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🚨 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐛 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝 Nick Reiner made his first court appearance on murder charges in the deaths of his parents. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/nei6n9

🚨 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 “We’re in for the long haul,” Ferguson said at a news conference. “If you get an evacuation order, for God’s sakes, follow it.” Read more: https://theepochtim.es/vrryjb

🚨 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 The Department of Homeland Security said it instituted the policy after lawmakers were allegedly disruptive. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/yq31uu

🚨 𝐅𝐀𝐀 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 $𝟔 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟑𝟏 Issues with the Federal Aviation Administration’s aging telecom infrastructure have led to a series of critical communications blackouts at Newark Airport. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/z4d2vc

🚨‘𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲’ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫, 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐝, 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝟖𝟐 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 His wife, Janet Gerard, said the actor died while in hospice care on Dec. 16. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/cfe1gu

🚨 𝐅𝐀𝐀 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 $𝟔 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟑𝟏 Issues with the Federal Aviation Administration’s aging telecom infrastructure have led to a series of critical communications blackouts at Newark Airport. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/z4d2vc

Rheumatoid arthritis is a major contributor to disability among older adults. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/u6b6to

🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐕𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 ‘𝐀𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞‘ 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 “I will announce some of the most aggressive housing reform plans in American history,” Trump said. Read more 👇 https://theepochtim.es/zwpogl

🚨 𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 This strike was the latest military action in President Donald Trump’s efforts to halt drug trafficking to the United States. Read more 👇 https://theepochtim.es/88mrx3

🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 ‘𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬’ 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 The president said the checks are ‘already on the way’ to members of the military. Read more 👇 https://theepochtim.es/7125du

🚨 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 The accident killed one person and injured two. Read more 👇 https://theepochtim.es/184m5a

🚨 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚, 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐒𝐦𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 This comes one day after Trump ordered a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers going to and from Venezuela. Read more 👇 https://theepochtim.es/hpfu7x

🚨𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 “Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I’m fixing it,” Trump said. Read more 👇 https://theepochtim.es/5wg7pd

🚨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 Secretary Sean Duffy said this strategy will ’revolutionize' air travel and ensure America remains the global leader in aviation. Read more 👇 https://theepochtim.es/dd8qcn

🚨 𝐑𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 $𝟕𝟓 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 ‘𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬’ 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 The contribution matches $250 per child for families in the donor’s home state. Read more 👇 https://theepochtim.es/dyiz29

🚨 Breaking: FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino Resigns “I will be leaving my position with the FBI in January,” Bongino wrote in an X post on Dec. 17. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/kh1abh

🚨 The Oscars to Leave ABC, Move Exclusively to YouTube Starting in 2029 The Academy Awards will move exclusively to YouTube beginning in 2029, marking a major turning point for one of television’s longest-running broadcast events and signaling the growing dominance of digital platforms in live entertainment. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/3jyo3j

🚨 Health Researchers Issue Warning The tiny plastic particles contaminating our air, water, and food have now been found deep inside human bones—and they’re a health concern, researchers warn in an analysis of 62 studies. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/mopq8x

🚨 Minimum Wage to Rise in 22 States Workers in 22 states and 66 cities across the United States will get a boost in pay in 2026 as minimum wage hikes take effect. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/ssfsdl

🚨🇺🇸🇪🇺 US Warns EU The foreign trade ambassador for the United States threatened to retaliate against the European Union Tuesday following its $140 million fine against billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s X. Read more: https://theepochtim.es/0o920d