On NBC News Meet the Press, Austin Tice’s mother stated that she is certain her son, who has been missing, is still alive. Sen. Schumer wants New Jersey and New York to have drone monitors. After defeating the Seattle Seahawks, the Green Bay Packers moved closer to securing a postseason berth.
What to know today is as follows.
Austin Tice s mom says discovery of another missing American in Syria feels like rehearsal
On NBC News Meet the Press, Debra Tice stated that she is aware her son Austin, who was arrested in Syria in 2012, is still alive.
“The discovery of American citizen Travis Timmerman in Syria last was almost like having a rehearsal… of what it’s going to really feel like when Austin walks free,” Tice said on Meet the Press on Sunday. She explained the volume of congratulations that were sent to the family that day by people who thought Timmerman was Austin Tice.
While covering Syria’s civil turmoil in 2012, Austin Tice vanished from sight.
Thousands of inmates have been released since the overthrow of the Assad administration, but it is still unknown where Tice was detained and if he has been released. As recently as July 2022, a former inmate informed NBC News that he had been held captive in a cell across the hall from Tice for the past few weeks.
The anguish endured by Tice’s family last month was attributed to Assad by the new leadership of Syria’s opposition government. According to a government official, efforts to find Tice have been unsuccessful thus far.
Debra Tice stated that although her son has not yet been discovered, she is still optimistic that he will be and that her family is as happy as the Timmerman family.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the U.S.
has made direct contact
with Syria s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) rebels as they transition from a militant insurgency toward a more legitimate governing authority.
Schumer urges for drone detection system for New York and New Jersey
After a number of drones were sighted in recent weeks, even causing a temporary shutdown at an airport over the weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer asked that a drone detection device be brought to New York and New Jersey. Two days after New York Stewart International Airport closed due to drone sightings in the area, Schumer submitted the request to the Department of Homeland Security.
Because of their 360-degree technology, he argued that Robin Radar Systems had a higher possibility of identifying drones than linear systems. Despite the number of sightings, Schumer told reporters, “it’s remarkable that we have more questions than answers.”
According to Schumer, only government authorities are currently legally permitted to detect drones. He said he, too, would be pushing legislation to broaden the rights for state and local law enforcement agencies to be able to use softwareto detect the unmanned aerial devices.
Highlights from Week 15 of the NFL
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawksin 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 their 10th consecutive win. NBC News sports editor Greg Rosenstein breaks down more highlights:
Green Bay cruised from the start thanks to efficient 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 while the Seahawks fell to 8-6 (and second in the NFC West behind the Los Angeles Rams). Seattle will also wait to find out more information about quarterback Geno Smith, who left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury.
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 leader Josh Allencontinued his recent dominance,passing for 362 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 68 yards and two scores. He is the first player in NFL history with two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in consecutive games and the first all-time with three such games in a season. Detroit QB Jared Goff threw for 494 yards and five touchdowns in the loss.
Philadelphia QB Jalen Hurts, who had two separate winning streaks of 11 games from 2021-22 and 2022-23, is just the fifth player at the position since 1950 with three 10-game winning streaks in their career. The Steelers, despite the loss, still secured a playoff spot thanks to losses by Indianapolis and Miami in Week 15.
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Cleveland Browns 21-7 but may have lost star quarterback Patrick Mahomes for some time. The back-to-back Super Bowl championsuffered a high ankle sprainin the fourth quarter, according to reports, and is week-to-week going forward. Kansas City (13-1) has two games over the next 10 days, including one on Christmas.
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A rare tornado in northern California
injured five
and flipped vehicles as a storm moved through the state.
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A 16-year-old boy is accused
of killing four family members
at a home in New Mexico.
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A woman was arrested in Iran after she posted a video of herself
singing without a hijab
on YouTube.
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Three dogs attacked their owner at a San Diego park,
killing the man
and injuring a person who had tried to help.
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Fears over Iraq s proposed child marriage law
Batta was just 11 years old when her father pulled her out of school and arranged her marriage to a 47-year-old stranger. She was raped on their wedding night and regularly beaten during their three years of marriage, before the man sent her back to her family. Horrifying ordeals like hers could become more common, she fears, as lawmakers in Iraq push a legal change that could greenlight marriage for girls as young as 9 by handing more power to clerics.
Producer Khalid Razak s shocking report is hard to read butsheds light on the harsh reality for too many girlsin Iraq and elsewhere.
Nick Duffy, platforms editor
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