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Comer warns contempt as Clintons face January dates for Epstein-probe depositions

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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is delaying Bill and Hillary Clinton’s depositions before Congress until January.

In a letter sent to their attorney on Monday evening, Comer warned that a failure to appear for their new dates would result in immediate contempt of Congress proceedings.

‘They’re saying now that he’s going to a funeral on that day, so we’ve been going back and forth with the lawyer,’ Comer told Fox News Digital the same evening. ‘We’re going to hold him in contempt if he doesn’t show up for his deposition.’

The letter said, however, that they failed to provide ‘alternative dates’ for their testimonies.

‘Therefore, the Committee has chosen the date of January 13, 2026, for the deposition of President Clinton and January 14, 2026, for the deposition of Secretary Clinton. If your clients do not comply with these new dates, the Committee will move immediately to contempt proceedings,’ the letter said.

The Clintons were originally subpoenaed over the summer to testify in the House Oversight Committee’s probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

They were part of a long list of former presidential administration officials called in for closed-door meetings with the panel’s lawyers.

To date, just two people have shown up in person — former Trump administration Attorney General Bill Barr and former Trump administration Labor Secretary Alex Acosta.

Others have deferred their subpoena dates or opted to send in written statements due to various personal matters, but it appears Comer is not allowing the Clintons to sidestep an in-person grilling.

In his letter, the Republican leader even went so far as to criticize the Clintons’ lawyer for asking for the same treatment.

‘Your correspondence with the Committee continues to ignore the Committee’s arguments, misstates relevant facts, and seeks information about the Committee’s investigation to which neither you nor your clients are entitled,’ the letter said.

‘As the Committee stated clearly in its November 21, 2025, letter to you, the Committee’s decision to forego in-person depositions for certain other individuals was because those individuals ‘lacked any relevant information to the Committee’s investigation or otherwise had serious health issues that prevented their testimony.’’

Comer said the former president and former secretary of state ‘are not similarly situated and therefore your argument that they are receiving unfair treatment — which you continue to repeat — is baseless.’

‘For example, unlike these other individuals, President Clinton and Secretary Clinton had a personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell,’ he wrote.

Photos and other documents released by the committee so far have shown Bill Clinton and other powerful figures, including President Donald Trump, socializing with Epstein to varying degrees.

Both Bill Clinton and Trump were shown to have handwritten entries in a book compiled for Epstein’s 50th birthday, though until then much of the media scrutiny had been focused on Trump’s entry alone.

Neither of the Clintons have been implicated in any wrongdoing related to Epstein, however, and their social engagements with him appear to have ended long before his 2019 federal indictment on sex trafficking charges and subsequent suicide.


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Mexican lawmakers filmed pulling hair and shoving each other during heated Congress floor debate

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Mexican lawmakers were filmed shoving each other and pulling hair on the floor of Congress in Mexico City on Monday.

The viral video shows women lawmakers of rival parties jostling for position at a podium in the front of the chamber. The women’s argument escalates from shouts to pushing and ultimately to pulling each other’s hair as other lawmakers try to intervene.

The scene took place during debate over reforms to Mexico City’s transparency oversight agency. Members of the right-leaning National Action Party (PAN) were protesting conduct by the left-leaning Moreno Party, which is the controlling power.

PAN representatives were holding their position at the podium as members of the Moreno Party tried to remove them, leading to the scuffle. Both parties condemned the violence after the incident, but blamed their opponents for starting it.

‘We took the podium peacefully, without touching anyone, and the decision made by the majority legislative group and its allies was to try and regain control of the board through violence,’ PAN aide Andres Atayde said at a press conference following the incident, according to a translation from the Economic Times.

‘Not only is it vulgar, not only is it aggressive, but it is lamentable that this is the majority governing party for this city,’ PAN lawmaker Daniela Alvarez added.

Morena spokesman Paulo Garcia made similar claims about conduct by PAN lawmakers.

Protests rock Mexico as Trump supports strikes on drug cartels

‘What worries us a lot is how the opposition is systematically resorting to violence instead of arguments, in the absence of being able to debate,’ Garcia later said in an interview with Mexican media.


