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‘I wanted to be one of them’: why Bring It On is my feelgood movie
NEWS | 09 December 2025
A dozen cheerleaders scream “I’m sexy, I’m cute, I’m popular to boot” in unison – and I have yet to meet anyone (and I have tried) who has the willpower to look away. It’s certainly not an exaggeration to say I wanted to be one of them – that is, one of the Toros, Rancho Carne high school’s premier cheer squad. Their captain, Isis (played by Gabrielle Union), tells Torrance that her predecessor has been flagrantly stealing their moves for years. “I know you didn’t think a white girl made that shit up,” Isis scolds the Toros. But the real balm of this movie is that our protagonists aren’t rewarded in the slightest.

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‘Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief
NEWS | 09 December 2025
The “yellow line” that divides Gaza under Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan is a “new border” for Israel, the country’s military chief told soldiers deployed in the territory. The chief of the general staff, Eyal Zamir, said Israel would hold on to its current military positions. These give Israel control of more than half of Gaza, including most agricultural land and the border crossing with Egypt. Trump’s 20-point plan commits the Israeli military to “progressively hand over” Palestinian territory to an international security force until they have “withdrawn completely from Gaza”, barring a small security perimeter by the border. The US military has also been planning for the long-term partition of Gaza along the “yellow line”, and one US official has desccribed reunification as “aspirational”.

World:
Tony Blair reportedly dropped from Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’ shortlist
NEWS | 09 December 2025
Tony Blair will not occupy a key position on Donald Trump’s Gaza “peace council” after Arab and Muslim nations were reported to have objected to the involvement of the former UK prime minister. According to the Financial Times (FT), Blair has been quietly dropped from consideration for Trump’s “board of peace”, which Trump has said he would chair himself. In the wider Arab world, Blair was also viewed with scepticism and hostility over his role in the disastrous US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. A source who spoke to the FT suggested Blair could still play a less central role. “That will be made up of serving world leaders and there will be a smaller executive board under that,” the source told the FT.

Current Events:
Israeli surveillance targets US and allies at joint base planning Gaza aid and security, say sources
NEWS | 09 December 2025
The Israeli military declined to comment on Frank’s demand to halt recording and noted that conversations inside the CMCC are unclassified. “The IDF documents and summarises meetings in which it is present through protocols, as any professional organisation of this nature does in a transparent and agreed upon manner,” the Israeli military said in a statement. View image in fullscreen Trucks carrying aid wait at the Israeli side of the Kerem Shalom border crossing to southern Gaza. An Israeli military source said the visit was organised outside working hours for security reasons and the US military decided which counterparts should attend. It was previously used by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, whose food distribution sites became death traps for hundreds of Palestinians.

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Powerful wave in Tenerife leaves four swimmers dead after being swept out of ocean pool
NEWS | 09 December 2025
The pool at Isla Cangrejo, on Tenerife’s Los Gigantes coast, is very popular with foreign tourists, according to local media. Local media reported that a weather advisory for rough seas was in effect at the time when the swimmers were swept out to sea. One media outlet reported that the pool had been closed to swimmers since 3 December. Residents said swimmers had ignored signs and fencing put up to prevent anyone from going into the pool because of the weather conditions. He said authorities take steps to warn bathers of the dangers and to dissuade them from using the pool during rough seas.

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SPONSORED | 09 December 2025
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Trump appears not to know the difference between making a deal and making peace
NEWS | 09 December 2025
On Monday, fighting broke out once again between Thai and Cambodian forces, the heaviest since a ceasefire in the summer. The first is what is known as negative peace: in the absence of direct violence, the underlying tensions and unresolved issues still exist, making the peace fragile and prone to episodic outbreaks of conflict. A classic example of a negative peace is the long-running tension between India and Pakistan, which has resulted in episodic fighting (and is, needless to say, one of the crises Trump claims to have solved.) The business that Trump and his envoys are in is dealmaking, a fundamentally transactional affair and very different from the hard slog of mediated peace processes. As Arthur Boutellis wrote in an essay for the Global Observatory of the International Peace Institute in October: “Dealmakers bring valuable skills to peace mediation, including pragmatism, persistence and a results-oriented mindset.

Breaking:
European Council president warns US not to interfere in Europe’s affairs
NEWS | 09 December 2025
The president of the European Council of national leaders, António Costa, has warned Donald Trump’s administration against interfering in Europe’s affairs, as analysts said the US national security strategy represented a seismic shift in transatlantic relations. Costa said the signal that Washington would back Europe’s nationalist parties was unacceptable. “Allies do not threaten to interfere in the domestic political choices of their allies,” the former Portuguese prime minister said. “The US cannot replace Europe in what its vision is of free expression … Europe must be sovereign.”View image in fullscreen Antonio Costa said the signal that Washington would back Europe’s nationalist parties was unacceptable. Minna Ålander of the Center for European Policy Analysis said the policy document was “actually useful.

