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Texas Forces San Antonio to Stop Funding Abortions– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser January 11, 2026 0

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The City of San Antonio can no longer fund abortion-related services, including out-of-state travel, due to the passage of Senate Bill 33 in 2025 and enforcement actions by the Texas Attorney General’s Office, according to a new release issued earlier today. In 2025, the Texas Legislature passed (and Gov. Greg Abbott signed) Senate Bill 33, which prohibits governmental entities from using taxpayer funds to support abortion providers or “abortion assistance entities,” including logistical support such as travel to other states for abortions not permitted in Texas.

The City of San Antonio had previously established a $100,000 allocation within its Reproductive Justice Fund specifically to cover travel for out-of-state abortions. That program has now ended as a result of the new law and related legal action.

“We are grateful that one of our major pro-life goals from last year’s legislative session has now been fully realized,” said Dr. Joe Pojman, President of Texans for Life. “Thanks to Gov. Greg Abbott, the Legislature, and the Attorney General, taxpayers in San Antonio — and every other city in Texas — are protected from being forced to pay for abortion services, including travel to obtain abortions not legal in our state.”

Trump vows to take over Greenland ‘whether they like it or not’ in terrifying NATO threat | World | News– www.express.co.uk

pgnewser January 11, 2026 0

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Donald Trump repeated his interest in acquring Greenland, issuing a new thinly-veiled threat at the territory, the kingdom it is part of and the wider NATO alliance. As he chaired a meeting involving oil and gas industry leaders discussing their possible future work in Venezuela, Mr Trump also discussed other key issues, including the war  in Ukraine and his desire to acquire Greenland.

He said: “Right now, we are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not because if we don’t do it Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbour. Okay? I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don’t do it the easy way, we’re going to do it the hard way.”

The response came after the US President was asked about the territory and how much money he would offer Denmark for it. Mr Trump said he isn’t talking about money “yet”, but he “might talk about that”.

Dozens of January 6 supporters march through Washington five years after attack; brawl erupts as counter-protester is arrested – live | US Capitol attack– www.theguardian.com

pgnewser January 11, 2026 0

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At a march held by dozens of supporters of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, which included pardoned rioters, a brawl erupted after a counter-protester used a bullhorn to interrupt speeches. One attendee tried to wrestle the bullhorn out of the protester’s hands while she called those present “traitors”. Eventually, she was handcuffed by the police.

Many of those at today’s march, including Enrique Tarrio – the former Proud Boys leader who was convicted and later pardoned for his role in the January 6 insurrection – said that they were there to protest against the death of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was killed by Capitol police on the day of the attack.

Trump said Venezuela stole America’s oil. Here’s what really happened – CNN– news.google.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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  1. Trump said Venezuela stole America’s oil. Here’s what really happened  CNN
  2. Trump’s Goals for Reviving Venezuela’s Oil Industry Will Not Come Easily or Cheaply  The New York Times
  3. America’s century-long interest in Venezuelan oil  Vox
  4. What investors are watching after Venezuela: Five signals that matter for markets  CNBC
  5. Trump says US is taking control of Venezuela’s oil reserves. Here’s what it means  CNN

from news.google.com

‘Trump did something about it’: Rubio slams Kamala Harris over Venezuela op criticism; points to $25m bounty on Maduro under Biden admin– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday slammed Kamala Harris and other Democrats for condemning the US operation that led to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, arguing the Biden administration had long sought his capture but failed to act despite offering a multimillion-dollar reward for his arrest.After Maduro and his wife were captured early Saturday during a US special forces raid dubbed Operation Absolute Reserve, Harris quickly denounced the operation after news of the arrest broke.“That Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator does not change the fact that this action was both unlawful and unwise,” Harris wrote on X. “We’ve seen this movie before. Wars for regime change or oil that are sold as strength but turn into chaos, and American families pay the price.”She further alleged the mission was driven by “oil” and “Donald Trump’s desire to play the regional strongman.”

Venezuela live updates: Delcy Rodríguez to be sworn in as leader as China calls for Maduro’s release | Venezuela– www.theguardian.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Delcy Rodríguez is due to be officially sworn in as Venezuela’s president shortly (at 08:00 local time; 12:00 GMT) after the country’s supreme court designated her as interim president over the weekend.

She had pledged loyalty to Nicolás Maduro on Saturday and condemned his capture as an “atrocity”, but on Sunday called for a “balanced and respectful” relationship with the US, which has warned they might make a fresh military intervention if she does not accommodate their demands.

Video. Venezuela deals with aftermath of US strikes on Catia La Mar– www.euronews.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Venezuela is still dealing with the fallout from US strikes that hit the coastal town of Catia La Mar on January 3. Residents say the attacks struck a civilian apartment building and nearby port areas during the US operation targeting President Nicolás Maduro. Fires broke out, power was cut in parts of the town and homes were left badly damaged near La Guaira.

Accounts of the human toll vary. Venezuelan authorities confirmed at least one civilian death and several serious injuries at the apartment site, while other sources cited much higher casualty figures across multiple locations. The United States said its forces suffered only minor injuries. No final civilian death toll has been confirmed.

