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The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had recovered another body of a hostage in the Gaza Strip.An Arab Israeli, aged 53, was brought out after being found dead in a tunnel in the Rafah area of southern Gaza on Tuesday, according to a military spokesman, who said he was killed in captivity.Finds connected to the man’s 22-year-old son, who had also been kidnapped, raise “serious concern” for his life, too, the spokesman said.Israel had previously assumed that the two were still alive.Both were abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, when Hamas forces attacked Israel…

The Senate Judiciary Committee has officially slotted two days for confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi. The former Florida attorney general who served as Trump’s personal lawyer during his first impeachment trial is set to appear before lawmakers next Wednesday, January 15, and Thursday, January 16. As the nation’s top prosecutor, Bondi would play a key role in implementing Trump’s regulatory agenda and defending the actions of his administration in court. She is Trump’s second choice for attorney general following the implosion over the incoming president’s initial selection for the job, former Rep. Matt…

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump promised to fix all of America’s problems, including two of the biggest issues of the 2024 election: the high cost of living and immigration and enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border.He didn’t mention anything on the campaign trail about expanding America’s borders by annexing territory from longstanding U.S. allies — including by hostile means, if necessary.With just two weeks until his inauguration, however, Trump is pushing — or at least joking about pushing — to absorb the sovereign nation of Canada, one of America’s closest allies, and more seriously promoting the seizure or purchase of Greenland, which…

The future of Bonita Bill’s is becoming clearer.The iconic come-as-you-are waterfront restaurant, recently sold and closed after business on Jan. 5, will be reimagined and renamed Bonita Fish Company.HM Restaurant Group, which owns neighboring Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille and Dixie Fish Company, purchased the San Carlos Island gem and its properties at 700, 702, 716 and 718 Fishermans Wharf on Fort Myers Beach for $5.5 million.On June 12, 2024, it was announced that Bonita Bill’s properties and business are for sale on Fort Myers Beach.“We’re excited to embrace the tradition and history of this exceptional property and its…

The messaging app’s policies do not depend on “US electoral cycles,” CEO Pavel Durov has said Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has issued thinly veiled criticism of Meta, following its announcement of new policy changes, suggesting that supporting free speech is easy when there are no risks involved.In a Wednesday post on his messaging platform, the Russian tycoon appeared to address Mark Zuckerberg’s firm – the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads – after its boss flagged significant updates to its policies.On Tuesday, Zuckerberg said that his company would ditch its controversial third-party fact-checking program in the US. He…

US equity futures were already rolling over following yesterday’s momentum-driven rout, when a the latest report out of CNN (a polar opposite to the just as fake news from WaPo earlier this week, but fake nonetheless) claiming that Trump was “considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swath of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries” sent the dollar surging, all other G-20 currencies plunging, and sparked a broad selloff across risk assets. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures were down 0.2%, bouncing from session lows of -0.4%, and reversing a gain of 0.4% earlier…

Screenshot: X As wildfires ravage Southern California, homeowners in Pacific Palisades find themselves grappling with an unbearable reality: their homes are burning, and their insurance policies—once their safety net—were canceled just months ago by State Farm. In a move justified by the company as a strategy to avoid “financial failure,” State Farm canceled over 72,000 homeowners’ policies statewide, with Pacific Palisades—a now-charred affluent neighborhood—bearing a significant brunt. James Woods, a renowned actor and Pacific Palisades resident, summed up the community’s frustration on social media. “Actually, one of the major insurance companies canceled all the policies in our neighborhood about four…

President Joe Biden is the second-worst president in American history, a Gallup poll found Tuesday. Biden and his aides are trying to make the case that he will be remembered as one of the greatest presidents of all time, but that does not appear to be supported by data. Fifty-four percent of Americans say Biden will be remembered as a “below average” (37 percent) or “poor” (17 percent) president. Only 19 percent say he will be remembered as “outstanding” (6 percent) or “above average” (13 percent). Twenty-six percent think he will be regarded as “average.” The only president with a…

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is a revelation — a fun-forward twist on the performance EV that turns a good crossover into a great hot hatchback. Next, a recent teaser for a Tokyo Auto Salon reveal suggests that Road & Track’s 2025 under-$100,000 Performance EV of the Year might already be getting even more fun, thanks to a collaboration with drifting icon Keiichi “DK” Tsuchiya.The truncated video shows Tsuchiya mention the words “ascending to another level” before introducing the car, which is shown in full in a handful of shots. In those brief clips, a huge rear wing can be…

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) beat out a crowded field of Democratic lawmakers Wednesday for a coveted spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to three people familiar with the results granted anonymity to share the unofficial verdict. The second-term lawmaker bested a field that had originally grown as large as ten Democrats after eight rounds of voting. Seven slots had been open on the panel, of which six had been doled out Tuesday by the largely leadership-appointed Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. The seventh slot was kicked to an election among the steering committee members. Democratic Reps. Alexandria…