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Couple shot while trying to stop Bondi Beach attack died in each other's arms

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A couple just weeks away from celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary were shot — and then died in each others arms — while trying to disarm a gunman on Bondi Beach, where more than a dozen people were killed during a Hanukkah event on Sunday.

Dashcam video shared on Chinese social media platform RedNote, and verified by NBC News, ...Read more

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Nick Reiner retains high-profile defense attorney as murder charges are expected to be filed

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LOS ANGELES — Nick Reiner has retained famed defense attorney Alan Jackson to defend him in connection with his parents’ slayings, Jackson confirmed while being followed by a throng of media in the downtown Los Angeles criminal courthouse Tuesday morning.

L.A. County prosecutors are expected to file murder charges against Reiner on Tuesday,...Read more

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Charges dropped against Tampa photojournalist arrested at Miami ICE protest

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TAMPA, Fla. — All charges were dropped Tuesday against a Tampa photojournalist who was arrested while covering a protest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Miami.

David Decker, 52, was arrested alongside protesters outside of the Krome North Service Processing Center on Nov. 22. He told the Tampa Bay Times he was arrested...Read more

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Trump's plan to pump more water in California is ill-conceived and harmful, lawmakers say

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A Trump administration plan to pump more water to Central Valley farmlands is facing vehement opposition from Democratic members of Congress who represent the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and the Bay Area.

A group of seven legislators led by Rep. John Garamendi said pumping more water will threaten the availability of water for many ...Read more

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States will keep pushing AI laws despite Trump's efforts to stop them

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State lawmakers of both parties said they plan to keep passing laws regulating artificial intelligence despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop them.

Trump signed an executive order Thursday evening that aims to override state artificial intelligence laws. He said his administration must work with Congress to develop a national AI ...Read more

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom trolls Trump with website tracking president's 'criminal cronies'

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a new state-run website Tuesday that tracks what his office calls the "criminal cronies" around President Donald Trump — just the latest trolling tactic by the California governor that directly mirrors Trump's own use of public resources for political score settling.

Newsom pegged the website'...Read more

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US payrolls rise after October drop, unemployment marches higher

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U.S. job growth remained sluggish in November and the unemployment rate rose to a four-year high, pointing to a continued cooling in the labor market after a weak October.

Nonfarm payrolls increased 64,000 in November after declining 105,000 in October, adding to the choppiness seen in the labor market in recent months. The unemployment rate ...Read more

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Rob Reiner's tragic final weekend emerges: Conan's party, the Obamas and unthinkable violence

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LOS ANGELES — It was supposed to be a weekend of celebration for Rob and Michele Reiner.

They attended Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party Saturday and planned to meet Barack and Michelle Obama Sunday night.

But that gathering with the first lady and 44th president never happened.

The couple were found dead in their Brentwood home Sunday ...Read more

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US is spending big on child mental health, addiction treatment, study says

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As a children’s emergency room doctor in San Francisco, Ashley Foster has found herself treating an increasing number of adolescents for substance abuse, anxiety, depression and other behavioral health issues over the last decade. Often, they arrive at the hospital in crisis, she said.

Foster’s experience aligns with a well-known and ...Read more

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A famous father, a troubled son: How addiction tormented the Reiner family

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LOS ANGELES — Rob Reiner was 20 minutes into a video podcast promoting his new film — a semi-autobiographical tale of a famous dad and his drug-addicted son — when the interviewer asked what his son Nick, who co-wrote the movie, learned from it.

Reiner pointed just off-screen. Nick, then 22, had been there the whole time.

“He’s right...Read more

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Top aide Susie Wiles: Trump has 'alcoholic's personality,' obsessed with revenge

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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said that President Donald Trump has “an alcoholic’s personality” and is obsessed with retaliating against critics even if it undermines his own policies, according to a bombshell magazine story published on Tuesday.

Wiles, considered a trusted and loyal Trump insider, also trashed Vice President JD ...Read more

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Obamas had plans with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were killed

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Michelle Obama said that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, had plans with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were both allegedly killed by their second-born son, Nick.

The former first lady made the reveal during an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday when asked how she was coping with the couple’s death.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams heading to Mexico with 2 weeks left in office

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NEW YORK — With just two weeks left in office, Mayor Eric Adams is heading to Mexico — his fourth international trip since October, the Daily News has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge said Adams — who’s actively trying to line up a post-City Hall job — is expected to depart for Mexico City on Tuesday evening. The sources did not...Read more

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Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar asks federal court to dismiss extortion case

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BALTIMORE — Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar, the Baltimore lawmaker indicted alongside her brother and a city police officer, filed a motion to dismiss the extortion and conspiracy charges against her on Tuesday, court records show.

In late October, federal investigators accused Attar, a District 41 Democrat, of orchestrating a blackmail and ...Read more

Big rain and snow could hit California around Christmas, risking floods, landslides and snarling travel

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LOS ANGELES — Big rain and snow could hit California around Christmastime, ending a long dry spell for the state.

There's a high risk for heavy rainfall along the entire California coast between Dec. 23 through Christmas Day, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center said. There's also a high risk of ...Read more

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As ICE intensifies Minnesota surge, Republicans see Trump delivering on immigration promise

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota has driven outrage among the state’s top Democratic officials, broad concern among progressive residents, and protests by activists and groups left unsettled as federal agents delve deeper into the state’s communities.

For many Minnesota conservatives, it’s a ...Read more

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Under the radar: How charter airlines fly ICE deportees at MSP

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MINNEAPOLIS — A hidden new line of business is growing for charter airlines operating at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport — the ICE “shuffle” flight.

Here’s how it works: Department of Homeland Security vans shuttle ICE arrestees to the southern end of the airport. Authorities lay out shackles on the tarmac. People are ...Read more

Ukraine says US pledged Congress to back security guarantee

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has an agreement with the U.S. to make security guarantees legally binding through a vote in Congress as part of a deal to end Russia’s war.

He offered no details in online audio comments to Ukrainian media late Monday. The disclosure came hours after a U.S. official said President Donald Trump�...Read more

Thaksin-backed party picks another family member as Thai PM candidate

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A political party backed by billionaire politician Thaksin Shinawatra, whose family has dominated Thai politics this century, has nominated another member of the dynasty as its top prime ministerial candidate in the election scheduled for early next year.

Yodchanan Wongsawat, Thaksin’s nephew and son of former leader Somchai Wongsawat, headed...Read more

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Trump sues BBC for $10 billion over documentary edit

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President Donald Trump sued the BBC for at least $10 billion over a misleading edit in a documentary last year that gave the impression he’d made a direct call for violence in a speech leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.

The lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corp. was filed Monday in federal ...Read more