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High school basketball: Boys' and girls' scores from Wednesday

CIF City and Southern Section boys' and girls' basketball results from Wednesday.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:12 AM EST • Sports • latimes.com
Scientists say thousands of tiny black holes may be passing through your home every day | - The Times of India

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:19 AM EST • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS  - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly unanimously adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement, an international treaty designed to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. The product of three years of arduous negotiations, the treaty marks a new era of global cooperation in public health. However, core aspects of the agreement remain unresolved—notably the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) System, which is intended to ensure equitable access to pandemic-related materials and benefits. To support the successful implementation of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Introduction For the first time, an international treaty has enshrined the principle of “One Health,” the compelling idea that the health of animals, humans, and the environment all contribute to pandemic risks. SARS (2003), H1N1 (2009–10), Ebola (2014–16), and COVID-19 all emerged through zoonotic spillover from animal hosts—respectively, civets, hogs, and bats. Together, they underscore the need for a coordinated, cross-sectoral approach. The Pandemic Agreement responds to this call, requiring state parties to acknowledge the ecological interplay and commit to a comprehensive “One Health” strategy. Specifically, Article 5 charges governments to address “the drivers of pandemics and the emergence and re-emergence of infectious disease at the human-animal-environment interface,” including wild animal markets, deforestation, and antibiotic overuse. Yet the effectiveness of this “One Health” vision depends equally on the free flow of scientific information and data among countries and institutions. Just as environmental and animal health factors have been neglected in past global frameworks, so too has data sharing been marginalized, despite its centrality to timely detection and response. The Pandemic Agreement takes an important step by requiring governments to enhance data collection and cooperate with the World Health Organization (WHO). However, these provisions will remain aspirational without a robust Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex. The PABS system will determine whether countries and researchers can rapidly exchange pathogen samples and genetic data while ensuring equitable access to resulting research and development, including diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Without such mechanisms, the treaty’s promise to operationalize “One Health” and strengthen global preparedness will risk becoming largely symbolic, echoing earlier failures to translate shared principles into coordinated action. Equity Concerns When the 2025 Health Assembly adopted the Pandemic Agreement, it left the difficult question of access to pathogens and the sharing of resulting benefits to be addressed in a separate agreement. Negotiations on this separate agreement, PABS, are now underway in Geneva. Yet governments remain divided over fundamental questions of equity between the countries that primarily contribute to the system and those that primarily draw from it—and consequently benefit. For example, wildlife in countries bordering the equator is likely to produce PABS materials, but companies in Europe are likely to use them to develop lucrative products. The most likely contributor countries are likely to be those biodiverse countries around the equator, such as Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, where the number of human-mammalian viral host interactions is large. Conversely, countries most likely to benefit from this material are those with the technology, investors, and infrastructure to capitalize on genomic data, such as the United States, EU member states, and Japan. This imbalance reflects a broader pattern seen in prior international frameworks. Now, as in the past, the wealthiest countries in the world (a useful heuristic is membership of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)) disproportionately benefit from systems in which pathogens and genomic sequencing data are contributed to a common source. Under the International Agreement on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the “Plant Treaty” or “Seed Treaty”) and the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework, companies from Europe and North America disproportionately withdraw biological samples and data for development into lucrative medical products. Their governments and companies have both statutory and contractual claims to the products that those companies correspondingly produce. PABS appears poised to follow the same pattern. The text calls for strong language on access to pathogens and associated data, but the corresponding benefits that should flow to poorer countries are couched in equivocal or non-binding language. Common but Differentiated Responsibilities To address these inequities, the principle of “common but differentiated responsibilities” should be formally incorporated into the negotiating agenda of the PABS annex. Common but differentiated responsibilities are often a feature of climate change negotiations. The basic principle is that, even though all countries should reduce carbon emissions, governments that became rich and powerful through massive carbon emissions (e.g., France, the United Kingdom, the United States) should have a greater obligation to address the resulting crises. Applied to PABS, it would require that governments hosting and supporting companies developing lucrative products carry greater obligations toward the cost of running the PABS system; share benefits or final medical products; and transfer technology to help countries worldwide develop their own capacities to innovate and manufacture vaccines during an emergency. For example, an annex could mandate that any company based in an OECD country that withdraws PABS material would be obligated to donate the resulting diagnostics, therapeutics, or vaccines to the WHO during a public health emergency or pandemic. Questions remain about how robust those donations would be, but the principle is that they should deliver highly significant