Top military officials brief lawmakers on strikes on alleged drug boats - CBS News

1. Top military officials brief lawmakers on strikes on alleged drug boats  CBS News
2. U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance  The New York Times
3. Admiral who oversaw lethal boat strikes is meeting with lawmakers  The Washington Post
4. Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers  The Wall Street Journal
5. Hegseth rides into controversies on a Trump-fueled tide of convention-busting bravado  CNN

Suspect arrested in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case - Politico

1. Suspect arrested in Jan. 6 pipe bomb case  Politico
2. Trump Live Updates: Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrest, Boat Strikes Briefing and More  The New York Times
3. FBI arrests man in Jan. 6 DC pipe bomber investigation, sources say  CNN
4. Suspect arrested in January 5 DC pipe bomb case  NBC News
5. FBI arrests suspect in investigation into pipe bombs planted near DNC, RNC before Jan. 6 attack  NPR

Ilhan Omar says Trump attacks on Somali immigrants 'deflect attention' from scrutiny - NPR

1. Ilhan Omar says Trump attacks on Somali immigrants 'deflect attention' from scrutiny  NPR
2. Anxiety grips Minneapolis’s Somali community as immigration agents zero in on the Twin Cities  CNN
3. Trump’s ‘Garbage’ Outburst  The Atlantic
4. Trump 'garbage' rhetoric about Somalis draws cheers from administration, silence from Republicans and alarm from critics  Reuters
5. How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.  NPR

A triple-dip Polar vortex is coming. Will your state feel the chill? - USA Today

1. A triple-dip Polar vortex is coming. Will your state feel the chill?  USA Today
2. Polar vortex to bring triple whammy of Arctic cold to US through mid-December  Yahoo
3. Frigid temperatures blast the Midwest and the Northeast with coldest weather yet  NBC News
4. Millions wake up to extreme cold that’s breaking records as it spreads east  CNN
5. Potential ice threat, first snow of season looms for mid-Atlantic, Carolinas amid active La Niña winter  FOX Weather

New York Times sues Pentagon over reporting rules, citing First Amendment rights - NBC News

1. New York Times sues Pentagon over reporting rules, citing First Amendment rights  NBC News
2. New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights  The New York Times
3. 'New York Times' sues Pentagon over media restrictions  NPR
4. Appeasing the administration hasn’t worked. The Times is suing instead  Freedom of the Press Foundation
5. New York Times sues Hegseth over Pentagon press crackdown  CNN

Gaza militia leader accused of collaborating with Israel killed: Reports - Al Jazeera

1. Gaza militia leader accused of collaborating with Israel killed: Reports  Al Jazeera
2. Leader of anti-Hamas gang armed by Israel killed in Gaza, sources say  CNN
3. Yasser Abu Shabab, Militant Leader Backed by Israel, Is Killed in Gaza, Official Says  The New York Times
4. Anti-Hamas Gazan clansman reported killed, in blow to Israeli policy  Reuters
5. Israeli army radio says anti-Hamas leader Yasser Abu Shabab is dead  NBC News

Pentagon releases report on Hegseth’s Signal chats - Politico

1. Pentagon releases report on Hegseth’s Signal chats  Politico
2. Pentagon declares ‘TOTAL exoneration’ of Hegseth in Signal flap. Some experts say it’s not that clear cut  ABC News
3. Hegseth’s Signal Texts Exposed Sensitive Details, Watchdog Finds  Bloomberg.com
4. Jeffrey Goldberg, journalist at the center of Signalgate, on Pentagon's new report  NPR
5. Exclusive: Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say  CNN

'There's no 911 for us': Inside America's elite urban search and rescue teams - NPR

'There's no 911 for us': Inside America's elite urban search and rescue teams  NPR

Democrats eye a red-state push even as intraparty fighting persists - Politico

1. Democrats eye a red-state push even as intraparty fighting persists  Politico
2. What Tennessee Revealed About the G.O.P.’s Trump Trap in the Midterms  The New York Times
3. Speaker Johnson swears in Matt Van Epps after Tennessee special election  The Hill
4. Watch: What Tennessee's special election means for the Republican party  BBC
5. The political fallout in Nashville from the District 7 election  Axios

Poll Suggests Voters May Blame Republicans More if Affordable Care Act Subsidies Go Away - The Ne...

