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• Paramount Skydance is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid ...

  08-12-2025 17:06 via article.wn.com
  Paramount Skydance is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid by Netflix. ......
  
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• Woman gives birth in Waymo after self-driving taxi alerted 911 to ‘unusual activity’

  10-12-2025 20:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The company stated its rider support team detected ’unusual activity’ but declined to elaborate on how the vehicle knew something was amiss
  
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• Praise for soccer star Leo Messi in new album of Yiddish songs for kids

  10-12-2025 19:50 via article.wn.com
  Songwriter Jordan...
  
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• Information Minister discusses media cooperation with UAE National Media Office

  10-12-2025 19:50 via article.wn.com
  Abu Dhabi, Dec. 10 (SANA) Syrian Minister of Information, Hamza Al‑Moustafa, met Wednesday with Abdullah bin...
  
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• Australia imposes historic ban on social media for those under 16

  10-12-2025 19:50 via article.wn.com
  Canberra, Dec. 10 (BNA): Australia has become the first country in the world to impose a comprehensive ban on the use of major social media platforms by children and...
  
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• FIFA World Cup 2026 in Texas. Games in Dallas and Houston, tickets

  10-12-2025 19:49 via article.wn.com
  Is Messi a go or no-go for the FIFA 2026 World Cup? The question left hanging following the 2026 World Cup draw is whether Lionel Messi will play once more for Argentina. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will feature 48 teams and 104 matches to be played in 16 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. That includes A slate of matches at AT&T Stadium in Arlington and...
  
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• Trump’s Draconian Border Policies Are Menacing the 2026 World Cup

  10-12-2025 19:46 via article.wn.com
  By Nora Loreto for Truthout On Saturday, December 6, soccer fans around the world will find out where their favorite teams will be playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Players and staff from 48 countries and territories will play 104 games across North America — and for the first time in history, Canada is hosting some of the games. Together, Toronto and Vancouver will host 13 matches. In addition to the matches, 84 training sites and 178 practice fields will be spread across Canada, the U.
  
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• Israel reopens Jordan crossing as pressure builds to advance Gaza truce

  10-12-2025 19:46 via article.wn.com
  The move to restore the Allenby crossing as a transit point for relief comes as pressure builds on Israel to move the ceasefire in Gaza into its second phase. ......
  
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• San Francisco woman gives birth in a Waymo self-driving taxi

  10-12-2025 19:44 via article.wn.com
  Self-driving Waymo taxis have gone viral for negative reasons involving the death of a beloved San Francisco bodega cat and pulling an illegal U-turn in front of police who were unable to issue a ticket to a nonexistent driver. But this week, the self-driving taxis are the bearer of happier news after a San Francisco woman gave birth in a Waymo. The mother was on her way to the University of...
  
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• Great News… NHU Wins Double Crown in Fine Chemicals

  10-12-2025 19:44 via article.wn.com
  On December 4th, the 25th Fine Chemical Industry (Ningdong) Conference opened in Ningxia, where multiple rankings—including the 2025 China Top 100 Fine Chemical Companies—were officially released. NHU claimed the top position in both the 2025 China Top 100 Fine Chemical Companies and the 2025 China Top10 Fine Chemical Innovation and Development Companies. This double recognition affirms...
  
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• World Cup 'Pride Match' still on after Egypt, Iran objections

  10-12-2025 19:43 via article.wn.com
  Clint Dempsey on measure of success for the US in upcoming World Cup USMNT legend Clint Demspey breaks down what he considers to be the measure of success for the team as they prepare to host the upcoming World Cup. Sports Seriously Seattle plans to host a "Pride Match" during the 2026 FIFA World Cup for a game between Egypt and Iran.Both Egypt and Iran have formally objected to FIFA over the planned LGBTQ+ celebrations.Organizers in Seattle are moving forward with the event, which coincides wit
  
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• What time will the US Fed announce interest rate decision? All about today's presser

  10-12-2025 19:43 via article.wn.com
  The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the US Federal Reserve is set to announce its decision on interest rates on December 9, Wednesday, at a presser following a two-day meeting that began on December 8, Tuesday. The Federal Reserve logo is visible on the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building on December 9 in Washington, DC.(Getty Images via AFP) The FOMC's crucial press conference is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. Eastern...
  
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• Will weakening human rights really stop far right? – The Latest

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Keir Starmer has called on European leaders to urgently reform human rights laws so that member states can take tougher action to protect their borders and see off the rise of the populist right across the continent....
  
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• What does UK want to change about human rights law – and will it happen?

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Ministers in Strasbourg have been discussing the European Convention on Human Rights and how it affects migration...
  
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• Two Buildings Collapse in Fez, Killing 19 in Morocco’s Second Deadly Incident This Year

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Two four-story buildings collapsed overnight in the...
  
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• Susan Todd obituary

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Director, actor and a co-founder of Monstrous Regiment, whose work would concentrate on women’s experience...
  
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• Recurring Threat? Oct. 7-Style Scenarios Exposed in New Terror Arenas

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  The rockets manufactured in an Arab city near...
  
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• Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovison 2026 over Israel

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Iceland joins Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Ireland in neither participating in nor broadcasting event...
  
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• Heavy rain in US Pacific north-west brings fears of further flooding

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Rivers in Washington close to record heights as residents call floods ‘devastating’ and officials issue emergency alerts...
  
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• Ethiopia is committed to peace and dialogue in the Amhara region | Letter

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Ambassador Biruk Mekonnen Demissie responds to a photo essay about the Fano insurgency in the Horn of Africa...
  
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• Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie lead 2026 Sundance lineup

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  The festival says goodbye to both founder Robert Redford and its longtime home of Park City, Utah, with a selection of provocative documentaries and starry new films...
  
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• Brad Lander to challenge Dan Goldman for New York congressional seat

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Outgoing NYC comptroller and progressive ally of mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani launches primary bid for Congress...
  
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• Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman to join Anna Wintour as Met Gala co-chairs

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  Co-chairs will preside over a gala themed around Costume Art, with Beyoncé attending for first time since 2016...
  
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• Agudah National Action Summit Draws 1,500 for Two Days of Strategy, Unity, and Daas Torah [PHOTOS]

  10-12-2025 19:42 via article.wn.com
  The inaugural Agudah National Action Summit, held...
  
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• Trump veers off-script and does little to calm Republican nerves

  10-12-2025 19:41 via article.wn.com
  The president...
  
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• Chicago residents are rushing to sign petition to ban delivery robots that are clogging city sidewalks

  10-12-2025 19:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  Viral videos show the boxy robots rolling around the city, often hampered by the harsh Illinois weather and becoming stuck in snowdrifts
  
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• 2025 Nightlife & Dining Power Index

  10-12-2025 19:40 via article.wn.com
  During this moment of A.I. and automation and bots and everything changing all at once, the hospitality business is still about human creativity and having the right people in the right place at the right time. If anything, the people on Observer’s Nightlife & Dining Power List are traveling more than ever as they build empires spanning multiple continents. Consider JP and Ellia Park, who run North America’s highest-ranked restaurant, Atomix. In October, they returned to Seoul (w
  
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• Ukraine says Russia launches large mechanized assault in Pokrovsk

  10-12-2025 19:39 via article.wn.com
  KYIV, Dec 10 - Ukrainian forces were...
  
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• Switzerland says 15% US tariff applies retroactively from mid-November

  10-12-2025 19:39 via article.wn.com
  Washington and...
  
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• Joy in Egypt after beloved spicy staple koshary makes UNESCO list

  10-12-2025 19:39 via article.wn.com
  It's a...
  
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