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• Impose unlimited fines on unsafe-cladding firms, report says

  14-06-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Thinktank calls for stronger penalties for corporate negligence in England, including directorship and public-contract bansCompanies who are found responsible for unsafe cladding should face unlimited fines and permanent bans from public contracts, according to a report that also says England’s existing laws have not gone far enough to prevent future tragedies.The thinktank Common Wealth said the law fails to effectively hold companies to account for corporate negligence, leavin
  
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• Sylvester Stallone breaks down over painful Oscar night memory despite monumental 'Rocky' success

  19-12-2025 03:34 via foxnews.com
  
  Sylvester Stallone is reflecting on his relationship with his parents.The 79-year-old star spoke about the success of "Rocky," which won three Academy Awards – including best picture – during a recent interview with CBS News.Looking back on his triumphant night in 1977, Stallone admitted that initially winning felt like "a volcanic moment, and then it was very sad." He went on to share that his parents chose not to attend the ceremony, despite the fact that the film, which Stallone w
  
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• Nets honor Australia Hanukkah attack victims, light menorah during game

  19-12-2025 03:28 via foxnews.com
  
  The Brooklyn Nets paid tribute to the victims of the Sydney Hanukkah massacre in a Hanukkah celebration at the Barclays Center during the team’s insert score to the Miami Heat on Thursday night. As part of the event, a giant basketball menorah was lit during the game by the 14-year-old nephew of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the Sydney massacre last week. The ceremony was facilitated by the Chabad Teen Network, the world’s largest teen organization. Fox News Digita
  
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• Trump quietly signs sweeping $901B defense bill after bipartisan Senate passage

  19-12-2025 03:17 via foxnews.com
  
  President Trump signed into law a nearly $1 trillion defense policy bill Thursday and approved what looks to be the largest military spending package in U.S. history.The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $901 billion in military spending, roughly $8 billion more than the administration requested, according to Reuters.It also delivers a nearly 4 percent pay raise for troops, provides new funding for Ukraine and the Baltic States, and includes measures designed to scale bac
  
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• Justice Department prepares to drop trove of Epstein files as deadline looms

  19-12-2025 03:03 via foxnews.com
  
  Department of Justice officials are in their final sprint to assemble by Friday a tranche of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, but the extent of material that will be made public remains unknown.The DOJ could withhold large portions of the material under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bill passed last month requiring the government to release within 30 days all unclassified material in its possession related to Epstein’s and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking
  
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• Trump officials push back on Minneapolis police chief comparing ICE raids to Nativity story

  19-12-2025 03:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Members of the Trump administration called out Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara after he invoked the Nativity story to criticize immigration raids.During a press conference with Mayor Jacob Frey on Tuesday, O'Hara lamented the "very, very difficult time" communities are experiencing because of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers operating in the area. He likened the scenario to Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem before the first Christmas."It’s especially personal t
  
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• Top Mamdani appointee dramatically quits after antisemitic posts resurface

  19-12-2025 02:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Zohran Mamdani’s newly named director of appointments abruptly resigned Thursday after resurfaced social media posts showed she made antisemitic remarks, according to reports.Catherine Almonte Da Costa, tapped to serve in the incoming New York City mayoral administration, stepped down after the Anti-Defamation League of New York/New Jersey raised concerns about her past online activity.The posts, reportedly made between 2011 and 2012 on a now-deleted X account, included references to "mone
  
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• Trump gets 417 nominees confirmed by Senate in 2025, surpasses Biden's first-year total in record pace

  19-12-2025 02:26 via foxnews.com
  
  Senate Republicans confirmed nearly 100 of President Donald Trump's nominees, leapfrogging previous administrations and his own first term in the process in their sprint to finish off the year. The confirmation of 97 of Trump’s picks on Thursday with a 53-43 vote marked one of the final bits of floor action in the upper chamber following a blistering pace set out by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., once Republicans gained control of the Senate in January.Senate Republicans o
  
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• Fox News Politics Newsletter: House Dems drop Epstein images before release deadline

  19-12-2025 02:15 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…-Magnitude ‘cannot be overstated’: feds say Minnesota fraud may be half of $18B total-Democratic National Committee flip flops, pulls plug on its 2024 election ‘autopsy'-HHS unleashes sweeping crackdown on child ‘sex-rejecting procedures,’ threatens hospital, Medicaid fundingDemocrats on the
  
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• Sherrone Moore appears red-eyed in booking photo after Michigan firing, arrest

  19-12-2025 02:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Sherrone Moore’s booking photo was released about a week after the former Michigan Wolverines football coach was fired from his job and arrested on several charges.Fox News Digital obtained the booking photo of Moore Thursday. The picture showed a red-eyed Moore appearing downcast in the Washtenaw County Jail in Michigan.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The photo’s release came as new details emerged in the Moore scandal, including allegations that he "had
  
