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In 2023, Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked Joe Biden’s nomination of Scott Colom to a federal judgeship.
Now Colom has defeated her and will take her seat in the United States Senate …to become the first black Senator from Mississippi since 1881.
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CNN projects Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the state's first Black US Senator in 145 years — and the first ever elected by popular vote.
It's also Mississippi's first Democratic Senate victory since 1982.
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From the NY Times:
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Is Moved From D.C.-Area Home to Military Base Amid Iranian Threats
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At least one person has been killed and several others injured after a partial three-storey building collapse in Brooklyn, New York.
Firefighters are searching the rubble for possible survivors as authorities investigate the cause. A major rescue operation is underway in Flatbush.
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CNN projects Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, becoming the state's first Black US Senator in 145 years — and the first ever elected by popular vote.
It's also Mississippi's first Democratic Senate victory since 1982.
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We'll be there to cover the delegation's visit to CAL
Two University of Johannesburg students, Donnell Naidoo and Mufhumudzi Muthivhi, together with CBE Executive Dean Prof. Tankiso Moloi, have been selected to join President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Presidential AI Delegation to Silicon Valley, USA, from 15–20 November 2026.
The delegation will engage with global technology leaders and explore opportunities to advance AI innovation, research and skills development in South Africa.
Read more: news.uj.ac.za/news/two-uj-st… news.uj.ac.za/news/two-uj-st…
#UJAllTheWay #ArtificialIntelligence #AIInnovation #SiliconValley #HigherEducationUJ News
Russia’s top diplomat to USA has died
BREAKING: Alexander Darchiev, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, has died at the age of 66, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. abcnews.link/IXrQyiD
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The Full View has been nominated.
Please be so kind and vote. It takes a few minutes ♥️🙏🏽
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The Republican-controlled US House has voted to refer eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, blocking an immediate vote on the charges in a procedural move.
The battle could potentially re-emerge in the next Democratic-led Congress.
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The Telegraph reports that FIFA president Gianni Infantino could face a U.S. congressional subpoena as early as January when Democrats take control of Congress.
House Democrats are reportedly examining FIFA’s ties to President Donald Trump, including its inaugural Peace Prize for him. No subpoena or hearing date has been announced.
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US Republican Thomas Massie filed 8 impeachment articles against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth after his party’s midterm defeat. Four concern the Iran war. Others cover boat strikes; alleged retaliation against a senator who urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders; the capture of Venezuela’s Maduro and strikes in Yemen. The push comes after Republicans lost both chambers in the midterms.
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Another statement from a member of the U.S. Congress against South Africa's exclusion from AGOA.
Our country cannot afford to turn our backs on South Africa or undermine the broader U.S.-Africa partnership.
I’m calling on President Trump and his administration to reconsider their decision to terminate South Africa’s participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), because I believe our foreign policy must be guided by diplomacy, mutual respect, economic cooperation, and a recognition of Africa’s growing importance in global affairs!
#AGOA #SouthAfrica #ForeignAffairs #TrumpAdministration
Here’s the notice of funding opportunity put out by the state dept for a grant titled “documentation of hateful rhetoric targeting minority populations in South Africa”.
Anticipated to be around $986500 or over 16 million Rand. It aligns with the propublica report below.
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Here's a story from propublica on potential funding to Afriforum from the U.S. State Dept.
Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans
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After sweeping Democratic midterm victories across the country, President Trump seeks to again sow doubt as he did when he lost in 2020 to Joe Biden.
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Law firm says ICE detained a Wisconsin State Trooper
"According to a press release from Christopher & De Leon Immigration & Criminal Law, ICE is holding Carel Aaron Van Der Merwe in immigration detention in Dodge County."
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Here's a story from propublica on potential funding to Afriforum from the U.S. State Dept.
Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans
propublica.org/article/afrif…
U.S. President Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller as his new White House Chief of Staff, replacing Susie Wiles, just three days after Republicans suffered major losses in the midterm elections.
Miller, a key architect of President Trump’s immigration policies, takes over Monday.
Wiles moves to Trump’s political operation.
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Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis
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Cohen served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under George H.W. Bush.
The recent congressional renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) may turn out to be an empty win for South Africa. The Trump administration is moving to ban that country from the preferential trade agreement. The president has long argued that South Africa discriminates against whites, a charge Pretoria strongly disputes. Limiting trade is a card diplomats sometimes play, but it should be done only when charges are proven or universally decried, not when simply alleged.
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Congressional opposition grows to Trump's decision to strip South Africa of AGOA benefits.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (House Foreign Affairs) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (Senate Foreign Relations), both top Democrats, warn the move could hand China a strategic advantage, disrupt US supply chains and undermine American economic interests.
Rep. Richard Neal, top Democrat on House Ways & Means, calls it a trade decision “grounded in grievance” and demands an explanation and a path to reinstatement.
Meeks and Shaheen want negotiations with Pretoria during the 60-day notice period before SA's exclusion on Jan 1.
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Senior Democratic Congressman released this statement slamming Trump admin decision to exclude South Africa from AGOA
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