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What Happened Today – December 15, 2025

Flooded farm buildings surrounded by floodwater in Kent, Washington, December 2025, after Desimone Levee failure near Seattle

A farm sits submerged in Kent, Washington, after the Desimone Levee failed five days after emergency repairs, with permanent fixes not expected until 2031. (Photo: Roc0ast3r/Public Domain)

The Reiner headlines dominated today after the president twice blamed the murders of the director and his wife on his activism opposing Trump. But scroll past the front page coverage and you’ll find what isn’t getting clicks. Three boat attacks killed 8 more people in the eastern Pacific today, bringing the death toll past 90 … Read more