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1. Iran protests latest: Airspace closed along with UK embassy in Tehran as US escalates attack threats

   Britain and US remove staff from military base as Donald Trump ‘ready to push button on strikes’ amid repression

2. US releases legal memo citing justifications for Maduro’s capture

   The document offers new insight into how the administration proceeded with the operation on January 3

3. Review contradicts GOP claims of widespread migrant voting fraud

4. Newsom says he is blocking Louisiana's push to extradite doctor accused of mailing abortion pills

   California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is blocking Louisiana's effort to extradite a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills out of state

5. Patient chokes to death alone as corridor care crisis deepens

6. Waymo cars are still breaking the law in Austin despite company saying software was updated, new video shows

   Waymo quickly recalled more than 3,000 of its vehicles due to a software issue that caused the autonomous cars to drive past stopped school buses

7. Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis raid was regularly checking in with authorities, lawyer says

   The Liberian man arrested over the weekend after heavily armed immigration agents used a battering ram to break through the front door of his Minneapolis home had been checking in regularly with federal authorities for years, his attorney said

8. University free speech row as students want Reform UK banned

9. Palestine Action members end lengthy hunger strike

10. Las Vegas prison warden loses job after allegedly biting colleague’s ear during argument at holiday party

    The fight took place at the Nevada Department of Corrections holiday party at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino on December 13, 2025