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Congressional leaders unveil a stopgap bill to fund the government until March. Getty Images

Congress unveils stopgap bill to avert shutdown

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Congressional leaders unveil a stopgap bill to fund the government until March. And a mega-merger between Nissan and Honda might be revving up. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. Congressional leaders unveil stopgap government funding bill With just days left to prevent a shutdown, Congress unveiled a stopgap bill to keep the government funded into March. It’ll be down to the wire with the Dec. 20 deadline, as House leaders are supposed to wait 72 hours before bringing proposed legislation to the floor for a vote. This practice allows lawmakers time to review…

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Russian authorities arrest 28-year-old Uzbek national for assassinating Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov with a homemade bomb. Reuters

Russia arrests Uzbek national in killing of senior general
A pair of Japan’s largest automakers, Honda and Nissan, are in talks to merge, with a goal of becoming more competitive in the EV sector. Honda | Nissan

Honda and Nissan reportedly discuss a merger to strengthen EV competitiveness
CNN is re-examining a recent report featuring a man described as a Syrian prisoner after a fact-checking group disputed his identity. Getty Images

CNN reports finding Syrian prisoner, fact-checker says source lied about identity
Switzerland plans to revamp its network of nuclear bunkers. Swiss law requires bunker space to be available to all residents. Getty Images

Switzerland to spend nearly $250 million to upgrade nuclear bunkers
Canada’s finance minister resigned from Trudeau’s cabinet, lambasting him in a letter about their divided views on Trump's tariff threats. Reuters

Trudeau facing calls to resign after finance minister quits in shocking way
The world’s largest single-capacity wind turbine experienced a failure of its typhoon-proof blades during extreme testing off China's coast. Getty Images

World’s most powerful wind turbine sees its typhoon-proof blades break in China
Video captured by a Ukrainian drone appears to show soldiers from Russian burning the faces of dead comrades from North Korea. Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russia ‘burning the faces’ of dead soldiers from North Korea: Kyiv
The VA will study the effects of psychedelics on veterans with PTSD. Getty Images

VA funding its first study of psychedelic treatment for PTSD
An U.S.-based Syrian advocacy group says that it has discovered 100,000 bodies it believes were killed under the Assad regime. Reuters

At least 100,000 corpses believed to be killed under Assad regime found in Syria
Russian blimps marked with "Z" symbol appear near Estonia's Narva border, raising concerns of Moscow's intentions. Getty Images

Estonia on edge as Russian blimps fuel border provocations
As Trump's tariff threats loom, the Canadian government is vowing to spend more than $1 billion on the country's border security. Getty Images

Canada to spend over $1 billion on border security as Trump tariffs loom
Russia says the head of its nuclear and chemical forces has been killed in a bombing near a Moscow apartment building. AP Images

Explosion kills top Russian general in Moscow: Officials
As the clock winds down on TikTok being banned in the U.S., the company asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block the law. Getty Images

TikTok asks Supreme Court to block law banning social media app
New findings from researchers have led to the discovery of a new human species with bigger brains than previously known species. Getty Images

New species of human discovered may change evolution as we know it: Study
The FBI is investigating a Christian sect known as the “Two by Twos.” The sect faces hundreds of child sex abuse allegations. Getty Images

Child sex abuse allegations emerge against Christian ‘Two by Twos’ sect
Trump's incoming national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said America needs to take a stronger stance on cyberattacks. Getty Images

Trump’s incoming security adviser ready to get hackers to ‘knock it off’
The emails show Musk, then an OpenAI board member, demanding majority control of the company and the position of CEO. In a message to two of OpenAI’s co-founders in September 2017, Musk laid out a plan to make the company for-profit. DVIDS

British navy struggles to stay afloat, only 2 destroyers operational
Seven tourists were hospitalized after drinking cocktails at a resort in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji. Reuters

7 tourists, including American, sickened after drinking at Fiji resort
North Korean friendly fire kills eight Russian soldiers in Kursk Oblast due to language barriers and coordination issues. Getty Images

North Korean troops fire on Russian unit, face heavy losses: Kyiv
Israel is closing its embassy in Ireland, accusing the Irish government of pursuing “extreme anti-Israel policies.” Reuters

Israel says Ireland ‘crossed every red line,’ closes embassy in Dublin
The United States urged Americans in Syria to leave amid worsening violence and terrorism after the overthrow of Assad's regime. Getty Images

US urges American citizens to leave Syria amid violence and terrorism
A Russian tanker carrying more than 4,300 tons of fuel oil broke apart during a severe storm in the Black Sea on Sunday, spilling an undetermined amount of its cargo near the Kerch Strait off the coast of Crimea. Officials are assessing the potential environmental impact. AP Images

Russian tanker breaks apart in storm, spills fuel in Black Sea
Calls are growing for Homeland Security to take more action in identifying the drones reported night after night in New Jersey and New York. AP Images

Lawmakers demand answers as drone sightings grow in NJ, NY
Syrian rebels discovered millions of pills of the drug Captagon, one of the most common illicit drugs in Syria and the Middle East region. Reuters

Syrian rebels find drug stockpile tying Assad regime to black market trade