What We Need To Know: December 10, 2025

What We Need To Know: December 10, 2025

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's Sybil Wilks with what we need to know today.
It's Wednesday, December tenth, twenty twenty five. Number one US
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rawlins threatened to cut off SNAP funding
to twenty one Democratic leaning states that she says are
refusing to share food stamp data with the Trump administration.

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Rolinstole President Trump the funding freeze could begin next week.
While New York Governor Kathy Hochel blasted the move, asking
why the administration is hell bent on people going hungry.
Rollins insists the data is needed to fight fraud, noting
that twenty nine red states have complied, while Blue states
like California, New York, and Minnesota have not. Number two.

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One student was killed and another critically wounded in a
shooting Tuesday at the HBCU Kentucky State University in Frankfurt.
Police say the incident stemmed from a personal dispute, not
a random attack, and the suspect has been taken into
custody and identified. Report no ongoing threat to the campus
community Following the shooting near the Whitney M. Young Junior Hall.

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Number three, holiday shoppers ordering from overseas may face unexpected
tariff bills this year due to a Trump administration policy
change that now applies tariffs and customs fees to low
value packages once exempt from such charges. Since the rules
took effect in August, consumers have reported surprise fees, sometimes

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in the hundreds of dollars, on items ranging from rugs
to vitamins. With US holiday sales expected to surpass one
trillion dollars and online spending projected to hit a record
two hundred and fifty three point four billion dollars, the
impact could be widespread for shoppers and retailers alike. Number
four from our good News file, Master p has teamed

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up with Make Good Nola to design custom, colorful wheelchairs
for children with disabilities. Project insures each child gets a
chair that's comfortable and full of personality, helping them move
with confidence. It's another example of Masterpce's long standing commitment
to uplifting and empowering his New Orleans community. Number five,

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It's black and Missing Wednesday and doctor Cletus Owanglu, a
seventy one year old man from Holland, Ohio, has been
missing since November twenty fourth. He's described as five feet
four inches tall one hundred and eighty six pounds with
dark complexion and short black hair. He was last seen
on home security footage around two fourteen am on that Tuesday,

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and has not appeared on any other neighborhood cameras afterward.
His vehicle was left at home with no note. Please
take a look at his photo in today's what we
Need to Know newsletter and contact the Lucas County Sheriff's
Office or Black and Missing Foundation website. Here's your daily
inspiration from Yogi's jueles. The power of peace allows you

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to rise above pettiness, stay grounded, and shine brighter. All right,
I'm Sybil Wilkes. Be informed, be empowered,