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type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.jpg?w=670&h=447&f=4622e193aedd2a1c04d004bb04644260 1x"><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.webp?w=670&h=447&f=4622e193aedd2a1c04d004bb04644260 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.jpg?w=670&h=447&f=4622e193aedd2a1c04d004bb04644260 1x"><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.webp?w=771&h=514&f=2364f4007dc8d094abd153e852a890a8 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.jpg?w=771&h=514&f=2364f4007dc8d094abd153e852a890a8 1x"><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 481px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.webp?w=771&h=514&f=2364f4007dc8d094abd153e852a890a8 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 481px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.jpg?w=771&h=514&f=2364f4007dc8d094abd153e852a890a8 1x"><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.webp?w=496&h=311&f=c15b9505a43f8bc8923d8b824e040d21 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.jpg?w=496&h=311&f=c15b9505a43f8bc8923d8b824e040d21 1x"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.webp?w=670&h=447&f=4622e193aedd2a1c04d004bb04644260"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566142/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself.jpg?w=670&h=447&f=4622e193aedd2a1c04d004bb04644260" alt="CNN Forces Dem Lawmaker to Watch Old Clip of Himself " width="670" height="447" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz27"><a href="/cnn-forces-dem-lawmaker-watch-old-clip-himself-denying-biden-would-pardon-hunter-no-chance-he-3753661">CNN Forces Dem Lawmaker to Watch Old Clip of Himself Denying Biden Would Pardon Hunter: 'No Chance He Will Do That'</a></h3><div class="summary">In a heated moment on CNN, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) was confronted with a 2023 clip of himself confidently stating that President Joe Biden would never pardon his son, Hunter Biden.</div><div class="byline"></div> </article></div><div><article><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/georgia-drivers-majority-black-zip-codes-charged-more-car-insurance-bombshell-new-study-reveals-3753625">Georgia Drivers in Majority-Black ZIP Codes Charged More for Car Insurance, Bombshell New Study Reveals</a></h3><div class="image"> <a href="/georgia-drivers-majority-black-zip-codes-charged-more-car-insurance-bombshell-new-study-reveals-3753625"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566112/georgia-drivers-majority-black-zip-codes-charged-more-car.webp?w=297&h=199&f=d082282eae8cdeab651ecde225f7ad1a"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566112/georgia-drivers-majority-black-zip-codes-charged-more-car.jpg?w=297&h=199&f=d082282eae8cdeab651ecde225f7ad1a" alt="Georgia Drivers in Majority-Black ZIP Codes Charged More for Car " width="297" height="199" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><div class="summary">A recent study by LendingTree has unveiled significant disparities in car insurance premiums for Georgia residents living in majority-Black ZIP codes.</div> </article> <article><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/resurfaced-clip-trump-fbi-nominee-threatening-come-after-media-goes-viral-whether-its-3753608">Resurfaced Clip of Trump FBI Nominee Threatening to 'Come After' Media Goes Viral: 'Whether It's Criminally or Civilly, We'll Figure That Out'</a></h3><div class="image"> <a href="/resurfaced-clip-trump-fbi-nominee-threatening-come-after-media-goes-viral-whether-its-3753608"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566099/kash-patel.webp?w=297&h=199&l=60&t=37&f=78409f677850f5ba32b474a5676fde13"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566099/kash-patel.jpg?w=297&h=199&l=60&t=37&f=78409f677850f5ba32b474a5676fde13" alt="Kash Patel" width="297" height="199" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><div class="summary">A clip of Trump's FBI nominee threatening to "come after" the media has gone viral after he claimed that they "helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections."</div> </article></div><div> <article><div class="image full-sm"> <a href="/irish-voters-defy-global-trend-reject-all-far-right-anti-immigration-candidates-latest-election-3753603"><picture><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.webp?w=385&h=257&f=f3b5df89394146fd12815ee9b696a53e 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1200px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=f3b5df89394146fd12815ee9b696a53e 1x"><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.webp?w=385&h=257&f=f3b5df89394146fd12815ee9b696a53e 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=f3b5df89394146fd12815ee9b696a53e 1x"><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.webp?w=496&h=331&f=08f0dec134a0b973d06602be868e3086 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.jpg?w=496&h=331&f=08f0dec134a0b973d06602be868e3086 1x"><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 481px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.webp?w=771&h=514&f=1897d4aac43383c3a49c600df4978de6 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 481px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.jpg?w=771&h=514&f=1897d4aac43383c3a49c600df4978de6 1x"><source type="image/webp" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.webp?w=496&h=331&f=08f0dec134a0b973d06602be868e3086 1x"><source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 0px)" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.jpg?w=496&h=331&f=08f0dec134a0b973d06602be868e3086 1x"><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.webp?w=496&h=331&f=08f0dec134a0b973d06602be868e3086"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566070/unity-rally-anti-immigrant-protest-uk.jpg?w=496&h=331&f=08f0dec134a0b973d06602be868e3086" alt="Unity Rally Anti-Immigrant Protest UK" width="496" height="331" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/irish-voters-defy-global-trend-reject-all-far-right-anti-immigration-candidates-latest-election-3753603">Irish Voters Defy Global Trend, Reject All Far-Right Anti-Immigration Candidates in Latest Election</a></h3><div class="summary">Irish voters defied global trends of shifts toward conservatism after they rejected every single far-right candidate in the country's latest election.