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• Jimmy Kimmel extends contract with Disney’s ABC Network through 2027

  08-12-2025 23:09 via article.wn.com
  Jimmy Kimmel has signed a one-year extension with Disney’s ABC Network and will continue to host Jimmy Kimmel Live! through at least 2027,the Guardian has confirmed. Bloomberg first reported the news on Monday, noting that Kimmel and Disney struck a new one year extension. His current contract had been...
  
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• Trump says ‘starting’ land strikes over drugs in latest warning

  13-12-2025 02:49 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said the U.S....
  
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• Record floods in Washington state trigger dramatic rescues and evacuations

  13-12-2025 02:49 via article.wn.com
  Record floodwaters have slowly started...
  
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• King Charles says "early diagnosis" helped cancer treatment

  13-12-2025 02:49 via article.wn.com
  King Charles III said that his cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year because of early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to doctors' orders. Imtiaz Tyab has more. ......
  
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• AP News Summary at 8:14 p.m. EST

  13-12-2025 02:49 via article.wn.com
  House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate ......
  
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• Castro takes charge of Gremio

  13-12-2025 02:48 via article.wn.com
  RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Former Porto manager Luis Castro has been appointed head coach of Gremio for the 2026 Brazilian...
  
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• Trump scolds another female reporter for trying to ask questions: ‘She’s very aggressive’

  13-12-2025 02:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  The president has made a string of demeaning comments to female reporters in recent weeks, including calling a reporter a ‘piggy’
  
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• U.S. special forces veteran who rescued Machado begs her not to return to Venezuela

  13-12-2025 02:44 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. special forces veteran whose rescue...
  
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• The Slippery Slope of Euthanasia in Canada: Now There’s a Push to Include Babies

  13-12-2025 02:44 via article.wn.com
  Commentary Most Canadians disagree strongly with the concept of euthanasia for babies. We know this because...
  
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• Supreme Court Won’t Halt Extradition of Japanese Man Accused of Vandalizing Religious Sites

  13-12-2025 02:44 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 12 declined to block a lower court order directing that a Japanese citizen...
  
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• Dems Oversight Committee releases 19 of Epstein's estate photos showing Trump, Clinton, Gates, others

  13-12-2025 02:41 via article.wn.com
  Washington DC: The Democratic members of the US House Oversight Committee on Friday (local time) released 19 previously unseen photographs from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's estate. The photos depict prominent individuals including current US President Donald Trump, former US President Bill Clinton, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and other high-profile figures. Also In This Package Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files E
  
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• 20 US states sue Trump over $100,000 H-1B visa fee

  13-12-2025 02:41 via article.wn.com
  Washington: Twenty US states filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, arguing the policy is unlawful and threatens essential public services. The lawsuit targets a policy implemented by the Department of Homeland Security that sharply increases the cost for employers seeking to hire high-skilled foreign workers under the H-1B visa programme, widely used by hospitals, universities and public schools. Also Read: Indi
  
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• TSA is providing airline passenger data to ICE to aid Trump’s deportation efforts, report says

  13-12-2025 02:35 via article.wn.com
  The program comes...
  
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• The Mamdani effect? Sales of luxury homes spike in the Big Apple as exodus fears ...

  13-12-2025 02:35 via article.wn.com
  Donna Olshan, the...
  
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• Actor Hailee Steinfeld and her NFL quarterback husband Josh Allen are expecting their first baby together

  13-12-2025 02:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  The couple tied the knot earlier this year at a private ceremony in California after dating since 2023.
  
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• Leaning toward Warsh or Hassett to lead Fed, says Donald Trump

  13-12-2025 02:31 via article.wn.com
  Donald Trump has been critical of the Fed and its chair, Jerome Powell, for not making dramatic cuts to interest rates ......
  
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• US envoy Witkoff will travel to Berlin to meet with Zelenskiy and European leaders

  13-12-2025 02:30 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec 12 - U.S. envoy Steve...
  
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• Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says

  13-12-2025 02:30 via article.wn.com
  He also said he expects the next chair of the central bank to consult with him on interest rates. ......
  
