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U.S. pushes Zelensky for swift yes on peace plan: Ukrainian officials - Axios

Kyiv thinks the U.S. is pushing Zelensky much harder than Putin.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches Texas Senate run, shaking up Democratic primary - NBC News

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, filed paperwork Monday to run for the Senate, shaking up the Democratic primary just before the state's filing deadline

Rate cut this week followed by a year of unknowns on economy’s trajectory - WBFF

A divided Federal Reserve will meet this week where officials are expected to move forward with another small cut as they face a tricky economic dynamic.

MLB Winter Meetings live updates: Latest news, rumors and analysis from Monday - CBS Sports

Keep track of Monday's news and rumors from the Winter Meetings in Orlando right here

Jimmy Kimmel Extends Deal With Disney’s ABC for at Least a Year - Bloomberg.com

Walt Disney Co. is bringing Jimmy Kimmel back for at least one more year.

The Kennedy Center Honors continue Trump’s vengeance on liberal Hollywood - Vox

Sunday’s awards exemplify MAGA’s politics of resentment.

Supreme Court poised to expand Trump’s power over independent agencies - The Washington Post

A ruling in favor of Trump’s position has been expected by legal experts because the justices have been chipping away at a precedent known as Humphrey’s Executor.

Bomb explosion kills over 30 in eastern Congo after army clashes with pro-government militia - AP News

A bomb explosion has killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Congo. The blast followed a clash between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia in the town of Sange on Sunday evening. The explosion occurred despite a recent U.S.-bro…

Watch a black hole fall into a star and then blow up - Yahoo

NASA has visualized the cataclysm, which is thought to have caused a mysterious eruption of gamma rays captured by telescopes earlier this year.

Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos - Politico

Lawmakers quietly stuck the requirement into their must-pass annual defense policy bill.

Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026 - Bloomberg.com

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it’s working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to compete next year with existing models from Meta Platforms Inc.: one with screens, and another that’s audio focused.

Former MAGA loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump policies are not America First - CBS News

The relationship between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of President Trump's most loyal backers, soured over the Epstein files and disagreements over MAGA policies.

Poor weather causes SpaceX to scrub launch of 3,000th Starlink satellite in 2025 on record-setting 32nd flight of Falcon 9 booster – Spaceflight Now - Spaceflight Now

Netflix’s Sarandos Wooed Trump Personally Ahead of Warner Bid - Bloomberg.com

Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos ventured to the White House in mid-November for a meeting with President Donald Trump. Over more than an hour, the two discussed a range of topics, including the auction of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., acco…

Stock futures are little changed after Wall Street notches back-to-back winning weeks: Live updates - CNBC

The three major indexes are coming off their second straight winning weeks.

Trump lashes out at Cuellar for running again as a Democrat after pardon - The Washington Post

Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was charged with bribery in 2024, says he is firmly a Democrat but a bipartisan one who can work with the president.

Fine against Southwest Airlines for 2022 winter storm cancellations waived by Department of Transportation - CBS News

Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest agreed to a $140 million civil penalty after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022​.

A Fasting-Style Diet Seems to Result in Dynamic Changes to Human Brains - ScienceAlert

Scientists looking to tackle our ongoing obesity crisis have made an important discovery: Intermittent calorie restriction leads to significant changes both in the gut and the brain, which may open up new options for maintaining a healthy weight.

Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing - AP News

Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But today only 12 are still alive. All are centenarians, and this year none were able to make the pilg…

Bond Traders Defy the Fed and Spark Heated Debate on Wall Street - Bloomberg.com

The bond market’s reaction to the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts has been highly unusual. By some measures, a disconnect like this, with Treasury yields climbing as the central bank lowers rates, hasn’t been seen since the 1990s.