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JUST IN: Jimmy Kimmel extends deal with ABC for another year, despite ABC's brief suspension of his program in September following Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk
Jimmy Kimmel extends deal with ABC for another year
ABC had suspended Kimmel in September over remarks about slain GOP activist Charlie Kirk.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
JUST IN: Jimmy Kimmel extends deal with ABC for another year, despite ABC's brief suspension of his program in September following Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk
JUST IN: Trump to allow certain Nvidia chip sales to China for 25% U.S. cut
Trump to allow certain Nvidia chip sales to China for 25% U.S. cut
The Trump administration plans to lift the blockade on exports of Nvidia's H200 chips to China.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
JUST IN: Trump to allow certain Nvidia chip sales to China for 25% U.S. cut
JUST IN: U.S. pushes Zelensky for swift yes on peace plan, says Ukrainian officials
U.S. pushes Zelensky for swift yes on peace plan: Ukrainian officials
Kyiv thinks the U.S. is pushing Zelensky much harder than Putin.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
JUST IN: U.S. pushes Zelensky for swift yes on peace plan, says Ukrainian officials
Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours
Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours
Elected Republicans feel emboldened to defy Trump and push back on the administration.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Republican unity crumbles as America's mood sours
JUST IN: Farmers getting $12B bailout from Trump after trade war pain
Farmers getting $12B Trump bailout after trade war pain
President Trump on Monday revealed a $12 billion plan to bail out American farmers.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
JUST IN: Farmers getting $12B bailout from Trump after trade war pain
JUST IN: Trump's former personal lawyer Alina Habba steps down as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey
Alina Habba resigns as acting U.S. attorney after disqualification
Habba was recently disqualified from the role after an appeals court found that she was serving unlawfully.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
JUST IN: Trump's former personal lawyer Alina Habba steps down as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey
NEW: Supreme Court appears ready to allow President Trump to fire members of the FTC
Supreme Court seems ready to let Trump fire independent commissioners
A win for the president would be a major blow to a 90-year-old precedent.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Supreme Court appears ready to allow President Trump to fire members of the FTC
Look for a rate cut this week. Just don't count on more anytime soon.
This week's expected rate cut could be the last one for a while
Members of both the hawkish and dovish wings of the committee have been vocal about their diverging views.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Look for a rate cut this week. Just don't count on more anytime soon.
SCOOP: Senate Republican chairs circulate health plan as ACA subsidies hang in the balance
Scoop: Senate GOP chairs circulate health plan as ACA subsidies hang in the balance
Two key Republican chairmen circulated the plan as the GOP struggles to unite around health policies.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
SCOOP: Senate Republican chairs circulate health plan as ACA subsidies hang in the balance
NEW: Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NEW: Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
BREAKING: Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
The move comes days after Paramount was bested by Netflix in a competitive bidding process to buy Warner Bros.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
BREAKING: Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
⚡️President Trump is betting his presidency — and the future of the GOP — on lightly regulated, fast expansion of AI.
He won on the backs of working-class MAGA. But he governs, socializes and surrounds himself with tech swells and moguls.
He won on the backs of working-class MAGA. But he governs, socializes and surrounds himself with tech swells and moguls.
Behind the Curtain: Trump bets his presidency and GOP's future on AI
He won on the backs of working-class MAGA. But he surrounds himself with tech moguls.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
⚡️President Trump is betting his presidency — and the future of the GOP — on lightly regulated, fast expansion of AI.
He won on the backs of working-class MAGA. But he governs, socializes and surrounds himself with tech swells and moguls.
He won on the backs of working-class MAGA. But he governs, socializes and surrounds himself with tech swells and moguls.
Guardrails against racist, xenophobic or dehumanizing rhetoric have all but vanished on the American right.
What was once disqualifying — or the exclusive domain of online trolls — is now a fixture of national political discourse.
What was once disqualifying — or the exclusive domain of online trolls — is now a fixture of national political discourse.
How Trump flipped America's race conversation
Language that once was disqualifying is now a fixture of national political discourse.
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December 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Guardrails against racist, xenophobic or dehumanizing rhetoric have all but vanished on the American right.
What was once disqualifying — or the exclusive domain of online trolls — is now a fixture of national political discourse.
What was once disqualifying — or the exclusive domain of online trolls — is now a fixture of national political discourse.
The Supreme Court is set to decide on Trump's order to end birthright citizenship next year after a federal court blocked it. Here's what to know.
Supreme Court considers Trump bid to end birthright citizenship: what to know
If the justices agree with Trump, the court could overrule a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Supreme Court is set to decide on Trump's order to end birthright citizenship next year after a federal court blocked it. Here's what to know.
NEW: Paramount could go hostile after losing to Netflix
Paramount could go hostile for Warner Bros Discovery after losing to Netflix
Hollywood's big deal might not be done just yet.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
NEW: Paramount could go hostile after losing to Netflix
NEW: Olivia Nuzzi to leave Vanity Fair at end of year after contract expires
Olivia Nuzzi to leave Vanity Fair at end of year after contract expires
The decision followed new allegations about her affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: Olivia Nuzzi to leave Vanity Fair at end of year after contract expires
BREAKING: Supreme Court to decide if Trump's birthright citizenship order can stand
Supreme Court to decide if Trump's birthright citizenship order can stand
If the justices agree with the president, the court could overrule a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Court to decide if Trump's birthright citizenship order can stand
BREAKING: Judge will release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents
Judge will release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents
President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November despite his initial opposition.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
BREAKING: Judge will release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury documents
NEW: Trump wins FIFA Peace Prize after Nobel snub
Trump gets Peace Prize, but not the one he wanted
Trump accepted the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize at the 2026 World Cup draw.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NEW: Trump wins FIFA Peace Prize after Nobel snub
"Scromiting" has become a new buzzword surrounding cannabis hyperemesis syndrome. Here's what we know about it.
What to know about "scromiting," the unusual symptom of a potentially deadly cannabis condition
CHS affects long-term, daily marijuana users.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Scromiting" has become a new buzzword surrounding cannabis hyperemesis syndrome. Here's what we know about it.
Job growth looks to have flatlined in the second half of the year, and unemployment has inched up. But there are few signs of the kind of job loss surge or employment collapse that accompany a recession.
The weak-but-not-disastrous November jobs picture
ADP reported that private-sector employment fell by 32,000 jobs in November.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Job growth looks to have flatlined in the second half of the year, and unemployment has inched up. But there are few signs of the kind of job loss surge or employment collapse that accompany a recession.
Trump allies back Elon Musk's X after Europe hits it with $140M fine
Trump allies back Elon Musk's X after Europe hits it with $140M fine
X is the first company to be fined under the Europe's Digital Services Act.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump allies back Elon Musk's X after Europe hits it with $140M fine
BREAKING: CDC panel drops hepatitis B shot recommendation
CDC panel scraps hepatitis B shot recommendation in massive move
The move enshrines a top agenda item of vaccine critics as government policy.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
BREAKING: CDC panel drops hepatitis B shot recommendation
NYT sues Perplexity for copyright infringement
NYT sues Perplexity for copyright infringement
The Times was also one of the first major media companies to sue OpenAI and its biggest investor Microsoft in 2023.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NYT sues Perplexity for copyright infringement
JUST IN: Supreme Court allows Republican-backed Texas congressional map in an order that is unlikely to change before midterm elections
Supreme Court allows GOP-backed Texas congressional map
Texas lawmakers conducted unusual mid-decade redistricting.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
JUST IN: Supreme Court allows Republican-backed Texas congressional map in an order that is unlikely to change before midterm elections