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Israeli intel official says your ‘jaw would drop’ at terror plots prevented worldwide

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Senior Israeli intelligence officials say warnings delivered to Australia ahead of a deadly attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach were part of a much broader alert: an accelerating global rise in attempts to execute terror attacks across Western countries, increasingly aimed not only at Jewish targets, but also at Christians and large gatherings especially during religious holidays.

According to a senior Israeli intelligence official, Israel’s foreign intelligence service has been tracking a sharp increase in attempted attacks worldwide, many of them low-tech, quickly mobilized and designed to exploit open societies and crowded public events.

‘We stopped a few ticking bombs, the target was on people’s heads,’ the senior official told Fox News Digital.

Israeli intelligence officials say Australia is not an outlier. From their perspective, recent months have revealed a pattern of attempted and disrupted plots across Europe, North America and beyond, pointing to a sustained global threat rather than sporadic violence.

‘If you knew how many terror attacks we exposed and prevented,’ the senior official said, ‘your jaw would drop.’

Israeli intelligence officials say the rise in attempted attacks is driven in part by how extremist and state-linked networks build terror infrastructure globally while deliberately masking their origins.

Officials say the networks frequently rely on non-Iranian nationals to carry out different roles along the operational chain, including logistics, intelligence gathering, financing and execution, in order to blur any connection to Tehran. In some cases, operatives are recruited from migrant or refugee backgrounds, while in others criminal elements or hired proxies are used to carry out acts of violence.

To avoid detection, officials say the networks rely on encrypted communications and clandestine in-person meetings, sometimes conducted outside the country where an attack is planned. In other cases, instructions are delivered remotely through secure channels that bypass standard telecommunications monitoring.

According to Israeli assessments, extremist networks are increasingly overlapping: jihadist ideology, lone-actor violence and state-linked activity now exist in the same ecosystem, fueled by online radicalization and geopolitical instability. Many plots, officials say, are unsophisticated, making them harder to detect early while still capable of causing mass casualties.

Israeli intelligence officials and foreign diplomatic sources warn that the threat is not limited to Jewish targets and is global. ‘We exposed terror cells in Germany, Greece, Austria — but not only Europe — also in South America, India and Thailand.’ The senior official said he cannot elaborate further.

A senior foreign diplomatic source said the current environment is being shaped by what they described as a global contagion effect, in which attacks are amplified online, celebrated across extremist networks and rapidly imitated elsewhere.

According to the source, attacks are increasingly attractive to extremists because they are relatively easy to carry out while producing outsized psychological and political impact.

The source cautioned that Christian communities and broader civilian gatherings are also vulnerable, particularly during religious holidays and symbolic events that attract large crowds.

This concern has been reflected across Europe in recent weeks, when authorities sharply increased security at Christmas markets and holiday celebrations amid warnings that seasonal events present prime targets for extremist violence. Armed patrols, barriers and surveillance were expanded in multiple cities as officials assessed elevated risks tied to jihadist-inspired attacks and lone actors.

On Monday, federal authorities announced they foiled a New Year’s Eve terror plot, arresting suspects accused of planning coordinated attacks involving improvised explosive devices, according to the Department of Justice. Prosecutors said the plot was disrupted before explosives were fully assembled, underscoring both the scale of the threat and the importance of early intelligence intervention.

A second senior Israeli intelligence source said the broader threat environment has deteriorated after two years of war in the Middle East, which they said has energized radical Islamist movements globally.

According to the source, instability in Syria is of particular concern, creating conditions that could allow ISIS to regroup and once again project influence beyond the region.

‘I’m worried about Syria and that ISIS will return,’ the source said, warning that renewed activity there could inspire further attacks in Europe, Australia and North America.

The source said the growing prevalence of lone actors and sleeper cells poses a significant challenge to Western security services, as individuals with minimal resources can still carry out deadly attacks and trigger copycat violence.

