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Key posts 4.11am ‘LOL WUT’: Musk, Rogan weigh in on ABC chair’s speech 3.52am Parliament set to pass social media ban for under 16s 3.43am Trump transition says cabinet picks were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks 3.31am What’s making headlines Hide key posts Posts area Latest 1 of 1 Latest posts Latest posts 4.11am ‘LOL WUT’: Musk, Rogan weigh in on ABC chair’s speech By Josefine Ganko The world’s biggest podcaster Joe Rogan and the world’s richest man Elon Musk have responded to a National Press Club address given by ABC chair Kim Williams. Speaking in Canberra yesterday, Williams was asked about Joe Rogan’s influence on the US election, and if the ABC should be trying to capture the “bro market”. Williams opened by saying he was not well placed to answer the question because he is “not a consumer or enthusiast of Mr Rogan and his work”. The ABC boss then launched an attack on the popular podcaster: I think that people like Mr Rogan prey on people’s vulnerabilities. They prey on fear. They prey on anxiety. They prey on all of the elements that contribute to uncertainty in society, and they entrepreneur fantasy outcomes and conspiracy outcomes as being a normal part of social narrative. I personally find it deeply repulsive, and to think that someone has such remarkable power in the United States is something that I look at in disbelief. I’m also absolutely in dismay that this can be a source of public entertainment, when it’s really treating the public as plunder for entrepreneurs that are really quite malevolent.” The clip of the attack was shared to X by an account called @wideawake_media, where it caught the attention of Rogan himself. Rogan shared the clip with the caption “LOL WUT”. Musk then weighed in, adding his own message to Rogan’s post. Musk wrote, “From the head of Australian government-funded media, their Pravda”. Pravda was the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 3.52am Parliament set to pass social media ban for under 16s Children younger than 16 are all but set to be banned from social media, with federal parliament poised to enact the world-first legislation. The Senate is expected on Thursday to pass the laws that would ban young people from platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok with bipartisan support. However, there has been concern that the proposal has been rushed through parliament without proper scrutiny, given that Australia would be the first country to implement such a ban. Loading The ban would come into effect one year after the laws pass the parliament, with trials of age-verification technology still being carried out by the federal government. Criticism had been levelled at the ban after an inquiry into the laws ran for just three hours, with people only given one day to hand in submissions and a lack of consultation with young people themselves. While the bill has enjoyed bipartisan support, several coalition members have broken ranks to raise concerns. Tasmanian Liberal MP Bridget Archer crossed the floor to vote against the ban in the House of Representatives, while coalition senator Matt Canavan has also criticised the laws. AAP 3.43am Trump transition says cabinet picks were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks A number of President-elect Donald Trump ’s most prominent Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks,” Trump’s transition team said Wednesday. The FBI said it was investigating. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and Administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them,” Trump transition spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. She said the attacks ranged from bomb threats to swatting, in which attackers initiate an emergency law enforcement response against a target victim under false pretences. The tactic has become a popular one in recent years. President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the House GOP conference, followed by Elise Stefanik. Credit: nna\advidler “In response, law enforcement and other authorities acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted. President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action,” Leavitt said. Among those targeted were Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick to serve as the next ambassador to the United Nations, Matt Gaetz, Trump’s initial pick to serve as attorney general, and former New York congressman Lee Zeldin, who has been tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Susie Wiles, Trump’s incoming chief of staff, and Pam Bondi, the former Florida Attorney General whom Trump has chosen as Gaetz’s replacement, were also targeted, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity amid the ongoing investigation. Wiles and Bondi did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The FBI said in a statement that it was “aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees” and was “working with our law enforcement partners. We take all potential threats seriously, and as always, encourage members of the public to immediately report anything they consider suspicious to law enforcement.” AP Advertisement 3.31am What’s making headlines By Josefine Ganko Good morning and welcome to the national news blog. My name is Josefine Ganko, and I’ll guide our coverage through the early afternoon. It’s Thursday, November 28. Here’s what’s making news this morning. Independent senator Lidia Thorpe was suspended from the chamber for a day for throwing papers at Senator Pauline Hanson in fury, after the latter was accused of spreading hatred by Senator Fatima Payman. Labor and the Coalition have joined forces to rush through changes to political donations in a deal that has outraged Senate crossbenchers. