Austin Tice’s mom mentioned on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” she is aware of her lacking son is alive. Sen. Schumer calls for drone trackers for New York and New Jersey. And the Green Bay Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks, closing in on a playoff spot.
Here’s what to know at present.
Austin Tice’s mother says discovery of one other lacking American in Syria appears like ‘rehearsal’
Debra Tice mentioned on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” she is aware of her son Austin, who was detained in Syria in 2012, continues to be alive.
Tice mentioned on “Meet the Press” on Sunday that the invention of American citizen Travis Timmerman in Syria final was “nearly like having a rehearsal … of what it’s going to actually really feel like when it’s Austin strolling free.” She described the quantity of people that reached out to the household that day with congratulatory messages, believing Timmerman was Austin Tice.
Austin Tice disappeared in 2012, when he was in Syria reporting on the nation’s civil struggle.
Since the Assad regime was toppled, hundreds of prisoners have been freed, however it’s nonetheless unclear the place Tice was being held and whether or not he has been launched. A former prisoner advised NBC News that in the previous couple of weeks he was held captive in a cell throughout the corridor from Tice and noticed him alive as lately as July 2022.
The new management of Syria’s insurgent authorities blamed Assad for the ache inflicted on Tice’s household this month. A spokesperson for the federal government claimed that it was attempting to find Tice however had up to now had no luck.
Even although her son hasn’t been positioned but, Debra Tice mentioned that she remained hopeful he would be found and that her household shares “pleasure” with the Timmerman household.
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- Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned that the U.S. has made direct contact with Syria’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) rebels as they transition from a militant insurgency towards a extra respectable governing authority.
Schumer urges for drone detection system for New York and New Jersey
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer requested {that a} drone detection system be despatched to New York and New Jersey after a collection of them have been noticed in latest weeks, even prompting a brief shutdown at an airport over the weekend. Schumer made the request to the Department of Homeland Security two days after New York Stewart International Airport closed due to close by drone sightings.
He pushed for the Robin Radar Systems for his or her “360-degree know-how,” which he mentioned has a greater probability of detecting drones in contrast with linear techniques. Schumer advised reporters that it’s “outstanding” that regardless of the quantity of sightings, “we have now extra questions than solutions.”
Currently, solely federal companies have authorized authority to detect drones, Schumer famous. He mentioned he, too, could be pushing laws to broaden the rights for state and native legislation enforcement companies to have the ability to use software program to detect the unmanned aerial devices.
Highlights from Week 15 of the NFL
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in a battle of playoff contenders on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” And the Philadelphia Eagles defeated their in-state rival Pittsburgh Steelers 27-13 for his or her tenth consecutive win. NBC News sports activities editor Greg Rosenstein breaks down extra highlights:
🏈 Green Bay cruised from the beginning due to environment friendly play from quarterback Jordan Love, who threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. The Packers improved to 10-4 on the season whereas the Seahawks fell to 8-6 (and second within the NFC West behind the Los Angeles Rams). Seattle will even wait to seek out out extra details about quarterback Geno Smith, who left the sport within the third quarter with a knee damage.
👑 In a battle of Super Bowl favorites, the Buffalo Bills reigned supreme over the Detroit Lions in a 48-42 win. Buffalo QB and MVP chief Josh Allen continued his recent dominance, passing for 362 yards and two touchdowns whereas additionally speeding for 68 yards and two scores. He is the primary participant in NFL historical past with two passing touchdowns and two speeding touchdowns in consecutive video games and the primary all-time with three such video games in a season. Detroit QB Jared Goff threw for 494 yards and 5 touchdowns within the loss.
⚡Philadelphia QB Jalen Hurts, who had two separate successful streaks of 11 video games from 2021-22 and 2022-23, is simply the fifth participant on the place since 1950 with three 10-game successful streaks of their profession. The Steelers, regardless of the loss, nonetheless secured a playoff spot due to losses by Indianapolis and Miami in Week 15.
🤕 The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Cleveland Browns 21-7 however might have misplaced star quarterback Patrick Mahomes for a while. The back-to-back Super Bowl champion suffered a high ankle sprain within the fourth quarter, in keeping with studies, and is week-to-week going ahead. Kansas City (13-1) has two video games over the subsequent 10 days, together with one on Christmas.
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- A uncommon twister in northern California injured five and flipped automobiles as a storm moved by the state.
- A 16-year-old boy is accused of killing four family members at a house in New Mexico.
- A lady was arrested in Iran after she posted a video of herself singing without a hijab on YouTube.
- Three canine attacked their proprietor at a San Diego park, killing the man and injuring an individual who had tried to assist.
Staff Pick: Fears over Iraq’s proposed little one marriage legislation
Batta was simply 11 years previous when her father pulled her out of faculty and organized her marriage to a 47-year-old stranger. She was raped on their marriage ceremony night time and frequently overwhelmed throughout their three years of marriage, earlier than the person despatched her again to her household. Horrifying ordeals like hers may turn into extra widespread, she fears, as lawmakers in Iraq push a authorized change that would greenlight marriage for ladies as younger as 9 by handing extra energy to clerics.
Producer Khalid Razak’s surprising report is difficult to learn — however sheds light on the harsh reality for too many girls in Iraq and elsewhere.
— Nick Duffy, platforms editor
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