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• Four French men accused of A$10m Australia jewelry heist

  11-12-2025 13:24 via article.wn.com
  SYDNEY — Four French men traveled to Australia's capital to carry out a multi-million-dollar heist which included a Swiss-made "Smiley" watch worth A$5m ($3.3m, £2.5m), police say.The quartet came ......
  
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• Three Las-Vegas style casinos are officially coming to New York City

  15-12-2025 23:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  The projects beat out a bid backed by an A-list celebrity
  
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• Even Stephen Miller’s cousin is against his deportation policies she says would have stopped their family coming to US

  15-12-2025 23:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘He’s trying to take away the exact thing that his own family benefited from,’ said Alisa Kasmer
  
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• ‘Patel needs to wake up’: FBI director shredded for dismantling agency’s spy hunting abilities

  15-12-2025 22:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration has reassigned thousands of agents to immigration cases over their usual work, alarming observers given the ongoing espionage threat from China and other U.S. adversaries
  
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• Levee fails sparking emergency evacuations in Seattle after a week of torrential rain

  15-12-2025 22:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of people had already been told to evacuate after floods prompted scores of rescues throughout western Washington state
  
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• Florida man says his wife ‘wants a divorce’ after he lost $45,000 on an AI-generated Elon Musk car scam

  15-12-2025 22:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 69-year-old was reportedly targeted after he posted in a Facebook group advertising Elon Musk car giveaways
  
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• Uber passenger killed after man fleeing from cops crashes into rideshare vehicle: police

  15-12-2025 22:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Authorities were trying to serve the man a warrant for alleged domestic assault when he fled and crashed into the rideshare
  
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• Ukraine and US make ‘real progress’ as European leaders meet

  15-12-2025 22:27 via article.wn.com
  Ukrainian and U.S. negotiators gave an upbeat assessment of talks in Berlin on ending Russia’s war, with a top aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy voicing optimism that the sides could close in on an agreement by the end of the day. Zelenskyy’s top security official, Rustem Umerov, cited “real progress” in the German capital after the Ukrainian leader and his team held a second day of discussions lasting about five hours with with U.S. officials led by special envoy Ste
  
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• Roundup: Zelensky sees progress in Berlin talks as Germany touts chance for peace

  15-12-2025 22:26 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday concluded two days of talks with U.S. representatives in Berlin, describing them as "productive," while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said recent diplomatic momentum has made a ceasefire conceivable. Zelensky's discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner lasted several hours on Sunday and Monday. Speaking later Monday at the 8th German-Ukrainian Busi
  
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• Australia plans tougher gun laws after police say father and son killed 15 at Bondi Beach

  15-12-2025 22:25 via article.wn.com
  Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father and son of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach. The older gunman, aged 50, was killed at the scene, taking the tally of dead to 16, while his 24-year-old son was in a critical condition in hospital, police told a press conference. Police have not released the suspects’ names but national broadcaste
  
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• Who was Sammie Mosier? Celebrated HCA nursing exec from Nashville dies in traffic accident

  15-12-2025 22:24 via article.wn.com
  Sammie Mosier, a celebrated nursing professional working with HCA Healthcare in Nashville, Tennessee, passed away in a tragic traffic collision, her friends and family announced on social media. Mosier was the Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President at HCA Healthcare in Nashville. Sammie Mosier, celebrated HCA nurse, passed away in a traffic accident. (Sheila Dishman on Facebook) On Monday,...
  
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• Ukraine peace deal ‘closer than ever’: Donald Trump shares key update

  15-12-2025 22:24 via article.wn.com
  United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that an agreement aimed to end Russia's war in Ukraine is “closer than ever”. Reporting his team's progress in Berlin, the US president stated that a deal is closer than “we have been ever”. Trump's remarks come at a White House event after he called into a dinner in Berlin at which US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were holding talks with Ukraine President...
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after direct talks with Putin

  15-12-2025 22:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Security guarantees have been suggested that would follow a similar premise to Nato’s article five, which sees that all members of the military alliance get involved when a member nation is attacked.
  
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• Turkish fighter planes shoot down 'out of control' drone near the country's Black Sea coast

  15-12-2025 22:22 via article.wn.com
  The Turkish Defense Ministry says it...
  
