1. Trump seems to wave the white flag on his US attorneys gambit  Politico
2. Opinion | Trump’s Blue-Slip Blues  The Wall Street Journal
3. What Are 'Blue Slips' and Why Is Trump Fighting to End Them?  Time Magazine
4. Trump pressures Thune over ‘blue slips,’ attorney nominations  thehill.com
5. Primer: Time to Give the Blue Slip the Pink Slip  The Center for Renewing America

1. China holds low-key Nanjing Massacre memorial despite Japan tensions  Reuters
2. China Warns Against Japanese Militarism at Massacre Memorial  Bloomberg.com
3. China marks Nanking massacre anniversary with warning against Japan’s militarism  South China Morning Post
4. China holds low-key Nanjing Massacre memorial without Xi amid Japan row  Al Jazeera
5. China slams Japanese militarism as ‘common foe’ of world ahead of national memorial day for Nanjing Massacre victims  Global Times

1. VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs  The Washington Post
2. U.S. Veterans Affairs agency plans as many as 35,000 health-care job cuts this month, Washington Post reports  CNBC
3. ‘I Feel Lost.’ Anxiety Grows Among Veterans Cut off From VA One-on-One Therapy  thewarhorse.org
4. US Veterans Affairs Agency Plans Health Care Job Cuts, WaPo Reports  U.S. News & World Report
5. Veterans Affairs said to plan up to 35,000 job cuts  breakingthenews.net

1. A Measles Outbreak Brings With It Echoes of the Pandemic  The New York Times
2. Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks  ABC News
3. Measles Outbreaks Accelerate as U.S. Inches Closer to a Disease Tipping Point  Scientific American
4. At least 254 quarantined in SC over 'accelerating' measles outbreak  USA Today
5. South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates as cases rise to 126  Reuters

1. Sherrone Moore’s firing and its shocking aftermath raises tough questions about the culture of Michigan’s athletic department  CNN
2. Moore facing charges of stalking, home invasion  ESPN
3. Sherrone Moore's journey from stadium to jail cell is startling  Detroit Free Press
4. Legal experts question University of Michigan’s role after charges against former HC Sherrone Moore  ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
5. Moore's firing is latest high-level departure at U-M  Detroit Free Press

1. Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba  The New York Times
2. Satellite images suggest seized tanker 'deliberately' manipulated location data  ABC News
3. US slaps sanctions on Maduro's 'narco-nephews'  DW
4. Trump says US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela  AP News
5. The US is already at war with Venezuela  Al Jazeera

1. Powerball might have Mega Millions to thank for its latest $1 billion jackpot  CNN
2. Powerball hits $1 billion. See financial advisers' tips for winners.  USA Today
3. Powerball jackpot reaches $1 billion. When is the next drawing?  The Herald-Mail
4. Holiday excitement builds with $1 BILLION Powerball® jackpot tomorrow!  Powerball
5. Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion—experts say to avoid these 5 mistakes if you win: 'You will be in an emotional state for a while'  CNBC

1. Thailand Rejects Trump’s Claim That It Reached a Cease-Fire With Cambodia  The New York Times
2. Thailand-Cambodia fighting continues after Trump says countries agree to ceasefire  BBC
3. Fighting Persists on Thai-Cambodian Border After Trump’s Cease-Fire Claim  The Wall Street Journal
4. ‘It’s not going to end’: Thai evacuees fear for future after fresh clashes with Cambodia | Thailand  The Guardian
5. Thai and Cambodian leaders renew a ceasefire after deadly clashes, Trump says  NPR

1. Zelensky to meet Witkoff and Kushner on Trump's peace push  Axios
2. Witkoff to meet Zelensky for latest Ukraine war talks  BBC
3. US envoy Witkoff will travel to Berlin to meet with Zelenskiy and European leaders  Reuters
4. Exclusive | Witkoff to Meet Zelensky and European Leaders in Berlin This Weekend on Peace Plan  The Wall Street Journal
5. Starmer Grapples With Ukraine Crisis as Threats Swirl at Home  Bloomberg.com

1. Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative  AP News
2. House Republicans propose healthcare plan with no extension of tax credits  The Guardian
3. House will vote on Obamacare extension next week  Politico
4. House G.O.P. Releases Health Plan That Would Allow Subsidies to End  The New York Times
5. Growing number of House Republicans sign on to effort to force vote on ACA subsidies -- defying Speaker Johnson  ABC News

1. Donovan Mitchell rescues Cavs from rock bottom, sparks fourth-quarter turnaround in 130-126 win  Cleveland.com
2. Cavs' Mitchell scores 24 in 4th to set season mark  ESPN
3. 6 Takeaways from Cavs narrow 130-126 win over Wizards: Something is off  Yahoo Sports
4. Wizards Give Up 15-Point 4th Quarter Lead, Lose to Cavaliers, 130-124  Bullets Forever
5. ‘Can’t happen’: Cavs fail to put words into action during latest troubling performance  Cleveland.com

1. SpaceX Tells Staff It Is Preparing for a Potential IPO Next Year  The Wall Street Journal
2. Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public  The New York Times
3. SpaceX Sets $800 Billion Valuation, Confirms 2026 IPO Plans  Bloomberg.com
4. SpaceX Huge IPO Valuation: 2 Lessons as Musk Creates Another Tesla  Barron's
5. Rocket Report: Neutron’s Hungry Hippo is deemed ready, whither Orbex?  Ars Technica

1. 5 Zodiac Signs With The Very Best Horoscopes On December 13, 2025  YourTango
2. Horoscope for Saturday, December 13, 2025  Chicago Sun-Times
3. Horoscopes Today, December 13, 2025  USA Today
4. Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: December 12, 2025  The Cut
5. Today’s Women’s Horoscope (December 13, 2025): Daily Predictions for Love, Career & Wealth for all zodiac signs  Times of India

1. Preservationists sue Trump for ballroom project reviews and congressional approval  PBS
2. Trump sued over East Wing demolition  CNN
3. Trump sued by preservation group over $300m White House ballroom project  The Guardian
4. New White House construction site photos show rubble where East Wing once stood  Axios
5. Trump Live Updates: White House Ballroom Lawsuit, New Epstein Photos and More  The New York Times

1. Popular influencer dies after falling from 9th floor of high-rise apartment  MLive.com
2. Influencer Mary Magdalene, Known for Dramatic Cosmetic Surgeries, Dies at 33 After Falling from High-Rise Apartment  People.com
3. Surgery-addicted social media star Mary Magdalene, 33, found dead near Thai hotel after haunting final post  Daily Mail
4. Iconic adult star with 1.5st boobs spends last moments on beach with MAFS star before tragic death  Daily Star

1. With iOS 26.2, Apple lets you roll back Liquid Glass again — this time on the Lock Screen  TechCrunch
2. iOS 26.2—Update Now Waning Issued To All iPhone Users  Forbes
3. When does iOS 26.2 drop? Why Apple recommends updating to iOS 26 now  The Commercial Appeal
4. iOS 26.2 is here with Liquid Glass, AirDrop, and Apple Music updates  The Verge
5. Apple releases iOS 26.2, and new Edge Light tool. Here's how to try all the OS updates.  Mashable

1. Samsung’s new camera sensor could make motion blur issues a thing of the past  9to5Google
2. Samsung Is Working On A Next-Gen Camera Tech That Apple Is Also Interested In  Wccftech
3. Hold on, it looks like Samsung's next flagship phones are getting a huge camera update after all  Currently.com
4. Samsung Unveils Global Shutter-Like Sensor to Revolutionize Smartphone Cameras  WebProNews
5. Samsung develops new sensor technology to eliminate distortion in smartphone action photography  Notebookcheck

