NPR reports: Each year, since the turn of the millennium, word arrives from on high: Pantone, the self-described world’s authority on color, announces its Color of the Year. On Thursday, Pantone declared “Mocha Mousse” as the color for 2025. The “evocative soft brown” or “warming rich brown hue,” the company said in a press release, “nurtures with its suggestion of …
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Axios reports: Nearly 100 former national security officials signed a letter to Senate leaders raising concerns about President-elect Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence. Her most infamous controversy is a 2017 trip to Syria, when she met Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. She subsequently declared that Assad — the Russia-and Iran-backed leader accused …
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ABC News reports: An ABC News yearlong investigation into the 2×2 Church, a Christian sect so secretive most people have never heard of it, has uncovered allegations of widespread child sexual abuse and subsequent coverups. During the investigation, ABC News spoke with dozens of alleged victims of child sexual abuse across more than 30 states. As part of the ongoing …
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“Well, I want to thank everyone. This is quite a group! I have so many friends sitting right here. How about Sean? Is Sean just great? You know? And he said every single thing that I was going to say and what the hell, I can’t say it again? “But he’s a special guy. He’s been my friend for a …
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404 Media reports: Following the murder of its CEO on Wednesday morning, United Healthcare removed a page from its website listing the rest of its executive leadership, and several other health insurance companies have done the same, hiding the names and photos of their executives from easy public access. As of Thursday, United Healthcare’s “about us” page that listed leadership, …
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New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: It appears a Manhattan jury cannot reach a unanimous decision on the top charge against Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely. The jury requested instruction from Judge Wiley on Friday morning, saying they are unable to reach an unanimous vote on count one — second degree manslaughter. …
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Politico reports: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has taken a soft touch with President-elect Donald Trump, left open the possibility of switching to the Republican Party in a pair of Friday morning interviews. Adams was a member of the GOP from 1995 through 2002, and was asked during an appearance on NY1 whether he would return …
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CBS News reports: A federal appeals court upheld a law that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to divest or face a ban in the U.S., dealing another setback to the widely popular video-sharing app in its battle with the federal government. A panel of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided …
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The Detroit News reports: A Michigan House panel advanced legislation Tuesday to repeal the state’s law against sodomy, calling it a “zombie” law that has been defunct for the two decades since a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidated sodomy laws across the country. The movement of the legislation to the full House floor comes as a separate set of …
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Newsweek reports: Expelled Congressman George Santos reappeared on Capitol Hill Thursday dressed in a Santa suit. Santos, ousted from Congress a year ago after a damning House Ethics report found that he engaged in fraud, was spotted at U.S. Representative Tim Burchett’s annual 15-minute Christmas party. Santos served as a congressman for 11 months before his expulsion. Burchett had hinted …
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