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This Boston Celtics team is a special one

The Celtics have exceeded expectations and then some in a campaign many were billing a 'gap year.'

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Dec 25, 2025 • 2:42 PM EST • Sports • celticswire.usatoday.com
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Sports roundup: Tuckers boys hoops secure league win

Boys basketball Dec. 19 — Mattituck 52, Port Jefferson 34 In the Tuckers’ first encounter against a Class B team, sophomores Connor Searl scored 16 points and Antonio Sparacio added 16 in a Suffolk County League VI against the visiting Royals (1-5, 0-2). Senior Trey Hansen contributed eight points. Mattituck (3-5, 2-1) outscored Port Jefferson,...

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Dec 25, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Sports • suffolktimes.timesreview.com
Year in review: Trump’s environmental policy : The NPR Politics Podcast

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at how America’s stance on environmental policy has shifted under the second Trump administration and what the potential impacts could be.This episode: voting correspondent Ashley Lopez, senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, climate correspondent Michael Copley, and automotive and energy correspondent Camila Domonoske.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Who is in the NFL playoffs so far? Who’s clinched, division winners, bracket update

With two weeks left in the 2025 regular season, only one team has clinched a division title. Here's a look at the NFL playoff picture in Week 17.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 11:40 AM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
Burglars steal ATM from North Center business, Chicago police say

Several burglars wearing ski masks stole an ATM from a business in the North Center neighborhood, Chicago police said.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 10:23 AM EST • Business • abc7chicago.com
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College Football Playoff naughty, nice list: Good, bad for quarterfinal teams in bracket

The good and bad for each squad still vying for the national championship

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Dec 25, 2025 • 9:07 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
This week in HS Sports: Always reason to celebrate at Christmas even through a few tears

Still a lot to celebrate at Christmas even if you have lost a loved one in 2025.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • al.com
Former employee accused of stealing over $215,000 from Metro Detroit moving service business

A former employee of a Metro Detroit moving services business is accused of misappropriating funds and transferring the company’s money to her personal accounts.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • clickondetroit.com
Our Official Prediction for Lions at Vikings on Christmas

It’s down to two games for the Minnesota Vikings, and this go-round, the purple team, along with the Detroit Lions, […]

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Dec 25, 2025 • 2:05 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Kawhi Leonard is playing in Terminator mode

The Sporting Tribune's BJ Matthews writes that 'The Terminator' is here. No, not Arnold Schwarzenegger, but the other guy that plays basketball for that team in L.A.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:24 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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ECU football arrives in DMV for Military Bowl

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The East Carolina University football team arrived in Washington Tuesday ahead of the Go Bowling Military Bowl. The Pirates are the defending champions of the Military Bowl after beating NC State in the game last season. This year, they’ll look for the same success against Pittsburgh. “We’ve earned the right […]

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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:33 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Chinese team tackles a century-old physics puzzle: can we travel back in time?

Theoretical breakthrough shows that time’s arrow can emerge naturally from how quantum parts become interconnected.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 8:00 PM EST • Science • scmp.com
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Local sports teams triumphed in 2025 - The Chestnut Hill Local

So they aren’t from Northwest Philly -- surely just a technicality -- but we would be remiss in not starting this annual review without noting that the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX in February.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Sports • chestnuthilllocal.com
Warriors coach Steve Kerr honestly acknowledges the team's grim reality as a 'fading dynasty'

Steve Kerr shared an honest outlook on the Golden State Warriors' reality as a "fading dynasty."

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:49 PM EST • Sports • nbcsportsbayarea.com
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Bears merch flying off the shelves at sports collectible shops ahead of playoffs

Since the team’s victory against the Green Bay Packers, player jerseys and other Bears merchandise have been the top sellers for Chicago retailers.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:49 PM EST • Sports • chicago.suntimes.com
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NFL players on IR: Raiders TE Brock Bowers, Chiefs WR Rashee Rice join list

Bowers (knee) and Rice (concussion) are done with their teams out of playoff contention

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:30 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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LaRosa's High School Sports Hall of Fame announces 51st class

The Larosa's High School Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2025 class on Dec. 24, 2025. See which athletes, coaches and teams were selected.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Sports • cincinnati.com
A Woolly Mouse Is Stealing Christmas Thanks To Science

