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Sunday January 8th, 2023 morning edition

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The newly elected House speaker thanked Trump and credited him for helping sway votes his way, during an impromptu news conference that took place a little after midnight on Saturday.

"I do want to especially thank President Trump," McCarthy said.

Jolly is a former Florida Republican who previously served in the House of Representatives from 2014 to 2017.

A moderate conservative and outspoken critic of Trump, Jolly left the Republican Party in 2018 and now makes appearances as a political analyst on CNN and MSNBC.

Jolly appeared on MSNBC on Saturday where he spoke with host Katie Phang about McCarthy's struggle for the speakership.

“To see Kevin McCarthy coming off the two year commemoration of January 6 standing in the hall saying ‘thank you’ to Donald Trump for all he’s done for the party.

@DavidJollyFL reacts to McCarthy’s press conference after being sworn in as Speaker. pic.twitter.com/CG6nPX5pB9 — The Katie Phang Show (@katiephangshow) January 7, 2023. »

W.Va. journalist let go after reporting on abuse allegations

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W.Va. journalist let go after reporting on abuse allegations.

(Amelia Ferrell Knisely via AP) This undated photo shows former West Virginia Public Broadcasting reporter Amelia Ferrell Knisely.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia journalist lost her job last month after she reported about alleged abuse of people with disabilities within the state agency that runs West Virginia’s foster care and psychiatric facilities. »

Redfall isn't Arkane's Left 4 Dead – it's the studio's spin on Far Cry

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But, in terms of the way that you play and experience Redfall, it's not like those games at all.

When you think of Far Cry, your mind is likely flooded with images of exotic landscapes and faraway paradises.

"Redfall sometimes feels like what you'd get if you blended the Arkane creative values with Far Cry 2 or S.T.A.L.K.E.R.," Smith continues. »

Zelensky strips 13 pro-Russia priests of citizenship - media

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By Decree No. 898/2022 of December 28, 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky suspended the citizenship of a number of priests with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (in unity with the Moscow Patriarchate).

But according to the publication's sources, Zelensky suspended the citizenship of 13 clerics of the UOC (MP).

It is also noted that the State Migration Service received a corresponding notification about the loss of citizenship by the said persons. »

Elon Musk attorneys try to move trial from California to Texas, citing ‘local negativity’

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Attorneys for Tesla and Elon Musk are asking a federal judge in San Francisco to move, or delay, a forthcoming trial from Northern California to Western Texas, saying they won’t be able to find unbiased jurors and citing “local negativity” toward Musk.

That year, Musk resided in California and Tesla was headquartered in Palo Alto.

Musk and his attorneys have previously argued that his statements about a possible take-private deal for Tesla in 2018 did not violate the law. »