The Daily Populous

Tuesday January 11st, 2022 evening edition

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Australia will spend more than $3.5billion to purchase 120 tanks and other armoured vehicles from the United States.

The upgrade could see the Australian Army gain up to 75 Abrams tanks, 29 assault breacher vehicles, 17 joint assault bridge vehicles, and six armoured recovery vehicles.

Defence minister Peter Dutton says the tanks, teamed up with other vehicles, would provide the ADF with critical firepower for land operations.

Australia will spend more than $3.5billion to purchase 120 tanks and other armoured vehicles from the United States (pictured, a US tank during training in Georgia).

Defence minister Peter Dutton (pictured) says the tanks, teamed up with other vehicles, would provide the ADF with critical firepower for land operations.

Armoured vehicles are expected to cost Australia between $30billion and $42billion in the next three decades as China continues to gain a military advantage.

The tanks have been kitted out with an upgraded armour package which claims to provide better protection against improvised explosive devices. »

McConnell blocks simple majority votes on Dems' voting rights bills

Authored by thehill.com
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So what I proposed to the Republican leader is that the Senate hold up-or-down votes at a majority threshold on each of the Republicans bills he has outlined tonight as well as the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis John LewisMcConnell blocks simple majority votes on Dems' voting rights bills Democrats face moment of truth in filibuster fight Biden to 'forcefully advocate' for voting rights in Tuesday speech MORE Voting Rights Advancement Act," Schumer said from the Senate floor.

Joe Manchin Joe ManchinOn the Money — Democrats grow less confident in Manchin McConnell blocks simple majority votes on Dems' voting rights bills Republicans threaten floor takeover if Democrats weaken filibuster MORE (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema Kyrsten SinemaMcConnell blocks simple majority votes on Dems' voting rights bills Republicans threaten floor takeover if Democrats weaken filibuster Democrats face moment of truth in filibuster fight MORE (D-Ariz.) both support a supermajority requirement for legislation, while others, including Sen. Mark KellyMark KellyMcConnell blocks simple majority votes on Dems' voting rights bills Republicans threaten floor takeover if Democrats weaken filibuster Democrats face moment of truth in filibuster fight MORE (D-Ariz.), haven't yet taken a position.

But Schumer's office argued that by forcing Republicans to block votes on their own bills, in exchange for allowing simple majority votes on the Democratic election bills, they were calling McConnell's "bluff. »

Russia’s Putin Seizes on Crises to Assert Control Over Former Soviet Republics

Authored by wsj.com

Vladimir Putin has long cast doubt on Kazakhstan’s autonomy, saying that Kazakhs ‘had never had statehood.’ Photo: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News.

Mr. Putin, who contends that NATO and the U.S. have used Ukraine to extend military activities to Russia’s border, has amassed about 100,000 troops on Ukraine’s border.

“Modern Ukraine is entirely the brainchild of the Soviet era,” Mr. Putin wrote in a July treatise. »

Jenna Jameson loses ability to walk, diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome

Authored by news.com.au
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The partner of former adult film star Jenna Jameson has shared a troubling update on her health after she was hospitalised with a rare disorder.

Former adult film star Jenna Jameson has revealed she’s been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, after she found herself unable to walk.

Jenna Jameson was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder, after she found herself unable to walk. »