While Australian authorities have not linked the Bondi Beach attack to foreign intelligence direction, Israeli officials say the case fits into a wider global picture: a sustained rise in attempted terror attacks, many of which never become public because they are disrupted early.

‘We see it everywhere,’ the senior intelligence official said. ‘And most of what we stop, the public never hears about.’


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CMOC to Acquire Equinox Gold’s Brazilian Assets for US$1.015 Billion

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China’s CMOC Group (OTC Pink:CMCLF) has agreed to buy a portfolio of gold assets in Brazil from Canada’s Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX,NYSEAMERICAN:EQX) for US$1.015 billion,

CMOC said Monday (December 15) that it will acquire 100 percent of Equinox Gold’s Brazilian operations, comprising the Aurizona mine in Maranhão, the RDM mine in Minas Gerais, and the Bahia complex, which includes the Fazenda and Santa Luz mines.

The acquired assets collectively host total gold resources of 5.013 million ounces and reserves of 3.873 million ounces, according to CMOC. Gold production from the Brazilian operations totaled 247,300 ounces in 2024, in line with Equinox’s guidance of 250,000 to 270,000 ounces of output this year.

The consideration includes a US$900 million upfront cash payment at closing and a contingent payment of up to US$115 million tied to production volumes during the first year after closing.

“The transaction is an important step that showcases our conviction in gold and delivers on our strategy of pillaring the portfolio on copper and gold,” said Liu Jianfeng, chairman and chief investment officer of CMOC, in the official press release.

CMOC said the deal will add around eight tons of annual gold production to its portfolio. The company expects its gold output to potentially exceed 20 tons a year once its Odin gold mine in Ecuador enters operation, positioning the group for further long-term growth in the metal.

For Equinox Gold, the sale also marks a change in operational strategy. The Vancouver-based said divesting its Brazilian assets will simplify its portfolio and sharpen its focus on North America.

Chief executive Darren Hall described the move as a turning point for the company, calling the transaction a “pivotal step” toward becoming a pure North American-focused gold producer.

Following the sale, Equinox’s core assets will include the Valentine and Greenstone mines in Canada, both of which entered commercial production within the past 13 months, and the long-running Mesquite mine in California.

Greenstone is expected to produce between 220,000 and 260,000 ounces of gold this year, while Valentine is forecast to deliver 175,000 to 200,000 ounces annually once fully ramped up. The Mesquite mine is also projected to contribute around 95,000 ounces in 2025.

As production at its Canadian operations ramps up to full capacity, Equinox said it anticipates annual gold output in the range of 700,000 to 800,000 ounces next year and plans to release detailed production and cost guidance in early 2026.

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and conditions.

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Korea Zinc Unveils US$7.4 Billion Plan for First US Zinc Smelter in Decades

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Korea Zinc (KRX:010130) plans to invest US$7.4 billion to build a zinc smelter and critical minerals processing facility in the US, marking the first new US-based zinc smelter since the 1970s.

The world’s largest zinc smelter said the facility will be built in Tennessee and will produce non-ferrous metals such as zinc, lead and copper, precious metals including gold and silver, and strategic minerals such as antimony, germanium and gallium.

Washington continues to step up efforts to secure domestic supply chains for critical minerals and reduce reliance on China, which dominates global production of several materials essential to semiconductors, telecommunications equipment and military technology.

To finance the project, Korea Zinc said it will raise US$1.9 billion by issuing new shares to a joint venture controlled by the US government and unnamed U.S.-based strategic investors.

That joint venture would hold around 10 percent of Korea Zinc, with the US Department of War owning a 40 percent stake in the venture and Korea Zinc holding less than 10 percent.

The company said it will secure the remaining US$5.5 billion through about US$4.7 billion in loans from the US government and financial institutions, as well as US$210 million in subsidies from the US Commerce Department under the CHIPS and Science Act.

Shares of Korea Zinc surged as much as 26 percent in early trading following the announcement before paring gains to close up 4.9 percent.

The company maintained that the US smelter is a direct response to the expansion of global supply chain risks and the increasing demand for non-ferrous metals and strategic minerals.

