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• Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight

  07-12-2025 22:10 via article.wn.com
  * Kennedy Center Honors fete performers, but Trump takes spotlight Trump had hand in picking Kennedy Center prize winners * Trump touts renovation, says the institution had been "tired" * Honorees include Strait, Gaynor, Crawford, KISS, Stallone By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, - President Donald Trump will solidify his takeover of Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday when he hosts its annual flagship event. This year's Kennedy Center Honors, widely seen as the top U.S.
  
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• Trump heads to Pennsylvania for affordability rally after attacking ‘weak’ European allies: Live

  09-12-2025 20:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump graded his economy ‘A plus-plus-plus-plus-plus’ as concerns over cost of living grow
  
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• Republicans join Democrats to make military pay hikes contingent on Hegseth releasing ‘double tap’ boat strike video

  09-12-2025 20:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  This year’s annual defense bill will withhold money for Hegseth’s travel budget unless he releases videos of the boat strike in the Caribbean
  
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• Trump administration threatens Chicago with risk of losing funding for public transit

  09-12-2025 19:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Chicago and other Democratic-led cities have been the focus of intense criticism from Trump and his administration
  
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• Trump administration says Chicago’s at risk of losing funding for public transit

  09-12-2025 19:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Chicago and other Democratic-led cities have been the focus of intense criticism from Trump and his administration
  
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• Paramount chief reportedly promised Trump ‘sweeping changes’ at CNN as part of Warner Bros. takeover

  09-12-2025 19:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  David Ellison’s father has also brought up with White House officials which CNN anchors they’d like to get rid of if Paramount were to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.
  
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• ICEBlock creator sues Trump officials after Apple pulled app in ‘unconstitutional’ coercion scheme

  09-12-2025 19:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The app, described as a ‘Waze for ICE sightings’ and based on publicly available data, was downloaded more than a million times after its launch this year
  
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• Soccer peace prize for Trump triggers complaints about Infantino to FIFA ethics investigators

  09-12-2025 19:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer body’s ethics investigators
  
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• Trump’s approval rating finally starts to climb as Republicans back his handling of the economy

  09-12-2025 19:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Despite the president claiming affordability is a ‘con job,’ more Americans think he is doing a better job of handling the economy
  
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• Jeremy Siegel expects a ‘hawkish cut’ from Fed on Dec 10

  09-12-2025 19:27 via article.wn.com
  The Federal Reserve is set to announce its next interest rate decision on December 10, a meeting that comes amid unusual uncertainty. With official economic data releases disrupted by the government shutdown, policymakers are relying on older reports and private surveys to gauge the health of the economy. Despite this fog, Jeremy Siegel, professor emeritus of finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and chief economist at WisdomTree, believes the Fed will deliver what he
  
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• Gold’s short-term shine: geopolitical risk and EU reserve plans drive favourable outlook

  09-12-2025 19:27 via article.wn.com
  Gold will remain favourable in the short term due to the uncertainties in the geopolitical environment around the world. The ongoing EU plans regarding frozen Russian reserves serve as a further compelling reason to favour gold. Plans have existed for some time to utilise the Russian central bank’s frozen assets, which exceed EUR 200 billion, as security or collateral for a loan to Ukraine.EU reserve plans and Eurozone’s reduced appeal With the US having suspended aid payments to Ukr
  
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• Austrian government moves forward with school headscarf ban

  09-12-2025 19:27 via article.wn.com
  Austria’s ruling coalition announced Tuesday that it will move forward with legislation to prohibit headscarves in schools for girls under 14, despite opposition from rights groups ......
  
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• South Korea scrambles fighter jets as Chinese, Russian warplanes enter air defence zone

  09-12-2025 19:24 via article.wn.com
  The Russian and Chinese military aircraft had been identified and South Korean fighter jets were deployed in case of any contingencies ......
  
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• Plane filled with British tourists diverts after the toilets break

  09-12-2025 19:24 via article.wn.com
  A plane packed with returning UK tourists had to divert following mid-air toilet malfunction. ......
  
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• Germany's Merz: Europe must become less dependent on United States

  09-12-2025 19:24 via article.wn.com
  "I see no need for the Americans to now want to save democracy in Europe” ......
  
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• Nobel Peace Laureate María Corina Machado missing ahead of Oslo ceremony

  09-12-2025 19:18 via article.wn.com
  The highly anticipated public return of Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado has been thrown into doubt after the Norwegian Nobel Institute abruptly cancelled a press conference. The event was expected to mark her first public appearance in nearly a year. The institute said it had no...
  
