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• Democrats Release New Epstein Photos Documenting Ties to Trump, Clinton and Others

  The images, released without context by Democrats on the Oversight Committee, reveal little new about the deceased sex offender’s ties to prominent men in politics, entertainment and finance.

  The New York Times
• Historic floods have washed away homes and stranded families in Washington state

  Washington is under a state of emergency and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents.

  PBS
• There’s a testosterone crisis, the FDA says - for cisgender men

  The government disapproves of the hormone for transgender people but is enthusiastic about what it could do for cisgender men.

  The 19th News
• Live updates: Rivers have crested, but Western Washington flood threat still looms

  The Skagit River near Mount Vernon crested at record-breaking levels in the wee hours of Friday morning, but it’s still running dangerously high hours later. The flood wall has held so far, but a lot of water is pressing against it — and residents in Skagit County, a densely populated agricultural hub an hour north of Seattle, and elsewhere across the state aren't out of the water yet. It could take some time before flood waters actually start to recede. Authorities are monitoring local levees and dikes. Tens of thousands of Washingtonians remain under evacuation advisories, including about 78,000 people in Skagit County's flood plain. See flood updates from Thursday, Dec. 11 here.

  KUOW
• Oracle Stock: Why Wall Street Analysts Are Cutting Their Targets

  Oracle stock was slumping for a second day after its fiscal Q2 earnings report failed to alleviate concerns about its big AI bet.

  Investor's Business Daily
• MLBTR Podcast: Winter Meetings Recap

  The latest episode of the pod wraps up the developments of the winter meetings.

  MLB Trade Rumors
• Growing number of House Republicans sign on to effort to force vote on ACA subsidies -- defying Speaker Johnson

  Nearly a dozen Republicans have signed on to dueling measures.

  ABC News
• For Heated Rivalry Stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, the Sex Is the Easy Part

  The stars of HBO Max’s hottest new show on overnight success, “double-jerking,” and what the future holds.

  Vanity Fair
• Cooling Labor Market and Elevated Inflation Stoke Fed Divisions

  Fed officials explained their opposition to the central bank’s decision this week to cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

  The New York Times
• Fight! ‘Street Fighter’ Star Andrew Schulz Starts Beef With ‘Mortal Kombat’ Cast, Says ‘They Don’t Care About You, They Only Care About Money’

  Round one, fight! It seems like there’s a face-off brewing between next year’s “Street Fighter” and “Mortal Kombat 2” movies, live-action adaptations of two of the most popular and long-running fighting game franchises. “Street Fighter” star and provocative comedian Andrew Schulz threw the first punch in the video game beef Thursday night when his movie’s …

  Yahoo News Canada