China currently dominates the global supply of minerals such as antimony and germanium. Beijing banned exports of those minerals to the United States in December 2024 following Washington’s crackdown on China’s chip sector, although the ban has been suspended since November.

Zinc facility project sparks internal backlash

The scale and structure of the US project, however, have sparked strong opposition from Korea Zinc’s largest shareholders.

Young Poong Group and private equity firm MBK Partners, which together hold nearly 50 percent of Korea Zinc, said they will seek a court injunction to block the planned share issuance.

The two have been locked in a prolonged dispute with Chairman Choi Yun-beom after launching a tender offer in September 2024 aimed at challenging his management control.

Young Poong said the decision to approve a third-party allotment of new shares was pushed through without proper consultation and was designed to entrench existing management.

“As Korea Zinc’s largest shareholder, directors appointed by Young Poong and MBK Partners express deep regret that they were entirely excluded from any meaningful prior briefing or discussion on a matter of such far-reaching importance to the company’s future,” a Young Poong official said as reported by the Korea Times.

“This represents a severe breakdown in corporate governance and a serious procedural violation.”

The alliance warned that the move could dilute shareholders and undermine the company’s financial soundness, stating that it will “promptly seek a court injunction to halt the issuance of new shares, in order to safeguard Korea Zinc’s long-term viability and shareholder interests.”

Young Poong also questioned claims that the U.S. government is directly investing in the smelter itself.

“In a normal commercial structure, an investor supporting the construction of a new smelter would invest directly in the project entity,” the official added, arguing that the proposed structure instead grants voting rights to a foreign-backed entity at the parent-company level.

The group further warned that replicating Korea Zinc’s integrated smelting process in the United States could weaken South Korea’s domestic smelting industry and increase the risk of transferring proprietary expertise overseas.

Korea Zinc has not yet publicly addressed the governance criticisms. Despite the opposition, commercial operations are expected to begin in phases starting in 2029.

Securities Disclosure: I, Giann Liguid, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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Bold Ventures Announces Non-Brokered Private Placement

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Bold Ventures Inc. (TSXV: BOL,OTC:BVLDF) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Bold’) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement offering of up to 6,000,000 working capital units (the ‘WC Units’) of the Company at a price of $0.08 per WC unit for up to $480,000 and up to 6,500,000 Flow Through units (the ‘FT Units’) at a price of $0.09 per FT Unit for up to $585,000 both of which constitute the ‘Offering.’

The Offering

Each WC Unit comprises one (1) common share of the Company priced at $0.08 and one full common share purchase warrant (a ‘WC Warrant‘) entitling the holder to acquire one (1) common share at a price of $0.12 until three years (36 months) following the closing of the Offering. The proceeds from the WC Units will be used for general working capital, property maintenance, exploration and expenses of the offering.

Each FT Unit comprises one common share of the Company priced at $0.09 and one half (1/2) of a common share purchase warrant. One full common share purchase warrant (a ‘FT Warrant‘) and $0.12 will acquire an additional common share until twenty-four (24) months following the closing of the Offering. The proceeds from the sale of the FT Units will be used for exploration work that qualifies for Canadian Exploration Expenses (CEE).

In connection with the Offering, the Company may pay a finder’s fee to qualified finders in consideration for their assistance with the Offering. The finder’s fees may be payable in cash and/or securities of Bold at the discretion of the Company and in accordance with the rules of the TSX Venture Exchange.

All securities to be issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a statutory four (4) month and one (1) day hold period and regulatory approval.

Bold Ventures management believes our suite of Battery, Critical and Precious Metals exploration projects are an ideal combination of exploration potential meeting future demand. Our target commodities are comprised of: Copper (Cu), Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), Gold (Au), Silver (Ag), Platinum (Pt), Palladium (Pd) and Chromium (Cr). The Critical Metals list and a description of the Provincial and Federal electrification plans are posted on the Bold website here.

About Bold Ventures Inc.

The Company explores for Precious, Battery and Critical Metals in Canada. Bold is exploring properties located in active gold and battery metals camps in the Thunder Bay and Wawa regions of Ontario. Bold also holds significant assets located within and around the emerging multi-metals district dubbed the Ring of Fire region, located in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario.

