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I am planning a low-budget, potluck-style Christmas party to spend time with friends without overspending

Here is how I hosted a potluck-style Christmas party for 10 people with an optional gift exchange on a $100 budget.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 6:02 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Health inspectors shut down 6 Central Florida restaurants last week

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down six Central Florida restaurants for health code violations during the week from Dec. 14-20.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • orlandosentinel.com
BP agrees deal to sell £7.4bn stake in Castrol to US investment firm

Stonepeak will acquire 65% of lubricants business as part of wider plans for the oil company to pay down its debt

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:34 AM EST • Business • theguardian.com
This Unusual Plant Might Be One Of Evolution’s "Weirdest Experiments"

It even shares similarities with the parasite that causes malaria.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:05 AM EST • Science • iflscience.com
Georgia health officials map out $1.4 billion plan for new federal rural health funds

State officials have introduced a $1.4 billion plan to improve rural health outcomes over the next five years under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program created as part of this summer’s budget reconciliation bill. In a 96-page application, officials from the state’s Department of Community Health requested funds to improve access to primary and specialty […]

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • georgiarecorder.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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Serpent Lake Leak Reveals First Intel-Nvidia Chip after $5 Billion Partnership

Intel ($INTC) and Nvidia ($NVDA) are developing a new laptop chip called Serpent Lake that integrates their technologies, according to leaked information provided b...

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:40 AM EST • Technology • tipranks.com
Two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department

Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:28 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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‘It’s perpetuated this news cycle’: Frustration mounts in Trump’s orbit about messaging on latest Epstein documents

When the Justice Department released a first batch of Jeffrey Epstein files on Friday that included photographs of former President Bill Clinton, White House officials raced to amplify the importance of the new documents.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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19 states and D.C. sue HHS over effort to ban transgender care for minors

The declaration issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:04 AM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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I quit my job at 29 and traveled solo. I didn't tell my parents until I'd finished my business plan.

Cassi Zheng spent her 30th birthday alone in Tokyo. It gave her a chance to stop focusing on what was missing.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:01 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.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
Asian Legal Business Again Recognizes Ning Zhang Among the Top Dealmakers in Asia

Partner Ning Zhang has been named to Asian Legal Business’s 2025 Dealmakers of Asia list. This marks the third consecutive year he has been recognized among the region’s most influential and accomplished legal professionals who have made significant contributions to the dynamic landscape of Asian business law and are shaping the future of dealmaking across the continent.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Business • morganlewis.com
Food aimed for families in need for nonprofit super feast dumped after health inspection: Officials

Food that was prepared for the annual Christmas Eve Super Feast at the George R. Brown Convention Center was thrown out during an inspection by the Houston Health Department.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:32 PM EST • Health • abc13.com
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Ohio health department investigates Legionnaires’ outbreak at Christ Hospital

Three deaths reported among six cases since October

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:43 PM EST • Health • fox19.com
More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:40 PM EST • Health • apnews.com
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'Not feeling very merry right now' | City Wide Club says Houston Health Department threw out food ahead of annual Super Feast

City Wide Club officials are outraged after claiming health officials threw out food for their annual Super Feast, jeopardizing holiday meals for thousands.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 9:49 PM EST • Health • khou.com
Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says

The explosion collapsed a part of the building and happened just as a utility crew had been on site looking for a gas leak at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township, just outside Philadelphia.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:08 PM EST • Health • npr.org
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Departure of two prominent Old Town shops highlights ongoing struggles for the area's businesses
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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:58 PM EST • Business • kgw.com
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US signs health agreements with African nations, warns against nonperformance

The U.S. signed four new global health memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Ethiopia, which total nearly $2.3 billion in funding, the State Department said on Tuesday.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:53 PM EST • Health • reuters.com
Organizers of Christmas Eve Super Feast say Houston Health Department made them throw out ‘significant’ amount of food

The City Wide Club of America, the organization that hosts the Christmas Eve Super Feast, says they are deeply concerned and frustrated after they say they were forced to throw out a significant amount of food after an inspection by the Houston Health Department.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:50 PM EST • Health • click2houston.com
Advancing the America First Global Health Strategy Through Landmark Bilateral Global Health MOUs - United States Department of State

