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Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The U.S. House Oversight Committee Democrats has received 95,000 photos from the Epstein estate, with two tranches posted online Friday said newly released photos showing he and Jeffrey Epstein mingling with several women were "no big deal," but later claimed he had not seen them. ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
LONDON (AP) — Medics and health charities on Saturday praised King Charles III for giving a public update on his cancer treatment, saying his call for people to get tested for the disease could save lives. In a strikingly personal video statement, the British monarch acknowledged that a cancer diagnosis can feel "overwhelming," but said catching the disease early brings "the precious gift of hope." Here's ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump's , was released from immigration detention on Thursday, and a judge has any further efforts to detain him. Abrego Garcia currently can't be deported to his home country of El Salvador thanks to a 2019 immigration court order that found he had a "well founded fear" of danger there. However, ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a ceasefire. Thai officials have said they did not agree to a ceasefire, and Cambodia has not commented on Mr. Trump's claim. Its defense ministry instead said Thai jets carried out airstrikes Saturday morning. Cambodian media ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower mazes and Christmas trees, they weren't too worried about the flooding heading their way. After 30 years living in the city of Duvall northeast of Seattle, their family had plenty of experience with floods and always made it through largely ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
The activist was detained in the city of Mashhad during a memorial ceremony for another activist, raising concern from the Norwegian Nobel Committee and human rights groups about her safety and health. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the prestigious honour in 2023 for her work defending women's rights and human rights in Iran, has been "violently" detained, according to her ...
Source: news.sky.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are his top choices to lead the US Federal Reserve and that he expects the next chair of the central bank to consult with him on interest rates. Trump, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Friday, indicated that Warsh, a former Fed governor, has climbed up the short list of contenders to challenge Hassett, the White House ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
The attorneys general of 20 states including California and New York sued the Trump administration Friday over its decision to impose a $100,000 fee on visas for skilled foreign workers. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation in September imposing the fee. His administration has argued that some employers had abused the program to keep wages low, hurting American workers. The policy took effect Sept. 21. The ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Dec 13th, 2025 -
Scientists Find Polar Bear Genes Behave Differently According to Climate The results, though poorly understood, may indicate an ability to adapt. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to ...
Source: motherjones.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that calls for a national artificial intelligence framework that would preempt state laws on AI. The stated goal is to remove barriers to U.S. AI leadership. "To win, United States AI companies must be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation," the executive order says. Processing Content Several states have passed laws that attempt to protect ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
With insurance premiums set to rise sharply for at least 22 million Americans, Mike Johnson unveils alternative With health insurance premiums set to rise sharply for at least 22 million Americans who purchase their coverage through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces using tax credits that will expire at the end of this year unless Congress acts, the US House speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
For the second time in a week, a federal grand jury has refused to approve an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Since grand juries almost always ratify charges proposed by prosecutors, a one-sided process in which defense attorneys play no role, those back-to-back rejections are a striking sign that the grudge-driven case against James is legally shaky. Last month, a federal judge ...
Source: reason.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
's declaration that he has granted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters a "full pardon" saying it 'is a matter for the courts to decide". Peters, who was convicted in 2024 on multiple state charges-including attempting to influence a public servant and criminal impersonation-remains incarcerated at La Vista Correctional Facility while her appeal proceeds. In a post on X Thursday, Polis wrote that Peters "was ...
Source: bradenton.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
It's likely just a matter of time before we see the wisened duo of Rafiki and Jiminy Cricket weilding lightsabers on the icy plains of Arendelle. to use Disney's characters and other intellectual property. Disney will also invest $1 billion in OpenAI and will purchase ChatGPT Enterprise for its employees. It's a major shift for Disney, which has historically been deeply protective of its intellectual property. And ...
Source: insider.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump and his administration were sued over the construction of a massive White House ballroom in place of the demolished East Wing. The National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States asked a federal judge to block the construction until the project receives federal review. "No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
If you've been waiting for AI promises to materialize, 2026 may be your year -- and this unexpected element could be the key. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Businesses will better leverage the tech and see results. AI agents and commerce opportunities will be key. The AI hype fueled by the launch of ChatGPT at the end of 2022 has only accelerated ...
Source: zdnet.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore barged into a former lover's home and threatened to kill himself, telling her that his "blood is on your hands," prosecutors said Friday. Moore, 39, was charged with alleged home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering, following his shocking arrest and termination from one of the sport's most prestigious jobs. The alleged ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
Football's leading fan organisations have demanded FIFA immediately stop selling tickets for next year's World Cup , to be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico, warning that prices reaching nearly $9,000 for premium final seats will exclude supporters from the tournament. Football Supporters Europe, which called the ticket pricing "extortionate", issued the call on Thursday after national associations ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
Co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs given more jail time by US judge than prosecutors sought Do Kwon, the entrepreneur behind two cryptocurrencies that lost $40bn (£29.8bn) three years ago and caused the sector to crash, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud. The South Korean, 34, had pleaded guilty to two counts of US charges of conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud. Kwon, who co-founded ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
Google Gemini has launched real-time, continuous translation using your phone and a pair of connected earbuds, in what looks like a powerful transformative change to the way in which we interact with speakers from other countries. Google buried its announcement in an update to Gemini voice model updates on Friday, but the additional translation features look like they could change the way in which people interact ...
