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• WATCH: Why gas prices are falling and what it means for your holiday plans

  22-12-2025 23:54 via abcnews.go.com
  Matt McClain, petroleum analyst with GasBuddy, joins ABC News Live to explain what’s driving lower gas prices and whether they are expected to keep falling into 2026.
  
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• Congress flees town as health care premiums set to explode for millions of Americans in January

  22-12-2025 23:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Lawmakers left town.Last Thursday was the final day Congress met until early January. And despite health care dominating the conversation on Capitol Hill since late summer and through the autumn, Congress failed to execute a legislative fix for soaring health care premiums set to spike in January. It was a Congressional jailbreak around 3 pm et Thursday as the House called its last vote and lawmakers sprinted for the exits, piling into cars on the Capitol plaza."Don't send us home without a
  
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• DOJ appeals dismissal of James, Comey criminal cases in long-shot legal gamble

  22-12-2025 23:37 via foxnews.com
  
  The Justice Department on Monday appealed the dismissal of its criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, making good on its vow to revive both cases despite what appear to be significant legal and procedural hurdles.Lawyers for the Trump administration appealed both cases Monday to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Richmond, Va. "The power to appoint an interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia pursuant t
  
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• NFL suspends Steelers' DK Metcalf for 2 games after altercation with Lions fan

  22-12-2025 23:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver DK Metcalf was suspended two games by the NFL for an altercation with a fan during the team's win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The league said Metcalf’s actions violated league policy, which states that "players may not enter the stands or otherwise confront fans at any time on game day and…if a player makes unnecessary physical contact with a fan in any way that constitutes unsportsmanlike conduct or presents crowd-control issues and
  
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• Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties ‘strategic necessity’ for UK firms

  22-12-2025 23:30 via theguardian.com
  Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit dealKeir Starmer’s government has been told a closer EU trade deal is a “strategic necessity” for companies in Britain as growing numbers of exporters find it tougher to do business under the UK’s post-Brexit agreement.Calling on Labour to accelerate its reset with Brussels, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said the UK’s existing trade and cooperation ag
  
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• Chiefs announce relocation to Kansas by the 2031 NFL season with new domed stadium

  22-12-2025 23:23 via foxnews.com
  
  The Kansas City Chiefs made a major announcement on Monday, as they revealed their move from Missouri and Arrowhead Stadium to a new domed stadium in Kansas.The Chiefs, in conjunction with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, announced in a joint statement from owner and chairman Clark Hunt that the team will be heading to Kansas City, Kansas, following a meeting of the Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council."Today we are excited to take another momentous step for the fut
  
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• Trump unveils ‘Golden Fleet’ of Navy battleships, touts them as ‘more powerful than any' ever built

  22-12-2025 23:20 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced a new fleet of ships Monday, known as the "Golden Fleet," as he revealed he approved plans for two new "very large battleships.""As you know, we're desperately in need of ships. Our ships are some of them have gotten old and tired and obsolete," Trump said, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan.Trump said the new ships would be "100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," in an address fr
  
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• Ohio kids as young as 8 steal car, lead police on chase crash into home, worried about Santa, presents: police

  22-12-2025 22:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Three young Ohio boys, led by an 11-year-old at the wheel, led police officers on a chase in a car reported stolen before crashing into a home, prompting concerns about how the crime would impact a visit from Santa Claus, authorities said. The chase began Saturday afternoon when a license plate reader alerted Newburgh Heights police officers about a Mazda 3 reported stolen in the area, according to a police report. When an officer tried to initiate a traffic stop, the driver of the veh
  
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• Judge blocks ICE from re-detaining Abrego Garcia – but signals ruling could come fast

  22-12-2025 22:45 via foxnews.com
  
  U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Monday extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from immediately re-detaining Salvadoran migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, after the government again failed to produce a final removal order.Xinis agreed to keep in place the TRO she issued earlier this month, which ordered Abrego Garcia's release from ICE custody and blocked immigration authorities from immediately re-detaining him.The extension granted Monday rested on the court's ea
  
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• Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump admin pausing all off shore wind project construction