For additional information about Bold Ventures and our projects please visit boldventuresinc.com or contact us at 416-864-1456 or email us at info@boldventuresinc.com.

‘Bruce A MacLachlan’ 
Bruce MacLachlan 
President and COO 

Direct line: (705) 266-0847 

Email: bruce@boldventuresinc.com

‘David B Graham’
David Graham
CEO

 

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Lahontan Commences Drilling at West Santa Fe

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TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Lahontan Gold Corp. (TSXV:LG,OTC:LGCXF)(OTCQB:LGCXF) (the ‘Company‘ or ‘Lahontan‘) is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling at its West Santa Fe project, located only 13 km from the Company’s Flagship Santa Fe Mine project in Nevada’s prolific Walker Lane. A Foremost MPD-1500 track-mounted reverse-circulation drill rig and support equipment has begun Lahontan’s maiden drill campaign at West Santa Fe. The initial focus of the West Santa Fe drilling program will be ‘twining’ multiple historic drill holes from the 1980’s and in order to validate the historic drill hole database. Prior operators completed 171 drill holes totaling 13,107 metres at West Santa Fe between 1980 and 1995. Confirming the validity of this robust database may enable the Company to use this drill hole data in any future Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) for the project.

Lahontan is also pleased to announce that it has completed its 2025 Phase Two drilling program at the Santa Fe Mine project. During 2025, the Company completed a total of twenty reverse-circulation drill holes in the Slab and York Resource areas. The objective of the drilling program was to expand gold and silver resources at depth below the south end of the Slab pit and to step-out and grow mineral resources in the York area. All Slab area drill holes, which were up to 194 metres deep, remained in oxidized and hydrothermally altered rock to their final depth.

Kimberly Ann, Lahontan Executive Chair, President, CEO, and Founder commented: ‘Lahontan is excited to begin our maiden drill campaign at West Santa Fe. The historic drill hole data are very encouraging, and we look forward to drill testing this important gold and silver resource exploration target. At the Santa Fe Mine project, the twenty drill holes completed this year represent the largest number of drill holes completed in a single year since the Company began drilling the project in 2021. Since that time, Lahontan has completed 99 diamond and reverse-circulation drill holes totaling 22,431 metres at Santa Fe. We plan on updating the Santa Fe Mine MRE in early 2026 utilizing the new drill hole data and then incorporating the MRE into a Preliminary Economic Assessment of the project in H1 2026.’

About Lahontan Gold Corp.

Lahontan Gold Corp. is a Canadian mine development and mineral exploration company that holds, through its US subsidiaries, four gold and silver exploration properties in the Walker Lane of mining friendly Nevada. Lahontan’s flagship property, the 28.3 km2 Santa Fe Mine project, had past production of 359,202 ounces of gold and 702,067 ounces of silver between 1988 and 1995 from open pit mines utilizing heap-leach processing. The Santa Fe Mine has a Canadian National Instrument 43-101 compliant Indicated Mineral Resource of 1,539,000 oz Au Eq(48,393,000 tonnes grading 0.92 g/t Au and 7.18 g/t Ag, together grading 0.99 g/t Au Eq) and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 411,000 oz Au Eq (16,760,000 grading 0.74 g/t Au and 3.25 g/t Ag, together grading 0.76 g/t Au Eq), all pit constrained (Au Eq is inclusive of recovery, please see Santa Fe Project Technical Report and note below*). The Company plans to continue advancing the Santa Fe Mine project towards production, update the Santa Fe Preliminary Economic Assessment, and drill test its satellite West Santa Fe project during 2025. For more information, please visit our website: www.lahontangoldcorp.com