On December 22 and 23, the United States signed four additional new, landmark global health Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Ethiopia, reinforcing U.S. leadership that delivers measurable results for the American people and puts America First by directly countering global infectious disease threats and reducing foreign dependence on U.S. taxpayers. […]

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:49 PM EST • Health • state.gov
Full-length Replay: First Things First: OT

Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, Kevin Wildes and OT anchor Danny Parkins offer their opinions on the day’s biggest sports stories.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:42 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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MSU defensive back announces plan to enter transfer portal

A Michigan State football defensive back announces he'll be entering the transfer portal

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:24 PM EST • Sports • spartanswire.usatoday.com
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Redacted Material in Some Epstein Files Is Easily Recovered

The ease of recovering information that was not properly redacted digitally suggests that at least some of the documents released by the Justice Department were hastily censored.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:10 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
The Incredible Shrinking President

The president is no longer dominating his party or the country in the way he once did.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:05 PM EST • Politics • theatlantic.com
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E&E News: The tough lesson US scientists learned from Trump

A yearlong assault on federal science programs taught researchers they can't always count on Washington to be a reliable partner.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • subscriber.politicopro.com
This new 3D chip could break AI’s biggest bottleneck

Researchers have created a new kind of 3D computer chip that stacks memory and computing elements vertically, dramatically speeding up how data moves inside the chip. Unlike traditional flat designs, this approach avoids the traffic jams that limit today’s AI hardware. The prototype already beats comparable chips by several times, with future versions expected to go much further. Just as important, it was manufactured entirely in a U.S. foundry, showing the technology is ready for real-world production.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
‘Silver tsunami’ of retiring business owners leaves Main Streets at a crossroads

(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) ALPENA — Mary Rajasekhar had owned Olivet Book and Gift for 35 years when she decided last Christmas it was time to retire. But, with her children spread out across the country and into their own […]

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Business • dailypress.net
This tiny peptide could help stop brain damage after injury

A four–amino acid peptide called CAQK has shown powerful brain-protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury. Delivered through a standard IV, it zeroes in on injured brain tissue, calming inflammation and reducing cell death while improving recovery. The peptide worked in both mice and pigs, whose brains are closer to humans in structure. Researchers are now preparing to move toward early human clinical trials.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Editorial: Property tax politics

Ohio lawmakers have put their stamp on property tax reform with five bills signed into law Friday by Gov. Mike DeWine. Legislators from both parties ...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:45 PM EST • Politics • toledoblade.com
State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’

The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting up the Trump administration’s fight against European regulations that have impacted digital platforms, far-right politicians and Trump allies, including Elon Musk.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:38 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Maine suspends payments to Portland health care provider accused of fraud

The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is also seeking financial information about Gateway Community Services as part of its investigation into suspected fraud in Minnesota.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:19 PM EST • Health • centralmaine.com
Rolling back health AI transparency rule will shift the burden of vetting to health systems

A proposal to deregulate AI products used in health care would shift the burden of vetting those tools onto health systems.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:17 PM EST • Health • statnews.com
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Trump appears in new batch of Epstein documents

The Justice Department released a new batch of documents from Epstein investigation. President Donald Trump’s name is mentioned many times in the documents, including in references to flight records related to Epstein’s private plane. Authorities have not accused Trump of criminal wrongdoing related to Epstein. CNN’s Marshall Cohen reports.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:08 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Advocates push for passage of Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Advocates with the National Breast Cancer Coalition hope Congress will move the bipartisan measure forward.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:08 PM EST • Politics • baynews9.com
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4 takeaways from the latest batch of the Epstein files

The Justice Department has released a new batch of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – documents that include many more mentions of President Donald Trump than last week’s dump.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:45 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Denver International Airport

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) warned of a possible measles exposure at Denver International Airport on Friday.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:28 PM EST • Health • kktv.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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TPUSA’s America Fest Conference Showcased the Right’s Civil War

Prominent conservative influencers and lawmakers sparred at TPUSA's America Fest, it's first major conference since the murder of Charlie Kirk.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:54 PM EST • Politics • rollingstone.com
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Business power broker departs Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber

Gale Castillo will remain board chair through the end of December and attend board meetings in an advisory role for another three months, she said.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:46 PM EST • Business • oregonlive.com
Strengthening its mid-Florida presence, Moss acquires Ellison Construction

'We found a partner that values culture, collaboration and the community as much as we do.'

