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The San Mateo, Calif., company has faced scrutiny over child safety concerns but has been rolling out new features to protect young users. LA Times
VOA VIEW: They should be prosecuted.
A Justice Department memo calls for a 'cash reward system' that would encourage Americans to report suspected domestic terrorist activity. LA Times
The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week. New York Post
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tore into CNN's Kaitlan Collins during a Thursday briefing over her network's failure to press former President Joe Biden about poor economic indicators while he was in office. New York Post
Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has overseen President Trump’s immigration policy, including efforts to detain more immigrants and pause visa applications. New York Times
María Corina Machado reappeared on the global stage as the Trump administration ramped up its pressure campaign against President Nicolás Maduro. New York Times
The Treasury Secretary unveiled changes to the Financial Stability Oversight Council to ease “overregulation.” New York Times
The monthly trade deficit fell to its lowest level in five years after the president’s imposition of sweeping global tariffs. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Tariffs are working.
Days of heavy rain pushed waterways to record flood levels in a mountainous region north of Seattle. “Do not wait,” local officials warned residents as they urged them to seek higher ground. New York Times
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The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said. New York Times
President Donald Trump recently asserted that it is “imperative” that left-wing news outlet CNN is sold alongside its parent company, as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares for a potential merger with Netflix. OANN
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has defended a video posted to his social media after it drew criticism from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem. OANN
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is an idiot.
President Donald Trump asked Senate Majority Leader John Thune to terminate the Senate's "Blue Slip" tradition — an informal courtesy allowing home-state senators from either party to block or withhold approval for certain presidential nominees, such as federal judges and U.S. attorneys, by not returning a "blue slip" form to the Judiciary Committee. OANN
VOA VIEW: Thune should pay attention.
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President Donald Trump announced that the members of the Gaza Board of Peace will be named early next year as Israel and Hamas slowly move into phase two of the U.S. president’s peace proposal. OANN
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
Trump administration tariffs have increased prices for artificial Christmas trees imported from China this year, even as prices for real saplings remain unchanged. Washington Times
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week, though it remains relatively near its low point so far this year. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Up but still lower than before.
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Regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp, a historic industry that has recently fallen victim to warming oceans. Washington Times
After no one won the Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing, the prize for the next drawing on Saturday is up to $1 billion. Washington Times
President Trump Wednesday exalted the business climate in the country at a roundtable gathering of top U.S. tech entrepreneurs at the White House, saying his administration's policies are "committed to total dominance in technology right now." Washington Times
A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. CBS
The Senate is set to vote Thursday on competing measures to lower health care costs, but both parties' bills are expected to fail. Follow live updates here. CBS
VOA VIEW: A total failure.
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NHTSA said faulty software may cause Waymo vehicles to pass a stopped school bus even when its red lights are flashing or its stop arm is extended. CBS
VOA VIEW: A serious problem.
Health officials say an infant botulism outbreak tied to ByHeart baby formula has been expanded to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in 2022. CBS
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points. It's the third consecutive rate cut for the Fed as inflation continues to rise. CBS
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Current SAVE borrowers will have "limited time" to enroll in a new loan repayment plan and begin repaying their loans, the Education Department said. CBS
Disney is investing in OpenAI and has licensed its iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Ariel and Iron Man to be used in the Sora AI video generator. CNBC
Home prices have not gone negative since mid-2023, a year after the Federal Reserve first brought rates up from zero, and mortgage rates moved sharply higher. CNBC
The White House is rolling out its gold card visa. CNBC
The drugmaker is betting big on retatrutide as the next pillar of its obesity portfolio after its weight loss injection Zepbound and its upcoming pill. CNBC
A Florida man crashed a stolen BMW at over 100 mph, telling deputies he "teleported" into the vehicle. Calvin Curtis Johnson was found bloodied after the high-speed wreck. FOX News
A human skull and other remains were discovered in Coney Island bushes, sparking a police investigation, although some body parts remain missing. FOX News
The Justice Department is suing the Minneapolis Public School District, alleging its provision to hire more teachers of color is a civil rights violation. UPI
VOA VIEW: it does come as a major problem.
The United States late Wednesday called on Yemen-based Houthis to release all current and former staff the rebels have kidnapped. UPI
VOA VIEW: They would be wise to listen.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday night overwhelmingly approved a $900 billion defense policy bill. UPI
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican serving a House district in Kentucky, introduced legislation for the United States to pull out of NATO. UPI
CBP officers in Louisville intercepted three separate shipments of counterfeit luxury jewelry via Hong Kong and Taiwan on Friday and Monday. UPI
The Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to buy six Boeing 737 planes to deport immigrants. ICE has used charter planes in the past. UPI
VOA VIEW: Saving money is always good.
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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.
