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Lead On December 9–10, 2025, Asian equity markets traded mixed as investors awaited guidance from the Federal Reserve ahead of its final interest-rate decision of the year. Chinese property shares rallied on Bloomberg Terminal signals of possible policy support, while Taiwan benchmarks rose and South Korea’s indexes slipped. US equity futures were largely unchanged, silver … Read more

Lead: Taylor Swift, 35, was photographed in New York City on Tuesday, Dec. 9, arriving for dinner with musician and friend Este Haim at private members’ club Chez Marguax. She wore a monochromatic black ensemble featuring a Louis Vuitton Double Face Duffle Coat listed at $6,400 and Midtown High Boots priced at $2,370. The outing … Read more

Lead David Ellison, the Skydance founder and a significant investor in Hollywood studios, has been pressing Warner Bros shareholders to reconsider the studio’s commercial relationship with Netflix. The outreach, reported this week, frames the Netflix tie-up as strategically misaligned with certain shareholder interests. Ellison’s push comes amid renewed debate over how legacy studios should monetize … Read more

Lead Brazil’s lower house of Congress descended into disorder on Tuesday as conservative deputies pushed a bill that would sharply reduce the prison term of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Police removed a left-wing lawmaker who tried to disrupt the session and footage showed scuffles as security restored order. The move follows Bolsonaro beginning a 27-year … Read more

US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will place a phone call to try to halt renewed fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border, where clashes resumed less than two months after a US-brokered ceasefire collapsed. Speaking at a Pennsylvania rally, Trump invoked his record as a dealmaker and said he would step in to defuse … Read more

Lead The Pacific Northwest is facing a second, more intense surge of subtropical moisture arriving Tuesday night into early Wednesday, after an initial atmospheric river soaked Western Washington overnight Monday into Tuesday. Soils are saturated and many rivers are already swollen; forecasts show record or near‑record crests for several river gauges, prompting flood watches and … Read more

Lead: On December 9, 2025, Taylor Swift and Blake Lively were both photographed out in New York City, but attending separate engagements that night. Swift was captured dining in the Meatpacking District with musician Este Haim, while Lively attended a West Village holiday pop-up for her Blake Brown haircare collaboration with Stoney Clover Lane. The … Read more

Lead: Former Miami‑Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins defeated former City Manager Emilio Gonzalez in the Dec. 9, 2025, Miami mayoral runoff, becoming the first Democrat elected mayor in the city in more than 30 years. Unofficial results from the Miami‑Dade County Supervisor of Elections show Higgins with roughly 59% versus Gonzalez’s near 41%. The result … Read more

On Tuesday night, Dec. 9, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, BYU rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat Clemson in the Jimmy V Classic when Rob Wright III hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. The shot completed the Cougars’ comeback and immediately dominated social-media conversations across platforms. Fans, analysts and accounts tied to … Read more

Dec. 9, 2025 — Dozens of dead vultures found on the athletic fields of Saint Bernadette School in Pierce Township, Ohio, were believed to be infected with avian influenza after health authorities said two of the 72 carcasses tested positive. The birds were discovered on Dec. 1, days after faculty and students returned from Thanksgiving … Read more

Lead: In Las Vegas, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark publicly criticized Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua for his reaction to the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection that left the Fighting Irish out of the 12-team field. Yormark called Bevacqua’s conduct “egregious” and said it crossed a line after the committee placed Miami ahead of … Read more

Stock futures were essentially flat as traders paused ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement expected later this week, with markets digesting mixed signals on the economy and monetary policy. Futures tied to the Dow were down about 19 points (roughly 0.03%), while S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures hovered marginally below the flatline. The pause … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump is campaigning this week promoting what he calls an “A+++++” economy, even as public opinion and multiple surveys suggest many voters disagree. NBC polling in October found roughly 63% of registered voters saying he has not delivered on lowering costs, and other analyses show broad financial strain among working Americans. Trump … Read more

Lead On the opening day of the free-agent period, slugger Kyle Schwarber agreed to a five-year, $150 million deal to return to the Philadelphia Phillies. Reports indicate the Baltimore Orioles submitted an identical five-year, $150 million proposal but Schwarber chose to re-sign in Philadelphia. Other clubs — notably Pittsburgh and Cincinnati — also made substantial … Read more

Lead: A GOP-led panel in the Pennsylvania legislature has authorized three subpoenas seeking records tied to roughly $1 million in security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s private suburban Philadelphia home following an April 13, 2025 arson attack on the official residence in Harrisburg. The Intergovernmental Operations Committee voted 7-4 along party lines to demand documents … Read more