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has intervened to scupper a deal with the Greens over environmental reform that Labor promised at the last election. 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Black Ops 6 Season 1 Reloaded is set to bring significant updates to the popular first-person shooter game. The update introduces new weapons , maps and Zombies content. Release Date The mid-season update for Black Ops 6 will be released on Thursday, December 5. This date was confirmed through a teaser showcasing the new Zombies map, Citadelle Des Morts. Typically, mid-season updates are launched four weeks into an eight-week season. However, this update comes early, likely to allow developers time to address potential issues before the holidays. Season 1 will extend longer than usual, with Season 2 beginning on Tuesday, January 28. This extended timeframe provides additional preparation time for the next update. 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By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries. The data show they never fully delivered on his promised factory jobs. Nor did they provoke the avalanche of inflation that critics feared. This time, though, his tariff threats might be different . The president-elect is talking about going much bigger — on a potential scale that creates more uncertainty about whether he’ll do what he says and what the consequences could be. “There’s going to be a lot more tariffs, I mean, he’s pretty clear,” said Michael Stumo, the CEO of Coalition for a Prosperous America, a group that has supported import taxes to help domestic manufacturing. The president-elect posted on social media Monday that on his first day in office he would impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada until those countries satisfactorily stop illegal immigration and the flow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl into the United States. Those tariffs could essentially blow up the North American trade pact that Trump’s team negotiated during his initial term. Chinese imports would face additional tariffs of 10% until Beijing cracks down on the production of materials used in making fentanyl, Trump posted. Business groups were quick to warn about rapidly escalating inflation , while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would counter the move with tariffs on U.S. products. House Democrats put together legislation to strip a president’s ability to unilaterally apply tariffs this drastic, warning that they would likely lead to higher prices for autos, shoes, housing and groceries. Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her administration is already working up a list of possible retaliatory tariffs “if the situation comes to that.” “The economy department is preparing it,” Sheinbaum said. “If there are tariffs, Mexico would increase tariffs, it is a technical task about what would also benefit Mexico,” she said, suggesting her country would impose targeted import duties on U.S. goods in sensitive areas. House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require congressional approval for a president to impose tariffs due to claims of a national emergency, a largely symbolic action given Republicans’ coming control of both the House and Senate. “This legislation would enable Congress to limit this sweeping emergency authority and put in place the necessary Congressional oversight before any president – Democrat or Republican – could indiscriminately raise costs on the American people through tariffs,” said Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. But for Trump, tariffs are now a tested tool that seems less politically controversial even if the mandate he received in November’s election largely involved restraining inflation. The tariffs he imposed on China in his first term were continued by President Joe Biden, a Democrat who even expanded tariffs and restrictions on the world’s second largest economy. Biden administration officials looked at removing Trump’s tariffs in order to bring down inflationary pressures, only to find they were unlikely to help significantly. Tariffs were “so new and unique that it freaked everybody out in 2017,” said Stumo, but they were ultimately somewhat modest. Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines at the start of 2018, moves that might have pushed up prices in those sectors even though they also overlapped with plans to open washing machine plants in Tennessee and South Carolina. His administration also levied tariffs on steel and aluminum, including against allies. He then increased tariffs on China, leading to a trade conflict and a limited 2020 agreement that failed to produce the promised Chinese purchases of U.S. goods. Still, the dispute changed relations with China as more U.S. companies looked for alternative suppliers in other countries. Economic research also found the United States may have sacrificed some of its “soft power” as the Chinese population began to watch fewer American movies. The Federal Reserve kept inflation roughly on target, but factory construction spending never jumped in a way that suggested