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Minnesota safety officials are asking that protesters participating in scheduled demonstrations this weekend stay orderly and peaceful. CBS
VOA VIEW: The powers that be are the real trouble makers.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD. CBS
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News. CBS
VOA VIEW: Walz and Frey are the real trouble makers.
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A federal judge ruled Friday in favor of a Babson College student Any Lucia López Belloza, who was arrested by ICE agents at Logan Airport and deported to Honduras. The judge is giving the Trump administration three weeks to rectify the mistake. CBS
VOA VIEW: Time will soon tell.
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged obstruction of immigration operations in the state, sources say. CBS
VOA VIEW: They are both obstruction sources.
Trump recently hinted that he may pursue a tariff strategy on Greenland similar to the one he used to force foreign countries to change their drug prices. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It is called pressure.
President Trump threatened to sue JPMorgan for allegedly "debanking" him following the Jan. 6 insurrection in 2021. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They will lose.
Reliable power, nuclear investment, data-center efficiency, and grid capacity are now core drivers of stock returns from the AI theme as demand ramps. CNBC
Many U.S. states are planning bitcoin strategic reserves, and other forms of crypto financing, showing budgets are buying into the digital assets trend. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It will be interesting.
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The typical retiree household will spend an amount equivalent to 10% of annual income on unexpected expenses, and about 40% lack the cash to cover those costs. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The expense will be too high.
Trump called for banks to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, an idea that has been roundly rejected by industry executives and their lobbyists this week. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It will be hard to win.
President Donald Trump wants to send payments directly to households for health costs. Experts think the plan may raise costs and the number of uninsured. CNBC
Trump, without explicitly stating his decision, said he'd prefer to keep Hassett in his position as top economic advisor. CNBC
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The Education Department has announced it will delay the implementation of wage garnishment and other collections efforts for defaulted student loans. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Time will tell when.
An updated rule from the EPA closed a loophole that allowed xAI to build its Memphis data center quickly using air-polluting turbines as a power source. CNBC
National Guard troops likely will have their ongoing deployment to Washington, D.C., extended until the end of 2026, a U.S. official told Fox News. FOX News
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U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez, in Minnesota, bars ICE and Border Patrol from using tear gas against peaceful protesters during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis following deadly shooting of Renee Good. FOX News
VOA VIEW: He does not have the authority.
Renee Nicole Good suffered four gunshot wounds, according to newly released reports. Witnesses described the chaotic scene and said she was shot at 'point-blank' range. FOX News
Federal agents arrested criminal illegal aliens as the DHS blasted Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for allegedly protecting dangerous offenders through sanctuary policies. FOX News
VOA VIEW: ICE was doing their job under color of law.
The DEA reported record drug seizures in mountain states after 8.7 million fentanyl pills and 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine were confiscated during 2025 operations. FOX News
ICE released photos of four alleged agitators arrested on federal charges during Minneapolis protests outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building Thursday. FOX News
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Iranian state TV allegedly aired threatening message against Trump, referencing his Butler assassination attempt with caption "this time, it won't miss." FOX News
An anti-ICE agitator allegedly punched a trooper in the face, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said, noting, "We don't put up with this nonsense." FOX News
Latin Kings gang member allegedly stole FBI body armor and weapons from a federal vehicle during unrest in Minneapolis following shootings involving ICE agents. FOX News
VOA VIEW: He should be tried.
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Eight NATO member nations will be subjected to tariffs if they don't remove recently deployed troops from Greenland, President Donald Trump said on Saturday. UPI
S. Korea's push to apply AI to defense is moving from slogans to implementation with launch of a new collaboration platform linking policy and more UPI
The U.S. Education Department has delayed plans to seize tax refunds and garnish wages over student loans that are in collection. UPI
President Donald Trump said he "convinced himself" to stop military intervention in Iran amid widespread protests throughout the country. UPI
VOA VIEW: A mixture of intervention.
The Trump administration and some governors are asking PJM Interconnection to hold an auction to help fund the power supply strained by data centers. UPI
The alleged use of Lebanese territory to destabilize Syria and undermine the rule of President Ahmad Sharaa, has emerged as a sensitive security issue UPI
Virginia voters will vote on a proposed congressional redistricting in the commonwealth after the state Senate passed a redistricting amendment. UPI
VOA VIEW: Hopefully in favor of GOP.
Chile's labor force could shrink by about 3% if a majority of Venezuelan migrants decide to return home, according to a new academic study. UPI
Venezuela Interim President Delcy Rodríguez's government has submitted a bill to partially reform the Organic Law of Hydrocarbons and draw investment. UPI
The Trump administration levied new sanctions on Houthi-run organizations and individuals Friday. UPI
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not attend Saturday's signing ceremony in for the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU. UPI
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the arrests of hundreds of criminal illegal aliens in Charlotte, North Carolina, have continued to rise, despite Mecklenburg County officials incorrectly stating that the federal enforcement operation had come to he Homeland Security reported that, so far, over 425 people have been arrested in the Charlotte area. However, the names of the arrested individuals have not been released. You don't change what is working.
“Operation Charlotte’s Web,” which began on November 15th, was launched as a targeted immigration enforcement surge in Charlotte, NC, focusing on illegal aliens with criminal records — domestic violence, assault, DWI, and more serious offenses like sexual exploitation of minors. “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and federal agencies continue to target some of the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens as Operation Charlotte’s Web progresses,“ the DHS spokesperson reported Wednesday, December 3. ”This immigration enforcement surge in the Charlotte area has resulted in the arrest of more than 425 illegal aliens since operations began.”
On November 20th, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release announcing that the operation had “officially concluded,” claiming that federal officials had confirmed Border Patrol agents were departing Charlotte and no further CBP operations would occur that day. However, hours later, an official with the Department of Homeland Security denied this report on Friday, with a post on X. “Wrong. Operation Charlotte’s Web isn’t ending anytime soon,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote on X, quoting a tweet from a North Carolina newspaper saying that the operation ended.
Homeland Security has not announced when the operation will officially conclude, and the existing number of Border Patrol agents in the city remains unknown. “We’ve seen masked, heavily armed agents in paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling, and picking up random people in parking lots and off of our sidewalks, this is not making us safer. It’s stoking fear and dividing our community,” North Carolina Governor Josh Stein stated.
