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Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...

Reuters: The Trump administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the president and his top officials, threatening new U.S. sanctions on the court if it did not. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants

Trump’s policies are endangering the U.S. ecosystem of scientific excellence because immigration has been a pipeline for innovative minds 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/s...

Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.

Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled. n.pr/4rP2dPS

U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History

Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don’t need visas, would have to share five years’ worth of social media. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

Denmark gets ready to cancel Christmas cards The Danish post is the first to end letter collection, but others will follow

The Danish post is the first to end letter collection, but others will follow

María Corina Machado ‘safe’ and ‘will be’ in Oslo, Nobel committee says, but will miss peace prize ceremony – Europe live Peace prize winner Machado has been seen only once in public since going into hiding in August last year The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is “safe” and “will be” in Oslo after “a journey in a situation of extreme danger,” although she will not attend the Nobel peace prize ceremony this afternoon, organisers have said. Machado has been seen only once in public since going into hiding in August last year amid a tense showdown with the president, Nicolás Maduro. Venezuela’s attorney general has said Machado, 58, would be considered a “fugitive” if she left the country to accept the award. “The Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Maria Corina Machado, has done everything in her power to come to the ceremony today. A journey in a situation of extreme danger. Although she will not be able to reach the ceremony and today’s events, we are profoundly happy to confirm that she is safe and that she will be with us in Oslo.” Continue reading...

María Corina Machado ‘safe’ and ‘will be’ in Oslo, Nobel committee says, but will miss peace prize ceremony – Europe live

Democrats Just Flipped Another Republican-Held Office in Georgia

Georgia has become a bellwether state for national politics, with recent elections possibly signaling wider trends.

Trump Says He Will Try Again to Halt Thailand-Cambodia War

Thailand has ruled out mediation by Trump.

An official complaint has been submitted to FIFA’s Ethics Committee, alleging “repeated breaches” of FIFA’s duty of political neutrality by Gianni Infantino, while requesting an investigation into the process gave Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

Inside the Pentagon’s Scramble to Deal With Boat Strike Survivors

When the US military plucked 2 men from the sea after a boat strike in Oct, it had to figure out what to do with them.

What emerged was a policy to ensure survivors do not end up in the U.S. court system, where the administration would have to justify the strikes. 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Seattle Plans Pride Match at Soccer World Cup, Infuriating Iran and Egypt

Iranian and Egyptian soccer teams were randomly picked to play the Pride-themed match at World Cup 2026 in Seattle.

They are not happy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...

Oreo is bringing zero-sugar cookies to the US Rejoice, New Year’s dieters: Oreos are getting a sugar-free option. Mondelez said Tuesday that Oreo Zero Sugar and Oreo Double Stuf Zero Sugar will go on sale in the U.S. in January.

Oreo is bringing 'zero-sugar' cookies to the US
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Live Updates: Trump Addresses Economy in Campaign-Style Rally in Pennsylvania

Trump gave a meandering speech in Pa. that was supposed to focus on affordability.

He insisted Americans were “doing better than you have ever done,” mocked the term “affordability” and opined on windmills, transgender people, the Middle East & Somalia.

🎁 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

Paramount Pictures X Account Hacked to Read ‘Proud Arm of the Fascist Regime’ The official account for Paramount Pictures on X was seemingly hacked, to alter the account's bio as "Proud arm of the fascist regime."

Paramount's X account reportedly hacked amid Warner Bros. bidding war, with its bio reading, “Proud arm of the fascist regime”

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro faces subpoena over private home security upgrades after firebombing The security improvements were recommended following the arson attack on the official governor's residence in Harrisburg in April.

In the wake of the firebombing of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence, a GOP-led committee in the state legislature voted Tuesday to seek records related to, among other things, roughly $1 million in security upgrades to his personal home abcnews.go.com/Politics/pen...

In defiant flyover, U.S. F-18 fighter jets enter Venezuelan airspace for 40 minutes Two U.S. F-18 fighter jets entered Venezuelan airspace in a dramatic show of force as military tensions between Washington and the Maduro regime escalate

U.S. F-18 fighter jets enter Venezuelan airspace for 40 minutes, in defiant flyover
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Miami Elects First Democratic Mayor in Nearly 30 Years

Wow. Miami voters elected a Democrat to lead the city for the first time in almost 30 years, in a race that Democrats hope sets a precedent for the 2026 midterms. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Who Will Win: Netflix or Paramount? We’ve Seen This Show Before.

Barry Diller's advice to Paramount and Netflix? "Be prepared for a long siege." David Ellison's war with Netflix is a re-run of Diller's quest for Paramount three decades ago.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...

Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt and a suspect in custody, officials say Police say a shooting at Kentucky State University has left one person dead and one in critical condition on Tuesday.

At least one person was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect was in custody, the police said. apnews.com/article/kent...

PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”

Judge Suggests Prosecutor on Comey and James Cases Should Resign as U.S. Attorney

Federal Judge Suggests Lindsey Halligan, Prosecutor on Comey and James Cases, Should Resign as U.S. Attorney www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.

‘Come North!’ Canada Makes Play for H1-B Visa Holders With New Talent Drive

‘Come North!’ Canada Makes Play for H1-B Visa Holders Scared Off by US Crackdown 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/w...

Opinion | This Is the 21st-Century Arms Race. Can America Keep Up? (Gift Article) Innovations in A.I., synthetic biology and quantum computing are set to change war.

In Ukraine, small, cheap, remotely controlled weapons are dominating the battlefield.

China is testing how to fly drones in sync. Soon such swarms could hunt and kill on their own. This is the future of war. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Can't stop won't stop:

MacKenzie Scott increased her donations to nonprofits in 2025, giving $7.1 billion. | AP

Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."

Trump gives Zelenskyy ‘days’ to respond to peace proposal Ukrainian president pressed by US envoys for a swift response with an aim to agree ceasefire with Russia ‘by Christmas’

Trump's envoys have given Zelensky days to respond to a peace deal that would make Ukraine accept territorial losses in return for unspecified U.S. security guarantees, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday

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Illinois Governor Signs Bill Imposing New Limits on Immigration Enforcement

Pritzker signs bill imposing limits on immigration enforcement in Illinois, like restrictions on arrests around state courthouses.

Republicans have criticized the law and suggested it would face legal challenges. 🎁

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Opinion | Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself (Gift Article) Investing in the old ways of war leaves America at risk.

The US military is overmatched.

When a national security official received the brief, he turned pale as he realized “every trick we had up our sleeve, the Chinese had redundancy after redundancy.”

It traced a long decline in America’s ability to win a major war. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...