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Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
This newsroom tells stories that reflect real lives and real stakes. Your support ensures that work continues. Join as a member today and close the year by strengthening independent reporting for all. Already a member? The FBI on Thursday arrested a suspect believed to have placed pipe bombs near the offices of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee hours before rioters stormed the ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claim America's top vaccines official promised, in a long and argumentative memo to staff on Friday, to revamp vaccine regulation after claiming that at least 10 children died from Covid vaccination – but he offered no evidence for that allegation and scant details on the new approach. The ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump 's quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. The court, whose 6-3 conservative majority includes three justices appointed by Trump, issued the ruling amid a nationwide battle ...
Source: reuters.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
By rolling back auto industry fuel efficiency goals, US president Donald Trump hopes to make new cars cheaper. But prices won't drop for years, and consumers will spend more on gas in the meantime. The Trump administration says its proposal to roll back vehicle fuel economy standards, announced officially in the Oval Office on Wednesday, is an attempt to shave dollars off the ballooning cost of new cars in the US. ...
Source: wired.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
– Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by sharing sensitive plans about an upcoming military strike in Yemen on his personal phone, according to a made public Thursday that criticized the use of unapproved messaging apps and devices across the Defense Department. Hegseth had the authority to declassify the material he shared with others in a Signal chat, the watchdog found. But it said the release of sensitive ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Although intended for OT administrators, new multi-agency AI guidelines raise issues that apply across IT networks as well. The security of operational technology (OT) in critical infrastructure has been a recurring theme for years, but this week the US National Security Agency (NSA) and its global partners added a new concern to the mix: how the increasing use of AI in OT risks making things worse. The scope of ...
Source: csoonline.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article New footage and images released by Democrats as lawmakers ask for update on Epstein files from the Justice Department Leer en Español Never-before-seen photos and videos, released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee , reveal details of late sex offender ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
– Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The return of Sudthisak Rinthalak's remains leaves just one more hostage to be returned under the agreement. Sudthisak was an agricultural worker who had been employed at Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the hardest-hit communities in the ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Skywatchers in Northeast Ohio and beyond will get a bright send-off to 2025's lunar calendar this week when December's "cold moon" rises as the last supermoon of the year. The cold moon officially peaks at 6:14 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, but it will appear full for several nights. The cold moon is December's traditional name for the 12th and final full moon of the year. This time, it doubles as ...
Source: cleveland.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
By Job cuts across the country are the highest they have been in five years, led by layoffs in California and cutbacks in Washington. California employers announced 173,022 job cuts from January to November, up nearly 14% from the same period last year, according to the latest monthly report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Nationwide, the total number of cuts climbed 54% to 1.17 million, ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 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? GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest , the feel-good pop music gala that draws more than 100 million viewers every year, are meeting ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A large recall of shredded cheese sold under several popular grocery store brands is now underway after the manufacturer reported the product may contain small metal fragments, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall involves more than 250,000 cases of shredded cheese made by . The FDA states the products were pulled from retailers ...
Source: insidenova.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
The New York Times sued the Defense Department over new rules restricting how reporters cover the U.S. military, alleging they violate the First Amendment. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, alleges that the 21-page agreement that Pentagon reporters were told to sign in October was unlawful and unconstitutional. Many reporters, including six at the Times , handed in their Pentagon ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LONDON (AP) — WhatsApp faces an antitrust investigation in the European Union, where regulators said Thursday that they're looking into the messaging service's artificial intelligence policy. The European Commission said it opened the formal investigation because of concerns about WhatsApp's move to limit access for third-party AI providers. WhatsApp, owned by ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Technology The Chatbot-Delusion Crisis Researchers are scrambling to figure out why generative AI appears to lead some people to a state of "psychosis." Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic December 4, 2025, 11:18 AM ET Save Listen − 1.0x + 0:00 14:18 Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Chatbots are marketed as great companions, able to answer any question at any time. They're not just ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Alina Habba said she was the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi agreed. All three were wrong, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled this week. That unanimous decision , which was issued by a three-judge panel that included two George W. Bush appointees, highlights a disturbing pattern of conduct that extends beyond New Jersey to New York , ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Hundreds of U.S. Border Patrol agents are reportedly set to begin a major immigration crackdown across much of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi this week as part of what has been dubbed operation "Swamp Sweep." The planned action follows similar surges in Chicago (operation "Midway Blitz") and Charlotte, North Carolina (operation "Charlotte's Web"), where agents have been accused of using overly ...