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• Americans sceptical of Trump on Epstein, but Republican doubts ease, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

  13-12-2025 02:30 via article.wn.com
  Only 23 per cent of Americans approve of the way Mr Trump is handling the ‍ongoing scandal. ......
  
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• Former Iraqi president Salih picked as new UNHCR chief

  13-12-2025 02:26 via article.wn.com
  Former Iraqi president Barham Salih is set to become the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, according to a document seen by AFP on Friday, taking over an agency tackling swingeing budget cuts. Salih, 65, was president of Iraq from 2018 to 2022. He will replace Filippo Grandi, who is leaving at the end of December after 10 years as the UN refugees chief. A moderate and veteran Kurdish politician, Salih's long political career has included several senior positions in the Iraqi gov
  
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• World Cup ticket requests top 5M in first 24 hours, says FIFA

  13-12-2025 02:25 via article.wn.com
  The governing body indicated strong sales as the latest wave of ticketing availability opened ......
  
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• King Charles says his treatment for cancer can be reduced

  13-12-2025 02:25 via article.wn.com
  King Charles said his treatment for cancer can...
  
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• D Gukesh vs R Praggnanandhaa World Chess Championship showdown predicted in huge claim: ‘Will be very…’

  13-12-2025 02:25 via article.wn.com
  R Praggnanandhaa and D Gukesh after a match.(Twitter) Wesley So dropped his verdict on the upcoming 2026 Candidates Tournament, whose winner will challenge D Gukesh for the World C'ship title. Despite the absence of Magnus Carlsen, the line-up for the upcoming 2026 Candidates Tournament is still packed with heavy competition. Hikaru Nakamura qualified as the highest-rated player, due to Carlsen's absence. Meanwhile, Fabiano Caruana qualified as the 2024 FIDE Circuit winner and R Praggnanandhaa s
  
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• Winter scenery in Islamabad, Pakistan

  13-12-2025 02:20 via article.wn.com
  This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows a man walking at the Fatima Jinnah Park in Islamabad, capital of...
  
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• Sorghum harvest begins in eastern Sudan's Kassala State

  13-12-2025 02:20 via article.wn.com
  Farmers harvest sorghum in a sorghum field in the Wad Al-Hilu area in Kassala State in eastern Sudan, Dec. 12, 2025. As the sorghum harvest began in eastern Sudan's Kassala State, farmers in the Wad Al-Hilu area found rare cause for joy amid years of relentless conflict. (Photo by Tariq Ishaq Musa/Xinhua) Farmers harvest sorghum in a sorghum field in the Wad Al-Hilu area in Kassala...
  
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• DoorDash driver accused of dousing delivery told authorities she was trying to pepper spray a spider

  13-12-2025 02:20 via article.wn.com
  A DoorDash driver accused of dousing a customer’s order in a substance in Indiana told authorities that she had been trying to target a spider with pepper spray, officials said Friday. Kourtney Stevenson, who was captured on the customers’ doorbell camera using the spray while making a delivery in Evansville on Dec. 7, told detectives with the...
  
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• Celebration marking 62nd anniv. of Kenya's independence held in Nairobi

  13-12-2025 02:20 via article.wn.com
  Kenyan President William Ruto inspects the guard of honor during a celebration for the 62nd anniversary of Kenya's independence in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 12, 2025. A celebration marking the 62nd anniversary of Kenya's independence was held at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on Friday. Kenya's Jamhuri Day or Independence Day, observed on Dec. 12 each year, is one of the most important national holidays in Kenya. Kenya gained independence from Britain on Dec. 12, 1963. (Xinhua/Yang Guang) Ghanaian Presiden
  
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• 2025 Seoul Winter Festa held in S. Korea

  13-12-2025 02:20 via article.wn.com
  People ride a carousel during the 2025 Seoul Winter Festa at the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 12, 2025. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua) People view light...
  
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• Thailand continues airstrikes against Cambodia: Cambodian defense ministry

  13-12-2025 02:19 via article.wn.com
  PHNOM PENH, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Thai military forces on Saturday morning used two F-16 fighter jets to drop bombs at some locations in Cambodia's Pursat province, the...
  
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• O aplicativo New World: Chat criptografado e pagamentos globais para todos

  13-12-2025 02:15 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--dez 12, 2025-- ......
  
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