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US commits $480m in health funding to Ivory Coast, the latest to sign 'America First' health deals 12/30/2025 03:34pm • ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The United States and Ivory Coast signed a health deal Tuesday requiring the U.S. to commit $480 million to the West African nation’s health sector as part of “America First” global health funding pacts that mirror the Trump administration’s foreign policy. The 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 No. 3 Georgia and No. 6 Mississippi brace for rematch in the Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal 12/30/2025 02:43pm • No. 3 Georgia (12-1, CFP No. 3 seed) vs. No. 6 Mississippi (12-1, CFP No. 6 seed), Thursday, 8 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Georgia by 6 1/2. Series record: Georgia leads 33-13-1. What’s at stake? The winner moves on to a CFP semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8. Geor Oregon, Texas Tech set to make Orange Bowl debuts, with berth in CFP semifinals at stake 12/30/2025 02:39pm • No. 5 Oregon (12-1, CFP No. 5 seed) vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (12-1, CFP No. 4 seed), Thursday, 12 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Oregon by 2 1/2. Series record: Oregon leads 3-0. What’s at stake? A berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals against either Indiana or Ala 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. At their December 9-10 meeting Protests draw largest turnout of Somalis since Israel's recognition of Somaliland 12/30/2025 01:34pm • MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Somalis gathered across the country Tuesday to protest Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, a move condemned by more than 20 countries as an attack on the East African nation's sovereignty. Meanwhile, Somalia’s President Has Kalshi Promo Code WTOP: Claim $10 Bonus for NBA, NFL, NCAAF Bowl Game Predictions 12/30/2025 12:44pm • 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 Make sports predictions after signing up with the Kalshi promo code WTOP and collect a bonus. Sign up and claim a $10 bonus to IRS increases 2026 business mileage rate by 2.5 cents 12/30/2025 12:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The standard mileage rate for the business use of a car, truck, van or other vehicle will increase by 2.5 cents in 2026. The IRS announced Monday that beginning Jan. 1, the standard mileage rate for a qualifying vehicle will be 72.5 cents per mile, up 2.5 cents from 2025. The r Surge in federal officers in Minnesota focuses on alleged fraud at day care centers 12/30/2025 12:28pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A surge of federal officers in Minnesota follows new allegations of fraud by day care centers run by Somali residents. President Donald Trump has previously linked his administration’s immigration crackdown against Minnesota’s large Somali community to a series of fraud case Arctic blast brings snow and wind to the Great Lakes and Northeast 12/30/2025 12:20pm • A surge of Arctic air brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreling across the Midwest left tens of thousands of customers without power. Blustery winds were expected to add to the chill, with low temperatur 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 The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies 12/30/2025 11:31am • NEW YORK (AP) — The year's first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the American Meteor Society. In dark skies during the peak, skygazers typically Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region 12/30/2025 11:29am • DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces — a significant move in a country located along a key international trade route that threatens to bring new risks to the Persian G