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• Costumes and competitors light up the World Darts Championships in London, in photos

  15-12-2025 22:22 via article.wn.com
  LONDON (AP) — Darts fans and competitors get dressed in costume for the World Darts Championships at Alexandra Palace in London. One competitor lost his cool after a tough loss in a first-round match. ......
  
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• Washington state orders immediate evacuation in three Seattle suburbs

  15-12-2025 22:21 via article.wn.com
  Evacuation order comes after a levee failed following a week of heavy rain as NWS issues flash flood warning...
  
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• Meet Cameron Menzies, the tortured talent who plays darts as a bloodsport | Jonathan Liew

  15-12-2025 22:21 via article.wn.com
  The Scotsman is a wry, slightly daft ex-plumber who wears his heart on his sleeve. So why does the Ally Pally crowd enjoy goading him?...
  
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• Lawyers accuse DoJ of political pressure in University of California antisemitism investigation

  15-12-2025 22:21 via article.wn.com
  Attorneys who eventually quit tell LA Times they were pushed to conclude university system had violated law...
  
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• From Hollywood to Brentwood, LA mourns beloved director Rob Reiner

  15-12-2025 22:21 via article.wn.com
  Fans pay tribute to When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride film-maker and his wife after apparent homicide...
  
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• In a first, Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine in Black Sea port with underwater drones

  15-12-2025 22:19 via article.wn.com
  By Victoria Butenko, Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s domestic security service, the SBU, said Monday that it struck a Russian submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, causing critical damage to the vessel and effectively disabling it. In a statement, the SBU said the operation, which used underwater “Sub Sea Baby” drones, was the first attack of its kind. Video shared by the SBU showed a large explosion at a port. “As a result of the...
  
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• Kyiv says "real progress" in talks with U.S. side over peace agreement

  15-12-2025 22:16 via article.wn.com
  BERLIN, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's lead negotiator expressed optimism on Monday following a new round of high-level talks with a U.S. delegation in Berlin, stating "real progress" had been made toward a potential peace agreement. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday concluded lengthy talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in Berlin. Zelensky held...
  
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• Here are 10 famous stars who were killed

  15-12-2025 22:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Reiner, are the latest celebrities to meet violent ends over the years
  
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• Trump declares fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in escalation of Venezuela drug war

  15-12-2025 22:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The drug is a commonly-used painkiller with numerous legitimate medical uses
  
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• A woman is suing the IRS to get pets classified as dependents and eligible for tax deductions

  15-12-2025 22:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  The woman argued that her dog ‘is like my daughter’ and ‘definitely’ a dependent
  
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• Trump doubles down on ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ comments after Rob Reiner and wife’s murders: Live updates

  15-12-2025 22:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Nick Reiner, 32, remains in police custody with no bail
  
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• With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to success

  15-12-2025 22:12 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Freston could easily fill a book with stories from the formative days of MTV and his celebrity encounters — Bono would merit a few chapters on his own. Ultimately, though, Freston feels that his life has a more valuable lesson to offer. His memoir, “Unplugged,” shows by example that trying to follow a straight line to success is not the only path. Freston, 80, was at MTV from the start and became its leader, along with sister networks Comedy Central, V
  
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• US stocks drift ahead of Tuesday's looming jobs report

  15-12-2025 22:12 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting in mixed trading on Monday ahead of this week's economic reports that could drive where interest rates, and thus stock prices, go. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, even though a slight majority of stocks within the index rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 75 points, or 0.2%, as of 2:40 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% lower. Helping to keep the market in check were stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry, which we
  
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• US Jewish groups urge heightened security at public events after Hanukkah attack in Australia

  15-12-2025 22:12 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security measures at public events — including restrictions on access — following the deadly mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on a popular Australian beach. The groups — including three which specialize in security issues — said Jewish public events in the coming days should be open only to people who had been screened after preregistering.
  
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• US Army names 2 Iowa National Guard members killed in attack in Syria

  15-12-2025 22:12 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack in Syria that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group were identified Monday and remembered as dedicated soldiers. The U.S. Army named them as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff in their honor, saying that, “We are grateful for their service and deeply m
  
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• Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing

  15-12-2025 22:12 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Rob Reiner's outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a shocking post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy. The statement, even for Trump, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the beloved director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, as an apparent homicide. The couple were f
  
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