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• Now streaming and on DVD: ‘Caught Stealing’ deals with several cat-tastrophes

  07-12-2025 19:08 via article.wn.com
  Austin Butler may be the star of “Caught Stealing,” but a charming cat is the one who walks away with the film. ......
  
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• Louvre Museum workers confirm strike action after $102M heist

  08-12-2025 16:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Major unions say the museum is in ‘crisis’
  
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• Hostile takeover launched over Netflix-Warner deal with new $108B Paramount bid after Sarandos woos Trump at White House

  08-12-2025 16:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Netflix chief’s pilgrimage to DC came as Paramount’s ownership believed it had the inside track to acquire Warner Bros. due to the Ellison family’s close ties to the president.
  
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• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Merz ‘sceptical’ about US peace deal as Zelensky meets European allies at Downing Street

  08-12-2025 16:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president met with Sir Keir Starmer, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz in London
  
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• Homeland Security launches Christmas-themed deportation campaign: ‘You’re going ho ho home’

  08-12-2025 16:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The post, titled ‘you’re going ho ho home,’ uses holiday decorations to promote the administration’s mass-deportation agenda
  
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• Greek police fire tear gas at farmers during major EU protests

  08-12-2025 15:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some of the farmers' rallies, which began last month, have turned violent
  
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• Trump to offer $12 billion taxpayer bailout for farmers harmed by his tariff policies

  08-12-2025 15:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Farmers have been slammed by reductions in foreign purchases as a result of Trump’s obsession with import taxes
  
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• Threats, dysfunction and flying: Why quitting is all the rage in DC

  08-12-2025 15:38 via article.wn.com
  More than 50 lawmakers are not planning to run for reelection to their current seats, according to data from Ballotpedia, National Public Radio and Axios. ......
  
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• Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery despite Netflix deal

  08-12-2025 15:38 via article.wn.com
  Paramount is launching a hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery after the company lost to Netflix in high-stakes bidding war, the company announced Monday. Paramount said it would offer $30 per share for the media conglomerate, which owns the Warner Bros. film studio,...
  
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• 'One Battle After Another' leads Golden Globe nominations

  08-12-2025 15:38 via article.wn.com
  "One Battle After Another" topped the Golden Globe nominations Monday, a victory for Warner Bros. just after Netflix struck a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business. ......
  
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• China's Jiang wins women's skeet gold with perfect scores at ISSF World Cup Final

  08-12-2025 15:36 via article.wn.com
  DOHA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic bronze medalist Jiang Yiting delivered a perfect 36 hits from 36 targets to win the women's skeet title as the ISSF World Cup Final concluded here on Monday. Jiang, who claimed mixed team bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, led qualification with 123 hits, equalling her own junior world record. The Asian champion...
  
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• Bulgaria voices criticism over European Commission's budget proposal

  08-12-2025 15:36 via article.wn.com
  SOFIA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova on Monday criticized the European Commission (EC)'s draft budget for the European Union for the 2028-2034 period, warning that its...
  
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• Where things stand in the peace talks on the Ukraine war

  08-12-2025 15:35 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump has unleashed...
  
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• Trump takes a starring role at the Kennedy Center Honors

  08-12-2025 15:35 via article.wn.com
  On the red carpet...
  
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• Protesting Greek farmers swarm onto apron area of international airport on Crete

  08-12-2025 15:35 via article.wn.com
  Enraged farmers protesting delays in the payment of subsidies swarmed onto the apron area of the international airport on the southern Greek island of Crete on Monday, managing to evade riot police who used tear gas and stun grenades to keep them back. Images from local media showed dozens of farmers standing on the apron at the Nikos Kazantzakis international airport in Heraklion, the main town in Crete, forcing the airport to suspend all flights. Clashes also broke out...
  
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• He was a Russian activist in exile. His own wife accused him of spying.

  08-12-2025 15:35 via article.wn.com
  Irina Rogova, the wife of Igor...
  
