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Lead After the Week 13 slate that ran through the Thanksgiving weekend and into Monday, the NFL power picture shifted sharply: the New England Patriots (11-2) leap to the top after a 33-15 win over the New York Giants on Monday, and the Chicago Bears (9-3) climbed following a 24-15 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. … Read more
Lead Stranger Things season 5 launched in early December as Netflix’s most-watched English-language debut, drawing 59.6 million views in its first five days. The streamer released the first four of the final eight episodes together, and the surge placed the series behind only the second and third seasons of Squid Game for overall debut rank … Read more
December 2, 2025 — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna filed a discharge petition on Tuesday to compel a House floor vote on the Restore Trust in Congress Act, a bipartisan plan to prohibit members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Luna, a Florida Republican, said she moved after months of stalled momentum and a 43-day government … Read more
Dec. 2, 2025 (updated 3:39 p.m. ET) Federal immigration agents have begun a focused enforcement operation this week in the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area, centering on hundreds of Somali nationals who face final deportation orders, according to officials and documents reviewed by reporters. The directive follows public comments by President Trump and was initiated in … Read more
Paul Thomas Anderson’s new adaptation, One Battle After Another, has gathered early awards momentum after consecutive wins at the Gotham Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle this week. The Warner Bros. release — reported to have a production budget of at least $130 million and global box office receipts near $202 million — … Read more
Lead American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) surprised investors on Tuesday by raising its full-year outlook and issuing bullish holiday guidance after reporting stronger-than-expected third-quarter results for the period ended Nov. 1, 2025. The company now expects fiscal fourth-quarter comparable sales to rise 8%–9%, far above the roughly 2.1% analysts had forecast, and lifted full-year adjusted operating … Read more
December 2, 2025 — Michael and Susan Dell announced they will deposit $250 into individual investment accounts for 25 million children, a commitment totaling $6.25 billion. The gift is intended to expand a planned federal program of so‑called “Trump accounts,” under which the government will provide $1,000 to babies born between January 1, 2025 and … Read more
On Monday night in Week 14, the New England Patriots delivered a 33–15 victory over the New York Giants that felt less like an isolated blowout and more like a declaration: the Patriots have internalized Mike Vrabel’s identity. From special-teams fireworks to relentless physicality and a visible buy-in from the roster, New England imposed a … Read more
Lead: Broadcast station groups led by Nexstar and Sinclair are actively pursuing mergers to shore up declining traditional-TV revenues, but high-profile transactions are stalling. In August, Nexstar proposed a $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna that would combine more than 260 stations; in November 2025 Sinclair moved to acquire E.W. Scripps after building roughly a 9.9% … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 2, 2025, President Donald Trump held a public cabinet meeting in Washington as his envoys traveled to Moscow to discuss a U.S.-backed peace proposal for the Russia-Ukraine war. At home, the administration announced an ICE operation in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area targeting hundreds of Somali migrants, and controversy swirled over U.S. strikes … Read more
On Dec. 1 at the Avatar: Fire and Ash world premiere in Los Angeles, Miley Cyrus, 33, appeared on the red carpet wearing a prominent new engagement ring as she stood beside Maxx Morando, 27. A source confirmed to PEOPLE on Dec. 2 that the couple are engaged. Jewelry experts who reviewed photographs and designer … Read more
Lead On Monday night, Patriots linebacker Christian Elliss tackled New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart near the sideline, touching off a brief altercation that unfolded on the sideline. Elliss said after the game he expected Dart to step out of bounds and was surprised by the intensity of the Giants’ reaction. The tackle was ruled … Read more
Lead Tech entrepreneur Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, announced a planned private gift of $250 to roughly 25 million U.S. children, a donation worth about $6.25 billion that will be routed into the newly authorized Trump-branded child savings accounts. The contribution targets children aged 10 and under who were born before 1 January 2025 … Read more
Lead On November 27, a botched Soyuz MS-28 liftoff from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan heavily damaged the complex’s crewed launch pad. The Soyuz MS-28 crew—cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikayev and NASA astronaut Christopher Williams—arrived safely at the International Space Station. Drone footage and expert analysis show major structural losses, including a mobile maintenance cabin … Read more
Lead: On December 2, 2025, President Vladimir Putin warned in Moscow that Russia could target vessels belonging to countries supporting Ukraine if a recent wave of attacks on Russian tankers does not stop. The remark, carried on state-run Rossiya 24, framed the incidents as hostile acts tied to Kyiv’s supporters and raised the prospect of … Read more
