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4+ min ago (443+ words) Athletics Integrity Unit Chair David Howman delivered the warning about the system's inability to outsmart cheats. The global fight against doping has "stalled, with athletes evading detection systems that are failing to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated cheats, a leading anti-doping official has warned. Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Chair David Howman had already delivered a stark assessment at last week's World Conference on Doping in Sport, declaring that despite his organisation's proven track record of identifying rule-breakers, they are "not catching enough of them. The number of international disciplinary cases brought by the AIU has increased from 62 in 2021 to 100 in 2024, according to the body's annual reports, while national cases went up from 185 to 305. "Let's be honest and pragmatic " intentional dopers at elite level are evading detection. We are not effective enough nowadays in catching cheats, said Howman, who previously spent…...

16+ min ago (1270+ words) US briefly withheld intelligence from Israel during Biden era Tunisia opposition figure Abir Moussi jailed for 12 years Joint Saudi-Emirate delegation in Aden for talks after STC takeover Pope Leo's visit: What future for the Middle East's Christians? Iraq's women MPs hold more seats but little sway Nas Daily and Ms. Rachel: A tale of two YouTubers The unstoppable rise of Egyptian-American singer Norhan US intelligence officials temporarily suspended sharing some key information with Israel during the Biden administration over concerns about its conduct of the war in Gaza, according to six people familiar with the matter. In the second half of 2024, the US cut off a live video feed from a US drone over Gaza, which was being used by the Israeli government in its hunt for captives and Hamas fighters. The suspension lasted for at least a few days,…...

17+ min ago (583+ words) President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday for brokering a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia while a frenzy grew over the newly released Jeffrey Epstein photos. House Democrats released a massive trove of photographs of Trump and other rich and high-profile people palling around with the late financier and sex offender. The president has not yet commented on the news and instead shared about his international efforts to bring peace to two countries in conflict.Trump posted this on his Truth Social platform: "I had a very good conversation this morning with the Prime Minister of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul, and the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Manet, concerning the very unfortunate reawakening of their long-running War. They have agreed to CEASE all shooting effective this evening, and go back to the original Peace Accord made with me, and them, with the…...

22+ min ago (510+ words) "And we paused in 1920, and we had about 40 years where we kind of reclaimed our sovereignty as people assimilated. And that was a group of immigrants who wanted to assimilate" The post House Republican Calls to Pause All Immigration: "51.5 Million Foreign-Born People in the U.S." first appeared on Mediaite. Rep Chip Roy (R-TX) joined Fox News host Will Cain on Friday to discuss his call to pause all immigration into the United States. "Republican Congressman and candidate for Attorney General in the state of Texas, Chip Roy. Congressman, great to see you again today. Well, first, you and I've talked about the PAUS Act. Let's start with why. Why do you feel the need to pause all immigration?" Cain began. "Well, great to be on. Merry Christmas to you. And look, you made the case in your opening. What we're dealing…...

23+ min ago (236+ words) Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels " who faced personal attacks from President Donald Trump for opposing a mid-year gerrymander giving Trump two more Republican districts " ended the week celebrating Trump's defeat in Indiana. "My state's Senate, not often the subject of national attention, earned some on Thursday by declining to enroll Indiana in the bipartisan national embarrassment of mid-decade gerrymandering," Daniels told the Washington Post, adding that Trump-friendly Republican senators appeared to wage "an instinctual rebellion against being ordered around, especially by outsiders." The pressure also included so-called swatting of legislators' homes, calling down police with bogus anonymous tips " and reports of death threats. But had gerrymandering proponents succeeded, Daniels argues Trump might not have gotten what they wanted. Gerrymandering, he said, can be risky if voters are dead-set against a party. "It's not improbable that Republican majorities weakened to send…...

24+ min ago (718+ words) Many chain restaurants have started putting tablets on tables. On the surface, this seems like a mutually beneficial arrangement. Customers can order what they want with ease. Servers get clear directions for orders and do not need to constantly monitor tables for follow-up requests. Plus, some of these tablets even have games to keep diners entertained while they wait for their food. However, some diners have reported issues with actually using these machines. Specifically, some have accused these machines of miscalculating tips'leading to customers paying more for their meals. Now, a user on TikTok alleges that she was almost charged for tablet software she didn't use. She's not alone. In a video with over 60,000 views, TikTok user MJ (@tiktokmomof6) explains why she believes "Chili's was trying to scam me and my husband when we went out to dinner." According to MJ,…...

26+ min ago (280+ words) The Transportation Security Administration is providing Immigration and Customs Enforcement with the names of all travelers passing through American airports. TSA has submitted lists of names to the immigration agency multiple times a week since the program began in March, The New York Times'reported on Friday. ICE then checks travelers" information against its own internal list of those subject to deportations. Though the number of those deported due to this program is unknown, documents obtained by The Times show that at least two high-profile arrests were carried out based on TSA"s information. One was Any Luc'a L'pez Belloza, the college student arrested at Boston Logan Airport while traveling to visit her family for Thanksgiving, who was met by immigration officers at her gate and deported to Honduras two days later. That same office also used TSA information to tip…...

26+ min ago (639+ words) Europe must realise its superior economic and military potential has to be mobilised, writes Bill Jones, while Robin Wilson addresses Belgium's resistance to seizing Russian assetsI wholly support the plea to Europe by Timothy Garton Ash (Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump " but will it?, 6 December). One aspect he did not mention was the strategic nuclear balance. Since the late 1940s, responsibility for deterrence has always lain with the Pentagon and has succeeded in keeping the peace, though at times a very fragile version of it.The recent US statement on defence makes it clear that Europe is no longer seen as a priority by the Trump administration, the danger now being that doubt is crucially being raised as to the credibility of Nato's deterrent. Without certainty of a reaction in kind, Russia, under its ambitious and risk-taking…...

27+ min ago (99+ words) Musk had a chilling response to the post: "Only a matter of time before Bannon goes back to prison," Musk wrote. Musk did not elaborate further in his post. Bannon has previously served time in prison for refusing to submit to a congressional subpoena related to his role as a top aide to Trump during his first term. Musk and Bannon have had a rocky relationship in the past, including public spats over MAGA strategies and Musk's interest in a proposed third party. ALSO READ: These betrayals are splitting MAGA from Trump " and making him more dangerous than ever...

29+ min ago (219+ words) Former Republican strategist Rick Wilson warned Friday that MAGA influencer Steve Bannon could be under fire next after a new batch of images showed Bannon with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was also seen with filmmaker Woody Allen and President Donald Trump. Bannon, a former chief strategist and senior counselor to Trump, has been a central ideological figure in shaping the MAGA movement, using his podcast "Bannon's War Room" to push his right-wing, nationalist and populist ideology. People commented on his statement: "Clinton and Bill Gates too. But the difference is @thedemocrats don't care who's on the list. if they were involved with CHILDREN they all deserve to be called out and prosecuted if possible," health journalist Liz Seegert wrote on Threads. "I'm up for any sentence that includes 'bad for Bannon,'" user Patrice Friend Ostradick…...