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New Medicare Program: Full List of Services That Will Need Prior Approval
Published Dec 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM EST updated Dec 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM EST Medicare is launching a new pilot program that will require prior approval for 17 health services using artificial intelligence tools. The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model is launching in six states starting next year. Under the program, health care providers will be required to obtain Medicare approval before patients can access a range of specific services. Why It Matters Nearly 70 million ...
Social Security Could Be Under Threat From AI
Published Dec 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM EST A report published by Barron's on Friday pointed out some of the negative effects that artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the Social Security Administration (SSA), which is already facing a funding gap as early as 2033. If AI cuts into more jobs, then the number of workers' wages sustaining the social safety net program would get even smaller, with potentially widespread implications for current and future beneficiaries alike. Why It Matters So ...
Aluminum salts emerge as likely target as health officials scrutinize childhood vaccines
Dec. 26, 2025, 5:00 AM EST With further changes to the U.S. recommended vaccine schedule likely in the year ahead under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s leadership, his agencys recent scrutiny of one vaccine additive in particular aluminum salts may offer a clue about whats to come. Earlier this month, members of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions vaccine advisory committee whom Kennedy selected after firing the previous group suggested digging into concerns a ...
The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
December 26, 2025 5:00 AM ET A new year means a new parade of classic characters and works entering the public domain. Under U.S. law, the copyright on thousands of creations from 1930 including films, books, musical compositions and more will expire at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, meaning they will be free to use, share and adapt after nearly a century. "I think this is my favorite crop of works yet, which is saying a lot," says Jennifer Jenkins, the director of Duk ...
US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner
A US judge has blocked US authorities from detaining or deporting a British anti-disinformation campaigner who is among five European nationals targeted by the Trump administration because of moves to push back against hate speech and misinformation. Imran Ahmed, the chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), filed a complaint on Thursday against senior Trump allies including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the attorney general, Pam Bondi, in an attempt to preven ...
'Enjoy what may be your last Christmas!' Trump attacks 'sleazebags' in dark holiday screed
(Raw Story) President Donald Trump attacked people he described as "losers" and "sleazebags" in a dark screed on social media on Christmas night. In the post, Trump attempted to distance himself from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, someone he has previously referred to as a close friend. This comes at a time when new revelations from recently released Epstein files show Trump rode on Epstein's private plane, dubbed the "Lolita Express," at least eight times. Other documents indicate Trump spent time at Epstein's home in New York City, and that the two men exchanged birthday pleasantries.
Republican State Senator faces backlash for his weird AI-generated Christmas Day assault on Santa
(Huff Post) Talk about a violent night! Indiana state Sen. Chris Garten (R) is facing backlash after he kicked off Christmas Day by posting a bizarre series of AI-generated pictures showing him beat up Santa Claus in front of the state capitol building. The mock images depict a sleeveless Garten surrounded by a crowd of cheering supporters as he kicks, punches and pulls off a body splash on Kris Kringle in wrestler-like fashion.

Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
(AP) President Donald Trump said Thursday night that hed launched a powerful and deadly strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after he spent weeks decrying the group for targeting Christians. The presidents post did not include information about how the strike was carried out and what effects it had and the White House did not immediately provide further details.
Bankruptcies hit US spirit makers as Americans drink and spend less
(USA Today) You'll have to excuse distillers and spirits makers if they need a stiff drink this holiday season. The past year has dealt makers of whiskey and other liquor a mix of challenges from Americans cutting back on their alcohol consumption for health and spending reasons to declining exports hampered by trade issues and tariffs. It's not just restaurants and retailers hit with bankruptcies in 2025. Several distilleries across the U.S. filed for bankruptcy this year
- Liberal YouTubersTrump's DOJ Claims They Just "Found" One Million More Epstein Documents! - Glenn Kirschner
- HealthThe Hidden Risks of America's Most Popular Prescription Painkiller (gabapentin)
- Cable News Clips'It doesn't work that way': Ex-CDC official on RFK Jr.'s Denmark vaccine idea - MS NOW Reports
- Liberal YouTubersTrump's Kennedy Center LIE BLOWS UP as MASSIVE LAWSUIT DROPS - Meidas Touch
- Cable News ClipsWhite House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center - PBS NewsHour
- Cable News ClipsImran Ahmed on Trump's threat to deport him over 'censorship' for countering online hate - PBS NewsHour
- Cable News ClipsBreaking down U.S. strikes on ISIS in Nigeria and the complicated conflict there - PBS NewsHour
- EconomySears had more than 3,400 stores in 2005 -- then it was purchased by a hedge fund magnate.
