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ABC News Live has released a fresh slate of on-demand videos that cover topics from a holiday gift guide for all ages to breaking developments in politics, public safety, weather and entertainment. The latest collection, dated Dec. 10, 2025, offers viewers short, segment-style reports as well as longer features produced for the network’s streaming channel. Seasonal […]
Former President Donald Trump used a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on December 10, 2025 to promote his economic platform but spent much of the appearance delivering personal insults, according to video aired by ABC News Live. The event, billed in advance as a speech focused on jobs, trade and inflation, unfolded with frequent departures from those […]
WASHINGTON — A growing number of Republican lawmakers are asking President Donald Trump to widen federal support for farmers and for the companies that build their machinery, saying the White House tariff strategy is draining farm revenue and curbing demand for new equipment. The appeal follows the administration’s announcement of a $12 billion emergency program intended […]
Equity markets were directionless at midday on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s next rate announcement, scheduled for 2 p.m. ET. Trading desks reported a blend of modest gains and declines across major indexes, reflecting limited conviction while participants waited for confirmation of widely expected monetary policy moves. According to traders, pricing in the […]
The United States has taken control of a very large crude carrier (VLCC) operating near the Venezuelan coastline, President Donald Trump said Wednesday during a roundtable event at the White House. The operation, carried out on 10 December 2025, marks a rare direct intervention in Venezuela’s oil trade by Washington and heightens already strained relations […]
Washington state is bracing for what officials warn could be record-breaking floods after an intense atmospheric river shifted its focus from Oregon to western Washington. The relentless system has already soaked the Pacific Northwest for two consecutive days, and another 4 to 8 inches of rain is expected in higher elevations on Wednesday night and […]
Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region struggled to hold early advances on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the third time this year and indicated it is likely to leave policy unchanged for the foreseeable future. The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday trimmed its target range for the federal funds […]
New York, NY – Investment research provider Argus has included TJX Companies, Inc. in the firm’s December update of its 30-stock Focus List, positioning the off-price retail chain among Argus’ current “best ideas” for equity investors. The Focus List is the centerpiece of the Argus Portfolio Selector, a subscription product that aggregates research assembled by […]
Washington, D.C. — The United States has taken custody of a Venezuelan oil tanker operating off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a video message released on December 10, 2025. The brief announcement marked the first public acknowledgment of the operation and provided the only official detail that the vessel is now under […]
The fiancée of a California man who died during a holiday cruise has brought a wrongful-death action against Royal Caribbean, alleging that the company’s bartenders poured him dozens of alcoholic drinks and that security personnel later restrained him in a manner that stopped his breathing. The civil complaint, lodged in federal court in Miami on […]
WASHINGTON — Startup Starcloud has operated a large language model aboard an orbiting satellite, marking the first recorded use of an Nvidia H100 graphics processing unit to power artificial intelligence computing in space. The company’s Starcloud-1 spacecraft, launched on Nov. 2 2025 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, carries an H100 chip that delivers roughly 100 […]
Shift4 Payments Inc. recorded a sharp share-price retreat in the third quarter of 2025, becoming the largest single detractor to performance for Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Select Series – Mid Cap Fund, according to the fund’s latest investor letter released on 10 December 2025. The fund declined 0.9% on a total-return basis for the three […]