a lasting gain in manufacturing jobs. Separate economic research found the tariff war with China did nothing economically for the communities hurt by offshoring, but it did help Trump and Republicans in those communities politically. When Trump first became president in 2017, the federal government collected $34.6 billion in customs, duties and fees. That sum more than doubled under Trump to $70.8 billion in 2019, according to Office of Management and Budget records. While that sum might seem meaningful, it was relatively small compared to the overall economy. America’s gross domestic product is now $29.3 trillion, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The total tariffs collected in the United States would equal less than 0.3% of GDP. The new tariffs being floated by Trump now are dramatically larger and there could be far more significant impacts. If Mexico, Canada, and China faced the additional tariffs proposed by Trump on all goods imported to the United States, that could be roughly equal to $266 billion in tax collections, a number that does not assume any disruptions in trade or retaliatory moves by other countries. The cost of those taxes would likely be borne by U.S. families, importers and domestic and foreign companies in the form of higher prices or lower profits. Former Biden administration officials said they worried that companies could piggyback on Trump’s tariffs — if they’re imposed — as a rationale to raise their prices, just as many companies after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 boosted food and energy costs and gave several major companies the space to raise prices, according to their own earnings calls with investors. But what Trump didn’t really spell out is what might cause him to back down on tariffs and declare a victory. What he is creating instead with his tariff threats is a sense of uncertainty as companies and countries await the details to figure out what all of this could mean. “We know the key economic policy priorities of the incoming Trump administration, but we don’t know how or when they will be addressed,” said Greg Daco, chief U.S. economist at EY-Parthenon. 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NoneThe 49ers’ season is over. Ignore the nonsense being pushed about this team winning out and making the playoffs. Cue the famous Jim Mora Sr. soundbite: “Playoffs? Playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game.” And yet there is so much to play for in the season’s final five games. The beauty of the NFL is that every week, everyone is playing for their jobs. You’re either getting better or getting worse, and you don’t want to be in the latter category ahead of what should be a dramatic, resetting offseason in Santa Clara, Calif. So, in the final weeks, the young players who are now given a shot at serious playing time because of injury or a depth chart reshuffle need to point their arrows up. The older players, whose arrows might be pointing down, need to level out. Coaches have five weeks to prove they’re not this team’s problem. Oh, and then there’s the $60 million-per-season question that still needs to be answered. The 49ers brass — Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch, and CEO Jed York chief among them — have not wavered on their commitment to quarterback Brock Purdy. (By all accounts, York has not wavered on Shanahan or Lynch, either.) The money for a massive contract extension is budgeted for this upcoming offseason. But, at the risk of over-legitimizing it, the question of whether the Niners should hand Purdy that massive new contract still lingers among the fan base and the media. And it’s not just the unhinged portions of those groups pushing that idea, either. That’s not to be overlooked. As we found out with the Trey Lance draft pick, the Niners’ brass can be influenced by both fans and the media. (We’ll all take the L on that one.) So, while the money is ready, the contract hasn’t been drawn up just yet, and it’s more than fair to say that Purdy’s arrow, perhaps for the first time in his short NFL career, is pointing down. It’s on him in the final five games to flip it and make paying him a no-brainer decision for everybody. Yes, $60 million a year is an eye-watering number. Blame inflation. It seems like just yesterday that Jimmy Garoppolo signed a market-setting deal that paid him $27 million per season. Now we’re doubling it? Maybe Garoppolo isn’t the best example, but it’s easy to see why this kind of number sits wrong with so many people. However, the NFL’s salary cap — which rose 13 percent from 2023 to 2024 — has added nearly $100 million since the 49ers signed Garoppolo in 2018. And it’s not as if the importance of competent quarterbacking has diminished since then. These days, high-school quarterbacks spark eight-figure contract bidding wars. I understand the concerns about paying a quarterback top-of-the-line money for not top-of-the-line production, but not everyone gets a Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen. This is a league where Dak Prescott makes $60 million per season, Tua Tagovailoa makes $53 million, Trevor Lawrence makes $55 million, and Kirk Cousins makes $45 million. The market is set. It’s not hard to figure out where Purdy fits. The 24-year-old quarterback might be having a down year, but he’s still a hell of a player. His scrambling ability is a critical reason why the Niners have not yet been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. The