Snoop Dogg to Headline Vikings vs. Lions Halftime for Netflix Christmas Day Game

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Lead On December 16, 2025, Netflix confirmed that Snoop Dogg will headline the halftime performance — billed as “Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party” — during the Lions vs. Vikings Christmas Day game on December 25 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Vikings will play the Detroit Lions in the afternoon slot, but Netflix is … Read more

Warner Bros. to Reject Paramount Skydance Hostile Bid Over Financing and Terms

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Warner Bros. Discovery on December 16, 2025 signaled it will advise shareholders to reject a hostile takeover attempt by Paramount Skydance, citing doubts about how the bid would be financed and other deal terms. According to people familiar with the board’s deliberations, Warner Bros. directors concluded that the company’s existing agreement with Netflix offers greater … Read more

Snoop Dogg to Headline Lions’ Christmas Halftime

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Lead: Netflix announced on Dec. 16, 2025, that Snoop Dogg will headline the halftime program for the Detroit Lions–Minnesota Vikings game on Dec. 25 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The special, billed as “Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party,” will air on Netflix at 4:30 p.m. ET and promises chart-topping songs, holiday themes and surprise guests. … Read more

Kushner-backed Affinity withdraws support for Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. takeover bid

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Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, announced it will no longer participate in the consortium backing Paramount Skydance’s unsolicited $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. The withdrawal, disclosed in a statement to NBC News, came amid a rapidly shifting fight over the media giant after Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison launched the offer … Read more

Sen. Mark Kelly and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Clash Over Pentagon Probe

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Lead On December 16, 2025, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly publicly rejected a Pentagon escalation of a review into his conduct, calling the action politically motivated. The Defense Department confirmed it moved a preliminary review into an official command investigation after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked the Navy secretary to examine Kelly’s role in a … Read more

Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United States – The White House (.gov)

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On December 16, 2025, the White House issued a presidential proclamation continuing and expanding entry restrictions on nationals from multiple countries, citing gaps in identity management, vetting, and information sharing. The measure, effective January 1, 2026, keeps full suspensions for 12 countries, adds seven additional full suspensions and multiple partial restrictions, and narrows categorical exceptions … Read more

Nick Reiner Charged with First‑Degree Murder in Parents’ Deaths, Officials Say

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Lead: Los Angeles prosecutors announced on Tuesday that they will file two counts of first-degree murder against 32-year-old Nick Reiner in the deaths of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner. The bodies were discovered Sunday in the master bedroom of the family home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, and law enforcement says … Read more

The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete – Ars Technica

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Lead On November 25 teams at NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland completed the final assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and declared the observatory mission complete. The wide-field survey telescope, built around a 2.4 meter primary mirror, has passed thermal vacuum, acoustic and vibration testing and is on track for launch as soon … Read more

Trump allies defend Susie Wiles after Vanity Fair quotes

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Lead Washington — On December 16, 2025, after Vanity Fair published an extensive profile quoting White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, President Donald J. Trump and several Cabinet members publicly defended her. The Vanity Fair piece, by Chris Whipple, is based on 11 interviews with Wiles conducted between Jan. 11 and Nov. 5 and … Read more

Portion of Highway 2 Closed for Months After Atmospheric-River Damage, Governor Says

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Lead Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said a stretch of U.S. Highway 2 between Skykomish and Leavenworth will remain closed for “months” after severe storm damage from an atmospheric river. State officials say the closure affects about 49 miles of roadway, with sections completely washed out and at least one bridge buried under several feet of … Read more

AHA Review Rekindles Debate Over Light Drinking and Heart Health

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On Dec. 16, 2025, the American Heart Association (AHA) published a review in Circulation that has reignited a long-running debate over whether light alcohol consumption benefits cardiovascular health. The review, aimed at practicing cardiologists and released in July, concluded that one to two drinks per day appears not to raise—and may modestly lower—the risk of … Read more

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Expands Entry Restrictions to Protect U.S. Security

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On December 2025, the White House announced that President Donald J. Trump signed a new Proclamation broadening travel and entry limits for nationals from multiple countries deemed to have persistent weaknesses in identity verification, vetting, and information sharing. The measure preserves full bans on the original 12 high-risk countries and adds five more for full … Read more

Officials to update on Rob and Michele Reiner deaths after son Nick’s arrest

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Lead: Los Angeles authorities announced they will brief the public after filmmaker Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele, 68, were found dead at their Brentwood home on Sunday. Emergency responders arrived about 15:38 local time (23:38 GMT) and the couple were pronounced dead at the scene; their 28-year-old daughter Romy discovered the bodies. Police … Read more