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December 9, 2025
Former FBI Director Comey indicted on charges of making a false statement, obstruction
Former FBI Director James Comey has been charged with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to…
December 9, 2025
Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a US prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has…
December 9, 2025
Humberto becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic as Gabrielle moves away from the Azores
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Humberto formed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean on track to become a major hurricane, while forecasters monitored a nearby tropical disturbance that could bring dangerous weather…
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December 9, 2025
Florida officials announce more than 6,000 immigration arrests
TALLAHASSEE (AP): Over the past five months, Florida law -enforcement officials have arrested more than 6,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally, a US Border Patrol official announced…
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December 9, 2025
Russia helping China to prepare for potential invasion of Taiwan, defence institute says
LONDON (AP): Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne invasion of Taiwan, according to an analysis of leaked Russian documents by a…
December 9, 2025
Paris court sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in an alleged scheme to finance his…
December 9, 2025
US Coast Guard offloads nearly US$65M in illicit narcotics interdicted in the Caribbean Sea
ST PETERSBURG, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence earlier this week offloaded approximately 8,700 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated US$64.5 million,…
December 9, 2025
Amazon to pay US$2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has reached a historic US$2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships…
December 9, 2025
Starbucks to close hundreds of stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan
Starbucks said Thursday it's closing hundreds of stores in the US, Canada and Europe and laying off 900 nonretail employees as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround. The Seattle…