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• Imran Khan's sisters, PTI members hold sit-in outside jail after meeting denied

  09-12-2025 19:18 via article.wn.com
  Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's sister Aleema Khan and...
  
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• Unidentified projectiles strike area near Damascus military airport

  09-12-2025 19:17 via article.wn.com
  DAMASCUS, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Three unidentified projectiles landed near the Mezzeh Military Airport west of the Syrian...
  
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• M23 rebels stress political solution as clashes with DR Congo gov't forces persist

  09-12-2025 19:17 via article.wn.com
  GOMA, DR Congo, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group on Tuesday reaffirmed its preference for a political settlement to the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as its clashes with government...
  
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• Germany's mechanical engineering sector faces longest slump in decades, VDMA warns

  09-12-2025 19:17 via article.wn.com
  FRANKFURT, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Germany's mechanical engineering industry is experiencing one of its longest periods of contraction, due in part to U.S. tariffs, the country's industry association announced on Tuesday. Economists at VDMA, an association representing 3,600 German and European mechanical...
  
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• Here's why this malignant fool is the last person to deserve a Nobel Peace Prize

  09-12-2025 19:16 via article.wn.com
  Trump recently had his name engraved on the U.S. Institute of Peace — now renamed the “Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace.” Last week, the White House confirmed the renaming, calling it “a powerful reminder of what strong leadership can accomplish for global stability.” Actually, it’s a reminder of what a strong malignant narcissist can accomplish when untethered from reality. On Friday, Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, the world football league, awar
  
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• Zelenskiy says 'refined documents' on peace plan will soon be sent to U.S

  09-12-2025 19:15 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine and its...
  
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• UK pro-Palestine prisoners rushed to hospital amid hunger strike

  09-12-2025 19:15 via article.wn.com
  A pro-Palestine activist in the United Kingdom has been taken to hospital for a second time amid severe health complications on the 29th day of his hunger strike, as concerns mount over the condition of eight incarcerated activists refusing food to demand bail and basic rights. Kamran Ahmed, who has asthma, was again rushed to hospital after he became unable to stand following nearly a month of refusing food. He has been held on remand at HMP Pentonville in England for over a year after his arre
  
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• Chinese constructor to build Cameroon customs headquarters

  09-12-2025 19:15 via article.wn.com
  YAOUNDE, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cameroonian authorities on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of the headquarters of Cameroon's General Directorate of Customs. Read full story ......
  
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• In Denmark, concern about Russia's threats and U.S. interest in Greenland

  09-12-2025 19:13 via article.wn.com
  Some Danes say they are worried about security because of what they see as the growing threat from Russia and concerns over the reliability of the Trump White House as an ally. ......
  
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• Black hole spotted blasting winds at 130 million miles per hour

  09-12-2025 19:13 via article.wn.com
  The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns. ......
  
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• West African bloc says region is in a state of emergency amid surge in coups, insecurity

  09-12-2025 19:12 via article.wn.com
  Coups and attempted coups in West Africa, as well as escalating security challenges across its member states, have left the region in a state of emergency, a regional official said on Tuesday. ......
  
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• Wednesday best bets: Champions League tips for 10 December 2025

  09-12-2025 19:12 via article.wn.com
  Football betting tips: Champions League Athletic Bilbao vs PSG (20;00) 1pt Jesus Areso to be carded at 4/1 (Sky Bet) 1pt Red card in the match at 11/2 (Sky Bet) Benfica vs Napoli (20:00) 1pt Red card in the match at 11/2 (Sky Bet) 0.5pt Red card each team at 100/1 (William Hill) Sky Bet odds | Paddy Power | Betfair Athletic Club vs PSG Kick-off: Wednesday, 20:00 GMTTV: TNT Sports 5Live odds, form and stats I fully expect PSG to win comfortably here and was close to tipping PSG -1.0 Asian Handica
  
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• Wall Street drifts near its record high as Exxon Mobil climbs

  09-12-2025 19:12 via article.wn.com
  U.S. stocks are drifting in quiet trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Tuesday and is near its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 139 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%. Trading is calm as Wall Street waits ......
  
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• Long Island's Bruce Blakeman is running for governor, will challenge Stefanik in Republican primary

  09-12-2025 19:12 via article.wn.com
  Republican Nassau County Executive...
  
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