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Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China. There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete […]
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Top manager leaves Warren Buffett’s Berkshire as incoming CEO names team

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Incoming Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel is assembling his team to help him lead the conglomerate Warren Buffett built starting in January after a couple of key departures. Berkshire said Monday that one of its two investment managers besides Buffett who has also served as CEO of Geico for several years, […]
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As Congress faces a year-end deadline on Affordable Care Act subsidies, Senate Minority Leader Chuc...

Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year, despite expiring subsidies

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026 is moderately higher than it was at a similar time last year, initial new federal data shows, even as subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025 will make the coverage more expensive for many. Seen […]
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Brad Raffensperger sues to win more campaign spending power in Georgia governor race

ATLANTA (AP) — Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican candidate for Georgia governor to attack campaign finance rules, saying they unconstitutionally limit his free speech while allowing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited contributions. Safe Affordable Georgia filed suit Monday in federal court in Atlanta asking a judge to rule that […]
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In this photo provided by Jon Alan Hale, Hale, left, poses with friends after taking his 15,000th R...

California man marks his 15,000th spin on Disneyland’s ‘Cars’ ride

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — For a Disneyland enthusiast who marked his 15,000th spin Monday on an auto-racing attraction inspired by the animated film “Cars,” it’s not about winning. It’s about the ride. Jon Alan Hale said he was eager to try out the Radiator Springs Racers ride at Disney California Adventure after undergoing gastric […]
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FILE - This Thursday, July 25, 2013, photo shows Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Ks. (Mike Hutmacher...

Boeing finalizes $4.7B acquisition of key 737 Max supplier Spirit AeroSystems

Boeing said Monday that it has completed a $4.7 billion purchase of key supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which builds fuselages for the giant aerospace company’s 737 Max jetliners, including an Alaska Airlines aircraft that suffered a door-panel blowout last year. The deal, in the works for over a year, brings Boeing’s largest provider of spare parts […]
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Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba resigning as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, said Monday she is resigning as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, giving up her fight to stay in the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully. In a statement posted on social media, Habba assailed the court’s ruling […]
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Settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved Monday by a federal judge after years of negotiations. Richard Trahant, an attorney representing victims in the case, and a spokesperson for the archdiocese both confirmed the approval of […]
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Mon...

Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Brazilian woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be released from ICE custody while she fights potential deportation, an immigration judge ruled Monday. Bruna Ferreira, 33, a longtime Massachusetts resident, was previously engaged to Leavitt’s brother, Michael. She was driving to pick up their 11-year-old […]
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Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York. (Sarah Yenes...

Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect

NEW YORK (AP) — Moments after Luigi Mangione was put in handcuffs at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, a police officer searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of underwear. The discovery, recounted in court Monday as Mangione fights to exclude evidence from his New York murder case, convinced police in Altoona, […]
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FBI Director Kash Patel White House speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, N...

12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington sued Monday to get their jobs back, saying their action had been intended to de-escalate a volatile situation and was not meant as a political gesture. The agents say in their lawsuit that they were fired in […]
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ric...

Rubio and Hegseth meet Australian counterparts with China expected to be focus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are meeting their Australian counterparts Monday in Washington for annual talks expected to focus on Indo-Pacific security and countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the region, including in the South China Sea and directed at Taiwan. Rubio, Hegseth, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong […]
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Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca "Becky" Hill awaits a court hearing on Monday, D...

Court clerk who helped with Alex Murdaugh’s trial pleads guilty to showing sealed exhibits

ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) — The former court clerk in South Carolina who helped out with the murder trial of attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges for showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court. Former Colleton County Clerk of Court Mary Rebecca “Becky” Hill, 58, was […]
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President Donald Trump walks the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Sunday, Dec. 7, ...

Trump is proposing a $12B farm aid package to soften blow of his tariffs, White House official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war, according to White House official. According to the official, who was granted […]
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The Warner Bros. water tower is seen at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 20...

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid by Netflix

NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix which reached a $72 billion takeover deal with the company. Paramount said Monday that it going straight to Warner Bros. shareholders with a $30 per share in cash offer for the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery, including its Global […]
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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks to the crowd before California Gov. Gavin Newsom took t...

Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid. Crockett’s Senate decision looms

Former Rep. Colin Allred is ending his U.S. Senate campaign in Texas and instead will attempt a House comeback bid, potentially paving the way for Rep. Jasmine Crockett to become the early favorite for Democrats’ nomination in a state they have long hoped to make more competitive. Crockett will decide Monday, the final day of […]
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President Donald Trump speaks on the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, Sunday, Dec....

The Latest: The Supreme Court weighs Trump’s bid to fire independent agency board members

The Trump administration’s push to expand control over independent federal agencies comes before a sympathetic Supreme Court that could overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members. Lawyers for the administration are defending President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter without cause and calling on the court […]
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Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith stands during a news conference at the Department...

Washington’s Mayor Bowser says the city’s police chief, Pamela Smith, is stepping down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pamela Smith, who was catapulted into national attention after President Donald Trump moved to federalize Washington’s police force and who worked to confront rising violence in the nation’s capital, is stepping down as the city’s police chief, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday. Smith, appointed in 2023, had been brought in to stabilize […]
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Bloomberg expands his support of mayors globally to help save democracy. And improve trash pickup

Michael R. Bloomberg has believed mayors have plenty to teach each other since he was mayor of New York City and supported the effort to share good municipal ideas through his nonprofit Bloomberg Philanthropies since he left office in 2013. However, as more nations get bogged down in what the media entrepreneur and philanthropist calls […]
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Lynn Weidner, a home care worker who worries that the cost of her health insurance plan in the Affo...

Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in key battleground U.S. House districts are working to contain the political fallout that may come when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act. For a critical sliver of the Republican majority, the impending expiration of what are called enhanced […]
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If you want that tattoo erased it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you

DETROIT (AP) — 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 partially inscribed homage to his mother, some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or many […]
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk the red carpet before the 48th Kennedy Cen...

Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. ‘could be a problem’ because of size of market share

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that a deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share. “There’s no question about it,” Trump said, answering questions about the deal and various other topics as he walked the red carpet at […]
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Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier to be arraigned in New York court over sports betting scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Heat player Terry Rozier is set to appear in a New York court on charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in NBA games. The 31-year-old point guard will be formally arraigned in Brooklyn federal court late Monday on federal wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges. He’ll […]
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FILE - Guests arrive at Disney's Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., June 15, 2016....

What to know about changes to Disney parks’ disability policies

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Changes that Disney made to a popular program that lets qualifying disabled people skip long lines at its California and Florida theme parks are too restrictive, disabled fans contend in a federal lawsuit and shareholder proposal that seek to expand eligibility. The battle over who can skip long lines on popular […]
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