1. Newly released Epstein photos include NH businessman and Segway inventor Dean Kamen  New Hampshire Public Radio
2. New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people  CNN
3. The latest tranche of Epstein evidence – in pictures  The Guardian
4. Trump says 'no big deal' after Jeffrey Epstein photos showing him released  CNBC
5. New Epstein photos turn heads, but file dumps just getting started  USA Today

1. In photos: Flooding in Western Washington state forces thousands to evacuate  NPR
2. More atmospheric rivers coming for flooded Washington and the West Coast  CNN
3. Couple's home swept away by floodwaters in Whatcom County  KOMO
4. Mount Vernon floodwall holding as record crest passes  The Seattle Times
5. LIVE UPDATES: Flooding, evacuations, road closures persist in western WA  FOX 13 Seattle

1. Displaced Gazans struggle with flooding, health risks  The Jerusalem Post
2. Fourteen Palestinians, including children, die in Gaza amid Storm Byron  Al Jazeera
3. Families washed out of tents as flood waters course through Gaza  The Guardian
4. Images show how a winter storm has battered a destroyed Gaza  The Washington Post
5. Palestinian baby dies of hypothermia as winter storms worsen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis  CNN

1. Four Winners and Four Losers From MLB’s Winter Meetings  Sports Illustrated
2. MLB winter meetings: Winners, losers -- and who needs to make a big move next  ESPN
3. Winter Meetings takeaways: Mets mess, trade talks heating up, Dodgers dominance - The Athletic  The New York Times
4. MLB offseason reset: 10 biggest questions remaining for the 2026 season after the Winter Meetings  CBS Sports
5. We Tried Tracker: Winter Meetings Schwarblonso Edition  FanGraphs

1. Exclusive / Washington Post’s AI-generated podcasts rife with errors, fictional quotes  https-//www.semafor.com
2. Is The Washington Post’s new AI podcast a hallmark of the future?  NPR
3. The Post’s A.I. ‘Disaster’  status.news
4. The Washington Post debuts AI-personalized podcasts to hook younger listeners  Digiday
5. Washington Post Staffers Decry New AI Podcast Push  TheWrap

The Post calls the podcast an "AI-powered tool" that turns its articles into an audio news digest.

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1. How Nobel laureate María Corina Machado escaped from Venezuela  The Washington Post
2. Behind the Venezuelan Opposition Leader’s Daring Escape to Oslo  The New York Times
3. Special forces veteran who rescued Machado begs her not to return to Venezuela  CNN
4. 'She's awesome': How U.S. veterans helped Venezuela's Machado escape  NPR
5. How María Corina Machado got to Norway to get her Nobel Peace Prize  NBC News

1. Trump administration sues Georgia county for 2020 ballot records  BBC
2. DOJ files suit to obtain 2020 election records in Fulton County, Georgia  NBC News
3. The Justice Department has now sued 18 states in an effort to access voter data  NPR
4. Trump Officials Sue to Seize 2020 Ballots in a Georgia County  The New York Times
5. DOJ sues Massachusetts, three other states after they refused to hand over voters’ personal data  The Boston Globe

1. How Skagit Valley endured a record flood but escaped dire predictions  The Seattle Times
2. More atmospheric rivers coming for flooded Washington and the West Coast  CNN
3. Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state  AP News
4. Northwest floods offer sneak peek of hotter climate's toll  KUOW
5. Scenes From Washington After a Week of Torrential Rain and Flooding  The New York Times

1. Amy Schumer Announces Divorce From Husband Chris Fischer  The Hollywood Reporter
2. Amy Schumer and Husband Chris Fischer Divorcing After Over 7 Years of Marriage  People.com
3. Amy Schumer Announces Divorce With Unhinged Post  The Daily Beast
4. Amy Schumer and husband Chris Fischer split after 7 years of marriage  Page Six
5. Amy Schumer and Husband Chris Fischer Break Up After 7 Years of Marriage  E! News

