New York taxpayers shelled out another $1.3 million since late May to defend former Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state police from a sexual discrimination case brought by a trooper he placed on his security detail, according to new figures released by the state comptroller’s office.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/15/taxpayers-andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-bill/

“Hiring a company with a troubling history of gassing geese and their goslings is not the solution,” she said. “We owe it to our community to explore ethical alternatives.” https://www.nj.com/essex/2025/12/geese-gassing-has-nj-suburbs-residents-honking-mad-just-leave-them-alone.html

A person of interest detained after a mass shooting at Brown University that killed two students and injured nine is being released after the investigation took law enforcement authorities in a “different direction,” officials said Sunday night. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/14/brown-university-shooting-latest

Parkinson’s rates in the US have doubled in the past 30 years. And studies suggest they will climb another 15 to 35 percent in each coming decade. This is not how an inherited genetic disease is supposed to behave. https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/

In addition to Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner also is travelling to Germany for talks involving Ukrainians and Europeans, Reuters reported. https://www.politico.eu/article/us-envoy-witkoff-meet-zelenskyy-germany-peace-talks/

While Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has welcomed Trump’s moral support, viewing it as a way to win domestic legitimacy and end its political ostracization, France’s National Rally has kept its distance — viewing direct American backing as a potential liability. https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-europe-far-right-afd-germany-national-rally-france/

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler in a speech Saturday evening, warning that the Kremlin leader’s ambitions won’t stop with Ukraine. https://www.politico.eu/article/merz-compares-putin-to-hitler/

National Post asked Charlie the Chatbot to explain why it cost $18 million to create and maintain, but the chatbot demurred. https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/the-cra-spent-18-million-on-charlie-its-new-tax-information-chatbot