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WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold accountable a former president while he was simultaneously running for another term.After President-elect Donald Trump announced his desire for US "ownership and control" of Greenland , the Danish government ramped up its defense spending for the Arctic autonomous territory — which is no coincidence — says an Arcitc security expert. Ahead of a second term at the White House and as part of his Cabinet nominations, Trump named Ken Howery — a former envoy to Sweden — as his ambassador to Copenhagen, before broaching the subject. The Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced the new defense package with a "double-digit billion amount" in krone which equals at least $1.5 billion. The sum will help purchase two new inspection ships, two new long-range drones, and two extra dog sled teams for increased security. 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We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom." Greenlandic reactions with the US are "worth noticing," said Jacobsen. During his first term, Trump had expressed similar interest in the island, a proposal that was promptly rejected by both Greenland and Denmark. When Trump first proposed the purchase idea in 2019, "it was received as a neocolonial provocation," Jacobsen said. DON'T MISS: WNBA star tells Elon Musk to 'go back to Africa' after Donald Trump failure [LATEST] Rudy Giuliani dresses up as Santa with woman on lap in bizarre Christmas ad [BIZARRE] Musk warned he's 'making enemies and will get hurt' if he doesn't quit politics [WARNING] Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had called his offer "absurd" at the time. This time, however, it is slightly different. While it is being seen as a provocation, it is also being regarded "as an opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties between Greenland and the US," he explained. "The reason is that following the 2019 idea - and the amplified American attention toward the Arctic - Greenland experienced enhanced agency in international politics. This is important for Greenland in its strive toward independence," Jacobsen said. Greenland has a population of 56,000 people. Since 2009, they have retained the right to declare independence from Denmark. However, they have refrained from doing so as they are significantly dependent on budget transfers from Copenhagen for sustenance. The new budget will also allow enhanced staffing at Arctic Command in the capital Nuuk as well as upgrade one of Greenland's three primary civilian airports to handle F-35 supersonic fighter aircraft. "We have not invested enough in the Arctic for many years, now we are planning a stronger presence," Poulsen said about the new budget. While Jacobsen finds Trump's rhetoric and choice of words to be "one of a kind," his interest in Greenland stems from the "historic interest in focusing on geostrategic location and mineral wealth" for the United States. With its Pituffik air base, Greenland's location is strategic for the US military and its early-warning system for ballistic missiles since the island lies in the shortest route from North America to Europe. American interest in Greenland or other Arctic lands is not unique. President Andrew Johnson bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. In 1947, officials under President Harry Truman's administration tried to covertly buy Greenland for $100 million in gold bars, considering the island to be a "military necessity," a secret that was uncovered by a Danish newspaper decades later in 1991. President Dwight Eisenhower proposed buying the island back in 1960. The United States has been grappling with worsening relations with countries like China and Russia that further "intensify" Greenland's geostrategic importance, Jacobsen said. He also pointed out the vast deposits of rare earth elements in Greeland that are "extra interesting" due to the potential use of such elements in modern technologies. While Greenlandic politicians have stated that the Arctic island is not for sale, they are "very interested in strengthening ties with the US, especially in ways that can improve the Greenlandic economy," Jacobsen added. In a separate event, Trump threatened to recapture the Panama Canal, accusing them of charging higher rates for Central American passage usage, earning a sharp rebuttal from Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino who said the canal belongs to them.