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:40 PM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
A’s adding ‘Severino Room’ at Sutter Health Park. Here’s why pitcher wanted it

More changes are coming to Sutter Health Park for the Athletics’ second season in West Sacramento in 2026.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:39 PM EST • Health • sacbee.com
Texas' Historically Underutilized Business program undergoes major changes

Thousands of Texas small businesses that were part of the HUB program no longer qualify.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:00 PM EST • Business • spectrumlocalnews.com
The battle for control of Warner Bros.: A timeline of key developments

Netflix wants to buy Warner Bros. and HBO, but Paramount refuses to go away, launching a hostile bid. Here's a timeline of key developments.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:58 PM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
Boston reports 114% surge in flu cases; Children most affected

Flu-related emergency department visits also increased 44% in that same period of time.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:54 PM EST • Health • wcvb.com
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
I compared TJ Maxx and Marshalls this holiday season. I would only recommend one.

TJ Maxx and Marshalls are two of the best-known discount department stores in the US, but they are not the same.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:09 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Sharks Sports & Entertainment's 2025 Holiday Assist

The San Jose Sharks partnered with Family Giving Tree for their Holiday Assist program this season, including a $30,000 Community Assist Grant from the Sharks Foundation.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:09 PM EST • Entertainment • nhl.com
Sharks Sports & Entertainment's 2025 Holiday Assist

The San Jose Sharks partnered with Family Giving Tree for their Holiday Assist program this season, including a $30,000 Community Assist Grant from the Sharks Foundation.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:09 PM EST • Sports • nhl.com
This will replace now-closed Johnson County restaurant, entertainment spot

Pinstripes closed in Overland Park in September. Here’s what’s next.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:09 PM EST • Entertainment • kansascity.com
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health recognizes 7 distinguished alums as the 2025 'Hall of Fame' honorees

Recipients include Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School’s Department of Epidemiology and Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:34 PM EST • Health • newsroom.ucla.edu
Kilauea volcano eruption increases visitors, boosts business for Hawaii Island

Kilauea's eruption has caused an 11% rise in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park visits, increasing last-minute bookings and local business traffic.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:16 PM EST • Business • bizjournals.com
Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Tuesday, Dec. 23

Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:01 PM EST • Sports • burlingtonfreepress.com
The $100 million investment that kept San Francisco tourism afloat

Unlike other parts of SF tourism, cruises excelled after the pandemic.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:50 AM EST • Business • sfgate.com
How a Christmas tree defines Ken Welch's first term as St. Petersburg Mayor

The new tree just doesn't have the same spark as before, and neither does Welch.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:10 AM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
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Boston issues flu warning amid dramatic spike in cases

Boston health officials issued a flu warning on Tuesday amid a dramatic spike in cases in the city. The City of Boston and the Boston Public Health Commission said in a release that flu cases are surging earlier this year than they did last year, with a recent 114% increase in cases. They said flu related emergency department visits are…

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:28 AM EST • Health • nbcboston.com
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"Time Is Not Broken": US Officials Work To Correct Time, After Discovering It Is 4.8 Microseconds Out

After a particularly nasty windstorm in Boulder, Colorado, official US time slowed ever so slightly.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 9:11 AM EST • Science • iflscience.com
Protecting California’s public lands from oil and gas drilling is defending public health

Federal plans for oil drilling along a million acres in California would change healthful, wild spaces into sources of pollution and illness.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:30 AM EST • Health • calmatters.org
The Gear That Defined Tech Editor Josh Ross's 2025: AI, Cameras, WorldTour Bikes, and More

It wasn’t just about the fastest bikes or the lightest parts. This year my favorites included items, both bike related and not, that fostered connection, solved real problems, and brought me joy.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:22 AM EST • Technology • velo.outsideonline.com
I Tried Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold and Z Fold 7. Here's How the Foldable Phones Differ

Does Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold stand a chance against the lightest book-style foldable phone of the year? Let's compare the two.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:01 AM EST • Technology • cnet.com
ZooTampa at Lowry Park elevates Christmas in the Wild over the holidays

Every year, Christmas in the Wild has grown more elaborate at the Tampa zoo.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:30 AM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
The Splay is a subpar monitor but an exciting portable projector

