Press review · Wednesday, 3 December 2025
03 December 2025
Single reports
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foreignaffairs.com Top stories ·
Why Escalation Favors Iran
America and Israel may have bitten off more than they can chew.
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bbc.com Top stories ·
Georgia school teacher is killed in toilet paper prank gone wrong
Jason Hughes's family does not want the students prosecuted after the prank turned into a fatal car accident.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Tennessee GOP Rep says Muslims 'don't belong in American society'
Rep. Andy Ogles' social media post is the latest in a series of Islamophobic statements from House Republicans.
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hawaiinewsnow.com Top stories ·
HOUR BY HOUR: What to expect as a powerful storm approaches Hawaii
A large and powerful kona storm is expected to bring an extended period of flash flooding, damaging winds, and strong thunderstorms through at least Saturday.
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pbs.org Top stories ·
WATCH: Trump addresses House Republicans at annual policy retreat in Florida
Trump opened his address to the lawmakers by talking about Iran, saying “we took a little excursion” to the Middle East “to get rid of some evil. And, I think you’ll see it’s going to be a short-term excursion.”
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opb.org Top stories ·
Judge limits crowd control devices at Portland ICE building, says federal officers must identify themselves
A federal judge in Oregon ruled Monday that he would continue to strictly limit federal law enforcement’s use of tear gas and other crowd control weapons on protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.
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Trump administration widens its 2020 election probe as it obtains records from Arizona
The Republican leader of Arizona's state Senate said Monday he has handed over records related to the 2020 presidential election to the FBI in the latest sign that the Trump administration is acting on the president's longstanding falsehoods about a race he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Kentucky soldier stationed in Saudi Arabia is 7th U.S. military death in Iran war
A Kentucky man who joined the Army shortly after graduating from high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon announced Monday.
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abcnews.com Top stories ·
Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says
The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as “an operational trigger” for “sleeper assets."
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6abc.com Top stories ·
Complaint says Bucks Co. men who brought explosives to NYC said they were inspired by Islamic State
Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi are awaiting arraignment Monday on charges that include attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization.
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npr.org Top stories ·
Epstein used his ties to Nobel laureate scientists to try to rebuild his image
A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows how he used his wealth to build relationships with prominent scientists.
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cnbc.com Top stories ·
U.S. orders staff to leave Saudi Arabia as war spreads; Iran rules out immediate ceasefire
The U.S. ordered non-emergency government staff to leave Saudi Arabia as the widening Iran war rattled global markets.
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businessinsider.com Top stories ·
Airport delays: List of US airports with long TSA lines
The effects of the partial government shutdown were on display in some US airports starting on Sunday.
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wired.com Top stories ·
Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions
Executives at the AI startup say companies paused deal talks after the Trump administration labeled it a supply-chain risk, warning that the fallout could cause a major revenue hit.
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Thune says no to filibuster changes even after Trump's threats about SAVE America Act
Trump said he won't sign anything into law until SAVE America Act's passage.
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Mojtaba Khamenei, son of ayatollah killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes, named Iran's new supreme leader, state media reports
President Donald Trump said last week that Mojtaba Khamenei would be "unacceptable," and Israel has vowed to target whoever was made Iran's new highest authority.
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aljazeera.com Top stories ·
Trump says some sanctions to be lifted on oil producers amid Iran war
Crude oil prices plunge below $90 a barrel following an earlier surge to almost $120 in price swing over 24 hours.
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nytimes.com Top stories ·
Tua Tagovailoa to sign with Falcons as former Dolphins starter looks for reset
Tagovailoa was benched late last season as the Dolphins prepared to move on from the No. 5 pick from the 2020 draft.
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cbssports.com Top stories ·
NFL free agency 2026 updates: Tracking every move that happened on Day 1
The NFL free agency two-day negotiating period kicked off on Monday and you can follow every move here
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hollywoodreporter.com Top stories ·
Patton Oswalt Takes Aim at Timothée Chalamet’s Ballet and Opera Comments With Punchy Monologue
While hosting the MPSE Golden Reel Awards, the comedian fired off jokes about the 'Marty Supreme' star, President Donald Trump and the war in Iran.
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rollingstone.com Top stories ·
Rihanna Shooting Suspect Held for Attempted Murder on $10.2 Million Bail
A suspect LAPD allege fired shots at Rihanna's house was arrested for attempted murder and held on $10.2 million bail.
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macrumors.com Top stories ·
Everything New in iOS 26.4 Beta 4
Apple is continuing to test the iOS 26.4 beta, and the latest update is now available for developers and public beta testers. As testing goes on, there are fewer new features in each beta, but today’s release adds new emoji characters and a few other changes. New Emoji Apple added new emoji characters, including trombone, treasure chest, distorted face, hairy creature, fight cloud, orca, and landslide.
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arstechnica.com Top stories ·
Testing Apple's 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new "performance" cores
M5 Pro Max's "performance" CPU cores definitely aren't just rebranded E-cores.
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androidheadlines.com Top stories ·
Exclusive: Official Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold CAD Renders First Look
Here's your first look at the upcoming Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold. We managed to get our hands on CAD-based renders of the phone.
