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At least 15 former players and two prominent gamblers are among those charged with sports bribery and wire fraud in relation to fixing games. LA Times
The president's threat comes a day after a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Minneapolis man whom authorities said had attacked the officer with a shovel and broom handle. LA Times
Fraud isn’t just a nuisance anymore. It’s a multi-billion-dollar drain on the American economy. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Fraudsters should be punished.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday slapped sanctions on top Iranian officials behind the deadly protest crackdown as they rushed to move tens of millions of dollars out of the country. New York Post
Israel is unlikely to do much to try to precipitate a regime change in Iran, seeing the government as far from the brink of collapse and the current protests as insufficient to push it to that point. New York Times
VOA VIEW: The U.S. doesn't seem reliable.
Any new detention would not come immediately, and Mr. Khalil’s lawyers plan to appeal. But the ruling is a major blow to Mr. Khalil, a Columbia graduate and prominent figure in the pro-Palestinian movement. New York Times
Despite the successes of 2025, the party still needs a radical shake-up. New York Times
VOA VIEW: They should badly.
The Kremlin has tried for years to freeze Ukraine into submission. This winter, its attacks have been the most devastating ever. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Russia should pay plenty.
Many people who use these medications don’t want to stay on them long term. But research has repeatedly shown that quitting the drugs means gaining back weight. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Weight-loss drugs are not reliable.
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Anthony Herbert, a former high-level community liaison for former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, was arrested this week on federal corruption and fraud charges. He made headlines last year when he was fired for a social media post suggesting that the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was “karma” for what Herbert described as Kirk’s “racist” rhetoric. OANN
An Atlanta-based obstetrician and gynecologist’s response to Republican lawmakers’ question of whether biological men can get pregnant during a Senate hearing on chemical abortion drugs went viral online. OANN
VOA VIEW: They were foolish.
President Donald Trump has signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, waving goodbye to an Obama-era policy that restricted schools participating in the National School Lunch Program from offering whole and 2% milk to students. OANN
VOA VIEW: It was Obama stupidity.
At a time of tightening immigration restrictions, the Department of Homeland Security is attempting to make it easier for visa-holding religious workers to serve their U.S. congregations with less disruption. Washington Times
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Verizon is giving a $20 credit to people affected by the wireless data and voice service outage across the U.S. on Wednesday. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: How do we get the money.
Thursday was the final day to select an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan across much of the country, as the expiration of federal subsidies drives up health costs and lawmakers remain locked in a debate over how to address the issue. Washington Times
College enrollment numbers rebounded to prepandemic levels in the fall, according to a final estimate published Thursday. Washington Times
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A man who tried to torch a Tesla dealership at the height of the anti-Elon Musk craze last year was slapped with the minimum possible five-year prison sentence by a federal judge this week. Washington Times
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot a man Wednesday night in north Minneapolis after allegedly being attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation. CBS
VOA VIEW: He deserve- being shot.
Mother of Colorado man who committed suicide in 2025 alleges that OpenAI's AI chatbot told him death was a "beautiful place." CBS
Four space station Crew 11 fliers splashed down off the Southern California coast at 3:41 a.m. ET, closing out a 167-day stay in space cut short by a medical issue. CBS
A Verizon spokesperson said that an outage that customers reported beginning around noon Eastern Time had been resolved. CBS
VOA VIEW: Verizon mess up.
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The Senate now has two funding packages on its plate ahead of its weeklong recess. CBS
VOA VIEW: The Senate now faces the problem.
The FBI's search is part of a probe into a federal employee suspected of mishandling classified information, Attorney General Pam Bondi said. CBS
The joint NATO exercise comes shortly after tense talks between officials representing the U.S., Denmark and Greenland. CNBC
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Vice President JD Vance's tie-breaking vote on Wednesday blocked a resolution intended to halt President Donald Trump from using the military in Venezuela. CNBC
Republicans on Capitol Hill have lightly thrown cold water on capping credit card interest at 10%. CNBC
A private jet was violently thrown off a Colorado runway by brutal crosswinds, skidding 300 yards with damage. All three aboard escaped injury in Telluride. FOX News
California widower sues McDonald's after wife allegedly died from drive-thru attack injuries. Lawsuit claims employees watched assault without calling 911. FOX News
An anti-ICE agitator was allegedly blinded in a confrontation with federal agents outside a federal building in California on Tuesday. FOX News
VOA VIEW: It's becoming mad.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday night said Iran has called off scheduled executions of detained protesters and that the killing of protesters in the streets was stopping. UPI
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a motion to join EEOC v. The University of Pennsylvania to defend Jewish students, faculty. UPI
Ukraine's chief of defense estimated Wednesday that 200,000 soldiers have gone absent without official leave during an address to parliament. UPI
Rep. Robin Kelly has introduced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the alleged excessive use of force by federal agents executing President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. UPI
VOA VIEW: A waste of time.
The Trump administration has paused immigrant visa-processing services for citizens of 75 nations due to a likelihood they will need public support. UPI
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the arrests of hundreds of criminal illegal aliens in Charlotte, North Carolina, have continued to rise, despite Mecklenburg County officials incorrectly stating that the federal enforcement operation had come to he Homeland Security reported that, so far, over 425 people have been arrested in the Charlotte area. However, the names of the arrested individuals have not been released. You don't change what is working.
“Operation Charlotte’s Web,” which began on November 15th, was launched as a targeted immigration enforcement surge in Charlotte, NC, focusing on illegal aliens with criminal records — domestic violence, assault, DWI, and more serious offenses like sexual exploitation of minors. “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and federal agencies continue to target some of the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens as Operation Charlotte’s Web progresses,“ the DHS spokesperson reported Wednesday, December 3. ”This immigration enforcement surge in the Charlotte area has resulted in the arrest of more than 425 illegal aliens since operations began.”
On November 20th, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release announcing that the operation had “officially concluded,” claiming that federal officials had confirmed Border Patrol agents were departing Charlotte and no further CBP operations would occur that day. However, hours later, an official with the Department of Homeland Security denied this report on Friday, with a post on X. “Wrong. Operation Charlotte’s Web isn’t ending anytime soon,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X, quoting a tweet from a North Carolina newspaper saying that the operation ended.
Homeland Security has not announced when the operation will officially conclude, and the existing number of Border Patrol agents in the city remains unknown. “We’ve seen masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling, and picking up random people in parking lots and off of our sidewalks, this is not making us safer. It’s stoking fear and dividing our community,” North Carolina Governor Josh Stein stated.
