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To protect NJ kids online, Mikie Sherrill creates mental health office

NJ hospitals have seen a sharp rise in the number of teens with anxiety, depression and eating disorders along with those who have harmed themselves.

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Jan 20 • 6:28 PM EST • Health • northjersey.com
The 5 Opportunities Business Leaders Can't Afford to Ignore in 2026

Here's how the world's best CEOs are positioning themselves for success in 2026 and beyond.

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Jan 20 • 12:00 PM EST • Business • entrepreneur.com
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Ramsey Theatre Company takes home multiple wins at BroadwayWorld Awards

The Ramsey Theatre Company had multiple nominations in several categories.

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Jan 19 • 3:38 PM EST • Entertainment • wbko.com
Trial launched in Ramsey to 'help spot health risks early'

A pilot scheme is rolled out in the north of the Isle of Man by the public health directorate.

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Jan 19 • 4:08 AM EST • Health • bbc.com
Flory Bidunga's Double-Double vs. Baylor Lands Him on Gus Johnson’s ‘GOT IT’ Team

Kansas forward Flory Bidunga earned himself a spot on Gus Johnson's "Got It" team.

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Jan 18 • 5:56 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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Michigan high school girls basketball rankings, Jan. 18: Top 10 teams

Free Press sports writer Jared Ramsey ranks the top 10 girls basketball teams in Michigan and the top 10 teams in all 4 divisions as of Jan. 18, 2026.

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Jan 18 • 12:05 PM EST • Sports • freep.com
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Sky Sports: Crystal Palace stance clear on Glasner after weekend outburst

Glasner’s Outburst Lays Bare a Club Under StrainCrystal Palace find themselves at a crossroads, and Sky Sports’ reporting laid bare just how exposed that junction has become. Despite Oliver Glasne...

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Jan 18 • 11:50 AM EST • Sports • eplindex.com
Scientists sent viruses to space and they evolved in surprising ways

When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way they do on Earth. In microgravity, infections still occurred, but both viruses and bacteria evolved differently over time. Genetic changes emerged that altered how viruses attach to bacteria and how bacteria defend themselves. The findings could help improve phage therapies against drug-resistant infections.

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Jan 18 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
A woman and her husband built her mom a tiny home on their property

When Yeli Heidecker and her husband discovered it would cost at least $63,000 to have a tiny home built for her mom, they decided to do it themselves.

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Jan 17 • 8:02 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Dodgers agree to terms with 22 International amateur free agents

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers had themselves a busy first day of the International signing period, as they inked 22 international free agents, including four of the Top 100 international prospects in Baseball America's rankings.

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Jan 15 • 9:39 PM EST • Sports • thesportingtribune.com
Citizen science

Citizen science, also called community science, is a common term for a wide range of participatory practices involving scientific data collection and analysis.Citizen science is important for science, research and policy, and has multiple benefits for society and for participants themselves by expanding knowledge, increasing awareness and fostering stewardship.While some scientists remain cautious about the quality of citizen science data, acceptance within the broader scientific community is steadily growing.Measures to strengthen the role and impact of citizen science include enhancing policy and funding support, continued training of educators and leveraging existing data collection technologies.

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Jan 15 • 8:40 AM EST • Science • iucn.org
Motorists’ Party Brings MAGA to Czech Politics

The Czech Republic’s new environment minister is leader of a pro–fossil fuel party called Motorists for Themselves. It’s part of a right-wing backlash in Europe, moving to kill off the EU’s Green Deal.

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Jan 15 • 7:00 AM EST • Politics • jacobin.com
Analysis: The questions Trump must ask before striking Iran

President Donald Trump seems to be talking himself into a fateful new chapter of America’s bitter duel with the Iranian Islamic Republic.

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Jan 14 • 12:01 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Director Timothy Busfield turns himself in to New Mexico authorities after being sought on child sex abuse charges

Director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself to authorities on Tuesday to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico.

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Jan 13 • 3:54 PM EST • Entertainment • cnn.com
Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

His apprehension comes after authorities in Albuquerque issued a warrant for his arrest on Jan. 9 on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse

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Jan 13 • 3:50 PM EST • Entertainment • spectrumlocalnews.com
Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

His apprehension comes after authorities in Albuquerque issued a warrant for his arrest on Jan. 9 on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse

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Jan 13 • 3:50 PM EST • Entertainment • spectrumlocalnews.com
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'Marvel Rivals' Is Making Deadpool Take on All 3 Roles

In Deadpool's own style, the merc with a mouth himself announced that he will slot into all three of the Marvel hero shooter's role archetypes.

