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    Jobs report reveals cooling labor market and 'uneven economy,' analyst says

    12/16/2025 - 6:55 pm

    The U.S. labor market is showing further signs of cooling, as the latest jobs report indicates that unemployment has risen to its highest level in four years. There was some good news as payrolls climbed by 64,000 new jobs last month. The delayed report was due to the six-week government shutdown. Geoff Bennett discussed the numbers with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution.

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    Brown University locked down amid reports of a shooting on campus in Providence

    What we know so far about the Brown University shooting suspect

    12/16/2025 - 7:33 pm

    Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar Perez said in a news conference Tuesday that they had discovered that the individual suspected of carrying out the deadly shooting had been in the College Hill neighborhood earlier Saturday, around 10:30 a.m. local time, and was believed to be casing the scene.

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    Filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in their home in Los Angeles

    News Wrap: Nick Reiner facing first-degree murder charges in killing of his parents

    12/16/2025 - 6:50 pm

    In our news wrap Tuesday, prosecutors in Los Angeles say they will charge Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly killing Rob and Michele Reiner, the Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and a federal judge in Washington says he's not inclined to stop construction of President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom.

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    U.S. Secretary of State Rubio and Secretary of Defense Hegseth brief Congress on Venezuela situation, on Capitol Hill

    What's in the massive spending bill giving the military more funding than requested

    12/16/2025 - 6:45 pm

    Defense Secretary Hegseth rejected calls to release the full video of a boat strike the military carried out in September. That attack was the first of 25 acknowledged strikes that the administration says were operated by so-called "narcoterrorists." At the same time, the Senate is debating its largest annual bill to authorize the Defense Department. Nick Schifrin and Lisa Desjardins report.

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    How the Affordable Care Act subsidies work and who depends on them

    12/16/2025 - 6:40 pm

    House Speaker Mike Johnson said he will not call for a vote on extending enhanced subsidies for people buying insurance through the Affordable Care Act. That effectively guarantees the subsidies will expire at the end of the month and premiums will spike substantially for some 20 million Americans who get their coverage this way. William Brangham reports on the subsidies and alternative ideas.

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