  22-12-2025 22:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening…-Clinton spox demands Trump DOJ release 'any remaining' docs related to former president, Epstein-Anti-Trump ex-husband of president's 2016 campaign manager launches congressional bid as Democrat-Letitia James, Bernie Sanders to swear in far-left NYC Mayor-elect MamdaniFIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump's Department of
  
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• Lions fan involved in altercation with Steelers star denies using derogatory language toward player

  22-12-2025 22:44 via foxnews.com
  
  The Detroit Lions fan who got into an altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf during a game on Sunday evening denied using derogatory language toward the player.Ryan Kennedy released a statement through Head Murphy Law in Michigan on Monday, denying accusations that he used the "N-word," "C-word" or "any racial, misogynistic, or hate-based slur toward Metcalf." Kennedy’s reps called the allegations "completely false."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"
  
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• Manhunt underway for suspect accused of killing two people outside Chipotle restaurant

  22-12-2025 22:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Federal and local authorities are offering a reward of up to $7,500 and asking for the public’s help to locate a suspect accused of killing two people in a March shooting outside a Chipotle in Brockton, Massachusetts.The U.S. Marshals Service in the District of Massachusetts said 23-year-old Davinci Leonard has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count each of carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of ammunition
  
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• CBS, Bari Weiss facing mounting backlash from liberal critics over yanking '60 Minutes' segment

  22-12-2025 22:27 via foxnews.com
  
  CBS News and Bari Weiss are facing backlash after pulling a "60 Minutes" segment on Sunday about allegations of abuses at the notorious El Salvador prison CECOT, as two MS NOW hosts said it looked bad and another commentator compared the situation to "government-controlled TV.""This looks so bad," MS NOW "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough said of the news on Monday, as co-host Mika Brzezinski agreed.The segment "Inside CECOT" was going to feature correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi interviewing "some o
  
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• China quietly loads 100+ ICBMs into new missile silos near Mongolia: report

  22-12-2025 22:15 via foxnews.com
  
  China has reportedly loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles into three newly constructed silo fields near its border with Mongolia and shows little interest in arms control talks, according to a draft Pentagon report seen by Reuters.The assessment underscores Beijing’s accelerating military buildup, with the report saying China is expanding and modernizing its nuclear forces faster than any other nuclear-armed power. Chinese officials have repeatedly dismissed such findin
  
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• WATCH: Holiday MIRA-cle: Girl who had near-fatal brain injury goes ‘Ho Ho Home’

  22-12-2025 21:11 via abcnews.go.com
  Three months after brain surgery and intensive rehabilitation, 11-year-old Mira walked out of Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla, New York, on her own.
  
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• Santas sail the Grand Canal in Venice

  22-12-2025 21:04 via nbcnews.com
  Santas sail the Grand Canal in Venice
  
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• Israel calls out UN-backed Gaza famine report as biased, ignores aid flow and on-the-ground data

  22-12-2025 20:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli officials have slammed the latest report from an organization that earlier this year claimed there was famine in parts of Gaza, saying the new document is biased and that its conclusions were "predetermined."The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations-backed organization, previously claimed famine conditions were met in Gaza Governorate in August but now says that about 1.6 million Gazans are facing "high levels of acute food insecurity.IDF Maj. Gen. Ghassan
  
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• Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy

  22-12-2025 20:07 via theguardian.com
  Justice secretary urged to ‘show a bit of humanity’ with protesters severely ill after refusing food for weeksWho are the Palestine Action hunger strikers and what are the health risks?Families and supporters of Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers have pleaded with David Lammy to meet them in an attempt to end the impasse over the protest that has left some of them severely unwell.On Monday, as the protest reached a dangerous stage, lawyers for the hunger strikers sent a lega
  
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• Russian general killed by car bomb in Moscow, say investigators

  22-12-2025 19:52 via theguardian.com
  Russia’s Investigative Committee says it is looking into whether Ukraine intelligence services were behind attackA Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated beneath his car in what Moscow described as a likely assassination carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services.Lt Gen Fanil Sarvarov, the head of the operational training directorate of the Russian armed forces’ general staff, died of his injuries, a spokesperson for Russia’s investigative commi
  