Splay can be a monitor and takes a lot of the stress out of projectors, too.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:30 AM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
The Morning After: The best games of 2025

The biggest news stories this morning: US bans new foreign-made drones and components, Paramount has an updated Warner Bros. Discovery bid.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:15 AM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Your roommate’s genes may be shaping your gut bacteria

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of social partners. Some genes promote certain microbes that can spread between individuals living together. When researchers accounted for this social sharing, genetic influence on the microbiome turned out to be much stronger than previously thought. The study suggests genes can affect others indirectly, without DNA ever being exchanged.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Venue Adjustments for Intermountain Health Freestyle International Presented by Stifel

PARK CITY, Utah (Dec. 23, 2025) — U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced updates to the Intermountain Health Freestyle International presented by Stifel, originally scheduled to take place at Deer Valley Resort. Due to unseasonably warm weather, both the aerials and moguls World Cup events will be moved.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • usskiandsnowboard.org
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
Vermont Department of Mental Health offers free training for clinicians to address problem gambling issues

When Vermont legalized sports betting, it allocated funds to address problem gambling issues. The Department of Mental Health is now expanding those services.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:54 AM EST • Health • vtdigger.org
5 ways to get your business finances ready for the new year

Comerica reports 5 ways to prepare your business finances for the new year: review finances, update payroll, assess credit, strengthen security, and set goals.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:30 AM EST • Business • comerica.com
Gridlock dotted with bipartisan breakthroughs in divided Legislature

The first divided Michigan Legislature in years stands out as historically unproductive. Despite some bipartisan action, gridlock looms over the year.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:03 AM EST • Politics • freep.com
We're backing the partnerships that strengthen mental health care for Idaho’s kids

Idaho is widely known as a mental health care desert, especially for kids. We believe that can change, writes guest columnist Roger Quarles.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • idahocapitalsun.com
The best reality TV of 2025

Scandals, competitions and breakups are par for the course on reality shows, but this year also brought some tender moments that made for must-see TV.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
Yale has a plan after Trump nixed a key student-loan program

Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul includes the elimination of the Grad PLUS program. Yale said it's putting out a "comparable" new plan.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:10 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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UW-Stevens Point launches sport business program in fall 2026

UW-Stevens Point will launch a sport business major, minor and certificate in fall 2026, preparing students for careers in a $600B industry.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:01 AM EST • Business • stevenspointjournal.com
Live updates: Justice Department releases new set of Epstein documents
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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Modernize permitting to meet our energy needs

By Gabe Evans and Heather Reams Energy needs across the country are growing, particularly as domestic AI and advanced manufacturing increase. To meet this demand, we need every electron possible, but our current permitting system disincentivizes innovation and new project development. As two leaders in the energy space, we know the United States is more […]

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:04 AM EST • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
She goes to police calls in a Prius. It's part of new approach to mental health emergencies

San Mateo adopted a new approach to mental health 911 calls by pairing police with mental health clinicians. Researchers found that it reduced the number of future mental health emergency calls and involuntary psychiatric holds by roughly 17%.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:30 AM EST • Health • calmatters.org
Gloria Allred on Epstein files’ partial release: ‘I’m not here for politics. I’m here for justice, for my clients.’
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Dec 22, 2025 • 11:56 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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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
Blakeman touts ties to Trump as he prepares to challenge Hochul in 2026

Republicans in New York will officially nominate a candidate in February.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 9:48 PM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Mia and Noah crowned top baby names of 2024 by New York City Health Department

And the award for top baby names goes to... Mia and Noah!

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Dec 22, 2025 • 9:07 PM EST • Health • abc7ny.com
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U.S. signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities

Annual U.S. health funding to the nine countries has dropped 49% compared with 2024, while the nations must increase domestic spending and meet political conditions.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 8:17 PM EST • Health • latimes.com
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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What scientists are still discovering about mistletoe

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer treatments.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nationalgeographic.com
A navigator for better science reporting

Science touches nearly every beat in local journalism, yet many reporters lack the training or time to confidently navigate complex scientific topics. In this piece, Bob Sillick explains how The Open Notebook, in partnership with the Reynolds Journalism Institute, has launched the Science Reporting Navigator to close that gap. The new tool aims to help local journalists spot misinformation, understand research and bring scientific clarity to their daily reporting.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • editorandpublisher.com
Entertainment and more in the Mid-Ohio Valley