Source: truthout.org
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
A popular snack cracker is being pulled from shelves after it was discovered to contain a potentially deadly allergen. The Ritz Cracker recall was first shared on Nov. 28, 2025 in a statement from the parent company. In the days that followed the recall notice was shared far and wide in an effort to make sure that customers who purchased these crackers were aware of issue with the label that could cause those who ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors went back to a grand jury in Virginia after a judge's ruling halting the prosecution of James and another longtime ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday that Democrats will force a vote next week on a bill to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits and prevent health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for millions of Americans. Schumer said it will be a "clean" three-year extension of the enhanced ACA funds that first passed in 2021, designed to cap premiums for an average ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
– The White House is expected to submit plans for President Donald Trump's to a federal planning commission before the year ends, about three months after construction began. , who was named by Trump as chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission, said at the panel's monthly meeting Thursday that he was told by colleagues at the White House that the long-awaited plans will be filed sometime in ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's name has been added to the sign on the United States Institute of Peace headquarters in downtown D.C., above the existing building name. The State Department's X account shared a photo of the new facade on Wednesday in a post that called Trump "the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history," an apparent reference to his work to end multiple conflicts around the world. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
The killing of Gaza militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab , confirmed by his Popular Forces group and by Israeli media, is the final chapter of a man who tried to present himself – with Israeli support – as an alternative to Hamas, but who was widely derided by Palestinians as a collaborator. In his early 30s and from southern Gaza's Bedouin Tarabin tribe, Abu Shabab was largely unknown in the Palestinian ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Steve Cropper, the prodigious guitarist, songwriter and producer who played a pivotal role in shaping the lean gutbucket soul music made at Memphis' Stax Records in the 1960s and '70s, died on Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 84. His death, at a rehabilitation facility, was confirmed by his wife, Angel Cropper, who did not specify the cause. As a member of Booker T. & the MG's, the house rhythm section at ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Russian President Vladimir Putin said parts of the US peace plan were unacceptable and Russia would take Ukrainian land through military force or other means in an interview aired Thursday, as Moscow sticks to its demand that Kyiv surrender territory it still holds after nearly four years of fighting. Excerpts from the interview with India Today, which coincided with Putin's arrival in India on Thursday night, ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
News By No machine-readable author provided. assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., US federal judge blocks warrantless immigration arrests A US federal judge on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing its policy of warrantless civil immigration arrests without ...
Source: jurist.org
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Defendants were convicted of similar crimes a decade ago. How were they cleared again? Two sibling contractors convicted a decade ago for hacking into US State Department systems have once again been charged, this time for a comically hamfisted attempt to steal and destroy government records just minutes after being fired from their contractor jobs. The Department of Justice on Thursday said that Muneeb Akhter and ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
The European Union has unveiled plans to use billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to help cover Ukraine's war needs over the next two years. But Belgium is pushing back following the announcement on Wednesday, arguing that the plan carries legal and financial risks that it fears it could end up shouldering alone. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Brussels would supply 90 billion ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - The House met Thursday for the first time to discuss redrawing Florida's 28 congressional seats, though lawmakers do not yet have a proposed map. Florida has joined other states where lawmakers are considering changing congressional maps ahead of next year's midterm elections. "Redistricting is a matter that affects every Floridian and is a matter that is vital ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell again this week, slipping close to its low point so far this year. The decline brings the average long-term mortgage rate to 6.19% from 6.23% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.69%. This is the second straight weekly drop in the average rate ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
NEW DELHI — India 's telecoms ministry on Wednesday rolled back its order for smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices. The Ministry of Communications on Monday asked smartphone makers to install the government's "Sanchar Saathi" app within 90 days and to prevent users from disabling it. It also required manufacturers to push the app onto older models through a ...
Source: nbcnews.com
From Soaring Energy Prices to Climate Threat to AI Bubble, Experts Warn Against Data Center Buildout
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
As the construction of artificial intelligence data centers expands across the nation largely unregulated, experts warn that the unrestrained buildup of these facilities is causing electricity costs to skyrocket, accelerating the climate crisis , and putting the economy at risk. A new report out Thursday from the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen highlights the "unchecked expansion" of these data centers, ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
By At long last, the 2026 World Cup Draw is Friday at noon and soccer fans all over the world will have their TV sets tuned to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where the 42 qualified teams will find out their fate. For fans of college basketball, think Selection Sunday on steroids. Of the 42 qualified teams, 39 are split into four pots based on November FIFA world rankings . The three co-hosts -- U.S., ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
The Future of Life Institute assigned letter grades to eight leading AI labs to score their safety efforts. The results look like the report card of a child who's barely making an effort. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The world's top AI labs aren't exactly scoring top marks in their efforts to prevent the worst possible outcomes of the technology, a new ...
