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USA
Cristina Gusso Biffle
posted an inspirational Instagram Story hours before the crash that killed
Greg Biffle
, their two children and three other passengers, following the Cessna Citation C550’s failed return to...
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Russia
Vladimir Putin
resets Ukraine peace negotiations to the 2024 draft following new consultations in Florida involving Ukrainian, US and European officials. He said Russia made “large and painful” concessions and insisted...
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Greece
Russia vows a response after Ukraine’s Security Service said aerial drones critically damaged the Russian tanker
Qendil
in the Mediterranean more than 2,000 kilometres from Ukraine; Putin made the threat during his...
11h
/4h
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USA
Kristin Cabot
said in interviews published by The
New York Times
and
The Times
of London that she had been separated before the
Coldplay
concert and that both she and
Andy Byron
have begun divorce proceedings, following...
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Palestine
The UN-backed
IPC
announced that Gaza is no longer in famine following an October ceasefire, though a state of emergency persists as winter weather recently caused the death of a baby.
Antoine Renard
and
Bushra Khalidi
...
4h
/1h
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USA
Trump Media will provide up to $300 million and invest $200 million immediately to fund
TAE Technologies
’ first US fusion plant,
Michl Binderbauer
said, following the all‑stock merger that values the combined company at...
29h
/25h
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USA
Andrew is revealed as the true sadist after “
The Housemaid
,”
Paul Feig
’s adaptation of Frieda McFadden’s novel, preserved its major twists onscreen. Nina and Millie turn the tables by stabbing and imprisoning Andrew...
2h
/6m
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USA
DHS
ordered an immediate pause of the
diversity visa
(
DV1
) program after officials identified
Claudio Neves Valente
as a green-card holder who entered the USA through the lottery and was accused of shootings at Brown...
12h
/3h
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USA
At a
Turning Point USA
event in Washington DC on Thursday,
Russell Brand
opened with jokes about COVID-19 vaccines and then mocked
Justin Trudeau
as a “globalist stooge” amid
Katy Perry
’s reported romance with the...
5h
/15m
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Italy
Silvio Campara
will continue as CEO after Chinese investment firm
HSG
acquired a majority stake in the Italian luxury brand
Golden Goose
. The deal, which includes minority investments from
Temasek
and True Light...
59m
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Finland
Sarah Dzafce
is legally challenging the revocation of her
Miss Finland
title after a racially offensive social media post sparked international outrage and diplomatic tension. Prime Minister
Petteri Orpo
issued...
56m
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Netherlands
The USA imposed sanctions on two
ICC
judges who rejected Israel’s challenge to the court’s Gaza investigation, following earlier US moves against court officials. The measures, announced by Secretary of State Marco...
27h
/25h
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Italy
Kering
is acquiring
Raselli Franco Group
in a staged deal that values the Valenza-based supplier at about €575 million and begins with a 20 percent purchase for €115 million in early 2026, following earlier...
24h
/21h
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Norway
Harald
described the health of
Mette-Marit
as heavy following reports that medical teams are preparing for a potential lung transplant due to worsening pulmonary fibrosis.
Are Martin Holm
stated the condition is very...
10h
/1h
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USA
Unemployment climbed to 4.6 percent as core CPI slowed to 2.6 percent in November, raising questions about the 2.7 percent headline that may be biased by missing October price data after the federal funding shutdown....
29h
/23h
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Bermuda
William Frazer
is investigating other islands globally following the discovery of a 20-kilometer-thick rock layer that keeps Bermuda unusually elevated. The study by Frazer and
Jeffrey Park
suggests the low-density slab...
1h
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Italy
Juventus
players and staff denied divisions after new reports said
Jonathan David
was being excluded from team dinners, following earlier remarks by coach
Luciano Spalletti
who joked that teammates stopped inviting him...
2h
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USA
Lawrence Yun
forecasts existing-home sales will jump about 14 percent in 2026 after the National Association of Realtors said November sales rose 0.5 percent from October to a 4.13 million annual pace but remained 1...