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Jan 13 • 1:45 PM EST • Technology • gizmodo.com
Microsoft Patch Tuesday January 2026 - 114 Vulnerabilities Fixed Including 3 Zero-days

Microsoft's January 2026 updates fix 114 vulnerabilities, with critical severity assigned to several remote code execution bugs in Office applications and Windows services like LSASS.

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Jan 13 • 1:10 PM EST • Technology • cybersecuritynews.com
A Complete Guide to Fashion’s Biggest Sports Moments in 2026

This year will see the Winter Olympics and a North American World Cup. In between, there are plenty of opportunities for brands to enmesh themselves in the world of sport.

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Jan 13 • 12:30 AM EST • Sports • vogue.com
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Incredible Buffs comeback falls just short against #14 Texas Tech

Tad Boyle and the Colorado Buffaloes had themselves an evening on Saturday. In one of the crazier games this program has played in recent memory, the Buffs fell into a 24-point deficit to the #14 Texas Tech Red Raiders before clawing back to almost clench victory from the jaws of defeat, losing by a final […]

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Jan 11 • 3:08 PM EST • Sports • ralphiereport.com
Glenn Youngkin Says JD Vance Would Be a ‘Great’ Republican Nominee in 2028

But the departing Virginia governor sidestepped questions about whether he himself planned to run for president in three years.

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Jan 11 • 2:22 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
Linus Torvalds' Latest Open-Source Project Is AudioNoise - Made With The Help Of Vibe Coding

In addition to Linus Torvalds' recent comments around AI tooling documentation, it turns out in fact that Linus Torvalds has been using vibe coding himself

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Jan 11 • 11:00 AM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
Darden Professor Mike Lenox named Interim Dean of Darden School of Business

Lenox himself is an alumnus of the University, having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering in 1993, followed by a master’s degree in systems engineering in 1994.

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Jan 11 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • cavalierdaily.com
New case of measles found in Rutherford County: NC health department

NC health department recommends anyone unvaccinated age 1 year and older receive measles vaccination to protect themselves and those around them.

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Jan 9 • 6:50 PM EST • Health • citizen-times.com
Minnesota prosecution of ICE officer faces new political obstacles under Trump

The Trump administration made its opinion known almost immediately after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday: The officer acted heroically in defending himself from Renee Nicole Good, who was intent on running him over with her Honda Pilot in an act of “domestic terrorism.” “The officer, fearing for his […]

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Jan 9 • 9:37 AM EST • Politics • minnesotareformer.com
Why saving money isn't enough for small business owners

Listen and subscribe to The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcast.Having enough capital is critical when running a business - but saving income isn't enough to help grow wealth... This week on The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore, Howard Enterprise founder and the Wall Street Trapper Leon Howard joins the show to answer the question: How can I use a Wall Street mindset for my business? Howard, a financial educator, shares his expert advice for entrepreneurs on how they can grow their wealth and business, and set themselves up for long term success. Yahoo Finance’s The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore takes you on a journey with America’s entrepreneurs as they navigate the world of small business. This post was written by Lauren Pokedoff

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Jan 8 • 3:00 PM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Business Report's Elevate Your Leadership & Your Team event features 'champion of crazy ideas' Kyle Scheele

Kyle Scheele calls himself a “champion of crazy ideas.” And he wants businesses to embrace the most farfetched, outlandish and silliest notions they can. Most of them won’t work out. But what if one does? “We’re not very good judges of what is or is not possible,” Scheele says. “There’s so many times we talk […]

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Jan 8 • 8:45 AM EST • Business • businessreport.com
Replit boss: CEOs can vibe code ideas themselves without engineers

Replit CEO Amjad Masad says CEOs are showing up to meetings with prototypes, and product managers may just be "some of the best vibe coders."

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Jan 8 • 12:03 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Google, chatbot maker Character to settle suit alleging bot pushed teen to suicide

Google and Character Technologies have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida mother who claimed a chatbot pushed her son to kill himself

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Jan 7 • 6:41 PM EST • Technology • abcnews.go.com
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Trump’s Claim to Venezuelan Oil Money Draws Scrutiny in Congress

Democrats say the president cannot take money from the proceeds of seized oil and control it himself, calling it a ‘slush fund’ that would fly in the face of the Constitution.

