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Screenshot, CT AG William Tong per Instagram Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, Gettr, Truth Social, Twitter Today, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced that HHS would no longer fund so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors. The proposed rules would prohibit Medicaid funding for gender affirming care for youth, and strip hospitals of all Medicaid and Medicare funding if they continue to offer such care. “Doctors across the country now provide needless and irreversible sex-rejecting procedures that violate their sacred Hippocratic oath, endangering the very lives that they are sworn to safeguard,” said Kennedy. “The American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics peddled the…

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SiriusXM host Stephen A. Smith rejected Democratic South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn’s assertion that gender likely played a role in former Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 election loss during a Wednesday episode of “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.” Harris lost all seven swing states and the national popular vote to President Donald Trump after launching her campaign when former President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed her on July 21, 2024. After Clyburn suggested on Smith’s show that voters may have been unable to look past Harris’ gender, the SiriusXM host said he strongly disagreed. (RELATED: Kayleigh McEnany Derides Kamala Harris…

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A group of Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) whistleblowers are accusing Governor Tim Walz  (DFL) of threatening whistleblowers and forcing them to go “underground.” Minnesota Staff Fraud Reporting Commentary (MSFRC) is an X account that claims to represent over 480 current employees of DHS Minnesota. The account has been active since at least October 2022 and has accused Governor Tim Walz of being “100 percent responsible for the massive fraud in Minnesota,” alleging that their warnings about the Somali fraud schemes were ignored and that whistleblowers have faced retaliation. “Tim Walz is THREATENING whistleblowers. We do not feel safe,”…

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To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser…

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(AP) — It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation. The “bowling alone” phenomenon.By any name, it refers to Americans’ growing social disconnection by many measures.Americans are less likely to join civic groups, unions and churches than in recent generations. They have fewer friends, are less trusting of each other and less likely to hang out in a local bar or coffee shop, recent polling indicates. Given all that, it’s not surprising that many feel lonely or isolated much of the time.Such trends form the backdrop to this Associated Press report on small groups working to restore community connections.They…

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The Pro Life Campaign has warmly welcomed last night’s defeat of Paul Murphy’s motion to restore a Private Members’ abortion bill, which lapsed on the dissolution of the last Dáil. The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 will not now proceed to committee stage as Murphy proposed, after 73 TDs voted against its reintroduction and 71 voted in favour. Commenting on last night’s outcome, Eilís Mulroy of the Pro Life Campaign said: “We are greatly encouraged by the result. The radical bill, if reintroduced and passed into law, would have among other things permitted abortion on request…

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Let’s face it: our political class pretty much sucks. That’s not news per se, but in a country so politically divided and filled to the brim with dedicated partisans, poll after poll shows that Americans as a whole are united in wanting just about anyone other than our current politicians to run the country. Advertisement Why, then, do so few people outside this class get elected? Well, Americans did elect Donald Trump two or three times, depending on how you view the 2020 election, to clean up the mess, but he only won those elections by a small margin, and he…

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By Michael Gryboski, Editor Thursday, December 18, 2025An enhanced photo of an individual that authorities are seeking to speak with in connection to the fatal shooting at Brown University that occurred on Dec. 13, 2025. | Facebook/Providence Police DepartmentAuthorities have released an enhanced image of an individual they are asking to speak with as they continue to search for the suspect who fatally shot two Brown University students and wounded nine others. The Providence Police Department has distributed an enhanced image of an unknown individual who could provide more information on a person of interest in the case.“Investigators are asking for…

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By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Thursday, December 18, 2025Seven Eritrean church leaders have been imprisoned without trial for more than 20 years. | Voices4JusticeSeveral Christians were among a group of prisoners recently released in Eritrea, though seven senior church leaders remain in detention after two decades without charge or trial, a watchdog group has announced.The Christian persecution advocacy organization Open Doors reported this week that the release appeared to include believers, businesspeople and politicians. The names of those freed have not been made public, and the group confirmed that none of the seven church leaders it has advocated for…

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Around Thanksgiving is when I start seeking out some Christmas music, and like everyone, I have my favorites.I like classics. Basically, if Bing Crosby or Dean Martin sings it, it’s good in my book.There’s some good “newer” stuff, though. The late Scott Weiland has a great Christmas album, and I enjoy the works of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.I even like some gimmicky songs that a lot of people hate.All I’m saying is that if “Dominick the Donkey” comes on the radio, I’m not flipping over to the rock station.Hell, I might even drop a “Jing-a-di-jing; hee-HAW, hee-HAW” or two.But there is a…

