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Congress faces shutdown dilemma that could mess with Trump's first 100 days

Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown and is expected to kick the funding fight til early 2025 when President-elect Donald Trump will be in office.

NBC News - Dec. 3

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire tested by intensifying cross-border strikes

Israel hits Lebanon with its largest wave of airstrikes since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, as both sides accuse each other of violations.

CBS News - Dec. 3

US woman admits drink-driving in crash that killed bride on wedding day

Samantha Miller was fatally hit while travelling in a golf cart and still wearing her wedding dress.

BBC News - Dec. 3

Nearly 100,000 Volkswagen workers joined one-day wave of strikes

Yahoo News - Dec. 3

French bond yield spread to Germany near 12-year high a day ahead of vote on government

French sovereign bonds rose, though the yield spread with Germany still traded near the widest since the European debt crisis

MarketWatch - Dec. 3

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits

Israel has unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people

ABC News - Dec. 3

Welcome to the GSL T20 in Guyana where big oil, geopolitics and cricket collide | Jonathan Liew

T20 tournament has sprung up amid battle for oil and allies but do the cricketers actually know what is going on?. In 1899 an international tribunal controversially settled a border dispute between ...

The Guardian - Dec. 3

Woman sentenced to 25 years for DUI crash that killed bride on wedding day

A South Carolina woman will spend 25 years in prison for a drunken crash that killed a bride on her wedding day in April 2023. Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty to several charges, including ...

CBS News - Dec. 2

Ex-Kansas Police Detective Found Dead on First Day of His Trial

Roger Golubski, who had been accused of raping and terrorizing Black women, was found dead on his back porch on Monday as his federal trial was set to begin.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after 'alarming blood test,' attorney says

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein says he was hospitalized following an “alarming blood test."

ABC News - Dec. 2

Wayne Northrop, TV actor known for dramas 'Dynasty' and 'Days of Our Lives,' dies at 77

Wayne Northrop, best known for his work in TV dramas 'Days of Our Lives' and 'Dynasty,' died Friday, his publicist confirmed to The Times. The actor was 77.

Los Angeles Times - Dec. 2

2 Delta attendants fail breathalyzer test before international flight

Delta says it pulled pair of crew members from duty after random screening by Dutch authorities.

CBS News - Dec. 2

South Carolina driver gets 25 years for DUI crash that killed bride, injured groom on wedding day

A South Carolina woman charged with drunkenly plowing into a newlywed couple’s golf cart, killing the bride and seriously injuring the groom on their wedding day, was sentenced Monday to 25 years ...

NBC News - Dec. 2

Hezbollah and Israel Trade Fire, Further Testing Cease-Fire

Both sides have accused each other of violating the deal; Hezbollah fired into Israel for the first time since the truce took effect, and Israel responded with airstrikes.

The New York Times - Dec. 2

College football recruiting: Four key storylines to follow during National Signing Day 2024

Top prospects to watch and one possible QB flip to track

CBS Sports - Dec. 2

NBA Cup: Here's what's at stake on the final day of group play

The 2024 Emirates NBA Cup resumes Tuesday, with five of the eight spots in the knockout round — three in the East, two in the West — still up for grabs.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 2

Streamer Kai Cenat earns millions, breaks Twitch subscriber record during 30-day livestream

Kai Cenat, a 22-year-old live streamer, completed a so-called subathon on Saturday, streaming 24 hours a day for the entire 30 days of November.

CNBC - Dec. 2

Ex-Kansas police detective found dead on first day of federal civil rights trial

A white former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective was found dead Monday of an apparent suicide on the day his federal civil rights trial was set to begin for allegedly sexually abusing Black ...