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Bookman: Republicans are fighting a losing battle on health care

In politics, as in war, victory often depends on your choice of battlefield. Here in Georgia, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has chosen health care and the economy as the grounds on which he will defend his Senate seat in next year’s election. His Republican opponents have chosen loyalty to Donald Trump and, I guess, “wokeness.” […]

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • georgiarecorder.com
Comptroller Auditing Troubled Health Benefits Fund for City Workers

In audio obtained by THE CITY, District Council 37 executive director Henry Garrido railed against the Comptroller’s probe as “outrageous,” “unprecedented” and a “political stunt.”

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:59 AM EST • Health • thecity.nyc
Origami On Another Level With 3D Printing

Origami has become known as a miracle technique for designers. Elegant compliant mechanisms can leverage the material properties of a single geometry in ways that are sometimes stronger than those …

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:00 AM EST • Technology • hackaday.com
Why most health resolutions fail—and what science says actually works

As wellness advice floods social media, experts point to a short list of science-backed habits that improve health—and a few popular resolutions you’re better off skipping.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nationalgeographic.com
Why most health resolutions fail—and what science says actually works

As wellness advice floods social media, experts point to a short list of science-backed habits that improve health—and a few popular resolutions you’re better off skipping.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nationalgeographic.com
Locals fought against paid parking at this St. George business park

St. George shoppers boycotted local businesses because of a paid parking system. These shop owners fought back.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • sltrib.com
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Death of Elon sports legend Rich McGeorge

Richard “Rich” McGeorge ’72, one of Elon University’s most distinguished athletes and a cherished figure in both collegiate and professional football, died December 20 at the age of 77. He...

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • elon.edu
Carroll's 22 lead Xavier past Georgetown 80-77

WASHINGTON (AP) Tre Carroll scored 22 points as Xavier beat Georgetown 80-77 on Saturday.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 1:22 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Georgia Southern alumnus lives on through posthumous work

The December 2025 issue of "Freshwater Science" will feature a special publication dedicated to the late José Sánchez-Ruiz, a former graduate student from Georgia Southern University's Department of Biology. His research on leaf decomposition in the Ogeechee River will be published posthumously, honoring his legacy.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 7:52 PM EST • Science • griceconnect.com
Ole Miss easily beats Tulane again to set up rematch with Georgia in Sugar Bowl
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Dec 20, 2025 • 7:09 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Ramstad: Here’s how the Marvins keep the family business in remotest Minnesota

The fourth generation of descendants of George Marvin are teaching the fifth how to lead one of the nation’s biggest makers of windows and doors.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • startribune.com
Protective teams Georgetown and Xavier meet in Big East clash

Two of the better teams in the nation at avoiding self-inflicted mistakes will square off Saturday night when Georgetown meets Xavier in a Big East Conference game at Washington, D.C.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 7:59 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
The ‘Cookie and Coal’ awards for 2025 in Georgia politics

Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Patricia Murphy reflects on who has been naughty and nice in Georgia politics for 2025.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Politics • ajc.com
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Mysterious Structure Identified Beneath Bermuda Could Explain Its Weird Geology

A massive discovery.

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Dec 19, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Science • sciencealert.com
Dozens of Public Health and Policy Experts, Along with the American Public Health Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Urge DHS to Withdraw Proposed Public Charge Rule | Milken Institute School of Public Health | The George Washington University

Washington, D.C. (December 19, 2025) — A public comment filed by 65 public health deans and scholars, along with the American Public Health Association (APHA) and

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Dec 19, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • publichealth.gwu.edu
T. Rogers Wade, mentor and adviser to prominent Georgia politicians, has died

T. Rogers Wade mentored generations of young Georgians, like Attorney General Chris Carr, seeking traction in politics and the business world.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 4:56 PM EST • Politics • ajc.com
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Popular Tybee Island eatery fails health inspection

