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Top News Stories for Tuesday, December 9th 2025
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Donald Trump threw a temper tantrum Monday, demanding an apology from Paramount after Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene bashed him on their network—and it'll probably work. In an interview on 60 Minutes Sunday, Greene, a recent MAGA defector, exposed just how much Republican lawmakers hate Trump and slammed his second-term agenda. In his meltdown, Trump continued to elaborate on his inane nickname for ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Alina Habba, a former personal attorney for President Trump, is stepping down as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey following an appeals court ruling last week that found she was unlawfully serving in the role. Habba said in a statement posted on social media on Monday that she was not quitting in the face of legal challenges but instead resigning "to protect the stability and integrity" of the U.S. ...
Source: npr.org
Paramount offers Warner Bros. shareholders $74.4 billion for the company, challenging Netflix's deal
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount has gone hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix which reached a $72 billion takeover deal with the company just days ago. Paramount said Monday that it is going straight to Warner Bros. shareholders with a bid worth about $74.4 billion, or $30 per share in cash. Paramount, unlike Netflix, is also offering to buy the cable assets of Warner Bros., and asking ...
Source: pbs.org
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON ― Republicans say they want to address voter concerns about affordability and the high cost of living, but are struggling to come up with a legislative agenda and messaging strategy to match. The Trump White House and Republican leadership are trying to relieve concerns about the issue, with Trump making a trip to northeastern Pennsylvania to sell his economic record, and House Speaker Mike ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Congressional efforts to legally place a 10-year moratorium on state artificial intelligence regulation have thus-far failed to garner enough support. President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he plans to sign a new executive order focused on ensuring U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence development through "one rule" to counter the spectrum of differing state regulations. Trump said in a post on ...
Source: route-fifty.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 creator behind ICEBlock, an app that tracked immigration enforcement officials' activities, is suing the Trump administration two months after his app was removed from the Apple app store following criticism from officials. After ICEBlock soared in popularity earlier this year, the Trump administration accused the app, which allowed users to share real-time sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Trade data shows China's exports topped forecasts in November, driven by a surge in shipments to non-US markets From The average rates on UK two- and five-year fixed mortgages have fallen to their lowest levels since early September 2022. New data from Moneyfacts shows that average rates are now the lowest since before the Liz Truss government's mini-Budget, which sent borrowing costs soaring. Moneyfacts reports ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake has hit off the northeastern coast of Japan, unleashing a tsunami of up to 70cm. A powerful earthquake struck off northern Japan, injuring 33 people and unleashing a tsunami. The 7.5-magnitude quake struck at about 11.15pm local time, around 80 kilometers off the coast of Aomori prefecture. Japan's Fire and Disaster Management Agency said 33 people were injured, including one seriously, ...
Source: news.sky.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 -
, which includes using our canonical URL and pixel tracker on your story pages whenever possible. . Both Allred, the 2024 Democratic nominee, and Talarico had been running for months, with Allred launching his campaign in July, followed by Talarico in September. The primary is March 3. More than 200 people, including some Dallas-area elected officials and candidates, sat or stood in a roomy gymnasium situated in ...
Source: texastribune.org
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are "very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire," after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza . Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and stressed that the second phase, which addresses the disarming of Hamas and ...
Source: military.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 -
You've probably heard by now about the uproar in the scientific community after the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACIP) voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. (If not, heads up.) The vaccine has been recommended for decades to protect newborns from hepatitis B, and the removal of that ...
Source: self.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
IBM Corp. said today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire streaming data firm Confluent Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at about $11 billion, paying $31 per share in cash for all outstanding Confluent common stock. Confluent sells an enterprise version of the open-source Kafka data streaming platform, which it said is used by 80% of the Fortune 100. IBM said the addition of Confluent ...
Source: siliconangle.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" scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite's momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid Netflix's acquisition deal. In nominations announced from Beverly Hills, California, "One Battle After Another" landed nods for its cast — Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
LONDON — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting the French, German and British leaders in London on Monday as Kyiv's European allies try to strengthen Ukraine's hand in thorny talks on a U.S.-backed plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to gather with Zelenskyy, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the British leader's 10 Downing St. residence. ...
Source: military.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 -
INDIANAPOLIS — The next part of Ohio State football's season begins Sunday. The College Football Playoff bracket will be unveiled at noon Eastern with the Buckeyes sure to be in the field even after their loss against Indiana on Saturday in the Big Ten Championship Game . The Buckeyes have been the top-ranked team in the country since the first top 25 was released in early November. Where will they land in ...
Source: cleveland.com