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A guide to self-employment tax for small business owners

Self-employment tax isn't an "extra" tax — it's the same payroll tax that was always there, now just fully visible to new small business owners.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:09 AM EST • Business • tax.thomsonreuters.com
Gallatin College MSU student uses certificate to bolster his business

Dan Hill, a 55-year-old entrepreneur, will graduate on Friday, Dec. 12, with a professional certificate in business management.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:04 AM EST • Business • montana.edu
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Bulgarian government resigns after mass protests

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov says cabinet stepping down before parliament had been due to hold no-confidence vote.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:31 AM EST • Politics • aljazeera.com
Burton entrepreneur delivers salt to area businesses

Christina Berry started a new winter business delivering buckets of sidewalk salt to businesses in the Burton area.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:09 AM EST • Business • abc12.com
Brain science, social media and a modern moral panic

In brain scans, social media addiction looks the same as gaming and gambling addictions and substance abuse, says grad student Kylie Falcione at UCSB's Media Neuroscience Lab

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • news.ucsb.edu
Analysis: The Civil Rights law that Stephen Miller says ruined America

Trump’s key aide thinks the country was better off with strict quotas that sought to preserve the racial makeup of the country in the 1920s and so favored immigrants from Western and Northern Europe over what he called “third world countries.”

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:01 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS  - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly unanimously adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, an international treaty designed to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The product of three years of arduous negotiations, the treaty marks a new era of global cooperation in public health. However, core aspects of the agreement remain unresolved—notably the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) System, which is intended to ensure equitable access to pandemic-related materials and benefits. To support the successful implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the environment all contribute to pandemic risks. SARS (2003), H1N1 (2009–10), Ebola (2014–16), and COVID-19 all emerged through zoonotic spillover from animal hosts—respectively, civets, hogs, and bats. Together, they underscore the need for a coordinated, cross-sectoral approach. The Pandemic Agreement responds to this call, requiring state parties to acknowledge the ecological interplay and commit to a comprehensive “One Health” strategy. Specifically, Article 5 charges governments to address “the drivers of pandemics and the emergence and re-emergence of infectious disease at the human-animal-environment interface,” including wild animal markets, deforestation, and antibiotic overuse. Yet the effectiveness of this “One Health” vision depends equally on the free flow of scientific information and data among countries and institutions. Just as environmental and animal health factors have been neglected in past global frameworks, so too has data sharing been marginalized, despite its centrality to timely detection and response. The Pandemic Agreement takes an important step by requiring governments to enhance data collection and cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO). However, these provisions will remain aspirational without a robust Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex. The PABS system will determine whether countries and researchers can rapidly exchange pathogen samples and genetic data while ensuring equitable access to resulting research and development, including diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Without such mechanisms, the treaty’s promise to operationalize “One Health” and strengthen global preparedness will risk becoming largely symbolic, echoing earlier failures to translate shared principles into coordinated action. Equity Concerns When the 2025 Health Assembly adopted the Pandemic Agreement, it left the difficult question of access to pathogens and the sharing of resulting benefits to be addressed in a separate agreement. Negotiations on this separate agreement, PABS, are now underway in Geneva. Yet governments remain divided over fundamental questions of equity between the countries that primarily contribute to the system and those that primarily draw from it—and consequently benefit. For example, wildlife in countries bordering the equator is likely to produce PABS materials, but companies in Europe are likely to use them to develop lucrative products. The most likely contributor countries are likely to be those biodiverse countries around the equator, such as Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, where the number of human-mammalian viral host interactions is large. Conversely, countries most likely to benefit from this material are those with the technology, investors, and infrastructure to capitalize on genomic data, such as the United States, EU member states, and Japan. This imbalance reflects a broader pattern seen in prior international frameworks. Now, as in the past, the wealthiest countries in the world (a useful heuristic is membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)) disproportionately benefit from systems in which pathogens and genomic sequencing data are contributed to a common source. Under the International Agreement on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the “Plant Treaty” or “Seed Treaty”) and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework, companies from Europe and North America disproportionately withdraw biological samples and data for development into lucrative medical products. Their governments and companies have both statutory and contractual claims to the products that those companies correspondingly produce. PABS appears poised to follow the same pattern. The text calls for strong language on access to pathogens and associated data, but the corresponding benefits that should flow to poorer countries are couched in equivocal or non-binding language. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities To address these inequities, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Common but differentiated responsibilities are often a feature of climate change negotiations. The basic principle is that, even though all countries should reduce carbon emissions, governments that became rich and powerful through massive carbon emissions (e.g., France, the United Kingdom, the United States) should have a greater obligation to address the resulting crises. Applied to PABS, it would require that governments hosting and supporting companies developing lucrative products carry greater obligations toward the cost of running the PABS system; share benefits or final medical products; and transfer technology to help countries worldwide develop their own capacities to innovate and manufacture vaccines during an emergency. For example, an annex could mandate that any company based in an OECD country that withdraws PABS material would be obligated to donate the resulting diagnostics, therapeutics, or vaccines to the WHO during a public health emergency or pandemic. Questions remain about how robust those donations would be, but the principle is that they should deliver highly significant lifesaving benefits to be equitably shared. Theoretically, this approach mirrors the PIP Framework, in which companies withdrawing influenza samples are required to pay half of the operating costs. In practice, however, the framework has fallen short. The PIP Framework Secretariat has struggled to secure payments from companies, with companies often disagreeing over how much is owed. Additionally, without another pandemic influenza to test the strength of the agreement during a public health emergency, corporate compliance with sharing mechanisms remains unknown. Even if these limitations did not characterize the PIP Framework, partially paying for operating expenses does not address the inequity in access to genetic data and pathogen samples that left less developed countries last in line for COVID-19 vaccines (and, before them, H1N1). Common but differentiated responsibilities would go further, addressing governments’ legitimate grievances regarding information sharing. It would make withdrawals of PABS material and resulting products more transparent, building trust across the board. Enforcement and Enduring Success A key implication of this approach is that the governing mechanism of the PABS must have real enforcement authority. The WHO Pandemic Agreement delegates its core governance responsibilities to a Conference of the Parties (COP)—a governing body composed of one representative from each participating government, similar to those established under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement COP is charged with oversight functions but ultimately possesses no real authority to compel a government to take any action it does not wish to take. The text does not give the COP the ability to, for example, sanction a party that does not comply with either textual obligations or PABS provisions. In other words, there are no effective mechanisms in place to ensure compliance. Perhaps just as significant, establishing a meaningful enforcement mechanism within the PABS system would strengthen the WHO’s credibility and its ability to ensure compliance across global health governance. By setting a precedent for accountability, such a mechanism could enhance the organization’s authority not only within the Pandemic Agreement but also in enforcing the revised International Health Regulations and other frameworks for public health emergencies. Conclusion The PABS annex can—and should—be different. It should establish clear responsibilities for funding as well as for sharing the diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines that result from contributions to the system. The system, in turn, must include a dedicated body empowered to hold governments and the corporations they sponsor accountable for their responsibilities before, during, and after pandemics. Doing so would restore trust in the broader agreement, which was eroded as commitments were repeatedly diluted while parties scrambled to meet their own self-imposed deadlines during the Pandemic Agreement negotiations. A robust PABS Annex would cement a grand social bargain. Wealthier countries and their corporations would gain unimpeded access to scientific information essential for developing and manufacturing lifesaving medical products. As such, they would stand to gain considerable economic benefit. Yet that privilege must be matched with responsibility. The grand bargain must include not only the right to innovate, but also the duty to ensure that innovation serves all. As medical products are developed and produced through collective contributions, every person must have equal access. All human beings deserve an equitable chance to survive—to save their own life, the lives of their families, and the well-being of their communities. … Sam Halabi, JD, MPhil, is the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Health and the Director of the Center for Transformational Health Law at Georgetown Law. He serves as the co-lead for the WHO’s Working Group on Regulatory Consideration on AI and Health’s training workstream. He earned his JD from Harvard, his MPhil from Oxford, and undergraduate degrees from Kansas State University. Lawrence Gostin, LLD (Hon.), JD, BA, is University Distinguished Professor and Founding Director and Timothy and Linda O’Neill Professor of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He is the author of Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future (Harvard University Press, 2021); Global Health Law (Harvard University Press, 2014); Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2016); Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2018); Law and the Health System (Foundation Press, 2014); Principles of Mental Health Law & Practice (Oxford University Press, 2010). He also directs the WHO Collaborating Center at Georgetown University. Image Credit: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Health • gjia.georgetown.edu
Bulgarian Protests Throw Euro Area’s Next Member Into New Crisis

A wave of street protests against ruling class graft is destabilizing Bulgaria just weeks before the Balkan nation is set to join the euro.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
Denver’s science museum sold out their Thanksgiving meal this year

We may or may not be responsible.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 PM EST • Science • denverite.com
Louisville women's basketball routs Ball State ahead of North Carolina

Louisville women's basketball, behind its deep frontcourt, routed Ball State on Wednesday in its tuneup for an ACC game Sunday against North Carolina.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:55 PM EST • Sports • courier-journal.com
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Full-length Replay: Clarksville #2

Tristar MX Amateur Racing Arenacross.