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Jan 7 • 4:48 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations

Even with a fix available, broken apps won't be able to update themselves.

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Jan 7 • 1:15 PM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Bay city mayor uses life-size cutout scavenger hunt to promote local businesses

Bay City Mayor Chris Girard is launching a monthly scavenger hunt in 2026 that uses a life-size cardboard cutout of himself to encourage residents to visit local shops.

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Jan 7 • 11:00 AM EST • Business • mlive.com
Logitech Blames 'Inexcusable Mistake' After Certificate Expiry Breaks macOS Apps

Logitech users on macOS found themselves locked out of their mouse customizations yesterday after the company let a security certificate expire, breaking both its Logi Options+ and G HUB configuration apps. Logitech devices like its MX Master series mice and MX Keys keyboards stopped working properly as a result of the oversight, with users unable to access their custom scrolling setup, button mappings, and gestures.

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Jan 7 • 8:27 AM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Britons spending more than ever on entertainment as subscriptions surge

Britons are spending more than ever before entertaining themselves at home with streaming and gaming services as they fork out record sums amid a slowdown in the economy.

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Jan 7 • 1:30 AM EST • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Politics Friday Special: Walz gives deeper explanation about decision to abandon bid for third term

In a major political shakeup, Gov. Tim Walz took himself out of the running for a third term as governor. The next day, a fiery Walz took questions about his final year in office.

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Jan 6 • 6:33 PM EST • Politics • mprnews.org
Herald-Leader’s Jon Hale named 2025 Kentucky Sportswriter of the Year

Since joining the Herald-Leader in 2022, Hale has established himself as the authority on all things UK football.

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Jan 6 • 12:36 PM EST • Sports • kentucky.com
NFL Power Rankings, wild card edition: Prisco missed big on Seahawks, others

Pete Prisco shares his Power Rankings heading into Week 1 of the 2026 playoffs and mocks himself for some preseason misses

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Jan 6 • 5:00 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa when asked about getting a fresh start: 'That would be dope'
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Jan 5 • 8:43 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges

Maduro declared himself "innocent" and a "decent man"

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Jan 5 • 12:37 PM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Dodgers Listed Among Most Improved Teams In Offseason

Big addition of relief ace Edwin Díaz cited in new article about MLB teams that helped themselves.

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Jan 5 • 8:25 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
How should Thelin's time at Aberdeen be remembered?

For a generation of Dons supporters, the Swede was responsible for orchestrating arguably their finest day in last May's Scottish Cup triumph against Celtic. With the Glasgow club chasing a domestic treble, Thelin formulated a plan to nullify Brendan Rodgers' men to take a nerve-shredding 1-1 game to extra time. Penalties would follow, with goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov earning himself legendary status at Pittodrie, along with Thelin.

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Jan 5 • 3:30 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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The subtle independence at the heart of Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s shrewd politics

To have known Ben Nighthorse Campbell was to like him. He had a knack for putting people at ease, making them look forward to another meeting. I certainly felt that way. It wasn’t just his humor or his mesmerizing intensity, but his lack of pretense. Ben decided to be himself long before he became a […]

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Jan 5 • 3:00 AM EST • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
2026 South Side Sox Prospect Vote: Round 27

Riley Gowens was our No. 26 pick. Now, who is the 27th-best prospect in the White Sox system?

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Jan 4 • 5:53 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bills Week 18 AFC playoff race rooting interests

Here’s how the Buffalo Bills could find themselves way back up the AFC playoff ladder by the end of Week 18.

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Jan 3 • 4:30 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Marquette Women’s Basketball Preview: vs Villanova

The Golden Eagles find themselves in something of a shaky spot as they welcome a red hot Wildcats team to Milwaukee.

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Jan 3 • 4:00 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Explains Controversial Responses: ‘Greetings From a Second Chance Loser’

‘Kimodo’ dragon instead of Komodo dragon? ‘An Indecent Proposal’ instead of just ‘Indecent Proposal’? Allow Dondi DeMarco to justify himself…

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Jan 3 • 11:05 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
Sac Anime brings vibrant, elaborate cosplays and entertainment to downtown Sacramento

Attendees say the event is a great place to express themselves and to connect with others who have a similar creative spirit.

