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Watch live: Jeffries gives remarks amid health care, redistricting battle

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Friday morning after senators struck down Democrats’ effort to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, which are s…

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Dec 12, 2025 • 10:51 AM EST • Health • thehill.com
New photos from Epstein’s personal collection show Trump, Clinton and much more

The undated photographs are from Epstein’s email account and computer, according to Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, who published the photographs on Friday.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 10:05 AM EST • Politics • pbs.org
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New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate Friday showing the many powerful figures in the late sex trafficker’s orbit, including President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Richard Branson and others.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Live updates on the Trump administration: White House pledges new health care approach, US ramps up pressure on Venezuela
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Dec 12, 2025 • 8:04 AM EST • Health • cnn.com
Video White House vows action on health care after Senate votes fail

The Senate rejected competing proposals from both parties on Thursday as subsidies for more than 20 million people are set to expire and send premiums soaring.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 7:29 AM EST • Health • abcnews.go.com
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Netflix launches second entertainment venue in Dallas

Netflix House immerses guests in their favourite Netflix brands

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Dec 12, 2025 • 7:12 AM EST • Entertainment • blooloop.com
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The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror

Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds; Paris Fantastique by Nicholas Royle; All Tomorrows by CM Kosemen; The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson; The Witching Hour by various authors

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Dec 12, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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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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Dec 12, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • news.asu.edu
Trump calls affordability a "hoax"; Democrats take note

In the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump has focused his attention on foreign policy and made numerous trips abroad – with an eye toward the Nobel Peace Prize. But as he discusses peace deals with foreign leaders, his ratings domestically have fallen. Critics say that he isn’t doing enough to ease American’s economic concerns. So, this week, Trump returned his attention stateside and kicked off his affordability tour in Pennsylvania, while simultaneously branding “affordability” as a democratic “hoax.” Today on the politics roundtable, we discuss why Trump’s tour signals the administration’s concerns about the politics of affordability, and how some Democrats could use this as a way to gain an edge during the 2026 midterms. Host Colby Itkowitz speaks with Dan Merica, the co-anchor of our politics newsletter, The Early Brief, and White House Bureau Chief Matt Viser.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
SFA students blend pop culture, business innovation at Swift-Mas Showcase

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Nelson Rusche College of Business stepped into the spotlight during finals week for the Swift-Mas Showcase, an event supported by SFA’s Arnold Center for Entrepreneurship that highlighted student innovation and creative problem-solving throughout the fall semester.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Business • sfasu.edu
Apple iOS 26.2 Release Date—Critical Update For 1 Billion iPhones

Here's when Apple's next update should come to your iPhone.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 6:42 AM EST • Technology • forbes.com
An AI agent spent 16 hours hacking Stanford's network. It outperformed human pros for much less than their six-figure salaries.

An AI agent hacked Stanford's network for 16 hours and outperformed human pros, all while costing far less than their six-figure pay.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 4:24 AM EST • Technology • businessinsider.com
Baker Mayfield shoulders blame for 4th-quarter collapse vs. Falcons

Baker Mayfield defended the Buccaneers' defense after a brutal 29-28 loss to the Falcons on Thursday Night Football.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 3:49 AM EST • Sports • clutchpoints.com
Scientists have been studying the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e. Could it harbor alien life? : Short Wave

Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object like a moon or a planet; scientists suspect you also have an atmosphere and water; plus, you should orbit your star from a nice mid-range distance — in the "Goldilocks Zone" of habitability. Until recently, you would be competing against TRAPPIST-1 e. It's a planet outside of our solar system. TRAPPIST-1 e is also only 40 light years away, rocky and the same size as Earth, which prompted researchers to investigate whether it also has an atmosphere — and the potential for alien life. A team of researchers has been investigating TRAPPIST-1 e to learn more about its potential. Their answers, recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, say a lot not just about this exoplanet, but about how scientists should refocus their hunt for alien life.Interested in more space science? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 3:00 AM EST • Science • npr.org
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‘You won’t understand unless you chew on it’: Hideo Kojima wants you to remember his games for decades

With narrative storytelling, multimillion-dollar budgets and A-list casts, Hideo Kojima’s arthouse games — including the critically acclaimed “Metal Gear Solid” and “Death Stranding” franchises — are as cinematic as, well, cinema.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 12:02 AM EST • Technology • cnn.com
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

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 an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • politico.com
Omaha business owners frustrated by Streetcar construction

