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Waymos blocked roads and caused chaos during San Francisco power outage

Waymos stopped in the middle of intersections during a mass power outage in San Francisco over the weekend, causing the robotaxi company to suspend service for a day

The Independent UK

One dead in California floods as state braces for brutal week of Christmas storms

An atmospheric river is forecast to drive storms across the state this week, bringing rain, high winds and risk of floods

The Guardian - US

Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra can be released on bond, advocates say

Supporters of a prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist say an immigration judge has ruled that she can post bond and be released after spending nine months in detention

The Independent UK

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Ecuadorian court hands down max sentences to 11 soldiers in case of 4 disappeared minors

A court in Ecuador has sentenced eleven soldiers to 34 years in prison for the abduction and torture of four children last year

The Independent UK

DHS Says Recording or Following Law Enforcement 'Sure Sounds Like Obstruction of Justice'

Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.

Reason

Australia PM apologises after antisemitic Bondi shooting as police probe attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised to the country's Jewish community following the antisemitic attack on Sydney’s Bondi beach last week. Police documents show that the alleged gunmen had extensively planned the attack, which left 15 people dead, including a French national.

Radio France Internationale

Schumer to ask Senate to back legal action over partial Epstein files release

Top Democrat to introduce resolution after Department of Justice misses deadline for all files linked to sex offender

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Waymo resumes self-driving car service after San Francisco power outage baffled vehicles

The robotaxis service was suspended for hours as vehicles struggled to read malfunctioning stoplights amid a city-wide power outage.

Euronews

Texas racist allegedly yells slurs, hides under the bed, after setting himself on fire during arson attack

Guy sounds like a winner.

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What is the status of Islamic State, the group linked to the Bondi attacks?

Al-Qaida offshoot has lost 95% of the territory it gained in 2014 but remains a force to be reckoned with online

The Guardian - UK

Bondi Beach gunmen used ‘tennis ball bomb’ and recorded videos of their training for attack, police say

Police say gunmen ‘meticulously’ planned attack for several months and visited Bondi two days beforehand for reconnaissance

The Independent UK

Academic ‘prepared to take legal action’ after gender lecture disrupted at Bristol University

Prof Alice Sullivan claims university failed to protect her right to freedom of expression after protest at event

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Funeral Director Accused of Decapitating Woman After Skull Found in Woods 23 Years Later

Benjamin Hanson was charged after a skull found by Boy Scouts was identified as a woman he had prepared for cremation in 2001.

International Business Times UK

New details of Bondi attack released by police including use of 'tennis ball bomb'

Pipe bombs thrown at the crowd celebrating the Jewish festival Hanukkah but fortunately they did not detonate

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DOJ official says ‘victims’ rights groups’ behind removal of Trump photo in Epstein files, yet doesn’t believe victims were shown as image returns

“If we believed that photograph contained a survivor, we wouldn’t have put it up in the first place without redacting the faces,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

The Guardian - UK

EU Council says it has extended economic sanctions against Russia – as it happened

Comments from deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov carried by state news agency

International Business Times UK

SpaceX Launch Accident: Are Commercial Flights Safe Near Launch Zones?

A SpaceX Starship test flight exploded near commercial air routes, putting passenger planes at risk and raising questions about aviation safety near launch zones.

The Independent UK

Trump threatens to ‘fire’ Don Jr as he appears by speaker phone at fractious Turning Point conference

The president told the audience he’d give his son ‘hell’ if he doesn’t give a great speech

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The Guardian - US

James Ransone, US actor known for The Wire, dies aged 46

LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester ‘Ziggy’ Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicide

The Guardian - US

CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison

Backlash after broadcaster announces investigation, due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’

The Independent UK

Federal judge to decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody

A federal judge must decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody after being free for just over a week

The Guardian - US

US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela

Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela

The Guardian - US

The DoJ failed to comply with Epstein files law – can Congress do anything?

Lawmakers threatening legal action face major obstacle: those with legal power in this case are the ones accused of failing to follow the law

The Guardian - US

Gripes and infighting on display as Maga stars gather at Turning Point conference

Figures at event include Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and Trump Jr as cohesion of political right shows signs of stress

The Guardian - US

Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies aged 105

Schab was a 21-year-old navy musician aboard USS Dobbin when Japan carried out surprise attack in 1941

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