By Lindsay Shachnow Twenty-seven years ago, Bill Puder received a phone call from Jill Biden, shortly after he first opened Faregrounds Restaurant and Pudley’s Pub on Nantucket. “I didn’t know who she was,” Puder told Boston.com. “She asked me, can we cook Thanksgiving to-go for their family? I said sure, no problem.” Puder said he did not know of Joe Biden, who was a Delaware senator at the time, either. “He used to come in, pick it up,” he said. “We’d chat, hang out with Beau and Hunter.” Puder said he has made Thanksgiving dinner for the Bidens nearly every year since the first lady’s initial call. “We treat him just like a customer, just like everybody else that comes in here,” he said. However, since Biden took office as president, Puder stopped making dinner for the Biden family, but has still cooked Thanksgiving meals for his secret service members during Biden’s vice presidential and presidential terms. A private chef will make Thanksgiving dinner for the Bidens this year, according to Puder. Although Biden won’t be partaking in the meal at Faregrounds this Thursday, the president will carry on his decades-old tradition of traveling to Nantucket with his family, arriving at Nantucket Memorial Airport on Air Force One on Tuesday at 3:20 p.m., The Boston Globe reported . Ahead of Biden’s visit, Nantucket Police Lieutenant Angus MacVicar said the local police department has been working with the secret service, providing them with a few full-time officers who are more familiar with the area. “We’re expecting things to go as they have in the past and have minimal disruption,” MacVicar told Boston.com. “We hope everything goes well.” This Thursday, Puder will serve Thanksgiving dinner at the Nantucket family restaurant to 150 secret service members and roughly 50 other restaurant goers. They will eat alongside each other. Over three days, four workers prepare the food with the help of Puder’s wife and niece. Although Puder mixes up the menu slightly from year to year, he always includes traditional Thanksgiving dishes. So, what’s on the menu this year? The president’s secret service will eat buffet-style, starting with a butternut squash apple soup, clam chowder, and caesar salad. The main event will be a traditional roast turkey with gravy — Puder’s favorite dish to cook — alongside stuffing, roast prime rib, pan seared halibut, and a ham platter. Eight side dishes, including candied sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and glazed carrots, will fill out the meal. Puder, who has been cooking for nearly 50 years, bought Faregrounds in 1997, and held a local competition to decide on a name for the establishment. “The Faregrounds” was chosen because of the restaurant’s location on Faregrounds Road, and “Pudley’s Pub” is named after the Puder’s own pot bellied pet pig. Puder said he has “mixed feelings” about Biden leaving the White House in January, but still plans to cook Thanksgiving dinner for him and his family next year. “It’s a tradition for him,” Puder said of Biden, who has come to Nantucket for Thanksgiving almost every year since 1975. “He’s just a nice guy, and it’s such an honor to keep feeding him.” Lindsay Shachnow Lindsay Shachnow covers general assignment news for Boston.com , reporting on breaking news, crime, and politics across New England. Boston.com Today Sign up to receive the latest headlines in your inbox each morning. Be civil. Be kind.
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Nebraska football signing day preview: Potential flips and a 5-star up for grabsDelhi Police Crime Branch on Saturday arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in connection with an extortion case from last year. Mr. Balyan, a two-time legislator from west Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, was called to the Crime Branch office in R.K. Puram for questioning before he was arrested, said a senior officer. The arrest was made hours after senior BJP leaders, including national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia, held a press conference where they shared a purported audio clip in which, they claimed, the ruling party MLA can be heard talking to notorious gangster Kapil Sangwan “about collecting ransom money from businessmen”. Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh dismissed the BJP’s allegations and termed the arrest “illegal”. “[AAP national convener] Arvind Kejriwal is raising his voice against Delhi’s deteriorating law and order. Instead of checking the rising crime rate, the BJP and [Union Home Minister] Amit Shah are trying to stop Kejriwal. To this end, they are now running a fake audio clip,” said Mr. Singh. Mr. Bhatia alleged that AAP “is involved in threatening people and extorting money from them” and dared Mr. Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi to act against their MLA. “If they do not ask for his [Mr. Balyan’s] resignation, it will be deemed that the extortion money is going to the party and its leaders,” said the BJP spokesperson at the press conference. The development comes in the backdrop of AAP’s attacks against the BJP-led Central government over the security situation as Delhi Police comes under the Union Home Ministry. The BJP’s city unit has responded to the accusations by claiming that AAP is using “a few crime incidents” to divert focus from the government’s “zero performance” ahead of the Assembly election due in February next year. Published - December 01, 2024 01:30 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Delhi / crime, law and justice / crime / state politics / politics / politics (general)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday. In social media posts and comments on platforms like outage tracker Downdetector, some impacted said that they were having trouble seeing their emails, loading calendars or opening other Microsoft 365 applications such as Powerpoint. Microsoft acknowledged “an issue impacting users attempting to access Exchange Online or functionality within Microsoft Teams calendar” earlier in the day. In updates posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, the company’s status page said it identified a “recent change” that it believed to be behind the problem — and was working to revert it. Microsoft shared that it was deploying a fix — which, as of shortly before noon E.T., it said had reached about 98% of “affected environments.” Still, the company’s status page later added , targeted restarts were “progressing slower than anticipated for the majority of affected users.” As of midday Monday, Downdetector showed thousands of outage reports from users of Microsoft 365 , particularly Outlook .Charles Kushner: Donald Trump Nominates Son-in-Law Jared Kushner's Father as US Ambassador to France in Major Diplomatic Move