PARKERSBURG — Artsbridge calendar of events for the week. TODAY * Belpre Holiday Lights, Civitan Park * Christine Rhodes multi-medium artwork display, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg * Here the Pioneers Landed, exhibit, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Campus Martius Museum and Ohio River Museum, Marietta * Storytime, newborn-preschool, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library WEDNESDAY, […]

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Entertainment • newsandsentinel.com
Trump administration to scrap federal rule requiring transparency into health AI tools

The Trump administration wants to scrap rules that require developers to disclose how AI tools used to treat patients were developed and tested.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:30 PM EST • Health • statnews.com
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Mike Tyson, Ric Flair Sue Ex-Partners in Weed Business for $50M

The suit claims the defendants used cannabis company Carma as their "personal piggy bank, using more than $1 million" for personal expenses.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:13 PM EST • Business • frontofficesports.com
Justice Department’s heavy-handed redactions leave no one happy in the ‘Epstein files’ saga

The Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files — mandated by Congress to be completed last week — is still a work in progress.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:59 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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30 Years of Standing for Science and Equity

This month, AVAC marked our 30th anniversary. Over three decades, the HIV field has evolved dramatically—but what we do, and why we do it, has remained constant: standing for science, equity, and community leadership, and ensuring evidence drives decisions that affect people’s lives. We’ve been able to do this work because of your partnership and […]

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:28 PM EST • Science • avac.org
Party politics: Defining ‘conservative’

Re: “Partisanship: ‘Elections have consequences’ ” (Dec. 18, Northwest Voices): I question the boilerplate use of the label “conservative” as the opposite of “progressive” in articles and opinion pieces discussing party politics. “Regressive” would be a more accurate label in most...

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:10 PM EST • Politics • seattletimes.com
NYC unveils new tool to help New Yorkers compare health care prices, estimate out-of-pocket costs

The new website allows people to search for common procedures with or without insurance to see total prices at specific hospitals and facilities, and estimate their out-of-pocket costs.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:05 PM EST • Health • abc7ny.com
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2,000 pounds of sausages recalled after consumer finds dangerous metal strip over 1-inch long

U.S. Department of Agriculture recalls nearly one ton of Olympia Provisions holiday kielbasa after consumer reportedly found a metal strip in sausage.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:42 PM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com
US Signs New Health Deals With 9 African Countries That Mirror Trump's Priorities

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration’s interests and priorities and are geared toward providing less aid and more mutual ...

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:32 PM EST • Health • usnews.com
Kalamazoo salon owner faces financial uncertainty after car crash damages business

WWMT-TV Newschannel 3 provides local news, weather forecasts, notices of events and entertainment programming for Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, South Haven, Paw Paw, Portage, Otsego, Texas Township, Oshtemo, Plainwell, Allegan, Holland, Saugatuck, Holland, Wayland, Kentwood, Middleville, Hastings, Marshall, Three Rivers, Sturgis, Constantine, Coldwater, Albion, Wyoming, Hudsonville, Allendale, Byron Center, Hudsonville, Grand Haven, Muskegon, Sparta, Rockford, Belding, Greenville, Ionia, Cedar Springs and their surrounding areas.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:13 PM EST • Business • wwmt.com
Safety panel says NASA should have taken Starliner incident more seriously

This particular anomaly deserves to be right up front and center for quite some time."

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:11 PM EST • Technology • arstechnica.com
Switch 2 Holiday Sale Includes 75% Off Cyberpunk 2077 And More

Besides Cyberpunk 2077, a lot of other big Switch 2 games are discounted as part of Nintendo's holiday sale

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:02 PM EST • Technology • kotaku.com
Judge presses Trump administration on its plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

An apparently frustrated federal judge pressed the Trump administration Monday to share what it was going to do next in the fast-moving saga over Kilmar Abrego Garcia days after she found he was being unlawfully held in immigration custody.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 3:47 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Bryan Cutler, former Pa. House speaker, tells Lancaster County GOP he won't run for reelection in 2026

State Rep. Bryan Cutler, a one-time speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a 20-year veteran lawmaker who represents the southern half of Lancaster County, on Monday told party

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Dec 22, 2025 • 3:31 PM EST • Politics • lancasteronline.com