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January 11, 2025

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Special Counsel Jack Smith – who oversaw two historic prosecutions against President-elect Donald Trump – has resigned from the Justice Department, according to court documents.

The move by the embattled prosecutor — effective Friday — was expected ahead of the end of outgoing President Joe Biden’s term.

“The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated from the Department on January 10,” DOJ officials wrote in court papers filed Saturday in Florida.

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Greenland’s leader MĂște Egede said he is prepared to enter into negotiations with President-elect Trump about the future of the mineral-rich arctic territory — but warned his people had no interest in becoming Americans.

At a press conference Friday in Denmark, which exercises nominal sovereignty over Greenland, Egede said he accepted that Greenland was “a place that the Americans see as part of their world” and that while he has not spoken with Trump, he was open to “discussions about what unites us.”

“We are ready to talk,” he said. “Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions.”

Denmark sent private messages in recent days to President-elect Trump’s team expressing willingness to discuss boosting security in Greenland or increasing the U.S. military presence on the island, Axios reported.

Greenland (pop. 56,000) is largely autonomous, but Denmark maintains responsibility for defense.

Trump has repeatedly declared that controlling Greenland — the world’s largest island — is necessary for U.S. national security vis-a-vis Russia and China. His son Don Jr. visited Greenland this week bearing MAGA hats.

President-elect Donald Trump indicated that he plans to push 100 — or around 100 — executive orders after assuming office, senators and reports have indicated, with the number varying slightly.

Trump, who will take office later this month on Jan. 20, met with Senate Republicans on Wednesday.

During a Thursday morning appearance on “Fox & Friends” Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said that Trump indicated that there are almost 100 executive orders to address issues like border security and U.S. energy.

Fortune Magazine published a hit piece on Elon Musk and X on Friday, claiming that two sources told them the social media giant was planning to remove dates from posts, and charge an $8 sign-up fee.

Musk has floated the idea of nixing date and time stamps from the timeline to X to employees in recent weeks, a person familiar with internal conversations told Fortune. The suggestion, which has raised worries among some staffers for its potential to exacerbate misinformation, comes as X is moving ahead with a separate plan to begin charging new users an $8 fee to sign up and begin posting on the platform, two sources told Fortune.

Only one problem – there was only one source, a random anonymous person on the internet who emailed journalist Kali Hays (also of Business Insider).

A sophisticated smuggling tunnel believed to be used for human trafficking has been discovered at the El Paso border sector, connecting El Paso, Texas, to Ciudad JuĂĄrez, Mexico.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) El Paso and US Border Patrol agents uncovered the tunnel on Friday, describing it as a “historic” discovery. The tunnel, which spans approximately four feet wide and six feet tall, features wooden beams for structural support, electrical wiring, and a ventilation system. According to authorities, the tunnel was likely constructed within the past year and extends from under the US-Mexico border into the Boone Street storm drain in South-Central El Paso, according to a report by KTSM.

“The uncovering of this tunnel showcases the success of our combined investigative efforts,” said HSI El Paso Special Agent in Charge Jason T. Stevens.

Chilling footage broadcast by Iranian media on Friday showed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander General Hossein Salami inspecting an underground missile facility.

In one clip, General Salami can be seen addressing troops in a speech.

‘Every day, the number of systems and missiles is added in the far corners of this land’, he says.

Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers alive in the Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed today.

In a dramatic turn of events, the injured men are the first soldiers taken alive since North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un sent his troops to fight for his buddy President Putin.

The soldiers are now under Ukrainian custody, providing valuable intel to the Ukrainian secret service, SBU.

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