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The White House has declared war on “fake news” by creating a website to identify instances where it claims media outlets are misrepresenting the facts — with a “Hall of Shame” for repeat or egregious offenders. New York Post
"This is not just about ending a war this is about ending a war in a way that creates a mechanism and a way forward that will allow them to be independent and sovereign and never have another war again," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the start of the meeting. New York Post
No floodlights illuminate the night sky when the citizens of Mexico's Gotham need a hand. LA Times
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We're thankful for the Big Apple's street sweepers. New York Post
Alternating between "periods of dark isolation and reckless travel," the Afghan suspect sometimes spent weeks in his "darkened room, not speaking to anyone, not even his wife or older kids." New York Post
VOA VIEW: He was a nut job.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the contentious appeal weeks after President Trump had made the same request to the Israeli president. New York Times
Injuries and deaths are rising. New York Times
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, has criticized the N.Y.P.D.’s surveillance tactics. He reappointed the police commissioner who helped create a ubiquitous web of monitoring. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Mamdani is an idiot.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem slammed the Biden administration for allowing Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the suspected murderer of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. last week, into the United States. OANN
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met with top Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday as the Trump administration aims to hammer out the details of the proposed peace plan. OANN
VOA VIEW: Putin is the main obstacle.
In a classified memo, the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) advised the Pentagon that strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats are legal under both U.S. and international law. OANN
President Trump announced a new Washington D.C. National Mall project near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. OANN
Global demand for arms in an increasingly fractious world and an alarmingly depleted U.S. stockpile of long-range weapons are driving a dramatic surge in the American defense industry's production of rockets and missiles. Washington Times
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House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer said Friday that his committee will take up a bill to add a citizenship question to the 2030 census. Washington Times
West Virginia communities and officials were honoring two members of the state's National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C., this week, lauding their dedication to serving their country. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
The Supreme Court has a defining couple of weeks ahead of it. Washington Times
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The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts - and for many, a time for giving back. Washington Times
A major winter storm disrupted air travel in several big cities in the days after Thanksgiving, including Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and New York City. CBS
Airbus recommended an emergency software update to the A320 family of aircraft. CBS
Negotiators for Ukraine are headed to Florida for further peace talks with Trump administration officials. The visit comes amid new deadly air assaults across Ukraine. CBS
VOA VIEW: Putin is not seeking peace.
The prison picked nearly 30 inmates to participate in the "father-daughter" dance at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. CBS
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A tabletop camping stove sold by Walmart and children's helmets sold by Walmart and Amazon.com are under recall. CBS
Past-due balances are becoming a reality for many U.S. households as they struggle to keep up with costlier utility bills. CBS
VOA VIEW: Times are tough.
Rad Power Bikes contends that its batteries are safe and that the commission's demand would force it to close. CBS
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American Airlines said Saturday that aircrafts impacted by an Airbus recall have received the software fixes necessary to resume flying. CNBC
Many managers shy away from critical or constructive feedback in the pursuit of being well liked. CNBC
Every American was likely impacted by Chinese Salt Typhoon cyber attack targeting US telecommunications networks in massive breach. FOX News
VOA VIEW: China should be retaliated against.
Four people were killed and 10 were wounded in a shooting in Stockton, California, on Saturday during a family gathering inside a banquet hall, according to officials. FOX News
Multiple arrests were made when anti-ICE protesters clashed with police near a NYC government building, throwing debris and blocking streets in Lower Manhattan. FOX News
VOA VIEW: The rioters should pay dearly.
NYPD arrests pro-Palestinian protesters who allegedly entered a ZARA store on Black Friday, disrupting shoppers while chanting in a Manhattan demonstration. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should be dealt with harshly.
Trump administration secures major agreement requiring Northwestern to implement antisemitism training and protect Jewish students from harassment. FOX News
VOA VIEW: As they should.
Human trafficking epidemic spreads across interstate highways as victims become untraceable to law enforcement with organized groups exploiting networks. FOX News
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth denied ordering the U.S. military to "kill everybody" and said news reports claiming such are "fake news." UPI
VOA VIEW: Liberal media stupidity.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials might be readying to deploy agents in New Orleans amid the enforcement of federal immigration laws. UPI
Airplane maker Airbus announced a recall of its A320 planes for a software update to address a software issue that caused a sudden drop in altitude. UPI
President Donald Trump said he plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, convicted of trafficking drugs to the U.S. UPI
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A growing number of U.S. truck drivers say they are fearful of the number of non-English-speaking truck drivers on the road. English language proficiency was No. 3 among the top 10 concerns for U.S. truck drivers, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s 21st annual survey of top industry issues. Driver compensation and truck parking were the first and second concerns in the survey, in which truckers accounted for 30% of the survey’s 4,600 respondents. As they should.
Truck Drivers’ English proficiency skills climbed the list from last year, when survey respondents had it at No. 7 as a main concern. Mike Kucharski, owner of one of America’s largest refrigerated trucking companies, told The Washington Times that non-English-speaking drivers regularly pull into their warehouses. “There’ll be truck drivers that come to our warehouse to pick something up. There’ll be two, three truckers, two drivers in a truck, and two of them speak no English, not even a word,” he said. “One of them speaks broken English, so it’s concerning because we share the roads with these people. Obviously, you see all the videos the truckers are posting.
“When I had to take the [CDL] test, it was always in English, multiple choice,” he said. “How are they getting through these tests? Who’s helping them?” The Trump administration is cracking down on states that issue commercial driver’s licenses to foreign nationals with little or no English proficiency. In September, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced an emergency action to drastically restrict who is eligible for a non-domiciled commercial learner’s permit and licenses.
The rule, which went into effect immediately, followed an ongoing nationwide audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. “The audit has uncovered both a catastrophic pattern of states issuing licenses illegally to foreign drivers, as well as the fact that even if the current regulatory framework is followed, it can fail,” DOT said.
The safety audit found approximately 200,000 non-domiciled CDL holders and approximately 20,000 non-domiciled CLP holders. Non-domiciled CDL holders will now have to renew their license in person annually, and FMCSA expects 194,000 of them will not be eligible within two years. The audit also found that one in four non-domiciled CDLs in California were issued improperly, and other issues exist in Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Washington.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to withhold $160 million in funding from California and may even remove their ability to issue CDLs entirely.