3h
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France
Frédéric Péchier
was convicted and sentenced to life by a
French criminal court
after investigators linked a long pattern of deliberate poisonings of 30 patients between 2008 and 2017. Prosecutors said Péchier secretly...
33h
/27h
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USA
Cassell Falconer says the black-and-gold snakeskin catsuit debuted in Miami because the original
Roberto Cavalli
fabric was exhausted and the team had to recreate and rush a replacement, addressing early fittings that...
4h
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Poland
Karol Nawrocki
said Ukraine has shown a lack of gratitude for Poland’s wartime help, following
Volodymyr Zelensky
’s warning that a Ukrainian defeat would let Russia 'inevitably' move against Poland and deeper into...
4h
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Taiwan
Medical and emergency reports updated the death toll to four, including the suspect, as authorities investigate a stabbing spree that struck two
Taipei metro
stations after earlier accounts reported fewer casualties....
4h
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USA
Alan Dershowitz
has outlined legal theories in a newly published book that he says could allow
Donald Trump
to remain president for an additional term after he discussed the idea at a
White House
Chanukah event....
30h
/27h
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France
Mindy Chen
accepts Nico's proposal and becomes engaged, creating a friendship rift after Season 5 sent
Emily Cooper
between Paris and
Rome
and closed in
Venice
. The split followed secret sparks between Mindy and Alfie,...
31h
/23h
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UK
William
and
Catherine
published their 2025 family Christmas portrait on social media with the caption "Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas," following an April photoshoot that supplied several family images used...
32h
/22h
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France
The government will seek a special law to roll over the 2025 budget into 2026 after a joint committee collapsed, leaving lawmakers unable to agree on the 2026 state budget. The committee of seven senators and seven...
9h
/7h
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USA
TikTok
signed an agreement to spin off parts of its US operations into an independent joint venture after
ByteDance
agreed last month to divest about 80 percent of its American assets. The new US entity will oversee...
21h
/30m
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USA
Two families —
Tricia Maciejewski
and Ros and
Mark Dowey
— filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Meta using newly released internal records after their teenage sons,
Levi Maciejewski
and
Murray Dowey
, died by suicide...
25h
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Argentina
Thousands protested in Buenos Aires against a labor reform pushed by
Javier Milei
as the
Senate
began debating the bill, following the
CGT
’s planned mass march at Plaza de Mayo that mobilized unions and social groups....
24h
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USA
Erika Kirk
said
Turning Point USA
is mission-focused on helping Republicans keep control of
Congress
in 2026 and on electing
JD Vance
to succeed
Donald Trump
in 2028, following earlier private signals and a public...
13h
/2h
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USA
Video of a May immigration raid in Worcester showing officers restraining a 16-year-old has reignited debate over bystander recordings, after The Intercept published an investigation into how
Donald Trump
’s second-term...
5h
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USA
Justice Department attorneys are racing to redact thousands of pages tied to
Jeffrey Epstein
and
Ghislaine Maxwell
ahead of a congressionally mandated deadline on Friday, following
House Oversight Committee
disclosures...
42h
/20h
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USA
Newly disclosed messages show
Steve Bannon
and
Jeffrey Epstein
discussed using a
Kovel agreement
and other steps to try to shield Bannon’s filmed interviews with Epstein, after the
House Oversight
Committee released...
14h
/9h
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Sudan
UN human rights investigators call for independent probes after a new
OHCHR
report says more than 1,000 civilians were killed when the
RSF
seized the Zamzam camp in April, following interviews with 155 survivors who...
26h
#
NewYorkTimes
“
The Most Notable Movies of 2025
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34m
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USA
A jury in Milwaukee found
Hannah Dugan
guilty of felony obstruction after prosecutors accused her of interfering with
ICE
agents who tried to arrest
Eduardo Flores‑Ruiz
in her courthouse. Prosecutors say Dugan left the...
15h
/6h
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Taiwan
The Trump administration announced more than $10 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including medium-range missiles,
HIMARS
and drones, following earlier US notifications that outlined an eight-part offer. The State...