</div> </article></div></div><div class="section-blocks"><div class="block-title"></div><ul class="gallery4 gallery4-full-sm"><li> <article><div class="image"> <a href="/hezbollah-projectilees-fired-israel-3753597"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566067/har-dov.webp?w=297&h=199&f=3824b9d3215e126774b18e40e5783baa"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566067/har-dov.jpg?w=297&h=199&f=3824b9d3215e126774b18e40e5783baa" alt="Har Dov" width="297" height="199" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading h3"><a href="/hezbollah-projectilees-fired-israel-3753597">Hezbollah Fires 2 Missiles At Israel In Cease Fire Violation: IDF</a></h3> </article></li><li> <article><div class="image"> <a href="/governor-jared-schutz-polis-joe-biden-pardon-son-hunter-3753576"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566047/joe-biden-hunter-biden.webp?w=297&h=199&f=ecffe40e6268a97b08028320c865ea6d"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4566047/joe-biden-hunter-biden.jpg?w=297&h=199&f=ecffe40e6268a97b08028320c865ea6d" alt="Joe Biden, Hunter Biden" width="297" height="199" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading h3"><a href="/governor-jared-schutz-polis-joe-biden-pardon-son-hunter-3753576">Democratic Governor Slams Biden For Pardoning Son: 'He Put His Family Ahead Of The Country'</a></h3> </article></li><li> <article><div class="image"> <a href="/spain-mandates-paid-climate-leave-no-worker-must-run-risks-3753346"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565632/valencia-spain.webp?w=297&h=199&f=79ce41d95b562db4e1928ddecf406210"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565632/valencia-spain.jpg?w=297&h=199&f=79ce41d95b562db4e1928ddecf406210" alt="Valencia, Spain" width="297" height="199" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading h3"><a href="/spain-mandates-paid-climate-leave-no-worker-must-run-risks-3753346">Spain Mandates Paid Climate Leave: 'No Worker Must Run Risks'</a></h3> </article></li><li> <article><div class="image"> <a href="/biopharmaceutical-stock-plunged-applied-therapeutics-fda-govorestat-3753341"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565631/food-drug-administration-fda.webp?w=297&h=199&f=a51fa3c85bc906b73fd7954a5f704c9c"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565631/food-drug-administration-fda.jpg?w=297&h=199&f=a51fa3c85bc906b73fd7954a5f704c9c" alt="Food and Drug Administration (FDA)" width="297" height="199" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading h3"><a href="/biopharmaceutical-stock-plunged-applied-therapeutics-fda-govorestat-3753341">Biopharmaceutical Company's Stock Plunges 75% After FDA Rejects New Drug</a></h3> </article></li></ul></div><div class="section-more-news-block l-section-main"><div class="main"><div id="block-ibtmedia-archive-archive" class="block block-ibtmedia-archive section-more-news" data-gtm-action="Archive"><div class="block-title noborder"> More news</div><div class="content"><div class="feature"> <article class="item item-0 clearfix full first"><div class="image"> <a href="/twinkies-boss-rejects-rfk-jr-threat-against-junk-food-snacking-continues-3753343"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565629/twinkies.webp?w=385&h=257&f=365a97608a796624c55ff775966213ec"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565629/twinkies.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=365a97608a796624c55ff775966213ec" alt="Twinkies" width="385" height="257" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/twinkies-boss-rejects-rfk-jr-threat-against-junk-food-snacking-continues-3753343">Twinkies Boss Rejects RFK Jr. Threat Against Junk Food: 'Snacking Continues'</a></h3><div class="summary">The CEO of the J.M. 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Kennedy Jr.</div> </article> <article class="item item-1 clearfix"><div class="image"> <a href="/secret-putin-love-child-found-living-paris-working-dj-under-fake-name-report-3753339"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565624/putin-daughter.webp?w=385&h=257&f=288d6654c0d31ecfad2c4ae3c4e6227d"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565624/putin-daughter.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=288d6654c0d31ecfad2c4ae3c4e6227d" alt="Putin Daughter" width="385" height="257" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/secret-putin-love-child-found-living-paris-working-dj-under-fake-name-report-3753339">Secret Putin Love Child Found Living in Paris, Working as a DJ Under Fake Name: Report</a></h3><div class="summary">Russian President Vladimir Putin's youngest daughter is allegedly living in France under a fake name, according to reports.