1. Jack Smith wants to tell Congress about his Trump investigations. That comes with risks.  Politico
2. Jack Smith testifies in closed-door hearing that it was his decision to charge Trump, according to testimony obtained by CNN  CNN
3. Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election  NBC News
4. Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump  AP News
5. Jack Smith defends Trump prosecutions in testimony to Congress  BBC

1. Google's New AI Agent Helps You Get Ahead With a Morning Briefing  PCMag
2. Help boost your daily productivity with CC, a new experimental AI agent from Google Labs.  blog.google
3. Google tests an email-based productivity assistant  TechCrunch
4. Google debuts CC, an AI tool with Gmail, Calendar access  Mashable
5. Google, Amazon and Meta Embed AI Into Core Products  PYMNTS.com

1. Inside OpenAI’s fragile lead in the AI race, and the 8-week ‘code red’ to fend off a resurgent Google  Fortune
2. Introducing GPT-5.2  OpenAI
3. OpenAI Rolls Back ChatGPT’s Model Router System for Most Users  WIRED
4. OpenAI Updates ChatGPT Amid Battle for Knowledge Workers  The Wall Street Journal
5. As AI Grows More Complex, Model Builders Rely on NVIDIA  NVIDIA Blog

On this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, RealScout’s Andrew Flachner and Anthony Sosso do a deep dive into the evolution of real estate AI and break down what it means for the future of the industry.

1. Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid  Axios
2. Kushner firm drops out of Paramount’s hostile $108B Warner Bros. Discovery bid  Fox Business
3. Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount Skydance's hostile bid, saying Netflix's offer is superior  CBS News
4. Warner Bros. Says Ellisons ‘Misled’ Shareholders in Takeover Bid  The New York Times
5. Warner Bros. Discovery recommends investors reject Paramount's hostile takeover bid  NBC News

1. UK inflation dips by more than expected to 3.2%  BBC
2. Sterling drops as inflation cements BoE cut expectations, dollar up before U.S. inflation  CNBC
3. BOE Expected to Cut as ECB Settles Into Its Good Place  The Wall Street Journal
4. UK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% amid slowdown in food price rises  The Guardian
5. Morning Bid: UK inflation final hurdle before BoE verdict  Reuters

1. UK inflation dips by more than expected to 3.2%  BBC
2. UK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% in November, fueling likelihood of Christmas rate cut  CNBC
3. Falling inflation means recession beckons for Britain  The Telegraph
4. Morning Bid: UK inflation final hurdle before BoE verdict  Reuters
5. Inflation drop makes Bank of England early Christmas present to Reeves almost a certainty  The Guardian

1. UK inflation dips by more than expected to 3.2%  BBC
2. Sterling tumbles as declining inflation cements BoE cut bets  Reuters
3. UK inflation falls sharply to 3.2% in November, fueling likelihood of Christmas rate cut  CNBC
4. Inflation drop makes Bank of England early Christmas present to Reeves almost a certainty  The Guardian
5. Bank of England expected to cut interest rates to nearly three-year low  Yahoo Finance UK

1. NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Dec. 17, 2025  The New York Times
2. NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Dec. 16, 2025  The New York Times
3. Spelling Bee Hints, Answers For 11-December-2025  Bored Panda

1. Want a Healthier Brain in 2026? Sign Up for Well’s 5-Day Challenge.  The New York Times
2. How to build the mindset now proven to slow ageing  BBC Science Focus Magazine
3. How to stay mentally sharp after 55  AJC.com
4. How To De-Age Your Brain By 8 Years With 5 Simple Lifestyle Changes  NDTV
5. Are you doing enough to keep your brain healthy?  Harvard Gazette

1. Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries  NPR
2. Trump Expands Travel Ban and Restrictions to 20 More Countries  The New York Times
3. Trump Travel Ban Over ‘Golden Passports’ Adds to Caribbean Woes  Bloomberg.com
4. Trump doubles number of countries facing travel bans or restrictions, bringing list to 39 nations  CBS News
5. Trump expands U.S. travel ban to include two Caribbean countries  Miami Herald

1. Peña-Melnyk elected unanimously as House speaker, making history in the process  Maryland Matters
2. Peña-Melnyk makes history as new Maryland House speaker  WTOP
3. Maryland House selects first immigrant speaker during special session  The Washington Post
4. What's on tap for Tuesday's special session in Annapolis  WBFF
5. Maryland General Assembly elects new House speaker, overrides several of Gov. Moore's vetoes  WBAL-TV

1. CDC approves major child vaccine change, rejects controversial one  The Washington Post
2. CDC accepts ACIP’s hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies  CIDRAP
3. CDC Officially Ends Hepatitis B Vaccines for Newborns. Experts Say It’s ‘Heartbreaking’  People.com
4. Michigan moves away from vaccine guidance of RFK Jr.'s federal panel  The Detroit News
5. Opinion | The Virtue of the Hep B Shot  The Wall Street Journal

1. Video shows Nick Reiner casually buying drink inside gas station moments before arrest for parents’ murders  New York Post
2. What we know about the fatal stabbings of Rob and Michele Reiner and the case against their son  CNN
3. Billy Crystal, Larry David and Others Remember Rob Reiner as a ‘Master Story Teller’  The New York Times
4. Video Shows Rob Reiner’s Son Nick at Gas Station Before Arrest for Parents' Murder  People.com
5. Nick Reiner charged with double murder counts in deaths of parents Rob Reiner, Michele Singer  Fox News

1. CNBC Daily Open: Beauty is in the eye of the U.S. jobs report beholder  CNBC
2. America’s job market just got some troubling news  CNN
3. White House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment  The New York Times
4. Five worrying employment trends buried in the latest jobs report  NBC News
5. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, but unemployment rate jumps to highest in 4 years  CBS News

1. CNBC Daily Open: Beauty is in the eye of the U.S. jobs report beholder  CNBC
2. America’s job market just got some troubling news  CNN
3. White House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment  The New York Times
4. Five worrying employment trends buried in the latest jobs report  NBC News
5. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, but unemployment rate jumps to highest in 4 years  CBS News

1. CNBC Daily Open: Beauty is in the eye of the U.S. jobs report beholder  CNBC
2. America’s job market just got some troubling news  CNN
3. Five worrying employment trends buried in the latest jobs report  NBC News
4. White House Dismisses Rise in Unemployment  The New York Times
5. Jobless rate rises, adding to Trump's economic messaging woes  Politico

1. CNBC Daily Open: Beauty is in the eye of the U.S. jobs report beholder  CNBC
2. America’s job market just got some troubling news  CNN
3. Payrolls rose by 64,000 in November after falling by 105,000 in October, delayed jobs numbers show  CNBC
4. White House Shrugs Off Rise in Unemployment Rate  The New York Times
5. Jobless rate rises, adding to Trump's economic messaging woes  Politico

1. Jim Harbaugh discusses texts to Sherrone Moore after firing, Michigan coaching search  On3
2. Interim coach says U-M's players feel 'betrayed'  ESPN
3. Sherrone Moore updates: What's next for ex-Michigan coach after arrest, felony home invasion charge  CBS Sports
4. Sherrone Moore Allegedly Confronted Michigan Staffer as She Packed to Leave Town After Filing Formal Report: Police  People.com
5. 'It's a tragedy': Jim Harbaugh has been in touch with ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore since his firing  Yahoo Sports