It’s never a dull moment in Washington during the holiday season — with multiple holiday celebrations at the White House itself for lawmakers and Cabinet secretaries. The White House has hosted Christmas parties dating back to 1800 when President John Adams and first lady Abigail Adams hosted several government officials and their families to celebrate […]
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The Department of Justice said Wednesday it may have more than a million more documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein that it needs to review and that the process could take weeks to complete. The DOJ said two of its components, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New […]
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Nasry Asfura has won the 2025 Honduras presidential election, delivering victory for the right-of-center National Party of Honduras (PNH) and shifting the political landscape of Central America. The 40.3% to 39.5% result in favor of Asfura over Liberal Party candidate Salvador Nasralla arrived after the vote-counting process had been delayed for days by technical glitches […]
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A Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled just days after the White House announced that President Donald Trump’s name would be added to the iconic performing arts institution in Washington, D.C. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, who has led the holiday ‘Jazz Jams’ at the Kennedy Center since 2006, said […]
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A group of 19 Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a declaration that aims to restrict gender transition treatment for minors. The lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; and its inspector general comes after the declaration issued last […]
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Markets tiptoed into Christmas with records on thin ice. US equities notched fresh highs in a shortened session, Japan saw a landmark private-equity exit under activist pressure, oil rebounded on growth optimism shadowed by geopolitics, and crypto remained stuck in holiday limbo. Precious metals quietly stole the spotlight as uncertainty lingered. Here’s what moved, and […]
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Tesla’s profit mix is shifting toward its energy business, a trend one Seeking Alpha analysis argues supports a prudent buy-on-pullbacks stance at about a $1.63 trillion valuation. At the same time, Rivian shares have rebounded sharply to $21.38, but now confront three stacked resistance levels that may define the next move. According to Seeking Alpha […]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a powerful signal Wednesday when he spent nearly $3 million to nearly double his stake in Nike stock (NYSE: NKE), just one day after the athletic-wear company reported a devastatingly weak earnings report. The purchase, 50,000 shares at $58.97 each, marked Cook’s first-ever open market stock buy in his 20 […]
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Nvidia dropped $20 billion to acquire Groq, an artificial intelligence startup that’s been eating into Nvidia’s dominance in a crucial part of the AI market, a CNBC report said on Wednesday. It’s the chipmaker’s biggest deal ever, and it sends a clear message: Nvidia wants to control not just how AI models get trained, but […]
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2025 has been a largely strong year for the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin climbed to a new all-time high of $126,000 during the year, alongside the launch of several new altcoin-focused exchange-traded funds and the establishment of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve in the United States. The period was also marked by continued accumulation of Bitcoin by […]
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