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- Nets honor Australia Hanukkah attack victims, light menorah during game - The Brooklyn Nets honored the victims of the Australia Hanukkah victims, and lit a menorah during their game against the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
- Trump quietly signs sweeping $901B defense bill after bipartisan Senate passage - Trump approves massive defense bill with $800 million for Ukraine and restrictions on reducing U.S. forces in Europe and South Korea below specified levels.
- Justice Department prepares to drop trove of Epstein files as deadline looms - DOJ prepares massive release of Jeffrey Epstein records by Friday, though large portions may be redacted under Epstein Files Transparency Act provisions.
- Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await Bank of Japan decision - Asia-Pacific markets rose as investors on look toward the Bank of Japan decision coming out later in the day.
- Trump officials push back on Minneapolis police chief comparing ICE raids to Nativity story - Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara faced criticism from Trump administration officials after comparing illegal immigrants to Mary and Joseph from the Nativity.
- ByteDance and U.S. investors form TikTok ownership venture - The owner of TikTok has agreed to create a joint venture that will make the popular social media app majority-owned by American investors.
- Top Mamdani appointee dramatically quits after antisemitic posts resurface - Zohran Mamdani's newly appointed director Catherine Almonte Da Costa stepped down following resurfaced posts containing antisemitic remarks about 'money hungry Jews.'
- ‘It’s pretty rare that these cases are found’: Human trafficking survivor advocates weigh in after 4 children saved in Smithville - This happened after investigators say the children were brought across the border to Tennessee and forced to work at a restaurant.
- Trump gets 417 nominees confirmed by Senate in 2025, surpasses Biden's first-year total in record pace - Senate Republicans confirmed 417 of President Donald Trump's nominees this year after changing Senate rules in a bid to blast through Senate Democrats' obstruction of the process.
- Trump Announces $1,776 ‘Warrior Dividend’ for Military - President Trump promised active duty troops a $1,776 check, citing increased revenue raised by tariffs, but the funding is coming from money for the military included in this year’s domestic spending law.