1. New York tourist stabbed while changing baby’s diaper in Macy’s restroom, suspect charged: Police  ABC News
2. Macy's Herald Square NYC stabbing: Tourist from California stabbed while changing baby's diaper at store bathroom  ABC7 New York
3. Woman charged in unprovoked attack on tourist at Macy's Herald Square  Spectrum News NY1
4. Macy's stabbing suspect has history of mental illness, was released from psych ward day of attack  Fox News
5. Mass. woman arrested, accused of stabbing inside NY Macy's store  WCVB

1. Could Kenny Dillingham take the Michigan head coaching job?  Arizona Sports
2. Michigan coaching candidates: Five names to watch, from Kalen DeBoer to Jedd Fisch - The Athletic  The New York Times
3. Kenny Dillingham comments resurface amid Michigan football speculation  azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
4. Urban Meyer Makes Decision on Replacing Sherrone Moore at Michigan  Yahoo Sports
5. Ex-Patriots Assistant Named Possible Candidate For Michigan Head Coach  NESN

1. At meeting on Florida's plan to end school vaccine mandates, skeptics and doctors stand off  NBC News
2. In Florida’s Panhandle, a Hearing on School Vaccine Mandates Gets Heated  The New York Times
3. Florida Health Department takes step toward eliminating 4 child vaccine mandates  Miami Herald
4. Doctors: Florida plan to repeal vaccine rules a 'direct threat' to health  Tallahassee Democrat
5. Critics clash over proposed end to vaccine requirements for PreK-12 students in Florida  WEAR-tv

1. SpaceX Sets Insider Share Deal at About $800 Billion Valuation  Bloomberg.com
2. Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public  The New York Times
3. Musk Confirms SpaceX IPO Is Coming, Says He Won’t Do DOGE Again  Yahoo Finance
4. Rocket Report: Neutron’s Hungry Hippo is deemed ready, whither Orbex?  Ars Technica
5. SpaceX Tells Staff It Is Preparing for a Potential IPO Next Year  The Wall Street Journal

1. Google Removes AI Videos of Disney Characters After Cease and Desist Letter  Variety
2. 'We're not just going to want to be fed AI slop for 16 hours a day': Analyst sees Disney/OpenAI deal as a dividing line in entertainment history  Fortune
3. Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator  CNBC
4. The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora  OpenAI
5. The dos and don'ts of Disney's Sora agreement  Axios

1. District of Columbia | U.S. Unseals Warrant for Tanker Seized by Coast Guard Off the Coast of Venezuela  Department of Justice (.gov)
2. Satellite images suggest seized tanker 'deliberately' manipulated location data  ABC News
3. Venezuela oil exports reportedly fall sharply after US seizure of tanker  The Guardian
4. US slaps sanctions on Maduro's 'narco-nephews'  DW
5. An American oil blockade would devastate the Venezuelan regime  The Economist

1. National Guardsman Who Was Shot Is Making ‘Extraordinary Progress,’ Doctor Says  The New York Times
2. Guardsman wounded in shooting can now breathe on his own as doctors hail ‘miraculous’ recovery  CNN
3. Staff Sgt. Wolfe moved to in-patient rehabilitation Friday  WV MetroNews
4. National Guard member Andrew Wolfe now breathing on his own, can stand with assistance after D.C. shooting  CBS News
5. National Guard Sgt. Andrew Wolfe shows 'extraordinary progress' after DC shooting  WJLA

1. Jim Harbaugh “still processing” Sherrone Moore’s firing at Michigan  NBC Sports
2. Moore facing charges of stalking, home invasion  ESPN
3. Legal experts question University of Michigan’s role after charges against former HC Sherrone Moore  ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
4. Ex-Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore charged with home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering  CNN
5. Ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore charged with felony home invasion, released on bond  Yahoo Sports

1. New Photos From Epstein Estate Show Ties to Trump, Clinton and More Powerful Men  The New York Times
2. New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people  CNN
3. New Epstein photos turn heads, but file dumps just getting started  USA Today
4. Trump says 'no big deal' after Jeffrey Epstein photos showing him released  CNBC
5. 19 photos were released from the Epstein files. We unpack their significance  NPR