1. Poll Suggests Voters May Blame Republicans More if Affordable Care Act Subsidies Go Away  The New York Times
2. Why Trump is speaking like a Democrat about Obamacare  CNN
3. Most Americans want Congress to extend ObamaCare subsidies: Poll  The Hill
4. Moderate Republicans Defy House Leaders in Health Subsidy Bid  Bloomberg.com
5. Senate Democrats eye vote on 3-year Obamacare subsidy extension  Politico

Democrats release never-before-seen images and videos of Jeffrey Epstein's island - Axios

1. Democrats release never-before-seen images and videos of Jeffrey Epstein's island  Axios
2. Previously unseen images of Epstein's island released  BBC
3. Democrats release Epstein Island photos as Maxwell argues against release of grand jury transcripts  ABC News
4. Jeffrey Epstein's island captured in new 'never-before-seen' photos  USA Today
5. Epstein island photos, videos released by House Oversight Committee  Politico

Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans - Reuters

1. Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans  Reuters
2. Her Roof Was About to Be Fixed. Then Immigration Agents Showed Up.  The New York Times
3. Border Patrol chief: Several hundred agents in New Orleans, will stay ‘until the mission's accomplished’  wwltv.com
4. Immigration enforcement crackdown underway in New Orleans and Twin Cities  CNN
5. NOLA owners and schools report less Hispanic presence amid immigration crackdown  WDSU

Witkoff to meet Ukrainians after fruitless Putin talks - Financial Times

1. Witkoff to meet Ukrainians after fruitless Putin talks  Financial Times
2. Analysis: Putin sends Trump’s messengers packing, with eyes on a geopolitical win  CNN
3. Putin rejects key parts of US peace plan as Kremlin official warns Europe faces new war risk: report  Fox News
4. Putin vows to take Ukraine's eastern region as top US and Ukrainian prepare to meet  ABC News
5. Politics  The Economist

US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump - BBC

1. US Institute of Peace renamed after Trump  BBC
2. US Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration gutted it earlier this year  CNN
3. US Institute of Peace renamed for Donald Trump despite legal battle  The Guardian
4. Trump is fighting the Institute of Peace in court. Now, his name is on the building  Yahoo
5. White House renames building the ‘Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace’  The Washington Post

Jurors in Brian Walshe’s murder trial were shown items covered in possible blood – and other take...

1. Jurors in Brian Walshe’s murder trial were shown items covered in possible blood – and other takeaways from Day 3  CNN
2. 'How to saw a body.' 'Can a body decompose in a plastic bag.': Brian Walshe's search history detailed at murder trial  NBC News
3. Ana Walshe's boyfriend testifies about relationship, last communication  WCVB
4. Man on trial in wife’s death searched for ‘how to saw a body,’ prosecutors say  The Washington Post
5. Brian Walshe’s laundry list of alleged internet searches is read in court  Boston.com

Schumer announces health care plan - Politico

1. Schumer announces health care plan  Politico
2. Schumer says Democrats will bring up bill to extend health care tax credits for 3 years  CBS News
3. Schumer unveils Democrats' Obamacare fix plan, likely dead in the water  Fox News
4. Democrats will force a Senate vote on a 3-year extension of Affordable Care Act funds  NBC News
5. Schumer to force Senate GOP to vote on three-year extension of health insurance subsidies  The Hill

A Volunteer’s Dire Warnings About the National Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect - The New York Times

1. A Volunteer’s Dire Warnings About the National Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect  The New York Times
2. Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns  AP News
3. Accused National Guard shooter held without bond after pleading not guilty to murder and assault charges from hospital bed  CNN
4. Pentagon says every national guard soldier deployed in Washington DC ‘is now armed’  The Guardian
5. Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian announces bankruptcy  Press of Atlantic City

U.S. health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse - NPR

U.S. health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth - Forbes

Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth  Forbes

Capitol agenda: Texas’ massive delegation is losing its sway - Politico

1. Capitol agenda: Texas’ massive delegation is losing its sway  Politico
2. Texas exodus underscores the state’s fading relevance in the House GOP  Politico
3. How Texas Latinos could shape control of Congress  Axios
4. Republicans Flipped South Texas. Can a Moderate Tejano Singer Take It Back?  The New York Times
5. South Texas Tejano singer running for Congress garners comparison to Obama  San Antonio Current

RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel to vote on changing hepatitis B shot recommendation for babies - CNBC

1. RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel to vote on changing hepatitis B shot recommendation for babies  CNBC
2. Live updates: CDC vaccine advisers meeting to discuss childhood vaccine schedule  CNN
3. Cassidy calls ACIP ‘totally discredited’ ahead of vaccine guidance votes  The Hill
4. CDC's vaccine advisers are likely to make a controversial change to long-used vaccine  NPR
5. They contracted hepatitis before the vaccine was given at birth - now the shot may be delayed again  BBC

Emmanuel Macron warns of ‘disintegration’ risk to world order in Xi Jinping meeting - Financial T...

1. Emmanuel Macron warns of ‘disintegration’ risk to world order in Xi Jinping meeting  Financial Times
2. Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine  The New York Times
3. Macron urges Xi to help correct 'unsustainable' global trade imbalances  Reuters
4. Live: Trump's top envoys to meet Ukrainian negotiator in Florida following Putin meeting  France 24
5. The potential of President Macron's visit  news.cgtn.com

Mike Johnson faces widespread Republican revolt - Axios

1. Mike Johnson faces widespread Republican revolt  Axios
2. Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future  The New York Times
3. Stefanik spars with GOP House speaker as she seeks GOP nod for N.Y. governor  The Washington Post
4. Some House Republican women are in open revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson  NBC News
5. Exclusive | Trump Ally Elise Stefanik Attacks Speaker Johnson’s Leadership  The Wall Street Journal

As Trump Threatens to Leave North American Deal, Groups Urge Him to ‘Do No Harm’ - The New York T...

1. As Trump Threatens to Leave North American Deal, Groups Urge Him to ‘Do No Harm’  The New York Times
2. U.S. industry groups strongly back renewing CUSMA  CBC
3. Trump may use USMCA withdrawal as a bargaining tactic, trade experts warn  The Globe and Mail
4. USMCA urged to form joint mechanism to address China’s national security threats  South China Morning Post
5. U.S. producers warn Trump’s tariffs jeopardize their access to Canada, Mexico  CBC

Lawyers for New York attorney general’s office expected in court to seek disqualification of anot...

1. Lawyers for New York attorney general’s office expected in court to seek disqualification of another US attorney  CNN
2. NY attorney general challenges authority of acting US attorney investigating her Trump lawsuits  AP News
3. New York AG challenging authority of acting U.S. attorney for Northern District  Spectrum News
4. Appointment of U.S. Attorney Sarcone will be focus of federal court hearing  Times Union
5. Will court toss Trump’s prosecutor in Upstate NY? Similar cases provide a road map  Syracuse.com

See how much snow fell in Colorado and parts of the Denver area during Wednesday's storm - CBS News

1. See how much snow fell in Colorado and parts of the Denver area during Wednesday's storm  CBS News
2. Winter weather advisory issued for Pueblo County  Pueblo Chieftain
3. School delays announced as snow, cold hit Colorado  9News
4. Colorado sees wide-ranging snow totals as first impactful snowstorm of the season wraps up tonight  Denver7
5. Snowy today, but drying out overnight  KKTV

U.K. sanctions Russia after inquiry finds Putin responsible for nerve agent attack on British soi...

1. U.K. sanctions Russia after inquiry finds Putin responsible for nerve agent attack on British soil  CBS News
2. Putin Must Have Authorized Novichok Poisoning in Salisbury, UK Inquiry Finds  The New York Times
3. UK sanctions Russian intelligence agency GRU over Novichok poisoning  Reuters
4. Putin 'morally responsible' for 'unsurvivable' Novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess, inquiry finds  BBC
5. Ukraine war latest: Trump has agenda, Putin says; UK warns Russia poses 'active threat' to citizens  Sky News

Hochul edges toward tax hikes after Mamdani win - Politico

1. Hochul edges toward tax hikes after Mamdani win  Politico
2. ‘The Mamdani effect’: wealthy New Yorkers show renewed interest in Miami’s Billionaire’s Beach  The Guardian
3. Hochul eyes 'other revenue sources' ahead of state budget due date  Capitol Confidential with Dan Clark
4. Billionaires scoop up Miami compounds to build trophy empires  New York Post
5. New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise  The Conversation

Death of Texas college student Brianna Aguilera ruled suicide: Police - ABC News

1. Death of Texas college student Brianna Aguilera ruled suicide: Police  ABC News
2. Probe ongoing in Texas A&M student’s death in West Campus  KXAN Austin
3. Family of Brianna Aguilera retains Tony Buzbee, disputes ruling in student's death  FOX 7 Austin
4. Austin police hold news conference about Brianna Aguilera: Watch now  Austin American-Statesman
5. New timeline released in the death of Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera  KHOU

Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges -...

1. Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges  The Guardian
2. Torture and Enforced Disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome in Florida  Amnesty International USA
3. USA: New Findings Reveal Human Rights Violations at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” and Krome Detention Centers  Amnesty International
4. Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small ‘Box,’ Amnesty International Says  Miami New Times
5. Alligator Alcatraz is a national disgrace | Opinion letters  The News-Press

Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis - Politico

1. Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis  Politico
2. Top Democrat calls Navy admiral briefing about ‘double-tap’ strike on vessels ‘one of the most troubling things I’ve seen’– live  The Guardian
3. The Memo: Trump faces waning returns from ‘blame Biden’ strategy  The Hill
4. Americans say they worry about economy. Receipts say otherwise. | Opinion  USA Today
5. Devastating Poll Shows Even Trump Voters Blame Him for Painful Prices  The Daily Beast

University of Alabama shutters Black, female student magazines - Politico

1. University of Alabama shutters Black, female student magazines  Politico
2. U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance  The New York Times
3. University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines  The Crimson White
4. University of Alabama student groups outraged at suspension of Black, women-centered magazines over DEI policy  AL.com
5. Reinstate [alice] and 1956 to The University of Alabama's campus  front.moveon.org

Trump's Venezuela boat strikes fuel war crimes allegations. Are they legal? - CBS News

1. Trump's Venezuela boat strikes fuel war crimes allegations. Are they legal?  CBS News
2. The war on drugs was always a war on people — that’s why it doesn’t work  The Hill
3. The twisted reason why Trump is bombing Venezuelan boats  Yahoo
4. Trump’s Venezuela Gambit: An Incoherent Encore in a Failed Drug War  Cato Institute
5. Column | The glaring ‘hypocrisy’ behind Trump’s war on drugs  The Washington Post

Jack Smith subpoenaed for closed-door testimony before House committee in probe of Trump prosecut...

1. Jack Smith subpoenaed for closed-door testimony before House committee in probe of Trump prosecutions  CBS News
2. House Republicans Subpoena Jack Smith Over Prosecutions of Trump  The New York Times
3. House Judiciary subpoenas Jack Smith to testify in private about Trump  The Washington Post
4. Jack Smith subpoenaed for closed-door House Judiciary interview  Politico
5. Jack Smith to sit for House Judiciary deposition on Dec. 17  The Hill

Meta stock climbs 4% on report of planned metaverse cuts - CNBC

1. Meta stock climbs 4% on report of planned metaverse cuts  CNBC
2. Meta’s Zuckerberg Plans Deep Cuts for Metaverse Efforts  Bloomberg.com
3. Meta to cut up to 30% of Metaverse budget, Bloomberg News reports  Yahoo Finance
4. Investors just handed Meta a $69 billion reward for scaling back metaverse spending  Business Insider
5. Meta Plans Deep Cuts to Metaverse Spending as Shares Rise on Shift Toward AI  Quiver Quantitative

What to know about Minnesota fraud allegations, as Trump levels attacks on Walz - CBS News

1. What to know about Minnesota fraud allegations, as Trump levels attacks on Walz  CBS News
2. Opinion | Our ‘Digestible’ Immigrants  The Wall Street Journal
3. Opinion | Tim Walz can’t admit the downsides of too much welfare  The Washington Post
4. House Oversight Committee launches investigation into fraud in Minnesota's social services programs  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
5. Minnesota faces weight of Trump administration actions on multiple fronts  MPR News

Scoop: Johnson blindsided by Trump's Cuellar pardon - Axios

1. Scoop: Johnson blindsided by Trump's Cuellar pardon  Axios
2. Henry Cuellar: Trump says he is pardoning Democratic congressman in bribery case  BBC
3. Cuellar: Biden-era DOJ ‘absolutely’ targeted me  The Hill
4. Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case  AP News
5. How Trump is using presidential pardon power in new ways  PBS