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UT Southwestern biochemist to receive O’Donnell Award from TAMEST

Yunsun Nam, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UT Southwestern Medical Center, will receive the 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Biological Sciences from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology (TAMEST) for her research into how RNAs and proteins interact at the molecular level. Her work has shed light on gene regulation, cancer biology, and RNA-based therapeutics.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • utsouthwestern.edu
Ukraine presents response to US peace plan as Trump says European leaders want a meeting

Ukraine delivered its response to the latest US-drafted peace proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia to the Trump administration on Wednesday, US and Ukrainian officials told CNN, as the contours of a tenuous potential deal take shape and the US president continues to make clear he wants the conflict resolved quickly.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:19 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Connecticut Department of Public Health reports case of measles

The Connecticut Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday it has confirmed a case of measles in a child.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:16 PM EST • Health • turnto10.com
CeeDee Lamb, Jadeveon Clowney limited in Wednesday's practice
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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:09 PM EST • Sports • nbcsports.com
iPad 12 Rumored to Get iPhone 17's A19 Chip, Breaking Apple Tradition

The next-generation low-cost iPad will use Apple's A19 chip, according to a report from Macworld. Macworld claims to have seen an "internal Apple code document" with information about the 2026 iPad lineup. Prior documentation discovered by MacRumors suggested that the iPad 12 would be equipped with an A18 chip, not an A19 chip. The A19 chip was just released this year in the iPhone 17, and it would be unusual for Apple to use a current-generation chip in the low-cost iPad due to cost.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:22 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Shedeur Sanders Opens Up About His Future With Browns
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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:20 PM EST • Sports • roundtable.io
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The hidden glass shop powering UCR science

Stephen Lepore’s custom glasswork keeps research moving across campus and beyond

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:43 PM EST • Science • insideucr.ucr.edu
From Concerts to Events: What’s Next for Casino-Backed Entertainment in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has a rich and thriving entertainment market. From major theme parks like Hersheypark and Knoebels to a host of museums, concert halls, and theatres. At the heart of Pennsylvania’s entertainment market is a booming casino industry. Locations like Parx Casino, Mount Airy Casino Resort, and Mohegan Pennsylvania provide residents and visitors with many entertainment options. Casino-backed entertainment has evolved beyond simple table games and slot machines. It has become a billion-dollar industry central to tourism and entertainment in the State.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:18 AM EST • Entertainment • northpennnow.com
The Native Brand, P&G Studios and dentsu Entertainment Launch America’s First Brand Co-Produced Feature-Length 'Microsoap' for the Vertical Video Era Produced by Pixie USA, Titled 'The Golden Pear...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Native, a clean beauty and personal care brand, P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gam...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:45 AM EST • Entertainment • markets.businessinsider.com
I lived in Europe for almost a decade. Here are the 6 cities you should visit during the holiday season.

When I lived in Europe, I visited a variety of Christmas markets. I enjoyed the scenery, food, and trinkets at markets in Vienna, Geneva, and Bruges.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:37 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
'European adventure a retreat from domestic doubts'

There's been something agricultural about Tottenham in recent weeks. Against Brentford we showed some enterprise and then against a tricky customer in the Champions League on Tuesday, we saw Spurs bring out all the party tricks and flicks, with a little bit of help from our Slavic friends. This wasn't Tottenham fixed, or Tottenham unchained, but it was a Tottenham we can all get behind.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:36 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
The scientific method: It’s not just for science anymore

The same exercises in logic and reason can extend to assignments in the social sciences, humanities and more.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Science • k12dive.com
John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

The Chief Justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:52 AM EST • Politics • theatlantic.com
PTC Therapeutics Announces Health Canada Approval of Sephience™ (sepiapterin) for the Treatment of Children and Adults Living with Phenylketonuria (PKU)