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• WATCH: TSA hits high note for Christmas

  22-12-2025 18:26 via abcnews.go.com
  The TSA Choir performs Mariah Carey’s classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” for travelers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
  
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• ‘Israel is only the appetizer’: Huckabee warns Iran threat looms as Netanyahu eyes Trump talks

  22-12-2025 17:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a meeting with President Donald Trump as Israeli officials warn that recent Iranian missile drills could be used as cover for a surprise attack, raising fresh urgency around Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and military posture ahead of the expected Dec. 29 talks.Those concerns were echoed publicly on Monday by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who warned that Iran’s nuclear ambitions and military posture pose a direct threat not
  
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• Bondi Beach suspects filmed antisemitic video manifesto, Australian investigators say

  22-12-2025 16:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Australian authorities say the suspects in the Bondi Beach shooting filmed a video manifesto that was littered with antisemitism and Islamic State leanings.Investigators say that the father-son pair accused of carrying out the attack, 50-year-old Sajid Akram and 24-year-old Naveed Akram, may have been planning it for several months. Only the son survived the attack, and he now faces charges of murder and terrorism.Police referenced a video found on the son's phone that displayed the pair's "poli
  
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• Feeling Overwhelmed by the Holidays? How to Manage Stress

  22-12-2025 16:10 via today.com
  The hustle and bustle of the holidays are exciting but can also be overwhelming for many so board-certified psychiatrist and author Sue Varma joins TODAY to share her tips for finding calm in the holiday chaos, including protecting your time and energy by saying no, gift-giving guidelines, dealing with family dynamics, and more.
  
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• WATCH: Shoplifting suspect pulls gun on officer

  22-12-2025 15:59 via abcnews.go.com
  Things took a terrifying turn for police in Canton, Ohio, who were taking alleged shoplifting suspects into custody at a Walmart.
  
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• China hits EU dairy industry with tariffs of up to 42.7%

  22-12-2025 14:49 via theguardian.com
  Move made after first phase of anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for bloc’sEV tariffsChina will impose provisional duties of up to 42.7% on certain dairy products imported from the EU from Tuesday after concluding the first phase of an anti-subsidy investigation widely seen as retaliation for the bloc’s electric vehicle tariffs.The tariffs will range from 21.9% to 42.7% – although most companies will pay about 30% – and target products such as milk and
  
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• Russian general killed by car bomb, third senior military leader killed this year

  22-12-2025 13:53 via foxnews.com
  
  A Russian general was killed in a car bombing in Moscow on Monday, with investigators saying they suspect Ukrainian intelligence may have been behind the attack.The bombing targeted Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, and he died from his injuries. He was the third senior Russian military officer to be killed in a bombing this year."Investigators are pursuing numerous lines of inquiry regarding the murder. One of these
  
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• Freed Nigerian schoolchildren to be reunited with families

  22-12-2025 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Month-long ordeal ends but no details released on how they regained their freedom or who was behind abductionA final group of 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren freed by the government on Sunday are expected to be reunited with their families in the central Niger state on Monday, ending a month-long ordeal that drew global concern.Last month, unknown gunmen took hundreds of schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St Mary’s Catholic school, Papiri community in Niger state, which runs west fr
  
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• Australia terror attack exposes ISIS resurgence as experts warn of global jihadist networks

  22-12-2025 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The terror attack in Australia has renewed urgent warnings from intelligence officials and counterterrorism experts that global jihadist networks are intensifying their reach, even as Western governments continue to frame groups like ISIS as weakened or in retreat.Bill Roggio, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and one of the longest-running trackers of jihadist movements, said the Australia attack highlights a persistent miscalculation in Western capitals."We’ve
  
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• WATCH: Alleged shoplifter pulls gun on officer inside Walmart store

  22-12-2025 09:59 via abcnews.go.com
  An alleged shoplifter is charged with attempted murder after pulling a gun on a police officer Thursday at a Walmart store in Canton, Ohio.
  