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• Golden Globe nominations announced

  08-12-2025 15:35 via article.wn.com
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• ECOWAS authorises urgent military deployment to stabilise Benin 

  08-12-2025 15:34 via article.wn.com
  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has sanctioned the immediate deployment of its Standby Force to the Republic of Benin as part of decisive measures to uphold constitutional governance and protect the country’s territorial integrity. A statement issued by the...
  
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• KISS, Sylvester Stallone among Trump-hosted Kennedy Center Honors recipients: 'I'm going to try to act ...

  08-12-2025 15:33 via article.wn.com
  It had the look of a traditional Kennedy...
  
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• India welcomes steps taken by UK govt to sanction Khalistani terror entities

  08-12-2025 15:33 via article.wn.com
  New Delhi: India on Monday welcomed the actions taken by the United Kingdom (UK) government against anti-India, Khalistani extremist elements, hoping that both countries will continue to work closely in further strengthening the counter-terrorism and security cooperation. While addressing a regular media briefing on Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that the steps taken by the UK government strengthen the global fight against terrorism and help to
  
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• 5 takeaways from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's '60 Minutes' interview

  08-12-2025 15:33 via article.wn.com
  Greene addressed the rise in death threats against her and her family, saying it’s clear to her that Trump’s own words have contributed to the uptick. ......
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskyy yet to read peace plan, Trump says

  08-12-2025 15:32 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump said...
  
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• Elite US colleges linked to Chinese surveillance labs driving Uyghur ‘genocide,’ study warns

  08-12-2025 15:32 via article.wn.com
  FIRST ON FOX: A sweeping new report warns that America’s top universities, including MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton, have been quietly...
  
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• BREAKING: Major Greece airport shut down after clash between police and protesters on runway

  08-12-2025 15:32 via article.wn.com
  The runway at Heraklion International Airport in Greece has been swarmed by farmers and livestock breeders, causing the airport to suspended its operations until further notice ......
  
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• Trump gets his peace prize at FIFA 2026 World Cup draw | The Excerpt

  08-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  On the Monday, December 8, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Did team USA land a favorable grouping in the 2026 World Cup draw? Plus, President Donald Trump wanted a peace prize and FIFA delivered. Managing Editor for USA TODAY’s Pro Soccer Wire Seth Vertelney and USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers join The Excerpt to discuss the 2026 World Cup. Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it. This transcript was autom
  
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• NASA's Hubble telescope gets another look at 3I/ATLAS. Here's what it found

  08-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS – again. The interstellar comet, which is hurtling through space on a path that will soon see it whizzing by Earth in December, recently found itself in the sights of Hubble. The iconic observatory, launched into orbit in 1990, first spotted 3I/ATLAS in July shortly after the object was spotted in Earth's solar system after coming from elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy. For months, 3I/ATLAS has attracted plenty of attention –
  
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• Japan's SDF to send helicopters as wildfire spreads in Gunma Prefecture forests

  08-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- A wildfire broke out on Mount Myogi, northwest of Tokyo, on Monday, with the local authorities having requested disaster relief from the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), local media...
  
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• Flash: Powerful earthquake rocks Japan's Aomori Prefecture

  08-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  Flash: Powerful earthquake...
  
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• Flash: 7.2-magnitude quake hits Japan's Aomori Prefecture

  08-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  Flash: 7.2-magnitude quake...
  
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• Feature: Suitcases ready, hearts heavy -- Life in southern Lebanon under shadow of war

  08-12-2025 15:30 via article.wn.com
  BEIRUT, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Three suitcases are neatly arranged in the corner of a small rented apartment in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. They hold the few belongings that Nabil Nasrallah and his family have prepared to take if they are forced to flee again. The first suitcase holds identity cards, medical records, and other essential documents. The second contains dollar savings, family jewelry, and an old phone with key contact numbers. The third is packed with a few days' worth of clothing, wat
  
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