coaches’ All-22 film is far more forgiving of his play than the zoomed-in broadcast view. Either way, what’s the alternative to paying Purdy for the 49ers? Draft another quarterback? For every Purdy, there’s a Lance. There’s a C.J. Beathard, too. Sign 2023’s backup quarterback Sam Darnold to a short-term mid-tier deal (somewhere in the $35 million-per-year range)? In the best-case scenario, you’ll have to pay him like Purdy — more than Purdy, in fact — in a year or two. Worst-case scenario, everyone (who can be fired) is fired for letting Purdy walk out the door and not having a viable replacement. Personally, I would have no problem with delaying Purdy’s signing for as long as possible. Make him play out the fourth and final year of his rookie contract at $1.19 million, and then go full Cousins and franchise tag him once or twice. But that’s an easy tactic to take in Madden or a column. It’s a bit more challenging to pull with a quarterback you have to see every day. Nothing says “We trust you to lead this team,” like having a guy on a temp-worker contract. The word “toxic” comes to mind. The Niners believe in rewarding their best players with market-setting contracts. They should. But they should have learned a lesson from this past summer that it’s in no one’s best interest to delay that gratification. I imagine they’ll sign Purdy to his new deal shortly after the season. No fuss, no muss. The young quarterback must find a way in the final five weeks to ensure that such an agreement on his value extends beyond the team facility. ©2024 MediaNews Group, Inc. Visit at mercurynews.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday his intent to nominate Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, as the U.S. ambassador to France. Trump called Charles Kushner a “tremendous business leader, philanthropist & dealmaker” who would be a “strong advocate” for American interests in France in a post on Truth Social. Kushner is a well-known businessman and the founder of the real estate firm Kushner Companies. Jared Kushner, his son, was one of Trump's top advisors while he was president. The Kushner and Trump families are intimately related as a result of Jared's marriage to Ivanka Trump, the president-elect's eldest daughter. A Controversial Past Charles Kushner has a contentious past. He was found guilty on 18 charges in 2005, including witness tampering and tax evasion. An attempt to intimidate his brother-in-law, who had assisted federal investigators in a corruption probe, was the basis for the case against Kushner. In order to discreetly videotape the meeting and send it to his sister, the man's wife, Kushner had a prostitute entice his brother-in-law to a hotel room in New Jersey. Kushner received the maximum term permitted by his plea agreement, two years in jail. But it was a far lesser punishment than U.S. Attorney Chris Christie, who led the prosecution, had requested. Christie subsequently said that Jared Kushner was involved in his termination from Trump's 2016 transition team. In December 2020, Trump granted Charles Kushner a pardon, praising his charitable work and financial acumen. Given Kushner's criminal history, some have questioned whether the pardon was appropriate, and the decision has been controversial. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from US News, World and around the world.
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BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts judge dismissed criminal charges Monday against a backer of Karen Read who admitted placing dozens of yellow rubber ducks and fake $100 bills around town in support of Read. Richard Schiffer Jr. had argued in Stoughton District Court that he had a First Amendment right to support the defense theory that Read — accused of ramming into her boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving the Boston police officer to die in a snowstorm — has been framed in the polarizing murder case. Schiffer's attorney Timothy Bradl said Monday that the judge made the right call by quickly tossing the felony witness intimidation and criminal harassment charges against Schiffer. The ruling comes as another judge decided Monday to push back Read's retrial to April after a mistrial was declared in July when jurors couldn’t reach an agreement. Read was facing second-degree murder charges and two other charges. Her attorneys have argued that other law enforcement officers were responsible for O’Keefe’s death. Regarding Schiffer's charges, Bradl said, “There wasn't a leg to stand on.” “Hats off to the judge. He didn’t make everyone wait and ruled from the bench. Everything was completely protected by the First Amendment. This was political speech," Bradl said. The Norfolk District Attorney’s office declined to comment. Schiffer has said he got the ducks idea after thinking about a defense lawyer’s closing argument that Read was framed . Alan Jackson told jurors that “if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it’s a duck.” Schiffer's actions did not rise to the level of witness intimidation and criminal harassment "nor does his speech, or in this case his written word on fake currency and use of rubber toys, which are afforded the protections of the First Amendment," Judge Brian Walsh wrote. “It is the view of this Court that the defendant's conduct and speech, though a rather sophomoric expression of his opinion, is nonetheless protected speech,” he wrote. Walsh concluded the two-page