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NEWS - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025 - NEWS

WINTER STORM COULD BECOME "BOMB CYCLONE" OVER GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEAST

A powerful winter storm system could become a "bomb cyclone" over the Great Lakes and Northeast regions this week. CBS

AUTHORITIES REVEAL NEW DETAILS IN D.C. PIPE BOMB PLOT INVESTIGATION

New court filings from the Justice Department reveal more details about what Brian Cole, the man accused of placing two pipe bombs around Washington, D.C., on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021. CBS

BRINGING BACK CALIFORNIA CONDORS

More than a dozen California condors born in captivity are getting their first flights of freedom. CBS

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LARGE GAS LEAK NORTH OF LOS ANGELES SHUTS DOWN INTERSTATE

Utility crews in California are trying to determine the cause of a rupture in a massive natural gas line that forced a major interstate to shut down. . CBS

SILVER TOPS $80 FOR FIRST TIME

Silver slid more than 6% on Monday, after topping $80 for the first time ever in overnight trading. CNBC

ZELENSKYY ASKS TRUMP FOR 50 YEARS OF SECURITY GUARANTEES, SAYS MEETING WITH RUSSIA POSSIBLE

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said Monday that he had asked for security guarantees for up to 50 years for Ukraine. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Seeing is believing.

CELLPHONE DATA DEFINED 2025’S BIGGEST CRIMINAL CASES AS EXPERT CALLS THEM A 'CRIME SCENE IN THEIR POCKET'

Forensic expert warns cellphones are "crime scenes" in your pocket as digital evidence plays increasingly key role in cases like Karen Read trial. FOX News

ICE DELIVERS 'GREATEST GIFT OF ALL' WITH CHRISTMAS ARRESTS OF CONVICTED CRIMINALS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin praised ICE agents who arrested "gang members, murderers, drug traffickers" on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. FOX News

VOA VIEW: Good!

CHINA HOLDS MILITARY DRILLS IN MOCK BLOCKADE OF TAIWAN

China began holding live-fire military drills around Taiwan on Monday, creating a simulation of a blockade of the island's major ports as a warning to "separatist forces." UPI

VOA VIEW: China is causing problems.

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PENTAGON REPORT PROJECTS CHINA COULD FIELD NINE CARRIERS BY 2035

A new Pentagon report says China's carrier buildup, accelerated since its first carrier in 2012, could reach nine aircraft carriers by 2035. UPI

UKRAINE'S ZELENSKY MEETS WITH TRUMP AT MAR-A-LAGO

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday arrived at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump about a proposal for a cease-fire and end to Russia's war in Ukraine. UPI

MAGNITUDE 6.6 EARTHQUAKE NEAR TAIWAN DISRUPTS RAIL SERVICES

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Saturday night, but no injuries or significant damage were reported. UPI

BESSENT, TRUMP URGE ENDING THE SENATE FILIBUSTER; AS 2026 BUDGET LOOMS

President Donald Trump and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent urged an end to the Senate filibuster rule ahead of an anticipated budget battle in January. UPI

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KENTUCKY POLICE SEIZE 55 POUNDS OF GIFT-WRAPPED METH

A Nebraska man was arrested near Louisville, Ky., when police found 55 pounds of suspected methamphetamine in Christmas wrapping inside his vehicle. UPI

VOA VIEW: He should get a long prison sentence.

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December 31, 2025

AT THE END OF EACH YEAR, WE ARE ALL WISHED, AND WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE HAVE HEARD MANY TIMES BY MANY PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW YEAR. SOME SAY THAT THEY ARE GLAD THAT THIS YEAR IS OVER AND NEXT YEAR CAN ONLY BE BETTER. HAS ANYONE EVER HAD A YEAR THAT THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH?

IN THIS ERA OF GAMBLING, I BET EVERYONE WOULD CHOOSE THE SAME YEAR OVER AGAIN WITH ALL IT'S BAD AND/OR GOOD, OVER THE UNKNOWN OF THE COMING YEAR, IF THEY HAD THAT CHOICE. I WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. I AM THANKFUL TO ALL OUR WEB SITE VISITORS, LISTENERS AND ADVERTISERS. I AM THANKFUL TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT WE STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK FREELY AND AGREE TO DISAGREE.

I AM VERY THANKFUL TO 2024. I AM THANKFUL FOR, AND MAY GOD WATCH OVER AND PROTECT ALL THOSE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER -- OUR MILITARY, POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. I AM MOST THANKFUL TO THE ALMIGHTY. HAVE A THANKFUL NEW YEAR.