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• Racing world remembers former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle after deadly plane crash

  19-12-2025 02:09 via foxnews.com
  
  Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Greg Biffle and his family were among the victims of Thursday's fatal plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.The aircraft was registered under GB Aviation LLC, a company owned by Biffle. The plane departed the regional airport Thursday morning but was diverted back to Statesville and crashed during a landing attempt, authorities confirmed.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBiffle and wife Cristina shared a daughter, Emma,
  
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• Tate McRae says she was 'shocked' by Morgan Wallen backlash, stands by their collaboration

  19-12-2025 02:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Pop star Tate McRae is defending her decision to collaborate with country star Morgan Wallen. The 22-year-old told Rolling Stone she was "shocked" by how much backlash followed."I didn't realize how much a song would be connected to all the other factors, and it really shocked me," McRae told Rolling Stone earlier this month in "Tate McRae: How a ‘Very Sensitive, Very Introverted’ Singer Became a Pop Superstar."McRae, best known for pop songs like "Greedy" and "You Broke Me First," t
  
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• Secret phrases to get you past AI bot customer service

  19-12-2025 01:58 via foxnews.com
  
  You’re gonna love me for this. Say you’re calling customer service because you need help. Maybe your bill is wrong, your service is down or you want a refund. Instead of a person, a cheerful AI voice answers and drops you into an endless loop of menus and misunderstood prompts. Now what?  That’s not an accident. Many companies use what insiders call "frustration AI." The system is specifically designed to exhaust you until you hang up and walk away.Not today.  (G
  
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• Home for the holidays on the Hill: 'Fighting' in the House Republican 'family'

  19-12-2025 01:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Many families fight around Christmastime.House Republicans are no exception.You’ve been at the dinner table about to enjoy a slab of pumpkin pie when Uncle Somebody or Cousin Someone enters the dining room on a bender, thanks to Santa dropping a little too much bourbon in their Christmas stockings.You know what happens next.THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO WHERE WE STAND WITH A HEALTHCARE PACKAGE: CHRISTMAS OR GROUNDHOG DAY?"Fighting" inside the House Republican "family" didn’t go lik
  
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• Commerce secretary predicts 'extraordinary year' ahead as inflation drops to 2.7% in November

  19-12-2025 01:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Members of the Trump administration are highlighting an unexpectedly low inflation report. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the drop is proof the White House’s policies are finally pushing down prices, responding to Democrats who argue the administration hasn’t done enough to improve the economy."These things are coming down, and I think what you're going to see next year is an extraordinary year," Lutnick said on "America Reports" Thursday.The Labor Department reported&nb
  
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• Florida executes man convicted of killing airman and girlfriend in 1987 home invasion

  19-12-2025 01:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida executed a man Thursday convicted of fatally shooting a man and a woman during a home invasion robbery and who later confessed to three other killings, marking the state’s 19th execution of the year.Frank Athen Walls, 58, received a three-drug injection at about 6 p.m. at the Florida State Prison near Stark and was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. He was sentenced to death in 1988 after convictions on two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping and burglary and theft.The Florida Sup
  
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• Former Alabama football star AJ McCarron ends statewide political bid to take UFL head coaching role

  19-12-2025 01:18 via foxnews.com
  
  AJ McCarron added his name to Alabama football lore when he helped deliver three Bowl Championship Series titles during his standout stint in Tuscaloosa.After being selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft, McCarron bounced around the NFL in backup roles before signing with the St. Louis Battlehawks, a franchise now part of the United Football League (UFL).McCarron briefly returned to the Bengals in 2023 before rejoining the Battlehawks in 2024. Now, McCarron i
  
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• Controversy grows as California forces schools to switch to athletics league that lets males in girls sports

  19-12-2025 01:16 via foxnews.com
  
  The California Department of Education (CDE) has stood by its demand that the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) switch sports associations to a league that allows biological male trans athletes to compete in girls sports. The switch would require the school to embark on much longer and more treacherous road trips to competing schools, and critics say that will cause distress and safety concerns among students and parents. Students would have to travel through California's D
  
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• California Democratic candidate uses wrong photo for Rep Jasmine Crockett's congressional endorsement

  19-12-2025 01:13 via foxnews.com
  
  A campaign website for a California Democratic congressional candidate mistakenly promoted an endorsement from U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett using a photo of a different Black woman instead of the Texas Democrat.The website for Esther Kim Varet removed the image Thursday afternoon after Fox News Digital inquired about the error."Racist. Arrogant. Totally out of touch. Good thing @estherkimvaret’s hate-filled, bigoted self isn’t getting anywhere near Congress," Christian Martinez, nation
  
