Author: Michael

Gary Patterson isn’t afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve when it comes to football.
The former TCU head coach will watch Sonny Dykes coach Monday night against Georgia in the national title game, and in case there was any mystery about how he feels, the moment is incredibly emotional for him.
Gary Patterson gets emotional talking about TCU in the national title game. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
“Oh, I’d be great.

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On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a meeting with new senators in the Old Senate Chamber. As part of the traditional swearing-in ceremony, Harris has implemented a COVID-19 testing requirement for senators, their families, and any guests over the age of 2.

This requirement aligns with protocol set by the White House for those interacting with President Joe Biden. Some senators may choose not to participate in the ceremony due to this requirement, although none have publicly stated their intention to do so.

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The US president says new weapons shipments will help Kiev fight Moscow
US President Joe Biden has described the Ukraine conflict as entering a crucial phase, justifying Washington’s latest pledge to send more heavy weapons to Kiev. His statement came after Ukraine rejected Russia’s proposal for an Orthodox Christmas ceasefire.
“Right now, the war in Ukraine is at a critical point. We have to do everything we can to help the Ukrainians resist Russian aggression, and Russia is not attempting to slow up,” Biden said during a government meeting in the White House on Thursday.

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As the conflict over naming the next GOP Speaker of the House boiled over into a second full day on Wednesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) defended his position against voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (D-CA) as the top House officer.
By Wednesday evening, the House membership failed for the sixth consecutive vote to name a new Speaker. The number of Republicans who refused to vote for McCarthy rose from Tuesday to Wednesday from 20 to 21.
Gaetz has had a close relationship with President Donald Trump since he was first elected to Congress in 2016.

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Malicious actors stole the data of 235 million users, making them vulnerable to various attacks, a cyber expert has said
Data from more than 200 million Twitter accounts has been leaked and posted by hackers on an online forum, a security analyst said on Wednesday.
In a post on LinkedIn, Alon Gal, the co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock, revealed that the leak “contains 235,000,000 unique records of Twitter users and their email addresses.

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Governments across Europe will have a hard time filling up storage facilities given the dearth of Russian supplies, Equinor head Anders Opedal has said
The European energy market is likely to remain tight this year despite the current drop in gas prices, Anders Opedal, the CEO of Equinor, Norway’s largest energy company, told Bloomberg in a piece published on Thursday.
European gas prices have dropped to their lowest level in over a year this week due to unseasonably warm weather, with gas futures at the TTF hub in the Netherlands dipping below $700 per 1,000 cubic meters on Thursday.

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