PTC Therapeutics Canada ULC announced that Health Canada has approved Sephience™ (sepiapterin) for the treatment of children and adults living with phenylketonuria (PKU). The approval includes broad labeling for the treatment of hyperphenylalaninemia (HPA) in adult and pediatric patients 1 month old and older with sepiapterin-responsive PKU.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Tech billionaires eye AI moonshots as Trump slashes science funding

Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos are trying to recreate what capitalism destroyed. The key difference is artificial intelligence

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:58 AM EST • Science • qz.com
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water

New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Technology • wired.com
Team USA's flag football talent search for 2028 Olympics is on. Here's how

NFL players and current U.S. flag national team members aren't guaranteed to make the Olympic rosters. USA Football is casting a wide net.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:30 AM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
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9 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2025 Announced

Here's the full PS5, PS4, and Classic game lineup

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:15 AM EST • Technology • pushsquare.com
Juventus vs Pafos – Predicted lineup and team news

Juventus and Pafos meet in Turin on Wednesday night with both teams fighting to avoid elimination from the Champions League.The Italian giants have endured a challenging Champions League campaign and ...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:35 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Microsoft Issues Security Fixes for 56 Flaws, Including Active Exploit and Two Zero-Days

Microsoft fixed 56 Windows security flaws, including an actively exploited privilege-escalation bug and two new command-injection zero-days.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:50 AM EST • Technology • thehackernews.com
‘Hamnet’ Heads to India Via Reliance Entertainment as Awards Buzz Builds (EXCLUSIVE)

Reliance Entertainment will distribute the acclaimed period drama 'Hamnet' across India in February 2026, as the film gains awards momentum.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:07 AM EST • Entertainment • variety.com
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Investment Firm APEX Is Raising $350 Million To Target European Sports Assets

Large private equity funds have mostly scorned the continent’s smaller teams and leagues, but CEO António Caçorino thinks he can generate outsize returns with deals from $15 million to $50 million.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:00 AM EST • Sports • forbes.com
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Galaxy S26 leak reveals Samsung’s big move into magnetic accessories

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 is reportedly set to debut a full lineup of Qi2-ready accessories, ranging from carbon and silicone to clear cases.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 11:42 PM EST • Technology • androidauthority.com
South Korea's Lee calls for probe into links between religious group and politics

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for an investigation into the suspected illegal links between a religious group and politicians, Lee's office said on Wednesday.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 11:11 PM EST • Politics • reuters.com
Bo Horvat with a Powerplay Goal vs. Vegas Golden Knights
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Dec 9, 2025 • 9:28 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Sydney Sweeney debunks plastic surgery rumors while promoting 'The Housemaid'

Sydney Sweeney denies plastic surgery rumors, citing her fear of needles and explaining how professional makeup and lighting create different looks.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 7:09 PM EST • Entertainment • foxnews.com
Humans rank among leading monogamous mammals, study finds

Human beings in 7th place out of 35 species on monogamy scale but behind moustached tamarins and Eurasian beavers

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Dec 9, 2025 • 7:01 PM EST • Science • theguardian.com
Week 15 Fantasy Football RB preview: Starts/sits, DFS, more

Heath Cummings gets you set with RBs to start, sit, stream and play in DFS lineups in Week 15

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Dec 9, 2025 • 3:35 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
FIFA accused of breaking ethics rules after giving Peace Prize to Trump

FIFA's ethics committee has been asked to investigate Gianni Infantino, claiming he broke the governing body's rules on political neutrality.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 3:32 PM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
EU won't have Donald Trump meddling in European affairs

The US "course correction" for Europe alarms experts. EU politicians stand by the transatlantic partnership despite many accusations, but emphasize the bloc's sovereignty. Reactions from Brussels.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 3:18 PM EST • Politics • dw.com
Supreme Court weighs further loosening campaign finance limits

Republican leaders are asking the high court to remove limits on how much parties can spend in coordination with federal candidates on items like advertisements.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 2:46 PM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
2025 Week 15 TE Fantasy Rankings: Sleepers, Streamers, Busts

See the top projected fantasy tight ends for Week 15. Our rankings highlight the best TE options to start in your fantasy football lineup.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 2:45 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
2025 Week 15 QB Fantasy Rankings: Sleepers, Streamers, Busts

See the top projected fantasy quarterbacks for Week 15. Our rankings highlight the best QB options to start in your fantasy football lineup.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 1:58 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
Mission Valley Bank Unveils Sleek, Bold, Contactless Mastercard® Business Debit Card

