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California employers announced 173,022 job cuts in the first 11 months of this year, up nearly 14% from the same period last year. LA Times
Democrats on Capitol Hill are moving early to shape an affordability-focused agenda ahead of the midterms. LA Times
Residents in Nevada woke up to a shocking 5.9 magnitude earthquake alert, but after the panic settled, the whole thing turned out to be a fake quake alert sent by USGS. New York Post
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The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.” New York Times
VOA VIEW: The NYT is making it all up.
A small group of G.O.P. women has been among the most vocal in raising what their colleagues say is a broader frustration with the speaker. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The vocal women should cool their jets.
Yasser Abu Shabab, a Bedouin man in his 30s, was at the center of an Israeli project in Gaza to build up anti-Hamas militias. New York Times
Investors are deciding within 15 minutes whether to shovel millions into A.I. start-ups and taking entrepreneurs weight lifting and rock climbing to get deals done. New York Times
First Lady Melania Trump announced that seven Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families amid the ongoing war with Russia. OANN
Leadership within the House of Representatives canceled a vote on a bill that would regulate compensation that college student-athletes earn for their name, image and likeness (NIL), despite the bill’s support from Republicans. OANN
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Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott has escalated his campaign against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), formally asking U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to suspend the Muslim civil-rights organization’s federal tax-exempt status and launch an immediate investigation into its activities. OANN
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, an icon of New York City's holiday season, was lit up Wednesday night in midtown Manhattan as crowds of people wearing Santa hats and Christmas light necklaces cheered. Washington Times
Arkansas' attorney general is seeking to have a former nursing home operator who was pardoned by President Donald Trump serve time in state prison for Medicaid fraud and tax evasion. Washington Times
President Donald Trump has long praised tariffs as key to increasing wealth in the United States, idealizing Gilded Age policies that preceded the implementation of a modern federal income tax. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: It would be great if it happens.
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One of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell 's most vocal accusers urged judges on Wednesday to grant the Justice Department's request to unseal records from their federal sex trafficking cases, saying "only transparency is likely to lead to justice." Washington Times
The Supreme Court heard the case on Wednesday of a prolific Christian preacher who wants to be able to challenge a Mississippi ordinance that he says limits his ability to proselytize. Washington Times
But for current Mayor Eric Adams, one unwritten perk of being mayor of New York City has been the chance to live out his boyhood "dream of traveling the globe." Washington Times
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Top lawmakers are receiving a classified briefing from key Pentagon officials about the Trump administration's campaign against alleged drug trafficking boats. CBS
VOA VIEW: Big deal - nothing to it.
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday and Friday to discuss recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine and the schedule of childhood shots. CBS
Sources say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. CBS
Experts say roughly six in 10 cats in the U.S. are carrying too much weight. A new clinical trial, "MEOW-1," could change that, testing to see if GLP-1 weight loss drugs can be used on pets. CBS
For retirees who rely on prescription drugs, experts say it's a good time to evaluate the cost of those treatments for next year. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Not taking drugs is best.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's defense of President Donald Trump's tariffs came as experts warn that the trade policies could hurt domestic head count. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The so-called experts know little.
Calls for a ban on congressional stock ownership have grown in recent years, and the measure has bipartisan support. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It should be banned.
A massive methamphetamine bust in Atlanta area netted 1,585 pounds of drugs hidden in blackberry shipments, leading to federal charges against repeat offenders. FOX News
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Thunderbirds pilot ejects safely from F-16C during California training mission. Air Force investigates crash as aviator recovers in stable condition. FOX News
ICE arrested Afghan national Jaan Shah Safi, an alleged ISIS-K supporter brought to the U.S. under Biden's Operation Allies Welcome program, in a Virginia terror case. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Biden was a joke.
New research validates UAP phenomenon using 70-year-old astronomical photos, showing connections between nuclear weapons testing and UFO activity. FOX News
A Massachusetts Catholic church sparked controversy with a Nativity scene featuring a missing Holy Family and an "ICE was here" sign, drawing criticism from community members. FOX News
Thresher shark strandings increase during fall as the marine animals struggle to navigate Cape Cod waters while migrating South for the winter season. FOX News
President Donald Trump has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace -- a non-profit organization he's seeking to effectively dismantle -- after himself. UPI
The body of a Thai agricultural worker held hostage in Gaza for nearly 800 days has been returned to Israel, the Israeli government said Thursday. UPI
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen have released 11 crew members of the Eternity C shipping vessel, according to Oman, which said the released individuals were now in Muscat. UPI
Customs and Border Patrol officers at the Laredo port of entry in Texas seized guns, magazines and ammunition from a vehicle crossing from the United States into Mexico. 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. UPI
VOA VIEW: He will not say the truth.
The U.S. military announced that it has launched a new task force to deploy various drone forces, and the first squadron of one-way-attack drones already has been formed in the Middle East. UPI
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Federal authorities arrested an anti-ICE protester who allegedly damaged a vehicle belonging to immigration agents during a pot farm raid over the summer near Los Angeles. He should be tried and convicted.
In addition, nine other suspects were arrested for allegedly attacking law enforcement officers over the summer during immigration enforcement operations in and around Los Angeles. "I want to be very clear. Every American has a right to peacefully protest," Bill Essayli, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, said during a news conference. "What is not constitutionally protected is a right to engage in violence, or to impede federal agents by assaulting or doxing or obstructing their operations."
Among those charged were two members of VC Defensa, an organization federal prosecutors said operates and manages what they call a rapid response network to impede immigration agents, for conspiring to impede and injure federal law enforcement officers." One of the members charged in the complaint used her vehicle to block U.S. government vehicles from leaving the location, while another member and others ambushed the vehicles by throwing rocks at them.
Several government vehicles were damaged, and a federal contract employee was injured as a rock went through and objects, including objects on fire from an overpass on her vehicle window, shattering the glass and striking her, Essayli said. "The FBI arrested nine violent agitators in Los Angeles for their roles in a June protest where law enforcement officers were trapped under a bridge and attacked with Molotov cocktails," FBI Director Kash Patel said. "Violence against law enforcement will never be tolerated.
"This FBI stands shoulder to shoulder with the men and women who wear the badge—we will always defend those who defend America. Violence against law enforcement ends here," he added. Fox News was exclusively embedded with Homeland Security during the pre-dawn arrest of Isai Carrillo, who was taken down by agente-dawn raid specifically targeted two anti-ICE activists who federal authorities said played a lead role in the disturbing, viral video that shows activists bottlenecking immigration agent’s cars and then violently smashing-in their windows during a notable pot farm raid in Camarillo, Calif., over the summer.
