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President Donald Trump has refused to rule out using American military force to regain control of the Panama Canal and occupy Greenland, citing economic security as a driver.At a press conference Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago, the incoming U.S. president explicitly declined to give any guarantees that he would not use military or economic coercion when asked about his plans for Panama and Greenland.In response to a reporter’s question, President Trump said, “I can’t guarantee either of those things.” “But I can tell you this: We need them for our economic security.”The remarks came during a rambling session with reporters at a…

A strong earthquake shook the highlands of western China and parts of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of homes, littering streets with debris and killing at least 126 people in Tibet. Many others were trapped as dozens of aftershocks rocked remote areas.Rescue workers climbed piles of broken bricks, some using ladders in badly damaged villages, searching for survivors. A video posted by China’s Ministry of Emergency Management shows two people being carried on stretchers by workers over the rubble of a collapsed house.At least 188 people were injured on the Chinese side of the Tibetan border, state news agency Xinhua…

Turon Davenport, ESPNJanuary 7, 2025, 10:48 a.m. ETCloseTuron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former college football player at Cheyney University, a native of Philadelphia, and has written/co-authored four books. You can hear Turon on ESPN Radio’s “Talking with TD” show. You can also follow us on Twitter: @TDavenport_NFL.NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans on Tuesday fired general manager Ran Carson, who finished the season with a 3-14 record and acquired the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft.”We cannot ignore that our football team has not improved over the past two years,” Titans controlling owner…

WASHINGTON — Former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to lie in court after a memorial service attended by his family, Vice President Kamala Harris, members of Congress and other officials.Congressional leaders praised Carter, the 39th president, praising his work, faith, and volunteerism during his time in office.”Jimmy Carter was an all-too-rare example of a talented man with humility, humility and grace,” Harris said. She recalled being in middle school when Carter was elected president.“He lived his faith, served others, and left this world in a better way than I could have ever imagined,” she said.Senate…

very soon IU Columbus Men’s Basketball today at St. Mary of the Woods, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, IU Kokomo, 1 p.m. Jan. 14, IU Southeast, 5:30 p.m. IU Columbus Women’s Basketball today at St. Mary of the Woods, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, IU Kokomo, 3 p.m. Jan. 14, IU Southeast, 7:30 p.m. notre dame football Thursday CFP Semifinals vs. Penn State, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) indiana pacers Today vs. Bulls, 7pm (FanDuel Sports Network) Friday vs. Warriors, 7 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network) Sunday, Cavs, 6 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network) Indiana University Men’s Basketball Club Today vs. USC, 7pm (BTN) Saturday, Iowa, 8 p.m.…

Sunday night’s match, which was billed as a generational match, didn’t quite live up to the hype. The Lions defeated the Vikings to secure the team’s first top seed in the playoffs and earn the bye week that comes with that honor. But that doesn’t ruin what could have been a great playoff run. The Lions and Chiefs may be the likely favorites to meet in Super Bowl LIX, but there are heavyweight contenders on both sides of the bracket. The second-seeded Bills were the only team in the AFC to beat the Chiefs’ starters this season, and the third-seeded…

CITY HALL — Mayor Brandon Johnson is backing away from his previous support for the possibility of starting a city-owned grocery store, but will consider the possibility of introducing New York-style congestion pricing in downtown Chicago. He said Tuesday that he is positive. In a brief interview with Block Club on Tuesday afternoon, Johnson also looked ahead to what he hopes to achieve this year, if he can find the support he needs from an increasingly recalcitrant city council, while also looking ahead to the long and often bitter 2025. He defended his response to the budget process. .The mayor…

This photo illustration created on January 7, 2025 shows an image of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and an image of the Meta logo.Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Imagesmeta Employees took part in an internal forum Tuesday to criticize the company’s decision to end third-party fact-checking of its services two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.Joel Kaplan, Meta’s new chief global affairs officer and former White House deputy chief of staff under President George W. Bush, announces changes to workplace content policy for internal communications tools. Employees voiced their concerns after the incident. “I am optimistic that these changes will…

French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen has died at the age of 96.Le Pen, who had been in a care home for several weeks, died at noon on Tuesday “surrounded by her loved ones,” her family announced.Le Pen, who repeatedly downplayed the Holocaust and was an unrepentant extremist on issues of race, gender and immigration, founded France’s far-right party, the Front National, in 1972.He faced Jacques Chirac in the 2002 presidential election.Le Pen’s daughter Marine became party leader in 2011. She then rebranded the party as Rally National, turning it into one of France’s main political forces.According to French media,…

The first day after the end of the NFL season is known as “Black Monday” but the reality is news relating to coaching and front office firings comes throughout the course of the entire week and it comes in bunches. Make sure to stay on top of everything with our live, updating head coach and GM carousel page. Speaking of the carousel … welcome back to the Raiders! When I ranked the head coach openings last offseason, the Raiders were on the list. And with Tuesday’s news that Mark Davis was firing Antonio Pierce, the Raiders — along with the Patriots…