TikTok's case is set for oral argument on Jan. 10, nine days before the site is scheduled to be shut down. LA Times

VOA VIEW: TikTok should be banned.

Forget kale, this vibrator is your new health superhero. New York Post

Tucked into the 1,547-page continuing budget resolution now before Congress is a section that saves the State Department's Global Engagement Center, a key government censorship cog that was ticketed for closure. New York Post

VOA VIEW: The bill is a total mess.

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Chen Jinping, a Chinese spy, faces five years in prison after running a "secret police station" in NYC. New York Post

VOA VIEW: The charge is too low.

Officials have discovered the virus in 645 herds of dairy cattle, more than in any other state so far. New York Times

The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to minors. It now heads to President Biden’s desk. New York Times

Tennessee GOP Rep. Tim Burchett says that he believes the Biden administration and government are purposely withholding information and lying about their knowledge of the recent onslaught of mysterious drone activity in the Northeast United States. OANN

VOA VIEW: A possible truism.

Trump says that former GOP Representative Liz Cheney could face harsh consequences after a House panel called for her to be probed by the FBI for possible witness tampering whilst on a Democrat-led committee investigating the January 6th, 2021, protest. OANN

VOA VIEW: She may be in high cost and lengthily legal battle.

The House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released a full sweeping report on Tuesday, calling for Congress to implement “a flexible sectoral regulatory framework” in the 253-page report. OANN

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A "highly intoxicated" Royal Caribbean passenger, who was accused of attacking crew members and threatening other travelers, died on Friday after being detained on the ship. OANN

The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it would take up a dispute over Medicaid funds going toward abortion purveyors. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: It will be a hard decision.

Chief Judge Albert Diaz said U.S. District Court Judge Michael Ponsor violated judicial ethics rules when he wrote an essay for The New York Times this year critical of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. over his flying of flags outside his homes. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Dumb!

Telecommunications giant AT&T will require its employees to report full-time to their offices five days a week, up from three days weekly, starting in January. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: As they should.

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Congress' sprint to avert a government shutdown kicked off with the unveiling Tuesday of the latest short-term funding patch, which is crammed with disaster aid, economic assistance for farmers and legislation that could help attract the Washington Commanders back to D.C. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: In other words - a fiasco.

Nearly half of women who took abortion pills to end their pregnancies said the experience was more painful than they had been led to believe. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: A major problem.

Police have warned residents to avoid monkeys seen recently in Orange City, Florida. CBS

VOA VIEW: Madness!

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Americans seeking debt relief face an overly complicated, costly bankruptcy system. CBS

VOA VIEW: There will be many more filings.

FAA data shows lithium battery fires are up 388% on U.S. flights since 2015, happening nearly twice per week on average. The lithium batteries inside your tablet, laptop and phones can be flammable when they're damaged or they overheat. Passengers should never put a lithium battery in a checked bag, but it's also advised to keep an eye on your devices during your flight. CBS

VOA VIEW: Caution!

Herschel Walker, the former football star who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Georgia in 2022, will be nominated to serve as ambassador to the Bahamas. CBS

VOA VIEW: It's payback for the GOP.

A complete and well-preserved jaw that once belonged to an ancient mastodon has been unearthed from the yard of a home in New York's Hudson Valley. CBS

Merck will pay Hansoh $112 million upfront for rights to the drug, with the potential for an additional $1.9 billion in payments and royalties on sales. CNBC

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Total application volume fell 0.7% compared with the previous week, according to the MBA's seasonally adjusted index. That was the first decline in five weeks. CNBC

With the Federal Reserve's recent cuts to interest rates, more federal student loan borrowers are wondering if they should refinance. The CFPB has warnings. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Be careful.

The DOJ will pay nearly $116 million to more than 100 women who were sexually abused at a Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, known as the "rape club." FOX News

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The Pentagon doubled down Tuesday, saying drones flying over New Jersey and New York were not U.S. military assets and are likely being used by hobbyists. FOX News

VOA VIEW: What are they?

The Chief of U.S. Border Patrol announced the arrest of a South African national who was initially detained and released in Texas but was a later a positive match on the FBI terror watchlist. FOX News

Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, a notorious Mexican drug lord, was removed from the U.S. and handed over to authorities in Mexico, ICE said on Monday. FOX News

VOA VIEW: He come back.

Republicans released their interim report Tuesday on "the politicization" of the January 6th Select Committee and recommended former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., face criminal investigation. UPI

VOA VIEW: As she should.

A hydrogen-powered heavy-duty truck has hit a new milestone, traveling more than 1,800 miles on a single fill, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday. UPI

South Korea will spend $300 million to improve its guided-missile destroyers in a proposed deal that the State Department approved on Monday. UPI

VOA VIEW: How much is it for the US?

For the first time 15 years, Indiana executed someone on its death row early Wednesday when Joseph Corcoran died by lethal injection. UPI

A British court ruled that authorities can seize more than $2.54 million from embattled Internet influencers Andrew Tate and brother Tristan after they did not pay taxes on $26.7 million in online revenue. UPI

VOA VIEW: Good!

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