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Victorinox Has Never Made a Swiss Army Knife as Modern and Handy as This One Before
The stylish Synergy Alox boasts two user-friendly features you rarely find on SAKs, especially those of the urban EDC variety.
My Favorite Reality Show of 2025 Had a Final Twist that Left Me Shook
Far and away, my favorite reality show of 2025 - aka the best reality show of 2025 - was 'The Celebrity Traitors UK.' No spoilers here, but that final twist left me shook.
A rare cancer-fighting plant compound has finally been decoded
UBC Okanagan researchers have uncovered how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound linked to anti-cancer effects. By identifying two key enzymes that shape and twist molecules into their final form, the team solved a puzzle that had stumped scientists for years. The discovery could make it far easier to produce mitraphylline and related compounds sustainably. It also highlights plants as master chemists with untapped medical potential.
McKinstry's Home Furnishings, Beaver Dam's Oldest Business, to Close After 167 Years
(BEAVER DAM) McKinstry’s Home Furnishings, the oldest business in Beaver Dam and the oldest family-owned home furnishings store in Wisconsin, is announcing plans to close ... Read more
Ethics investigations, scandals plague Colorado Capitol
Over the course of the year, a series of investigations, allegations and controversies emerged at the state Capitol, drawing scrutiny to the behavior of elected officials and, in some cases, overshadowing policy debates. Here are some of the notable investigations, stories and accusations to come out of Colorado’s latest legislative session. Sonya Jaquez Lewis In […]
Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar and a roomful of Jewish writers
Legendary Jewish comedian Sid Caesar dominated the television screen beginning in the 1950's and left a lasting mark on American showbusiness as we know it.
Hornets’ Kon Knueppel gets initial injury update from Charles Lee
Kon Knueppel got his first injury update from head coach Charles Lee after twisting his ankle in the Hornets' Friday game against the Magic.
Prisma Health to temporarily restrict children from visiting hospitalized patients
Prisma Health announced it will temporarily restrict children’s visits to hospitalized patients.
Wisconsin small business owners fear loss of Affordable Care Act subsidies
State Democratic leaders join business owners to criticize Republicans who oppose extending tax credits for the Affordable Care Act.
I backpacked across Europe for 2 weeks. Here are the best things I packed and the items I wished I'd left at home.
I spent two weeks traveling across Europe with just a backpack. I packed light enough to bring home souvenirs.
Top stories in Wisconsin politics in 2025, Wisconsin's 1970s bra flag
From a Supreme Court race to deep cuts to federal government, it's been a big year for Wisconsin politics. Today, our politics team looks back at the stories of the year. we'll hear that discussion of the year in politics. And, from Wisconsin Life, a story about a groundbreaking feminist artist in Wisconsin in the 1970s.
North Pole visitors surprise families at UVA Health Children’s on Christmas morning
From one room to the next, Santa - otherwise known as Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade - and his elves delivered gifts to these young patients.
All I want for Christmas is for the Democrats to play identity politics the right way.
Ask any Democrats about their Christmas wish for the 2026 midterms, and they will tell you they want a blue tsunami that will clear the Republicans out of the House and Senate, and maybe even Presi…
I left Big Law at 29 to become a rabbi, then changed careers again at 40. Here's what I learned about finding the perfect job.
Justin Pines, the CEO of the Jewish Broadcasting Service, initially took a "safe" career path in corporate law, before becoming a rabbi.
Florentino Pérez: “We continue to work towards new triumphs”
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez sent his best wishes in the club’s usual Christmas round-up. Pérez was joined by Xabi Alonso, Dani Carvajal, Fede Valverde, Sergio Scariolo, Sergio Llull, Edy Tavares, Pau Quesada, Misa and Teresa. “From Real Madrid, we want to accompany you during these special holidays, and we send you our best wishes for […]
Scientists say evolution works differently than we thought
A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is that changing environments prevent these mutations from spreading widely before they become useless or harmful. Evolution, it turns out, is less about reaching perfection and more about endlessly chasing a moving target.
Trump warns against infiltration by a 'bad Santa,' defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids
President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes
Trump warns against infiltration by a 'bad Santa,' defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids
President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes.
Wisconsin sues Trump over rules restricting gender-affirming care
The lawsuit comes less than a week after RFK Jr. proposed new rules barring health care providers from gender-affirming care treatment.
Dak Prescott Christmas wish list: How more say could shape Cowboys' offseason
Prescott wants more say with the front office as Dallas looks to avoid another lost season in 2026.
Great Lakes Science Center to hold STEM programming; announced new board chair
The Great Lakes Science Center will host science, technology, engineering and mathematics programming in December and January.
The 6 big Wisconsin political stories to watch for in 2026
From legislation to upcoming elections and court decisions, here are six issues to watch in 2026.