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• Cardi B praises life in Saudi Arabia for cleanliness and lack of homelessness, unlike 'ghetto' America

  19-12-2025 01:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Rapper Cardi B praised life in Saudi Arabia, saying it is much "cleaner," albeit more authoritarian in the Middle Eastern country.Cardi B was the latest of many famous American performers to entertain audiences overseas in Saudi Arabia, a choice many celebrities took heat for earlier this year. "I’m in Saudi Arabia and, so far, let me tell y’all about my experience. It’s very strict out here. They will put you under the jail," she said while staying in the country. "They a
  
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• Ten Commandments monument returns to Kentucky state Capitol grounds after 40 years

  19-12-2025 00:30 via foxnews.com
  
  A donated Ten Commandments monument has been permanently restored to Kentucky's state Capitol grounds this week, more than four decades after it was removed.The granite monument was returned on Wednesday following the passage of House Joint Resolution 15, which passed the House 79–13 on Feb. 19 and the Senate 32–6 on March 13. The resolution directed the state to reinstall the monument on Capitol grounds."I am pleased to see this historic Ten Commandments monument returned to its rig
  
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• Trump grants many federal workers unprecedented 5-day holiday break with two extra days off around Christmas

  19-12-2025 00:29 via foxnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump is giving most federal employees two additional days off for Christmas, according to an executive order signed Thursday afternoon.Federal employees affected by the order will be able to stay home on both Dec. 24 and Dec. 26. For many, this effectively creates a five-day holiday break, including Christmas Day and the weekend."All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
  
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• Mike Tyson praises Trump for cannabis executive order, predicts it will allow 500,000 jobs to be counted

  19-12-2025 00:08 via foxnews.com
  
  Boxing legend Mike Tyson was one of the first star athletes to celebrate President Donald Trump's executive order addressing cannabis reform Thursday.Trump's order reclassified marijuana as a less dangerous drug, which would ease restrictions so it's easier to purchase and sell and pave the way for more research on marijuana’s medical benefits. Marijuana previously was labeled a Schedule I drug under Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regulations, the same category the agency uses
  
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• Whoopi Goldberg suggests Trump bonus for troops is bribe to make them follow his orders

  19-12-2025 00:03 via foxnews.com
  
  Whoopi Goldberg suggested on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s "warrior dividend" to veterans may be a bribe to make them follow questionable orders."What he’s doing is thinking, ‘If I make sure the soldiers have what they need, they’ll back me and what I want, see?'" Goldberg said on "The View."Trump said during an address on Wednesday night that nearly 1.5 million military service members will be receiving a Christmas bonus. The president declared that the nation's
  
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• Stolen plane crashes into building at Los Angeles airport; suspect arrested

  19-12-2025 00:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A small plane crashed at a Los Angeles airport early Thursday after a suspect allegedly broke into the building around 4 a.m. and hijacked an aircraft, according to the Los Angeles Airport Police.The Federal Aviation Administration said the single-engine plane, a Cessna C172, struck a hangar at approximately 5 a.m.Authorities identified the suspect as 37-year-old Ceffeareno Logan, who was arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft of an aircraft."Logan … trespassed a private leasehold an
  
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• Fox News Poll: Voters say go slow on AI development — but don’t know who should steer

  19-12-2025 00:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A week after Time Magazine named the "Architects of AI" as Person of the Year, the latest Fox News national survey of registered voters finds broad support for careful development of artificial intelligence — yet little agreement on who should regulate it.The poll, released Thursday, finds 8 in 10 voters favor a careful approach to developing AI to manage potential risks to the U.S., while 2 in 10 prefer rapid advancement to stay ahead of countries like China.Although majorities across the
  
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• Ex-Nascar driver and family believed to be among seven killed in US plane crash

  18-12-2025 23:46 via bbc.com
  Officials confirm racer Greg Biffle was among those who boarded the small aircraft that crashed at a regional airport in North Carolina.
  
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• Let Nancy 'cook' and judge at end of season - Henry

  18-12-2025 23:34 via bbc.com
  Thierry Henry urges Celtic's management and fans to give their new manager Wilfried Nancy more time, saying they must "let him cook" and judge him at the end of the season.
  
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• Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says

  18-12-2025 23:10 via bbc.com
  The board of the performing arts centre, which was appointed by Trump, voted to rename it to honour him, the White House press secretary says.
  
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• Violence breaks out in Bangladesh after death of youth protest leader

  18-12-2025 22:55 via bbc.com
  Sharif Osman Hadi was a prominent figure in the movement that ousted former prime minister Sheik Hasina.
  
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