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A police LandCruiser reportedly crashed into a car in Liverpool, Australia, carrying men believed to be headed for Bondi Beach with potentially violent intentions. Bondi was the site of a father-son terror shooting Sunday that claimed at least 15 and injured over 40. With crashed cars in the background, heavily armed law enforcement can be seen escorting ziptied men to sit or kneel against a wall.Cops from New South Wales (NSW), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) responded to a tip of a “violent act” in planning, according to an NSW Police statement. The…

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Dems released more photos from the Epstein estate. Epstein’s obsession with Vladimir Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’ is plain for all to see. As we approach tomorrow’s deadline (19) set by the Jeffrey Epstein Transparency Act for the release of all materials in the Epstein investigation, the Dems on the House Oversight Committee continue to cherry-pick images to release to the public. Last week, they released 92 photos (out of 95 thousand that the Committee has received from the late pedophile’s estate), in their effort to will into existence compromising material against Donald J. Trump that’s just not there. Today, the dems released a…

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Ja is always doing the most.PublishedDecember 18, 2025 3:00 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 18, 2025 2:41 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkGiven that he’s been dealing with injuries throughout the early portion of the NBA season, we haven’t seen a whole lot of Ja Morant. He’s played in just 14 of the Memphis Grizzlies’ 27 games to start the season, but has gotten back on the floor over the past week, and made it clear that he’s been working on his celebrations during his time away.In the Grizzlies’ most recent win over the Los Angeles Clippers, Morant scored 12 points in 21 minutes of action.…

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Famous rapper Wiz Khalifa is facing a potential 9-month jail term in Romania after reportedly smoking a joint on stage during his 2024 concert. Khalifa was arrested and charged in July 2024 after allegedly smoking weed during his show at the “Beach Please! Festival,” according to the Hollywood Reporter. Following a conviction, Romania’s Constanța Court of Appeal upheld an appeal Thursday to sentence the singer to 9 months behind bars, according to TMZ.The rapper was previously convicted of “possession of dangerous drugs, without right, for personal consumption,” according to Agerpress, a Romanian national news service, The Associated Press (AP) reported.…

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GOP lawmakers pushed back against President Donald Trump’s decision to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana Thursday. The president signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to finish reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, though the directive does not legalize marijuana for recreational use. A vast swath of Republicans warned the president to keep marijuana as a Schedule I drug, arguing the substance is a threat to public safety and has addictive risks for young people. (RELATED: CNN’s Harry Enten Says Democrats Could Go Up In Smoke If Trump Reclassifies Marijuana)Marijuana currently has the same classification as heroin, synthetic…

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington on Dec. 7, 2025. Allison Robbert/Getty ImagesWASHINGTON—The Kennedy Center board unanimously voted on Dec. 18 to rename the institution the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on social media.“I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from all parts of the world, have just voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, because of the unbelievable work President Trump has done…

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WASHINGTON (CN) — A D.C. Circuit panel on Thursday signaled the Trump administration’s universal national registry for noncitizens may need to be narrowed as to the sort of information the government can require immigrants turn over, rather than blocked outright.A three-judge panel heard arguments in a challenge brought by a coalition of immigrant rights groups who argue the registry — which requires all migrants 14 and older to register their fingerprints and carry an ID card or face criminal prosecution — unilaterally upends 80 years of immigration policy.The rule, referred to as the “Alien Registration Requirement,” applies to everyone over…

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The real streaming war is between two players: Netflix and YouTube.PublishedDecember 18, 2025 2:48 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 18, 2025 2:48 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThe real streaming war is between two players: Netflix and YouTube.In a bold move to take the lead, YouTube announced this week that it will become the exclusive broadcast partner for the Oscars beginning in 2029. The ceremony’s departure from ABC, its home since 1976, is arguably the biggest event yet to shift from traditional television to streaming.Reports indicate that ABC tried to keep the Oscars and NBC also made a bid. However, neither network could match YouTube parent…