39h
/29h
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Italy
Italy’s
Senate Budget Committee
approved a revised amendment to the 2026 Budget Law on December 19 that streamlines defense projects and allows civilian industries to convert to military production after the government...
11h
/8m
#
CNN
“
Chaotic protest erupts in Albania’s Parliament
”
1h
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USA
Lochte clarified his recent remarks and explained why he is auctioning three of his six Olympic gold medals in a recent
Instagram
statement, after he announced the auction and said he was writing a tell-all book last...
6h
#
USA
Peter Arnett
died in Newport Beach, California, at age 91 from prostate cancer, his family said, following a long career as a frontline war correspondent who reported from Vietnam and Baghdad. Born in Riverton, New...
37h
/29h
#
UK
ONS
figures show UK retail volumes fell 0.1% in November, following earlier signs that
Black Friday
and seasonal discounts underperformed. The drop was driven by a 2.9% monthly pullback in online and other non‑store...
14h
/10h
#
Venezuela
Russia's foreign ministry warned the USA against making a “fatal mistake” after a recent US strike in the eastern Pacific killed four men, a development that follows months of US maritime operations near Venezuela. US...
41h
/31h
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USA
SpaceX
says the
Starlink
35956 satellite likely suffered a small onboard explosion, vented its propulsion tank, dropped about 4 kilometers in orbit and released trackable debris after the company had earlier reported...
7h
#
USA
Thursday’s official weigh-in for
Jake Paul
and
Anthony Joshua
will stream live on
Most Valuable Promotions
and
Netflix
Sports
YouTube
channels, following the matchup announced for the
Netflix
main event at the Kaseya...
31h
/29h
#
Belgium
The protests threatened to derail the EU leaders' summit after around 7,000 farmers surrounded EU institutions in Brussels to oppose the
Mercosur
trade deal, following an earlier mobilisation that brought tractors and...
33h
/26h
#
USA
University of Michigan
hires law firm
Jenner & Block
and expands an independent review of athletics culture and procedures after interim president
Domenico Grasso
announced a probe following the firing and arrest of...
27h
#
Russia
European and Ukrainian intelligence say
Moran Security
operatives have been placed aboard shadow-fleet tankers to conduct espionage and protect sanction-busting oil shipments, following earlier reports of covert Russian...
36h
/29h
#
USA
The US government admitted in a court filing that actions by an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilots helped cause the midair collision that killed 67 people near Reagan National Airport, after months of...
44h
/27h
#
USA
Injuries to
Milton Williams
,
Will Campbell
and others leave the New England
Patriots
still positioned to win the
AFC
East and reach the playoffs after collapsing against the Buffalo
Bills
last week. Analysts say New...
9h
#
Lebanon
Israel said it carried out airstrikes across southern and northeastern Lebanon that killed a
Hezbollah
operative and struck weapons storage as it sought to disrupt rearmament ahead of a deadline at the end of the month...
29h
#
USA
The
Associated Press
updated that the Ursids meteor shower will peak Sunday night into Monday morning and remain visible in the Northern Hemisphere through Dec. 26, following earlier AP reports that the shower was...
29h
#
Belgium
Giorgia Meloni
asked for more time, prompting the
European Commission
to postpone the EU–
Mercosur
trade agreement signing until January after weeks of farmer protests and last‑minute opposition had already threatened...
39h
/21h
#
USA
The
Kennedy Center
Board of Trustees voted to rename the John F.
Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts the
Trump-Kennedy Center
, a move announced by
White House
press secretary
Karoline Leavitt
after months in which...
Wed
/20h
#
TEDTalks
“
How to make
AI
a force for good in climate
”
4h
#
Ecuador
Mario Pineida
and his partner were fatally shot and Pineida's mother was wounded in a targeted attack in Guayaquil, following earlier reports that Pineida had been killed in a daytime shooting. Officials said the attack...
36h
/29h
#
Spain
The central government will convert government buildings into a nationwide network of climate shelters and expand regional schemes, following Sánchez's earlier announcement of the plan to protect people from intense...
