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Last-minute tax moves could save you money before 2025 ends 12/30/2025 03:31pm • With just hours left in 2025, some quick steps could help taxpayers keep more money in their pockets. Sikich tax expert Bryan Lake said charitable giving is one option to consider before the year ends. That���s because starting in 2026, itemized charitable deductions will be reduced based on inco Editorial Roundup: United States 12/30/2025 03:00pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 29 The Washington Post on Trump's China policy, deal with Taiwan The Trump administration���s approval of an $11.1 billion arms sale will help Taiwan gear up for, and therefore deter, a potential Chinese attack. It���s an over Orange Bowl showdown: Texas Tech and Oregon are mirror images, set to face off in CFP quarterfinals 12/30/2025 02:37pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) ��� The formula for getting to this season's Orange Bowl apparently went like this: Score a ton of points, allow very few points, have a big play on basically every possession, excel on third downs offensively, be stingy on third downs defensively. That was Texas Tech's path December interest rate cut was a close call for some Fed officials, minutes show 12/30/2025 02:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Some Federal Reserve officials who supported cutting a key interest rate earlier this month could have instead backed keeping the rate unchanged, minutes released Tuesday show, underscoring the divisions and uncertainty permeating the central bank. 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The r ESPN BET Promo Code WTOP: Grab $100 Bonus for NBA, College Football Bowl Games 12/30/2025 12:36pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Sign up with the ESPN BET promo code WTOP to claim a bonus for the NBA, college football and college basketball games Tuesday nig N��zet-S��guin���s path to the Vienna New Year���s concert began when he replaced banned conductor in 2022 12/30/2025 12:03pm • Yannick N��zet-S��guin���s path to the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year���s Day concert started when he replaced a banned Russian conductor at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2022 with the help of a pianist who traveled trans-Atlantic after practicing all night in a Berlin hotel bar. Just four days before What's inside Mexico's Popocat��petl? Scientists obtain first 3D images of the whole volcano 12/30/2025 11:50am • POPOCAT��PETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) ��� In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocat��petl volcano, one of the world���s most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people. Its mission: figure out what is happening under the crater. For five years, th 'Trump���s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation 12/30/2025 11:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency���s historic mission to protect human health and the environm Meta buys startup Manus in latest move to advance its artificial intelligence efforts 12/30/2025 11:25am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an aggressive push to amp up AI offerings across its platforms. The California tech giant declined to disclose financial details of the acquisition. But The Wall Street Journal rep The legendary Warren Buffett steps back this week and Berkshire Hathaway enters a new era 12/30/2025 11:07am • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ��� Greg Abel faces the challenge of taking over Berkshire Hathaway from the legendary Warren Buffett later this week. Many regard Buffett as the world's greatest investor after he grew Berkshire from a struggling New England textile mill that he starting buying up for $7.60 a share Golf is a family affair for Steve Stricker's family and that includes wife Nicki 12/30/2025 11:00am • Steve Stricker is a 12-time PGA Tour winner and captain of a Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup team that won by a combined score of 38-20. His oldest daughter, Bobbi Maria, has had limited Epson Tour status. His youngest, Izzi, is the Wisconsin State Golf Association amateur of the year. Just don't forge Tales from the tour: Scheffler shows no mercy, even in a friendly match with his caddie 12/30/2025 10:37am • Rory McIlroy has such a good relationship with Scottie Scheffler that he couldn't resist the dig. ���Get a chef,��� McIlroy said at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That's where Scheffler made his season debut, a month late due to his decision to try to cut ravioli with a wine glass while making Ch Study: Virginia faces $23 million revenue loss due to international student enrollment changes 12/30/2025 09:07am • With college students returning to class after the New Year, international students face heightened uncertainty in Virginia, as ongoing federal actions ��� including visa bans and disruptions to application processing ��� have led to a projected $23 million revenue loss for the Commonwealth compared