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Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
to end the fighting in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion nearly four years ago, but Washington's efforts have run into sharply conflicting demands by Moscow and Kyiv. at a time when Russian forces are making slow but steady gains. last week for five-hour talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Witkoff and Kushner then with senior Ukrainian officials in Florida in an attempt to iron out the differences ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
The warnings on Monday from the US Supreme Court's liberal justices were stark as the Trump administration argued in favor of allowing the president to easily fire top officials at federal agencies—a move that would reverse nearly a century of precedent that originated with a unanimous ruling known as Humphrey's Executor in 1935. "You're asking us to destroy the structure of government," Justice Sonia ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
By The fight over the future of Hollywood just got nastier. Paramount Skydance Corp. launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. at $30 a share in cash on Monday, just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix Inc. The offer values Warner Bros. at $108.4 billion, including debt. The bid compares with Netflix's offer of $27.75 in cash and stock, for an enterprise value of about $82.7 ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
United States President Donald Trump has announced a $12bn aid package to help farmers harmed by his hardline tariff policies . Trump announced the package at a White House event on Monday, saying the money would come from funds raised by tariffs. "What we're doing is we're is taking a relatively small portion of that, and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance," Trump said. ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
As a presidential Executive Order aimed at preempting state artificial intelligence laws now appears imminent, one of the world's most influential AI companies may have already undermined the legal foundation for that effort—with a simple footnote. This morning, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he "will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week" to preempt state AI laws. While this will ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
This year, the holidays don't feel celebratory for many Americans who've been negatively affected by the Trump administration's decisions. We're here to make sure those people do not go unheard. Help us hold the administration accountable. Already a member? Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
– The apparent leader of a failed coup in Benin was on the run and the fate of hostages remained unclear a day after a group of soldiers of the West African nation. The soldiers calling themselves the Committee for Refoundation stormed the national television station early Sunday morning. Led by Benin army officer Lt. Col. Pascal Tigri, eight soldiers appeared in a broadcast announcing the removal of ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
The maker of an iPhone app that flagged sightings of U.S. immigration agents sued the Trump administration for free speech violations on Monday, alleging that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi used her "state power" to force Apple to remove the app. Apple in October removed ICEBlock and other apps from its app store after Bondi said they put Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at risk by enabling people to ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
The Federal Reserve is set to meet for the final time in 2025 this week and optimism over another interest rate cut is surging. The chances of a cut at the conclusion of the central bank's meeting on December 10 are now around 90%, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool. That will bring the federal funds rate down to a range between 3.50% to 3.75% and, more importantly, potentially lower the interest rate costs ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
90,000 people advised to take shelter after 7.5-magnitude quake, with 20 injuries reported A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken north-eastern Japan , injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 70cm in Pacific coast communities. The earthquake and tsunami warnings prompted orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate their homes, although the warnings were later downgraded to ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Reading time 3 minutes Donald Trump says he's going to allow Nvidia to sell the H200 artificial intelligence chip to China, according to a new post from the president on Truth Social . The move will still bar Nvidia from selling its more advanced Blackwell chips to China, but it's still considered a win for the tech company since the lower quality H20 chip had been sidelined by the Chinese government for supposedly ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
A three-way fight down to the wire as the ground effect era comes to a close. The 2025 Formula 1 World Championship drew to a close this past weekend in Abu Dhabi, and with it came the end of the current generation of cars. After a grueling 24 races, the title was decided in a three-way fight by the finest of margins; just two points, less than half a percent, separated the winning driver from second place when the ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump steps from Air Force One upon arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo For months, the Trump administration has been accusing its political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence. President Donald Trump branded one foe who did so "deceitful and potentially criminal." He called another " ...
Source: rawstory.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, launched her run for Senate on Monday, shaking up the Democratic primary just before the state's filing deadline. Crockett joins the race to take on GOP Sen. John Cornyn, who is facing multiple primary challengers himself. The two-term congresswoman's decision also comes as her Dallas-based House seat was redrawn in a GOP-led redistricting effort. "There are a lot of people that ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Hamas is expected to hand over the body of the last Israeli captive held in Gaza in the coming days and has commented that it would be open to discussing "freezing" its weapons to facilitate entering the second phase of the ceasefire. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the second phase would be challenging to achieve but that it could begin as soon as this month. However, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Japan has summoned China's ambassador over an incident in which Chinese military aircraft allegedly twice locked fire-control radar onto Japanese fighter jets, as tensions between the two countries surge. The move by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday was to protest against what it called the dangerous and "extremely regrettable" behaviour of the Chinese J-15 fighter jets over international waters ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
States and cities led by Democrats are balking at US vaccine advisers' calls to no longer require all babies get hepatitis B vaccines within 24 hours of being born, portraying the recommendation as troubling and at odds with scientific consensus. New York and Maine are among the states going against the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' suggestions and leaving their current practices intact. The panel's ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
IBM said it is acquiring Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion. The addition of Confluent will strengthen IBM's artificial intelligence portfolio. IBM will pay $31 per share in cash for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the company. In this article IBM announced Monday it is acquiring data streaming platform Confluent in a deal valued at $11 billion. Shares of Confluent soared 29%. IBM's stock ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nominees for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards have been announced and "One Battle After Another" is this year's leading nominee. Here's the list of who's nominated for this year's awards, which will be held Jan. 11 at the Beverly Hilton. Nikki Glaser will host the ceremony. Movies Best motion picture, drama "Frankenstein" ; "Hamnet" ; "It Was Just An Accident" ; "The Secret Agent"; ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Luigi Mangione was in court again for the fourth day of an evidentiary hearing Monday after missing Friday for an illness. Mangione, 27, is charged in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, on a sidewalk in Manhattan. He was arrested five days later in an Altoona, Pa., McDonalds. Mangione and his lawyers are trying to get his first statements, his notebook and a gun found in ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" topped the Golden Globe nominations on Monday, a victory for Warner Bros. just after struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business. With nine nominations, the film lead Joachim Trier's "Sentimental Value," which gained eight, and Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," with seven. New this year was a best podcast category, too, whose nominees ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Ukraine president's UK visit comes amid heavy pressure from Washington for Kyiv to cede territory to Moscow Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in London on Monday amid heavy pressure on Ukraine from the Trump administration to cede territory it currently holds in efforts to reach a quick conclusion to the war. The talks in London follow several days of negotiations between US ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Trump claimed Zelenskyy had not read the latest U.S.-backed peace plan yet. It's uncertain which version of the plan for Ukraine Trump was referring to. Trump's comments came a day after talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials ended in Miami without an agreement. Zelenskyy is meeting European allies in London and Brussels this week. (L/R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
The Federal Reserve will announce its final interest rate decision of 2025 on Wednesday, capping off a turbulent year for the U.S. economy defined by fresh labor market headwinds and tariff-fueled inflation that has deepened the nation's affordability crunch . The U.S. central bank will have to make its decision without some key government data. Hiring data for November and the latest inflation number have been ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Dec 7th, 2025 -
By The road to Hard Rock Stadium for the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Game is set. The 12-team field for the playoff was set Sunday afternoon, unveiled on a national ESPN broadcast. The five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams that did not win their conference crown as decided by the CFP's selection committee create the field. The selection committee ...
Source: miamiherald.com