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• Jeju Air crash: South Korea sets up independent inquiry into disaster that killed 179 amid delays and acrimony

  22-12-2025 07:33 via theguardian.com
  MPs vote to investigate crash amid accusations from victims’ relatives of cover-ups and delaysSouth Korea’s parliament has launched an independent inquiry into the deadliest air disaster on its soil amid accusations of investigation delays and cover-ups of last year’s Jeju Air crash.On 29 December 2024 all but two of the 181 people onboard a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 died when it crashed at Muan international airport, 288km south of Seoul, after reporting a bird strike during lan
  
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• WATCH: Scuba-diving Santa Claus takes a holiday plunge in the Florida Keys

  22-12-2025 04:49 via abcnews.go.com
  Santa encountered an array of sea life as he traded his sleigh for scuba gear on Sunday, making a holiday appearance beneath the waves of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
  
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• ‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch

  22-12-2025 03:28 via theguardian.com
  Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest cityOutside an abandoned building in New Zealand’s second-biggest city, a sign reads “slightly haunted but manageable”. In the middle of a busy shopping strip, pedestrians are warned to keep to a 2.83km/h walking speed. In another part of Christchurch, one piece of signage declares simply “don’t”.The baffling boards are not an overze
  
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• Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence

  22-12-2025 03:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Iranian officials executed a man over the weekend who was convicted of spying for Israel's intelligence arm and its army, according to state media.The man was Aghil Keshavarz, who was put to death on Saturday, state media reported.Keshavarz, 27, had "close intelligence cooperation" with the Mossad — the national intelligence agency for Israel — and captured photos of Iranian military and security areas, according to state media.IRAN’S EXECUTION RATE TOPS 1,000 THIS YEAR AS DEAT
  
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• Australia news live: NSW premier says community is ‘a tinderbox’ as new gun and protest laws introduced to parliament; man arrested over planned Cronulla protest

  22-12-2025 02:23 via theguardian.com
  Follow the latest updatesGun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese orders review of AFP and Asio processes in lead-up to Bondi attackWhile he has resisted calls for a federal royal commission, the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced a major review into intelligence and law enforcement processes in the lead-up to the Bondi beach attack.We need our police arou
  
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• Gun crackdown and controversial protest laws to be passed in NSW despite Coalition split over firearms

  22-12-2025 02:05 via theguardian.com
  NSW Nationals to oppose gun law reforms introduced in wake of Bondi attack, as Greens say protest laws are ‘draconian’ and may be unconstitutionalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGun laws will be significantly tightened and protests restricted for up to three months in New South Wales at the behest of the police commissioner, under an emergency set of laws introduced to the state parliament in the wake of
  
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• Trump administration recalls nearly 30 career diplomats around world

  22-12-2025 01:39 via theguardian.com
  Tenures end for mission chiefs in at least 29 countries, including 13 in Africa, as US reshapes its diplomatic postureThe Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of Donald Trump’s “America first” priorities.The chiefs of mission in at least 29 countries were informed last week that their tenures would end in Januar
  
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• UK economy entering 2026 amid sharp private sector downturn, says CBI

  22-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Business lobby survey finds firms ‘put brakes on key spending decisions’ before autumn budgetHeather Stewart: Four reasons to be cheerful about UK plc in 2026Wes Streeting urges closer EU trading ties to groweconomyUK failure to seal EU tax exemption hands firms pile of paperworkBusiness leaders have warned that Britain is entering 2026 amid a sharp economic downturn in the private sector, after companies “put the brakes on” investment and hiring before the autumn budget.
  
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• Richard Osman’s The Impossible Fortune tops 2025 UK bestsellers list

  22-12-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Fantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate book sales, as adult colouring also makes a comebackFantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate the UK’s bestsellers list for 2025, topped by Richard Osman’s The Impossible Fortune. The fifth book in his Thursday Murder Club series secured the top position at 391,429 hardback sales.Adult colouring also had a resurgence this year: colouring books aimed at all ages made it into the top 20 chart, according to an
  
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• ICE agent fires shots at man after being hit by SUV

  22-12-2025 00:17 via abcnews.go.com
  The man also bit an ICE agent as officers subdued him outside his apartment.
  
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