ruling with quotes from Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley, believed to have coined the “walks like a duck” phrase, and Robert McCloskey, author of the children's book “Make Way For Ducklings.” The defense alleged that O’Keefe was actually killed inside the home of his fellow Boston officer Brian Albert and then dragged outside. They argued that investigators focused on Read because she was a “convenient outsider” who saved them from having to consider law enforcement officers as suspects. Schiffer has been among the dozens of Read supporters who accuse state and local law enforcement of a widespread cover-up. Their demonstrations have led to confrontations, especially in the town of Canton where the murder happened, between those who support Read and others who believe she is guilty. Schiffer, who owns Canton Fence and has said that he knows practically everyone in town through his contracting work, was accused of placing some of the ducks outside a pizza shop run by Brian Albert’s brother, Canton Selectman Chris Albert. Other ducks appeared in O’Keefe’s neighborhood.
WILLMAR — Telilie Lange has done a little bit of everything since eighth grade for the Willmar girls basketball team. She's a scorer, a passer, a rebounder and a defender. In two games last week, the junior guard averaged 9 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. It helped Lange earn Central Lakes Conference Performer of the Week honors. Also earning performer of the week accolades are Willmar girls hockey players Avery Olson and Erin Eilers. Olson, a senior captain and forward, scored two goals in the Cardinals' first win of the season, a 4-0 victory over New Ulm. Eilers, another senior captain and a goaltender, made 24 saves in the shutout of the Eagles. Others picking up CLC performer of the week honors include: * From Alexandria, girls basketball player Hadley Thul; * From Detroit Lakes, senior boys hockey player Brock Bender; * From Rocori, boys wrestler Easton Rossman, who is an eighth-grader; * And from Sauk Rapids, girls wrestler McKenzie Wagmen-Kelly. All-District football BOLD had four players named to the West Sub-District North Division All-Academic football team. Warriors seniors Jack Gross and Jacob Remer and juniors Owen Baumgartner and Max Mabee all made the team. Dawson-Boyd seniors Brayson Boike and Mitchell Myers and junior Evan Mork also were selected, as were MACCRAY's Tobyn Dalle and Jaden Dirksen. Dalle is a senior and Dirksen is a junior. Also on the all-academic team from Lac qui Parle Valley are senior Landon Weber and juniors Elias Alonso and Talen Kranz. Yellow Medicine East senior Jacob Peterson and junior Cooper McCosh also were selected. Other North Division district honors include BOLD's Hudson Vosika being named the Most Valuable Player and top special teams player, Boike being named the top offensive back and defensive back and Owen Flann being selected the top offensive lineman. All are seniors. All West Sub-District North players from area schools include: * From BOLD, Flann, Gross, Carson Serbus (senior), Vosika and Emmitt Flann (junior) with senior Kaden Fischer and Baumgartner earning honorable mention. * From Dawson Boyd, Boike, Gunnar Olson (sr.), Nathan Hansen (jr.) and Gunner Liebl (jr.) with seniors Drew Hjelmeland and Collin Olson earning honorable mention. * From LQPV, seniors Brock Bjornjeld, Tyler Erp, Davis Patzer and Landon Weber with seniors Tygan Allpress and Kayden Kessler earning honorable mention. * From MACCRAY, Grayson Ahrenholz (sr.), Blake Grimsley (jr.), Petyon Schlagel (jr.) and Kaden Arenholz (freshman) with seniors Talen Niemeyer and Ethan Strommer earning honorable mention. * And from YME, senior Eric Jimenez with seniors Brady Dahlager and Jacob Ulrich earning honorable mention. All-Camden volleyball MACCRAY junior Brielle Janssen was named Most Valuable Player of the Camden Conference and along with teammates Emma Thein and Mia Post, was named to the all-conference team. Thein is a junior and Post is a sophomore. Renville County West's Johanna Braun, Avery Roxberg and Holly Hinderks were also named All-Camden. Braun and Roxberg are seniors and Hinderks is a junior. Central Minnesota Christian's Emmi Braem (junior) and Aurora Rosen (sophomore) also earned all-conference honors. Also on the all-conference team are: LQPV senior Jalyn Lee, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg senior Madelynn Luft, YME junior Alana Almich and Dawson-Boyd junior Reese Johnson. Honorable mentions include MACCRAY senior Alexis Nurmi, CMCS sophomore Maddy Vander Ark, RCW sophomore Ella Ridl, YME ninth-grader Abbey Bones, Dawson-Boyd senior Bailey Bothun, LQPV senior Brandi Meyer and KMS senior Abby Holtkamp. MACCRAY's Tory Bouwer was named Camden coach of the year. Laker Commits Minnewaska baseball player Noah Jensen recently signed an NCAA national letter of intent to play for Division II Minnesota-Crookston. Jensen is a two-time All-West Central Conference selection heading into his senior season. Jensen's eight home runs last season were a school record. He has a school-record 11 career home runs. Coaching milestone Minnetonka girls hockey coach Tracy Cassano (formerly Engstrom) recently coached her 500th career game. The Willmar High School graduate has 284 career victories. She also has coached at Rosemount, Chaska/Chanhassen and Burnsville. Cassano is a former University of Minnesota women's hockey player who was a two-time captain for the Gophers. She also