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Travel writer Rick Steves was at his home in Edmonds, Washington, when he learned a local community center for homeless residents was set to close. Within a few weeks, Steves bought it.
“I really take ‘love your neighbor’ seriously,” he said.
“I really take ‘love your neighbor’ seriously,” he said.
A center for homeless residents was set to close. Then Rick Steves stepped in.
Travel writer Rick Steves said he takes the verse ‘love thy neighbor’ seriously and paid more than $2 million to save the facility in Washington state.
wapo.st
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Travel writer Rick Steves was at his home in Edmonds, Washington, when he learned a local community center for homeless residents was set to close. Within a few weeks, Steves bought it.
“I really take ‘love your neighbor’ seriously,” he said.
“I really take ‘love your neighbor’ seriously,” he said.
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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Pokrovsk, birthplace of 'Carol of the Bells', is being destroyed by Russian fire.
That’s where Father Oleksandr built his church while working night shifts in the mines. But today, his city, and his church, are in ruins.
Pokrovsk, birthplace of 'Carol of the Bells', is being destroyed by Russian fire.
That’s where Father Oleksandr built his church while working night shifts in the mines. But today, his city, and his church, are in ruins.
Russia incinerates birthplace of famous Christmas song
While much of the world sings the iconic ‘Carol of the Bells’ melody this holiday season, the tune’s birthplace is slowly being erased by Russia. Oleksandr, a priest, witnessed this destruction firsth
www.counteroffensive.news
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
Pokrovsk, birthplace of 'Carol of the Bells', is being destroyed by Russian fire.
That’s where Father Oleksandr built his church while working night shifts in the mines. But today, his city, and his church, are in ruins.
Pokrovsk, birthplace of 'Carol of the Bells', is being destroyed by Russian fire.
That’s where Father Oleksandr built his church while working night shifts in the mines. But today, his city, and his church, are in ruins.
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The culture war is consuming the Supreme Court www.vox.com/politics/473...
The culture war is consuming the Supreme Court
The Court’s overall docket is shrinking, even as it hears more and more cases dealing with Republican cultural grievances.
www.vox.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The culture war is consuming the Supreme Court www.vox.com/politics/473...
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just very hard to say with the details we have and 1 hour of analysis in the middle of the night if Epstein actually wrote this or if it was a prank/hoax at the time
December 23, 2025 at 6:52 AM
just very hard to say with the details we have and 1 hour of analysis in the middle of the night if Epstein actually wrote this or if it was a prank/hoax at the time
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By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for two weeks.
He bundled her into a rented canoe and paddled toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
He bundled her into a rented canoe and paddled toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for two weeks.
He bundled her into a rented canoe and paddled toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
He bundled her into a rented canoe and paddled toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
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UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.
LANKFORD: In 2010, before Obamacare kicked in, the normal healthcare premium was $215.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
HUNT: Right. But insurance companies could refuse to cover you for a preexisting condition
LANKFORD: That's true.
December 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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APNewsAlert
At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation
AP-US-APNewsAlert
At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation
AP-US-APNewsAlert
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
APNewsAlert
At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation
AP-US-APNewsAlert
At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation
AP-US-APNewsAlert
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My pal Mara Silvers has the story of Dr. Weiner finally losing his license for @montanafreepress.org
montanafreepress.org/2025/12/20/m...
montanafreepress.org/2025/12/20/m...
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My pal Mara Silvers has the story of Dr. Weiner finally losing his license for @montanafreepress.org
montanafreepress.org/2025/12/20/m...
montanafreepress.org/2025/12/20/m...
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Read @davidmcswane.bsky.social's original 2024 investigation into Dr. Weiner here:
December 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Read @davidmcswane.bsky.social's original 2024 investigation into Dr. Weiner here:
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Big news out of Montana: Dr. Thomas Weiner has lost his license and will never practice medicine there again as the medical board finally responds to reports that he hurt and mistreated people. They noted Scott Warwick, who got 10 years of chemo etc, died from it, but never had cancer. Context 👇
Let me tell you a story – one of the more haunting I’ve seen in 20 years of journalism. It’s about greed, death and denial. It took two years to unravel one doctor’s myth, a hospital’s complicity in creating it, and a documented trail of suspicious deaths…🧵
December 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Big news out of Montana: Dr. Thomas Weiner has lost his license and will never practice medicine there again as the medical board finally responds to reports that he hurt and mistreated people. They noted Scott Warwick, who got 10 years of chemo etc, died from it, but never had cancer. Context 👇
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"The form also has an option to submit photos to the tip line, however, taking photos inside a restroom is illegal."
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/17/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/17/t...
Ken Paxton opens tip line to encourage “bathroom bill” enforcement
The attorney general's complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings.
www.texastribune.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"The form also has an option to submit photos to the tip line, however, taking photos inside a restroom is illegal."
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/17/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/17/t...
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U.S. v. Dugan: We have a VERDICT.
December 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
U.S. v. Dugan: We have a VERDICT.
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It's after 8:15 p.m. Central Time.
Still quiet on the U.S. v. Dugan jury front, for everyone wondering.
Still quiet on the U.S. v. Dugan jury front, for everyone wondering.
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 AM
It's after 8:15 p.m. Central Time.
Still quiet on the U.S. v. Dugan jury front, for everyone wondering.
Still quiet on the U.S. v. Dugan jury front, for everyone wondering.