A popular breakfast diner on Tybee Island scored a 57 in a routine Georgia Department of Public Health restaurant health inspection last week.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 4:29 PM EST • Health • wtoc.com
The Politics Hour: The year in local politics and what's ahead in 2026

New Prince George's County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha talks budget priorities, public safety, and data centers. Plus, WAMU's politics reporters breaks down the year's top stories and what to watch for in 2026.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 4:12 PM EST • Politics • wamu.org
The Politics Hour: The year in local politics and what's ahead in 2026

New Prince George's County Council Chair Krystal Oriadha talks budget priorities, public safety, and data centers. Plus, WAMU's politics reporters breaks down the year's top stories and what to watch for in 2026.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 4:12 PM EST • Politics • wamu.org
How former Republican Geoff Duncan plans to win Georgia for Democrats

With a pitch to Democrats, independents and 'disgusted' Republicans, Geoff Duncan says he's the only Democrat who can beat Republicans in 2026.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 12:17 PM EST • Politics • ajc.com
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California’s Geospatial Science in Action

How our mapping, research, and advocacy help bring restoration planning to life.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 7:06 AM EST • Science • audubon.org
Democrats’ showing in Georgia special elections boosts party, unnerves Republicans

Competitive special elections have put once-securely Republican districts in play for Democrats, who seek to inch toward controlling the Georgia House in 2026.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • ajc.com
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Full-length Replay: Big East Men's: Georgetown at Marquette

The Hoyas (7-3) host the Golden Eagles (5-6) in the Big East opener for both schools.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 11:35 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
West Georgia takes down Brewton-Parker 70-49

CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) Shelton Williams-Dryden's 18 points helped West Georgia defeat Brewton-Parker 70-49 on Wednesday.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 11:07 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
What your mouth can reveal about your health

Scientists are discovering that the oral microbiome—home to hundreds of species of bacteria and fungi—may help predict everything from cancer risk to heart and brain health.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nationalgeographic.com
SSM Health St. Mary's celebrates Christmas with annual Joy Day

KRCG offers coverage of news, sports, weather and local events in the Columbia and Jefferson City, Missouri area, including the communities of New Bloomfield, Shaw, Boonville, Ashland, Hallsville, Sturgeon, Centralia, Mexico, Auxvasse, Fulton, California, Tipton, Eldon, Wardsville, Westphalia and Sedalia, Missouri.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 3:32 PM EST • Health • krcgtv.com
Watch Gainesville vs. Thomas County Central in Georgia 5A football championship: Live stream

The game begins at 8 p.m, on Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 1:45 PM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
New Landsat Science Team Announced

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with NASA, has named the new Landsat Science Team that will support the world’s longest-running Earth observation mission for a planned 2026-2030 term.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 10:36 AM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
OpenAI is the latest in Silicon Valley to hire a former British politician

The ChatGPT maker has hired former British Chancellor George Osborne to run the global arm of its "Stargate" AI infrastructure initiative.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 6:29 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Diageo to sell Kenyan drinks business to Japan’s Asahi in $2.3bn deal

Spirits group will offload its 65% stake in EABL as it seeks to reduce debt

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Dec 17, 2025 • 4:33 AM EST • Business • ft.com
Morehead State knocks off Little Rock 78-64

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) George Marshall scored 17 points as Morehead State beat Little Rock 78-64 on Tuesday night in an Ohio Valley Conference opener.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 10:27 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
"MicroProse and Geoff Crammond Reunite to Revive a Racing Legend"

MicroProse is excited to announce its renewed partnership with legendary game developer Geoff Crammond, creator of some of the most influential racing simulation games of the 1990s and early 2000s. Together, we are bringing back his groundbreaking racing game engine in a re-release of the original game technology, enhanced with updates, new tools, and Steam Workshop support, through the upcoming Geoff Crammond Racing series: GCR1, GCR2, GCR3, and GCR4, scheduled to release in 2026. These titles are being reintroduced under new names to reflect our independent direction and to ensure full separation from any official motorsport licensing. While the names are new, the core simulation engine, physics systems, and pioneering gameplay features developed by Geoff Crammond remain at the heart of each release. Geoff Crammond’s original work helped define the foundations of modern racing games, introducing innovations such as advanced real-time physics, highly configurable driving assists (including the ideal racing line, steering help and auto braking), realistic AI driver behaviour, deep telemetry analysis, comprehensive car setup systems, extensive wet weather system, and the list goes on. The GCR series proudly carries this legacy forward. Steam Workshop support will enable the community to create and share custom tracks, cars, liveries, teams, drivers and more. This reunion marks the beginning of a long-term partnership between MicroProse and Geoff Crammond, with further announcements in the series to come. MicroProse is officially back on the track at full speed. GCR1 Steam Page GCR2 Steam Page GCR3 Steam Page GCR4 Steam Page -- MicroProse, founded in 1982, is a world-famous simulation software company known for developing groundbreaking classics and new blockbuster titles such as Falcon, HighFleet, B-17 The Mighty Eighth, Ground Branch, Gunship and many more! Today, MicroProse is not only remaking select classics from its past but also paving the road to next-generation, state of the art games that will create the memories and experiences of new generations of gamers.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • gamespress.com
Marquette eager to find range vs. Georgetown

Marquette will be looking to rediscover its shooting touch when it hosts Georgetown on Wednesday night in Milwaukee in the Big East opener for each team.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 4:30 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Watch Carrollton vs. Buford in Georgia 6A football championship: Live stream

The game begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 12:45 PM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
Metro Atlanta health facility owners indicted for stealing over $1.4 million in Medicaid, AG says

"They’re abusing a program that’s meant to care for our most vulnerable Georgian," the attorney general said.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 12:30 PM EST • Health • wsbtv.com
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The 'Health Nerd’ on what we get wrong about science

Epidemiologist Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, who writes the “Health Nerd” blog, talks with Geoff Bennett about bad scientific data, misconceptions around what we eat, and RFK’s “Make America Healthy Again” crusade.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 11:16 AM EST • Science • pbs.org
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Fantasy Basketball Stock Up Stock Down: Paul George is back

Paul George is healthy and producing while Kel’el Ware has hit a rough patch.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 9:53 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Reveals ‘First Light’ Images

NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has captured its first images from space, revealing rare views of Earth and the Moon in ultraviolet light. Taken on

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Dec 16, 2025 • 9:30 AM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
Avatar: Fire and Ash is a gorgeous spectacle of titanic proportions

The third Avatar movie is another visual stunner.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Entertainment • theverge.com
Starmer urged to stand up for BBC against Trump’s ‘outrageous’ $10bn lawsuit

Ed Davey says prime minister must make it clear lawsuit is ‘unacceptable’ as US president quotes Badenoch to back ‘fake news’ claim

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Dec 16, 2025 • 3:55 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces engagement to pro-Trump media figure

Retiring George Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Monday her engagement to Brian Glenn, a pro-Trump pundit who works for Real America’s Voice, the far-right news network Real America’s Voice.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 9:45 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
The wrong pillow can wreck your sleep. Science can help you find the right one.

Your pillow is one of the most powerful tools to help you fall asleep, stay asleep—and even ease your pain and improve posture during waking hours.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nationalgeographic.com
Zach Orr's Ravens' defense stripped the stripes off the Bengals

Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr kept the Bengals out of the end zone in week 14.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 2:17 PM EST • Sports • ravenswire.usatoday.com
Watch Creekside vs. Benedictine in Georgia 4A select football championship: Live stream

The game begins at 7 p.m. on Monday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 12:45 PM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
Clinical services at Chatham Co. Health Dept. Suspended Until 1pm on Dec. 16 - Georgia Coastal Health District

Due to loss of heat in both locations, clinical services at the Chatham County Health Department are suspended until 1pm on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 11:58 AM EST • Health • coastalhealthdistrict.org
A JetBlue jet had a near-miss with an Air Force plane close to Venezuela. Cockpit audio shows how it happened.