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Jan 2 • 8:43 PM EST • Entertainment • kcra.com
Panthers Will Eventually Get to Business at Miami Winter Classic

MIAMI — The Florida Panthers certainly seem to be enjoying themselves as there was a festive, vacation-like atmosphere for Thursday’s NHL Winter Classic practice at LoanDepot Park. Both the Panthers and Rangers were in Miami following a loss, only Thursday was not about that. New Year’s Day was for checking out this unique Winter Classic […]

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Jan 2 • 10:00 AM EST • Business • floridahockeynow.com
The audacious plan to make rocket fuel on the moon

Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for astronauts to reach Mars.

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Jan 1 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nationalgeographic.com
Ryan Day after Ohio State upset in CFP: 'We put ourselves behind the 8-ball'

The Buckeyes could not dig themselves out of a 14-0 hole against Miami

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Jan 1 • 12:30 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Dozens of homes evacuated in Chisago City after man barricades himself inside business
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Dec 30, 2025 • 6:10 PM EST • Business • kare11.com
Florida Politics’ Honorable Mention for 2025 Politician of the Year: Rick Scott

The Governor-turned-Senator established himself as a leader among conservatives within the GOP Caucus.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 4:45 AM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Healthcare recap for 2025: Hospitals vie for new spots in Chesterfield, MOBs and other facilities spread across region

The region’s three major health systems spent 2025 trying to better position themselves to serve patients in Chesterfield. And amid the competition to bring a new hospital to the fast-growing locality, a handful of medical office projects broke ground, and new ERs were announced or opened across the region.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 2:01 AM EST • Health • richmondbizsense.com
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Health officials see spike in flu cases in Cook County after Christmas holiday

Chicago health officials are urging residents to get the influenza vaccine to keep themselves safe as the region and nation are seeing an uptick in cases.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:54 PM EST • Health • nbcchicago.com
The year measles came back

Doctors reflect on how the virus’s resurgence has affected their patients and themselves in 2025: “It’s been insane.”

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Dec 29, 2025 • 6:30 AM EST • Health • vox.com
Why RI politicos first make a stop to this Pawtucket barbershop

Countless Democratic politicians have paid a visit to "Joe the Barber," a Pawtucket barber who made a name for himself on talk radio.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 5:06 AM EST • Politics • providencejournal.com
The growing role of sports in President Trump's political brand

President Trump is increasingly embedding himself in sports culture. Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, weighs in on the depths of Trump's ties to sports and what that will look like in the coming year.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:23 PM EST • Sports • npr.org
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How Trump is leveraging sports and sports culture for his political brand : Consider This from NPR

President Trump is using his position to access sporting events across the country and embed himself with teams and fans. And he’s leveraging sports and American sports culture to build up and amplify his political brand. NPR’s Tamara Keith speak with Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, about the president and the significance of his strong ties to sports.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre and Henry Larson. It was edited by Sarah Robbins, Dana Farrington and Rebekah Metzler. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 4:07 PM EST • Sports • npr.org
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How Trump is leveraging sports and sports culture for his political brand : Consider This from NPR

President Trump is using his position to access sporting events across the country and embed himself with teams and fans. And he’s leveraging sports and American sports culture to build up and amplify his political brand. NPR’s Tamara Keith speak with Christine Brennan, a longtime sports columnist and author, about the president and the significance of his strong ties to sports.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.This episode was produced by Jeffrey Pierre and Henry Larson. It was edited by Sarah Robbins, Dana Farrington and Rebekah Metzler. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 4:07 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Denver Broncos are your 2025 AFC West Champions

The Denver Broncos are your 2025 AFC West Champions for the first time since 2015. On Christmas Night, the Denver Broncos defeated the Kansas City Chiefs and improved to 13-3 on the year and set themselves up with a chance to clinch the AFC West on Saturday with a Chargers loss. Well, the Texans took […]

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:38 PM EST • Sports • milehighreport.com
Allegheny County implementing involuntary outpatient mental health care services

Officials were motivated by people's calls for helping someone before they reach the legal threshold of being a danger to themselves or others.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 4:06 PM EST • Health • whyy.org
Why Are Cars Getting Rid Of Android Auto?

