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WASHINGTON—In an attempt to prevent a government shutdown over the holidays, Congress reached a last-minute agreement, but in the process, it added more tasks to the already long list of things that need to be done in the first year of President-elect Donald Trump's return to office. The government remains operational until March 14th, according to the funding bill. Republicans will once more require Democratic votes to prevent a shutdown in less than three months, despite the fact that they will control the White House, the House, and the Senate. Furthermore, Trump's request that Congress either raise or remove the debt ceiling in order to relieve him of it the following year was a complete failure. He promised to fight any Republican who voted to fund the government without addressing th...

MUNICH A automobile rammed into a Christmas market in eastern Germany on Saturday, killing five people and injuring more than 200, according to German authorities. Friday night, as shoppers congregated in the tight alley, the automobile crashed 1200 feet into a crowd. The accused driver, a Saudi Arabian physician who resided in Germany, was taken into custody, according to Saxony-Anhalt Premier Reiner Haseloff. He claimed that there was no continuous threat to the public and that the suspect acted alone. No other details regarding a potential motive have been provided by officials. At least one adult and one child are among the victims, according to Haseloff. Given the severity of some of the injuries, he did not rule out more deaths. According to Saxony-Anhalt's interior minister Tamara Z...

It's been a year on the internet—slop, rap beef, brain rot, and, yeah, hawk tuah. Don Caldwell, editor-in-chief of Know Your Meme, an online database that records trends, claims that the unofficial definition of memes has broadened to encompass any kind of viral internet phenomenon, including slang phrases like rizz or skibidi, that comes to life on social media. According to Caldwell, the level of literacy needed to comprehend a meme can be quite high and intricate, as it takes knowledge of five distinct memes throughout the history of the internet to even get the joke. According to Jamie Cohen, a specialist in digital culture, memes of days typically start as references to or responses to other things, such pop culture or news events. According to Cohen, an assistant professor of media s...

Washington In order to eliminate the possibility of a government shutdown during the holidays, the Senate passed a bill early Saturday morning that would keep the government running for three more months. The bill will now be sent to President Joe Biden's desk. 85–11 was the vote. Hours earlier, the bill was approved by the Republican-controlled House. The White House stated that Biden would sign the bill on Saturday, avoiding the need for millions of government employees, including air traffic controllers, Border Patrol agents, and U.S. troops, to work without pay, even though the final vote officially passed past the midnight deadline to prevent a shutdown. "Agencies will not shut down and may continue normal operations," White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary Emilie Simons wrote on...

WASHINGTON – Early Saturday morning, the Senate approved a bill aimed at keeping the government open for an additional three months, which was sent to President Joe Biden to eliminate the risk of a government shutdown during the holiday season. The result of the voting was 85 to 11. The bill was passed hours earlier by the House, which is under Republican control. The White House announced that despite the final vote technically occurring after the midnight deadline to prevent a shutdown, Biden would sign the bill on Saturday, thereby preventing U.S. troops, Border Patrol agents, air traffic controllers, and millions of other federal workers from having to work without pay. Emilie Simons, White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary, posted on X that agencies will not shut down and may contin...

At least the snow globes will enjoy a white Christmas. The National Weather Service stated in a forecast on Friday that most of the United States will not have snow on the ground on Wednesday, but parts of the Rocky Mountains, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and other areas near the Canadian border could experience it. For most of the U.S. on Christmas Day, there will be green and brown grass—definitely not what Bing Crosby sang about! the meteorological service posted on X Friday. Other regions of the country, such as Kansas, Oklahoma, most of Pennsylvania, and other locations, were labeled "better luck next year" on a map provided by the weather agency prior to the holiday. However, there is still hope: Certain areas in the Northeast were predicted to possibly experience snow showers on Tuesday, ...

Washington Just hours before a deadline that would have forced millions of federal employees, including air traffic controllers, Border Patrol agents, and U.S. troops, to work unpaid over the Christmas, the Republican-controlled House on Friday night passed a short-term resolution to prevent a government shutdown. Republicans opposed it altogether, and only one member cast a ballot. The vote was 366–34. It concluded a turbulent week in the House that hinted at how the incoming Congress would handle a volatile Donald Trump once he returns to the White House in January. The law was introduced via a fast-track procedure, which required a two-thirds vote. In order to prevent a shutdown, the Senate is now expected to approve the package before 12:01 a.m. Stay tuned for real-time updates. The ...

In what they say is the biggest strike against the delivery behemoth in history, the Teamsters union announced a walkout against Amazon on Thursday morning, with workers forming picket lines in four states. Amidst the flurry of last-minute holiday present deliveries, the strike occurs just one week before Christmas. Workers at a factory in New York City, another in Atlanta, three in Southern California, one in San Francisco, and one in Skokie, Illinois, just outside of Chicago, went on strike Thursday at 6 a.m. ET. Amazon employees at the Staten Island, New York, warehouse said on Friday that they would join the walkout on Saturday at midnight. Nearly 10,000 Amazon employees have joined the Teamsters, the union announced in a news release on Thursday. The $2 trillion tech and retail conglo...

The lies started to circulate just 38 minutes after a teacher in Madison, Wisconsin, called 911 to report Monday's school shooting. The first one simply stated: Placing bets on another trans shooter in a post on X. The post didn't get that many hits. However, the untrue allegations regarding the shooter's gender identification gained traction 57 minutes later. Alex Jones, a conspiracy theorist who frequently posts baseless allegations following murders, wrote on X: If the statistical pattern holds true for this horrible incident, there is a 98% possibility that the shooting was connected to gangs or transgender people. Jones' article had 282,000 views in a single day, and he has 3.4 million followers on the website. Jones was capitalizing on a trend that has been observed on the conserva...

This live blog's coverage has over. For the most recent updates, please click this link. What we know about the incident so far A vehicle slammed into a crowded Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, Germany, today. At least 2 people are dead, including a small child, and over 60 are injured. The suspected driver of the car has been identified as a doctor from Saudi Arabia who lived in Germany and is currently in custody. Officials say the suspect acted alone and there was no ongoing threat to the public. Police have not announced a cause of the crash or a possible motive. Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and adhere to strict fact-...