* Please see the ‘Preliminary Economic Assessment, NI 43-101 Technical Report, Santa Fe Project’, Authors: Kenji Umeno, P. Eng., Thomas Dyer, PE, Kyle Murphy, PE, Trevor Rabb, P. Geo, Darcy Baker, PhD, P. Geo., and John M. Young, SME-RM; Effective Date: December 10, 2024, Report Date: January 24, 2025. The Technical Report is available on the Company’s website and SEDAR+. Mineral resources are reported using a cut-off grade of 0.15 g/t AuEq for oxide resources and 0.60 g/t AuEq for non-oxide resources. AuEq for the purpose of cut-off grade and reporting the Mineral Resources is based on the following assumptions gold price of US$1,950/oz gold, silver price of US$23.50/oz silver, and oxide gold recoveries ranging from 28% to 79%, oxide silver recoveries ranging from 8% to 30%, and non-oxide gold and silver recoveries of 71%.

Qualified Person

Brian J. Maher, M.Sc., CPG-12342, is a ‘Qualified Person’ as defined under Canadian National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and has reviewed and approved the content of this news release in respect of all technical disclosure other than the Mineral Resource Estimate as noted above.‎ Mr. Maher is Vice President-Exploration for Lahontan Gold and has verified the data disclosed in this news release, including the sampling, ‎‎analytical and test data underlying the disclosure.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Kimberly Ann

Founder, CEO, President, and Director

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Lahontan Gold Corp.
Kimberly Ann
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President, Director
Phone: 1-530-414-4400
Email: Kimberly.ann@lahontangoldcorp.com
Website: www.lahontangoldcorp.com

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Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Except for statements of historical fact, this news release contains certain ‘forward-looking information’ within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is frequently characterized by words such as ‘plan’, ‘expect’, ‘project’, ‘intend’, ‘believe’, ‘anticipate’, ‘estimate’ and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions ‘may’ or ‘will’ occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates at the date the statements are made and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to delays or uncertainties with regulatory approvals, including that of the TSXV. There are uncertainties inherent in forward-looking information, including factors beyond the Company’s control. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances or management’s estimates or opinions should change except as required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties that could affect financial results is contained in the Company’s filings with Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedar.com.

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Nextech3D.ai Appoints Global Head of Sales

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Appointment Strengthens Sales Execution as Company Focuses on Scaling Revenue and Efficiency

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / Nextech3D.ai (CSE:NTAR,OTC:NEXCF)(OTCQX:NEXCF)(FSE:1SS), an AI-first technology company providing event technology, 3D modeling, and spatial computing solutions, announced today that it has appointed James McGuinness as Global Head of Sales. Mr. McGuinness will lead the Company’s sales organization as Nextech focuses on expanding its commercial operations into 2026.

Mr. McGuinness brings more than 21 years of experience in technology sales, including building and scaling sales teams at early-stage and growth-stage companies. Since joining Nextech, he has hired two additional sales professionals, completing a fully staffed sales organization that includes long-tenured Nextech team members as well as new hires.

The Company’s current sales team includes a senior sales leader with ten years of experience, five of which have been with Nextech; a sales assistant with five years at the Company; a sales engineer with four years of tenure; one additional experienced sales representative; and two junior sales representatives.

‘The appointment of James McGuinness strengthens our sales leadership at a time when we are focused on execution and revenue growth,’ said Evan Gappelberg, CEO of Nextech3D.ai. ‘James has a background in building disciplined sales teams and scalable processes, and his experience complements the institutional knowledge of our existing sales organization.’

Mr. McGuinness’ prior experience includes serving as a founding salesperson for GeoTrust Europe, which was later acquired by VeriSign; building and leading sales development teams at SPSS Europe prior to its acquisition by IBM; and being one of the founding salespeople at INXPO, an early provider of virtual event technology. He was also a member of the founding sales team for LinkedIn Sales Navigator and previously helped grow YCharts’ revenue from approximately $1.6 million to approximately $20 million before the company was acquired in 2020.

In addition, Mr. McGuinness has trained more than 150 sales professionals during his career, including recent work running sales bootcamps that placed more than 20 junior sales representatives into new roles in 2025.

‘As we look toward 2026, our objective is to convert product development into consistent and scalable revenue,’ added Gappelberg. ‘Expanding our sales organization is intended to support that objective while maintaining discipline around efficiency and margins.’