Sam Blackburn's Christmas wish list for Ohio sports teams, column
TR columnist Sam Blackburn has dusted off his Santa hat and offered up gifts to Ohio's sports teams. The Browns, Bengals and Reds have long lists.
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’
Central Wisconsin officials earn Packers, WIAA November honors
Stratford and Stevens Point officials lead a group honored by Green Bay Packers and WIAA as November’s high school football crew of the month.
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.
Felzkowski: Wisconsin can’t wait on Washington for health care reform
In an end-of-year interview, Felzkowski said states should “grab the bull by the horns,” when it comes to reforming the state’s medical system.
Plant science with a twist
From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving tool found throughout the plant kingdom. Roots “do the twist” all the time, skewing hard right or left to avoid rocks and other debris. Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner.
Editorial: Greece, Israel and the Politics of Alignment
The shift is unmistakable. A country that once kept Israel at arm’s length now stands closer to it than almost any European nation.
Plant science with a twist
Biology and engineering researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered the mechanism of plants’ twisting roots.
Wisconsin judge sends Slender Man attacker back to mental health institution after group home escape
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please the fictional horror villain known as Slender Man was ordered back to a state psychiatric hospital Tuesday after she escaped from her group home last month.
My last-second holiday wish list for the business world
I'm not looking for new sneakers or some cool electronics. But a solution to Wall Street's recruiting cycle would be nice.
Key Wisconsin motor sports events for the 2026 racing season
With IndyCar, IMSA, Outlaws and High Limit, ASA, dirt late models and specials, Wisconsin racing has plenty to offer in 2026. Still no NASCAR though.
I worked remotely on a cross-country Amtrak train. The views were unbeatable, but I wish I'd known 3 things.
Working remotely on a 43-hour Amtrak train offered stunning views, but a reliable hotspot and backup power are essential.
Critical n8n Flaw (CVSS 9.9) Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Across Thousands of Instances
Critical n8n flaw CVE-2025-68613 (CVSS 9.9) lets authenticated users run arbitrary code; versions 0.211.0–1.120.4 affected, patched in newer releases.
Is FanDuel Sports, which has Bucks and Brewers on TV, in jeopardy?
A report indicates the Main Street Sports Group, which operates the FanDuel Sports Wisconsin brand, is facing more financial trouble.
Noah Hiles: The 2025 Christmas wish list for Pittsburgh sports fans
Dear Santa, I hope this letter finds you well. It’s been quite some time since we last spoke — 22 years if my memory is correct. Thank...
Book examines life purpose, from ancient wisdom to emerging science
In a new book, “Purpose in Life as Ancient but Nascent,” psychology professor Anthony Burrow and colleagues explore purpose through the lens of psychology, philosophy and human development to help readers cultivate a sense of purpose.
Browns' rookie RB Quinshon Judkins fractures fibula, dislocates ankle in loss to Bills
Judkins got tackled on a screen pass in the open field and his lower left leg twisted in the wrong direction.
These 14 Facebook Moms Take Toxicity, Ignorance, And Inappropriateness To The Next Level
I hadn't heard the term "cupcaked" until today, and I wish I still didn't know about it.
Gard: Badgers bench has to meet the standard
Wisconsin’s bench has underwhelmed this year.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Securities Fraud Class Action Result of Undisclosed Financial Problems and 63% Stock Decline - Investors may Contact Lewis Kahn, Esq, at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
/PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors with substantial...
UVA selects Business School Dean Scott Beardsley as next president
The decision came against the wishes of a chorus of critics, including Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger, state lawmakers, student leaders and faculty leaders.
Nurse failed to provide CPR to unresponsive Hilltop Healthcare resident, health department finds
The resident’s wishes were for resuscitation and life-sustaining efforts to be offered if found with no pulse or not breathing.
I'm 87 and earn $12 an hour working two jobs. I wish I were retired, but I have no choice but to work.
Rebecca Reed, 87, is still working out of necessity. She earns $12 an hour as a church secretary and an editorial assistant in New Orleans.
Where to Find Lorwyn Eclipsed Previews
Our return to the plane of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor is here! Prepare for a pastoral preview season when Lorwyn Eclipsed debuts on January 5, 2026.
Red wine and your health: Facts and myths
Do the nutrients in red wine offer health benefits that outweigh alcohol’s health risks? A dietitian shares what to know.
When we weaponize government to eliminate a political opponent, that's fascism: GOP lawmaker
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., discusses the Mar-a-Lago raid on 'The Evening Edit.'
Monty Pickle and Halle Stanford: Jewish Joy, Entertainment and Pickle Latkes
Taste Buds with Deb - Episode 137
Astronomers just watched a black hole twist spacetime
Astronomers have detected spacetime itself being dragged and twisted by a spinning black hole for the first time. The discovery, seen during a star’s violent destruction, confirms a prediction made over 100 years ago and reveals new clues about how black holes spin and launch jets.
