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Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf

A strong storm system that has brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California is expected to ease

The Independent UK

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Has Blunt Message for Thunder After Third Loss to Spurs

The Thunder have five losses this season, three of them to the Spurs.

Sports Illustrated

Federal workers annual charity drive sees 40% drop in donations as layoffs under Trump left thousands out of work

The Combined Federal Campaign has raised over $9 billion from federal workers since the 1960s

The Independent UK

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Iowa Conservative Christian Woman Says Medical Care Was Denied After Fatal Pregnancy Diagnosis

IOWA — “I’m a very pissed off conservative Christian woman. I almost died because I was denied medical care after being diagnosed with a fatal fetus… Cornered by the system… pro life? Choose me. Choose the mother.”

The Fashion Central

US carries out strikes on Nigeria targeting Islamic State militants, Trump says

President claims strikes targeted militants in country’s north-west, accusing group of attacking Christian communities

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskyy confirms Trump meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday

Ukraine’s leader said he would meet with US President Donald Trump over the weekend to advance peace talks to end Russia's ongoing all-out war, nearing its four-year mark.

Euronews

Brown shooting suspect: gruelling academic climate may have taken mental toll, say ex-classmates

Cláudio Valente and one of victims, Nuno FG Loureiro, both studied at notoriously challenging Técnico in Lisbon

The Guardian - UK

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Russia says ‘ball is in France’s court’ on detained French researcher Vinatier

Russia says it has made a proposal to France regarding Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher jailed for violating Russia’s foreign agent laws and who faces charges of espionage that carry a possible 20-year prison sentence.

Radio France Internationale

Japan’s cabinet approves record defence budget amid escalating China tensions

Japanese strike-back capabilities and coastal defences to be boosted while Beijing accuses Tokyo of fuelling a ‘space arms race’

The Guardian - AU

Shock And Outrage In Melbourne As Hanukkah Car Targeted In Suspected Antisemitic Firebombing

A car bearing a 'Happy Chanukah' sign was firebombed outside a rabbi's home in St Kilda East, Melbourne. Police are treating it as a suspected antisemitic attack. Senior leaders and government officials condemn the act and call for decisive action.

International Business Times UK

Remains of missing Nebraska mother found a year later as police narrow in on person of interest

Authorities had been desperately searching for Jerica Hamre, 30, for nearly 18 months after she went missing from Lincoln in July 2024

The Independent UK

Putin critic sentenced to six years in prison by Russian court

Sergei Udaltsov was sentenced to six years in jail

The Independent UK

These are the states seeing the biggest impact from the flu tearing across the nation

The virus is particularly serious for children, with one doctor warning parents too look out for three key symptoms

The Independent UK

U.S. Beefing Up Military Presence In The Caribbean To Further Escalate Pressure On Venezuela's Maduro

The U.S. military deployed more equipment to the Caribbean as it further escalates pressure on the Maduro regime in Venezuela, according to a new report.

Latin Times

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Texas A&M System declines to reinstate fired lecturer despite faculty panel’s findings

A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”

The Independent UK

National Guard members killed in Syria return home to families on Christmas Eve

Mirroring the solemn transfer ritual at Dover, white-gloved Iowa National Guard members carried the caskets

The Independent UK

Two hospitalized after ICE agents shot at person who tried to ‘run them over’ in Maryland neighborhood

Federal agents have been involved in at least nine shootings this year during immigration enforcement

Reason

The DOJ Assails D.C.'s 'Assault Weapon' Ban As an Arbitrary, Historically Ungrounded Gun Law

The department's lawsuit notes that the prohibited firearms are "in common use" for "lawful purposes," meaning they are covered by the Second Amendment.

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The Independent UK

Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University

A grand jury has declined to indict a father of two Kentucky State University students who was charged with murder in an on-campus shooting that killed one student and critically injured another

Euronews

US Justice Department finds million more potential Epstein files

The delay of the release of all Epstein files comes after the Justice Department had already missed the original congressionally mandated deadline set for last Friday.

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy open to creating demilitarised zone in country’s east

The proposal pushes Washington and Kyiv closer to a jointly agreed formula to end the war. What we know on day 1,401

The Guardian - UK

Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police

Previously vessels would be sunk once they had completed their cargo runs from South America to Europe

The Guardian - UK

Trump-backed candidate Asfura declared new president of Honduras

Winning margin of 28,000 votes announced a month late but before review of all ‘inconsistent’ ballots was completed

The Independent UK

Tributes to ‘loving’ state trooper killed at DMV in ‘act of pure evil’

Authorities have not yet publicly identified the gunman or disclosed a possible motive for the shooting

Latin Times

ICE Reportedly Planning To Overhaul Detention System And Hold Over 80,000 People In Warehouses

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking contractors to renovate industrial warehouses and hold more than 80,000 migrants, according to a new report.

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