- Liberal YouTubersFURIOUS Zelenskyy Finally TURNS THE TABLES on Trump - Meidas Touch
- Liberal YouTubersTrump GETS CRUSHED by TERRIBLE NEWS after Christmas - Legal AF
- Music AppreciationThis playing since 9p. Went bonkers looking for it. Not on local station or syndicated playlist.
- Music AppreciationJethro Tull - The Witch's Promise - Ian Anderson 🃏☘
- Good News👨👦100 Year-Old Toymaker Still Making Toys By Hand, Howard Yoak
- FootballAre the Raiders tanking to get the #1 draft pic?
- Automobile EnthusiastsWhich side is your gas tank filler on? Don't look back.
- PetsBack-to-back Martinis
- Music AppreciationFrosty the Snowman
- Photography
- HumorIt is to laugh - While I'm on the subject of holidays...
- HumorIt is to laugh - 'Twas the Republican Congress a week before Christmas
- Asian GroupAgain!!
- Jewish Group(JEWISH GROUP) Fun with Duolingo
- Christian Liberals & Progressive People of FaithEve didn't cause the Fall. Eve caused the Rise.
- Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity☦️ Eastern Orthodoxy - 'What You'll See In the Orthodox Church'
- Catholicism and Orthodox ChristianityPope Leo XIV's Christmas day homily
- Jewish GroupUtah man arrested with homemade bombs after making antisemitic threats, police say
- Asian GroupA Deeply Unserious India-Pakistan Summit with Kumail Nanjiani (Asian Group)
- Asian GroupWhy Japan eats KFC for Christmas
- Jewish Group(JEWISH GROUP)-Who is having Chinese food today?
- Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity☦️ The Silver Pointed Star Marking Where Jesus the Christ Was Born
- Texas3 Jailed in Dallas County in $14 Million Gift Card Scam
- WashingtonWA Gov. Ferguson announces partial US 2 reopening
- U.S. TerritoriesWhy America Owns Islands 6,000 Miles Away - Geography By Geoff
- VirginiaVirginia HD17: Democratic Firehouse Primary This Sunday
- WashingtonSnohomish County Health Department releases 5-year plan
- United KingdomUK Problems Escalate - Joe Blogs
- CanadaQuebec bans cellphone in schools and friendships develop:
- TexasTexas Is Creating Its Next Mega-City--Whether We're Ready or Not - bigcitysmalltown
- MichiganDIA: You Gotta Have Art! (2025 version)
- AlaskaAlaska's $44 billion bet on natural gas
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RecsDays Before He Died by Suicide, Jeffrey Epstein Gave Specific Reason for Why He Would Never Take His Own Life
Latino Border Patrol Agents Deny They're Arresting Their 'Own Kind' in CNN Segment
1 hr ago - Dec 26th, 2025, 12:55 pm Latino Border Patrol agents hit back at accusations they are arresting and deporting their own kind in a CNN segment on rising interest in Border Patrol recruitment under President Donald Trump. CNN senior nationa ... (MEDIAite)
ICE To Get New Technology To Track Illegal Migrants: Report
1 hr ago - Published Dec 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM EST updated Dec 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM EST Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is reportedly buying millions of dollars worth of new surveillance tools as the administration pushes forward with its mass de ... (Newsweek)
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
1 hr ago - WASHINGTON (AP) The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician's sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue after the White House announced that President Donald Trump's name would be added ... (AP)
Vermont's climate superfund law pushes forward as federal lawsuits seek to block it
2 hrs ago - Updated 2:03 PM EST, December 26, 2025 For Sue Minter, Vermonts newly appointed climate superfund specialist, the floods started early. Back in 2011, when Tropical Storm Irene thrashed Vermont, Minter serving as the states deputy s ... (AP)
Kash Patel Says FBI Closing the Hoover Building, Which He Once Promised to Make a 'Deep State Museum'
2 hrs ago - FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that the FBI would be closing the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington D.C., permanently, after once promising to turn it into a deep-state museum. Patel wrote on X, After more than 20 year ... (Mediaite)
Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects
2 hrs ago - Published Fri, Dec 26 2025 11:33 AM EST The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national security conc ... (CNBC/AP)
Federal judge stops DOJ's efforts to get UPMC Children's to turn over patient info on gender-affirming care
2 hrs ago - Subhead: Judge Cathy Bissoon wrote that the Department of Justice push 'carries more than a whiff of ill-intent' A federal judge in Pittsburgh has halted the U.S. governments attempts to force UPMC Childrens Hospital to turn over detailed ... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Former IRS worker says months after retiring, she's still waiting for money she's owed
