Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/09/politics/supreme-court-donald-trump-sentencing/index.html 'Pizzagate' gunman killed by police during traffic stop in North Carolina https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/pizzagate-gunman-killed-police-traffic-stop-north-…

Sources Eaton Fire in Pasadena claims 5 lives, scorches 10,600 acres https://ktla.com/news/california/wildfires/eaton-fire-altadena-live-updates/ It’s the first major decision of Trump 2.0 and Republicans are split https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/08/politics/republican-priorities-reconciliation-what-matters/index.html Trump speaks with Justice Alito am…

Sources Trump won’t rule out military or economic coercion to acquire Greenland, Panama Canal https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/07/trump-administration-transition/ Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/technology/meta-fact-checking-facebook.html Palisades Fire in Los Angeles …

Sources Justin Trudeau says he'll resign as prime minister of Canada https://abcnews.go.com/International/canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-resigns-leader-liberal-party/story?id=116837766 Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/business/biden-offsh…

Sources The heaviest snowfall in a decade is possible as a wintry blast roils parts of the US https://apnews.com/article/winter-weather-snow-ice-blizzard-da173992b438907b477bcd03afa17897 https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5249003/major-winter-storm-us-snow-rain-kansas-dc Police reveal chilling notes left by Cybertruck bomber: ‘Time to wake up!’ h…

Sources What we know about the suspect in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/02/us/matthew-alan-livelsberger-vegas-cybertruck-explosion/index.html Could Better Security Have Stopped the New Orleans Terror Attack? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/new-orleans-security-truck-attack.html Sugar Bowl game ends without maj…

Sources Deadly New Orleans Attack on Bourbon Street: What We Know https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/new-orleans-attack-what-we-know.html https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/01/us/new-orleans-vehicle-crash 1 Dead After a Cybertruck Explodes Outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/us/car-fire-trump-hotel-las-vegas…

The top 100 stories of 2024 (#50 – 1) Sources CNN’s top 100 digital stories of 2024 https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/world/cnn-top-100-digital-stories-of-2024/index.html Website: https://newsinflux.net/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/robforesider.bsky.social X: https://x.com/NewsInfluxPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robforesider/ Facebook…

The top 100 stories of 2024 (#100 – 51) Sources CNN’s top 100 digital stories of 2024 https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/28/world/cnn-top-100-digital-stories-of-2024/index.html Website: https://newsinflux.net/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/robforesider.bsky.social X: https://x.com/NewsInfluxPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robforesider/ Facebo…

Sources MAGA Civil War: Why Donald Trump backed Elon Musk over H-1B https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/maga-civil-war-why-donald-trump-backed-elon-musk-over-h-1b/articleshow/116770959.cms https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/business/trump-immigration-h1b-visa.html Why did the South Korean Jeju Air flight crash, killing 179? Experts questio…

Sources Trump’s Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor https://www.propublica.org/article/scott-turner-hud-nominee-trump-public-housing-texas Biden Pulled Off a $370 Billion Miracle for the Climate. Where Did the Money Go? https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/biden-pulled-off-a-370-billion-miracle-for-the-cl…

Sources Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row https://apnews.com/article/trump-death-row-commutations-biden-d9d1fbb5d6cb0e7727ce9f4644414a62 Honda, Nissan tie-up requires something neither can spare: time https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/honda-nissan-tie-up-requires-something-neither-can…

Sources Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/asia/afghanistan-childrens-peace-prize-2024-intl-hnk/index.html Pokémon cards can fetch hundreds. This card collector gives many of them away for free https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/08/entertainment/pokemon-cards-free-youtuber-coop-cec/index.ht…

Sources House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017 https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/politics/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-report/index.html Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to state murder, terrorism charges in UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination https://www.cbsnews.com/newy…

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-disaster-aid-debt-limit-trump-5a78b3c8c7aedc9384842fae83d78f5b Trump reacts to people saying Elon Musk is in charge of government https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/politics/video/donald-trump-elon-musk-pre…

Sources Republicans fail to pass spending bill in House in setback for Trump https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/19/trump-spending-bill-government-shutdown California man allegedly messaged Madison school shooter about plans ahead of attack https://www.npr.org/2024/12/19/nx-s1-5232117/madison-christian-school-shooting-update FAA temporaril…

Sources Trump rejects bipartisan US spending bill, raising government shutdown risk https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-speaker-defends-stopgap-spending-some-republicans-musk-balk-2024-12-18/ Dow plunges more than 1,100 points and marked its longest losing streak since 1974 https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/18/economy/dow-10-day-losing-streak/index…

Sources Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for ‘election interference’ after pre-election poll https://apnews.com/article/trump-des-moines-register-lawsuit-polling-09698af51779943e13ffdc680e4fdbd5 FBI Hacking Warning—Bad News For Millions Of iPhone, Android Users https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/16/fbi-hacking-warning-more-bad-…

Sources MPD identifies suspected shooter at Abundant Life Christian School https://www.wkow.com/livestream/teacher-student-killed-in-shooting-at-abundant-life-christian-school/article_cc847ad8-bbd1-11ef-8534-7fbc39cc785a.html What to Know About the Collapse of Germany’s Government, and What’s Next https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/europe/ger…

Sources Trump gets $15m in ABC News defamation case https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw57q4y9do Apple and Google must prepare to remove TikTok from app stores by Jan. 19, lawmakers warn https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/13/tech/apple-and-google-must-prepare-to-remove-tiktok-from-app-stores-by-jan-19-lawmakers-warn/index.html In Display of Fealty, Tech…

Sources Police say suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing wasn't a client of the insurer https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-suspect-unitedhealthcare-ceo-killing-client-insurer-116746163 Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people. Some say he could do a lot more https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5226683/biden-commutations-pardons?utm_sour…

Sources FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce902z8lp81o Albertsons Backs Out of Merger Deal and Sues Kroger After Court Rulings https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/business/albertsons-kroger-merger-deal.html The Onion's purchase of Alex Jones' Infowars stopped by US judge https://www.r…

UHC CEO Killer Luigi Mangione’s Manifesto https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-manifesto Mystery ‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as WHO sends rapid response team to DR Congo https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3289955/mystery-disease-x-outbreak-widens-who-sends-rapid-response-team-dr-congo?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article Federal…

Sources Luigi Mangione charged with murder of healthcare CEO https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2zwqqr1ro Rupert Murdoch Fails in Bid to Change Family Trust https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/business/media/rupert-lachlan-murdoch-family-trust.html Shaken by Assad's sudden fall, Syria faces seismic turning point https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c…

Sources Trump says he will end birthright citizenship https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/08/trump-end-birthright-citizenship-00193184 As Assad’s Dictatorship in Syria Ends, New Risks for the Middle East Are Huge https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/us/politics/syria-assad-iran-risks.html Trump ‘can’t guarantee’ Americans won’t pay more if tariffs …