Colossal Biosciences blends holiday cheer and genetic breakthroughs in a cozy new video starring a woolly mouse.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Science • yahoo.com
Obamacare sign-ups are steady, but warning signs emerge

While sign-ups are above 2024, some states are concerned about higher terminations, fewer new enrollees and more consumer calls for help. If Congress fails again to extend enhanced subsidies in January, they say enrollment could drop.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Health • politico.com
‘I feel great’ - Kenneth Walker talks to Field Gulls about his health, Seahawks’ season, and more

The Seahawks’ star running back isn’t taking anything for granted, and he’s doing what he can to stay 100% for the team.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 3:52 PM EST • Health • fieldgulls.com
Steam and Valve's online games are partially down

Steam is down for some users, along with online APIs for Valve's multiplayer games.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 2:10 PM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Steam and Valve's online games are down

Steam is down for some users, along with online APIs for Valve's multiplayer games.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 2:10 PM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Steam Down for Thousands of Users, Downdetector Reports

Steam faces significant outages with thousands reporting server connection issues. Find the latest updates and troubleshooting tips.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 1:44 PM EST • Technology • gvwire.com
Penguins prospect selected for Team USA’s World Junior team

Will Horcoff, the Penguins’ 24th overall selection in the First Round of the 2025 NHL Draft, will compete for Team USA for the tournament, which runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Minneapolis.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 1:17 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bill Chisholm’s first business venture was in journalism, and other anecdotes about the new Celtics owner

Feast on a few leftover tales that didn't quite make the cut in the Globe's recent profile of the team's lead governor.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:57 PM EST • Business • bostonglobe.com
Year in review: Trump, gerrymandering & redistricting : The NPR Politics Podcast

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we explore how President Trump pushed Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps with the hope of getting more Republican members of the House of Representatives, and how that led to an escalation of partisan gerrymandering throughout the country.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and voting correspondents Miles Parks & Ashley Lopez.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Christmas Eve is my late wife's birthday. This year, instead of crying, I'll celebrate the good times we had.

My wife Lori's birthday was Christmas Eve. For years, I could only cry — now, I've learned to find peace in her memory and love.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:38 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Top 25 And 1: Kentucky wins fourth straight, but injury questions remain

Lowe, the team's best point guard, left the Wildcats' win vs. Bellarmine on Tuesday with a shoulder injury

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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:31 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Exciting changes on our innovation team

Brad Davis and Debbie Strong are both being elevated to Deputy Executive Editor on Business Insider's Innovation team.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:03 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Breakthrough Listen Searched Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS For Technosignatures During Its Closest Approach To Earth

The team found nine "events" that they investigated further. Meanwhile, another team looked at the "non-gravitational" acceleration of the comet, finally pinning down a better estimate of its size.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 9:15 AM EST • Science • iflscience.com
The Year in Entertainment 2025: The TV that was top

The small screen took us everywhere from the shores of Cousins Beach to the emergency room at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center this year. Here's a look at the shows and limited series that defined 2025:It was the medical procedural drama The Pitt that scored the top prize at the Emmys this year. Led by Noah Wyle, who won the best actor in a drama Emmy for his portrayal of Dr. Robby in the new series, The Pitt's first season followed the challenges faced by health care workers on the front lines over the course of a single, 15-hour shift at the hospital. Other big winners at the ceremony included Seth Rogen's new comedy series The Studio, as well as the Netflix limited series Adolescence.Many prestige shows captured the cultural zeitgeist in 2025. Fans traveled to Thailand to check in for season 3 of The White Lotus, while the mystery at Lumon Industries continued to unfold as Severance season 2 rolled out. The Last of Us viewers mourned a fan-favorite character during its sophomore season, while Star Wars fans returned to a galaxy far, far away to bid farewell to Andor as it debuted its second and final season.Nobody could stop talking about The Summer I Turned Pretty. Whether you were team Conrad or team Jeremiah, fans couldn't keep their eyes off the dramatic third season of the teen romance series, which spanned from the U.S.'s East Coast all the way to Paris. While the series ended with Belly finally picking which brother she wanted to be with, the story isn't quite over. A feature film that will end the romantic saga has been greenlit by Prime Video.Finally, the year ended with the release of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. It turned Netflix's streaming records upside down, accumulating 59.6 million views in its first five days and becoming the best-ever premiere week viewing numbers for an English-language series on the streaming platform.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 8:53 AM EST • Entertainment • willmarradio.com
Appleton area high school sports results for Tuesday, Dec. 23

High school basketball, hockey and wrestling teams were in action.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 8:28 AM EST • Sports • postcrescent.com
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I visit South Korea almost every year. Seoul is great, but I recommend visiting these 4 lesser-known cities instead.