3 hrs ago - Posted 9:00 AM, Dec 26, 2025 For 33 years, Donna Talbott worked for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), spending the majority of her years working remotely. I absolutely loved my job," Talbott said. "I helped taxpayers, I always said I worked f ... (Scripps News)
Social Security Could Be Under Threat From AI
3 hrs ago - Published Dec 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM EST A report published by Barron's on Friday pointed out some of the negative effects that artificial intelligence (AI) could have on the Social Security Administration (SSA), which is already facing a funding gap a ... (Newsweek)
Lawmakers push to reimburse food stamp benefits lost to theft
4 hrs ago - Posted December 26, 2025 at 7:00am Lawmakers in 2024 let lapse the authority for states to reimburse food stamp recipients who lost their benefits to fraud. Several lawmakers want to reverse course. In the two years the Agriculture Department had the ... (Roll Call)
Cops ask federal judge to compel Capitol architect to 'follow the law' and install years-delayed Jan. 6 memorial plaque
4 hrs ago - Dec 26th, 2025, 12:08 pm The plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit are imploring a federal court to "compel" the architect of the U.S. Capitol Complex to "follow the law" and install a memorial plaque honoring police officers who protected the national le ... (Law & Crime)
Canada making border crossing change that will impact Americans
4 hrs ago - 10h The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will scrap its long-running Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) Program, a system that has allowed thousands of U.S. travelers to enter through remote northern crossings without reporting to a staffed port ... (msn/Newsweek)
Texas, Florida lead GOP battle against Muslim advocacy groups
5 hrs ago - 12/26/25 6:00 AM ET Republicans in Texas and Florida are leading efforts to target Muslim advocacy organizations in what civil rights advocates say is a coordinated effort to present Islam as a national security threat. According to advoc ... (The Hill)
Aluminum salts emerge as likely target as health officials scrutinize childhood vaccines
5 hrs ago - Dec. 26, 2025, 5:00 AM EST With further changes to the U.S. recommended vaccine schedule likely in the year ahead under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s leadership, his agencys recent scrutiny of one vaccine additive in parti ... (NBC News)
The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew
6 hrs ago - December 26, 2025 5:00 AM ET A new year means a new parade of classic characters and works entering the public domain. Under U.S. law, the copyright on thousands of creations from 1930 including films, books, musical compositions and more ... (NPR)
China sanctions 20 US defense companies and 10 executives over massive arms sales to Taiwan
6 hrs ago - BEIJING (AP) Beijing imposed sanctions on Friday against 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives, a week after Washington annoucned large-scale arms sales to Taiwan. The sanctions entail freezing the companies assets in China ... (AP)
Billboards telling troops to obey only lawful orders go up near Florida military base
6 hrs ago - Friday 26 December 2025 10:31 EST A billboard campaign telling troops to obey only lawful orders in defiance of the Trump administration has launched in Florida near a military base. Nonprofits Defiance.org and WhistleblowerAid.org launched the campa ... (The Independent)
New Medicare Program: Full List of Services That Will Need Prior Approval
7 hrs ago - Published Dec 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM EST updated Dec 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM EST Medicare is launching a new pilot program that will require prior approval for 17 health services using artificial intelligence tools. The Wasteful and Inappropriate Service ... (Newsweek)
As ICE ramps up deportations, Texas prosecutors say they're losing key witnesses in criminal cases
7 hrs ago - Published December 26, 2025 6:00AM (EST) In West Texas, a man was indicted in September for assaulting Manuel Chairez-Montes, fracturing the left side of his face. But before District Attorney Sarah Stogner could take the case to trial, Chairez-Monte ... (Salon)
US judge blocks Trump administration from deporting UK anti-disinformation campaigner
8 hrs ago - A US judge has blocked US authorities from detaining or deporting a British anti-disinformation campaigner who is among five European nationals targeted by the Trump administration because of moves to push back against hate speech and misinformation. ... (The Guardian/US)




















