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Government shutdown odds are rising. Economic experts aren’t panicking (yet).
Washington could be barreling towards yet another spending crisis, but the initial reaction from economic watchers was to downplay the prospect of a protracted shutdown.
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A massive fire kills 9 people at a building under construction in Taiwan
Nine people died Thursday in a massive fire in central Taiwan at a huge food-processing building that was under construction, news reports said. Video posted on social media showed a wall of dark gray smoke and orange flames billowing out of one end of the five-story building in the city of Taichung. The cause of the fire was undetermined but the Taichung government said it spread rapidly because of a large quantity of foam panels on site.
Yahoo Finance
Nvidia stock rebounds after broad market rout as analysts stay bullish on outlook
Nvidia stock rose as Wall Street analysts reiterated their Buy ratings despite concerns about rising competition and the possibility that AI chip demand could wane.
USA TODAY
Who owns guns in the US? The gender gap is closing for conservatives.
Gun ownership among Republican women across America surges, a Gallup poll reveals. Rural areas see spike as firearms are used for protection, sport.
Associated Press
The Latest: Luigi Mangione expected to appear in Pennsylvania court for extradition hearing
Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with shooting to death a health insurance company chief executive on a Manhattan street, will be taken Thursday morning to hearings on related Pennsylvania criminal charges and efforts to extradite him to New York. Here's the latest: Who is Mangione’s attorney? Luigi Mangione has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge.
Reuters
Belgium to become first EU country to ban disposable vape sales
Belgium will in January become the first European Union country to ban sales of disposable vapes because of concerns about their use among children and the environmental damage they can cause. The move is part of an anti-tobacco drive in the western European country, where government data shows most young smokers start the habit with electronic cigarettes (vapes), rather than regular tobacco cigarettes. "Disposable e-cigarettes are designed to attract young people, to appeal to new users who maybe never smoked," Belgian health minister Frank Vandenbroucke told Reuters.
NBC News
Wisconsin school shooting victims named as teacher Erin West and student Rubi Vergara
Tributes have been paid to teacher Erin M. West and Rubi P. Vergara. who died in the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.
AFP
Israel accused of 'acts of genocide', 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
Israel on Thursday faced accusations of "acts of genocide" in Gaza, a charge it denounced as full of "lies", while a medical charity said the devastation caused in the Palestinian territory showed "signs of ethnic cleansing".In a separate report released on Thursday, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused Israel of causing widespread devastation in Gaza and noted "signs of ethnic cleansing" in the north of the Palestinian territory.
AFP
Denmark expects Chinese ship probed over cut cables to depart
Denmark's foreign minister said Thursday that he expected a Chinese ship, anchored off the Danish coast and linked to two severed undersea cables, would be able to leave once an inspection which included four countries was completed."It is our expectation that once the inspection is completed by this group of people from the four countries, the ship will be able to sail to its destination," Rasmussen said.
CBS News
Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband, over 40 others convicted in rape, drugging trial
Gisèle Pelicot said she had no regrets, but hope for the future after a judge sentenced her ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her for years.
AFP
BoE holds interest rate after inflation rise
The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 4.75 percent, deciding against a cut in line with the US Federal Reserve, as UK inflation rises again.The BoE reduced its key interest rate in August for the first time since early 2020, from a 16-year high of 5.25 percent as UK inflation returned to normal levels.
CNN
Deadly shooting at Abundant Life Christian School is a hard and unforgettable precursor to long-awaited Christmas break
The annual “Ugly Christmas Sweater Day” at Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin was to be a festive precursor to the long-anticipated winter break, a respite of nearly two weeks to gather with family and friends, unwrap presents and reflect on the year that passed.
CBS News
CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione arrives for extradition hearing
An attorney for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, says he will waive extradition at his hearing on Thursday.
AFP
US, European, Chinese firms seek to draw Vietnam arms deals from Russia
Major US weapons manufacturers including Boeing and Lockheed Martin, along with Europe's Airbus and Chinese firms, put their wares on show at an arms fair in Hanoi Thursday as Vietnam looks to diversify its defence supplies away from Russia.Boeing and Lockheed Martin were among 14 American companies at the fair, while two exhibitors were Chinese and others were from Germany, Iran, Israel and Ukraine, as well as Russia.
AFP
Stock markets decline as Fed eyes fewer rate cuts
European and Asian stock markets slid Thursday following sharp losses on Wall Street as the Federal Reserve signalled fewer cuts to US interest rates next year."Investors were blindsided as the Federal Reserve halved the expected pace of interest rate cuts for next year," noted Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor.
CNN
Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential talks with Trump during year-end news conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he had not spoken to US President-elect Donald Trump in over four years, but was “ready” for potential talks with him, amid expectation that the new administration in Washington will push for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine.
CNN
Ancient saber-toothed predator found in Spain is the oldest of its kind
The discovery of a newly identified species — the oldest saber-toothed animal found and an ancient cousin to mammals — fills a longstanding gap in the fossil record.
AFP
Portugal, Spain, France bust contaminated seafood ring
A European operation has spared revellers a potential food poisoning nightmare before Christmas, seizing 30 tonnes of molluscs illegally fished in polluted waters and arresting 62 suspects, authorities said on Thursday.Law enforcement in Portugal, France and Spain seized the molluscs and six tonnes of glass eels worth up to 10 million euros ($10.4 million) on the seafood market, Europol said.
Reuters
Big year of central bank easing wraps up with dovish BoE, Fed caution
The Bank of England wrapped up a big year of central bank rate cuts by keeping rates steady on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve eased policy but suggested it would be more cautious in 2025. The Swiss National Bank, which has been at the forefront of monetary easing, cut rates by an unexpectedly large 50 basis points (bps) to 0.5% last week, the lowest since November 2022 and the bank's biggest reduction in almost a decade. It indicated further easing would be gradual after annual inflation accelerated to 2%, but with Canada's weak economy threatened by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, markets placed 50% odds on a 25-bps cut next month.
CBS News
FAA bans drones over several New Jersey towns. See the list.
Drones have been banned from flying over nearly two dozen New Jersey towns until Jan. 17, the FAA says.

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