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What the Federal Reserve rate cut means for youDec 12, 2025 12:01 pm - The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday for the third time since September, bringing its key rate to about 3.6%, the lowest in nearly three years. Before September, it had gone nine months without a cut. Here's what to know.
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Aussie snowboarder Scotty James reveals the price he paid and what’s still missing in documentaryDec 12, 2025 11:18 am - “Pipe Dream,” which comes out Friday, Dec. 19, on Netflix, uses decades’ worth of home and handheld footage to take us on the heartfelt road Aussie snowboarder Scotty James traveled to become one of the best in his sport.
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Oscars recognize casting for the first time, offering a spotlight on a key job in the movie industryDec 12, 2025 10:47 am - Behind the Wizard of Oz in the two-part “Wicked” movies were people actually pulling the strings. “Our job is to know the actors that are out there or know how to find the actors that we don’t know,” says casting director Bernard Telsey, who helped populate both “Wicked” movies.
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House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estateDec 12, 2025 10:41 am - House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew.
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Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdownDec 12, 2025 10:01 am - A federal appeals court blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago area immigration crackdown in a split decision Thursday that also allowed the extension of a consent decree outlining how federal immigration agents can make warrantless arrests.
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Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the WestDec 12, 2025 8:34 am - Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader's effort ...
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Every major update from the first two episodes of Taylor Swift’s Disney+ Eras Tour docuseriesDec 12, 2025 8:17 am - “The Eras Tour was a lifetime within my life,” Taylor Swift told the room at a screening of the first two episodes of her new Disney+ docuseries, “The End of an Era.” “It feels insane.” Here are key takeaways from the first two episodes of the six-episode docuseries, which launches Friday on Disney+. Two episodes will drop weekly through Dec. 26.
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‘It’s pretty intense’: Tattoo removal painful on both your skin and walletDec 12, 2025 8:11 am - Colin Farrell’s had it done — many times. So have Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox. Heck, even Bart Simpson did. Whether it’s Marilyn Monroe’s face, Billy Bob Thornton’s name, a sultry rose or even Bart’s homage to his mother, some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or another.
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A meeting meant to launch FEMA reforms is abruptly canceledDec 11, 2025 7:05 pm - A meeting by a council appointed by President Donald Trump that was meant to announce recommended reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency was abruptly canceled...
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Cubs add Hoby Milner to bullpen with $3.75 million, 1-year, AP source saysDec 11, 2025 5:04 pm - The Chicago Cubs added Hoby Milner to their bullpen on Thursday, agreeing to a $3.75 million, one-year contract with the left-hander, according to a person familiar with the deal.