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(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Good news! The federal budget deficit shrank substantially in November. Bad news! Uncle Sam still ran a significant budget shortfall in November, despite a massive surge in tariff revenue.The November deficit came in at $173.28 billion. Through the first two months of fiscal 2026 (Oct-Nov), the federal government spent $457.68 billion more than it took in. That was down 26.7 percent compared to the first two months of fiscal ’25. Looking at it another way, for every dollar the U.S. Treasury received, the Trump administration spent $1.62. The federal government spent 38.2 percent more than it…

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For many pet owners, the hardest part of maintaining a clean home isn’t the brushing, the sweeping, or even the lint rolling — it’s everything floating in the air that never seems to stay gone for long. Pet hair drifts into corners, odors linger no matter how often you clean, and dander hangs invisibly in the air, affecting allergies, comfort, and overall home freshness. The new Dreame AP10 Pet Air Purifier, launching November 25, was built specifically for these realities. It’s truly a purifier designed because of pets. Unlike most standard air purifiers, which simply pull air through a filter,…

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(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Southern Command announced on Wednesday night that it bombed another boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as the Trump administration continues conducting extra-judicial executions at sea in the waters of Latin America. As usual, SOUTHCOM claimed without providing any evidence that the vessel was “engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” The command said that the strike killed a total of four “narco-terrorists,” a term the administration uses to justify executions without due process for an alleged crime that doesn’t receive the death penalty in the US. According to numbers released by the Trump administration, the attack brings the…

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Cambodia reported Thursday that Thai jets had dropped bombs on Poipet, its main hub for land-based trade with Thailand.PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thailand on Thursday carried out more airstrikes on Cambodia, claiming its jet fighters struck a warehouse where the Cambodian army had stored rockets that have been deployed to deadly effect in combat that began last week.The two nations have been fighting over patches of territory along the border that both claim. Several disputed areas contain the remains of centuries-old temples that have been damaged by the fighting, with Thailand claiming Cambodian forces had used them as bases.The…

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Ah, the Scots. Dang if they’re not nearly as big a mess as the Irish. The only thing that saves them from their worst instincts in most cases seems to be the fact that they are still safely but tenuously tethered to their British mum. Otherwise, I swear they’d have sunk under their own stubbornly ignorant as a box of rocks weight long ago. Advertisement Where the United Kingdom seems bent on a foolish and ruinous renewable transition, especially now that Labour’s chief climate cult fanatic Ed Miliband has the wheel, multiply whatever they are doing times five, and that’s…

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Gregory Bovino /Image: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license/Author: Paul Goyette Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino isn’t going to allow progressive tantrums to interfere with his efforts to make the streets safer for all Americans. On Wednesday, Bovino was confronted by Daniel Bliss, the far-left mayor of the far-left Chicago suburb of Evanston. Bliss confronted Bovino after at least ten people were detained for potentially being in the US illegally. Law and Order is back in Chicago Greg Bovino is relentless… whatever they’re paying him, it ain’t nowhere near enough Pritzker signed an E.O prohibiting ICE from making civil arrests,…

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(CN) — A long-running clash between the European Union and Poland reached a turning point Thursday, as Europe’s highest court said the country broke EU law by allowing its constitutional court to sideline EU rulings and fall short of basic standards of judicial independence.In a wide-ranging ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union said Poland crossed the line by backing constitutional court decisions that brushed aside binding EU judgments, blocked national courts from applying EU law and relied on a tribunal whose own makeup was deeply compromised.This was not, the court stressed, a technical squabble over legal theory…

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SYDNEY (AFP) — Australia’s prime minister vowed Thursday to stamp out extremism as the nation mourned the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, a 10-year-old girl remembered as “our little ray of sunshine.”Father-and-son gunmen are accused of firing into crowds at a beachside Jewish festival on Sunday, killing 15 in an attack authorities linked to “Islamic State ideology.”Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised a sweeping crackdown to banish the “evil of antisemitism from our society.”“It is clear we need to do more to combat this evil scourge,” he told reporters.This included new powers to target extremist preachers and to refuse…

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Federal officials are investigating whether housing providers in Colorado improperly funneled taxpayer dollars to nearly 3,000 ineligible recipients, including deceased tenants. According to the New York Post, an internal audit by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found that 221 individuals who had passed away were still receiving benefits, while another 87 were deemed ineligible for other reasons.  An additional 2,519 recipients will undergo further verification to determine eligibility. “From deceased tenants to individuals receiving HUD housing benefits who were never supposed to, the Department has questions for HUD-supported housing providers in Colorado, and we expect prompt answers…

