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Lead Raul Malo, the Mavericks’ charismatic lead singer and principal songwriter, died on Monday, Dec. 9, 2025, at age 60. The band announced his death on its official Instagram page the following morning but provided no further details. Malo had publicly disclosed a diagnosis of Stage 4 colon cancer in June 2025 and later learned … Read more
Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison, has taken an unprecedented step by making a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery after Warner announced a deal to sell its studio and streaming assets to Netflix. Netflix had proposed buying the studio and streaming operations for a package valued at $82.7bn including debt, offering $23.25 per … Read more
2025-12-09 — Months into a pressure campaign that has moved U.S. forces and a carrier strike group into the Caribbean and followed repeated threats from President Donald Trump, senior U.S. officials say the administration is quietly drafting plans for how Washington would respond if Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro were forced or negotiated out of power. … Read more
Lead: Raul Malo, the charismatic frontman and co‑founder of the Mavericks, died Monday at 60 after a battle with cancer, the band confirmed to Rolling Stone. Malo, celebrated for an operatic, dynamic voice and an exuberant stage presence, helped shape the Mavericks’ genre‑blending sound over three decades. His illness — a June 2024 colon cancer … Read more
At least 22 people were killed and scores more were rescued after a midday blaze tore through a seven‑story office building in Jakarta’s Kemayoran neighborhood on Tuesday, police said. Flames and thick black smoke forced workers and residents to flee while firefighters battled the inferno for roughly three hours before extinguishing it. Authorities say the … Read more
On Dec. 9, 2025, President Donald Trump used a Politico interview to assail U.S. allies in Europe as “weak” and “decaying,” while the administration simultaneously signaled major policy reversals on China chip exports, trade with Mexico, offshore wind and election-law battles in U.S. courts. In the same period Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said Kyiv expected … Read more
Lead: Australia implemented a world‑first law this week that bars people under 16 from using major social platforms, prompting millions of account removals and widespread disruption. Platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and TikTok were expected to take steps from Wednesday to deactivate or block registrations for Australian users under … Read more
Dec. 9, 2025 — The Supreme Court heard a major challenge to campaign finance rules brought by national Republican leaders asking to loosen limits on how much political parties may spend in coordination with their candidates. The case, National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission, directly contests long-standing restrictions that followed the 2010 Citizens … Read more
Dec. 9, 2025 — A year of turbulent headlines produced a distinct set of best games: many of 2025’s most praised titles favored intimate, autobiographical storytelling, inventive control schemes and a renewed appetite for mystery-driven narratives. Critics and players alike singled out small teams and solo creators for bold, personal projects that cut through the … Read more
Lead: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday reiterated he will not cede territory to Russia, rejecting a U.S. proposal that would require painful concessions as he pressed European leaders for firmer support. His comments came after talks in London with U.K., French and German leaders and ahead of meetings in Italy, including an encounter with … Read more
Lead: The European Commission opened a formal inquiry 57 minutes ago into Google’s use of AI-generated summaries that appear above search results, focusing on whether the company used third‑party website and YouTube content without proper compensation or opt‑out options. The probe examines both Google’s new AI Overview feature and its conversational AI Mode, and could … Read more
Lead On Tuesday the Supreme Court heard a challenge to longstanding limits on how much party committees may spend in coordination with candidates, a case that could reshape election spending rules nationwide. One of the court-appointed defenders argues the case should be dismissed as moot because Vice President JD Vance has not declared he will … Read more
Lead The Federal Reserve is widely expected to approve a quarter-point interest-rate cut at its Dec. 9-10 policy meeting, while indicating it may hold policy steady afterward. The decision will test Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to build consensus among a 19-member policy group that is unusually split over the move. Officials are wrestling with mixed … Read more
Paramount Skydance’s hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, announced in early December 2025, is being financed by a coalition of Gulf sovereign investors, including Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and the Qatar Investment Authority. A regulatory filing on Monday added a lesser-known Abu Dhabi vehicle, L’imad Holding Co., to the list of financing partners backing … Read more
Lead The Miami mayoral contest moved to a runoff on Tuesday, pitting city manager Emilio Gonzalez against former county commissioner Eileen Higgins in a race that, while officially nonpartisan, has clear partisan stakes. Democrats view a Higgins victory as an opportunity to break a nearly 30-year streak of Republican control of the city’s mayoralty; Republicans … Read more
