President Joe Biden began his long-promised visit to Africa on Monday to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project in Zambia, Congo, and Angola that he has pushed as a new approach to countering China’s influence in the region. This marks the first time a U.S. president has visited Angola.
Closing arguments are set for Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, a military veteran charged with recklessly choking to death Jordan Neely, a homeless man acting erratically on a New York subway train. Penny has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 incident.
The Israeli military said on Monday that an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been taken hostage alive on Oct. 7, 2023, is now presumed to have been killed during the Hamas terrorist group’s attack, and his body taken into Gaza. Omer Neutra, 21, was a New York native who had enlisted in the Israeli military.
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Topics in this episode include:
- Biden Focuses on Minerals During Africa Trip
- Taiwan’s Lai Visits Hawaii, Expresses Gratitude for US
- Canada Minister: Trudeau Promised Tougher Border Measures
- Kash Patel’s Nomination Draws Mixed Reactions
- First Lady Speaks to National Guard Families
- President Joe Biden Pardons His Son Hunter
- How Hunter Biden’s Pardon Compares to Previous Pardons
- Bernie Sanders Voices Support for DOGE
- Daniel Penny Subway Trial Enters Final Stages
- Congress’s December To-Do List
- Supreme Court Reviews Flavored Vape Case
- TSA: Top 10 Busiest Travel Days of 2024
- 5 Million Under Winter Alert as Snow Hits Northern States
- Minnesotans Hit Saunas to Escape Frigid Temperatures
- Israeli Military Announces Death of Israeli-American Soldier
- At Least 56 Killed in Guinea Stadium Stampede
- Scholz Announces Ukraine Military Aid on Trip to Kyiv
- German FM: Asia Being Dragged Into Ukraine War
- Taiwan City Council Receives Death Threats Over Movie
- Chinese Chip Industry Hit With More Export Controls
- Italian Tomato Purees in UK Allegedly Linked to Xinjiang
- Buffalo Bills Clinch Division Title in Snow Game
- Michigan, Ohio State Fined $100,000 for Post-Game Melee
- College Football Playoff Rankings: Is OSU In After Loss?
- Japanese Artist Crafts Stunning Designs From Autumn Leaves
- Notre Dame Cathedral Choir Gets Ready for Historic Reopening
- Croatia’s Largest Model Railway Faces Uncertain Future
- Preview of White House Holiday Decorations
