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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is considering a quarterback change after Tua Tagovailoa’s continued struggles this season, which were magnified in Monday night’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that eliminated Miami from playoff contention for the second straight season. Tagovailoa threw for just 65 yards through three quarters, and the areas in which he has appeared to regress were evident again, from questionable decision-making to a […]

A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores was arrested on Tuesday. Camille Benson, 33, of Texas, has been charged with attempted mayhem. Her bond is set at $100,000. Customers reported finding the razor blades at a Walmart Supercenter and a Walmart Neighborhood Market, said Lt. Candace Young, a public information officer for the Biloxi Police Department. Walmart employees told police […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy. Trump’s escalation comes after U.S. forces last week seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, an unusual move that followed a buildup of […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino returned to the Chicago area on Tuesday, about a month after leaving to lead immigration enforcements in other cities, immigration advocates say. Bovino, the face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, was photographed Tuesday in the predominantly Mexican American neighborhood of Little Village by the Chicago Sun-Times as neighbors and activists blew whistles and shouted. Videos obtained by The Associated Press […]

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday it was acquiring two Boeing 747-8 jumbo jets for $400 million to establish a training and sustainment program for its future presidential airlift fleet. The purchase is part of the service’s efforts to accelerate the presidential airlift program as it prepares to transition to the newer and larger 747-8 model from the aging 747-200, the […]

WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.  “For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Therefore, today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL […]

Dec 16 (Reuters) – The White House is preparing an executive order that could limit stock buybacks, dividends and executive compensation for military contractors, Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday. The directive targets some of the biggest companies that supply the Pentagon with war-fighting equipment, Punchbowl said, citing multiple sources. Leading Pentagon contractors include Lockheed, RTX, Boeing and L3Harris Technologies. (Writing by Christian Martinez, editing by David Ljunggren and Scott Malone) […]

Dec 16 (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in an interview made public in part on Tuesday, called for swift action to end the conflict in Ukraine while the United States remained engaged in diplomatic efforts. Lukashenko is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and allowed Belarus’s territory to be used for Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. He said U.S. President Donald Trump was right to press for a […]

Dec 17 (Reuters) – Australia’s Star Entertainment on Wednesday named Bruce Mathieson Jr as its new chief executive as he relinquishes his position as the chairman. The embattled casino operator appointed U.S. gaming group Bally’s chair Soo Kim as the new Star chairman. The Mathieson family and Bally’s are Star’s largest shareholders, holding stakes of 23% and 38% respectively. The appointments come a day after chief executive Steve McCann stepped […]