CA mayor on exodus from blue states: 'I can't blame them' https://www.foxnews.com/media/california-mayor-blue-state-exodus  

New York is losing residents at an alarming rate: report https://nypost.com/2019/12/30/new-york-is-losing-residents-at-an-alarming-rate-report/  

US embassy in Baghdad attacked by protesters https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-50956111  

100 Marines, 2 Apaches being sent to secure US Embassy in Iraq from Iran-backed group https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/12/100-marines-2-apaches-being-sent-to-secure-us-embassy-in-iraq-from-iran-backed-group/  

Samsung tweets cryptic plans to unveil an "artificial human" https://futurism.com/the-byte/samsung-tweets-cryptic-plans-artificial-human  

Police Officer Resigns After Making Up Story About McDonald’s Employee Writing ‘Pig’ On Coffee Cup https://dailycaller.com/2019/12/31/herington-police-mcdonalds-coffee-cup-pig/  

Iran says it seized tanker with 'illegal' oil in Hormuz https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/12/iran-says-it-seized-tanker-with-illegal-oil-in-hormuz/  

Trump Will Sign "Very Large, Comprehensive" Phase One China Trade Deal On Jan 15th https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump-will-sign-very-large-comprehensive-phase-one-china-trade-deal-jan-15th  

The Takeover: China Is Building Enormous Self-Sustaining Chinese Cities All Over The African Continent https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/75858/the-takeover-china-is-building-enormous-selfsustaining-chinese-cities-all-over-the-african.html  

A Dutch researcher says the CIA came up with a way to limit where anti-aircraft missiles could be used https://www.businessinsider.com/cia-devised-way-to-restrict-missiles-given-to-allies-researcher-says-2019-12  

Top UN official accuses US of torturing Chelsea Manning http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/31/chelsea-manning-us-torture-un-official-wikileaks  

New York City wind turbine topples, crushing parked car https://www.foxnews.com/us/wind-topples-wind-turbine-new-york-city  

Joe Biden Wants to End Prison Profiteering. One of His Top Fundraisers Is a Major Player in Prison Health Care. https://theintercept.com/2019/12/31/joe-biden-fundraiser-centene-for-profit-prison/  

Australia to send in military as bushfires rage https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50956318  

Facebook tracks you offline: How to make it stop https://www.foxnews.com/tech/facebook-tracks-offline-how-to-make-it-stop  

The Big Change Coming to Just About Every Website on New Year’s Day https://slate.com/technology/2019/12/california-data-privacy-law-ccpa-do-not-sell-changes.html  

This simple trick stops Google, Amazon and Facebook from listening to you all the time https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/12/31/stop-google-home-amazon-echo-facebook-portal-listening/2777408001/ 

 “Bionic Cat” Is the Pet of the Future https://nowthisnews.com/future/bionic-cat-is-the-pet-of-the-future  

North Korea's Kim to unveil 'new path' in New Year speech after U.S. misses deadline https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1YZ0CU  

DHS chief was warned of dangers facing religious institutions 2 weeks before recent attacks https://abcnews.go.com/US/dhs-chief-warned-dangers-facing-religious-institutions-weeks/story?id=68004076  

Underage Michigan men arrested after drunken horse and buggy ride https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-drunk-driving-horse-buggy  

MSC Grandiosa cruise ship crashes into pier in Sicily https://www.foxnews.com/travel/msc-grandiosa-cruise-ship-crashes