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Inflation unexpectedly eased in November, but Powell already warned to view this data with a "skeptical eye," because of distortions caused by the gov't shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12... @nytimes.com
Live Updates: Inflation Slowed to 2.7% in November, When Data Was Distorted by the Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Inflation unexpectedly eased in November, but Powell already warned to view this data with a "skeptical eye," because of distortions caused by the gov't shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12... @nytimes.com
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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus retired in 2017, but his PAC has since spent +$2 million on political consultants. Another retired lawmaker's campaign account has made $1.2 million via investments.
A wild look at how lax campaign finance laws allow ex-lawmakers to spend big, long after retiring:
A wild look at how lax campaign finance laws allow ex-lawmakers to spend big, long after retiring:
Former Texas politicians are using unspent campaign cash for fancy meals, hotels
What happens to former politicians' campaign dollars after they leave office? Some use the money on steakhouses, luxury hotels and travel.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus retired in 2017, but his PAC has since spent +$2 million on political consultants. Another retired lawmaker's campaign account has made $1.2 million via investments.
A wild look at how lax campaign finance laws allow ex-lawmakers to spend big, long after retiring:
A wild look at how lax campaign finance laws allow ex-lawmakers to spend big, long after retiring:
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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This is hugely significant testimony in FAVOR of Judge Dugan.
Prosecutors allege that Dugan tried to direct de la Rosa and her client to a stairwell that led away from agents.
Instead, she just testified Dugan told her to go into the public hallway, where agents were waiting.
Prosecutors allege that Dugan tried to direct de la Rosa and her client to a stairwell that led away from agents.
Instead, she just testified Dugan told her to go into the public hallway, where agents were waiting.
🚨 De la Rosa says Dugan walked into the restricted hallway to her and directed her where to go.
"I kind of felt direction-wise that it was toward the public hallway," de la Rosa said.
She recalled Dugan saying; "Go down the hallway and go out."
"I kind of felt direction-wise that it was toward the public hallway," de la Rosa said.
She recalled Dugan saying; "Go down the hallway and go out."
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is hugely significant testimony in FAVOR of Judge Dugan.
Prosecutors allege that Dugan tried to direct de la Rosa and her client to a stairwell that led away from agents.
Instead, she just testified Dugan told her to go into the public hallway, where agents were waiting.
Prosecutors allege that Dugan tried to direct de la Rosa and her client to a stairwell that led away from agents.
Instead, she just testified Dugan told her to go into the public hallway, where agents were waiting.
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When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
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“Not only did she confirm that Mr. Trump is using criminal prosecution to retaliate against adversaries, she also acknowledged that he was not telling the truth when he accused Bill Clinton of visiting the private island of the sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Trump’s Top Aide Acknowledges ‘Score Settling’ Behind Prosecutions
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“Not only did she confirm that Mr. Trump is using criminal prosecution to retaliate against adversaries, she also acknowledged that he was not telling the truth when he accused Bill Clinton of visiting the private island of the sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
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RUSSIA REJECTS CHRISTMAS CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL: Kremlin spokesperson rejected the proposal for a Christmas and New Year ceasefire, stating it would give Ukraine time to regroup in order to continue the war and wouldn’t lead to a peace.
Kremlin rejects proposals for Christmas ceasefire
Russia has rejected a proposal for a ceasefire on the front line over the Christmas and the New Year period.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
RUSSIA REJECTS CHRISTMAS CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL: Kremlin spokesperson rejected the proposal for a Christmas and New Year ceasefire, stating it would give Ukraine time to regroup in order to continue the war and wouldn’t lead to a peace.
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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
As Russia takes more lives, Ukraine's cemeteries are overfilling and the number of cremations is rising.
Dmytro chose to cremate his brother, fearing a burial could mean losing his brother and his home to occupation.
As Russia takes more lives, Ukraine's cemeteries are overfilling and the number of cremations is rising.
Dmytro chose to cremate his brother, fearing a burial could mean losing his brother and his home to occupation.
No place to rest: Ukraine’s burial crisis
Ukraine’s cemeteries are filling up, the number of those opting for cremation has skyrocketed. Dmytro, who cremated his brother, explains why a burial is difficult for those from occupied territory.
www.counteroffensive.news
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
As Russia takes more lives, Ukraine's cemeteries are overfilling and the number of cremations is rising.
Dmytro chose to cremate his brother, fearing a burial could mean losing his brother and his home to occupation.
As Russia takes more lives, Ukraine's cemeteries are overfilling and the number of cremations is rising.
Dmytro chose to cremate his brother, fearing a burial could mean losing his brother and his home to occupation.
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Good morning from Milwaukee.
The trial of Judge Hannah Dugan is scheduled to kick off today at 9 a.m. Central Time. Look out for coverage throughout the week on All Rise News. www.allrisenews.com/p/hannah-dug...
The trial of Judge Hannah Dugan is scheduled to kick off today at 9 a.m. Central Time. Look out for coverage throughout the week on All Rise News. www.allrisenews.com/p/hannah-dug...
Rising This Week: The trial of Judge Dugan
Donald Trump's attacks on the judiciary head for a reckoning this week — in more ways than one.
www.allrisenews.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Good morning from Milwaukee.
The trial of Judge Hannah Dugan is scheduled to kick off today at 9 a.m. Central Time. Look out for coverage throughout the week on All Rise News. www.allrisenews.com/p/hannah-dug...
The trial of Judge Hannah Dugan is scheduled to kick off today at 9 a.m. Central Time. Look out for coverage throughout the week on All Rise News. www.allrisenews.com/p/hannah-dug...