Monday, December 29, 2025

Winter Storm Warnings, Massive Fraud Investigation & Double NYE Ball Drop 

All the news you need in about 10 min:

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All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Storm System/Travel Delays: NBC News, USA Today, NPR, CNN, NY Times

U.S.-Russia-Ukraine Talks: WaPo, Reuters, BBC, AP

Iran Claims ‘War’ With the West: The Hill, Politico, Fox News, AP

Iranian Satellites Launched: Bloomberg, AP, TIME

Trump-Netanyahu Meeting Today: Axios, WaPo, Reuters

U.S. Strikes in Nigeria: ABC News, Reuters, AP, Bloomberg

FBI Investigating MN Fraud Scheme: X, Reuters, Fox News, NY Post, NewsNation

First Pregnant WH Press Secretary: Instagram, Politico, The Hill, NBC News, CBS News

Tennis’ Battle of the Sexes: USA Today, Reuters, AP, BBC

Brigitte Bardot Dies: LA Times, Fox News, WaPo, Reuters

AI Slop on YouTube Report: The Guardian, PCMag, Business Standard, MIT Tech Review

America250 Ball Drop: Fox News, AP, USA Today

Money Monday: New Store Return Policies: NRF, ABC News, Fox News, USA Today, Axios