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🇵🇸 Storm Byron batters Gaza's tents and strained aid system. Winter rain and wind swamped Gaza's Deir al-Balah and vast Muwasi camp, flooding alleys and latrines. Families displaced by two years of war watched mattresses and food float away. Aid groups say storm damage highlights shortages of plastic sheeting, blankets, and fuel. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) says it has given roughly 260K tents and tarps across the strip. Even after a two-month ceasefire, aid trucks miss the 600 target Israeli officials tout. Residents and doctors say the storm simply exposed a humanitarian collapse others still describe as temporary. Editor’s Note: The polycrisis afflicting Gaza was officially considered a genocide by the United Nations (UN) and International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), with famine declared by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), confirmed by UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UNICEF, World Food Program (WFP), and World Health Organization (WHO), along with Global Sumud Flotilla eyewitnesses.

🇨🇦 Conservative defection leaves Canada's Liberals one seat short. Prime Minister Mark Carney has now welcomed two former Conservative lawmakers into his caucus in three weeks. The latest floor crossing leaves his Liberals one vote shy of majority status. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre responded by criticizing both the defector and Carney's minority government. Carney, a former central bank governor, now needs support from just one opposition member to survive confidence votes. The shift could make it easier to pass climate, housing, and budget bills without constant brinkmanship. It also underscores the fragility of party discipline as Canada heads toward its next national campaign.

🏛️ Senate blocks extension of key health care subsidies. Senators voted 51-48 against a Democratic bill to prolong premium tax credits created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The measure needed 60 votes, and a narrower Republican alternative also fell short. Without action, millions of Americans buying ACA exchange plans will see premiums jump in January. A few Republicans from competitive states joined Democrats, arguing that families need stability. Republican leaders countered that the subsidies distort insurance markets and deepen federal deficits. Democratic leaders vow to revisit the issue, but higher bills for 2026 coverage now appear almost certain.

📈 Stocks hit records as AI fears simmer. A broad market index closed at a record, with other major benchmarks also touching new highs. Investors cheered signs that inflation is easing and interest rates may fall further. Technology and chip stocks tied to artificial intelligence projects led gains despite bubble talk. Bond yields slipped, keeping some pressure off mortgage and credit card rates that many households track closely. Market strategists argue solid earnings and steady growth still support elevated prices. Skeptics warn a modest earnings miss or policy shock could quickly flip sentiment.

🛃 Noem defends Trump immigration crackdown in tense House hearing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spent hours fielding questions from the House Homeland Security Committee, including pointed drilling by Representative Shri Thanedar (D-MI). She defended President Donald Trump's expanded deportations, family detention, and restrictions on humanitarian parole. Democrats pressed her on rising deportations and the human costs of long-term detention. Republicans praised enforcement and arguedthat communities are safer with stricter border rules. Noem rejected claims that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) downplays far-right extremists while overstating migrant violence. Advocacy groups warn that the policies could separate more families without addressing the crises that drive migration.

🤖 Trump signs order curbing state AI rules. President Donald Trump signed an executive order limiting how states can regulate artificial intelligence. The directive tells the Department of Justice (DOJ) to challenge state AI laws viewed as too restrictive. It asks the Commerce Department to list state rules Washington wants weakened. Trump argues that 50 different legal frameworks would smother innovation and help China close the technology gap. Democratic governors say their laws protect consumers from biased algorithms and deepfakes and vow court challenges. Industry executives now face fresh uncertainty while lobbying Congress for nationwide AI standards.

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