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Speed Read

Monday, December 15

🚨NATION

  • FBI foils New Year’s Eve bomb plot targeting LA; charges 4 far-left extremists (MO NEWS)

  • Army identifies two American soldiers killed in attack in Syria (CBS)

  • Trump signs order classifying fentanyl as ‘weapon of mass destruction’ (USA TODAY)

  • Brian Walshe convicted of murdering wife after New Year’s Day disappearance (FOX)

  • Trump admin to hire 1,000 specialists for ‘Tech Force’ to build AI, finance projects (CNBC)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

  • Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark national security trial, faces possible life sentence (CNN)

  • European leaders propose ‘multinational force’ and hail ‘significant progress’ on Ukraine talks (GUARDIAN)

  • Chile shifts sharply right as José Antonio Kast wins the presidency (NPR)

  • Dozens killed in Morocco flash floods (BBC)

  • Louvre goes on strike in fresh blow to Paris museum after jewel heist (FRANCE 24)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

  • Roomba maker files for bankruptcy, weighed down by debt and tariffs (NPR)

  • Spain fines Airbnb $75 million for unlicensed tourist rentals (AP)

  • Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers (GUARDIAN)

  • Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.1 billion just 10 days before Christmas (ABC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

  • ‘Zootopia 2’ roars past $500 million in China’s box office (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

  • Lady Gaga pauses concert mid-song after backup dancer falls off the stage (US WEEKLY)

  • Green Bay Packers lose Micah Parsons for season after torn ACL injury (FOX)

  • Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’ (AP)


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