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Top News Stories for Tuesday, December 9th 2025
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
The US Supreme Court's liberal justices warned of far-reaching consequences affecting entities like the Tax Court should their conservative colleagues grant the president control over dozens of traditionally independent agencies. The possibility of specialized Article I courts created by Congress losing their independence was driven by Justice Elena Kagan at Monday's arguments over Donald Trump's attempt to fire ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Cambodia's powerful Senate President Hun Sen on Tuesday vowed that his country would carry out a fierce fight against Thailand as a second day of widespread renewed combat between the Southeast Asian neighbors drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas. Fighting broke out following a skirmish on Sunday during which two Thai soldiers were injured, derailing a ceasefire that ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
is considering a Republican-led drive, backed by President Donald Trump's administration, to overturn a quarter-century-old decision and erase limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president. they would overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting the president's power to fire independent agency heads, the court on Tuesday is revisiting a 2001 decision that ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rating edged up to 41% in the past week as Republicans warmed to his handling of the cost of living, a sign the administration's new focus on affordability might be supporting his popularity, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The six-day poll, which closed on Monday, showed approval of the president rising from 38% late last ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Nvidia will be able to sell a more advanced H200 chip to China. Several analysts were quick to point out this move would help boost China's AI capabilities. Beijing has emphasized it aims to bolster homegrown tech and reduce reliance on foreign inputs. Nvidia logo and Chinese flag are seen in this illustration taken Aug. 27, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters BEIJING — U.S. ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Although tech companies often don't directly manufacture these toys, their absolutist ideological opposition to any legal safeguards on AI is making kids emotionally, mentally, and physically vulnerable. Julie Scelfo is a journalist and the founder and executive director of Mothers Against Media Addiction. Tim Wu is a professor of law, science, and technology at Columbia Law School and author of "The Age of ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! In this Help Net Security interview, Natalia Oropeza, Chief Cybersecurity Officer at , discusses how industrial organizations are adapting to a shift in cyber risk driven by AI. She notes that in-house capability, especially for OT response and recovery, is becoming a priority. ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Residents along Japan's northeast coast were warned to stay alert, as aftershocks continued Tuesday in the aftermath of a major earthquake that has left at least 33 people injured. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 6.6 and later a 5.1 quake in the hours after the initial temblor late Monday night local time. The USGS measured the main quake at 7.6 magnitude just off the coast of the city of Misawa in ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
The Federal Reserve has one more decision in 2025 — and it will set the tone for where interest rates will go in the new year. On Wednesday, leaders at the central bank will decide whether to continue cutting rates or put a pause on loosening monetary policy. The call will have ripple effects across consumer prices, the job market , and Corporate America. CME FedWatch predicted the Fed had a roughly 90% ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett is associate professor of family medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, vice chair of primary care innovation & transformation at Boston Medical Center, and communications fellow at Primary Care Collaborative. As a family medicine physician, I have the privilege of caring for patients from the earliest days of pregnancy contemplation through pregnancy ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
met with in Rome on Tuesday, as Kyiv said it was preparing to send updated proposals to the United States for ending the war with Russia . Less than 24 hours after he reiterated that Ukraine would not cede land to Russia , Zelenskyy met with the pontiff before holding talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a day after he met with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany in London. Thanking Leo for the ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Florida has designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations as foreign terrorist organizations, becoming the second GOP-led state in as many months to move against the Islamic groups. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a Monday statement that the designations were "EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY." "Florida agencies are hereby directed to undertake all lawful measures to prevent ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
OpenAI says it's boosting productivity . On Monday, OpenAI published its first report on the state of enterprise AI, and based on the 9,000 surveyed workers across 100 companies, three-quarters said that AI has improved the speed and quality of their work. Here are the survey results: 87% of IT workers said they can solve IT issues faster, 85% of marketing and product say they can execute campaigns faster, 75% of ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
The European Commission said it was probing whether Google had breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers for AI purposes. The bloc said it would investigate to what extent the generation of AI Overviews and AI Mode by Google is based on web publishers' content without appropriate compensation. The move follows a slew of actions the bloc has taken against U.S big tech companies in recent ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Reading time 3 minutes Vaccines aren't the only near-miraculous medical intervention some Americans are turning their backs on. New research out today finds that more newborns are not receiving a safe supplement that protects them from serious bleeding. Doctors at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) studied the medical records of newborns. In recent years, they found, an increasing number of children ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ordered two senior Justice Department attorneys, including one fired by the Trump administration, to testify before the court in its inquiry into a March deportation flight that proceeded in defiance of court orders. Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday ordered Erez Reuveni, a former Justice Department attorney-turned-whistleblower, ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Paramount's bid for the entire company counters $82.7bn Netflix deal for WBD's studio and streaming operation David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is not giving up in its aggressive campaign to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), launching a hostile bid for the entertainment company despite the announcement on Friday that Netflix had agreed to buy its studio and streaming operation. Netflix's bid for WBD's storied ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
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 -
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 -
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? This story was originally published by ProPublica . For months, the Trump administration has been accusing its political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pamela Smith, who was catapulted into national attention after President Donald Trump moved to federalize Washington's police force and who worked to confront rising violence in the nation's capital, is stepping down as the city's police chief, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday. Smith, appointed in 2023, had been brought in to stabilize a department facing staffing shortages and a city shaken ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
The deal is described by IBM as a 'natural fit' for its hybrid cloud and AI strategy. IBM has agreed to acquire cloud-native enterprise data streaming platform Confluent in a move designed to expand its portfolio of tools for building AI applications The company said Monday in a release that it sees Confluent as a natural fit for its hybrid cloud and AI strategy, adding that the acquisition is expected to "drive ...
Source: cio.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 nominations for the 83rd annual Golden Globes were announced on Monday morning, revealing the list of movies, TV shows, and stars set to contend at January's ceremony. Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans and Critics Choice Awards-nominated "Matlock" star Skye P. Marshall helped reveal the nominees during a presentation live-streamed by CBS News, with 11 of the 28 categories unveiled on "CBS Mornings." The Golden ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Benin's President Patrice Talon has claimed that the situation is "completely under control" in the Western African nation after the government thwarted an attempted coup on Sunday. Calm returned on Monday to Cotonou, Benin's administrative centre, after sporadic gunshots were heard across the city throughout Sunday, but a heavy presence of soldiers remained on the streets. Early on Sunday, soldiers calling ...
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 -
Officials said they had identified a "new recombinant mpox virus" - meaning it has genetic material from different viral strains. A new strain of mpox has been discovered by scientists in England. The new strain was found in a person who had recently travelled to Asia, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Officials said they had identified a "new recombinant mpox virus" - meaning it has genetic material ...
Source: news.sky.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