Friday, December 20, 2024

Let's Do The News! (December 20, 2024)

                                    

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- According to PHIVOLCS, a magnitude 5.3 quake with a tectonic origin at a depth of 17 km rattled San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, early in the morning.

- The US House of Representatives failed to pass a bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump that would avert a government shutdown.

- UK Labour peer Lord Peter Mandelson is expected to be named as the new UK ambassador to the United States.

- Luigi Mangione, the suspect behind the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York, is set to be extradited from Pennsylvania to New York to face murder charges.

- The Teamsters union launched a strike against Amazon, affecting several California facilities and locations in Queens, New York; Skokie, Illinois; and Atlanta, Georgia.

- YouTube says they're cracking down videos with clickbait titles and thumbnails, starting in India. The rollout starts in the coming months.

- Suzuki previews its Solio range's minor change ahead of its Tokyo Auto Salon 2025 premiere.

- Production of the third-generation Dodge Durango range, including its V8-powered variants and the Hellcat, will continue in 2025.

- The Dan Da Dan TV anime is renewed for its second season coming this Summer 2025.

- The live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie series is getting a fourth installment expected to hit cinemas this 2027, according to reports.

- Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V is named Twitch Recap 2024 Global Game of the Year, racking 1.46 billion views. The upcoming GTA VI is named the "most anticipated game of 2025".

- Song Kang Ho is confirmed to make a special appearance in the second season of the Netflix original series Beef.

- Philippine girl group BINI will hold their World Tour this 2025.

- The TV variety show IT'S SHOWTIME will continue airing on GMA-7 in 2025.

TTFN.

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