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Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Leo. Happy Birthday for Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024: You are a leader and others respect you. You’re idealistic, playful and sometimes stubborn. This has been a fun-loving year for you. However, you are headed into a year of work, building and construction, both externally and internally.

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 18, the 353rd day of 2024. There are 13 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 18, 2019, the U. S. House impeached President Donald Trump on two charges, sending his case to the Senate for trial; the articles of impeachment accused him of abusing the power of the presidency to investigate rival Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election and then obstructing Congress’ investigation.

Thanks to Trump and Leon and the rest of the coming GOP nightmare, you might not be in the holiday spirit this year. Laughter is the best medicine so here are some fun White Elephant gift ideas. You'll be the hit of your holiday party. Solar Queen Waving Queen Elizabeth Remember Queen Elizabeth with a collectible SOLAR QUEEN.

8212; Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. confirmed Wednesday that they are discussing closer collaboration but denied reports they have decided on a merger. Nissan’s share price soared more than 22% after reports citing unnamed sources said it might merge with Honda to form the world’s third largest automaking group. Trading in Nissan’s shares was suspended but then resumed after the companies issued a statement that said they were “considering various possibilities for future collaboration, but no decisions have been made.” Honda’s share price sank 2.3%. Nissan has an alliance with Renault SA that is under review.

WASHINGTON — Rayful Edmond, a drug kingpin once believed to control about a third of the cocaine trade in the nation’s capital during the crack epidemic of the 1980s, has died in federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed Tuesday. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Edmond, 60, was known at the height of his criminal empire as the “king of cocaine” in Washington, D.

President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Register’s parent Gannett Co. on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit as meritless and said it would vigorously defend its First Amendment rights. The lawsuit continues the President-elect’s campaign against media outlets he feels have wronged him.