Source: pcworld.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
DORAL, FL – In a sunny courtyard on a stage framed by palm trees, the U.S. military commander who has overseen strikes on nearly two dozen boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific relinquished his position in a Friday, Dec. 12, ceremony, amid rumors he clashed with the Trump administration and its deadly counternarcotics operations. The after barely a year on a job that most stay in for several years has ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is expected on Friday to lock up Russia's assets held in Europe until it gives up its war in Ukraine and compensates its neighbor for the heavy damage that it has inflicted for almost four years. The move is an important step that would allow EU leaders to work out at a summit next week how to use the tens of billions of euros in Russian Central Bank assets to underwrite a ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reportedly weighing whether it will place a "black box" warning label on COVID vaccines, according to CNN , despite research and real-world data demonstrating their safety. Black box warnings are the FDA's highest health warning for drugs and medical devices. Adding them to COVID vaccines "would be an unprecedented action by the FDA and would likely result in significant ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
One of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year will peak on Saturday, and if you don't mind the cold, it's worth seeing — you can expect 40 to 50 meteors zipping through the night sky per hour. Unlike most meteor showers, which come from leftover comet particles, the Geminids originate from an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon and were first discovered, according to NASA, sometime in the mid-1800s. Little ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
LONDON — Three weeks ago, President Trump sent shock waves across Europe with a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine that strongly echoed Russian talking points. Now, Ukraine's leaders have responded with a counterproposal that demands legal guarantees of protection against future Russian aggression, according to descriptions of the plan by European leaders and diplomats. The 20-point Ukrainian plan for ending ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
US Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Friday demanded that the Trump administration "stop lying and follow the science " as an outbreak of measles in South Carolina grew and officials warned that low vaccination rates in the affected area likely mean the crisis will continue worsening. Since the outbreak began in October in Spartanburg County, near the state's northern border, the highly infectious disease has sickened at ...
Source: commondreams.org
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
Tanning Beds Can Triple Your Melanoma Risk New research found that even just a few sessions in these devices can lead to DNA damage in skin cells, raising the odds of cancer. The research found tanning bed use led to a nearly threefold increased risk of melanoma, resulting from DNA damage to certain types of skin cells. Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light, such as from the sun or tanning beds, is one of the main ...
Source: everydayhealth.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Eight energy drinks per day may lead to serious health consequences, recent research suggests. A relatively healthy man in his 50s suffered a stroke from the overconsumption of unnamed energy beverages, according to a scientific paper published in the journal BMJ Case Reports by doctors at Nottingham University Hospitals in the U.K. The unnamed man was described as "normally ...
Source: foxnews.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
Once you have skied down mountains at speeds exceeding 80 mph, there are only so many ways to replace that feeling. Since injuries led Lindsey Vonn to retire in 2018 after one of the most decorated and highest-profile careers in the history of American skiing, she tried investing, wrote a best-selling memoir and got into rodeo roping. Red Bull, one of her longtime sponsors, recruited her to drive for its Formula 1 ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
Dec. 12 (UPI) -- An Australian skydiver was left dangling from behind a plane at 15,000 feet after his parachute got caught on the tail of the aircraft, causing some heart-stopping moments for the jumper and the pilot. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released a report and video Thursday describing the incident that happened on Sept. 20 in which a skydiver's reserve parachute deployed as he jumped and got ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
Swiss singer Nemo, who won the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, said Thursday they will return the winner's trophy because Israel is being allowed to compete in the politically troubled pop music competition. In an Instagram video, Nemo held the microphone-shaped glass ornament and said "today I no longer feel like this trophy belongs on my shelf." "Eurovision says it stands for unity, for inclusion and dignity for ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Dec 12th, 2025 -
A potential lead contamination is to blame for a ground cinnamon recall in 14 states, federal officials announced. According to a Dec. 9 posting on the , the cinnamon was sold by TBC Distribution Corporate in Brooklyn, New York. Officials say the recall was announced after an analysis by the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets found elevated levels of lead in Lucky Foods-branded cinnamon powder. ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crime-fighting arm of the IRS spent less time tracking down tax evaders this year, instead picking up some new responsibilities, such as helping with in two Democratic-led cities. Chief Guy Ficco spoke with The Associated Press about how the agency is juggling its work on new Trump administration priorities with its core mission of tax enforcement. The little-known agency has been doing ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
OpenAI Group PBC today launched GPT-5.2, its newest and most capable large language model. The LLM is available in three versions: Instant, Thinking and Pro. OpenAI says that the latter two editions provide record-setting performance across many mathematical tasks. The company claims that GPT-5.2 also outperforms rivals in other areas. OpenAI tested the mid-range Thinking version of the model using ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Thursday, Dec 11th, 2025 -
MELBOURNE, Australia — Global online forum Reddit on Friday filed a court challenge to Australia's world-first law that bans Australian children younger than 16 from holding accounts on the world's most popular social media platforms. California-based Reddit Inc.'s suit filed in the High Court follows a case filed last month by the Sydney-based rights group Digital Freedom Project. Both suits claim the law is ...
Source: nbcnews.com