The Daily Populous

Saturday December 28th, 2024 day edition

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Pro-Iranian Iraqi militias have reportedly reached an agreement to halt their actions against Israel, the Lebanese Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper Al-Akhbar reported on Monday.

The leader confirmed that the group would also stop all military operations against Israel.

He stated that "the Islamic Republic of Iran gave us the freedom to decide regarding the Syrian scene and the control of the terrorist groups called Haya'at Tahrir al-Sham.”

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption, inside the parliament in Baghdad, Iraq July 30, 2022. »

Man beaten to death on Christmas Eve in Madison Heights, suspect arrested

Authored by wxyz.com

Spencer says Cavanaugh was beaten to death after he stepped in to stop another neighbor from beating a dog.

“I believe it was a you’re not going to tell me how to raise my dog," Spencer added.

The Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the victim’s cause of death and send potential charges to the prosecutor’s office. »

Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’

Authored by lloydslist.com

Eagle S was boarded by Finnish forces investigating sabotage of the Estlink 2 undersea cable that disrupted the supply of electricity to Estonia from Finland.

The tanker slowed and dragged its anchor around the cable around midday, December 25, Finland’s police said.

The figures exclude tankers tracked to government-controlled shipping entities such as Russia’s Sovcomflot, or Iran’s National Iranian Tanker Co, and those already sanctioned. »

Steve Bannon Joins War Against Elon Musk as MAGA Implodes

Authored by newrepublic.com

Many on the right disagreed vehemently, particularly racists like Laura Loomer, who spent most of Thursday on her X account attacking Musk and tech executives who share his views.

Musk then retaliated against Loomer and his other MAGA friends turned critics that evening, allegedly censoring them on the platform by removing their verification badges and hurting their engagement.

However, his past immigration policies have been xenophobic, racist, and cruel, and he’s pledged to implement a mass deportation program for undocumented immigrants. »

Republicans quietly cut IRS funding by $20 billion in bill to avert government shutdown

Authored by salon.com

Republicans quietly made massive progress on their goal to defund the IRS in a last-minute package to avoid a government shutdown.

Through the continuing resolution passed last week, funding the government through March and cutting $20 billion in supplemental funding for the taxation agency, Congress automatically extended cuts passed by the GOP in 2023 to a massive IRS investment.

Still, critics say any cuts that could close the deficit at the magnitude of IRS funding would also impact crucial Social Security and Medicare funding. »