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Israel launches strikes on Yemen in retaliation for missile attacks
Israel hit back at Yemen with multiple airstrikes following several days of Houthi missile launches. The Houthis said airstrikes targeted the country’s main airport and a military base in Sanaa on Thursday, Dec. 26. More strikes hit a power station in Hudaydah. According to Houthi-run media outlets, three people were killed in the strikes and… -
Haitian gang opens fire on journalists, officers during ceremony
A deadly shooting in Haiti on Tuesday reportedly claimed the lives of law enforcement and journalists. A local radio station said it happened during a ceremony in the nation’s capital. Gang members armed with guns began firing at the country’s largest hospital. At the time, government officials prepared to hold a press conference on its… -
University of Colorado Buffaloes secure bowl game insurance for top players
The University of Colorado Buffaloes will have their full complement of players during the Alamo Bowl game against Brigham Young University’s Cougars on Saturday, Dec. 28. The reason is simple –– insurance. In an era when most top college football players opt out of playing in bowl games that have little impact on the season,… -
Chinese EV maker BYD faces allegations of ‘slavery-like’ conditions
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD is facing allegations of “slavery-like” conditions at a construction site for its upcoming plant in Brazil, prompting authorities to shut down the project. Investigators claim workers, brought from China by a contractor, were forced to work excessively long hours, sometimes over seven consecutive days. Brazil’s public labor prosecutor’s office has… -
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsening as gangs loot food supplies
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has intensified with reports of armed gangs raiding Palestinian food supplies. Now, Israel is being blamed for failing to stop these groups. Multiple U.N. and U.S. officials told Reuters that the Israeli Defense Forces pledged to crack down on the gangs in October 2024. However, it reportedly only took limited action,… -
Biden breaks Trump’s record for single-term judicial confirmations
The Senate confirmed 235 of President Biden’s judicial nominees to a lifetime post, surpassing the record set during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. This is the culmination of a four-year effort. Now approximately a quarter of active judges on the federal bench have been confirmed by the current Democratic majority. “This is historic and will… -
Who could be Florida’s next senator after Lara Trump bows out of consideration?
Lara Trump announced over the weekend that she will remove herself from consideration for a potentially open Senate seat in Florida. The former Republican National Committee chair and wife of President-elect Donald Trump’s son, Eric, was her father-in-law’s apparent first choice. But the president-elect suggested last week that it was unlikely Gov. Ron DeSantis would… -
Record 9 teams will pay MLB luxury tax totaling $311 million in January
A record nine Major League Baseball teams are going to have to pay the tax man come January. According to ESPN and the Associated Press, the league sent a memo to the teams late Friday, Dec. 20, outlining the bill, known as a “luxury tax.” The luxury tax, also known as the Competitive Balance Tax,… -
Online school in Arizona adopts fully AI-taught curriculum for 2025
An online-based school in Arizona is outsourcing teaching duties entirely to artificial intelligence. The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools approved an application for an AI-based virtual academy in 2025. Unbound Academy, which also operates in Texas and Florida under the name Alpha Schools, said kids can learn twice as much using a two-hour learning… -
Iran hiring kids to attack Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe: Report
Intelligence officials said Iran is paying teens as young as 13-years-old to attack Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe, and there are concerns Tehran’s efforts may spread, according to a report from Bloomberg on Saturday, Dec. 21. Investigators said that several attacks in 2024 across Sweden, involving the Israeli Embassy and an Israeli defense firm,… -
Arizona’s data center growth negatively impacts underserved communities
Arizona has become one of the fastest-growing hubs for data centers in the United States. However, this rapid expansion is raising concerns about its impact on disadvantaged communities lacking access to basic electricity. Since 2019, Maricopa County has built 12 data centers, with at least 20 more projects planned. By 2028, the region is expected… -
Phoenix may trade water rights for $300M amid Colorado River drought
The Colorado River, a critical water source for approximately 40 million people, faces mounting challenges due to a prolonged drought. In response, officials are considering measures to alleviate the strain, including the possibility of compensating some communities to relinquish their water rights. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is currently in discussions with the city of… -
Celtics Jaylen Brown targeted as string of burglaries at athletes homes grows
A string of high-profile burglaries is crossing over from the turf to the hardwood. While Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown dribbled down the court in Washington D.C., police were responding to his mom’s house for a reported break-in. Massachusetts police found a broken window at the residence on Sunday, Dec. 15, but nothing was reported…
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