A Drunk Raccoon Passed Out in the Bathroom of a Virginia Liquor Store - The New York Times

1. A Drunk Raccoon Passed Out in the Bathroom of a Virginia Liquor Store  The New York Times
2. Drunk raccoon found passed out in liquor store bathroom: Officials  ABC News
3. Racoon gets drunk, wrecks ABC store; now he’s on a T-shirt  WRIC ABC 8News
4. Surveillance footage shows raccoon breaking into liquor store before passing out in bathroom  WTVM.com
5. Drunk raccoon passes out in bathroom after ransacking Va. liquor store  The Washington Post

Costco becomes biggest company demanding refunds on Trump tariffs - PBS

1. Costco becomes biggest company demanding refunds on Trump tariffs  PBS
2. Costco is poking the Trump bear  CNN
3. Ahead of Tariff Ruling, Businesses Race to Secure Refunds  The New York Times
4. Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs  NBC News
5. Opinion | Costco’s lawsuit confirms who pays for tariffs  The Washington Post

Obamacare fraud report has Republicans crying foul - Politico

1. Obamacare fraud report has Republicans crying foul  Politico
2. ACA marketplace allowed fake enrollees, possible fraud, GAO says  Roll Call
3. Obamacare subsidies granted without documentation to 90% of fake accounts set up by government watchdog  New York Post
4. Obamacare exchanges vulnerable to fraud: GAO  Axios
5. Auditors Submitted 24 Fake Applications for Subsidized Health Insurance. Only 1 Was Denied.  Reason Magazine

Safety volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of a Utah ‘No Kings’ protester - CNN

1. Safety volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of a Utah ‘No Kings’ protester  CNN
2. Armed Volunteer Charged in Fatal Shooting at Utah ‘No Kings’ Protest  The New York Times
3. Man charged with manslaughter in shooting death of Utah "No Kings" protester  CBS News
4. Manslaughter charge filed against 'peacekeeper' in No Kings protest killing  KSL.com
5. Ah Loo family 'grateful' after charges filed, hopes it will bring about greater change  FOX 13 News Utah

Bids for WBD are in. Here's what Paramount, Comcast and Netflix could do with the assets - CNBC

1. Bids for WBD are in. Here's what Paramount, Comcast and Netflix could do with the assets  CNBC
2. Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on 'fairness and adequacy' of sale process: Read the full letter  CNBC
3. Paramount Calls WBD Sale Process "Tilted And Unfair" In Letter To CEO David Zaslav  Deadline
4. Exclusive | Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. studio and HBO Max would face stiff DOJ antitrust opposition: sources  New York Post
5. Netflix Leads Warner Bros Bid. Be Careful What You Wish For?  Yahoo Finance

Trump tariffs: How can duties cover dividends and help pay national debt? - Fortune

1. Trump tariffs: How can duties cover dividends and help pay national debt?  Fortune
2. Are you getting a $2,000 tariff check? Here are Trump's latest comments  USA Today
3. Latest on Trump $2,000 dividend payment: When tariff check may arrive  El Paso Times
4. Opinion | Tariffs Can Make Work Pay Again  The Wall Street Journal
5. Stimulus payment December 2025, IRS direct deposit relief payment & tariff dividend fact check  FOX 5 DC

Office of Public Affairs | Two Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databas...

1. Office of Public Affairs | Two Virginia Men Arrested for Conspiring to Destroy Government Databases  Department of Justice (.gov)
2. Twins with hacking history charged in insider data breach affecting multiple federal agencies  CyberScoop
3. Feds arrest twin brothers for allegedly deleting government data  Axios
4. Who are Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter? Twins who allegedly deleted 96 US government databases using AI, stolen passwords  The Times of India
5. Virginia twins arrested for allegedly plotting to destroy government databases  Fox News

Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa - Reuters

1. Exclusive: Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa  Reuters
2. US will expand social media, work history vetting for H-1B visas  Al Jazeera
3. Labor Department Expands H-1B Oversight, Tests Enforcement Power  Bloomberg Law News
4. Unprepared Companies At Risk In H-1B Visa Immigration Crackdown  Forbes
5. H-1B Visa Update as Trump Admin Issues New Social Media Directive  Newsweek

Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive - Vatican News

1. Petrocchi Commission says no to female diaconate, though judgment not definitive  Vatican News
2. Vatican commission says 'no' to women as Catholic deacons  Reuters
3. Vatican commission votes against ordaining female deacons  National Catholic Reporter
4. Vatican commission again says no to ordaining women as deacons, but urges other ministries  ABC News
5. Vatican commission votes against women deacons  RTE.ie

Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge - NPR

1. Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge  NPR
2. Family of Colombian fisherman killed in US boat strike files complaint alleging he was murdered  ABC News
3. Family of victim in alleged Trump ‘drug boat’ killings files first formal complaint  The Guardian
4. Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. boat strikes files formal complaint  The Washington Post
5. Family of Colombian fisherman killed in U.S. boat strike files complaint, alleging murder  CBS News

Air Force Pilot Ejects as Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California - The New York Times

1. Air Force Pilot Ejects as Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California  The New York Times
2. Air Force pilot safely ejects before F-16 fighter jet crashes in California desert  NBC News
3. U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds jet crashes near Death Valley, pilot survives  Los Angeles Times
4. San Bernardino County firefighters respond to crash involving F-16 fighter jet near China Lake  ABC7 Los Angeles
5. Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon Crashes in California  The War Zone

Student describes ‘horror show’ ICE deportation to Honduras at Thanksgiving - The Guardian

1. Student describes ‘horror show’ ICE deportation to Honduras at Thanksgiving  The Guardian
2. Exclusive: Student says she was living 'American Dream' before she was deported despite judge’s order  ABC News
3. A college freshman deported while flying home for Thanksgiving is fighting to return. Here’s what we know about her case  CNN
4. ‘I’m losing everything’: Babson College freshman speaks out about her deportation to Honduras ahead of Thanksgiving  The Boston Globe
5. She was deported after boarding a flight to Austin. Her attorney says that violates a judge's order.  KUT

The World Cup draw is here - this is how it will work - BBC

1. The World Cup draw is here - this is how it will work  BBC
2. Brady, Shaq top A-list of assistants for WC draw  ESPN
3. World Cup 2026 draw: worst-case scenarios for England, Scotland, USA and Australia  The Guardian
4. World Cup draw: Who is most likely to win? Ranking all 64 teams  The New York Times
5. Judge rounds out legendary quartet for World Cup Final Draw  MLB.com

Stocks are little changed with few market catalysts ahead of next week's Fed decision: Live updat...

1. Stocks are little changed with few market catalysts ahead of next week's Fed decision: Live updates  CNBC
2. Wall Street hangs near its all-time high as calm continues to hold  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3. Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver as Wall Street cements in rate-cut hopes  Yahoo Finance
4. Stocks higher, dollar to extend losing streak, as markets weigh rate cuts  Reuters
5. For Wall Street, pandemic-level bad news for jobs is good news for stocks—it pushes the Fed further into cutting territory  Fortune

Pantone names its Color of the Year for 2026 - CNN

1. Pantone names its Color of the Year for 2026  CNN
2. ‘Cloud Dancer’: Pantone names Color of the Year for 2026  KXAN Austin
3. 'Cloud Dancer' to Claret: Eight paint colours that can easily transform your home  BBC
4. Viral 'all-white' wellness push could boost mental health — here are 4 essentials to consider  Fox News
5. Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year  The Washington Post

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84 - NBC News

1. Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84  NBC News
2. Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84  The New York Times
3. Steve Cropper obituary  The Guardian
4. Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the MG’s and Stax Records Guitarist, Dead at 84  Rolling Stone
5. Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers guitarist and Stax Records legend, dies at 84  Fox News

Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic, Challenger says - CNBC

1. Layoff announcements top 1.1 million this year, the most since 2020 pandemic, Challenger says  CNBC
2. Layoffs so far in 2025 highest since 2020: Research  The Hill
3. Challenger Report: 71,321 Job Cuts on Restructurings, Closings, Economy  Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
4. Layoffs Hit Record High as Trump Brags About Economy  The New Republic
5. Layoff announcements hit the highest level since the pandemic  NBC News

How Chris Paul’s short-lived reunion with the LA Clippers fell apart - The New York Times

1. How Chris Paul’s short-lived reunion with the LA Clippers fell apart  The New York Times
2. Harden 'just as shocked as you guys' by CP3 exit  ESPN
3. Hawks fans erupt with 'Where's Chris Paul?!' chant in Clippers' first game since shocking move to split with veteran  Yahoo Sports
4. Clippers coach Ty Lue explains Chris Paul's sudden exit from the team: 'It wasn't a good fit'  CBS Sports
5. ‘Typical, Manipulative Bulls---’: Explaining Chris Paul’s Bitter Exit From the Clippers  Sports Illustrated

‘It’s absolute anarchy’: Oxygen therapy chambers have led to horrific deaths. Why are Maha elite ...

