A summary of the most important social, economic and political news of the week.
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The World Economic Forum met in Davos this past week, and, as anticipated, the conversation centered around Greenland. President Trump emerged from a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to say that they had reached a preliminary framework for a deal. The arrangement, which Trump says “gives us everything we
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Anti-government protests have swept across Iran over the past few weeks, beginning in Tehran's historic bazaars after the Iranian rial collapsed to new lows against the dollar. The demonstrations have since evolved into a broader revolt against the country's clerical rulers, spreading from the capital to
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Minneapolis finds itself at the center of another national controversy following a deadly encounter between a protestor and immigration enforcement officers. The incident unfolded in a south Minneapolis neighborhood when Renee Good, a 37-year-old woman using her car to block immigration enforcement activities, was shot and killed by an ICE
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After a months-long pressure campaign against Maduro’s regime, President Trump confirmed that the Venezuelan dictator had been captured by U.S. Special Forces on Friday night and extradited to the U.S., where he will be tried on charges related to narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation, and weapons offenses. Maduro
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Christmas day brought unseasonably warm heat across much of the South, with highs in the 80s in parts of Texas. Houston hit 81°F, and Dallas tied its second-warmest Christmas on record at 80°F. 🇳🇬 U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria: Amid reports of escalated attacks in Nigeria against Christians
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Bondi Beach Massacre Two gunmen opened fire on families celebrating the first night of Hanukkah at Sydney, Australia's Bondi Beach last Sunday, killing at least 15 people. The father-and-son attackers used long guns to target the gathering, with the elder suspect dying at the scene after being shot
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The Ukraine/Russia peace agreement that the Trump administration has been working hit a roadblock: territorial concessions. Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meeting with Zelensky and European leaders in Berlin next weekend to push the U.S. peace plan, which includes Russia's demand for full
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An Afghan national shot and killed a 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, near the White House the day before Thanksgiving. The 29-year-old suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who entered the U.S. in 2021 after serving with CIA-linked paramilitary units in Afghanistan, drove cross-country to launch an ambush-style
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President Trump heaped praise on Zohran Mamdani, New York City's democratic socialist mayor-elect, during a White House visit this week. “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job,” Trump said, a stark reversal from previously calling Mamdani a “lunatic” and a “communist.” The president
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The longest government shutdown in American history came to an end Wednesday night, when President Trump signed legislation to reopen the government after 43 days. Eight Senate Democrats broke ranks to vote with Republicans 60-40 on a deal that funds the government at current levels through January 30, reversing post-October
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Democrats did well in Wednesday's off-year elections. The party significantly outspent Republicans on advertising in the high-profile races, which are being watched as a preview of the 2026 midterms. And turnout was extraordinary, with races drawing their highest voter numbers in decades. * New York City Mayor: Zohran Mamdani,
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President Trump wrapped up a six-day, 20,027-mile tour of Asia on Wednesday with a meeting with Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea. President Trump agreed to to trim down tariffs on China from 57.6% to 47.6% in exchange for China's agreement to pause some rare