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Miners clash with police in Bolivia as protests over fuel subsidies enter second week 12/30/2025 05:50pm • LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian miners set off dynamite sticks and launched fireworks at police on Tuesday, the eighth consecutive day of protests against economic reforms decreed by incoming President Rodrigo Paz. Police in La Paz, a city located 12,000 feet (3,660 meters) above sea level, used Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here's what to know 12/30/2025 05:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant of the virus — and cases are expected to keep growing with holiday travel. That variant, known as “subclade K,” led to early outbreaks in the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. In the U.S., flu typically begin US Sen. Angela Alsobrooks reflects on her first year on Capitol Hill 12/30/2025 05:07pm • Sen. Angela Alsobrooks made history in 2025 as the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Maryland. In a year-end interview, the Democrat and former Prince George's County Executive told WTOP that Marylanders wanted her to concentrate on economic opportunity. "They wanted me to foc Oysters, crab and $400,000 worth of lobster meat stolen in New England 12/30/2025 04:46pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Imagine the buffet. Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were stolen in separate incidents within weeks of each other in New England. The first seafood vanished on Nov. 22 in Falmouth, Maine, where authorities suspect someone stole 14 cage Ellomay: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 12/30/2025 04:39pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ellomay Capital Ltd. (ELLO) on Tuesday reported net income of $11.8 million in its third quarter. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had net income of 92 cents per share. The renewable energy provider posted revenue of $14.9 million in the How long will the National Guard remain deployed in DC? 12/30/2025 04:17pm • National Guard personnel from 10 states continue to carry out patrols in D.C., and it appears troops will remain a familiar sight in the District well into the new year. More than 2,500 National Guard members are deployed in D.C., with about two-thirds of them coming from states led by Republ US-Audiobooks-Top-10 12/30/2025 03:20pm • Audible best-sellers for the week ending December 26: Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Atomic Habitsby James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 4. Stop Letti 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 Justice Department sues Virginia over giving in-state tuition to immigrants in country illegally 12/30/2025 02:36pm • The Justice Department is suing Virginia, saying it provides in-state tuition to immigrants lacking permanent legal status in violation of federal law. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond, seeks to stop the state from enforcing laws that provide in-state tuition and financial What's inside Mexico's Popocatépetl? Scientists obtain first 3D images of the whole volcano 12/30/2025 11:50am • POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl 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 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 Ohio State's Caleb Downs is quite the CFP veteran heading into the quarterfinals against Miami 12/30/2025 10:33am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Caleb Downs had to be reminded that he was getting ready for his sixth College Football Playoff game, which probably won't be rare a decade from now but is unique in just the second year of the expanded 12-team format. The Ohio State safety smiled at the thought and figured European and Canadian leaders discuss US-led peace efforts in Russia-Ukraine war 12/30/2025 10:22am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Leaders from Europe and Canada held talks Tuesday on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as Moscow and Kyiv sparred over Russian claims, denied by Ukraine, of a mass drone attack on a lakeside residence used by President Vladimir 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