Mission Valley Bank today announced the launch of its new Mastercard® Business Debit Card, a major enhancement to the Bank's suite of business banking solutions. Designed with sleek, bold, contactless functionality and built for entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and business professionals who demand speed, security, and control, the new debit card reinforces Mission Valley Bank's commitment to delivering high-touch, high-performance financial tools that move at the pace of modern business.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 1:35 PM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
The imperative to lead: The future of athletics at the U

This bold and innovative approach reflects the university’s commitment to modernization, entrepreneurship and reinvention.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 1:16 PM EST • Entertainment • attheu.utah.edu
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More clubs face European expulsion after Uefa ruling

More teams could be thrown out of European competitions after Uefa said it would continue its hard-line position on multi-club ownership.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 12:27 PM EST • Sports • bbc.com
6 Ways to Turn Your Small Town Business Into a Local Success Story

Discover practical strategies to build brand awareness, attract loyal customers and stand out in a close-knit community.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Business • entrepreneur.com
Trump's approval sees slight bump in poll amid focus on affordability

In the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, the president had a small overall approval rating bump, while Republicans' views on one key issue jumped.

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Pebble's founder introduces a $75 AI smart ring for recording brief notes with a press of a button

After rebooting the Pebble smartwatch, founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company's device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01. Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 ring is not meant to be a competitor to the always-on, always-listening AI devices, like the AI pendant Friend, but instead offers a way to record quick notes and reminders with a press of a button on the ring's side. AI only comes into play via the open source, speech-to-text, and AI models that run locally on your smartphone, via the open source Pebble mobile app. That is, if the Ring's button is not being pressed, it's not recording. (And this is a press-and-hold gesture, too, which means you can't start the ring's recording and then let go to surreptitiously record a conversation.) You can wear the stainless steel ring while in the shower, washing hands, doing dishes, or in the rain, but you would have to take it off for other water-related activities, like swimming. At launch, it's water-resistant to 1 meter. The ring is also not a fitness tracker or sleep monitor. It doesn't record details about your heart rate or health. And it's not there to be your AI friend. "I'm not trying to build some AI assistant thing," Migicovsky told TechCrunch in an interview. "I build things that solve one main problem, and they solve it really well," he explains. "I think of as external memory for my brain...that's what this is. It's always with you." Plus, the ring has been designed to be highly reliable and privacy-preserving, he says, as all your thoughts are stored on your phone, not in the cloud. There is no subscription. Migicovsky has been wearing the ring for three months now and says he cannot imagine going back to a world where he doesn't always have a memory device with him. "The problem is that, during the day, I get ideas or I remember something, and if I don't write it down that second, I forget it," he says. The ring solves this problem, he adds, without becoming another device you need to charge. "The battery lasts for years," Migicovsky claims. Technically, the ring is said to support roughly 12 to 14 hours of recording. On average, the founder says he uses it 10-20 times per day to record 3-6 second thoughts. At that rate, he'll get about two years of usage. When the ring's battery dies, you can ship it back to the company for recycling. When using Index, you can record up to five minutes of audio, which can be saved to the ring and synced to your phone later. This makes sense for recording briefer, personal thoughts and notes, even when you don't have your phone handy, but it wouldn't work for recording a longer chat, like a presentation, meeting, or in-person interview of some kind. The ring also supports 99+ languages and has a bit of on-device memory, in case you're not in Bluetooth range of your device, where the recording is ultimately saved and transcribed. (The raw audio is retained, too, in case the speech-to-text is garbled due to loud background noise). If you own a Pebble smartwatch or one from another brand, your recorded thought can even appear on the watch's screen so you can verify it's correct. The ring works with Pebble's mobile app, which offers notes and reminders, but can optionally integrate with your phone's calendaring system, too, or other apps, like Notion. And the ring's software is open source, which makes it hackable by the community, the founder points out. Because of its open nature, the ring's button is already programmable. In addition to the press-and-hold gesture, you can program the ring to do other things with a single or double press, like play or pause your music or control the shutter on your phone's camera. You could use it to send a message through the universal chat app Beeper, which Migicovsky also created, or you could add your own voice actions via MCP. A new approach to hardware Migicovsky acknowledges that hardware can be difficult to get right -- as the previous exit of Pebble to Fitbit showed. (Fitbit, too, was later acquired by Google in 2021). "I didn't earn any money during Pebble -- we exited, but it was not a great exit," Migicovsky admits. This year, however, he decided to reboot the Pebble project after Google open sourced the PebbleOS, which opened up the door to new hardware. With his new company, Core Devices, Migicovsky plans to do things differently. Still, the founder doesn't regret his previous choices, he clarifies. "I wouldn't have gone back and changed anything. I loved what we built. I loved what we did. I love the company that we built, but it's not the only way to build a company," he told TechCrunch. " And, speaking as an ex-YC partner, there are -- there's a time and a place for building a venture-backed startup. Some companies are phenomenal when they raise money and build a big team, and I tried that...I think what I'm doing now is trying an alternative path, which is start from profitability," he says. The new company is a small team of five, self-funded, and focused on sustainability. So far, Core Devices has shipped the Pebble 2 Duo smartwatch with a black-and-white display. Its first run sold out, and the company is now preparing to ship the upgraded version, the Pebble Time 2. The newer device, which has seen 25,000 pre-orders, is a stainless steel watch with a larger, color e-ink screen. As for the Index 01, the ring's pre-order offer ends in March 2026. After that, the price increases to $99. It currently comes in silver, polished gold, and matte black and works with iOS and Android devices. Customers can select from eight ring sizes and three colors.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com
Apple's M5 iPad Pro Returns to All-Time Low Black Friday Prices at Up to $180 Off

