary policy moves: the dovish โ€˜hawkish cutโ€™. But the spectre of AI anxiety threatens to hold off a โ€œSanta Clausโ€ rall...

Commentary | Morning Bid: Is Santa Claus coming to town? - www.reuters.com/business/fin...

12.12.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: India, France seal treaty revamp giving Paris dividend relief, Delhi tax rights India and France have struck a deal to revise their 1992 treaty which will halve the tax on dividends paid by Indian units to French parents, potentially saving millions for companies with major opera...

Exclusive: India, France seal treaty revamp giving Paris dividend relief, Delhi tax rights - www.reuters.com/world/india/...

12.12.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gold hits seven-week high on safe-haven demand; silver notches peak Gold prices rose 1% to a seven-week high on Friday, bolstered by a soft dollar, expectations of interest rate cuts and safe-haven demand prompted by geopolitical turbulence, while silver hit a record ...

Gold hits seven-week high on safe-haven demand; silver notches peak - www.reuters.com/world/india/...

12.12.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ignoring AI bubble fears, investors bet Nvidia and Google will fuel Taiwan stocks to record Taiwan's tech-heavy stocks show few signs of slowing a rally even as AI bubble worries cast a shadow over global markets, underscoring home-grown confidence in the structural advantages in AI that for...

Ignoring AI bubble fears, investors bet Nvidia and Google will fuel Taiwan stocks to record - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

12.12.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ukraine fails to fill key posts as corruption scandal lingers Ukraine's government has no active candidates for the vacant position of energy minister, two sources familiar with the process said, underlining how a corruption scandal is complicating efforts to fi...

Ukraine fails to fill key posts as corruption scandal lingers - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

12.12.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kremlin suggests it may not like new Ukraine peace proposals after recent U.S.-Ukraine talks Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said that Moscow has not seen revised U.S. proposals made after the most recent talks with Ukraine, but that it may not like parts of them.

Kremlin suggests it may not like new Ukraine peace proposals after recent US-Ukraine talks - www.reuters.com/world/kremli...

12.12.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US offers 'free economic zone' in east if Ukraine cedes Donbas, Zelenskiy says Ukraine has presented the U.S. with a revised 20-point framework to end the war.

US offers 'free economic zone' in east if Ukraine cedes Donbas, Zelenskiy says - www.reuters.com/world/us-off...

12.12.2025 11:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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EU set to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan The new freeze would stay in place "until there is no longer an immediate threat to the economic interests of the Union".

EU set to indefinitely freeze Russian assets, removing obstacle to Ukraine loan - www.reuters.com/business/fin...

12.12.2025 11:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Intel has tested chipmaking tools from firm with sanctioned China unit, sources say Chipmaker Intel , has tested chipmaking tools this year from a toolmaker with deep roots in China and two overseas units that were targeted by U.S. sanctions, according to two sources with direct know...

Exclusive: Intel has tested chipmaking tools from firm with sanctioned China unit - www.reuters.com/world/china/...

12.12.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Less New York, more Nashville: Europeans head to smaller US cities European travelers, nearly a year into President Donald Trump's administration, are popping up in less-heralded - and often more affordable - destinations in the U.S. like Tennessee, Montana and Idaho...

Less New York, more Nashville: Europeans head to smaller US cities - www.reuters.com/world/less-n...

12.12.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Musk's Mars mission adds risk to red-hot SpaceX IPO Investors eyeing SpaceX's potential blockbuster IPO may need to brace themselves as CEO Elon Musk balances his risky quest to reach Mars with growing the revenue-rich Starlink satellite broadband busi...

Musk's Mars mission adds risk to red-hot SpaceX IPO - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

12.12.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bulgaria faces turmoil after protests topple government on eve of euro entry The resignation of Bulgaria's government on Thursday puts an end to an increasingly unpopular coalition but is likely to usher in a period of prolonged political instability on the eve of the Black Se...

Bulgaria faces turmoil after protests topple government on eve of euro entryย  - www.reuters.com/world/bulgar...

12.12.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cuba on edge as US seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk A U.S. move this week to seize an oil tanker out of Venezuela is poised to make a bad situation worse for a crisis-stricken Cuba already struggling to source enough oil to power its ailing economy and...

Cuba on edge as US seizure of oil tanker puts supply at risk - www.reuters.com/business/ene...

12.12.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela's embattled leader, Nicolas Maduro, on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up pressure for his removal, raising the possibility he ...

Putin calls Maduro, Lukashenko meets Venezuela envoy as Trump cranks up pressure - www.reuters.com/world/americ...

12.12.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken, sources say The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources fami...

Exclusive: US preparing to seize more tankers off Venezuela's coast after first ship taken - www.reuters.com/business/ene...

12.12.2025 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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