In-car, smartphone infotainment systems are a pro for car shoppers, but not necessarily carmakers who'd rather keep your data all for themselves.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 12:47 PM EST • Technology • bgr.com
Vivek Ramaswamy is rebranding himself

Vivek Ramaswamy barreled into politics as a flame-thrower willing to offend just about anyone. He declared America was in a “cold cultural civil war,” denied the existence of white supremacists, and referred to one of his rivals as “corrupt.” Two years later, Ramaswamy says he wants to be “conservative without being combative.”

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Dec 27, 2025 • 6:01 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs

Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • washingtonpost.com
How Trump, 79, Turned Bruises and Cankles into Full-Scale Health Crisis

Trump now finds himself facing the same kind of scrutiny that haunted his predecessor.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:07 PM EST • Health • thedailybeast.com
With Trump in Power, Democrats Try to Redefine Themselves as Disrupters

Since President Trump’s rise, Democrats have served as defenders of a political system many Americans believe is broken. Now the party is trying a new approach.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 5:01 AM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
How one politically divided family keeps the peace during the holidays

Talking about politics over the holidays can be difficult for many families, even for politicians themselves. One politically divided family in Colorado makes sure get along, especially during the holidays.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 4:58 AM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Major food chains are reinventing themselves. We ranked their efforts to see who's winning the Great Restaurant Reset.

Many restaurant chains have been undergoing rebranding efforts this year. Business Insider ranked each effort in order of effectiveness.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 4:44 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Pinterest exec spills the defining quality she looks for in potential hires

Ayumi Nakajima said she values candidates who talk about their failures without spinning stories to make themselves look good.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 12:01 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Bruins Labeled Top Trade Destination For Veteran Forward

The Boston Bruins find themselves in the middle of their worst stretch of hockey in the 2025-26 campaign, as they have lost their last four games, with their two most recent defeats seeing them lose 6-2 to both the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens. Still, the B’s remain in the thick of the playoff hunt […]

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Dec 24, 2025 • 9:09 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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‘Grinch’ Star Taylor Momsen Sports Original Costume 25 Years Later

Taylor Momsen, who played a young Cindy Lou Who in the 2000 film “The Grinch,” is getting into the Christmas spirit (literally) by sporting her original costume 25 years later. “It still… kind of… fits,” she wrote.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 9:07 AM EST • Sports • today.com
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The disunity of science is a feature, not a bug

