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Today’s prime tales
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad fled to Moscow yesterday as rebels seized management of Damascus, Syria’s capital. Today, individuals within the nation awoke for the primary time in a long time with out being dominated by the Assad regime. The Assad household got here to energy in 1970.
Syrians have fun the arrival of opposition fighters in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday.
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- 🎧 Syrians broke out in intense celebrations after information unfold of the regime’s collapse. The fall of Assad’s regime comes after 54 years of dictatorship and 13 years of civil battle, NPR’s Ruth Sherlock tells Up First. Syrians have accessed the Assad household palace, which that they had by no means seen earlier than. The opulence of the Assad dwelling exhibits the lavishness by which they lived in comparison with the nation’s individuals. The civil battle plunged over 90% of the inhabitants into poverty. Under a brutal dictatorship, 1000’s of individuals have disappeared into Sednaya jail in Damascus. The large complicated was synonymous with torture and terror for a lot of Syrians. Some 100,000 detainees are unaccounted for.
- 📸 See pictures from the autumn of Damascus right here.
President Biden yesterday mentioned that the U.S. is ready to work with Syrians as they work to create a brand new authorities. Biden has known as Assad’s ousting a second of threat and alternative. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump took to social media to precise a unique tone. He mentioned that Syria isn’t a U.S. drawback and the nation mustn’t get entangled and as a substitute simply let it play out.
- 🎧 The insurgent group HTS, which is now in energy in Syria, has been on the listing of terrorist teams since 2012. This implies that the U.S. cannot work with the group straight. Biden says HTS is saying the proper factor, however the U.S. might be watching its actions, NPR’s Greg Myre says. Though Trump would not need the U.S. concerned, it’s simpler mentioned than executed as U.S. troops are within the nation not solely combating ISIS however defending civilians.
Trump sat down on NBC News’ Meet The Press with Kristen Welker for his first community tv interview since successful the election. The president-elect offered extra perception into how he plans to control, praised the ability of tariffs, mentioned he would not intend to chop off entry to abortion tablets and said that mass deportations must be executed.
- 🎧 In the interview, Trump spoke in smooth tones and talked about unity, saying that will be the theme of his inaugural handle, NPR’s Tamara Keith says. When the House Jan. 6 Committee got here up, he mentioned that its members ought to go to jail, however it was not solely clear what he believed they need to go to jail for. He talked about his need to finish birthright citizenship on day one in all his time period after which conceded that it might require a constitutional modification. Trump mentioned he plans to begin mass deportations by deporting criminals however would ultimately transfer past that. For mixed-status households, he instructed sending American citizen kids away with their undocumented dad and mom to keep away from household separations.
Life recommendation
The Life Kit crew poses utilizing suggestions from mannequin Stephanie Yeboah and posing coach David Suh.
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Anyone might be photogenic with apply. It is a talent that may be educated like some other, in keeping with posing coach David Suh. Stephanie Yeboah, mannequin and writer of Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl’s Guide to Living Life Unapologetically, by no means noticed her physique kind in style magazines as a teen. She used to keep away from the digicam, however now she would not draw back from serving appears to be like. Suh and Yeboah share poses and actions that will help you get comfy in entrance of a digicam.
- 📸 Start by deciding the way you wish to look within the pictures. Pick three phrases to explain the vibe you wish to channel in the course of the photograph session.
- 📸 Posing requires stability. You want to carry the pose lengthy sufficient for the digicam to seize the picture.
- 📸 You can do warm-up workouts that will help you ease into your poses. One warm-up instance is standing in a navy place. It won’t be comfy, however it may well assist middle your stability.
Read the entire listing of tricks to obtain confidence-boosting poses.
Picture present
The choir, clergy and company stand as they sing throughout a ceremony to mark the reopening of the landmark Notre Dame Cathedral, in central Paris, on Saturday.
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The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang for the primary time Saturday in Paris since a fireplace broken the landmark in 2019. The ceremony to mark the cathedral’s return to non secular providers featured company equivalent to French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump, first woman Jill Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the U.Ok.’s Prince William. The ceremony started with Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich knocking 3 times on the cathedral’s door along with his employees, which is created from one of many burned beams of the cathedral’s roof.
3 issues to know earlier than you go
Jay-Z arrives earlier than the NFL Super Bowl 58 soccer recreation between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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- Rapper Jay-Z has been accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old woman in 2000, allegedly together with Sean “Diddy” Combs, in keeping with a civil lawsuit filed in federal courtroom yesterday.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a federal order requiring testing of the nation’s milk provide as a consequence of rising considerations about fowl flu. Since March, the virus has unfold to over 710 dairy herds throughout 15 states.
- Workers at Volkswagen, Germany’s largest employer, are on strike over the corporate’s plans to chop wages, lay off workers and shut factories in Germany.
This e-newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