Source: zdnet.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MORIAH BALINGIT WASHINGTON (AP) — When the children of wealthy households leave the nest, they often benefit from their parents' largesse in the form of a trust fund. Less affluent peers may receive nothing at all — or even be expected to support their families when they become adults. But what if all children, regardless of their family's circumstances, ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Ministers will argue that newly created mayoralties need more time to complete reorganisation Ministers are to postpone elections for new mayors in four parts of England, prompting accusations from opposition parties that Downing Street is "cancelling democracy". Newly created mayoralties in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent, and Sussex and Brighton will be first contested in 2028 under ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
President Trump is floating an idea that could appeal to millions of budget-strained households: using tariff revenue to reduce, or even eliminate, the federal individual income tax. But tax experts are skeptical that import taxes could completely replace income tax, and they say a reduction in income taxes would largely benefit the nation's top earners. "I believe that at some point in the not-too-distant future, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
Dogs may boost mental health by subtly reshaping the microbes in our bodies. "Adolescent children who keep dogs exhibit higher mental well-being, and we also found that dog ownership alters the gut microbiota," Takefumi Kikusui, one of the study authors and a professor at Azabu University in Japan, said . If this is the case, then it could change how we think about the benefits of pet ownership — not just as ...
Source: zmescience.com
Thursday, Dec 4th, 2025 -
In the 25 years since the Gates Foundation was established by Bill Gates and his then-wife Melinda French Gates , the organization has helped drive a steady decline in global child mortality rates. In 2000, more than 10 million children died before the age of five—a number that has since been more than halved. This year, however, a concerning reversal has begun to emerge. Child deaths are forecast to rise in ...
Source: observer.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Malaysia's government said Wednesday that American marine robotics company Ocean Infinity would soon resume the seabed search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 , more than a decade after the plane vanished over the Indian Ocean. MH370, a Boeing 777, disappeared from air-traffic radar 39 minutes after departing from Kuala Lumpur enroute to Beijing, China, on March 8, 2014. The ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
A doctor who admitted to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry weeks before he died is set to be sentenced on Wednesday -- the first among the five people convicted in connection with the "Friends" actor's 2023 overdose death. Salvador Plasencia pleaded guilty in July to four counts of distribution of ketamine. He is one of two doctors convicted of providing Perry with ketamine before the actor died in ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
For a second day in a row, President Donald Trump launched into a hate-filled living in the U.S., saying they've "destroyed Minnesota" and "our country." Minnesota, Trump said, is "a hellhole right now. The Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain." that dozens of people of Somali descent have been convicted in fraud schemes related to Covid ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed former special counsel Jack Smith to have him testify during a closed-door hearing on Dec. 17. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan , R-Ohio, wrote Smith on Wednesday to inform him of the subpoena as the committee investigates Smith's and the Biden administration's efforts to prosecute President Donald Trump . Separate investigations ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
US President Donald Trump launched a verbal attack on Somali immigrants on Tuesday, as federal authorities prepared to launch a major immigration crackdown targeting hundreds of undocumented Somalis in the state of Minnesota. In a long rant to reporters, Trump said he did not want Somali immigrants in the United States, claiming that residents of the East African country "contributed nothing" to the US while ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Asteroids often play a crucial role in scientific research because they bring in samples from the solar system . Unlike planets, these space rocks remain largely unchanged for thousands of years, preserving many materials that are yet to be discovered. By studying their composition, experts can gather clues about different aspects of our universe. In one such incident, recent reports claim that asteroid Bennu, a ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
More than half a million satellites are planned to launch by the end of the 2030s, and simulations suggest they will have a severe impact on space-based astronomy One in three images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope could be ruined if space companies' plans to launch hundreds of thousands of satellites go ahead. More than three-quarters of the nearly 14,000 satellites currently in orbit around Earth were ...
Source: newscientist.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Dec. 3 (UPI) -- At least one person is dead following a targeted shooting Wednesday in the food court of MGM National Harbor hotel and casino in Maryland, according to authorities who are hunting for the gunman. Police responded to reports of the shooting shortly before noon Wednesday, arriving at the scene to find a male victim, who was later pronounced dead, Prince George 's County Police Chief George Nader said ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025 -
Apple's head of user interface design, Alan Dye, is leaving the company and will reportedly join Meta. Dye revealed the June redesign of Apple's software interface for iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch called Liquid Glass. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Wednesday social media post said that Dye would lead up a new creative studio that brings together design, fashion and technology. In this article File: Then Apple ...
Source: cnbc.com