Mathematical models wield miraculous power, but mistaking them for reality has trapped science in a destructive quest for a “Theory of Everything.” Physicist and philosopher Ragner Fjelland argues that this leads to bloated, Frankenstein theories kept alive by clumsy, ad-hoc amendments, which reduce rather than boost science’s power. Fjelland calls for a radical shift in our attitude: we must reorientate towards creating entirely new theories, celebrating rather than lamenting disunity and diversity in science. Science, from the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day, has more or less developed in a “reductionist” way. The fundamental assumption is that all sciences may be ordered in a hierarchy that can be represented as an upside-down pyramid. At the top we find the human sciences, and at the bottom physics. Strong (or “ontological”) reductionism maintains that all theories at one level can be completely reduced to the lower level, all the way down to theories of atoms and elementary particles, or whatever is “at the bottom.” In the end, all diversity in the world can be unified in one fundamental theory. Hence it is called a final theory, or a Theory of Everything.One of the central figures in developing the idea of a Theory of Everything is the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, who received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1999 for his work. He emphasizes the non-empirical status of the theory:There exists no closely resembling alternative theory. This means that any slight change brought about in the rules would make the theory unlikely or inelegant. The theory will be a "package deal": take it, or leave it. This should hold both for the local laws and for the boundary conditions.This endeavor is not new. On the contrary, it goes all the way back to the birth of Western philosophy 2,500 years ago. The Babylonians made regular astronomical observations during a period of 600 years, from 747 BCE until 150 ACE. They developed mathematical techniques to predict astronomical phenomena, but they made no attempts at explaining them. However, the Greeks developed models, both material and theoretical, to explain the observed phenomena.The best example is Plato’s late dialogue Timaeus. Here he introduces a divine craftsman, the Demiurge, who has constructed the universe according to an original plan. Plato seems to have thought that the original plan is what is actually real, while the material world is merely an imperfect realization of it. He therefore does not, in the Timaeus, reconstruct the material universe, but the original plan, which can then be used to explain the material universe.Plato’s aim in producing a theoretical model is to reconstruct the original plan. That is what he carries out in Timaeus—and some modern physicists have embarked on the same project. For example, Einstein’s basic attitude is reflected in the title of Abraham Pais’ biography: “Subtle is the Lord...,” echoing Einstein’s comment, “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” In an interview Einstein compared our situation to a child who enters a huge library. The child knows that someone has written the books, but he does not know the languages in which they are written. He suspects that there is a mysterious order, but he does not know what it is.___“We have all been working in what Husserl called the Galilean style; that is, we have all been making abstract mathematical models of the universe to which at least the physicists give a higher degree of reality than they accord the ordinary world of sensation.”Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)___This Platonist view is contrary to a widespread impression of science, symbolized by the picture of the “father” of modern science, Galileo Galilei, with his telescope. According to this impression, Galileo liberated himself from the dominating metaphysics of his day—basically Aristotelian philosophy—and constructed a telescope that he directed towards the sky, showing that Jupiter has four moons. He also performed experiments with bronze balls rolling down inclined planes and found the law of freely falling bodies.However, in other cases Galileo emphasized the unreliability of our senses. It is easy to see why. He defended Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, we are not at rest at the center of the universe, but moving at a tremendous speed through space. Why don’t we observe this motion? Galileo praises Copernicus because “with reason as his guide he resolutely continued to affirm what sensible experience seemed to contradict.” In other places he directly refers to Plato. SUGGESTED VIEWING The quest for a final theory With Michio Kaku Galileo’s Platonism goes back to his early writings. In The Assayer, published as early as 1623, Galileo compared the universe to a grand book that is written in the language of mathematics, and “its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” Therefore, things that cannot be described by mathematics—for example, colors, smells and odors—are not real. They are merely subjective.This division into subjective and objective, advocated by Galileo and his younger contemporary René Descartes, is normally associated with a mechanistic world view, which is regarded as the opposite of Platonism. When we reduce something to, for example, molecules and atoms, we move “downwards.” In contrast, the Platonist moves “upwards,” to abstract entities. However, it only shows that when we address fundamental questions, we should be careful in applying everyday spatial metaphors like “up” and “down.”___Nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world.___The endeavor of finding a Theory of Everything has been heavily criticized. In 2006, the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin published “The Crisis in Fundamental Physics.” He argued that one of the most fundamental principles of science is that we should only regard theories as scientific if we have the possibility to show that they are false by experiments. Although he did not refer to Karl Popper, other critics have referred to Popper and argued that a theory is not scientific if it cannot be falsified (see for example Ellis & Silk 2014).These were not the first physicists to be anti-reductionists. In 1972, the journal Science published an article by the physicist Philip Anderson with the title “More Is Different.” This is the kind of article a scientist would normally write only after he has won a Nobel Prize. However, Anderson won the Nobel Prize for physics five years later, in 1977. The article is amazing, not primarily because it argues in favor of anti-reductionism in general, but because it argues for anti-reductionism within physics itself. Anderson’s conclusion was:At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one. Psychology is not applied biology, nor is biology applied chemistry.We may say that Plato started the “unity of science movement,” based on Euclidean geometry as the model of all knowledge. A distinguishing mark of geometry is that all possible constructions can be reduced to a few fundamental principles. We have to acknowledge that this approach has limitations. In general, we can easily model technological systems. In addition, we may construct simplified and idealized models that capture important aspects of systems, from various perspectives and for various purposes. But nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world. In a complex system, each level has its distinct, emergent, properties that are characteristic of this level. Therefore, a complex system should be investigated at different levels and from different perspectives. Instead of exclusively pursuing a scientific ideal based on the unity of science, we should acknowledge the diversity—or even the disunity—of science.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • iai.tv
Science history: Anthropologist sees the face of the 'Taung Child' — and proves that Africa was the cradle of humanity

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

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Happy Holidays from Monumental Sports & Entertainment

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Shoppers Want Easy Choices This Holiday Season — Here's How Small Businesses Can Meet Their Needs

Here are three ways businesses of all sizes can stay in the game this holiday season and set themselves up for long-term growth.

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Is Trump deliberately redacting Epstein files to shield himself?

Removal of image from publicly released documents prompts accusations of political interference by justice department

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Why Republicans Can’t Agree on Health Care

Lost amid the political implications of allowing certain Obamacare subsidies to expire is the fact that this is Year 17, and counting, of Republicans failing to agree among themselves on health care policy.

