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Top U.S. & World Headlines — December 5, 2025

2025-12-05 News & Politics
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  • The Pentagon faces intense scrutiny over fatal boat strikes in the Pacific lacking verified evidence.
  • International resistance grows against Israel's military actions, leading to Eurovision boycotts.
  • Key US political and legal developments involve Supreme Court redistricting rulings and Tesla's massive media merger.

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Top Comments (10)

@user-em6ie2be7x 2025-12-05

2:14 Please stop calling it a ceasefire... it's not a ceasefire when they never stopped attacking Gaza.

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@63phillip 2025-12-05

They probably killed the 2 boat survivers because they were afraid that the 2 could prove they were not drug smugglers at all.

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@0711RC 2025-12-05

I have to go puke

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@subzerodragon1984 2025-12-05

That's crazy, Netflix is buying Warner Brothers which includes HBO.. the fat just keep getting fatter. We need to end monopolies

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@alician.7180 2025-12-05

Thank you Amy

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@darlingdoloresday 2025-12-05

Factory farming is one of humanity's greatest sins

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@t_share8032 2025-12-05

thank you all for all your hard works

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@Rippypoo 2025-12-05

Thanks, Amy and team.

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@JMurph93 2025-12-05

Thank you Amy!

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@Cindy-m4r 2025-12-05

There are so many horrors daily that it's too much to comprehend anymore !

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