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- Home for the holidays on the Hill: 'Fighting' in the House Republican 'family' - House Republicans split as four moderates join Democrats' discharge petition to bypass leadership on Obamacare subsidies, sparking party infighting.
- Scientists make disturbing discovery in human urine samples: 'We urgently need to classify [this]' - "Can be unexpected and far reaching."
- TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban - The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.
- Commerce secretary predicts 'extraordinary year' ahead as inflation drops to 2.7% in November - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the drop in inflation to 2.7% shows White House policies are working, even as consumer confidence remains low.
- Florida executes man convicted of killing airman and girlfriend in 1987 home invasion - Florida executes Frank Walls for double murder conviction, marking the state's record 19th execution this year - more than any other state.
- Former Alabama football star AJ McCarron ends statewide political bid to take UFL head coaching role - Skip Holtz stepped down after a four-year run coaching the UFL’s Birmingham Stallions. On Thursday, the team named three-time BCS champion AJ McCarron as the franchise's next coach.
- California Democratic candidate uses wrong photo for Rep. Jasmine Crockett congressional endorsement - California candidate Esther Kim-Varet's campaign used wrong photo for endorsement announcement, sparking racial controversy in competitive House race.
- Cardi B praises life in Saudi Arabia for cleanliness and lack of homelessness, unlike 'ghetto' America - Cardi B praised Saudi Arabia for its cleanliness and lack of homelessness while calling America "ghetto" and expressing declining feelings about her home country.
- TikTok signs agreement to create new U.S. joint venture, memo says - TikTok's U.S. operations will be housed in a new joint venture, according to a memo sent to employees by CEO Shou Zi Chew.
- Ten Commandments monument returns to Kentucky state Capitol grounds after 40 years - Kentucky's Ten Commandments monument returns to state Capitol grounds after over 40 years, following legislative approval and Supreme Court ruling changes.