New details link George Santos to cousin of sanctioned Russian oligarch  —  The New York congressman once claimed Andrew Intrater's company was his “client,” while another Intrater company allegedly made a deposit with a firm where Santos worked  —  George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman …

New York Mayor says “no room” in his city for migrants  —  The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that “there is no room in New York” for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous city.  —  Eric Adams, a Democrat …

Air Traffic Control Audio Captures Panic as Passenger Jets Nearly Collide at JFK  —  ‘CANCEL TAKEOFF PLANS!’  —  The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Travel Safety Board are investigating after two commercial airplanes nearly collided at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday.

Inside the One-Way Feud Between Ron DeSantis and Kristi Noem  —  Kristi Noem's aides came out of nowhere to attack Ron DeSantis.  There's more going on here than meets the eye.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn't even declared whether he'll run for president in 2024 …

Ukraine prepares for new offensive as Russia and Belarus begin joint drills  —  DNIPROVS'KE, Ukraine — The smell of sawdust hangs in the air around a network of neatly dug trenches in a quiet and densely forested area on Ukraine's border with Belarus.  —  Freshly cut planks reinforce …

‘Woke’ $10M MLK ‘penis’ statue insults black community: Coretta Scott King kin  —  Even some kin of Coretta Scott King hate the new $10 million sculpture just dedicated to her and her iconic civil rights leader husband in Boston — with a cousin claiming it “looks like a penis.”

U.S. begins expanded training of Ukrainian forces for large-scale combat  —  “We want the Ukrainians to have a capability to successfully defend their country,” Gen. Mark A. Milley said in an interview  —  ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER EUROPE — The U.S. military has launched an expanded …

1/16/23 ☀️ Punchbowl News AM … Biden spoke at a memorial service for the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.  The high-profile speech came at the invitation of Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), the senior pastor there.

Yellen, Top Chinese Official to Meet, Try to Smooth Economic Ties  —  U.S.-China relationship remains important to global economy but faces tension on technology, trade and Taiwan  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with senior Chinese official Liu He this week …

TikTok Tries to Win Allies in the U.S. With More Transparency  —  Chinese-owned app proposes giving U.S. officials oversight of its algorithms  —  Two years into negotiations with U.S. regulators about whether TikTok will be able to remain in the country, the popular video-sharing app is trying a new tack: increased transparency.

D.C.'s crime bill could make the city more dangerous  —  Washington could become a more dangerous city if the D.C. Council votes Tuesday, as currently planned, to override Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's veto of a bill that decreases punishments for violent crimes such as carjackings, home invasion burglaries, robberies and even homicides.

Statement by FC Shakhtar President Rinat Akhmetov  —  The FC Shakhtar president's statement regarding the transfer of Mykhailo Mudryk and launch of the Heart of Azovstal project  —  FC Shakhtar has signed a final agreement with Chelsea FC and thus Ukrainian footballer Mykhaylo Mudryk …

Iran Restricts Supply of Cheap Oil to Syria, Leaving Ally in Crisis  —  Tehran doubles the price Damascus pays for crude, touching off a Syrian fuel shortage as its own economy sputters  —  Iran's ambitions to position itself as a leading power broker in the Middle East have been dealt a fresh blow …

Italy's most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested  —  Cosa Nostra ‘godfather’ arrested at a private clinic in Palermo after going on run for 30 years  —  Matteo Messina Denaro, the last “godfather” of the Sicilian mafia and one of the world's most-wanted criminals, has been arrested in Palermo after 30 years on the run.

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