Venezuela’s Acting Gov’t Blames The Jews for Maduro Seizure– gellerreport.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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As if on cue, the Jew-hating left has descended into conspiracy, absurdly blaming Israel for a U.S. military operation against the Nicolás Maduro regime—an accusation as deranged as it is revealing. The claim is nonsense, yet Israel has every reason to support the action: under Maduro and Hugo Chávez, Venezuela severed ties with Israel, relentlessly attacked it in international forums, welcomed Iran and Hezbollah to build terror, money-laundering, and drug-trafficking networks across Latin America, and drove its once-thriving Jewish community into near extinction. Now, Venezuelan officials openly invoke antisemitic tropes—calling the operation “Zionist”—while Western activists and influencers echo the slander, proving once again that when a tyrant falls, the reflex of the Jew-haters is not to celebrate freedom, but to blame the Jews.

Shots Fired at Vance’s Home – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Someone reportedly fired shots at Vice President JD Vance’s Cincinnati, Ohio, home. The vice president and his family were not in the house at the time.

Local police did arrest a suspect following the gunfire, but there have as yet been no reports of injuries related to the incident, according to Tousi TV. Fox Business, however, reported that the Secret Service detained the suspect.

U.S. seeks to tap Venezuela’s vast oil reserves after military strikes. Here’s what to know.– www.cbsnews.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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The U.S. strike on Venezuela has renewed focus on the country’s oil sector, which includes some of the richest crude reserves in the world.

“We’re going to rebuild the oil infrastructure, which will cost billions of dollars, it will be paid for by the oil companies directly. And we’re going to get the oil flowing the way it should be,” President Trump said in a public address on Saturday following the attack, in which the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

Here’s what to know about Venezuela’s oil industry.

AI is guzzling water and power. Here’s what we can do about it– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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Artificial intelligence is easily the most deceptive technological innovation of the 21st century. Its ease of use and the lightning-fast reflexes with which it spits out responses belie its enormous appetite for water and energy.ChatGPT took the world by storm when it launched in late 2023, signalling an era of intelligence demand marked by seamless, conversational interactions between user and machine But behind every smooth exchange lies a complex physical process. Modern AI is built on vast neural networks trained on trillions of words, images, and numbers. This training, to help models learn to predict the next word or recognise a pattern, involves processing colossal datasets repeatedly through graphics processing units, or GPUs. These chips, originally designed for rendering video game graphics, have become AI workhorses because they can perform thousands of mathematical operations simultaneously. But this speed comes at a price: intense heat.

North Korea says latest missile tests involve hypersonic weapons system– abcnews.go.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent, as the country dials up weapons displays ahead of its major political conference.

North Korea reported on the drill a day after its neighbors said they detected multiple ballistic missile launches and accused the North of carrying out provocations. The tests came just hours before South Korean President Lee Jae Myung departed for China for a summit with President Xi Jinping.

US strike on Columbia now? After Venezuela, Donald Trump threatens action against Bogota; calls President Petro ‘a sick man’– timesofindia.indiatimes.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday openly threatened possible military action against Colombia, saying such a move “sounds good to me”.His comments come just a day after the United States carried out an operation in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores and transporting them to New York to face federal charges.

‘They Won’t Survive’: GOP Lawmakers Reveal 2 New Trump Targets After Maduro Operation

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump launched a sharp attack on Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, accusing his government of producing and exporting cocaine to the United States.“Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s not going to be doing it very long,” Trump said.

Trump says US ‘in charge’ of Venezuela, new leader is ‘cooperating’– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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President Donald Trump said on Sunday night that the United States is “in charge” of Venezuela after its mission that resulted in the arrest of Nicolas Maduro and the fall of his regime.

Initially hesitant to answer a question about who is running the country after Maduro’s ouster, saying it would be a “controversial” answer, Trump ultimately said, “We’re in charge.”

“We’re gonna run it. Fix it. We’ll have elections at the right time,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he headed back to the White House from Mar-a-Lago.

Labor wants US to ‘set out the facts’ before passing judgment on Trump’s capture of Maduro | Australian foreign policy– www.theguardian.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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The Australian government says it is waiting for the US to “set out the facts” on the operation to capture the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, before passing judgment.

The Labor ministers Jim Chalmers and Tim Ayres on Monday stressed the importance of international law after the US military intervention.

But when asked whether the extraordinary operation ordered by President Donald Trump to extract Maduro and his wife, and take them to the US to face charges of involvement in narco-terrorism, breached the United Nations charter, Ayres said the Albanese government was focused on “establishing the facts here and gathering evidence about what has occurred”.

Iran security force member killed during protests, official says– www.bbc.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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A member of Iran’s security forces was killed during a fourth day of protests in the country, which have been sparked by a currency collapse, the semi-official Fars news agency has reported.

Citing regional official Said Pourali, Fars said the incident happened in the city of Kouhdasht, in the western Lorestan province, adding that a number of members of the security forces were also injured.

Footage verified by BBC Persian appears to show security forces firing at protesters in the city on the same day.

U.S. Finds Ukraine Did Not Attack Putin’s Valdai Residence – WSJ– www.themoscowtimes.com

pgnewser January 5, 2026 0

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U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Ukraine did not attack one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Russia claims that Ukraine launched a large-scale drone operation targeting Putin’s Valdai residence in the northwestern Novgorod region between Sunday night and Monday morning. Kyiv has dismissed the accusations as an attempt to disrupt U.S.-brokered talks to end the war.

An unnamed U.S. official told WSJ that the CIA assessed no attack had taken place against Putin’s residence. According to the official, Ukrainian forces had instead sought to strike a military facility elsewhere in the Novgorod region, far from Valdai.