A JetBlue flight was ascending out of Curaçao, near Venezuela, when the pilot spotted an Air Force plane. "It's outrageous," he told ATC.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 7:31 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
The Death—and Rebirth—of Science Diplomacy

Once a vehicle for global cooperation, international science has become a high-stakes arena of geopolitical rivalry.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • foreignpolicy.com
Monday ‘Dawg Bites Is Kickin’ It During Awards Season

Good morning, Bulldog Nation! Here’s hoping you enjoyed a fantastic weekend in which your coach didn’t appear for an arraignment and your Athletic Director isn’t trying to explain why this sort of thing keeps happening on his watch. Sadly University of Georgia athletics has t been completely immune from crime and punishment news as word […]

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Dec 15, 2025 • 5:09 AM EST • Sports • dawgsports.com
Brian Kemp’s lame-duck dilemma: Swing big or play it safe?

The two-term Georgia governor enters his last legislative session next month.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • ajc.com
O’Neill Institute’s Center for Health and Human Rights and Ríos host High Court Justices for Second Annual Judicial Dialogues on Health and the Law in Latin America and the Caribbean

The O’Neill Institute’s Center for Health and Human Rights at Georgetown Law and Ríos Strategic Lawyering for Social Justice held the second annual Judicial Dialogues on Health and the Law in Latin America and the Caribbean event.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 4:30 AM EST • Health • oneill.law.georgetown.edu
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The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years—and a few to watch

From decoding the human genome to exploring the universe, science has made huge strides in the 21st century.

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Dec 14, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nationalgeographic.com
People and planet: How human and planetary health are deeply connected

The health of people and the planet are inextricably intertwined, with time spent in nature positively improving our lives and inspiring us to help keep Earth healthy.

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Dec 14, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • nationalgeographic.com
Mom says viral video shows her being booted from Georgia restaurant for breastfeeding her baby

Heated exchange at Georgia restaurant caught on camera as nursing mother says she was confronted by the owner, adding to the venue’s controversial history with families.

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Dec 14, 2025 • 5:40 PM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com
Another blue wave? Meet the Democrat trying to make it happen and the Republican trying to stop her

Brian Jack is a first-term Republican congressman from Georgia, but he’s become a key figure in the Oval Office

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Dec 14, 2025 • 7:34 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Marco Donia: The Science of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes

Marco Donia: The Science of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes / Ajay V. Maker, Alena Gros, Alexandre Harari, Brian R Gastman, cancer, Fumito Ito, George Coukos,

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Dec 14, 2025 • 7:04 AM EST • Science • oncodaily.com
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The geography of grief, mapped from Louisiana all the way across Texas: Jan Risher

A long drive across Texas isn’t just about the scenery. It’s about the horizons, the small surprises, and the unexpected ways grief finds its space.

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Dec 14, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Entertainment • nola.com
Hyundai CEO pledges to 'ramp up' production at Metaplant in Georgia

Tariffs and an infamous immigration raid haven't dampened the automaker's plans in Georgia, based on bullish remarks by CEO José Muñoz.

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Dec 13, 2025 • 3:01 PM EST • Business • bizjournals.com
Destiny 2 Equilibrium Loot Table: Dungeon Weapons and Armor

Here's our full Destiny 2 Equilibrium loot table, including all dungeon weapons, armor, cosmetics, and more.

