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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are meeting with lawmakers Thursday on plans for the newly coined of Department of Government Efficiency. CBS
VOA VIEW: A good start.
One of the largest health insurance companies in the US will start placing limits on the amount of time they cover for anesthesia while patients are under the knife, a shocking move physicians are calling "unprecedented." New York Post
VOA VIEW: Doctors should make the call.
Relatives of the victims of the two 737 MAX crashes, which occurred in 2018 and 2019 and killed 346 people, have called the agreement a "sweetheart" deal New York Post
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"This has a cult following. I get so many emails into my inbox about this product. It will be back," McDonald’s USA president Joe Erlinger confirmed. New York Post
A video clip of President-elect Donald Trump and his son Barron speaking to UFC founder Dana White went viral as social media users noted it was the first time they had ever heard the 18-year-old’s voice. New York Post
The family business of President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to announce some restrictions on transactions but is not likely to accept as many limitations as it did eight years ago. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Trump will be more aggressive.
Forecasters warned of the possibility of wind gusts as strong as a hurricane as another round of heavy lake-effect snow and blustery cold moves through the Northeast. New York Times
The first poll regarding the pardon of Hunter Biden by his father President Joe Biden has revealed that the majority of Americans reject the move. OANN
VOA VIEW: As they should.
A new study has found that exposure to lead in gasoline during childhood resulted in many millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders over the last 75 years. OANN
VOA VIEW: It took too long to discover.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign has outlined its perks for high-end donors for his second inauguration. OANN
Honda has issued a recall on 205,760 of its sport utility vehicles in the U.S. over an apparent fuel leak issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Thursday. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Expensive!
Four-year universities are increasingly initiating dual-credit courses for high school students as their enrollment and tuition revenues shrink, cutting into a market long dominated by community colleges. Washington Times
A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Biden caused the exposure.
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Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday Washington Times
Prominent liberal journalist Taylor Lorenz used the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to say that such officials should be killed. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Lorenz should be prosecuted.
Speaking out for the first time, a technician at the Boeing factory making military and commercial satellites alleges that the company is putting workers' lives at risk. Craig Garriott said he's raised between 300 and 400 safety violations with management in the last year. It comes as Boeing's space program has suffered setbacks, including the company's Starliner spacecraft returning to Earth without its astronauts in September. CBS
VOA VIEW: A mess.
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This comes just two years after Bitcoin's price dropped below $17,000 following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. CBS
VOA VIEW: Still be cautious.
President-elect Donald Trump says he intends to nominate Paul Atkins, the CEO of Patomak Partners and a former SEC commissioner, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. CBS
VOA VIEW: Good!
Supreme Court justices Wednesday heard arguments over Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. During the hearing, a majority of justices appeared to agree that laws passed by Tennessee and 23 other states banning hormone treatments and puberty blockers for children who identify as transgender do not violate the equal protection clause. CBS
VOA VIEW: Minors should be protected.
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick as defense secretary, is not backing down. CBS
VOA VIEW: Good - he should hold tight, and Trump should back him.
The jump in prescription fills comes despite limited insurance coverage and high out-of-pocket costs for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound. CNBC
VOA VIEW: People should be careful.
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Adam Boehler was on the team that negotiated the Abraham Accords, a significant foreign policy achievement of Donald Trump's first term. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Good pick.
Global food prices recently rose to an 18-month high, with some food baskets expected to continue climbing. CNBC
VOA VIEW: All thanks to Biden/Harris.
Authorities continue to stress that there is no threat to the public following the unusual drone activity observed near President-elect Trump's Bedminster golf club. FOX News
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President-elect Trump's border policies, particularly his "Remain in Mexico" policy, could help police officers in border towns and Border Patrol agents. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Its good to have a real leader in charge.
Two Houston robbery suspects are on the run after allegedly staging Facebook Marketplace scams and then stealing money from victims at gunpoint. FOX News
VOA VIEW: They should be caught.
The number of people filing for weekly unemployment benefits for the first time rose 9,000 last week from the period before to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 as the key economic statistic continued its rollercoaster ride UPI
VOA VIEW: Things will change after January 20.
Authorities in Mexico have seized more than a ton of fentanyl pills in two operations, marking its largest-ever seizure of the narcotic that has been fueling the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. UPI
VOA VIEW: Mexicans may be listening to Trump threats.
The Israeli military said it has recovered the body Itay Svirsky, an Israeli hostage held by Hamas in Gaza for more than a year. UPI
President-elect Donald Trump has named former Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo., to lead the Internal Revenue Service. UPI
President-elect Donald Trump's legal team is asking the Georgia Court of Appeals to toss the state's election interference case against him on the grounds prosecution is unconstitutional. UPI
VOA VIEW: It should be done.
Rebels took over the city of Hama, upending a long-running stalemate in Syria's civil war. LA Times
The California raw milk producer who has issued several product recalls for bird flu has has applied for an advisory role at the Food and Drug Administration. LA Times
VOA VIEW: May be good.
Every year, Americans chop down hundreds of thousands of Christmas trees in national forests. LA Times
A judge ruled on Tuesday that Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis must provide a conservative watchdog organization access to all of her correspondence with Special Counsel Jack Smith and a House committee. OANN
VOA VIEW: Much will be disclosed.
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