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The forecast, and discussion about a new agreement between the seven states that rely on the Colorado River basin, came on the final day of a water conference in Las Vegas.LAS VEGAS (CN) — Managing water in the Colorado River basin is like balancing your checkbook.Jack Schmidt, director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University, played a role in developing a budget for the Colorado River basin, upon which seven states rely.The bottom line — he used a lot of red ink.“Nothing more than checkbook accounting — what goes in, what goes out,” Schmidt said. “We’re…

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Joseph Thompson, then an acting U.S. attorney, speaks at a news conference at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 16, 2025. George Walker IV/The Associated PressU.S. First Assistant Attorney Joe Thompson announced indictments against a half-dozen new suspects in a pair of recently identified welfare fraud schemes.Speaking at a news conference in Minnesota on Dec. 18, Thompson said investigators are working “around the clock” to dig into “staggering, industrial-scale fraud.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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Zamzam was the largest displacement camp in Sudan with more than 500,000 people there prior to the April attacks.CAIRO (AP) — More than 1,000 civilians were killed in a three-day attack by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group earlier this year on the largest displacement camp in western Sudan, the U.N. Human Rights Office said in a report released Thursday.RSF stormed Zamzam camp in April as part of its siege of the city of el-Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province.In the attack, hundreds of people were summarily executed, according to the report. People were killed in house-to-house raids…

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Steve Descano By Geoffrey Ingersoll SOROS STRIKES CLOSE TO HOME The alert hit my phone at about 1 p.m. The street address of the murder was less than a mile from both my place of work and, crucially, the school my kids attend. The suspect was armed and on the loose. Later, my wife would tell me it was the second time she’d had to alert our school that a shooter was on the loose. About an hour later, authorities had nabbed the guy. Marvin Fernando Morales-Ortez. Ortez’s story is wild. He was booked in mid-September on charges of brandishing…

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The persistent cost-of-living crisis that reshaped the U.S. political landscape in 2024 is sweeping through other Western democracies. Democrats failed to grapple with the reality that the financial weight middle America was carrying after the pandemic, and exacerbated by the Biden administration’s spending spree, would ultimately lead to a Republican blowout in 2024. Some blamed the messenger, former Vice President Kamala Harris, rather than the message. While it’s true that Harris was a terrible communicator, Democrats had no answer for Americans’ economic suffering. Similarly, establishment parties across several Western democracies are realizing that the cost-of-living crisis creates prime opportunities for…

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New York will allow the legalization of medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Governor Hochul and state legislative leaders announced the agreement to pass the bill. It will be in effect next year. Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to sign the proposal next year. She noted that she added “guardrails” in the bill in an op-ed in the Albany Times Union. Hochul, a Catholic, said she decided after hearing from New Yorkers in the “throes of pain and suffering,” as well as their children, while also considering opposition from “individuals of many faiths who believe that deliberately shortening one’s…

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Following the Dec. 14 Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia, people have been asking about foreigners and Muslims in Australia. The Daily Caller’s Thomas English zooms out to discuss legal immigration to Australia, arguing it’s the primary threat to society. SUBSCRIBE to the Thomas English YouTube channel and please support our work by becoming a Daily Caller Patriot subscriber today.

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Over the past several weeks, the U.S. has increased pressure on Lebanon to work harder on disarming Hezbollah.BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon on Thursday as a deadline looms to disarm the militant Hezbollah group along the countries’ tense frontier.The strikes came a day before a meeting of the committee monitoring the enforcement of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that halted the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah a year ago. The gathering on Friday will be the second meeting of the mechanism after Israel and Lebanon appointed civilian members to a previously…

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The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts has a new name. The organization’s board unanimously voted to rename the building after Trump, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed on X Thursday. Trump became the chairman of the board earlier this year. He dismissed board members and put his own appointees in place. “I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from all parts of the world, have just voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, because of the unbelievable work President Trump has…

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There’s a young man of conviction, right there!PublishedDecember 18, 2025 2:20 PM EST•UpdatedDecember 18, 2025 2:20 PM ESTFacebookTwitterEmailCopy LinkThere is no greater hatred in sports than a good old-fashioned college football rivalry.I’ve read about wars in the Middle Ages that were more cordial than your typical banter between two fans from rival SEC schools who hate each other.The intensity of these rivalries within the sport burns hot and bright, and the hatred is learned at a very young age.If you don’t believe me, take this young Georgia fan and his disdain for the Tennessee Volunteers.By the looks of it, he’s…