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militarytimes.com Top stories ·
US, Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by submarine
The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean last week.
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apnews.com Top stories ·
Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team
Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began.
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Ohio State University's president resigns after reporting 'inappropriate relationship'
Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. has resigned abruptly after disclosing “an inappropriate relationship” with a person who was seeking public resources for her business.
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fortune.com Top stories ·
Billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg used mortgages to buy multimillion-dollar mansions. Here’s why that’s a savvy financial decision | Fortune
They “think differently about liquidity and mortgage,” real-estate sales director tells Fortune.
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tmz.com Top stories ·
Dwight Howard Files to Divorce Wife Amber After Her Bombshell Accusations
Former NBA star Dwight Howard filed for divorce from his wife Amber Howard — hours after she made bombshell accusations against him online, TMZ has learned.
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Alexander brothers, famous real estate brokers, guilty of sex trafficking
Prosecutors accused the brothers of using their wealth to lure women to parties and luxury homes, then taking advantage of them.
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cbsnews.com Top stories ·
Live Updates: As U.S.-Israeli war with Iran intensifies, Trump says it is "very far ahead of schedule"
President Trump's assurances that a rising U.S. death toll and soaring energy prices will be temporary and worth the pain are failing to assuage jittery investors.
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komonews.com Top stories ·
VOTE: Do you think a retaliatory attack is likely in the US?
Do you think a retaliatory attack is likely in the U.S.?
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spacenews.com Top stories ·
Pentagon details cyber, space ‘first mover’ role in Iran operations
Pentagon details cyber, space ‘first mover’ role in Iran operations Pentagon details cyber, space ‘first mover’ role in Iran operations
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nbcnews.com Top stories ·
Noem doesn't retract calling U.S. citizens killed by immigration agents 'domestic terrorists' in tense hearing
It was DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's first appearance before Congress since immigration agents fatally shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti in January.
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theverge.com Tech ·
Highguard is shutting down this month
We hardly knew ye.
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engadget.com Tech ·
Meta's AI display glasses reportedly share intimate videos with human moderators
Users in Europe of Meta's AI smart glasses may be unknowingly sharing intimate video and sensitive financial information with moderators outside of the bloc.
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What we know on day four of US-Israeli attacks on Iran
Washington says 'harder hits' are still to come, as Tehran retaliates by closing the Strait of Hormuz.
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pagesix.com Tech ·
Christina Applegate dumped Brad Pitt for unlikely rock star — and reveals how she turned Kelly Bundy into a ‘full rock slut’
Adding insult to injury, Brad Pitt had to drive Christina Applegate’s mom home after the actress ditched him for the Skid Row rocker.
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foxnews.com Tech ·
Common nut emerges as standout for lowering 'bad' cholesterol in 25-year review
A new study has found that eating pecans daily may improve heart health by lowering cholesterol levels. Researchers reviewed more than 20 years of scientific data.
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thedailybeast.com Tech ·
ICE Barbie Confronted by Photo of Her Mile-High Boudoir
Secretary Kristi Noem was shown an image of the bedroom in a luxury jet she has been using to fly around the country.
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Anthropic's Claude AI being used in Iran war by U.S. military, sources say
Two sources familiar with the U.S. military's use of artificial intelligence confirm that the U.S. used Anthropic's Claude AI model over weekend for the attack on Iran — and is still using it.
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As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify
The war in the Middle East spiraled further as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump said the campaign would likely take several weeks, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the “hardest hits are yet to come.”
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collider.com Top stories ·
Netflix Sets Spring Release for the Greatest 8-Part Fantasy Series Since ‘Game of Thrones’
Netflix has revealed that international subscribers outside the U.S. will be able to stream Outlander Season 8 soon, but U.S. fans face a longer wait.
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tmz.com Top stories ·
Adin Ross' Sister Madeline Dead at 36
Madeline Ross -- the sister of popular streamer Adin Ross -- has died.
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pcworld.com Tech ·
This prompt reveals what your AI knows about you
A prompt shared by Anthropic serves as a terrific way to learn what memories your AI provider has stored about you.
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M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon
Apple is using more chiplets and three types of CPU cores to make the M5 family.
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engadget.com Tech ·
Everything Apple announced this week: iPhone 17e, new MacBooks, M4 iPad Air and more
The company also revealed a Studio Display XDR as well as the M5 Pro and Max chipsets.
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abc7ny.com Top stories ·
Mamdani, Hochul unveil first New York City neighborhoods to get free child care for 2-year-olds
The mayor and governor announced the neighborhoods where free 2-K will launch this fall.
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timesofisrael.com Top stories ·
Trump threatens to cut all trade ties with Spain over Iran war refusal
'We don't want anything to do with Spain,' says US president after Madrid barred use of its bases for strike; Trump also slams Starmer: 'This is not Winston Churchill'
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startribune.com Top stories ·
At Senate hearing, Noem refuses to apologize for calling Pretti and Good domestic terrorists
The Homeland Security secretary’s comments after their deaths have been widely debated by lawmakers, and at times have even put her at odds with other Trump administration officials.