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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

Miami mayor-elect Eileen Higgins celebrates at a watch party after winning the Miami mayoral runoff election, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Miami.

Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak.

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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants

President Donald Trump dances to music after speaking at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."

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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

Hugo Winwood-Smith, right, Hardy Macpherson and Edan Abou, left, all 11-years-old, use their phones while sitting outside a school in Sydney on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025.

The ban, a world-first, has been applauded by families looking to take back power from tech giants. But questions remain about its enforceability.

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1 student dead, 1 critically injured in shooting at Kentucky State University

Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Whitney Moore Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University

Classes and campus activities were canceled for the rest of the week after a shooting that police said left one student dead and another in critical condition. Police said a suspect who is not a KSU student was in custody.

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Millions of borrowers in Biden's SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement

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Legal challenges put SAVE borrowers in limbo for months, a time during which they were not required to make payments on their loans. That would change if the proposed settlement is approved.

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Rising temperatures could have a chilling impact on young children

A Palestinian woman uses a plastic plate to fan a baby during a heatwave in Gaza in 2024.

A study points to a new concern about the effect that heat can have on young children.

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Believe it or not, this book makes taxes fascinating

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The Price of Democracy tells the history of taxation from colonization to the present day. It's essential reading for anyone who cares about preserving democracy.

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Ukraine's last eastern strongholds hang on as Russia fights to take Donbas

This handout photograph, taken on Nov. 12 by the press service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, shows an aerial view of destroyed buildings in the front-line town of Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life depends on how our guys at the front hold on."

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Trump to address affordability. And, the significance of Indiana's redistricting fight

President Trump participates in a roundtable discussion with farmers in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump travels to Pennsylvania to discuss America's affordability. And, Indiana lawmakers to vote on a congressional map that may eliminate the state's last two Democratic seats.

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President Trump expected to address affordability at Pennsylvania rally

President Trump will hold a rally in Pennsylvania Tuesday, where he's expected to talk about his administration's efforts to address two major concerns for voters: the economy and affordability.

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Are we in a recession? Maybe professional Santas can tell us

A professional Santa

Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession?

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Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping

Ken Clouse and his wife Pam look at a still image taken from a game camera on their porch. The couple says in the last two years, they

Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.

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The GOP has allowed Trump to expand his authority. Here's where they're pushing back

Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party.

Republicans in Congress have shown some willingness to push back on President Trump, but it is not clear how far they are willing to push back against the leader of their own party.

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After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left

Joan Brugge, Ph.D., in her office at Harvard Medical School. "I can

Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.

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A 101-year-old runs the largest nutcracker museum in the U.S. Here's a look inside

Arlene Wagner founded the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in 1995 with her late husband, George Wagner. It now holds the largest collection of nutcrackers in the U.S. She is pictured holding a figurine called The Nutcracker Lady, which was designed in her image by a German craft maker.

Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world, housed at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Washington.

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Machado to accept Nobel as fight against Venezuelan regime intensifies

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado portrait seen amongst images of previous winners at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2025, on the eve of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.

As María Corina Machado is set to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Venezuelan opposition leader is betting everything on her prediction of an imminent political transition.

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Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to stand for something — not just be anti-Trump

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during the Senate Appropriations full committee markup of commerce, justice, science, agriculture, rural development, FDA, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Acts and other bills on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 10.

Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party.

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Honduras seeks arrest of ex-President Hernández after Trump pardon

Farmers protest against President Donald Trump

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When Christmas is a little too bright ... look to Krampus

Participants march during the Portland Krampuslauf on December 5, 2025.

If Santa Claus is the good cop of Christmas, then Krampus is the bad one: a creature from European folklore who scares children into behaving themselves, complete with goat horns and gnashing teeth.

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Syria marks a year since Assad fled, but struggles to heal

Army helicopters fly overhead during a parade by the new Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, Monday.

Syria is struggling to heal a year after the Assad dynasty's repressive 50-year reign came to an end following 14 years of civil war that left the country battered and divided.

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Former Trump attorney Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey

Alina Habba speak during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2025 in Oxon Hill, Md.

Habba's decision comes as the Justice Department has lost a string of court cases ruling that U.S. attorneys have not been appointed legally, including in Nevada, California and Virginia.

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Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers

Dan Duffy uses a tractor to plant soybeans on land he farms with his brother on April 28, 2025 near Dwight, Illinois.

Trump administration announcing $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers

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FBI agents sue after being fired for kneeling during racial justice protest

FBI officers are seen here taking a knee as demonstrators marched in June 2020, in Washington, D.C., during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for several minutes.

The FBI agents kneeled during a protest in 2020 not to reflect a left-wing political view, but to de-escalate a volatile situation, they say in court papers. The FBI fired them in September.

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Not so fast, Netflix. Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount, led by CEO David Ellison, has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. after it agreed to sell its film and television studio properties to Netflix.

Paramount has launched a hostile bid for the company that's home to Casablanca, Batman and CNN. Just Friday, Netflix and Warner Brothers executives were celebrating a deal they had struck.

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China's trade surplus hits $1 trillion for first time ever

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China's exports to the U.S. have dropped sharply this year, in the face of President Trump's tariffs — but the country is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world.

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ICEBlock app sues Trump administration for censorship and 'unlawful threats'

A screenshot of what ICEBlock looks like for iPhone users.

The app lets people anonymously share the locations of immigration agents but Apple removed it from its app store under pressure from the Trump administration. Now, the app's developer is suing.

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SCOTUS case could expand presidential powers. And, Dems pitch plan for ACA subsidies

Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter participates in a privacy roundtable at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Jan. 7, 2020, in Las Vegas.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case about President Trump's firing of a Federal Trade Commissioner. And, Senate Democrats are set to pitch a plan to extend ACA subsidies this week.

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After Texas ruling, Trump and Republicans head to 2026 with a redistricting edge

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Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections. Democrats have fewer options to counter, as the battle heads into next year.

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How China, not the U.S., became the main climate solution story in 2025

Chris Mikkelsen, executive director of the Humboldt Bay Harbor District, stands on the site of a planned marine terminal in Eureka, Calif. that will assemble wind turbines. The Trump administration recently canceled more than $426 million in federal grants for the port.

The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say. China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy.

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Zelenskyy heads to London for more Ukraine peace talks. Here's what to know

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speak to the media on Oct. 24 in London. Zelenskyy is traveling to London for meetings on Monday with European leaders.

The talks signal fresh support from European allies. But they follow stalled U.S. negotiations in Miami and comments from President Trump's son suggesting Washington is ready to pull back.

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