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Top News Stories for Tuesday, December 9th 2025
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Clashes between nations have resumed just six weeks after Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire Thailand and Cambodia have resumed clashes along their disputed border, with at least five deaths on Monday, in a flare-up that undermines a ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump only six weeks ago. Both governments blame the other for the worst violence since July, when at least 48 people were killed and 300,000 forced from ...
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies , signaling support for President Donald Trump's firing of board members. The court's conservative majority suggested it would overturn a unanimous 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire agencies' board members — in part to try to ensure decision making ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Paramount said it would take its deal directly to shareholders after six previous proposals were never "meaningfully" engaged with. Paramount has launched a $108.4bn (£81bn) hostile bid for Warner Bros, challenging Netflix, which had reached a $72bn (£54bn) takeover deal with the company. Paramount said on Monday that it was going straight to Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholders with its cash offer ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion aid package for American farmers Monday. Trump said the money would come from the hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff revenue the U.S. has collected this year. "This relief will provide much-needed certainty to farmers as they get this year's harvest to market and look ahead to next year's crop," he said. The trade war between China and the United States has ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Dec. 8 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to issue an executive order this week to curb state artificial intelligence laws in a federal deregulation move despite safety fears. Trump posted on Truth Social : "There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI. We are beating ALL COUNTRIES at this point in the race, but that won't last long if we are going to have 50 States, ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
On Sunday, President Donald Trump lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) just days after granting the congressman a full presidential pardon for federal bribery charges against him. Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, were indicted last year on charges relating to allegedly accepting $600,000 in payments from foreign sources. Their trial was set for this coming spring, but earlier this month, Trump intervened, giving ...
Source: truthout.org
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Two senior military officials taken hostage during Sunday's attempted coup in Benin have been freed, a government source has told the BBC. It remains unclear how they were released or if other hostages are still being held. Security forces are continuing a manhunt for those involved in the plot, who remain at large. A group of soldiers appeared on state TV early in the morning to announce they had taken over in the ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Reading time 2 minutes Two months ago, Apple removed , an app that allowed immigrants to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity through user sightings. Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi proudly took credit for the removal. At the time, ICEBlock vowed to fight the decision, and on Monday, they followed through on that promise. ICEBlock's developer Joshua Aaron filed a lawsuit against Trump ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates at the end of its two-day meeting this week. Many types of consumer loans, including mortgages, credit cards, and auto loans, could be impacted by another Fed rate cut. Still, a rate reduction does not guarantee lower borrowing costs for everyone. The Federal Reserve is expected to lower its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point at its meeting this ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
3 min read A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. The earthquake struck at 11:15 p.m. local time around 44 miles off the northeast coast of the country, at a depth of about 33 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A CNN team in Japan's ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to "approved customers" in China. There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete against the U.S. in building out AI capabilities, but there has also been a ...
Source: pbs.org
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 -
President Donald Trump allegedly committed the same kind of mortgage fraud his administration has prosecuted New York Attorney General Letitia James for according to a new ProPublica report. Trump has accused several of his political enemies, including James and Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, of committing "deceitful and potentially criminal" fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on loan ...
Source: mediaite.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Former Rep. Colin Allred is ending his U.S. Senate campaign in Texas and instead will attempt a House comeback bid, potentially paving the way for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to become the early favorite for the Democrats' nomination in a state that is critical for the party's long shot hopes to reclaim a Senate majority in next year's elections. Subscribe to Here's the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you ...
Source: pbs.org
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Hamas is ready to discuss "freezing or storing" its arsenal of weapons as part of its ceasefire with Israel , a senior official said Sunday, offering a possible formula to resolve one of the thorniest issues in the U.S.-brokered agreement. Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas' decision-making political bureau , spoke as the sides prepare to move into the second and more complicated phase of the agreement. "We are open to ...
Source: nbcnews.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 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 -
All the nominees for the awards ceremony due to take place on 11 January, the 83rd edition of the film and television gongs Film Best film – drama Frankenstein Hamnet It Was Just an Accident The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sinners Best film – musical or comedy Blue Moon Bugonia Marty Supreme No Other Choice Nouvelle Vague One Battle After Another Best female actor in a film – drama Jessie ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
NEW YORK - Police debated whether they needed a warrant to continue searching Luigi Mangione's backpack after they arrested him and found a gun magazine wrapped in his underwear in the bag, an officer testified Monday. The testimony came at a court hearing to determine whether police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, improperly questioned Mangione and searched his bag without a warrant as a suspect in the New York murder ...
Source: bradenton.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 its deal to be acquired by Netflix. "One Battle After Another" landed nominations for its cast — Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti — along with nods for Anderson's ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet key European allies as the United States ramps up pressure on Kyiv to agree to a peace plan designed to end the war with Russia. Zelenskyy will meet British, French and German leaders in London on Monday to seek backing on defence and security, and to convene on the revised US peace plan . Zelenskyy said the diplomatic consultations will address both immediate ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump said he is "disappointed" with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy , who he said had not read the latest plan to end Russia's war. Trump's criticism adds to mounting U.S. pressure on Kyiv as Zelenskyy prepared to meet Monday with top European leaders, amid fears on the continent that Washington was pushing a peace deal that was favorable to the Kremlin. Russia has not publicly supported a plan and ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
Notre Dame announced Sunday that it would not play in a bowl game this season, hours after the ninth-ranked Fighting Irish were left out of the College Football Playoff. "As a team, we've decided to withdraw our name from consideration for a bowl game following the 2025 season," Notre Dame wrote in a statement posted to its official X account. "We appreciate all the support from our families and fans, and we're ...
Source: bostonglobe.com