29h
#
USA
Reporting that the payment repackages existing housing funds, critics called the one-time $1,776 warrior dividend announced by
Donald Trump
in a prime-time
White House
address a political rebrand rather than a new...
41h
/20h
#
Italy
The Palermo Juvenile Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation after an 11-year-old boy said he was sexually abused by a group of schoolmates outside his school, following the family report that the child told his...
9h
#
Italy
Laura Burdese
will become
Bulgari
’s chief executive officer on July 1 next year, succeeding
Jean-Christophe Babin
after she was named deputy CEO last year. She will report to
Stéphane Bianchi
, and Babin will remain...
29h
#
USA
Barack Obama
released his annual list of favorite books, movies and music for 2025, posting it on social media and linking to his
Medium
page after
USA TODAY
reported his mid-December cultural roundup. He highlighted...
10h
#
USA
OpenAI
has launched an in-chat app directory inside
ChatGPT
available on iOS, Android and the web, and opened a developer submission process with resources after earlier releases of interactive apps and an
SDK
in...
30h
#
USA
Dan Bongino
announced he will leave the
FBI
in January amid disputes over the handling of Epstein files and criticism of
ICE
raids, following his controversial appointment earlier this year. Bongino thanked Donald...
45h
/36h
#
USA
Fact‑checkers disputed claims after
Donald Trump
's year‑end
White House
address, which earlier coverage described as a combative defense of his first 11 months in office and a blame‑the‑opponent strategy. Reporters...
30h
#
USA
HHS
announced regulatory proposals to cut
Medicare
and
Medicaid
payments to hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to people under 19, following House votes that advanced a federal ban on care for minors. Robert...
42h
/21h
#
Denmark
The European Court of Justice ruled that Denmark’s 2018 "
ghetto law
" can lead to discrimination on the basis of ethnicity and left it to
Danish courts
to decide whether the numerical "non‑Western" threshold breaches EU...
38h
/22h
#
USA
The US Coast Guard removed wording that had described swastikas and nooses as "potentially divisive," and
Kevin Lunday
said the passages were "completely removed" from the policy manual after
The Washington Post
...
17h
/3h
#
NewYorkTimes
“
Fani Willis Calls Trump and Allies ‘Criminals’ at Georgia Senate Hearing
”
5h
#
USA
Dr.
Jonathan Reiner
said he was “seriously concerned” about
Donald Trump
's health after watching the president's speech, following a column by
Moira Donegan
that catalogued signs of physical decline and a
New York Times
...
31h
#
BBC
“
More photos from Epstein estate released by Democratic lawmakers
”
25h
#
TheJoeRoganExperience
“
Michael P. Masters
”
26h
#
USA
The
Oscars
will move to
YouTube
from 2029, a symbolic blow to network television after the
Academy
announced
YouTube
would become the exclusive global streaming home beginning with the 101st ceremony. The multi‑year,...
Wed
/31h
#
Germany
Birkenstock
forecast annual profit below Wall Street expectations as the Trump administration's 15% US import tariff is set to shave about 100 basis points from gross margins, following a quarter in which revenue rose...
32h
#
USA
Keith Lee
was named
TikTok
's Creator of the Year and accepted the award onstage at the
Palladium Theatre
in Los Angeles, following
TikTok
's first US awards ceremony that honored creators' influence. Lee, who has more...
15h
/13h
#
BBC
“
I was fired by Rockstar games for alleged leaks - I just wanted to join a union
”
7h
#
Italy
Investigators are analysing seized drives and widening the probe after an electrician who installed home surveillance systems was arrested in Trieste when his partner found nude photos of her underage daughters....
33h
#
CNN
“
Trump's Patriot Games spark
Hunger Games
comparisons
”
8h
#
NewYorkTimes
“
Nick Reiner
seen before arrest
”
27h
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Bangladesh
Violent protests erupted across Bangladesh after
Sharif Osman Hadi
died late Thursday in Singapore after six days on life support following a gunshot to the head while launching his campaign for national elections,...
