TODAY’S NEWS FLASH:
Political Landscape
Feds promised "radical transparency" but are withholding rural health fund applications
Medication-delivering drones and telehealth at local libraries are among the ideas state leaders revealed in November for spending their share of a $50 billion federal rural health program.
Republicans work to defend a deep-red House district in expensive Tennessee special election
General elections for former Rep. Mark Green's congressional seat in Middle Tennessee have been sleepy, safely Republican affairs. But Tuesday’s special election for the district west of Nashville has turned into a more contested campaign, even though President Donald Trump carried it by 22 points in 2024.
Global Impact
A South African radio presenter is arrested on suspicion of recruiting fighters for Russia
A South African radio presenter appeared in court on Monday accused of recruiting men to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine.
Western Australian farmer dies trying to protect property from fast-moving bushfire
A farmer working frantically to protect his property from a fast-moving bushfire has died after his vehicle was engulfed in flames.
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Economic Pulse
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
Costco Wholesale has sued the Trump administration, asking the Court of International Trade to consider all tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unlawful.
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Zillow drops climate risk scores after agents complained of lost sales
Sorry, prospective homebuyers. Just over a year after adding climate risk scores, Zillow has removed them from more than 1 million listings after real estate agents complained that the information was causing them to lose sales.
Quick Takes
Adam Sandler knows how to make it up to his wife, Jackie Sandler, and their two children after sharing a number of untrue stories about them.
Red foam cleanse is taking the dental industry by storm.
Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.
A Brazilian teenager was mauled by a lioness in full view of zoo visitors on Sunday, after scaling a six-meter wall and safety fencing and shimmying down a tree into the enclosure, authorities said.
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