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Ukraine is prepared to use British long-range missiles to hit Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014, in a potential major escalation of western involvement in the war. Rishi Sunak promised to send Ukraine more military aid following a visit by President Zelensky to Britain this week. Discussions are now taking place over whether this should include Harpoon anti-ship missiles or air-to-surface Storm Shadows. Ukrainian defence sources confirmed to The Times that Kyiv would be prepared to use the missiles to strike Crimea following a warning from Zelensky that longer-range weapons from western allies would strike “deep in the...

December's Ratings Collapse for Fox News continues to be a debacle for the Murdochs and the Fox News Crown Loyalists. Going from record ratings in November, to a massive ratings collapse by Thursday 12/17. Here are the current Fox News ratings losses as of Thursday 12/17 according to Nielsen: Ingraham -59%, Hannity -54%, MacCallum -52%, Baier -52%, Cavuto -50%, Carlson -49%, Sandra Smith -46% Fox and Friendless -46% Outnumbered -44% Hemmer -42% The Five -36% Perino -36%

The XFL will live on, thanks to another WWE legendary figure taking the majority stake in the football league -- but this time it's not Vince McMahon. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, RedBird Capital and Dany Garcia teamed up to purchase the XFL for approximately $15 million just hours before the once-bankrupt league was set for auction. RedBird Capital is an investment firm that focuses on providing flexible and long-term capital to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses, and the XFL will be its latest challenge. Garcia, Johnson's business partner and ex-wife, will also be a stakeholder in the league. The transaction...

When a new supercar arrives, the motor gets the glory. Which is as it should be—anytime an automaker throws big money into designing an exotic spaceframe and 200-mile-per-hour bodywork, it needs muscle to match. The wrong engine, meanwhile, can sink a supercar's reception and reputation (look at the Jaguar XJ220 for a lesson in how a whole car suffers if it's got a weak heart). Aston Martin can't be accused of skimping on the heart of its new halo car, the $3.2 million, out-of-this-world Valkyrie. The new supercar's motor spins out 1,000 horsepower on its way to an 11,100 RPM...

"Hillary Clinton told a group of supporters recently that she has not yet decided whether she will put her name in for a roll-call vote at the Democratic convention in Denver later this month.......Never count Hitlery out!

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports During an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, former Sen. Fred Thompson, R- Tenn., grew testy when shown clips of conservatives Fred Barnes and Charles Krauthammer saying that the former Law and Order actor could not win. Thompson said such doom and gloom had been a "constant mantra" of Fox News since he got into the race. He complained about the show's decision to show his poor performance in New Hampshire primary polls and pointed to how he is doing nationally (where some polls have him in second), in South Carolina (where some...

FOLEY BOMBSHELL COMING ... FORMER CONGRESSMAN'S ATTORNEY TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.

In flipping around the TV dial I see that AirAmerica and the talent-challenged Al Franken are getting free play on CSPAN. Does anyone recall Rush or a similar Conservative commentator getting similar airtime? And what's the over/under on AA even being around a year from now?

"The Daily Show" really lampooned the fugitive Texas Dimocrats.

ABC News will have a new poll at 6:30 PM EST tonight testing the tax cut, the war, and a horse race of the current 2004 Presdiential field.On the Presidential level, still picking apart the results of the past weekends results in Iowa, all six Dem Cadidates will speak tonight at the Pro-Choice America's Dinner at the Omni Shoreham hotel. Receptions start at 6PM, events begin at 7.Division of pro choice activists is key right up there with labor and African Americans. The echo-chamber effect for anyone who does well tonight or poorly will be huge. Watch on C-SPAN how...