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The deepening political crisis in Haiti has come into renewed focus as the country’s only remaining senators saw their terms expire overnight, an alarming development in a country beset by surging gang violence and instability. The Senate was Haiti’s last democratically elected institution, though its ranks had been reduced to just 10 after the country failed to hold legislative elections in 2019 to fill vacant seats. Those 10 senators represented a country of nearly 12 million people. But as their terms expired overnight on Tuesday, the Caribbean country has been left without a single legislator in its House or Senate.…

CNN  —  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has officially rescinded the military’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate for troops after President Joe Biden signed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring its dismissal. “Section 525 of the NDAA for FY 2023 requires me to rescind the mandate that members of the armed forces be vaccinated against Covid-19, issued in my August 24, 2021 memorandum … I hereby rescind that memorandum,” Austin said in a memo on Tuesday night. The requirement to remove the mandate was viewed as a win for conservative lawmakers who had long argued that it was hindering the military’s…

Uvalde, Texas CNN  —  Uvalde school police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo told investigators he was more concerned about saving students in other classrooms than trying to stop a gunman who had already shot children and teachers. An interview with investigators the day after the May 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary shows Arredondo talking bluntly about his recollection of events. CNN obtained a video recording of the previously unreported interview, where some of Arredondo’s answers conflict with his limited public statements. It was the only meeting about his role that he had with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). He…

Carolina Panthers running back D’Onta Foreman said his actions in a fight with Marcus Davenport were “out of character.”Foreman hit the New Orleans Saints defensive end after the two exchanged words after a play Sunday. Davenport appeared to hit Foreman first, but the running back retaliated with an open hand hit to the face mask.Both were ejected for their roles in the melee, and Foreman apologized afterward.SAINTS, PANTHERS PLAYERS EJECTED AFTER STRIKING EACH OTHER IN THE HELMET”To the organization, my teammates, and our amazing fans, I sincerely and truly apologize for my actions in yesterday’s game and not being available,”…

Mayor Eric Adams didn’t get a penny toward the city’s $1 billion migrant crisis from Gov. Kathy Hochul in her State of the State address delivered Tuesday. His now months-long appeal for state dollars that would help fund shelter, food and other migrant-related costs appeared to fall on deaf ears in Albany, as Hochul failed to even mention support for the tens of thousands of migrants in her 47-minute long speech.  The governor did bury a two sentence section on the 198-page of her 277-page briefing book promising funding for the state-run “Enhanced Services to Refugees Program” that helps out…

Premier Danielle Smith announced Tuesday that she will be moving ahead with health-care reform with or without the financial backing of the federal government, as the two political bodies are at odds about funding conditions. Premiers across the country have been asking for more money from the federal government for health-care through the Canadian Health Transfer for over a year. While the feds have made a nine per cent increase to the funding, the provincial coalition is asking for more.“I can’t stop doing reform because the federal government doesn’t want to partner with us,” Smith said during a news conference…

Arredondo’s full interview with investigators after Uvalde school massacre The morning after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, school police chief Pete Arredondo sat for an interview with officers from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI. 57:45 – Source: CNN Source: CNN

Glam goals! The 80th annual Golden Globes took place on Tuesday, January 10, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills — and the biggest names in film and television brought their beauty A-game for the awards show. Golden Globes 2023 Red Carpet Fashion: See What the Stars Wore It’s no secret that the stars set the bar high in the fashion department, but their makeup and hair deserve a moment of its own. From sophisticated updos and Hollywood waves to perfectly painted pouts and sky-high lashes, there’s no shortage of looks to discuss. We have each celebrity’s glam squad to…

More awareness of the signs of deadly cancers will prove “crucial” in spotting them early, leading medics have said, after a consultant revealed she was given the shock diagnosis at the age of just 38A consultant has told of her “complete shock” after she was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of just 38. She spoke out as a survey for the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce (LSCT) carried out by Sapio Research found only 1% of people in the UK could correctly identify all the symptoms of liver cancer from a list presented to them. More than 90,000 people…

Former North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley, who was banned from the National Women’s Soccer League on Monday after multiple investigations into alleged harassment and sexual misconduct, called the league “political” and “woke.”Riley was among four coaches that received a permanent exclusion from the league in a statement released Monday. Riley says he’s planning on fighting “a lot of things,” and despite his permanent expulsion from the league, he never wants to return.  “We have a lot of plans ahead to fight a lot of things,” Riley told WRAL News on Tuesday. “Absolutely never had any intention of coaching in NWSL…