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TheHill.com 

Bernie Sanders blasts 'President Elon Musk' for derailing spending deal

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at tech mogul Elon Musk for saying that any lawmaker supporting the continuing resolution for the newly unveiled end-of-the-year funding deal should be voted out of office. "Democrats and Republicans spent months negotiating a bipartisan agreement to fund our government. The richest man on Earth, President Elon Musk, doesn’t...

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Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal - The Hill

  1. Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal  The Hill
  2. Trump and Musk unleash a new kind of chaos on Washington  CNN
  3. Morning Report — A government funding fiasco  The Hill
  4. Trump, Musk fire back after Dem leader blames House GOP for breaking bipartisan agreement  Fox News

TheHill.com 

Vance meets with Johnson after Trump torpedoes spending bill

Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday night, hours after President-elect Trump torpedoed the GOP leader’s spending deal. Vance was in Johnson’s office for nearly an hour, as a handful of Republican lawmakers huddled to discuss government funding and Friday’s looming shutdown deadline. Emerging from that meeting, Vance said the...

Voice of America 

VOA Persian: Prisoners at Ghezel Hesar forced to sign ‘treatment waivers’

Judicial authorities at Ghezel Hesar prison not only systematically violate prisoners' rights to medical care under the guise of "budget constraints," they force inmates to sign written waivers renouncing their access to treatment, according to an exclusive report obtained by VOA Persian. A source from inside the prison has shared documents with VOA Persian that detail the situation of Saeed Zadeh-Raiyat, a prisoner diagnosed with throat cancer. Iranian judicial authorities have refused...

France24.com (en) 

UN sifting through evidence of Assad's human rights transgressions

As Syrians continue to search for traces of loved ones who were disappeared under Bashar al-Assad's regime, UN workers in the country have taken advantage of Assad's ouster to gather unprecedented amounts of "game changing" evidence of the former President's extensive human rights abuses.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Best conservative hybrid mutual funds to invest in December 2024

Conservative hybrid mutual funds are the entry to the world of hybrid funds. These schemes invest mostly in debt and a small percent in equity. As per the Sebi norms, conservative hybrid schemes must invest 75-90% in debt instruments and 10-25% in stocks. These schemes are ideal for investors looking to invest a small part of their corpus in equity to earn some extra returns.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

This US airline offering unlimited travel for a year for just $299. Here are the terms and conditions

Frontier Airlines has launched an unprecedented "all-you-can-fly" pass, GoWild!, for $299. This limited-time offer allows unlimited travel between May 2025 and April 2026 to domestic and international destinations. Bookings require confirmation one day or ten days prior, depending on the destination. Additional fees apply, and some age restrictions are in place.

Voice of America 

VOA Cantonese: New ETA requirement for travelers from Hong Kong sparks concerns for ex-political prisoners

Starting January 8, 2025, tourists from Hong Kong will need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization before entering the U.K. This will affect some people who have been imprisoned for more than 12 months because of political incidents in Hong Kong, making them unable to travel to the U.K. to visit relatives or even apply for political asylum when needed. Click here to see the full story in Cantonese.

Dawn 

PM Shehbaz reaches Cairo for D-8 moot

CAIRO: Egypt’s Minister for Public Business Mohamed Shimi greets Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival, on Wednesday.—White Star

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reached Egypt on an official visit to lead the Pakistan delegation at the 11th Summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) countries being held in Cairo.

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