‘It’s absolute anarchy’: Oxygen therapy chambers have led to horrific deaths. Why are Maha elite raving about them?  The Guardian

A speeding driver killed my parents - there needs to be a cultural change - BBC

1. A speeding driver killed my parents - there needs to be a cultural change  BBC
2. ‘Your remorse was too little too late’: Driver jailed after couple and dog killed on country lane  Kent Online
3. Driver Jailed for Horrific Crash That Killed Retired Couple and Their Dog on Icy Lane  UK News in Pictures
4. Man guilty of death by dangerous driving after couple and dog killed in crash  Kent Online
5. Daughter calls for ‘cultural change’ after parents killed by speeding BMW driver in Thurnham Lane, Bearsted  Kent Online

President Trump & Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Unveil New “Freedom Means Affordable Car...

1. President Trump & Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Unveil New “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” Initiative to Reset Fuel Economy Standards  Department of Transportation (.gov)
2. Trump unveils 'historic reset' of Biden fuel rules, touts $109 billion in savings  Fox Business
3. US says new fuel economy rule could lead to return of station wagons  Reuters
4. Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy  The New York Times
5. Trump administration moves to roll back fuel economy standards set under Biden  CBS News

A dozen former FDA commissioners decry Prasad memo on vaccine regulation - statnews.com

1. A dozen former FDA commissioners decry Prasad memo on vaccine regulation  statnews.com
2. ‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official  The Guardian
3. Former F.D.A. Commissioners Sound Alarm on Plan to Change Vaccine Policy  The New York Times
4. FDA links 10 children's deaths to COVID-19 vaccines. Doctors want proof  ABC News
5. Former FDA, CDC leaders warn that US vaccine policy is under threat  CNN

NFL Fantasy 2025 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Wide receivers for Week 14 - NFL.com

1. NFL Fantasy 2025 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Wide receivers for Week 14  NFL.com
2. Fantasy Football Week 14 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: Jacoby Brissett is the Start of the Week  CBS Sports
3. 2025 Week 14 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB  NBC Sports
4. The Playbook: Shadow Reports, lineup locks for Week 14  ESPN
5. Fantasy Football Week 14 Full PPR Wide Receiver Rankings  Yahoo Sports

Spotify Wrapped reveals the real battle for attention in the music industry - Axios

1. Spotify Wrapped reveals the real battle for attention in the music industry  Axios
2. Spotify Wrapped Isn’t the Only App Quantifying Our Social Lives  The New York Times
3. Penn State’s coaching search drags on. Who’s left?  Inquirer.com
4. Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay are here: Top songs, albums and artists of 2025  Yahoo
5. Sorry, Spotify Wrapped. My Listening Age Is Not What You Think It Is  CNET

Small businesses suffered major job losses in November, ADP says - NBC News

1. Small businesses suffered major job losses in November, ADP says  NBC News
2. November private payrolls unexpectedly fell by 32,000, led by steep small business job cuts, ADP reports  CNBC
3. Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown  The New York Times
4. The Job Market Is In Its Worst Stretch Since The Pandemic  Investopedia
5. US private payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, ADP says  The Guardian

Bond investors warned US Treasury over picking Kevin Hassett as Fed chair - Financial Times

1. Bond investors warned US Treasury over picking Kevin Hassett as Fed chair  Financial Times
2. Chris Waller, not Kevin Hassett, should lead the Federal Reserve  The Economist
3. Wall Street raises alarm about Donald Trump’s pick to lead Federal Reserve  Financial Times
4. Fed Pick Puts Pressure on Bessent to Deliver for Trump  The New York Times
5. Trump Closes in on Fed Chair Pick. It’s a Boost for Cryptos and These Stocks and 5 Other Things to Know Today.  Barron's

