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Lead: In the months after what some interviewees described as the end of Bashar al‑Assad’s rule, Syrians who fled during the conflict have begun returning. Chef Imad Alarnab, who left for London in 2015, went back to Damascus in November and found a city undergoing visible reconstruction. Academic Ammar Azzouz returned in March after 14 … Read more
President Donald Trump said on December 8, 2025, he will sign an executive order this week to impose a single federal standard for artificial intelligence, aiming to curtail state-level regulations. Speaking from the White House, Trump said a unified rule would prevent companies from seeking multiple state approvals for AI deployments. The announcement was made … Read more
Lead: Paramount Skydance on Monday announced a hostile, all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), going directly to the studio’s shareholders after losing a months-long bidding contest to Netflix. The bid matches Paramount’s prior $30-per-share proposal that WBD had rejected last week, and is backed by equity from the Ellison family and RedBird Capital … Read more
2025-12-08 — President Donald Trump publicly said he would be “involved in that decision” over Netflix’s proposed $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, injecting political uncertainty into a deal that parties had expected to weather regulatory review. The comment came days after executives including Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Netflix co-CEO Ted … Read more
Lead: President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to London on Dec. 8, 2025, to meet Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The closed-door summit at 10 Downing Street aims to shore up military assistance and strengthen Zelensky’s negotiating leverage as peace talks with Russia have stalled. European leaders say … Read more
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Lead The Pittsburgh Steelers moved past a difficult Week 13 and a swirl of questions about coach Mike Tomlin and quarterback Aaron Rodgers with a key road victory in Week 14. On Sunday in Baltimore the Steelers beat the Ravens 27-22 when edge rusher Alex Highsmith sacked Lamar Jackson on the game’s final play. Rodgers … Read more
In January 2025, a Michigan man died of rabies only weeks after receiving a kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital; investigators later traced the infection to a donated kidney from an Idaho man who had been scratched by a skunk in late October 2024. The donor was found unresponsive in early December 2024 and, despite … Read more
Lead: The Supreme Court on Monday heard argument in a high-stakes challenge over whether President Trump lawfully removed Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from her seat on the Federal Trade Commission. Slaughter, first appointed in 2018 and reappointed by President Biden for a term through 2029, was told in March that her service was “inconsistent” with the … Read more
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday in Washington DC that Netflix’s announced $72bn (£54bn) agreement to acquire Warner Bros Discovery’s film studio and HBO streaming assets “could be a problem,” signaling an unusual level of White House attention on the proposed tie-up. The companies disclosed the deal on Friday, saying franchises such as Harry … Read more
Lead Samsung has launched a traditional One UI 8.5 beta program this year that is not restricted to Galaxy Z foldables. The initial rollout covers six markets — the US, the UK, Korea, Germany, Poland and India — and, at launch, only the Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra are eligible. The company has excluded … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Netflix’s announced plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $72 billion “could be a problem” because of the combined companies’ market share. Speaking on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors, he said regulators and the administration will review the deal after Netflix disclosed the proposed … Read more
Lead Chiefs head coach Andy Reid accepted responsibility after a pivotal fourth-down call late Sunday night that shifted momentum in a 10-10 game. With the score tied in the fourth quarter he elected to go for fourth-and-1 at Kansas City’s own 31-yard line; Patrick Mahomes’ pass fell incomplete and the Texans converted the takeaway into … Read more
Lead Lawmakers in the Indiana Senate are set to take up a Republican-drawn congressional map in a committee hearing Monday that could determine whether the plan reaches a final vote later this week. The proposal, introduced last week and already passed by the GOP supermajority in the state House, would reshape Indianapolis and northwest Indiana … Read more
The 2026 Golden Globe nominations will be revealed early Monday morning, with Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall set to make the announcement at 5:15 a.m. PT/8:15 a.m. ET. Eleven categories will be unveiled exclusively on CBS Mornings at 5:30 a.m. PT/8:30 a.m. ET, and the full slate of nominees across 28 categories — including … Read more