The Company stated that the expanded sales team will focus on supporting demand for Nextech’s event technology platform and related software offerings.

About Nextech3D.ai

Nextech3D.ai is an AI-powered technology company specializing in 3D asset generation, spatial computing, and comprehensive AI Event Solutions for virtual, hybrid, and in-person experiences. Through Map Dynamics, Eventdex, and Krafty Labs, Nextech3D.ai delivers a unified global platform for conferences, expos, corporate activations, learning programs, and enterprise engagement.

Website: www.Nextech3D.ai
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‘Ghost ships’ ferrying illicit oil have sailed into Trump’s crosshairs

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After the U.S. seized a tanker carrying Venezuelan crude oil, the shadowy fleet of ‘ghost ships’ used to evade sanctions drifted squarely into President Donald Trump’s crosshairs.

On Dec. 10, Trump announced the seizure of the ‘Skipper,’ a vessel that secretly ferries oil in defiance of sanctions. 

The broader fleet, a clandestine armada of roughly 1,000 tankers, quietly navigates global sea routes to move oil from sanctioned countries like Russia, Iran and Venezuela.

The so-called ‘ghost ships’ sail under foreign flags to obscure their origins, repeatedly change names, shift ownership through shell companies, disable transponders to evade tracking and conduct mid-sea transfers to mask their cargo.

The result is a labyrinthine system of handoffs and disguised voyages.

Benjamin Jensen, who heads the Futures Lab at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said the challenge extends well beyond Venezuela.

‘I do think it’s time that the United States and other countries start to address what really is a global problem,’ explained Benjamin Jensen, director of the Futures Lab at the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Jensen said the seizure sends a shock not just to Caracas but to other actors as well. 

‘What we don’t know is how they’re following that up behind the scenes,’ he said, adding that further seizures under Trump are possible.

With Venezuela’s economy tethered almost entirely to oil revenue, he noted that even a single interdiction can have an outsized impact. 

‘Anything you do that puts pressure on their ability to bypass sanctions and trade in oil is a direct threat to the economy and, by extension, the regime,’ he said. 

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has signaled that the seizure of the ‘Skipper’ is only the opening salvo in a new effort to cut off the oil revenues that keep Moscow, Tehran and Caracas afloat.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that the vessel is ‘undergoing a forfeiture process.’

‘Right now, the United States currently has a full investigative team on the ground, on the vessel and individuals on board the vessel are being interviewed, and any relevant evidence is being seized,’ Leavitt said, adding that the U.S. will take hold of the oil after the legal process is completed.

The move comes as China continues to be the leading importer of Iranian oil and the second-largest buyer of Russian crude, much of it routed through a growing fleet of nondescript tankers evading U.S. sanctions.

Earlier this year, the 19-year-old crude oil tanker named ‘Eventin’ was seized by German authorities after the ship suffered engine failure in the Baltic Sea. The vessel was previously identified as a ship that exports Russian crude oil and other petroleum products.

German authorities discovered that the Panama-flagged vessel, which was previously named Charvi and Storviken, was carrying 99,000 tons, or approximately $45 million worth, of Russian oil.


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Brian Glenn reveals engagement to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘She said ‘yes”

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Real America’s Voice chief White House correspondent Brian Glenn and outgoing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia revealed that they are engaged.

‘She said ‘yes’’ Glenn wrote in a post on X, adding the ring emoji while sharing a photo of himself with the congresswoman.

Greene shared Glenn’s post and wrote, ‘Happily ever after!!!’ along with a red heart emoji. ‘I love you @brianglenntv!!!’ she added.

‘Congratulations!’ Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio replied to both of the posts.

GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee shared Glenn’s post and wrote, ‘Congratulations! I can perform the ceremony in Tennessee for free.’

Marjorie Taylor Greene tells

After President Donald Trump trashed Greene on Truth Social last month and suggested he would back a primary challenger, the lawmaker announced that she would resign from office, noting that her last day will be January 5.

Greene, who has served in the House of Representatives since 2021, will be leaving office in the middle of her third term.


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