I was born in South Korea and have gone back to visit every year. Skip Seoul to see some of my favorite lesser-known cities, like Suwon and Incheon.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:54 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
What Pocket Health, Amazon Prime Vision’s new tool, teaches us about QBs, OL and defenses

Amazon Prime Vision's new feature, Pocket Health, grades the types of pockets that quarterbacks throw from, which are affected by pressure.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • nytimes.com
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Marvel Rivals - The Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter

Play for free Now!! Get ready to Ignite the Battle with Marvel Rivals!

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • marvelrivals.com
Stigma Is the Enemy of Science and Human Progress

History shows we often dismiss what we don’t yet understand. Here’s why stigmatizing today’s uncomfortable questions may be holding humanity back.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • psychologytoday.com
The nation’s cartoonists look back on the year that was.

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's a look back on the past year through the eyes of the cartoonists. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 6:47 AM EST • Politics • politico.com
Will you be watching Lions vs. Vikings on Christmas?

Will Detroit Lions fans be watching the team on Christmas or opt out because of poor play and the holiday?

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Dec 24, 2025 • 6:39 AM EST • Sports • prideofdetroit.com
Supreme Court’s National Guard decision could force new debate over how Trump could use Insurrection Act

The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday blocking President Donald Trump from sending the National Guard into American cities is likely to raise a politically fraught debate about the president’s willingness to invoke a 19th century law to deploy the regular military on American soil instead.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Sam Blackburn's Christmas wish list for Ohio sports teams, column

TR columnist Sam Blackburn has dusted off his Santa hat and offered up gifts to Ohio's sports teams. The Browns, Bengals and Reds have long lists.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:06 AM EST • Sports • zanesvilletimesrecorder.com
Experts who once backed 'shaken baby' science now fight to free imprisoned caregivers

A growing number of medical experts and law enforcement officials are reversing testimony that put parents behind bars. But they face an uphill battle.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Science • nbcnews.com
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Lakers' defensive identity vanishes into Phoenix air in loss

The Lakers surrendered 45 points in a quarter in a journeyman's revenge game. A team that once knew itself is now strangers in its own locker room.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 2:11 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Elder, Mason teachers set trend for student-led sports media teams

Mason, Elder media teachers discuss how sports broadcasts give creative and educational outlets for students in their communities and beyond.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:10 AM EST • Sports • cincinnati.com
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From AI to Venezuela: Why 2026 is a hinge year for global power

One year ago this week, Joe Biden was president. I was in Doha, Qatar, negotiating with Israel and Hamas to finalize a ceasefire and hostage release deal. The incoming Trump team worked closely with us, a rare display of nonpartisanship to free hostages and end a war. It feels like a decade ago. A lot can happen in a year, as 2025 has shown.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Arch Linux Drops Support for NVIDIA Pascal and Older GPUs

Linux can be a solid option for anyone looking for an operating system that supports older hardware, but bleeding-edge distributions like Arch Linux often drop support for older hardware sooner than other distributions. This is exactly what happened recently, as the development team behind Arch Linu...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:49 PM EST • Technology • techpowerup.com
Has Fox’s 2025 Surge and Sports Focus Already Been Priced In?

Wondering if Fox is still a buy after its big run, or if the easy money has already been made? You are not alone, and that is exactly what we are going to unpack here. The stock has been on a tear, climbing 4.8% over the last week, 12.2% over the past month, and 50.5% year to date, with multi year returns of 150.6% over 3 years and 171.1% over 5 years reshaping investor expectations. Behind those gains, investors have been reacting to Fox's strategic push into live sports and news...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 9:12 PM EST • Sports • finance.yahoo.com
Survey: How confident are Rams fans? Week 17

Are Rams fans still confident in the team?

