A federal judge rules that the Trump administration must withdraw the National Guard from Los Angeles, saying the deployment is no longer lawful. Australia becomes the first country to ban social media use for anyone under 16. The Federal Reserve issues its third interest rate cut of the year. Another court orders the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 grand jury records under the new transparency law. The Trump administration proposes a settlement that could remove millions from the SAVE student loan plan, while Congress extends the Secure Rural Schools Act. Candidate Tom Steyer opposes both Netflix’s and Paramount’s proposed acquisitions of Warner Bros. Discovery. Heavy fog disrupts travel across California’s Central Valley. In business, a major appliance chain abruptly closes, leaving customer orders in limbo, and personal finance columnist Liz Weston explains why everyone should have a will.
Omnibus - Grit (Entry 551.PR1004)
In which a plucky immigrant "printer's devil" creates a newspaper that puzzles and pays off generations of young American boys, and John avoids a chainsaw duel. Certificate #31682.
Bay Curious - SFO’s One-of-a-Kind Art Museum
Barry Asin flies through SFO about once a month and often stops to take a look at the art exhibits dotted throughout the terminals. He particularly loves the history exhibits that showcase what makes the Bay Area unique, seeing it as a nice welcome to travelers visiting the area. He wants to know more about who curates the exhibits, how they decide what to bring in and what we can expect in the future.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: The Hidden History of Africville
If you're not from Nova Scotia, you may have never heard of Africville -- it was a small community in Halifax. The larger government of Halifax seemed content to pretend Africville simply didn't exist. After the infamous Halifax Explosion of the early 1900s, the government changed their tactic, and aggressively conspired to erase Africville from history.
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The AI boom is propelling a once-obscure group of state regulators into key decision-making roles for the economy. AI needs data centers, data centers need power and power is generally regulated in some way — depending on the state — by public utilities commissions.
That's the topic of a new report from the Center on Technology Policy at NYU. Scott Brennen, CTP director and author of the report, said these commissions often make decisions on planning and permitting for new infrastructure and decide the rates utilities charge consumers.
WSJ What’s News - America’s Business-Heavy Postwar Vision for Ukraine Triggers Clash with Europe
A.M. Edition for Dec. 11. The U.S. proposals have sparked an intense battle at the negotiating table, with WSJ security correspondent Benoit Faucon saying the outcome is set to profoundly alter Europe’s economic map. Plus, the U.S. wants more tourists to show their social-media history before they enter the country. And, it’s decision day for Republican Senators as the chamber prepares to vote on saving Obamacare subsidies. Luke Vargas hosts.
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Curious City - The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois
The Robbins Airport, just southwest of Chicago, was the first Black-owned and -operated airport in the country. Its founders were pivotal to Black aviation.
The Daily - The Cracking of the Trump Coalition
In the year since President Trump roared back to power, one of the most surprising story lines of his second term has been a series of public ruptures between him and the movement he created.
Robert Draper, who covers domestic politics for The New York Times, discusses the growing tensions inside the MAGA movement and what they tell us about what the American right might look like in a post-Trump world.
Guest: Robert Draper, who covers domestic politics.
Background reading:
- After an interview with a white nationalist, Tucker Carlson has continued to fracture the right.
- Marjorie Taylor Greene strove both to be the ultimate Trump warrior and to be taken seriously. She wound up in political exile.
- Nick Fuentes is a white nationalist problem for the right.
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Start Here - Emergency Call for Obamacare Subsidies
The Senate plans to vote on multiple bills to address expiring subsidies for health insurance marketplace plans. The Coast Guard seizes an oil tanker near Venezuela. And the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, while cautioning about a softening job market.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 12.11.25
Alabama
- State Supreme Court agrees to oral arguments in Mac Marquette case
- Congressman Rogers not probing 2nd boat strike, has heard enough
- Sec. of War Hegseth to be at Redstone Arsenal today for sign unveiling
- Sen. Britt wants to see age restrictions on social media use
- Lt. Gov. Ainsworth critical of charter school commission's recent approval
- New state law on package stealing makes the crime not worth the time
National
- US military has taken possession of an oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
- US House passes the NDAA funding bill for 2026, heads over to senate
- Federal reserve drops interest rates by one quarter of a percentage point
- National Guard member shot in DC is now able to get out of hospital bed
- DOJ files lawsuit against a VA school district for violating student rights
- Administrator for Medicare supports a review of childhood vaccine schedule