Julian Alvarez and second-half substitute Angel Correa scored twice as Atletico Madrid cruised to an easy 6-0 win at struggling Sparta Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday. The win leaves Diego Simeone’s Rojiblancos on nine points from five games in the competition, while Sparta have four. “Each win makes you happy, especially when the team plays like this throughout the game and scores like today,” Atletico coach Simeone told reporters in the Czech capital. “We really did well today,” he added, hailing his team for playing “with high intensity and speed”. Alvarez opened the scoring 15 minutes into the game as he was brought down just outside the box and then curled a free-kick into the top corner of Peter Vindahl’s goal. Marcos Llorente made it 2-0 two minutes from half-time as he chipped the ball towards the goal and Vindahl let it in, visibly fooled by striker Alexander Sorloth’s attempt at a glancing header. Alvarez fired in his second from close range on 59 minutes after a give-and-go with Giuliano Simeone, the coach’s son. Second-half substitute Antoine Griezmann made it 4-0 on 70 minutes with a low shot inside the box following a one-two with Llorente. Correa rounded off the score with two goals in the final five minutes, first poking in a pass from fellow substitute Samuel Lino and then finishing neatly after a mazy run through the static Sparta defence. – ‘All goals count’ – “The team understood what I want from them from the beginning to the end including the substitutes who played really well as soon as they entered the pitch,” said Diego Simeone. “All goals count. We tried to score as many as possible because it helps with this new format of the Champions League. “We are always aware the game has 90 minutes and we have to play as best we can,” he added. The 54-year-old Argentinian made six changes following Atletico’s 2-1 win over Alaves in La Liga on Saturday, his 700th game across all competitions in charge of the team. But there was little doubt about the outcome as Sparta only managed a single weak shot on goal through Kaan Kairinen in the opening minute. Atletico controlled the game, tirelessly testing the wobbly defence of the reigning Czech champions who have now only won two of their last 12 games in all competitions. Vindahl spared Sparta blushes on several occasions as he stopped close-range efforts from Rodrigo De Paul and Sorloth in the first half and Giuliano Simeone after the break. Atletico took a second straight away win in the Champions League at Sparta after stunning Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 earlier this month. With three games to play in the new-format league phase, they next face underdogs Slovan Bratislava at home on December 10. AFP
Two more trap cages set to capture tigressNEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday. In social media posts and comments on platforms like outage tracker Downdetector, some impacted said that they were having trouble seeing their emails, loading calendars or opening other Microsoft 365 applications such as Powerpoint. Microsoft acknowledged “an issue impacting users attempting to access Exchange Online or functionality within Microsoft Teams calendar” earlier in the day. In updates posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, the company’s status page said it identified a “recent change” that it believed to be behind the problem — and was working to revert it. Microsoft shared that it was deploying a fix — which, as of shortly before noon E.T., it said had reached about 98% of “affected environments.” Still, the company’s status page later added , targeted restarts were “progressing slower than anticipated for the majority of affected users.” As of midday Monday, Downdetector showed thousands of outage reports from users of Microsoft 365 , particularly Outlook .FREE primary school breakfast clubs will start next year - giving parents extra childcare as headteachers sign up for the pilot scheme. Schools will be able to sign up for the clubs from Wednesday - with 750 set to be picked for a year-long pilot starting in April. 1 Free primary school breakfast clubs will start next year Credit: Getty Parents can get an extra half hour of childcare at the start of the day under the pilot. And youngsters will get a healthy and filling breakfast to start the school day. Chancellor Rachel Reeves tripled funding for the clubs to £33billion in last month's Budget. The extra cash covers equipment and staffing for schools trying out the scheme. Read More UK News FACE OF EVIL Monster who stabbed ex to death smirks in mugshot as he's convicted of murder 'WICKED BEYOND BELIEF' Mum jailed after keeping her baby in a drawer for almost three years Free breakfast clubs will be rolled out at primary schools across the country after the pilot ends in 2026. Once the clubs get started, more than 4.6million youngsters will be eligible for school breakfasts. One in eight state schools currently offer free breakfast clubs in a scheme limited to disadvantaged areas. Schools minister Stephen Morgan told the Mirror: "We're committed to breaking the link between background and opportunity. Most read in The Sun HISTORY MAKER Ex-Scotland women coach 'lands key role at Prem club' working with MALE stars ROAD CAM WARNING New speed cameras kick in for 30 WEEKS on major Scots motorway THIS IS THE STRIFE Amy Macdonald slams BBC's Scottish football coverage in X-rated blast FAMILIAR FACE Celtic hero set for shock Rangers UEL start - five years from last Ibrox game "The first step towards that, we believe, is investing in breakfast clubs in every primary school. "Breakfast clubs make a huge difference in terms of behaviour, attainment and attendance." The scheme will only be introduced in England, as education is a devolved matter. Youngsters at state primary schools in Wales can already get free breakfasts. The Scottish government has also pledged to bring in free breakfast clubs in all primaries. London mayor Sadiq Khan has also launched a scheme giving free school dinners to all primary pupils.