What experts want you to know about the Trump accounts and a new massive donation - PBS

1. What experts want you to know about the Trump accounts and a new massive donation  PBS
2. What you need to know about ‘Trump Accounts’ and Michael and Susan Dell’s $6.25 billion donation  CNN
3. Michael Dell turned $1,000 in his dorm room into a $147 billion net worth—he swears by these 6 life and career rules  CNBC
4. Scott Bessent on well-intentioned but ‘very amorphous’ Giving Pledge: Billionaire class in panic  Fortune
5. Michael and Susan Dell to Put $250 in 25 Million Children’s Accounts  The New York Times

5 individuals reach Finalist stage for Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 - Pro Football H...

1. 5 individuals reach Finalist stage for Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026  Pro Football Hall of Fame
2. How the Pro Football Hall of Fame will vote on Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft and others  The New York Times
3. Sean Payton is "hopeful" Bill Belichick returns to the NFL  NBC Sports
4. Kraft, Belichick to both appear on HOF ballot  ESPN
5. Florio doesn't hold back on Belichick and Kraft's HoF candidacies  NBC Sports Boston

Tracy Beth Høeg, Makary aide who investigated Covid vaccines, to lead FDA drug center - statnews.com

1. Tracy Beth Høeg, Makary aide who investigated Covid vaccines, to lead FDA drug center  statnews.com
2. FDA to lower number of trials required for approval of drugs, other medical products  statnews.com
3. Top FDA drug regulator plans to depart weeks into job  The Washington Post
4. Pazdur’s Sudden Exit Leaves Just Three Veterans in FDA’s Senior Ranks  BioSpace
5. FDA reaches "tipping point" after high-level departures  Axios

Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide - NPR

1. Check your cheese: Shredded and grated varieties are recalled nationwide  NPR
2. FDA orders shredded cheese recall: Multiple brands sold at Aldi, Target and Walmart affected over potential metal fragment contamination  Yahoo
3. Shredded Cheese Recalled Over Possible Metal Fragments, FDA Says  U.S. News & World Report
4. Shredded cheese sold at Walmart, Publix and other grocery stores recalled due to metal fragments  CBS News
5. F.D.A. Orders Recall of More than 1.5 Million Bags of Shredded Cheese  The New York Times

Siena lacrosse coach Gleason, 41, dies after fall - ESPN

1. Siena lacrosse coach Gleason, 41, dies after fall  ESPN
2. Siena University lacrosse coach Liam Gleason dies at 41 after accident at home  NBC News
3. Siena men's lacrosse coach Gleason, 41, dies; remembered for 'heart of gold'  The Daily Gazette
4. Siena, UAlbany, lacrosse communities mourn loss of Liam Gleason  NEWS10 ABC
5. Siena University Lacrosse Coach Hospitalized After ‘Serious’ Fall Down Stairs: ‘The Most Unimaginable Tragedy’  People.com

Doctor Who Gave Matthew Perry Ketamine Is Sentenced to 30 Months - The New York Times

1. Doctor Who Gave Matthew Perry Ketamine Is Sentenced to 30 Months  The New York Times
2. Matthew Perry's 'Dr. P' sentenced to prison for supplying actor with ketamine before death  Yahoo
3. Doctor who sold ketamine to ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry before his overdose death gets 2 1/2 years in prison  CNN
4. Matthew Perry's Mom and Stepdad Keith Morrison Say His Doctor Is 'Culpable' in Fiery Letter: 'Those Greedy Jackals'  People.com
5. Matthew Perry's family slams 'greedy jackals' who exploited actor, beg judge to impose maximum sentence  Fox News

Bob Jenkins, co-plaintiff with Michael Jordan, testifies on Day 3 of NASCAR trial - The Athletic ...

1. Bob Jenkins, co-plaintiff with Michael Jordan, testifies on Day 3 of NASCAR trial - The Athletic  The New York Times
2. This trial could tear NASCAR apart, the judge warned. We’re already seeing why - The Athletic  The New York Times
3. Denny Hamlin breaks down in tears as the first witness testifying at NASCAR antitrust trial  AP News
4. Third day of lawsuit trial concludes  Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site
5. Michael Jordan vs. NASCAR: What it feels like inside the Charlotte courtroom  Charlotte Observer