helped the Gophers to the Women's College Hckey Alliance championship in 2000. Notable Yes, that was former Minnesota Vikings great Chuck Foreman in Willmar on Sunday, Nov. 24. The former running back was at a Vikings watch party at the Willmar Elks Lodge No. 952 when Minnesota beat the Chicago Bears.A Nevada commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch's bid to change his family trust to consolidate control of his media empire in the hands of his son Lachlan, the New York Times reports, citing a sealed court document. or signup to continue reading Nevada commissioner Edmund Gorman concluded in a decision filed on Saturday that Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan, who is the head of Fox News parent Fox Corp and News Corp, had acted in "bad faith" in their effort to amend the irrevocable trust, the Times reported. The court docket indicates it issued a recommendation or order Saturday under seal. The trust currently would divide control of the company equally among Rupert Murdoch's four oldest children - Lachlan, James, Elisabeth and Prudence - after his death. 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DAKAR: Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said Friday that his government would submit legislation to repeal a law by former president Macky Sall granting amnesty for deadly political violence. The controversial amnesty was granted just before March 2024 elections as Sall sought to calm protests sparked by his last-minute postponement of the vote in the traditionally stable West African country. Critics say the move was to shield perpetrators of serious crimes, including homicides, committed during three years of political tensions between February 2021 and February 2024. But it also allowed Sonko, a popular opposition figure, to stand in the elections after court convictions had made him ineligible, as well as Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who eventually won the presidency. Sonko’s government pledged earlier this month to investigate dozens of deaths resulting from the political violence between 2021 and 2024. “In addition to putting compensation for victims into the budget, a draft law will be submitted to your august Assembly to repeal the March 6, 2024 amnesty so that light may be shed and responsibilities determined on whatever side they may lie,” Sonko said in a highly awaited policy speech to lawmakers. “It’s not a witch hunt and even less vengeance ... It’s justice, the foundation without which social peace cannot be built,” Sonko said. Sonko’s speech also laid out plans for the next five years to pull Senegal out of three years of economic and political turmoil that have sent unemployment soaring. He and Faye, who won the presidency and in November secured a landslide victory in parliament, now have a clear path for implementing an ambitious, leftist reform agenda. “We must carry out a deep and unprecedented break never seen in the history of our country since independence” from France, Sonko told lawmakers. He said Senegal remained “locked into the colonial economic model” and vowed an overhaul of public action and tax reforms to foster “home-grown growth.”Trump warns to ban BRICS nations in US economy over anti-dollar plans Trump says that there is no chance that BRICS will replace US Dollar in International Trade President-elect Donald Trump has warned BRICS nations of a potential ban from the US economy if they proceed with plans to undermine the US dollar. "We require a commitment... that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty US Dollar or, they will face 100 percent Tariffs," Trump wrote on his Truth Social website, referring to the grouping that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and others. The statement comes after a BRICS summit held last month in Kazan, Russia, where the countries discussed boosting non-dollar transactions and strengthening local currencies. The BRICS group has expanded significantly since its inception in 2009, and now includes countries such as Iran, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Altogether the BRICS coalition accounts for a significant minority of the world’s economic output. At the Kazan summit in October, Moscow secured a joint declaration encouraging the "strengthening of correspondent banking networks within BRICS and enabling settlements in local currencies in line with BRICS Cross-Border Payments Initiative." But at the end of the summit Putin indicated that little progress had been made on launching a possible competitor to the Belgium-based SWIFT financial messaging system. "As for SWIFT and any alternatives, we have not created and are not creating any alternatives," Putin told reporters at the end of the summit. He added: "As for a unified BRICS currency, we are not considering that question at the moment." Trump has vowed to pursue a protectionist agenda, threatening hefty tariffs on neighbors and rivals. If BRICS countries continue with their plans, Trump warned, they "should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful US Economy," he wrote. "They can go find another ‘sucker!’ There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the US Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America." India's south struck by Cyclone Fengal Syria war monitor says rebels control most of Aleppo Thailand, Malaysia face devastating floods as death toll rises to 12 Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million