Scientists spent 10 years chasing a particle that wasn’t there
After a decade of painstaking measurements, scientists have delivered a major plot twist in particle physics: a long-hypothesized “mystery particle” likely doesn’t exist. Using the MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab, researchers analyzed neutrinos from two powerful beams and found no evidence for a sterile neutrino, ruling it out with 95% certainty.
Midlands families face healthcare uncertainty as Cigna, Lexington Health split
Midlands families insured through Cigna are facing new uncertainty about their healthcare after an announcement that Cigna will no longer cover care at Lexington Health the same way.
A moderate mutiny adds to the GOP’s Obamacare woes
By now, it’s become conventional wisdom about Congress: “Moderates always cave.” The more extreme elements sometimes force leadership’s hand, but those near the political center have a tendency to lose their nerve.
Checklist: 10 Tactics for Building Killer Entertainment Experiences
As immersive entertainment experiences continue to thrive, brand-side event profs break down 10 tactics for building top-notch campaigns.
Trump alleges Ilhan Omar ‘hates Jewish people’ at Hanukkah event
Trump has repeatedly targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is Muslim, since his first term as president.
Stars, hype on the rise as the NCAA volleyball tournament reaches the Final Four
The championship tournament semifinals are Thursday, with Texas A&M facing Pittsburgh and Wisconsin against Kentucky.
As ACA cliff approaches, Wisconsin small business owners, employees struggle to find affordable health care
With the loss of key Affordable Care Act tax credits on the horizon, some Wisconsin small business owners and their employees are scrambling to find health care as the final open enrollment deadline approaches.
DEI Challenge Hits State Small Business Credit Initiative, Threatens Funding Opportunities
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Aristotle’s Politics has wisdoms and warnings for our age of tech utopias and inequality
Are we all political animals? Aristotle thought so. Politics, he believed, was the art of the possible, but extremes of wealth could harm democracies.
Business News: Swiss Watch Industry Faces First Employment Downturn Since Post-Covid Era
Employment in the Swiss watch industry fell by 1.3% in 2025, the first drop since 2021, according to an industry association report.
Year in Review: The biggest Arkansas entertainment stories of 2025
Arkansas had an eventful 2025, with Miss Arkansas' Teen Peyton Bolling winning Miss America's Teen 2025, Johnny Cash's music featured in a Super Bowl LIX commercial, the Little Rock Zoo announcing the birth of a baby gorilla, Kid Rock and Gov. Sanders meeting to discuss the Rock the Country music festival, and the Magic Springs amusement park shutting down the Arkansas Twister coaster.
The oil business is hurting but still in love with Trump
Industry leaders are enjoying the president's push to cut regulations even as they wish for higher prices.
Business leaders agree AI is the future. They just wish it worked right now
By Deepa Seetharaman, Supantha Mukherjee and Krystal Hu SAN FRANCISCO/STOCKHOLM, Dec 16 - Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-collection app, built an AI-powered sommelier to make unvarnished wine
Business leaders agree AI is the future. They just wish it worked right now
Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-collection app, built an AI-powered sommelier to make unvarnished wine recommendations based on a person’s palate. The problem was the chatbot was too nice. “It's just very polite, instead of just saying, ‘It's really unlikely you'll like the wine,’” CellarTracker CEO Eric LeVine said.
What Makes This Business So Successful? We Find Out From the Founder's Kids
The children of Morgan Clayton, founder of Tel-Tec Security Systems in Bakersfield, California, share how their father's wisdom, life experience and caring nature have turned their family business into a locally respected powerhouse.
Scott Jennings on Trump’s Reiner statement: I wish he hadn’t made it
Book Review: ‘Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature’
'Free Gifts' is a book for deep thinkers wishing to delve into the ideas that formed our society and are now remaking the physical planet.
Where Wisconsin falls in latest USA TODAY Sports coaches poll
Wisconsin basketball remains on the outside of the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll after the latest week of results.
Op Ed: Wisconsin Candidates Decry Money in Politics, Plan to Raise Tons of It
2015 state law with 'billionaires' loophole' has transformed Wisconsin elections.
Here is What to Know Beyond Why AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) is a Trending Stock
AMC Entertainment (AMC) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.
Ant Group Announces Major Upgrades to Its 15-Million-MAU AI Health App AQ Amid Wider Push into Health Sector
HANGZHOU, China, December 15, 2025--Ant Group today announced major upgrades to its AI health app AQ, with a new Chinese name "Ant A-Fu." The character "Fu" conveys good wishes and well-being, reflecting the app’s goal to promote better health and quality of life.