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Dec 23, 2025 • 9:02 PM EST • Sports • turfshowtimes.com
Entertainment venues merge into one space

BY KADIE TAYLOR THE OBSERVER OPELIKA — Axe Marks the Spot and the Opelika Rage Room are teaming up to provide one location for community fun. With the renovations completed, the business owners are working to reorganize and best accommodate customer fun in the shared space. “I talked with Alex from Rage Room, and we […]

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:29 PM EST • Entertainment • opelikaobserver.com
Texas men accused of stealing from Maryland Heights business

Two men from Texas are accused of stealing more than $17,000 of equipment from a Maryland Heights business.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:29 PM EST • Business • firstalert4.com
In Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, children's entertainment comes with strings

For more than 30 years, Puppetworks has delighted Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood with performances of The Tortoise and the Hare, Pinocchio, Aladdin and, during the holidays, retellings of stories like The Steadfast Tin Soldier.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:00 PM EST • Entertainment • iowapublicradio.org
In Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, children's entertainment comes with strings

For more than 30 years, Puppetworks has delighted Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood with performances of The Tortoise and the Hare, Pinocchio, Aladdin and, during the holidays, retellings of stories like The Steadfast Tin Soldier.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:00 PM EST • Entertainment • npr.org
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49ers Players on Team's Mindset: 'Just Handle Business Each Week'

San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy, TE George Kittle, RB Christian McCaffrey, T Trent Williams, and LB Dee Winters highlighted team chemistry, preparation, and the importance of staying focused as the 49ers look ahead to the playoffs.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:17 PM EST • Business • 49ers.com
Maine's got game: Sports stories that made headlines in 2025

From pro teams to the college scene, it’s been a bustling year for the sports business in Maine.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:12 PM EST • Sports • mainebiz.biz
Shake Shack rolls out health-oriented menu

The ‘Good Fit’ lineup of curated items focuses on protein while also offering low-carb, vegetarian, and gluten-free options

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:55 PM EST • Health • nrn.com
Year in review: Trump's economy : The NPR Politics Podcast

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at President Trump's handling of the economy, including his tariff policy.This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, and chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:05 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Airing my grievances towards the 2025 Los Angeles Rams

“I’ve got (some) problems with this team and now you’re gonna hear about it!”

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Sports • turfshowtimes.com
A national grant expands faith and health education - News

A new grant is helping Missouri State faculty teach students how to recognize and respond to the influences of faith and spirituality in care settings.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:45 AM EST • Health • news.missouristate.edu
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Green Bay area high school sports results for Monday, Dec. 22

High school boys and girls basketball teams were in action.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 9:14 AM EST • Sports • greenbaypressgazette.com
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USA TODAY Sports unveils the 2025 ALL-USA West Football Team

Tradon Bessinger and Tony Cumberland headline the 2025 ALL-USA West Football Team.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:30 AM EST • Sports • usatodayhss.com
Family nurse practitioner offers membership health care services

Hayden resident Brandon Lehman said the Love Wellness Ltd. subscription medical model of direct primary care that includes unlimited visits for a monthly membership fee is a good fit for his needs and is “efficient...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:55 AM EST • Health • steamboatpilot.com
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
McClellan Excited for Strong Family Bond at K-State - Kansas State University Athletics

Nick McClellan, a first team all-state honoree at Christian Brothers College (Mo.) High School and one of the finest two-way players in the country, had star...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • kstatesports.com
The Bear’s Den, December 23, 2025

The Chicago Bears spent Monday night watching the Niners, next team up

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Sports • windycitygridiron.com
NFL power rankings Week 17: Are 49ers or Seahawks No. 1 after Rams' latest loss?

LA's NFC team tumbled down the conference's projected playoff seeding ladder. Now, what is Rams' fate after long run atop our power poll?

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:10 AM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
Nebraska football 2025 transfer portal tracker

In the modern era of college football, every team is impacted by the transfer portal, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are no exception.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:09 AM EST • Sports • cornhuskerswire.usatoday.com
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Velo 2025 Road Bike of the Year Winner: The Cannondale Synapse

We could have picked a Tour de France-winning superbike. Instead, we chose the bike that redefines usability for the rest of us.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:24 AM EST • Technology • velo.outsideonline.com
CAN 2025: 3 teams chasing a historic first victory

3 teams in search of their maiden CAN winTanzania/@CAFAmong the eight teams competing this Tuesday, December 23 at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, three sides are looking to make history. B...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:20 AM EST • Sports • foot-africa.com
LG Display Announce a New 27" 4K OLED Panel with RGB-Stripe Layout

Share this contentOLED panel manufacturer, LG Display today announced some further details of one of their new panels which was teased a couple of days ago in a promotional video....[click link for more]

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:29 AM EST • Technology • tftcentral.co.uk
Entertainment vs. reality: How media glamorizes opioids and warps teens' perception

Opioids are often shown in movies, music, and social media as party drugs, symbols of fun, rebellion, or a carefree lifestyle. Instead of highlighting the real dangers of addiction, withdrawal or overdose, entertainment culture turns powerful and deadly substances into aesthetic props. This glamorized image shapes how teens and young adults think about opioids, making […]

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Dec 22, 2025 • 10:13 PM EST • Entertainment • pleasantonweekly.com
Chiefs join list of professional sports teams to leave Missouri with move to Kansas

The Kansas City Chiefs are set to become the latest professional sports team to leave the state of Missouri.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 9:52 PM EST • Sports • kctv5.com
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun

Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS team member, University of New Brunswick, Canada

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Dec 22, 2025 • 8:37 PM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
Oklahoma Sooners design custom suits thanks to local business

The Oklahoma Sooners football team sported custom suits from local business Williams and Lauren, highlighting a partnership that extends beyond fashion to future career preparation.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:36 PM EST • Business • koco.com
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Area Events & Entertainment Community Calendar

Dec. 26 – Mattea Joy performs at Sawmill Brewing Company at 5 p.m. Dec. 27 - Phyl Wickham performs at Sawmill Brewing Company at 5 p.m. Dec. 28 - Dig Deep Duo (bluegrass) performs at Sawmill …

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Entertainment • merrillfotonews.com
NCAA women's volleyball Way-Too-Early Top 10 for 2026

Will Texas A&M and Kentucky be the teams to beat again in 2026? How about Nebraska and Texas?

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:31 PM EST • Sports • espn.com
Indiana's Curt Cignetti credits Nick Saban with showing him the ropes before CFP

The unbeaten coach of college football's No. 1 team has not forgotten his roots

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:03 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
NFL Week 17 odds: Eagles in rare position against Bills

Which team are you betting on?

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:07 PM EST • Sports • bleedinggreennation.com
Broncos’ missed tackles were a big problem vs. Jaguars

"We just have to be better," Broncos coach Sean Payton said of the team's missed tackles against the Jaguars.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:43 PM EST • Sports • broncoswire.usatoday.com
RWJBarnabas Health’s Monmouth Medical Center and Seaview Orthopaedics Partner with Operation Walk USA

Monmouth Medical Center (MMC), an RWJBarnabas Health facility, and Seaview Orthopaedics, a partner practice of RWJBarnabas Health, teamed up to give the gift of mobility to two Jersey Shore residents this holiday season through Operation Walk USA, a nationwide initiative that provides free joint replacement surgeries to uninsured patients in need.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:36 PM EST • Health • rwjbh.org
Donald Trump’s Odd Behavior Sparks New Health Concerns

Trump seemed more cautious than usual. The post Donald Trump’s Odd Behavior Sparks New Health Concerns appeared first on Reality Tea.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:16 PM EST • Health • yahoo.com
FanDuel’s branded regional sports networks could shut down soon

What would that mean for the MLB teams carried on these channels?