An open house held by the city at the Durham Museum tonight to answer questions about ongoing streetcar construction, but what business owners want is solutions.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:28 PM EST • Business • wowt.com
Metro Atlanta doctor warns health insurance premiums could spike 800%, leaving thousands at risk of losing coverage

A metro Atlanta physician says her monthly insurance bill is set to jump from $100 to $800 — and she fears millions of Americans may soon face the same impossible choice.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:17 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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Steve Moore on redistricting: ‘Politicians shouldn’t choose voters, voters should choose politicans.’
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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:58 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Trump announces pardon for Tina Peters, increasing pressure to free her though he can’t erase state charges

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is granting Tina Peters a full federal pardon, which is likely to increase the pressure campaign to free the former Colorado clerk from state prison even though he cannot erase her state charges.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:40 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Dayton RollHouse reopens with new entertainment space

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – RollHouse celebrated the grand reopening of its fully renovated Dayton location on Thursday, Nov. 11. RollHouse is known for blending authentic local hospitality with premium …

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:29 PM EST • Entertainment • wdtn.com
The Witness and Braid Creator Jonathan Blow Announces New 250-Hour Puzzle Game, Order of the Sinking Star | The Game Awards 2025

Order of the Sinking Star is an upcoming puzzle game that features 1,000 puzzles that can take up to 500 hours to complete, and we saw it in a live demo.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:52 PM EST • Technology • ign.com
Sharon Osbourne says Ozzy's infidelity didn't faze her until he brought another woman into their home

Sharon Osbourne was both aware of and largely unbothered by the indiscretions of her late husband, Ozzy Osbourne — with one notable exception.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:30 PM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
Science sleuths raise concerns about scores of bioengineering papers

Nature - Prominent bioengineer Ali Khademhosseini has so far corrected more than 40 of the papers in question, but critics say some should have been retracted.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nature.com
Science Shouldn’t Rely on Corporate Software (opinion)

We need to treat the software undergirding scientific research as a public good—and make investments accordingly.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • insidehighered.com
Analysis: How the White House is using misleading comparisons to make inflation sound better

The year-over-year inflation rate in January, the month President Donald Trump returned to the White House, was 3.0%.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:13 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Taking Stock of Elevance Health (ELV)’s Valuation After Digital Health Push and Board Refresh

Elevance Health (ELV) just paired a broader rollout of its AI powered Virtual Assistant with the appointment of veteran healthcare deal maker and governance expert Amy Schulman to its board, a combination investors should parse carefully. See our latest analysis for Elevance Health. Those digital health moves and the Schulman appointment are landing against a clear shift in sentiment, with the share price up 14.3 percent over the past month but a three year total shareholder return still...

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:12 PM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Instead of fixing WoW’s new floating house exploit, Blizzard makes it official

“We all kinda immediately agreed this was way too cool to change.”…

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:03 PM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Japan: Promote Safe Sports by Ending Abuse, Discrimination

The Japanese government’s Japan Sports Agency (JSA) should adopt policies to promote safe sports in Japan by ending abuses and discrimination against athletes, 12 nongovernmental organizations and individuals said in a joint letter to Junichi Kawai, the JSA’s commissioner.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:00 PM EST • Sports • hrw.org
House votes to nullify Trump order and restore bargaining rights for federal workers

The House voted to repeal President Donald Trump’s executive order from earlier this year that aimed to remove collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:58 PM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
'We're not just going to want to be fed AI slop for 16 hours a day': Analyst sees Disney/OpenAI deal as a dividing line in entertainment history

"​I think the reason this bidding is approaching $100 billion-plus is the content library and the potential to do a Disney-OpenAI type of deal."

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:36 PM EST • Entertainment • fortune.com
Science Minister Seeks to Turn Korea Into a Global AI Powerhouse

Until he was named South Korea’s new science minister in July, Bae Kyung-Hoon was largely unknown in political circles, having spent his career focused on computer science.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 PM EST • Science • bloomberg.com
Patrick Mahomes offers brutally honest thoughts on Chiefs' playoff chances

Patrick knows his team is up against it.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:45 PM EST • Sports • sportingnews.com
Florida House advances proposal to mandate E-Verify

Only companies with 25 or more employees are required to use the system under current state law.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:34 PM EST • Politics • mynews13.com
BBC Audio | BBC Inside Science | Would our ancestors have benefited from early neanderthals making fire?

New evidence shows that early neanderthals made fire 350 thousand years before we thought.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:02 PM EST • Science • bbc.com
House GOP leaders could unveil health plan this weekend

Speaker Mike Johnson is committing to a vote next week on legislation to lower health care costs.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:54 PM EST • Health • politico.com
After a year of Trump-inspired inaction, some Republicans in Congress are growing restless

A year after President Donald Trump’s election and with next year’s midterms looming, congressional deference to the White House is showing signs of wearing on some Republicans.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:38 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Apple AirTag 2: Four New Features Found in iOS 26 Code

The AirTag 2 will include a handful of new features that will improve tracking capabilities, according to a new report from Macworld. The site says that it was able to access an internal build of iOS 26, which includes references to multiple unreleased products. Here's what's supposedly coming: An improved pairing process, though no details were provided. AirTag pairing is already fairly simple, but there's room for improvement with the naming and emoji selection.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:31 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Trump takes steps toward demolishing four federal buildings, preservationist alleges

After demolishing the White House’s East Wing, President Donald Trump is now eying four federal buildings for the same treatment and is circumventing a key government agency with his plans, according to a historic preservationist raising the alarm.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:21 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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The Politics Hour: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on the District's future

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on her decision to not run again, her tenure, and who might be the city's next police chief.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:26 AM EST • Politics • wamu.org
World of Warcraft Players Figured Out How to Make Flying Houses, and Blizzard Has Given Them Its Official Seal of Approval

World of Warcraft players have discovered a trick that makes their houses float in the air, which a number of people have used to make wild flying creations. Better yet, instead of patching it out, Blizzard has surprisingly given its blessing for airborne abodes.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:07 AM EST • Technology • ign.com
Penske Entertainment establishes formal Independent Officiating Board for IndyCar

Comprised of three members tasked with presiding over the IndyCar Series and its Indy NXT development series, the IOB reports to a new non-profit entity, IndyCar Officiating, Inc, created by Penske Entertainment.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:26 AM EST • Entertainment • racer.com
Former Trump White House official warns new CBP social media rule would ‘devastate’ tourism industry
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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:55 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
House GOP axes $645M from funds aiding infrastructure, children, vets

House Republicans invoked a rarely used tool that allows a committee to deny administration requests to carry over funding from one year to the next.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:59 AM EST • Politics • freep.com
Could Georgia’s 2026 statewide races be runoff free?

The Libertarian Party of Georgia is having trouble qualifying for the ballot. Without their candidates, statewide races would likely be settled on Election Day.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:20 AM EST • Politics • ajc.com
Meet the winners of our Athlete of the Playoffs polls for the fall sports

Be sure to check providencejournal.com/sports each week for the Longplex Athlete of the Week polls throughout the winter sports season.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:03 AM EST • Sports • providencejournal.com
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Communicators know business acumen matters. Most don’t feel ready.

There's a sizable gap between what communicators think they should know and what they feel comfortable with.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • prdaily.com
A dream come true: how Pöpperl sees his Schalke future

With Paul Pöpperl, Miron Muslic recently helped another young Schalke player make his professional debut. If the 22-year-old has his way, it shouldn’t stop there. He hopes for a royal blue future.�...

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:38 AM EST • Sports • onefootball.com
Lakers lack of defense fuels NBA Cup exit

The Lakers' defense took the night off. In a sobering loss to the Spurs, a season's promise met a harsh reality: without a fight, this is all just wasted talent.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:24 AM EST • Sports • thesportingtribune.com
Report identifies science objectives of human Mars exploration

The search for past or present life should be the top science objective of future human missions to Mars, a new National Academies report concludes.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:22 AM EST • Science • spacenews.com
Is the universe ending sooner than we thought? New physics suggests a much shorter lifespan | - The Times of India

Science News: A groundbreaking study from Radboud University suggests the universe may end in approximately 10^78 years, significantly earlier than the previously assumed 10^1100 years. By revisiting Hawking radiation, researchers argue that all compact massive objects will evaporate, altering our understanding of cosmic lifespans.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:54 AM EST • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Peers told they risk ‘constitutional crisis’ after surprise vote to continue blocking employment rights bill

Government lost Lords vote on employment rights bill by 24 votes, just hours after the creation of 25 new Labour peers

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:42 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Ask a doctor: Should I trust health advice on social media?

Not all health advice online is legit. Learn how to spot reliable info and make smart choices for your well-being.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:00 AM EST • Health • multicare.org
Scientists say thousands of tiny black holes may be passing through your home every day | - The Times of India

Trending News: Physicists reveal that thousands of primordial black holes may drift through your home every year, undetected. Learn how these tiny, ancient black holes could be linked to dark matter and what that means for us.

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After 'Disagreeing With <i>Dhurandhar's</i> Politics', Hrithik Roshan Says "I Cant Wait For Part 2"

In his first post, though Hrithik Roshan lauded the storytelling, he admitted that he might disagree with the "politics" of the film

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:29 AM EST • Politics • ndtv.com
A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums

Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week, laying out a GOP health care agenda that ignores the soon-to-expire enhanced subsidies that help tens of millions of Americans afford Obamacare — despite pleas from some in their own party.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:02 AM EST • Health • cnn.com
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A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums

Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week, laying out a GOP health care agenda that ignores the soon-to-expire enhanced subsidies that help tens of millions of Americans afford Obamacare — despite pleas from some in their own party.

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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
(BPRW) Assembly Studios partners with Autumn Bailey Entertainment and Braveheart Entertainment | Black PR Wire, Inc.

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA — Independent film powerhouses Autumn Bailey Entertainment (ABE) and Ty Walker's Braveheart Entertainment have announced a major production partnership with one of Atlanta's most ad...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Entertainment • blackprwire.com
Michigan replaced one cheater with another, shredding its once impeccable reputation

Sherrone Moore has proven, beyond the shadow of a doubt, he can't cheat without getting caught. At anything.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:58 PM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
Rams vs. Lions Injury Report

See who's in and who's out for the Week 15 matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions on December 14, 2025.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:44 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
Rockets hope return of Alperen Sengun spurs success vs. Clippers

The quirky scheduling gap courtesy of the NBA Cup allowed the Houston Rockets a respite and provided an opportunity for early-season reflection.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:37 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Shasta County HHSA speaks on fog and connection to daylight, seasonal affective disorder

Makaylah Fazzari with Shasta County HHSA explained how fog can limit daylight hours, which may contribute to certain conditions.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:34 PM EST • Health • krcrtv.com
Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal - send us your thoughts

Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned. Come back on Thursday for a selection of your replies

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:36 PM EST • Sports • bbc.com
How does lack of sunlight affect our mental health?

Dr. Alice Connors-Kellgren of Tufts Medical Center discusses the importance of getting daily sunlight and what you can do during winter's short daylight hours.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:09 PM EST • Health • wcvb.com
Supreme Court considers vastly expanding the president’s powers : The NPR Politics Podcast

The Supreme Court is considering whether President Trump should be able to fire the head of the Federal Trade Commission and other independent agencies without cause. We discuss why Congress created these independent agencies in the first place and the broader impact of the court eroding the 90-year-old precedent that protects them from presidential politics.This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, labor and workplace correspondent Andrea Hsu, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson.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 10, 2025 • 4:22 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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House GOP moderates revolt against Johnson on health care with new discharge petition
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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:08 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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'We need to come up with something': House Republicans struggle to agree on a health care plan

The House will vote on a health care plan before the end of the year. But a growing number of Republicans worry their party will pay the price for rising insurance premiums.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:39 PM EST • Health • nbcnews.com
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House takes key step toward advancing annual defense policy bill

The House on Wednesday cleared a critical procedural hurdle toward advancing the National Defense Authorization Act for the next fiscal year, setting the massive defense policy bill up for a floor vote in the chamber.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:33 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Watch live: Trump holds roundtable with business leaders at White House

President Trump on Wednesday afternoon welcomed business leaders to the White House for a roundtable discussion. The event comes a day after Trump touted his economic agenda in Pennsylvania. It was…

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:11 PM EST • Business • thehill.com
Station Trio Back on Earth; Expedition 74 Keeps Up Science, Maintains Systems

Expedition 73 has ended and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has returned to Houston and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have returned to Moscow. Expedition 74 is now underway with veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke as commander.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:30 PM EST • Science • nasa.gov
Only one American woman in politics makes Forbes most powerful list

Only one American woman in politics, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, made Forbes’s 2025 list of most powerful women. Wiles, the White House’s first female chief of staff, is ran…

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:57 PM EST • Politics • thehill.com
Google says Gemini for Home is now rolling out 'within 24 hours' on smart speakers and displays

After kicking off the rollout a few weeks ago, Google says the Gemini for Home replacement of Assistant on smart...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:30 PM EST • Technology • 9to5google.com
Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made his remarks in a friendly interview with his aide and conservative influencer Katie Miller, who is married to White House adviser Stephen Miller.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:26 PM EST • Politics • pbs.org
Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, study finds

LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago. The findings, described in the journal Nature, push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly 350,000 years. Until now, the oldest confirmed evidence had come from Neanderthal sites in what is now northern France

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:26 PM EST • Science • pbs.org
House Republicans struggle to craft health care plan as tax credit deadline approaches
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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:24 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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Report says states along northern border losing business because of White House policies

A report released Wednesday by congressional Democrats says states along the Canadian border are losing business because of President Donald Trump's policies, including tariffs.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:36 PM EST • Business • wmur.com
Humans were lighting fires from scratch a lot earlier than previously thought

A 400,000-year-old tinderbox is found in eastern England

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Science • economist.com
House GOP to bring vote on health care plan without ObamaCare subsidies

House GOP leaders will bring a vote next week on a package of health care bills that does not include an extension of expiring ObamaCare enhanced subsidies, as Republicans remain divided about how …

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:55 AM EST • Health • thehill.com
House GOP erupts over health care as leaders hunt for a plan

Speaker Mike Johnson presented a list of concepts that did not include extending expiring Obamacare subsidies.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:23 AM EST • Health • politico.com
People made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists find

Stone Age site in English county of Suffolk shows evidence of crucial stage in human development

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Science • ft.com
Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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Neanderthals harnessed fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought

'This is the most remarkable discovery of my career.’

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Science • popsci.com
GTA Online: A Safehouse in the Hills Now Available

Status is everything, and in GTA Online: A Safehouse in the Hills you can now revel in your rightful position amongst the city's elite with a lavish new mansion property.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:57 AM EST • Technology • rockstargames.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
Watch live: House Democrats give remarks amid fight over ObamaCare subsidies

House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday morning as the fight over health care premiums enters a critical stage. Affordable Care Act subsidies — tax credits that help make insur…

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:15 AM EST • Health • thehill.com
I sold my house and moved my kid across the US to live with my parents. I'm not sure the benefits are worth all I gave up.

Selling my house and moving cross-country to live with my parents has been good for my kid, her grandparents, and my finances, but I'm struggling.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:02 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Meet the highest-paid White House staffers — and see how much they make

See which staffers in Trump's White House quietly earn up to $225,700, including top advisors and counsel, as revealed in the latest salary report.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:53 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
House to vote on defense bill as Trump dismisses affordability concerns - live updates
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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:22 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Adobe brings Photoshop, Acrobat and Adobe Express to ChatGPT

Starting today, you can access Photoshop, Acrobat and Adobe Express inside of ChatGPT. All the apps are free to use through the chatbot, though before you can begin using Acrobat and Adobe Express, you'll need to sign into your Adobe account.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Capitol agenda: Johnson’s turn to deliver a health plan

House Republicans will huddle Wednesday morning to hammer out their options.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Health • politico.com
House to vote today on must-pass defense policy bill

The House is poised to vote Wednesday on a $900 billion defense policy bill as both chambers race to pass it before the end of the year.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:48 AM EST • Politics • cbsnews.com
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House Democrat Seeks to Impeach RFK Jr. for Undercutting Public Health

The move by Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat who is running for Senate, does not have the support of her party’s leaders and is all but certain to fail.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • nytimes.com
House Democrat Seeks to Impeach RFK Jr. for Undercutting Public Health

The move by Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat who is running for Senate, does not have the support of her party’s leaders and is all but certain to fail.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
Bipartisan Coalition of 38 House Members Introduce “CommonGround Bill” to Address Skyrocketing ACA Premiums

Above: House Republicans and Democrats announcing a bipartisan framework last week to keep health care costs down. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), along with a bipartisan coalition of 38 total House Members, introduced the “CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act,” based on the health care framework they […]

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • kiggans.house.gov
All GTA Online Vehicles Given The Missile Lock-On Jammer In A Safehouse in the Hills Update

As part of the new GTA Online update titled A Safehouse in the Hills, Rockstar Games have given an additional 50 vehicles the ability to equip the Missile Lock-On Jammer.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:39 AM EST • Technology • rockstarintel.com
Governors cross aisle to call for ‘moral clarity’ amid political violence

Govs. Josh Shapiro (D) and Spencer Cox (R) join forces to denounce the rise in political violence in the past few years.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.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
Google Maps Quietly Added This Long-Overdue Feature for Drivers

Google Maps on iOS quietly gained a new feature recently that automatically recognizes where you've parked your vehicle and saves the location for you. Announced on LinkedIn by Rio Akasaka, Google Maps' senior product manager, the new feature auto-detects your parked location even if you don't use the parking pin function, saves it for up to 48 hours, and then automatically removes it once you start driving again. Saving your parking spot in Maps isn't a new ability in itself.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:52 AM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
3 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2025 Leaked Early

Just hours before the announcement

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:15 AM EST • Technology • pushsquare.com