Republican Matt Van Epps wins Tennessee’s special election by a narrower margin, signaling potential movement ahead of 2026. Michael and Susan Dell pledge more than $6 billion to expand President Trump’s new children’s investment accounts, drawing praise and criticism. Los Angeles County advances a measure to bar masked immigration and law enforcement agents, prompting federal pushback. San Francisco files a landmark lawsuit accusing major food companies of deceptively marketing ultra-processed products. In business, California’s job market shows sharp layoffs in tech and entertainment even as the aerospace and defense industries expand, and Greystar agrees to halt algorithmic rent pricing and pay $7 million in a multi-state settlement over alleged collusion that inflated housing costs.
The Intelligence from The Economist - Delhi-novela: Putin and Modi rekindle bromance
As Vladimir Putin begins a two-day visit to India, our correspondent explains why Donald Trump’s policies have pushed India and Russia closer together. How AI models could learn to take shortcuts––and accidentally become evil. And the curious case of the newly-Malaysian footballers.
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The Daily - Trump Rants: ‘Let Them Go Back to Where They Came From’
President Trump on Tuesday delivered blatantly xenophobic public remarks, which included attacking Somali immigrants in Minnesota and calling them “garbage.”
Ernesto Londoño, a reporter based in Minnesota, explains how Somalis became the president’s latest target in his effort to reshape America’s relationship to its immigrant communities.
Guest: Ernesto Londoño, a reporter for The New York Times based in Minnesota.
Background reading:
- Mr. Trump called Somalis “garbage” that he doesn’t want in the country.
- A new ICE operation is said to target Somali migrants in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn.
- Here’s how fraud swamped Minnesota’s social services system on Gov. Tim Walz’s watch.
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WSJ What’s News - How Green Energy Slashed Emissions But Crippled Europe’s Economy
A.M. Edition for Dec. 4. A controversial U.S. boat strike takes a new turn, as an Admiral plans to tell lawmakers that two survivors were trying to continue their drug-run. WSJ correspondent Shelby Holliday explains why videos of the strike have sparked allegations of war crimes. Plus WSJ’s Tom Fairless and Max Colchester detail how the promise of Europe’s green energy transition has proved costly for consumers and damaging for the economy. And the billionaire class is booming – with a new study showing the world has more mega-rich than ever before. Caitlin McCabe hosts.
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Start Here - Pentagon Watchdog’s “Signalgate” Report
Sources tell ABC News the Pentagon’s watchdog has issued a report critical of Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Signal chat use to discuss military attacks targeting Houthi rebels. In a surprise move, President Trump says he's pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was facing a bribery indictment. And, a doctor who admitted to distributing ketamine to Matthew Perry weeks before he died is sentenced.
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First Things Podcast - The Sabbath is Back! (ft. J. J. Kimche)
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Everything Everywhere Daily - NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, better known as NASCAR, has become one of the most recognizable and uniquely American forms of motorsport.
It emerged from the traditions of the rural South, shaped by the ingenuity of moonshine runners and the broader story of the American car.
Over time, the sport transformed into a highly sophisticated enterprise defined by advanced engineering, stringent safety standards, and massive commercial investment.
Learn more about NASCAR, its origins, and its development over the years on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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The Daily Detail - The Daily Detail for 12.4.25
Alabama
- Congressman Aderholt part of investigation into Nigerian genocide
- Sen. Tuberville says "seditious six" Dems should pay price for their video
- Job requirement within SNAP program now extends age to 64
- 3 AL families file lawsuits against Roblox for predators on the platform
- US Food and Drug reports a faulty glucose monitor linked to 7 deaths
National
- President issues surprise pardon to TX congressman Henry Cuellar and wife
- Trump reveals new tax deduction on new car interest rates
- Trump signs off on rolling back CAFE standards in Dept of Transportation
- Elise Stefanik gets provision added to bill that reigns in FBI surveillance
- House Judiciary issues subpoena for 12/17 questioning of Jack Smith
- State employees in MN post damning report on dishonesty of Governor Tim Walz and the Somalian refugee fraud network
The Daily Signal - Trump Ends Biden’s Fuel & Auto Standards, Sen. Kelly May Have Illegally Leaked to WSJ | Dec. 4, 2025
On today’s Top News in 10, we cover:
- President Trump obliterates the Biden administration fuel economy standards.
- Sen. Mark Kelly (D - Ariz.) may have illegally leaked details of a classified Inspector General report to the Wall Street Journal.
- Minneapolis triples down on protecting Somalian migrants from deportation.
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NBN Book of the Day - Anny Gaul, “Nile Nightshade: An Egyptian Culinary History of the Tomato” (U California Press, 2025)
By the end of the twentieth century, the tomato—indigenous to the Americas—had become Egypt's top horticultural crop and a staple of Egyptian cuisine. The tomato brought together domestic consumers, cookbook readers, and home cooks through a shared culinary culture that sometimes transcended differences of class, region, gender, and ethnicity—and sometimes reinforced them.
In Nile Nightshade: An Egyptian Culinary History of the Tomato (U California Press, 2025), Dr. Anny Gaul shows how Egyptians' embrace of the tomato and the emergence of Egypt's modern national identity were both driven by the modernization of the country's food system. Drawing from cookbooks, archival materials, oral histories, and vernacular culture, Dr. Gaul follows this commonplace food into the realms of domestic policy and labor through the hands of Egypt's overwhelmingly female home cooks. As they wrote recipes and cooked meals, these women forged key aspects of public culture that defined how Egyptians recognized themselves and one another as Egyptian.
This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda’s interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts.
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