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1+ min ago (234+ words) The crowd formed an organized human blockade around the garage. Other protesters threw planters and barricades at police officers manning the lines. Anti-ICE protesters storm lower Manhattan, block garage, 18 arrests made The crowd formed an organized human blockade around the garage. Other protesters threw planters and barricades at police officers manning the lines. More than 150 protesters gathered at a government building parking garage after rumors spread that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were preparing to detain illegal immigrants somewhere in lower Manhattan. Demonstrators reportedly tried to block exits at a parking garage near Centre and Howard Streets, chanting "ICE out of New York." Police reportedly asked the crowd to disperse numerous times, and eventually the NYPDn arrested at least 18 people for disorderly conduct and obstructing government operations. No serious injuries were reported. The Facts Inside Our Reporter's Notebook Gunfire…...

1+ min ago (537+ words) GOP lawmakers have said they want to examine Biden's "Operation Allies Welcome" program but it is unclear at this time if a special committee in the House or Senate will be established, given that some Democrats are pushing back. The Biden-era "Operation Allies Welcome" program that was designed to help Afghan allies of the U.S. resettle in the U.S. is likely to be scrutinized after the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. GOP lawmakers have said they want to examine the program, but it is unclear at this time if a bipartisan special committee in the House or Senate will be established, given that some Democrats are pushing back. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was arrested on Wednesday after gunfire erupted only a few blocks from the White House. He was injured during the incident and taken to the hospital along with U.S. Army…...

5+ min ago (823+ words) In a significant policy reversal, the European Gymnastics General Assembly voted on Nov. 28 to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as full teams in European competitions, effective Jan. 1, 2026. This decision by the continental body follows the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) initially lifting its blanket ban to permit these athletes to compete as Authorized Individual Neutral (AIN) competitors. Russian AIN athletes went on to win four medals (two gold) at this year's world championships. Friday's decision represents a key milestone on the path for Russia and Belarus to qualify for LA 2028. For Ukrainian gymnastics, the result is devastating'but not surprising. Vice President Iryna Blokhina and Executive Committee candidate offered a stark warning a week before the vote, detailing the exact political pitfalls that she predicted would lead to this outcome. The Vice President believes the debate around neutrality is largely…...

7+ min ago (506+ words) This didn't officially qualify as a news dump, since an anonymous source was behind ESPN's report Wednesday indicating the Angels and Anthony Rendon are negotiating a buyout of the final year of Rendon's insanely regrettable (well, not for him) contract that will allow Rendon to retire. But midafternoon Thanksgiving Eve " when everyone is either stuck in traffic on the highway, sitting in a plane on aa tarmac, busy running last-second errands in advance for the holiday or getting a jumpstart on the annual bar crawl " was the perfect time to bury news about the imminent end of one of the most ill-timed marriages in sports history. Even if Rendon never gets another cent from the Angels " hint: He's a Scott Boras client so he will get many more cents from the Angels " he'll have made more than $204 million to hit…...

8+ min ago (762+ words) Energy is everything" is a quote often attributed to Albert Einstein, but was said by someone else. It is as compelling today as ever, but as the nation moves into the age of electrification, it could be modified to electricity is everything." On Day One of President Trump's second term, he declared an energy emergency. It has been followed by what amounts to a new energy policy, although it isn't called that in a formal way. This policy has been pursued with brio for coal, gas and oil, and has been accompanied by an aggressive jettisoning of environmental regulation deemed to be punitive. Equally it has deemphasized renewables, and Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright have castigated renewables, especially wind. Trump called wind turbines so pathetic and so bad." Wright said they are subsidized, indefensible, land hogs that drive energy…...

10+ min ago (564+ words) Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has been saying for more than a year that he would like to add two expansion franchises by the end of the decade or the early 2030s. Orlando is already positioning itself to land one of those teams. An ownership group called the Orlando Dreamers, fronted by Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin, plans to bid for a franchise and already has funding in place and the land to build a stadium in the city. Larkin grew up in Cincinnati and played his entire 19-year career with the hometown Reds from 1988-2004. However, Larkin has been an Orlando resident for nearly 30 years and thinks it is the perfect spot for an MLB team. "I love the city of Orlando," Larkin said. "I raised my children in Orlando. Love the city, very similar to Cincinnati, very similar…...

15+ min ago (24+ words) This is a total mindblower! The post Mike Benz: MrBeast And the USAID Truman Show appeared first on LewRockwell. This is a total mindblower!...

15+ min ago (389+ words) JAKARTA/BANGKOK'The death toll mounted to over 600 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend. Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand faced large-scale devastation after a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait fueling heavy rains and wind gusts for a week. There were 435 dead in Indonesia, 170 in Thailand, and three deaths reported in Malaysia. Rescue and relief officials in the Southeast Asian countries were still trying to get access to many flood-hit areas on Sunday even as flood waters receded and tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the three countries. Over 4 million people have been affected'nearly 3 million in southern Thailand and 1.1 million in western Indonesia, according to official statistics. Many areas were cut off…...

15+ min ago (258+ words) Six people were killed in a fiery car crash near a US Embassy in Portugal on Sunday morning, according to reports. The deadly crash involving a BMW 520 occurred around 3:31 a.m. near the US Embassy in Lisbon, Police Commissioner Dinarte Diniz said at the scene, according to Portugal Pulse. The car hit a curb on the Avenida das For'as Armadas, next to the embassy, and lost control " culminating in the fatal crash that triggered a blaze, Diniz said. The victims of the accident include "three women and three men," authorities added. They are reported to be between the ages of 18 and 20, SIC News reported. The incident was witnessed by a police officer assigned to the US Embassy, who contacted emergency services. By the time authorities arrived on the scene, the flames had already ravaged the vehicle and "nothing could be done," the…...

16+ min ago (124+ words) President Donald Trump confirmed on Nov. 30 that he has spoken with Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro amid rising tensions between the two nations. "I don't want to comment on it. The answer is yes," Trump said while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. It follows a New York Times report that Trump and Maduro spoke earlier this month and discussed possibly meeting in the United States, but the U.S. president did not provide any details of what they discussed. It also comes one day after Trump announced that all airspace over Venezuela should be considered "closed in its entirety." But when asked if those comments meant that an airstrike against Venezuela was imminent, Trump said, "Don't read anything into it."...