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December 9, 2025
Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending war in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP): US President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal by Sunday evening, threatening an even greater military onslaught nearly two years…
December 9, 2025
Crews pull more bodies from rubble of collapsed school as death toll rises
SIDOARJO(AP): Recovery crews on Friday pulled multiple bodies from beneath the rubble of a school that collapsed in Indonesia, with dozens of students still unaccounted for and the death toll expected…
December 9, 2025
As Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP): Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon and hydroelectric dams in Ecuador have struggled to keep the lights on as rivers dry up. Scientists say the…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t using shutdown to dole out firings, political punishment
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, meeting with budget director Russ Vought on…
December 9, 2025
Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump…
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December 9, 2025
Four Caribbean nations sign deal allowing citizens to move freely without visas or work permits
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP): Four Caribbean nations are making it easier for their citizens to pack up and move to neighbouring countries to start a new life without the need for visas or work…
December 9, 2025
Democrats embrace shutdown fight in rare moment of unity against Trump
NEW YORK (AP): On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It’s time to fight. Whether far-left activists, Washington moderates or rural conservatives, Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are…
December 9, 2025
Tennessee court sets execution date for the state's only woman on death row and three male inmates
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday set execution dates for four people, including the only woman in the state on death row. Christa Pike received the death sentence…
December 9, 2025
Iowa district hired superintendent despite false Morgan State doctorate claim on his resume
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The superintendent of Iowa's largest school district, who was detained last week by immigration agents, falsely claimed a doctoral degree when applying for the job two…