Amazon and Best Buy today opened up big discounts across the M5 iPad Pro lineup, offering as much as $180 off select tablets. Prices start at $899.00 for the 256GB Wi-Fi 11-inch M5 iPad Pro at Amazon, down from $999.00. All deals in this sale match — or beat — the record low prices we tracked during Black Friday. Note. MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 8:56 AM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Massachusetts seeks to block Kalshi from operating sports-prediction market

Massachusetts' attorney general will ask a judge on Tuesday to block prediction-market operator Kalshi from letting state residents bet on sports through its online platform, arguing that the company is running an unlicensed gambling enterprise.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:54 AM EST • Sports • reuters.com
The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers

The most important European policymaker for the first time in a decade is not a European and, increasingly, doesn’t even much like the place anymore.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:06 AM EST • Politics • politico.com
Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’

In an interview with POLITICO, the president offered no reassurance to America's allies about Russia and vowed to reshape their politics.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • politico.com
MoMA PS1 Will Be Free for Everyone, Not Just New Yorkers

Free admission begins in January, thanks to a donation. Officials expect visitation to climb as the Queens-based museum celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 5:02 AM EST • Technology • nytimes.com
Brain health tips: Neurosurgeon shares 5 simple habits that help

The brain works tirelessly to help us think, remember, decide, and feel. Neuroscience suggests that the overall ‘fitness’ of the brain highly depends on daily habits. As it turns out, seemingly simple lifestyle patterns can shape the structure, connectivity, and resilience of the brain over time. Highlighting the importance of consistency, balance, and protection for long-term brain resilience, US-based neurosurgeon Dr. Jay Jagannathan shared 5 simple habits that help improve brain health and function, when done consistently. Let’s take a closer look:

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Dec 9, 2025 • 4:52 AM EST • Health • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
‘A fight for our lives’: Ford teams up with Renault to make EVs that can rival Chinese brands

Renault and Ford will jointly develop small, cheaper Ford-branded electric vehicles for the European market to fend off rising competition from Chinese rivals, the companies said Tuesday.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 4:37 AM EST • Business • cnn.com
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Anthropic researchers say the industry should stop building tons of AI agents — the real breakthrough is something simpler

Anthropic researchers say the industry doesn't need more AI agents, but rather "skills" that equip agents with expertise and reusable workflows.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 2:28 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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European markets set for soft open as investors await Fed decision

European shares are expected to open mostly flat on Tuesday as global investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy update.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 2:18 AM EST • Technology • cnbc.com
Trump voices concern over Europe's political direction

Ties between the US and the EU are under pressure as Donald Trump questions Europe's trajectory and Brussels defends its recent regulatory decisions.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 11:50 PM EST • Politics • dw.com
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Nate Danielson with a Goal vs. Vancouver Canucks
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Dec 8, 2025 • 11:27 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Iowa women's basketball rises in latest AP Top 25 rankings

After a Big Ten-opening rout at Rutgers, Iowa women's basketball was rewarded with a rise in the latest AP Top 25 rankings.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 8:10 PM EST • Sports • hawkeyeswire.usatoday.com
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School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt wins Dana Foundation grant for curriculum on smartphones and cognition in teens