Science in a French City, Which I Shall Not Name
It has a beautiful historic center with typical old European streets and an impressive number of museums. It is a delightful area of narrow cobbled streets, small charming squares, and beautiful old buildings. It is a very old city—more than 2,000 years old. It is a green city with many parks. There are 14 churches and cathedrals in this city, although over the years it has become less Christian and more Muslim. [Alex Gordon]
Nelson Returns As Assistant Sports Information Director - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Athletics
Ricky Nelson, who owns a decade of experience with UW-Oshkosh Athletics, has returned to the Titans' sports information office as announced by UW-Oshkosh Sports Information Director Brady Halverson on Monday.
Is the sacred becoming political?
“Do you expect most of your donors to come from the political right?” The question caught me off guard. After more than 20 years in public-facing roles in the Jewish world, I’ve been asked just about everything. But this question,...
Wisconsin 275: Meet the state’s most influential business leaders
BizTimes Media unveils the third edition of Wisconsin 275, a publication that identifies and profiles the most influential business leaders in the state.
Frameshift: Shari Wiseman reflects on her pivot from science to publishing
As chief editor of Nature Neuroscience, Wiseman applies critical-thinking skills she learned in the lab to manage the journal’s day-to-day operations.
Trump Shares Russia’s Twisted Vision of ‘Peace’ in New National Security Strategy
The Donald Trump administration's new National Security Strategy codifies the United States' alignment with the world's autocracies, including Russia.
Celebrity News | Ella McCay Release + Dick Van Dyke’s Centennial: Revisiting Three Entertainment Giants
James L. Brooks, Dick Van Dyke & Carl Reiner: Three Great Talents
The 7 political stories Jews will be watching in 2026
The 2026 political stories to watch — from Zohran Mamdani’s first year as NYC mayor to Jewish governors preparing for 2028.
Warren Buffett is a Zen master
Warren Buffett is renowned for his investment advice. But the billionaire, who is retiring later this month at age 95, also is a font of spiritual wisdom.
Wisconsin's cold weather means business heats up for some
"We know it’s going to be a busy day, but we prepare for it, and it’s always a good time."
Crowd rallies in Lewiston in support of Somalis
Speakers at the Lewiston rally pushed back against Trump’s recent comments about Somalis: “We are Americans. We are citizens, right? He should respect us and protect us and serve us like any other American.”
Wisconsin offers wide receiver in the transfer portal
The Badgers are looking into transfer portal wide receivers.
Klæbo makes shock exit as Russians return; Prevc family celebrates
Norwegian superstar Johannes Høsflot Klæbo failed to get beyond the quarter-finals of a cross country sprint race for the first time since his World Cup debut almost a decade ago. Klæbo has ruled the sprint over the years by winning the last two Olympic golds and four world titles, and he came into Saturday's race at the Swiss venue of Davos with 18 straight World Cup victories in the discipline.
Houston Museum of Natural Science's Foucault Pendulum has stopped after decades of swinging. Here's what happened.
Houston Museum of Natural Science's Foucault Pendulum has stopped after decades, and here's why.
This Week in Science: Cats Meow More at Men, Depression Relief, And More!
Our weekly science news roundup.
New mental health crisis center planned for Lewiston
Spurwink, which opened Maine's first Crisis Receiving Center in 2022, has been awarded a grant to open the new facility
The politics of being pro-Israel
Last week, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore stood before a crowded room of Jewish attendees just outside the nation’s capital, and proclaimed: “Today, I want to be loud and clear, that Maryland stands with the Israeli people and we support their right to exist in the region with the same sense of safety and security that... Read More
Wisconsin candidates decry money in politics, promise to raise a ton of it
Wisconsin is among the worst states in the union for high-dollar elections and loose regulations of campaign cash
Wisconsin State Patrol drops reminder: In-car entertainment might be breaking the law
(WFRV) – Ever wonder if motorists in Wisconsin can look at or operate an electronic device for entertainment while driving? Well, the state patrol provided some clarification. The Wisconsin S…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’
Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now revealed new
Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved
The Friday after Zohran Mamdani won, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch gave a sermon saying that he believed the incoming New York mayor’s criticisms of Israel aligned with Hamas and that critics of Israel wanted to separate “good Jews” from “bad Jews” in a way that endangers the city’s Jewish community.
Analysis: What Trump’s latest dramatic Venezuela move means
The Trump administration’s seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is one of the most dramatic twists yet in a military pressure campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
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
Full-length Replay: Wisconsin at Nebraska
No. 23 Nebraska tries to push the nation's longest win streak to 14 games when it hosts Wisconsin.
Danforth Plant Science Center to Lead Multi-Disciplinary Research to Enhance Stress Resilience in Bioenergy Sorghum
ST. LOUIS, MO., December 10, 2025 – Andrea Eveland, Ph.D., Principal Investigator and member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, will lead a multi-institutional project to deepen the understanding of sorghum, a versatile bioenergy crop, and its response to environmental challenges. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program supports the three-year $2.