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United States Attorney Leah Foley of the District of Massachusetts announced Wednesday that two Haitian immigrants to the United States were facing food stamp fraud charges. Antonio Bonheur, 74, of Mattapan, and Saul Alisme, 21, of Hyde Park, were each indicted on a single count of food stamp fraud over a scheme that bilked over $7 million in benefits from two bodegas in the Boston area, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) release. Foley described how the bodega owners ripped off taxpayers during a press conference. (RELATED: Food Stamp Recipient Complains She Can’t Buy Junk Food With Your Tax…

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The Russian leader has bragged that Oreshnik’s multiple warheads plunge at speeds of up to Mach 10 and can’t be intercepted.(AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian president said Thursday that Russia had deployed its latest nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system to the country, a move that comes as talks to end the war in Ukraine have entered a crucial phase.President Alexander Lukashenko said the Oreshnik, an intermediate range ballistic missile system, arrived in the country on Wednesday and is entering combat duty. He didn’t say how many missiles have been deployed or give any other details.Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the…

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The Mannheim attack that killed two people was one of three car-rammings that shocked Germany in the space of a few months.BERLIN (AFP) — A German man received a life sentence and was ordered into psychiatric care on Thursday for plowing his car through a carnival market, killing two and injuring several more.The attack in the southwestern city of Mannheim in March struck as visitors flocked to a pedestrian zone lined with food stalls, rides and games.The defendant, partially named by German media as Alexander S., 40, was found guilty of two counts of murder and six counts of attempted…

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A marijuana grow site in California’s Mendocino County on Oct. 9, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesWASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 18 directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to expedite the reclassification of cannabis for the purpose of allowing medical research.A senior White House official told reporters during a Thursday briefing that the order intends to allow research that is prohibited under the existing classification.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to fast-track the reclassification of cannabis, which would pave the way for the Food and Drug Administration to study its medicinal uses. “This is really something having to do with common sense,” Trump said in the Oval Office before signing the order. The order does not make cannabis legal nationwide, the president said. “It doesn’t legalize marijuana in any way, shape or form or and in no way sanctions its use as a recreational drug,” he said, adding the order is aimed at helping people struggling with chronic pain. He also indicated…

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BRUSSELS (AFP) — Police fired teargas at farmers protesting the EU’s planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur in Brussels Thursday, as Brazil opened the door to postponing its signature to win over reluctant Europeans.About 1,000 honking tractors rolled into the Belgian capital, where the deal loomed large over an EU summit focused on funding Ukraine’s war effort.EU plans to have the pact sealed this week were thrown into disarray by Italy joining fellow heavyweight France in demanding a delay.The last-mile upset drew a now-or-never ultimatum from Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva — but he softened his…

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Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino responded publicly this week after FBI Director Kash Patel praised his service following Bongino’s announcement that he will depart the bureau in January, as reported by Fox News. Bongino confirmed Wednesday that he plans to leave his role less than a year after joining the agency. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: What Could It Mean For Your Money? He was sworn in as Deputy Director in March 2025 after stepping away from his work as a conservative commentator and radio host to accept the federal law enforcement position. Following the…

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fueled early 2028 presidential speculation on Wednesday after reacting to a new poll showing her narrowly leading Vice President of the United States J.D. Vance in a hypothetical matchup, as reported by The New York Post. Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, responded with a single-word post on X after an Argument/Verasight poll showed her ahead of Vance, 51% to 49%. Her reaction consisted of one word: “Bloop!” Bloop! https://t.co/By2kl8LnWY — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 17, 2025 Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: What Could It Mean For Your Money? The poll result added…

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating Colorado housing providers after an internal audit found that federal housing assistance was paid to hundreds of ineligible recipients, including 221 people who were already deceased. According to information obtained by The New York Post, HUD is probing whether Colorado housing agencies helped nearly 3,000 individuals improperly receive taxpayer-funded housing assistance. The investigation follows an audit that found benefits were granted to 221 dead individuals and another 87 people who did not meet eligibility requirements. “The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is investigating whether Colorado providers helped nearly 3,000…

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