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Dec 13, 2025 • 1:11 PM EST • Technology • thegamepost.com
Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards 2025 has received a D rating on X

The Game Awards came and went and there were a handful of nice announcements, but it seems the majority of viewers were not impressed with Geoff’s show this year. Each year the organiser and presenter…

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Dec 13, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Technology • mynintendonews.com
2025 College Football Bowl Game Picks: Back Utah to Win Big Over Nebraska

Geoff Schwartz breaks down how he's wagering on a few of the upcoming college football bowl games, including Utah to cover big against Nebraska.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 5:47 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
This Stellantis Brand Is Quietly Preparing Its Most Radical Steering Wheel Yet for Production

The Hypersquare steering wheel and steer-by-wire technology are headed for a production car soon, as Peugeot begins early prototype testing

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Dec 12, 2025 • 3:47 PM EST • Technology • carscoops.com
Justice Department sues Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 ballot stubs and other election records

The Justice Department sued Fulton County, Georgia, on Friday, seeking records related to the 2020 election as efforts continue to prove President Donald Trump’s false claims that the election was stolen from him.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 2:57 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Campus Radicals: Their childhoods disrupted by politics, courageous girls are fighting back

High school swimmers challenge transgender athletics policies as campus radicals expose extremism in K-12 schools and universities nationwide this week.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 2:43 PM EST • Politics • foxnews.com
The Search for Life Tops NASA's Science Goals for the First Human Mars Mission

A new report identifies searching for life as the top science priority for humanity's first landing on Mars, ranking it above understanding water cycles, mapping geology, or even studying how the Martian environment affects astronaut health. The report outlines four possible exploration campaigns, with the highest ranked approach calling for missions totalling 330 sols at a single scientifically rich site where crews could investigate everything from ancient lava flows to active dust storms. By placing the search for extraterrestrial life at the centre of human Mars exploration, the report reimagines the first crewed mission not just as a milestone for spaceflight but as humanity's best chance to answer whether we're alone in the universe.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 11:47 AM EST • Science • universetoday.com
Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap

Sensors and artificial intelligence help a prosthetic hand act more like a natural one, new research shows.

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Dec 12, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Technology • npr.org
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No. 18 Florida hopes to right ship vs. George Washington

The Florida Gators went 36-4 last season, winning their third national championship. This season, the 18th-ranked Gators have already equaled their loss total from all of last year.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:52 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons Is a New Single-Player RPG That Leans Into 'Expressive Magic' | The Game Awards 2025

The Dungeons & Dragons franchise has been steadily making more attempts to expand into video games, and we're seeing that next effort with Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, a new open-world single-player action-RPG that's all about wielding dark magic to battle foes.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:57 PM EST • Technology • ign.com
C of I Students Shine at Murdock College Science Research Conference - The College of Idaho

Twenty-five members of The College of Idaho community traveled to Vancouver, Washington, on November 7–8 to participate in the annual Murdock College Science Research Conference, a leading regional event showcasing undergraduate scientific research. Every C of I student in attendance presented the results of their summer research projects, reflecting the College’s strong commitment to hands-on, inquiry-based learning.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:27 PM EST • Science • collegeofidaho.edu
Game Awards 2025 LIVE — latest leaks, rumors, predictions and all the build-up to the biggest night in gaming

Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards 2025 are almost here

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:02 PM EST • Technology • tomsguide.com
Scientists find a massive hidden CO2 sponge beneath the ocean floor

Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of years. These porous breccia deposits store far more carbon than previously sampled ocean crust. The discovery reshapes how scientists view the long-term balance of carbon between the ocean, rocks, and atmosphere. It also reveals a hidden mechanism that helps stabilize Earth’s climate over geological timescales.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.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
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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At the Intersection of Science and Faith: Institute for Water and Health and 12 community leaders unite to protect Brunswick’s waterways

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'We Can Get There': Scientists Make the Case for Mars in 200-Page Report

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To escape Washington politics, follow this nature path out of town

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New Tomb Raider Game Announcement Confirmed for The Game Awards 2025

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Sports betting roundup: College football playoff bracket set, NFL offers up more upsets

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Educational Video Game Helps Kids Learn Science, Study Finds

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3.0 magnitude earthquake shakes East Bay

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PlayStation Plus Getting Gorgeous Day-One Game For Free, TODAY

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New podcast explores health care in rural Georgia

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