13h
#
TEDTalks
“
Why are people starting to sound like
ChatGPT
”
28h
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USA
Ghislaine Maxwell
filed this week a pro se petition in federal court asking to vacate, set aside or correct her conviction and 20‑year sentence, saying substantial new evidence undermines the 2021 sex‑trafficking...
45h
/41h
#
France
20 Minutes
is following amateur club Lyon La Duchère in a video series ahead of its
Coupe de France
tie with Toulouse, after
Olympique Lyonnais
sealed direct
Champions League
quarterfinal qualification by beating...
34h
#
USA
Elsie Hewitt
underwent a wisdom tooth extraction just one day after welcoming her first child,
Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson
, with
Pete Davidson
on December 12, 2025. The couple, who confirmed their relationship earlier...
20h
/1h
#
USA
Four
House
Republicans, including
Ryan Mackenzie
, signed a Democratic discharge petition that guarantees a
House
vote on a three-year extension of
Affordable Care Act
subsidies in January after earlier votes failed and...
43h
/22h
#
Germany
Federal prosecutors charged eight people on Dec. 18 over an alleged right-wing terror cell called
Letzte Verteidigungswelle
, following police raids in May that detained suspects aged 14 to 21. The indictment in Hamburg...
34h
#
TheDaily
“
Trump Says the Economy Is Good
”
9h
#
CNN
“
Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%
”
29h
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USA
Jim Cramer
and market analysts recommend buying
Nike
stock after a 10 percent plunge followed disappointing sales in China and tariff concerns. CEO
Elliott Hill
remains focused on a brand turnaround as the company faces...
21h
/2h
#
USA
The
CPUC
cut the allowed returns for
PG&E
, Southern California Edison,
San Diego Gas & Electric
and
Southern California Gas
starting in 2026, reducing
PG&E
’s maximum return on equity to 9.98 percent from 10.28 percent...
16h
#
USA
The Trump administration has ordered a sharp expansion of denaturalization efforts, asking
USCIS
field offices to refer 100 to 200 cases per month to the
DOJ
for fiscal 2026 after earlier reports said the agency would...
35h
#
Japan
Sony
will acquire the
Peanuts
franchise for about $460 million after agreeing to buy
WildBrain
’s 41 percent stake, giving
Sony
an 80 percent ownership share and leaving the
Schulz family
with 20 percent. The deal, which...
16h
#
Brazil
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
said he will veto a parliamentary bill that would sharply reduce
Jair Bolsonaro
's 27-year, three-month prison sentence after the Senate approved the measure this week and the lower house had...
43h
/25h
#
TheVergecast
“
Brendan Carr discusses regulation before Congress
”
10h
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Italy
Leonardo Apache La Russa
said he was cleared of a revenge-porn charge and revealed he suffered depression and contemplated suicide after a Milan judge declared the charge extinguished following a €25,000 settlement....
36h
#
Belgium
ReBirth completed a majority-stake recapitalisation of
Cowboy
, converting legacy obligations into equity and supplying a combined €15 million to clean up the balance sheet and restart production, after earlier reports...
36h
#
USA
Catherine Almonte Da Costa
resigned after old antisemitic social media posts resurfaced, following her announcement as
Zohran Mamdani
’s director of appointments. The
Anti-Defamation League
posted
X
messages from 2011...
19h
/17h
#
USA
Donald Trump
announced that the White House will host the first-ever Patriot Games next fall as part of
Freedom 250
, following his July preview of the semiquincentennial competition. He said the four-day televised event...
20h
/18h
#
BBC
“
Parents of teenage sextortion victim sue Meta
”
30h
#
USA
Craig Melvin
visited and interviewed
James Van Der Beek
at his Texas ranch and posted behind-the-scenes photos showing Van Der Beek upbeat, after Van Der Beek publicly revealed last November that he has stage 3...
36h
#
Waveform
“
WTF Happened in 2025 - Waveform Rewind
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11h