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Trump confirms $12bn in assistance for American farmers amid concerns over trade and high prices – live
NEWS | 09 December 2025
From 5h ago 14.42 EST Trump confirms $12bn in assistance for American farmers At his roundtable in the White House’ cabinet room, Donald Trump announced $12bn in assistance for American farmers. “They’re the backbone of our country.” Trump also noted that China had committed to buying $40bn in American soybeans. “I asked president Xi if he could even up it, and I think he’ll do that,” the president added. She added: “But I’ve learned that the system in the House promotes control by party leaders over accountability and achievement. Read the full story here: Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett launches bid for US Senate seat Read more Share Updated at 16.27 EST

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US supreme court appears poised to back Trump’s power to fire FTC member
NEWS | 09 December 2025
D John Sauer, the solicitor general, repeatedly argued that independent agencies like the FTC are a “headless fourth branch” with limited government oversight and that, in general, “independent agencies are not accountable to the people”. Regarding the 1935 precedent ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts said that historic precedent has “nothing to do with what the FTC looks like today”. Sounding the alarm, liberal justice Sonia Sotomayor said that independent agencies have existed throughout US history. Similar protections cover officials at more than two dozen other independent agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board. Loren AliKhan, a Washington-based US district judge, in July blocked Trump’s firing of Slaughter, rejecting his administration’s argument that the tenure protections unlawfully encroached on presidential power.

Today:
‘Very unfair’: Trump threatens extra 5% tariff on Mexico over water dispute
NEWS | 09 December 2025
Under the treaty, Mexico must send 1.75 million acre-feet of water to the US from the Rio Grande through a network of interconnected dams and reservoirs every five years. In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said that Mexico “owes” the US 800,000 acre-feet of water due to violations of the treaty over the past five years. He demanded Mexico release 200,000 acre-feet of water before 31 December, and more “soon after”. The lack of water was hurting crops and livestock in Texas, Trump said. Farmers who deserve this much needed water,” Trump added.

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Paramount launches $108.4bn hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery
NEWS | 09 December 2025
But it did not agree to acquire WBD’s traditional television assets, including the news network CNN and the Discovery channel. In making its case to shareholders, Paramount claimed its acquisition of the company provides significantly better value for shareholders, and would be much likelier to survive regulatory scrutiny. “WBD shareholders deserve an opportunity to consider our superior all-cash offer for their shares in the entire company,” he said. Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos said the Paramount offer was “totally expected”. “We’re here to fight for value – for our shareholders and for WBD shareholders,” he said.

World:
Why has Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery – and what happens now?
NEWS | 09 December 2025
“The implications of such a meeting, if it occurred, are clear and evince a tacit to, if not active sabotage of, a Paramount offer,” Paramount wrote. Analysts have also pointed out that, while they are both powerful media companies, Paramount and Netflix are very different. Unlike Paramount Skydance, which was borne out of the merger between Skydance Media and CBS owner Paramount, Netflix has not prioritized acquisitions. Meanwhile, Paramount Skydance would get a huge boost from the acquisition, should its hostile bid be successful. Before Paramount announced its hostile bid, Trump said that he’ll be “involved in the decision” on whether to approve Netflix’s acquisition of WBD.

Current Events:
US attack on Venezuela risks ‘Vietnam-style’ regional conflict, warns Lula adviser
NEWS | 09 December 2025
A US invasion or attack on Venezuela could plunge South America into a Vietnam-style conflict, the chief foreign policy adviser to Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has warned. According to some reports, Trump gave Maduro a one-week deadline to resign during a phone call on 21 November – a deadline that has passed. Fears Venezuela could face civil war or guerrilla conflict if Maduro falls are not universally accepted. Assessing Trump's actions in Venezuela – video explainer“There are claims that decisive action could create instability or spark migration. Amorim floated the idea of a recall referendum – similar to one held in Venezuela in 2004 – as a way of defusing its political crisis.

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Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview
NEWS | 09 December 2025
The debate about whether US soldiers should refuse illegal orders is now at the center of a fiery political dispute over the US killings of alleged drug traffickers in boats off the coast of Venezuela and Colombia. As a candidate in 2016, Trump had vowed that US military personnel would carry out orders including killing the families of terrorists and reviving banned forms of torture if he became president. “The military’s not gonna follow illegal orders,” Hegseth said of Trump’s claim, which the candidate later walked back. “Here’s the problem with Trump,” Hegseth told the Megyn Kelly show on Fox after the debate in which Trump made the comments. Go ahead and go further than waterboarding.’ What happens when people follow those orders, or don’t follow them?