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• Michigan teen sentenced to life for 2021 high school mass shooting.
• Biden touts $8 billion in federal funding for passenger rail, including funds for California high speed rail.
• Labor Department reports 199,000 new jobs in November and unemployment down slightly.
• US vetoes UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire.
• Bay Area activists demand Lockheed Martin stop selling weapons to Israel.
• Administration officials address Ukraine Gaza wars with reporters.

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