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He Started a Business Legally. Now Trump's Mass Deportations Threaten Him and Other Immigrant Entrepreneurs.

Immigrants start businesses at a higher rate than native-born Americans, benefitting not only themselves but also their American workers and customers.

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Fabio Paratici might actually join Fiorentina

Is this the man to lift the Viola out of the hole they’ve dug for themselves?

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Packers QB Jordan Love goes back to locker room after taking helmet-to-helmet hit

The Packers found themselves without their quarterback in the 2nd quarter on Saturday night.

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This “mushroom” is not a fungus, it’s a bizarre plant that breaks all the rules

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East Asian islands uncovered how its cellular machinery shrank but didn’t disappear, revealing unexpected similarities to parasites like malaria. Some island species even reproduce without sex, cloning themselves to colonize new habitats. This strange survival strategy comes with risks, leaving the plant highly vulnerable to habitat loss.

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Major collapse: perennial troublemaker to rescue crisis club

There are those images that burn themselves into the collective memory of an entire football club. For example, a sold-out Merkur Spiel-Arena on May 27, 2024. With the 3-0 win from the first leg in Bo...

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Fairview says it’s owed $100M by UCare as court orders consumer protections for patients

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Photo gallery: North Marion defeats East Fairmont, 86-77 in 2OT

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Monumental Sports & Entertainment Announces Minority Investor Updates to Accelerate Growth and Innovation

/PRNewswire/ -- Monumental Sports & Entertainment ("MSE"), one of the nation's leading integrated sports, media, and entertainment companies, today announced...

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People trust science more when they see themselves in it

"When it comes to trusting scientists, who is practicing science matters almost as much to Americans as what their science reveals."

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Hugh Jackman transforms into a rugged Robin Hood in first look at new A24 film (exclusive)

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Jimmy Lai's daughter says he'd focus on family, not activism, if he's freed in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released

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Chicago small business advocate pushes for less red tape

(The Center Square) – Small Business Advocacy Council President Elliott Richardson prides himself on tirelessly pushing the envelope when it comes to making life more bearable for Chicago small business owners. “Small businesses really could use a point person at City Hall to help them through the process,” Richardson told The Center Square.

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Scotland boss Steve Clarke urges fans not to go into debt for World Cup tickets

Steve Clarke is urging Scotland fans not to put themselves into debt to follow their team to the World Cup.

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Do Democrats need their own billionaire? JB Pritzker is betting on it.

The Illinois governor has tapped his wealth to climb the political ladder, moving toward a White House run while presenting himself as a champion for everyday people.

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Tri-state people in business: New hires, promotions, recognitions

Ryan Hermsen joined Medical Associates Clinic of Dubuque’s physical therapy department as a physical therapist.

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Opponent Defensive Preview: Boise State Broncos, LA Bowl Edition

The Washington Huskies (8–4, 5–4 Big Ten) meet the Boise State Broncos (9–4, 6-2 Mountain West champions) in the LA Bowl. The Huskies are coming off a solid second season under Jedd Fisch where key underclassmen established themselves for a 2026 season with high expectations. On the other side, the Broncos won their third straight […]

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Porsche Just Unveiled a New 911 GT3 Inspired by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche Himself

The new 911 GT3 90 F.A. Porsche will be limited to just 90 examples.

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Business school grad 'rebuilt' himself throughout ASU journey

W. P. Carey School of Business graduate David De Sousa wants future students to know that his ASU journey is proof that your past does not define your future.

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Michael Jordan was already a basketball legend. Now, he’s one in NASCAR too

Thursday's settlement was that significant for NASCAR's teams that Jordan just made himself a transformative figure in yet another sport.

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When people see themselves in science, they trust it more

A new study led by URochester finds that the demographics of scientists influence public trust and the fate of science-based public policy.

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Ben Davis' Mr. Football headed back to familiar sport for Notre Dame basketball

The reigning Mr. Football played for Marcus Freeman and the Irish football team, and will pull double duty this winter - and he won't have to introduce himself to many teammates.

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Local business offers free career pivot programs for Black women this holiday season

A local business is helping women reinvent themselves and pivot to a new career for free this holiday season.

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HR's big challenge with AI will force HR people to reinvent themselves

Workers fear AI, so one of HR's biggest challenges is getting workers to trust and adopt it by building credibility and addressing employee concerns.

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