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An affiliate of the Soros Fund Management purchased First We Feast, the production company behind BuzzFeed's interview show, "Hot Ones."

The Pentagon announced that it is establishing the Artificial Intelligence Rapid Capabilities Cell (AI RCC) to accelerate the deployment of newer AI tools.

The U.S. Attorney General's Office announced that a Chinese citizen has been arrested for allegedly taking photos of a military base with a drone.

Border Patrol agents seized nearly five pounds of fentanyl pills and arrested two suspects in eastern San Diego County this week following a short pursuit along Interstate 8, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) has sounded the alarm about mysterious drone activity over the Garden State, suggesting that the drones may be originating from an Iranian "mothership" off the U.S. East Coast.

On Wednesday, several popular apps owned by Meta, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, experienced outages affecting users nationwide. Reports of disruptions began surfacing around 1 p.m. ET, with the majority of issues concentrated on the mobile apps rather than desktop versions.

A nativity scene was displayed at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced that he will resign from the agency in January.

"Wanted" posters featuring the images of health insurance CEOs have been placed in Manhattan, New York. The posters say "Deny, Defend, Depose," urging people to "fight back."

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kimberly Guilfoyle to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece.