What We Need To Know: December 2, 2025

What We Need To Know: December 2, 2025

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know today.
It's Tuesday, December two, twenty twenty five, number one, with
unanswered questions and speculation swirling. Reverend Mark Thompson of Black
Press USA spoke with terrorism and intelligence expert Malcolm Nance
about last week's shooting of National Guard members on maked plane.

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Nance analyzed the case of the accused gunman Ramanula Lachenwal,
who is suspected in the shootings of West Virginia National
Guard members Sarah Bestrom and Andrew Wolf. Nance raised pointed
questions about the suspect's movements, asking if he traveled coast
to coast by car, and then pressing investigators with so,
where's the vehicle? Number two. After starting the year demoralized

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by losses at the White House and in Congress, Democrats
are finishing with signs of momentum, driven by strong performances
and special elections. In four earlier special House races, Democrats
outperformed their twenty twenty four margins by an average of
sixteen points, boosting hopes they could further narrow the Republican majority.

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That momentum will be tested Tuesday in Tennessee's seventh Congressional District,
where early voting suggest a more favorable environment for the
Democrat at In Vane against Republican Matt van Apps. Number three.
A little advice from our CPA to the Stars, Katrina
Kraft And says, if you are an s CORE owner,

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there's a valuable tax deduction many business owners miss and
once the year ends it's too late to fix. To
qualify for the s CORE Health Insurance deduction before December
thirty one, your company must either pay for or reimburse
your health insurance and that amount must be correctly included
in box one of your W two, not boxes three

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or five. When done properly, you can deduct those premiums
on your personal tax return, reducing your taxable income and
potentially saving a significant amount in taxes. Number four from
our Good News File. James Harden showed that his impact
goes far beyond basketball by turning the launch of his
tenth signature shoe into a moment centered on giving back.

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The LA Clippers star debuted the Adidas Hardened Volume ten
by gifting the sneakers to kids from the Boys and
Girls Clubs of LA, spotlighting the next generation ahead of
nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Harden welcomed
the youth court side, creating a pregame experience and memory

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that no doubt will last a lifetime. Number five Black
America two fifteen and the Spotlight is on this day
in eighteen fifty nine. And it all started on the
night of October sixteenth, eighteen fifty nine, when the abolitionist
John Brown and his followers left their hideout and moved
toward Harper's Ferry, launching a raid. In the early hours

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of October seventeenth, Brown seized the Federal Armory and took hostages,
hoping enslaved people in the region would rise up and
use the captured weapons to spark a broader rebellion against slavery,
but that uprising never materialized. After being surrounded by local
militia and cornered in the armory's engine house, Brown was

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captured by the US Marines led by Robert E. Lee.
Tried for treason, murder, and inciting slave insurrection. He was
eventually executed by hanging on December two, eighteen fifty nine.
Here's your daily inspiration from Yogi's Jewels. Be happy, remember

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what you focus on becomes your feeling, so choose wisely.
All right, I'm Sybil Wilks. Be informed, be empowered,