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🚨 Paramount Amends Warner Bros. Bid Paramount Skydance amended its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery on Dec. 22, guaranteeing backing from Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/6a9xat

🚨🇷🇺 Russian General Killed by Car Bomb A top Russian army officer was killed by a bomb placed underneath his car in Moscow on Dec. 22. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/m42bp4

🚨🇺🇸 US Issues Most Severe Travel Advisory The U.S. Department of State renewed its travel advisory for two Middle Eastern nations—Yemen and Jordan—last week over rising safety risks in these countries. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/vsvg1p

🚨🇺🇸 ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Who Attempted to Evade Agents by Ramming Car Into Officers “Cuban illegal alien Juan Carlos Romero today attempted to evade ICE by ramming his car into two officers AND multiple vehicles—causing officers to defensively fire their service weapons,” ICE said. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/uy2bos

🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 The president has suggested in recent years that Greenland should become part of the United States, citing security reasons. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/pwwb6e

🚨 𝐄𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 The decision reinstated stock options worth about $139 billion, propelling Musk’s fortune to roughly $749 billion, according to the Forbes billionaires index. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/puxlsw

🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝟔𝐆 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞 Analysts say early control over the spectrum could determine which countries shape the future digital economy and security environment. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/d9ukth

🚨 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 The Kremlin said on Dec. 21 that changes Europe and Ukraine made to the U.S. proposals were not improving the prospect of peace. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/f3ru6p

🚨 𝐔𝐒 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚 ‘It is flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order,’ a U.S. official said. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/88b5te

🚨 𝐉𝐃 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 Sparks flew between Ben Shapiro, Tucker Carlson, and other speakers at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/ps7kyt

🚨 𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐔𝐒 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐂 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 The suspect in the Nov. 26 shooting worked for U.S. interests in Afghanistan, like many who have relocated to the United States to escape Taliban reprisals. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/mz4z3f

🚨 𝐎𝐡𝐢𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 Family owned Advent Christmas Tree Farm is adding chestnuts and cover crops to diversify as it restores soil depleted by conventional agriculture. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/1ltqv1

🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩, 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 “Turning to the Middle East, the leaders discussed the situation on the ground in Gaza,” it added. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/pcxxt7

🚨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐀𝐢𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 $𝟏𝟐 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐔𝐒𝐃𝐀 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 Overall farm losses in 2025 could reach $44 billion, highlighting the scale of the financial strain on the sector. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/mvkm0l

🚨 ‘𝐂𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬’ 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 As his new FYI Network TV series ‘Cake Toppers’ wows fans, celebrity baker Buddy Valastro stays true to the values that helped propel him to the top. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/jap06f

🚨 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 Texas joined more than 30 states this year in adopting a school voucher program to fund private school tuition. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/exqw6s

🚨 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 Notable moments from the past week in America. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/kl14yb

🚨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟑𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 Power outages remained around the San Francisco Mayor’s office, the Richmond District, and Golden Gate Park as last-minute holiday shoppers flooded the nearby Union Square district, a major shopping and event area. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/pc04jv

🚨 𝐌𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐲 𝐄𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 Video shared by the USGS on social media shows mud spraying up and out from the pool just before 9:23 a.m. in Biscuit Basin about midway between park favorites Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/18j1rb

🚨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐬 𝐭𝐨 $𝟏.𝟔 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐒 No ticket matched all six winning numbers on Saturday—white balls 4, 5, 28, 52, 69 and red Powerball 20. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/m1zijn