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Grains mixed, livestock mixed 12/19/2025 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn was down 0.5 cent at $4.44 a bushel. Mar. wheat was unchanged at $5.08 a bushel. Mar. oats fell by 2.75 cents at $2.94 a bushel. Jan. soybeans was unchanged at $10.52 a bushel. Beef was higher an Paris court rejects bid to suspend Shein platform in France 12/19/2025 09:43am • PARIS (AP) ��� A Paris court on Friday rejected a government request to suspend Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein in France after authorities found illegal weapons and child-like sex dolls for sale on the fast-fashion giant���s website. Shein welcomed the decision, saying it remains committed to s 4 months in, activists say Trump's operation in Washington targets immigrants 12/19/2025 09:40am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� When President Donald Trump launched a law enforcement operation in Washington, D.C., four months ago, he billed it as a mission to fight rampant crime. But activists and local leaders say that description belies what has emerged as a simultaneous crackdown on immigrants, who Flooding closes Montgomery County's Sherwood High School in latest water damage 12/19/2025 09:36am • Classes are canceled Friday at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Maryland, after a malfunctioning sprinkler caused flooding and damaged at least a dozen classrooms, according to Montgomery County Public Schools. In a Thursday email to Sherwood students, staff and families, the school system s Putin tells his annual news conference that the Kremlin's military goals in Ukraine will be met 12/19/2025 09:30am • MOSCOW (AP) ��� President Vladimir Putin emphasized Friday that Moscow���s troops were advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine and voiced confidence the Kremlin would achieve its goals militarily if Kyiv doesn't agree to Russia's conditions in peace talks. Speaking at his tightly orchestrated an Carnival: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 12/19/2025 09:28am • MIAMI (AP) ��� MIAMI (AP) ��� Carnival Corp. (CCL) on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $422 million. On a per-share basis, the Miami-based company said it had profit of 31 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 34 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street '6-7,' Dubai chocolate, Labubu: You took 2025, now scat! 12/19/2025 09:26am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� With Labubus hanging from our bags, Dubai chocolate in our bellies and ���6-7��� ringing in our ears, it's almost time to bid farewell to a few things that went hard in 2025. Scat. Don't follow us into the new year. You've had your 15 minutes. We're over you. Deep six the ���6-7��� Coit leads Maryland against No. 23 Virginia after 31-point game 12/19/2025 09:11am • Maryland Terrapins (6-5, 0-2 Big Ten) at Virginia Cavaliers (9-1) Charlottesville, Virginia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maryland faces No. 23 Virginia after David Coit scored 31 points in Maryland's 101-83 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. The Cavaliers are 6-0 in home games. Virginia PSG goalkeeper Safonov has fractured hand after penalty shootout heroics 12/19/2025 09:07am • PARIS (AP) ��� Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Matvey Safonov has been left with a fractured hand following his penalty shootout heroics to win the Intercontinental Cup. Safonov made four straight penalty saves as PSG beat Brazil's Flamengo 2-1 in the shootout on Wednesday to secure the club's first How sewage can be used to heat and cool buildings 12/19/2025 09:01am • DENVER (AP) ��� When a massive event center was being developed in Denver, planners had to contend with two existing 6-foot (1.8 meters) wide sewer pipes that emptied into the river, creating an unsightly dilemma. Developers wanted to bury them. The utility said the wastewater needed to vent heat be What to know about the EU's new $106 billion loan to Ukraine 12/19/2025 08:39am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� European Union leaders agreed on Friday to provide a massive interest-free loan to Ukraine to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years. The 27-nation bloc's heads of state had planned to use some of the 210 billion euros ($246 billion) worth of Russian assets tha Lamb Weston: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 12/19/2025 08:38am • EAGLE, Idaho (AP) ��� EAGLE, Idaho (AP) ��� Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. (LW) on Friday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $62.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Eagle, Idaho-based company said it had profit of 44 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 69 cents per share. T Paychex: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot 12/19/2025 08:37am • ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) ��� ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) ��� Paychex Inc. (PAYX) on Friday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $395.4 million. The Rochester, New York-based company said it had net income of $1.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.26 per share. The res NASCAR's Greg Biffle killed in plane crash. Here are some other athletes who died in the air 12/19/2025 08:37am • Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was believed to be on the plane that crashed outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday, killing all seven people aboard. He joins a somber roll of athletes who died in plane or helicopter crashes, including fellow race car drivers Alan Kulwicki and Davey All Trump gave an unusually partisan White House address. Should networks have given him the TV time? 12/19/2025 08:25am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� When Donald Trump delivered the first White House address of his second presidency Wednesday night, all major U.S. networks beamed his image and voice onto their airwaves, cable feeds and online platforms. Americans ended up watching the Republican president stand in the Diplomatic