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Trump has vowed to fight California on a variety of fronts, including its homeless policies, its resistance to a border wall, its electric car mandate and over his plans to begin mass deportations. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Bet on Trump.
Washington officially regards the Syrian rebels as terrorists; they are hoping to polish their image. LA Times
VOA VIEW: It would be good.
SNL's "woke" studio audience erupted in applause at the mention of accused UnitedHealthcare assassin Luigi Mangione during a segment over the weekend, visibly shocking even cast member Colin Jost. New York Post
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"Cities and states that pretend that the federal rules don’t apply to them are just violating the constitution, violating our freedom,'' former New York Gov. George Pataki said Sunday. New York Post
VOA VIEW: The states are as foolish as the leaders and people who follow their lead.
Archaeologists have dug up something otherworldly that may help connect diverse ancient civilizations. New York Post
Georgia homeowner Loletha Hale was arrested and charged with criminal trespass after she attempted to move back into her own house, which was reportedly inhabited by a squatter. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Sheer madness.
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to commence "the largest deportation operation in American history" as soon as he takes office on Jan. 20, 2025, and mused about keeping TikTok around as well. New York Post
VOA VIEW: The latter would be foolish.
For 14 years, scientists have been growing a tree akin to the Judean balsam — the source of the balm of Gilead — but with no modern counterpart. New York Times
Two bills on pediatric cancer research and a football stadium site had been left out of the main spending package, but passed early Saturday as separate legislation. New York Times
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Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson has passed away at 65-year-old. OANN
Louisiana's prison system routinely holds people weeks and months after they have completed their sentences, the U.S. Department of Justice alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. The suit against the state of Louisiana follows a multiyear investigation into what federal officials say is a pattern of "systemic overdetention" that violates inmates' rights and costs taxpayers millions of dollars a year. Washington Times
Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people's bank accounts or sent in the mail by a paper check. Washington Times
Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week's scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The relief is desperately needed.
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A judge ruled Friday that Missouri's near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, ensuring abortion will be legal in the state. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
A woman traveling through Los Angeles International Airport was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration last weekend after agents found 88 prohibited items in her luggage. Washington Times
Record holiday travel is expected in the U.S. this year, with the weekend before Christmas projected to be one of the busiest times for transit. CBS
VOA VIEW: Hard times.
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Over half of Americans see the drones that have been spotted over the East Coast as a threat to the U.S. CBS
VOA VIEW: Either a threat or government involvement.
Kari Lake, a former broadcast journalist who unsuccessfully ran for governor and for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, is President-elect Donald Trump's selection to lead Voice of America. CBS
The suspect drove through the doors of a JCPenny in Killeen, Texas, and continued inside for "several hundred yards," an official said. CBS
VOA VIEW: Madness!
Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, says she's removing herself from consideration for Marco Rubio's Senate seat. CBS
VOA VIEW: She must have bigger ambitions.
Thirteen states reported "high" or "very high" levels of flu-like illness last week, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's double the number of states from the week before. CBS
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The agency's decision expands the use of Zepbound and could potentially pave the way for Eli Lilly to gain broader insurance coverage for the treatment. CNBC
A Lyft driver said a rider slashed his throat, attempted to choke him and stole his car while he was giving a ride in Texas, leaving him with significant injuries. FOX News
VOA VIEW: More madness.
The FAA's new "digital license plate" for drones has yet to be rolled out to law enforcement, hindering efforts to identify mystery drones in the Northeast. FOX News
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Several suspected members of Tren De Aragua (TdA) were busted hiding out in a New York City apartment building located next to a daycare center. FOX News
A judge told the parents of 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg, a Philadelphia teacher found dead with 20 stab wounds in 2011, that the city's declaration of suicide was "puzzling." FOX News
VOA VIEW: How can 20 stabbings be a suicide?
Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, better known as the Houthis, has taken credit for downing an American military plane after the U.S. Central Command claimed it was shot in a friendly fire incident. UPI
VOA VIEW: Only a fool believes the story.
President-elect Donald Trump said late Saturday that he may demand that the Panama Canal be returned to the United States. UPI
Mark Burnett, the former producer of The Apprentice reality TV show starring President-elect Donald Trump will be the nation's special envoy to the Unite UPI
VOA VIEW: Taking care of a friend.
Those experiencing the winter doldrums can count on seeing more sunlight after the winter solstice arrived at 2:21 a.m. EST Saturday. UPI
This past weekend, during a routine inspection at the Interstate-25 checkpoint, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 37 undocumented migrants concealed inside a tractor-trailer, officials said. UPI
VOA VIEW: They should be sent back.
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