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Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat that killed survivors in the Caribbean
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two…
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IRS law enforcement expanded reach in 2025: Helped ICE, policed D.C. streets
Nearly a century ago, the IRS' criminal investigators built the case that landed Al Capone behind bars for tax evasion. Source link
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Vance says Trump 'making progress' on the economy after Biden rut
Vice President J.D. Vance on Tuesday promised Pennsylvania's blue-collar workers a resurgent middle class under President Trump, pointing…
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Speaker Johnson: Emails to show FBI warned Biden DOJ it lacked probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago
Emails that the Justice Department is set to hand over to Congress will show the FBI warning Biden administration officials that they did…
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Australia’s Dangerous Naïveté
The atrocity at Bondi Beach was heartrending and all too predictable. Source link
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Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi's handling of the…
Business
Wall Street slips at open as investors assess key jobs data
Wall Street’s main indexes slipped at the open on Tuesday (Dec 16) after data broadly signalled a cooling US economy, paving the way for…
Business
Property tycoon Gordon Tang to acquire Suntec Reit manager
Tang and his affiliates currently own 35.7% of Suntec Reit, while the Reit manager ESR Trust Management (Suntec) owns 10.8% Acrophyte…
Culture
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” Mostly Treads Water
Got all that? Good. “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is many things: a lengthy demo reel for the latest sophistications in performance-capture…
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U.S. Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee's place
Starting Tuesday, the U.S. Capitol will display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her…
Business
F&N dairy subsidiary to acquire additional 4.6% stake in Vinamilk from Jardine C&C
The deal involves about 96.1 million sale shares, with a total consideration of around six trillion Vietnamese dong F&N Dairy Investments…
Business
Samudera Shipping unit, Imoto Corporation enter JV to set up shipping company in Japan
Blue Ocean Shipping will be headquartered in Kobe and is expected to begin operations in the first half of 2026 A subsidiary of container…
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‘But Your iPhone’ Conservatism Will Fail
We must acknowledge that the badges of middle-class life have become harder to achieve, no matter our technological advances. Source link
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Jimmy Lai’s Sham Conviction in Hong Kong
There may now be a new opportunity to press for his freedom. Source link
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No Heroes in the Oklahoma Grading Controversy
There’s only one relevant question in a University of Oklahoma probe into a failing grade that became a national story. Source link
Business
Keppel divests remaining interests in two Singapore data centres for S$50.5 million to Keppel DC Reit
Asset manager Keppel announced on Tuesday (Dec 16) that its connectivity division has agreed to sell its stakes in two data centres for a…
Culture
The Best Performances of 2025
Emma Stone, “Bugonia” Stone was on my list in 2023, the year she gave two discomfiting comic performances, in the Showtime series “The…
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Five Things That Changed the Media in 2025
The true-crime genre has been a cornerstone of the podcast market for years, and we could very well see a proliferation of newsletters…
Business
Manulife US Reit unitholders agree to strategic pivot into non-office sectors
The shareholders approve two resolutions to support the Reit’s ‘Growth and Value Up’ plan Unitholders of Manulife US Reit (MUST) have…
Business
‘Shadow banking’ growing at double the rate of traditional lenders, FSB says
The sector’s rapid growth alarms regulators over weak transparency and risks spilling into broader financial markets The non-bank…
Business
MUFG’s next CEO Hanzawa seeks growth to close gap with global rivals
While widely seen as a safe choice, whether he can further elevate the group with 400 trillion yen in assets will be closely watched…
Business
TotalEnergies wins 21-year deal to power Google data centres in Malaysia
The power supply contract is expected to take effect in the first quarter of next year France’s TotalEnergies said on Tuesday (Dec 16) it…
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Thai central bank is 'taking action' on baht, worried by rapid rise
Thailand’s central bank has taken action to tackle the appreciation of the baht, governor Vitai Ratanakorn said on Tuesday (Dec 16). It is…
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Rupee hits record low, pressured by persistent outflows and NDF maturities
The Indian rupee slipped to an all-time low for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, pressured by dollar bids spurred by the likely…