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Four ICE detainee deaths in four days spark alarm as arrests growDec 20, 2025 7:04 pm - Four people in immigration detention have died over a four-day period this month, increasing concern among advocates and some members of Congress over detention conditions.One death took place Dec. 12, another two took place on Dec. 14 and the fourth on Dec. 15, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement news releases.
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Epstein files include child porn complaint a decade before federal investigationDec 20, 2025 4:56 pm - Justice Department files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released Friday, included a 1996 complaint to the FBI about the disgraced financier allegedly possessing and distributing “child pornography” about a decade before a federal investigation was launched into his predatory behavior with minors and young women.
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Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weaponDec 19, 2025 7:22 pm - The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era policy that prohibited the use of antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula, according to a Dec. 2 document reviewed by The Washington Post. The previously unreported memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies during “one of the most dangerous security environments in its history.”
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US plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctorsDec 19, 2025 7:11 pm - The Trump administration plans to shift the federal government away from directly recommending most vaccines for children and suggest they receive fewer shots to more closely align with Denmark’s immunization model, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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EU agrees to loan Ukraine $105B after bid to use Russian assets failsDec 19, 2025 7:07 pm - European leaders agreed Friday to finance Ukraine’s state and army with a $105 billion loan backed by the E.U. budget after the failure of a last-ditch effort to tap Russia’s frozen assets.
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PayPal applies to form its own bank to expand small-business lendingDec 19, 2025 12:51 pm - PayPal is seeking a banking charter that would allow it to boost its lending business, offer savings accounts that can earn interest and make customers’ deposits eligible for federal insurance coverage, the payments company said Monday.
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Please don’t call fangirls silly. They have more power than you think.Dec 19, 2025 12:24 pm - Superfans, in particular fangirls, are nothing new. Think of the photographs of young women screaming and fainting at the sight of the Beatles or Elvis. In her exuberant historical romp, “Swoon,” Bea Martinez-Gatell goes back even further, to the overheated admirers of the attractively unavailable Lord Byron.
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New clues about long COVID’s cause could unlock treatmentsDec 19, 2025 7:16 am - Why some people experience long-lasting physical and mental effects from COVID-19 could be linked to chronic inflammation, according to new research that experts say could help develop new treatments for the confounding condition that continues to afflict millions.
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Quest to slow aging leads scientists into the powerhouse of cellsDec 19, 2025 7:11 am - Scientists at Texas A and M University have discovered a way to recharge aging and damaged cells, an innovation that could lead to better treatment for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, muscular dystrophy and fatty liver disease.
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Fast, harsh, alone: Trump beams into prime time with uncertain resultsDec 18, 2025 8:50 pm - President Donald Trump crammed his usual 90-minute rally routine into 18 minutes of prime-time broadcast television on Wednesday, perplexing “Survivor” finale viewers and his own allies alike.