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:30 PM EST • Sports • bleedcubbieblue.com
Year in review: Congress' successes & failures : The NPR Politics Podcast

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at what lawmakers were able to get done -- or not -- in 2025, and how that may influence their 2026 agenda.This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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YOUR INPUT WANTED: Help shape the 2026 Delta Science Plan

The Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Science Program has released the third iteration of the Delta Science Plan for public review. The Delta Science Plan outlines the vision, principles, and strategies guiding science in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. All members of the Delta science community and interested stakeholders are encouraged to provide input. This includes federal, state, and local agency scientists, tribes, non-governmental organizations, academic researchers, and members of the public who care about the future of the Delta. The Delta […]

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Dec 22, 2025 • 11:45 AM EST • Science • mavensnotebook.com
Transition, conflict and adversity defined Missouri and Illinois politics in 2025

St. Louis Public Radio’s politics team and editors picked the top stories that defined 2025 for Missouri, Illinois and St. Louis politics.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 10:44 AM EST • Politics • stlpr.org
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Re-seeding the CFP bracket: Miami over Alabama, shift in New Year's Day bowl games

Reshuffling the eight remaining teams in the CFP bracket as we enter the quarterfinals

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Dec 22, 2025 • 9:28 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
New Galaxy S26 leak suggests the Plus model is actually massive

Leaked Galaxy S26 specs hint at steady upgrades and few surprises.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 9:24 AM EST • Technology • androidcentral.com
'The Office' star shares 'disappointment' of 'Back to the Future' firing after Michael J. Fox hiring

Melora Hardin is reflecting on her casting in 'Back to the Future' — and being let go after Michael J. Fox swapped in for Eric Stoltz: 'I was 17, you know. I burst into tears.'

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Dec 22, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
Marvel Rivals - The Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter

Play for free Now!! Get ready to Ignite the Battle with Marvel Rivals!

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • marvelrivals.com
Marvel Rivals - The Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter

Play for free Now!! Get ready to Ignite the Battle with Marvel Rivals!

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • marvelrivals.com
Idaho’s senior senator has doubled down on brutal cuts to health care in 'big, beautiful' tax plan

On Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, Idaho’s senior senator doubled down on the brutal cuts to health care contained in the 2025 tax plan, introducing another plan that goes farther in fracturing health care in Idaho. Instead of finding his better angel, he has assumed the role of Ebeneezer Scrooge. And just in time for Christmas! […]

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • idahocapitalsun.com
National Education Association spends on politics over teachers

Just 10 cents of every dollar the National Education Association spent in 2025 was on representing teachers. Politics and contributions took nearly four times that amount.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • illinoispolicy.org
From avocado toast to third spaces: Exploring Gainesville’s resilient small business community

From home bakeries to hat-making to third spaces, Gainesville’s small business scene thrives on passion and perseverance. Owners were motivated by their visions and dreams. And what they found was a supportive local community.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:11 AM EST • Business • wuft.org
Up in smoke: Inside New York City's chaotic crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

America's largest city wanted to get rid of illegal weed shops. Then came the SWAT teams.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:17 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Kings 125, Rockets 124: Houston suffers another late meltdown

For a second time in four days, the Rockets (17-9) blew a second-half lead of at least 14 points to a team with six-or-fewer wins entering the game.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:34 AM EST • Sports • rocketswire.usatoday.com
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4 Takeaways From the Patriots' Win Over the Ravens

The Patriots clinched a playoff berth while the Ravens fell into a potentially insurmountable hole. Here's what we learned about both teams.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:18 AM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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Tillamook businesses celebrate major sales boost on Small Business Saturday

Downtown Tillamook was buzzing on Black Friday, and again on November 29, as small businesses welcomed a steady stream of shoppers for the Tillamook Chamber’s annual Small Business Saturday event.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:08 AM EST • Business • tillamookheadlightherald.com
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Annual Holiday Huddle connects Denver youth with professional sports teams
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Dec 21, 2025 • 11:13 PM EST • Sports • 9news.com
Springville woman given probation for hitting employee with car after stealing sports cards

A Springville woman pleaded guilty to hitting an employee with her car after stealing sports cards from an antiques store.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 8:15 PM EST • Sports • ksl.comhttps
Parkinson’s breakthrough changes what we know about dopamine

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly enables movement in the background, much like oil in an engine. When scientists manipulated dopamine during movement, nothing changed—but restoring baseline dopamine levels made a big difference. The finding could reshape how Parkinson’s disease is treated.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Bengals take advantage of mistakes in blowout win at Miami

For at least one game, the Cincinnati Bengals looked like the team fans were expecting this season.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 6:56 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NFL Week 16 grades: Bills earn 'C' for ugly win over Browns

Here are the grades for every team that has played in Week 16.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 6:34 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com