Nation and World
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Zelenskyy reaffirms his refusal to cede land to Russia as he rallies European support
Dec 09, 2025 8:20 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his strong refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for painful concessions to Russia as he moved ahead Tuesday to rally more European support for his country.
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Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude quake that injured 34
Dec 09, 2025 7:25 am - Japan was assessing damage Tuesday and cautioning people of potential aftershocks after a late-night 7.5 magnitude earthquake caused injuries, light damage and a tsunami in Pacific coastal communities.
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Trump says survivors of scrutinized US strike were trying to right boat before 2nd missile was fired
Dec 08, 2025 7:48 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday justified the U.S. military's decision to fire a second missile in a heavily scrutinized attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea by claiming that two suspected drug smugglers were trying to right the vessel after it had capsized in the initial strike.
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ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico
Dec 08, 2025 7:02 pm - Four Cuban immigrants being held at a Texas detention center claim they were among dozens who were driven to the Mexican border and pressured by masked officials to cross it or face imprisonment and beatings, according to a letter that civil liberties groups sent to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday and shared with The Washington Post.
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UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police ‘forcibly entered’ its Jerusalem compound
Dec 08, 2025 5:53 pm - Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem early Monday, escalating a campaign against the organization that has been banned from operating on Israeli territory.
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ICEBlock app maker sues Trump administration over its pressure on Apple to remove app
Dec 08, 2025 4:23 pm - The maker of an iPhone app that flagged sightings of U.S. immigration agents sued the Trump administration for free speech violations on Monday, alleging that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi used her “state power” to force Apple to remove the app.
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12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back
Dec 08, 2025 3:49 pm - Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington sued Monday to get their jobs back, saying their action had been intended to de-escalate a volatile situation and was not meant as a political gesture.
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Trump's former lawyer Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
Dec 08, 2025 3:43 pm - President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, resigned Monday as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, leaving the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully.
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Zelenskyy meets in London with European allies on the US peace plan and Ukrainian security
Dec 08, 2025 3:17 pm - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met British, French and German leaders in London on Monday in a show of European support for Ukraine at what they called a “critical moment” in the U.S.-led effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
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What Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. means for the movies
Dec 08, 2025 3:06 pm - Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros., one of Hollywood’s oldest movie studios, poses seismic shifts to the entertainment industry and the future of moviegoing.