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Top News Stories for Tuesday, December 9th 2025
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Justice Brett Kavanaugh used an interesting choice of phrase when describing the constitutional issues in Trump v. Slaughter , the vividly named case on the president's ability to remove certain federal officials that Congress stipulated could only be fired for cause. "How do you answer the accountability theme, which I think is the theme of the other side, is that independent agencies are not accountable to the ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Tuesday, Dec 9th, 2025 -
Each side has blamed the other for renewed clashes, which have derailed a ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump Deadly clashes have escalated along the disputed Thailand-Cambodia border as both sides blamed each other for the fighting and vowed to defend their territories. Seven civilians have been killed and 20 wounded in Cambodia and three Thai soldiers have been killed in the fiercest fighting since a five-day ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
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 -
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 -
Florida's governor has designated the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a "foreign terrorist organisation". Ron DeSantis posted his executive order to list the United States-based Muslim civil rights and advocacy group on social media on Monday. The move follows a similar declaration by the Republican governor of Texas last month. CAIR has rejected the labelling by both states and mounted legal ...
Source: aljazeera.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 -
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 -
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? WASHINGTON ― Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) launched a bid for the in Texas, according to multiple reports , shaking up the Democratic primary to unseat ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Dec 8th, 2025 -
Throughout his second term, the Trump administration has attempted to pursue legal action against many of the president's perceived political enemies, including levying allegations of mortgage fraud against New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook . A new report suggests that Donald Trump is guilty of the same alleged crimes. According to ProPublica , Trump purchased two ...
Source: nymag.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 -
Virus caught by person who travelled to Asia combines more severe form of mpox with less virulent type Health officials have identified a new variant of mpox in England after a person who recently travelled to Asia was tested for the virus. Genome sequencing showed that the virus was a "recombinant" form containing elements of two types of mpox currently in circulation: the more severe clade 1, and the less ...
Source: theguardian.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