1. Trump's White House ballroom construction draws lawsuit from preservationists  Axios
2. Trump sued over East Wing demolition  CNN
3. Trump Live Updates: White House Ballroom Lawsuit, New Epstein Photos and More  The New York Times
4. Architects call on Shalom Baranes Associates to decline Trump’s commission  The Architect’s Newspaper
5. New White House construction site photos show rubble where East Wing once stood  Axios

1. Risk-Based Screening Works as Well as Yearly Checks After 40 in Finding Breast Cancers  The New York Times
2. A New Study Challenges the Way We Screen for Breast Cancer  Time Magazine
3. New study questions what we know about who should get mammograms and when  The Washington Post
4. American College of Radiology Statement on WISDOM Breast Cancer Screening Trial Results | Newswise  Newswise
5. ‘Give this a try’: Digital toolkit aims to improve risk-informed breast cancer screening  Healio

1. Myles Garrett reaches out to Steelers rival T.J. Watt in the wake of his collapsed lung  Cleveland.com
2. Steelers' Watt has surgery for collapsed lung  ESPN
3. What is dry needling and what are its risks? What to know after Steeler T.J. Watt's lung partially collapsed  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
4. Steelers star TJ Watt undergoes surgery for partially collapsed lung after procedure goes wrong, brother says  Fox News
5. Watt ruled out for Monday Night Football  Steelers.com

1. Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal  Live Science
2. XMM-Newton sees comet 3I/ATLAS in X-ray light  European Space Agency
3. New images show an interstellar comet that will soon make its closest approach to Earth  CNN
4. Q&A Before Closest Approach of 3I/ATLAS to Earth  Avi Loeb – Medium
5. Gemini North Color Images Reveal Greenish Glow of Comet 3I/ATLAS  NOIRLab

1. Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Lags As Broadcom Slumps; Tesla Rival Soars (Live Coverage)  Investor's Business Daily
2. Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink to cap brutal week for tech stocks  Yahoo Finance
3. AI-led tech slide extends into third day as Oracle, Broadcom fall  CNBC
4. Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to its worst day in 3 weeks  AP News
5. Wall Street Whiplash Hits Trend Chasers in Year of Endless Noise  Bloomberg.com

1. Amazon Pulls AI Recap Video After ‘Fallout’ Mess  Gizmodo
2. Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub  The Verge
3. Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes  BBC
4. Amazon Prime Video scraps AI-powered TV show recap after 'Fallout' fallout  Business Insider
5. The official Fallout season 1 recap is filled with AI and thinks the show is set in the 1950s  GamesRadar+

1. Do Kwon Gets 15 Years for $40 Billion Crypto Collapse as Victims Testify to Destruction He Caused  Gizmodo
2. Do Kwon, Crypto Entrepreneur Who Caused 2022 Crash, Sentenced to 15 Years  The New York Times
3. Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for $40 billion stablecoin fraud  CNN
4. Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud  The Guardian
5. Luna, Luna Classic prices jump after prosecutors seek 12-year jail term for Terra’s Do Kwon  dlnews.com

1. Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina Due to Measles Exposure  Bloomberg.com
2. Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing  The New York Times
3. Measles Outbreaks Accelerate as U.S. Inches Closer to a Disease Tipping Point  Scientific American
4. South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates as cases rise to 126  Reuters
5. At least 254 quarantined in SC over 'accelerating' measles outbreak  USA Today

1. ‘Heated Rivalry’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max and Crave  Variety
2. ‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Is Game On At Crave With HBO Max On Board; More New Deals Struck  Deadline
3. For 'Heated Rivalry' Stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, the Sex Is the Easy Part  Vanity Fair
4. HBO’s “Heated Rivalry” is the Sexiest and Most Significant Queer Show of the Year | TV/Streaming  Roger Ebert
5. ‘Heated Rivalry’: How a Hockey Romance Novel Became a Smutty HBO Hit  Rolling Stone