</div> </article> <article class="item item-2 clearfix"><div class="image"> <a href="/california-governor-mocked-after-posting-thanksgiving-video-inside-91-million-home-will-you-3753336"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565623/gavin-jennifer-newsom.webp?w=385&h=257&f=1e7f67dbc2aecdc969a3dc86b6f44982"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565623/gavin-jennifer-newsom.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=1e7f67dbc2aecdc969a3dc86b6f44982" alt="Gavin and Jennifer Newsom" width="385" height="257" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/california-governor-mocked-after-posting-thanksgiving-video-inside-91-million-home-will-you-3753336">California Governor Mocked After Posting Thanksgiving Video From Inside $9.1 Million Home: 'Will You Be Giving Tours?'</a></h3><div class="summary">California Gov. Gavin Newsom is being mocked after he took to X (formerly Twitter) to post a Thanksgiving video addressed to his constituents in California, who the wealthy Governor has often been accused of being out of touch with.</div> </article> <article class="item item-3 clearfix"><div class="image"> <a href="/starbucks-opens-coffee-shop-north-korean-border-invite-customers-gawk-oppressed-villagers-3753334"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565621/south-korea-starbucks.webp?w=385&h=257&f=8f756f9fcfa48a088afe41ef62568545"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565621/south-korea-starbucks.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=8f756f9fcfa48a088afe41ef62568545" alt="South Korea Starbucks " width="385" height="257" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/starbucks-opens-coffee-shop-north-korean-border-invite-customers-gawk-oppressed-villagers-3753334">Starbucks Opens Coffee Shop on North Korean Border, Invite Customers to Gawk at Oppressed Villagers</a></h3><div class="summary">Starbucks has just opened a coffee shop on an observation tower near one of the world's most heavily armed borders: the border between North and South Korea.</div> </article> <article class="item item-4 clearfix"><div class="image"> <a href="/aleppo-syria-ceasefire-breach-rebels-civil-war-3753329"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565617/aleppo.webp?w=385&h=257&f=a70306cc386a7f123a050ac678af84e8"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565617/aleppo.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=a70306cc386a7f123a050ac678af84e8" alt="Aleppo" width="385" height="257" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/aleppo-syria-ceasefire-breach-rebels-civil-war-3753329">Rebels Continue to Breach Aleppo Ceasefire in Syria</a></h3><div class="summary">Insurgents continue to breach the ceasefire in Syria's civil war by attacking Aleppo, the country's second largest city, in an effort to reignite a war.</div> </article> <article class="item item-5 clearfix"><div class="image"> <a href="/top-new-york-lawmaker-urges-liberal-states-secede-us-join-canada-response-trump-mass-3753316"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565605/donald-trump.webp?w=385&h=257&l=67&t=44&f=68494c5f4a2cbb4e8cd4f4830b2288d5"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4565605/donald-trump.jpg?w=385&h=257&l=67&t=44&f=68494c5f4a2cbb4e8cd4f4830b2288d5" alt="Donald Trump" width="385" height="257" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/top-new-york-lawmaker-urges-liberal-states-secede-us-join-canada-response-trump-mass-3753316">Top New York Lawmaker Urges Liberal States to Secede from US, Join Canada in Response to Trump Mass Deportation Threat</a></h3><div class="summary">A New York state senator has urged liberal states to secede from the U.S. and to join Canada in response to Donald Trump's threats of mass deportations.</div> </article> <article class="item item-6 clearfix"><div class="image"> <a href="/trump-migrant-deportation-plans-criminals-3753298"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4564391/trump-trans-clip-11252024-1.webp?w=385&h=257&f=1e4b27932079c6ff174e6aec2f269e67"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4564391/trump-trans-clip-11252024-1.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=1e4b27932079c6ff174e6aec2f269e67" alt="Trump Trans Clip_11252024_1" width="385" height="257" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/trump-migrant-deportation-plans-criminals-3753298">Immigrant 'Criminals' Trump Wants To Deport Only Make Up Tiny Fraction Of Migrants In US, Analysis Found</a></h3><div class="summary">Trump has vowed to carry out the largest mass deportation operation in American history, starting by ejecting criminals. 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Real Thing'</a></h3><div class="summary">Despite respecting Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has been candid about his opinions regarding the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by the two men, stating that the department "isn't a real thing."</div> </article> <article class="item item-8 clearfix"><div class="image"> <a href="/putin-trump-warns-assassination-attempts-3753266"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4563279/russias-president-vladimir-putin.webp?w=385&h=257&f=aa2d23ff41a046d983af0fb01d0cb6e3"><img src="https://d.ibtimes.com/en/full/4563279/russias-president-vladimir-putin.jpg?w=385&h=257&f=aa2d23ff41a046d983af0fb01d0cb6e3" alt="Russia's President Vladimir Putin" width="385" height="257" loading="lazy" /></picture></a></div><h3 class="heading fz22"><a href="/putin-trump-warns-assassination-attempts-3753266">Putin Says 'Clever' Trump Must Realize He 'Isn't Safe' After Surviving 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