How do smartphones affect the brains of teenagers? That question is at the core of a new grant awarded to the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) by the Dana Foundation, which works to advance neuroscience in alignment with community values and societal priorities. Menton Deweese, director of the SSMV, and Pamela Popp, […]

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • news.vanderbilt.edu
NFL DFS picks, daily Fantasy lineups for Eagles vs. Chargers on 'Monday Night Football'

Daily Fantasy multimillionaire Mike McClure reveals his NFL DFS picks for Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia on 'MNF'

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Dec 8, 2025 • 6:21 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Trump says money should go to people, not health insurers

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday criticized insurance companies while calling for funds to go directly to individuals rather than insurers, as Democrats push for a three-year extension of expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 5:14 PM EST • Health • reuters.com
Trump Says Money Should Go to People, Not Health Insurers

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday criticized insurance companies while calling for funds to go directly to individuals rather than insurers, as Democrats push for a three-year extension of expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans. Trump made his ...

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Dec 8, 2025 • 5:06 PM EST • Health • usnews.com
Warby Parker, Google to launch AI-powered smart glasses in 2026

Warby Parker said on Monday it is collaborating with Alphabet's Google to develop lightweight AI-powered glasses, with the first product expected to launch in 2026.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:25 PM EST • Technology • reuters.com
College basketball rankings get shakeup with Michigan new No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports poll

There's a new No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll after Purdue was dealt its first loss of the season in emphatic fashion.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 12:36 PM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
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Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe turns up negative — but reveals new secrets of particle physics

Scientists hunted dark matter and solar neutrinos with one of the largest experiments yet. While the neutrinos likely appeared, dark matter results couldn't be confirmed.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 12:29 PM EST • Science • livescience.com
SPONSORED Novartis makes $23 billion investment in America's health

Ten facilities – including seven new sites – will create thousands of jobs and accelerate U.S. pharmaceutical innovation.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 10:05 AM EST • Health • axios.com
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UK publishes small business finance review findings

The review focused on debt finance barriers, lending market trends, alternative finance, and underserved entrepreneurs.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 9:34 AM EST • Business • leasinglife.com
UF commits to ‘neutrality,’ institutionally

‘What we’re going to accomplish today is the voluntary restraint of leadership not to speak.’

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Dec 8, 2025 • 9:13 AM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Woman stitches her way through mental health challenges with idea for neurodiversity-themed clothing line
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Dec 8, 2025 • 9:06 AM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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NFL DFS picks, lineup advice for Eagles vs. Chargers on 'Monday Night Football'

Daily Fantasy multimillionaire Mike McClure reveals his NFL DFS picks for Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia on 'MNF'

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Dec 8, 2025 • 8:41 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame: Bill Rasmussen, the Entrepreneur Who Dreamed Sports Into a New World

The lights hum to life inside a makeshift studio in Bristol, CT, as the countdown begins. It’s 6:59 p.m. on Sept. 7, 1979, and Bill Rasmussen stands ...

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • sportsvideo.org
Student business owners engage in sustainable entrepreneurship

The Office of Sustainability would like to highlight student business owners who have integrated sustainability efforts into their operations. Oaks Originals is a Doherty Center...

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • elon.edu
In My Words: What college freshman taught me about politics

The longest government shutdown in US history painfully illustrated that most elected officials are not good at interacting productively with the opposite political party. Far from this embarrassing...

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Politics • elon.edu
Elon University launches Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Beginning in Fall 2026, Elon University will launch a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) at both the university’s main campus and Charlotte national campus to address...

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • elon.edu
Elon University launches Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Beginning in Fall 2026, Elon University will launch a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) at both the university’s main campus and Charlotte national campus to address...

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • elon.edu
EU's Costa: US must not interfere in Europe's politics

European Council President Antonio Costa has slammed a new US security strategy paper that is highly critical of the EU. He also voiced concern that the change in Washington's security policy has been hailed by Russia.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 6:08 AM EST • Politics • dw.com
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Weird Science: Citizen science and monkey sweat help NC researcher determine whether current obsession with skincare routines may be doing more harm than good

Dr. Julie Horvath is the head of the Genomics & Microbiology Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and also an Associate Research Professor at North Carolina Central University. She’s studying personal hygiene and its effects on the microbes on our skin – by taking samples from people's arm pits and from the underarms of other primates.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 5:42 AM EST • Science • publicradioeast.org
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Magnum Ice Cream valued at $9.1 billion in Amsterdam listing

