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Axios

Treasury secretary sends warning urging Congress to act on debt limit [13d]
U.S. homelessness reached another record high in 2024 [13d]
Big Lots saves 200-400 stores in deal with Roses, Maxway parent company [13d]
Elon Musk blasts MAGA element as "contemptible fools," calls for their GOP ouster [13d]
Some "just stay forever": Retiring rep. takes swipe at aging politicians [13d]
What to know about Sriram Krishnan, Trump appointee at the heart of a MAGA crisis [13d]
What to know about the H-1B visas fueling divide in MAGA world [13d]
MAGA vs. Musk: Right-wing critics allege censorship, loss of X badges [13d]
Most Americans think insurance industry bears some blame for CEO killing [13d]
2024 was alarmingly hot all over the world [13d]
NASA spacecraft survives closest-ever approach to Sun [13d]
What student loan borrowers should know before Biden's term ends [13d]
Americans want famous people to talk less about politics [14d]
OpenAI confirms plans to separate its non-profit and for-profit arms [14d]
Window closing for Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal before Trump takes office [14d]

Salon

Republicans quietly cut IRS funding by $20 billion in bill to avert government shutdown [13d]
Should Beyoncé get a fine for finger gun gesture at NFL Christmas Day game? [13d]
Why the thrilling, yet frustrating "Squid Game 2" finale puts the series back at square one [13d]
Trump border chief: US-born children of undocumented immigrants "going to be put in a halfway house" [13d]
9 unforgettable moments that made TV great in 2024 [13d]
Election lawyer warns GOP majority plotting new "voter suppression laws" to get "partisan advantage" [13d]
Here’s how much debt shoppers racked up this holiday season [13d]
“My knees are saying I can’t”: Keanu Reeves is unsure if he will return for "John Wick 5" [13d]
How the abortion rights landscape changed in 2024 [13d]
"Somebody got stuffed in a locker": MAGA fumes at Vivek Ramaswamy's rant about American "mediocrity" [13d]
"Babygirl" director says movie's age gap "should completely be normalized" [13d]
"Divorce is coming soon": MAGA civil war erupts after Trump allies accuse Elon Musk of "censorship" [13d]
A glossary for a second Trump term [13d]
Trump "border czar" vows to bring back family detention [14d]
Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought [14d]
"Free of corruption": How a Maine ballot initiative could help get dark money out of politics [14d]
Morning briefing [14d]
Tradwives, incels and cat ladies: The year MAGA broke heterosexuality [14d]
Were you bad with money this year? You’re not alone [14d]

