Tuesday, December 17, 2024

#news - Top U.S. & World Headlines — December 17, 2024: Democracy Now

17 December 2024

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#AysenurEzgiEygi #AmericanTurkishActivist #WestBankShooting - Body of American-turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi: Brought to family home ahead of funeral service

#USA - Elon Musk will do to the federal government what he did at Twitter and SpaceX, says Walter Isaacson: CNBC Television

16 December 2024

Walter Isaacson, ‘Elon Musk’ author, Perella Weinberg Partners advisory partner and Tulane professor, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Elon Musk's challenge to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk's relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, corporate America's relationship with Trump, ABC's $15 million legal settlement in Trump defamation case, and more.

#Russia - Putin's future is 'less certain' as key general's death shows no one is safe: Times Radio

17 December 2024

"What a blow to Russia."

The assassination of Putin's key general is a "totally surprising" shift in momentum in Ukraine's favour, says is senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Elisabeth Braw.

#USA -'Firewall for freedom': The plan to protect U.S. democracy from Donald Trump: MSNBC

17 December 2024

As American oligarchs line up to reap the benefits of ingratiating themselves with Donald Trump, Trump is growing increasingly bold in his plans to use the powers of the U.S. government to attack his personal enemies and his political opponents.

Anthony Romero, executive president of the American Civil Liberties Union, talks with Rachel Maddow about the plan to preserve American values in the face of Trump's abuses.

#MSNBC #Trump #democracy

#USA #UnitedHealth #WSJ #Healthcare - After UnitedHealthcare CEO Killing, Doctors Speak Out | WSJ

14 December 2024

After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, physicians offer a sober look at frustrations with the healthcare system in the U.S. WSJ’s Anna Wilde Mathews walks through the findings of a Journal investigation exposing how private insurance companies collected billions in payments through Medicare Advantage programs.

#USA #health - What a CEO’s Death Reveals About U.S. Healthcare: NowThis Impact

7 December 2024

In the wake of United Healthcare's CEO's murder, there's a spotlight on the exploitation of private health care. Here's why we desperately need universal health coverage.

#BrianThompson #NowThis #Health


Suspect charged in murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in NYC: CBS New York


#internet #satellite #china - How China Is Challenging Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Service: CNBC

15 December 2024

In early December, China launched its third batch of low Earth orbit, or LEO, internet satellites for a constellation called Qianfan or “Thousand Sails” as it’s also known. The project aims to rival SpaceX’s Starlink and will be made up of 15,000 satellites.

China is also working on two other satellite constellations: Guo Wang and Honghu-3, which have plans to deploy 13,000 and 10,000 satellites respectively.

Experts say having its own satellite internet systems will grant China geopolitical influence and national security. But currently, China needs more rockets to launch all if its planned satellites to orbit.

The Qianfan constellation will compete directly with the service offered by Elon Musk's satellite internet company
#CNBC

#Putinswar #live - Russian general killed by explosives hidden in scooter in Moscow: The Times and The Sunday Times

17 December 2024

A high-ranking Russian general has been killed in an explosion in Moscow less than 24 hours after Ukraine accused him of ordering the use of chemical weapons against its forces. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, 54, and his driver, named only as Ilya P, died when a bomb detonated outside his home about five miles from the Kremlin, investigators in Moscow said. Images from the scene showed two bodies lying in the blood-stained snow outside the ruins of the entrance to an apartment block. READ MORE: https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia... The bomb is believed to have been strapped to a kick scooter that had been left near by, according to Baza, a Russian Telegram channel with links to the security services. It said the explosion had happened at 6am as Kirillov was being picked up by his driver at the Sreda housing complex.

#moscow #livestream #IgorKirillov

Igor Anatolyevich Kirillov (Russian: Игорь Анатольевич Кириллов; (13 July 1970 – 17 December 2024