Shares in the Magnum Ice Cream Company traded at 12.8 euros per share on Monday, implying a market capitalisation of 7.84 billion euros ($9.14 billion), as the company finalised its long-awaited spinoff from Unilever to list in Amsterdam.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:40 AM EST • Business • reuters.com
Clemson draws tough assignment trying to slow No. 9 BYU

Clemson is the latest team to draw the task of trying to slow down BYU's dominant starting lineup when the Tigers and the No. 9 Cougars clash at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 2:09 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Sound Smart: 7 Observations from NFL Sunday in Week 14

The Packers exposed the Bears. Shedeur Sanders deserved better. The Steelers are missing something. Henry McKenna offers a big-picture look at Week 14.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 9:03 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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Made in Tarrant: Granola entrepreneur spices up his business portfolio

Youthful entrepreneur who created a successful granola business at TCU goes from snack line to spice rack.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 8:19 PM EST • Business • fortworthreport.org
Woman dies after explosion at Eustis business, family says

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 7:11 PM EST • Business • fox35orlando.com
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Shedeur Sanders was CLUTCH down the stretch 😤

Shedeur Sanders was CLUTCH down the stretch 😤

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Dec 7, 2025 • 7:01 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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Scientists capture most detailed look inside DNA droplets

High-resolution imaging has revealed the internal layout of chromatin condensates, showing how DNA fibers fold and interact within these droplet-like structures. The findings connect molecular architecture to the broader behaviors of these droplets in cells.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scientists uncover a volcanic trigger behind the Black Death

A newly analyzed set of climate data points to a major volcanic eruption that may have played a key role in the Black Death’s arrival. Cooling and crop failures across Europe pushed Italian states to bring in grain from the Black Sea. Those shipments may have carried plague-infected fleas. The study ties together tree rings, ice cores, and historical writings to reframe how the pandemic began.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Laredo Health Department warns of flu increase

The Laredo Public Health Department is warning the community about an increase in flu-like illnesses.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 6:23 PM EST • Health • kgns.tv
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Shedeur is embracing every part of becoming QB1 🏈

Shedeur is embracing every part of becoming QB1 🏈

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Dec 7, 2025 • 6:20 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
Sunday Sports: A 25-year reunion of the Watertown boys basketball sectional championship team

Here’s a recap of your North Country sports this Sunday.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 6:19 PM EST • Sports • wwnytv.com
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Exclusive: Ben & Jerry's board chair does not plan to resign as pressure mounts from Unilever unit

The chair of Ben & Jerry's independent board said she has no plans to resign as Unilever pressures her ahead of Monday's public spinoff of its Magnum ice cream division, which will include the Vermont-based brand.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 5:51 PM EST • Business • reuters.com
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Bears at Packers

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Dec 7, 2025 • 5:01 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
That Shedeur–Njoku connection is DIFFERENT

That Shedeur–Njoku connection is DIFFERENT

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Dec 7, 2025 • 2:08 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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PS5 reigns supreme over Black Friday, accounting for a staggering 62% of all console sales

The European Top 20 didn't welcome any new entries last week, but Black Friday week saw a boost in sales nonetheless th…

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Dec 7, 2025 • 1:33 PM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net
Kvation Founder Speaks on Business, Failure, and Mentorship

In an interview on business mentorship, entrepreneur Yossi Schtroks, founder and owner of Kvation, the fast-growing “Airbnb of the kosher world,” to discuss how a painful business collapse led him to rebuild with focus, mentorship, and stronger emunah.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 12:11 PM EST • Business • anash.org
Little Rock author highlights journey at entrepreneurship conference - Talk Business & Politics

Northwest Arkansas educators recently learned about the benefits of entrepreneurship education, participated in entrepreneurial activities, and heard from a Little Rock author and her book series co-authored by her son...

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Dec 7, 2025 • 10:34 AM EST • Business • talkbusiness.net
Xbox did so badly on US Black Friday sales it was beaten by a console you've never heard of

An unexpected motion gaming device beat Xbox and placed among the US best sellers, raising questions about missed opportunities and Microsoft’s approach to future hardware.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • windowscentral.com
Fantasy Football Injury Report: Week 14 injury updates

CBS Sports Fantasy Football takes you through key injuries that impact Week 14 lineups.

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Dec 7, 2025 • 9:04 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com