The Drudge Report

Native tribes urge Biden to protect sacred lands before leaving White House... [13d]
Bitter fight over immigration... [13d]
'Across the west, the center right is collapsing'... [13d]
Border Czar Says Military Bases Could Aid Deportation Effort... [13d]
Jewish artists claim they are being frozen out of British cultural life... [13d]
Destructive waves keep thrashing Santa Cruz, CA... [13d]
Court rules Vegas Hells Angels can face gang prosecution... [13d]
NASA spacecraft 'safe' after closest-ever approach to Sun... [13d]
USA to hit new debt limit as soon as Jan 14! [13d]
TECH SLUMP SLAYS SANTA RALLY [13d]
WALL STREET MOMENTUM FADES [13d]
Cracks emerge in MAGA coalition... [13d]
Bible removed from school district after law banning explicit content... [13d]
USA to hit new debt limit as soon as Jan 14! [13d]
Tesla replacing steering wheel with 'X-box-style controller'... [13d]
FOXES IN LOVE: Hannity announces engagement to network host... [13d]
'Shocking' bodycam video released of New York officers fatally beating prisoner... [13d]
SUPREMES TO SAVE TIKTOK? [13d]
Saudis launch first cruise ship on 'route to nowhere'... [13d]
The Rise and Fall of an Internet Princess... [13d]
Radical Nationalists Infiltrate Russia's Police and Politics... [13d]
Legendary sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel dead at 78... [13d]
Homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach... [13d]
Dementia claim could derail ex-ABERCROMBIE CEO's sex trafficking case... [13d]
SURVEY: 37% Of Young Adults Skipping Gym, Going Straight To OZEMPIC... [13d]
Venice, Tokyo introduce alcohol bans on New Year's Eve... [13d]
11 Illinois teens charged with felonies after men lured, beaten using dating apps... [13d]
All-Out Civil War Engulfs MAGA... [13d]
Bezos Miami neighbor seeks $200 million for empty lot... [13d]
Missing dog returned to family home -- and rang doorbell... [13d]
The Epic Mess at TGI FRIDAYS... [13d]
Voting machine company trying to pry Murdoch succession case open... [13d]
Just outside LA: Abandoned nuke escape tunnels in national forest... [13d]
Germany Opened Its Doors to Migrants. Now It's Struggling to Cope... [13d]
Will jury let Mangione get away with it? [13d]
Homelessness hits record high... [13d]
How Earth can cure loneliness... [13d]
Texas leads nation in population growth... [13d]
BATTLE OF THE BULGE: Musk and RFK Jr. on collision course over weight loss drugs... [13d]
Why more millennials leaving big cities in favor of rural life... [13d]
'TOO RETARDED'... [13d]
NETFLIX roasts UNITEDHEALTH CEO -- 3 weeks after assassination... [13d]
China flexes naval power by launching massive amphibious assault ship... [13d]
Horror after mother took eye off little boy near rim of active Hawaiian volcano... [13d]
Better adapted to airways... [13d]
House Republican Demands Outing of Colleagues Who 'Secretly' Paid $17M in Taxpayer Money to Settle Sex Charges... [13d]
Homelessness up 18% as affordable housing remains out of reach... [13d]
Mexico plans alert app for migrants facing arrest in USA... [13d]
TECH SLUMP SLAYS SANTA RALLY [13d]
FOX LOVE: Hannity announces engagement to network host... [13d]
NKorean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines... [13d]
Jay-Z Suffers Rare Public Defeat As Judge Rejects Rape Case Dismissal... [13d]
LOOMER LOCKED... [13d]
Human brain processes thoughts 5,000,000 times SLOWER than internet connection... [13d]
Dollar Eyes Best Year in Decade... [13d]
Germany Set for February Election After Bundestag Dissolved... [13d]
WW3 fears as USA warned: 'Prepare for Putin's land grab to re-establish Soviet Union'... [13d]
Italian journalist arrested in Iran... [13d]
How to spend a night in the 'world's worst weather'... [13d]
OPENAI outlines plans to becoming for-profit company... [13d]
Breakthrough Migraine Drug Could Be First To Provide Instant Relief... [13d]
'Living proof you can spend money on poor': Utopia comes to Mex City... [13d]
The Rise and Fall of an Internet Princess... [13d]
How Radical Nationalists Infiltrated Russia's Police and Politics... [13d]
'Godfather of AI' says it could drive humans extinct in 10 years... [14d]
All-Out Civil War Engulfs MAGA... [14d]
Bets on Suspect's Fate Test Rules on Event Contracts... [14d]
Will jury let Mangione get away with murder? [14d]
10 Years Ago, a U.S. Thaw Fueled Cuban Dreams. Now Hope Is Lost... [14d]
Missiles Now Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers... [14d]
Wall St Minting Easy Money From Risky Loans. What Could Go Wrong? [14d]
Pop stars joining the 'DIY porn' site to make extra money... [14d]
Razor-Thin House Majority Creates Headaches for Republicans... [14d]
Mexico Worries New Administration Will Order Strikes Against Cartels... [14d]
POLL: Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside killer in CEO death... [14d]
What Your 'Face Age' Can Tell Doctors About Your Health... [14d]
An AI chatbot told me to murder my bullies... [14d]
The reason video games may not be so bad for you after all... [14d]
'Censorship': Elon's Critics Stripped of Verification Badge After Publicly Challenging... [14d]
Bezos Miami neighbor seeks $200 million for empty 1.8 acre lot... [14d]

The New Republic

Cori Bush Shares One Heart-Wrenching Regret in Powerful Exit Interview [13d]
Smartmatic Wants to Air Rupert Murdoch’s Dirty Succession Laundry [13d]
MTG Wades Into MAGA Fight With Weird Screed Blaming Young People [13d]
U.S. Homelessness Spiked by Jaw-Dropping Amount in 2024 [13d]
Steve Bannon Joins War Against Elon Musk as MAGA Implodes [13d]
Republicans Quietly Kill Office to Combat Foreign Propaganda [13d]
Republicans Use Holiday Break to Try to Resurrect War on Mike Johnson [13d]
Former FBI and CIA Head Pushes Senate to Reject Two Trump Nominees [13d]
Elon Musk’s Newest Critics on X Just Paid the Price [13d]
Panama’s President Trashes Trump’s “Nonsense” Lies About Canal [13d]
How the Silicon Valley Robber Barons’ New Tech Bubble Won 2024 [14d]
The Global Anti-Incumbent Bias Is Real. But America’s Is Worse. [14d]
The Future of the Democratic Party Lies Far From Washington [14d]

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