lifesaving benefits to be equitably shared. Theoretically, this approach mirrors the PIP Framework, in which companies withdrawing influenza samples are required to pay half of the operating costs. In practice, however, the framework has fallen short. The PIP Framework Secretariat has struggled to secure payments from companies, with companies often disagreeing over how much is owed. Additionally, without another pandemic influenza to test the strength of the agreement during a public health emergency, corporate compliance with sharing mechanisms remains unknown. Even if these limitations did not characterize the PIP Framework, partially paying for operating expenses does not address the inequity in access to genetic data and pathogen samples that left less developed countries last in line for COVID-19 vaccines (and, before them, H1N1). Common but differentiated responsibilities would go further, addressing governments’ legitimate grievances regarding information sharing. It would make withdrawals of PABS material and resulting products more transparent, building trust across the board. Enforcement and Enduring Success A key implication of this approach is that the governing mechanism of the PABS must have real enforcement authority. The WHO Pandemic Agreement delegates its core governance responsibilities to a Conference of the Parties (COP)—a governing body composed of one representative from each participating government, similar to those established under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement COP is charged with oversight functions but ultimately possesses no real authority to compel a government to take any action it does not wish to take. The text does not give the COP the ability to, for example, sanction a party that does not comply with either textual obligations or PABS provisions. In other words, there are no effective mechanisms in place to ensure compliance. Perhaps just as significant, establishing a meaningful enforcement mechanism within the PABS system would strengthen the WHO’s credibility and its ability to ensure compliance across global health governance. By setting a precedent for accountability, such a mechanism could enhance the organization’s authority not only within the Pandemic Agreement but also in enforcing the revised International Health Regulations and other frameworks for public health emergencies. Conclusion The PABS annex can—and should—be different. It should establish clear responsibilities for funding as well as for sharing the diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines that result from contributions to the system. The system, in turn, must include a dedicated body empowered to hold governments and the corporations they sponsor accountable for their responsibilities before, during, and after pandemics. Doing so would restore trust in the broader agreement, which was eroded as commitments were repeatedly diluted while parties scrambled to meet their own self-imposed deadlines during the Pandemic Agreement negotiations. A robust PABS Annex would cement a grand social bargain. Wealthier countries and their corporations would gain unimpeded access to scientific information essential for developing and manufacturing lifesaving medical products. As such, they would stand to gain considerable economic benefit. Yet that privilege must be matched with responsibility. The grand bargain must include not only the right to innovate, but also the duty to ensure that innovation serves all. As medical products are developed and produced through collective contributions, every person must have equal access. All human beings deserve an equitable chance to survive—to save their own life, the lives of their families, and the well-being of their communities. … Sam Halabi, JD, MPhil, is the Bette Jacobs Endowed Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Health and the Director of the Center for Transformational Health Law at Georgetown Law. He serves as the co-lead for the WHO’s Working Group on Regulatory Consideration on AI and Health’s training workstream. He earned his JD from Harvard, his MPhil from Oxford, and undergraduate degrees from Kansas State University. Lawrence Gostin, LLD (Hon.), JD, BA, is University Distinguished Professor and Founding Director and Timothy and Linda O’Neill Professor of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He is the author of Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future (Harvard University Press, 2021); Global Health Law (Harvard University Press, 2014); Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2016); Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader (University of California Press, 3rd ed., 2018); Law and the Health System (Foundation Press, 2014); Principles of Mental Health Law & Practice (Oxford University Press, 2010). He also directs the WHO Collaborating Center at Georgetown University. Image Credit: United States Mission Geneva, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Health • gjia.georgetown.edu
Mets showing interest in Cardinals' Willson Contreras: reports

The Mets reportedly approached the Cardinals with interest regarding a potential trade for three-time All-Star Willson Contreras.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:24 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Korea's entertainment industry struggles as celebrity scandals derail productions

A string of personal scandals involving high-profile Korean entertainers is once again leaving broadcasters and production companies to absorb heav...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:19 PM EST • Entertainment • koreatimes.co.kr
Nuggets, Kings clash for 4th time in 6 weeks

Two teams quite familiar with one another meet for the fourth time in less than six weeks when the Denver Nuggets visit the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:47 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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These plants can heat themselves up—scientists finally know why

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest form of pollination.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • nationalgeographic.com
The Game Awards 2025: How To Watch, Start Times, And What To Expect

From Facebook Live and Twitch to TikTok Live and YouTube, here's a breakdown of where you can watch Geoff Keighley's annual awards show.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • gamespot.com
Congress to require greater oversight of military health restructuring

The proposed defense authorization bill calls for more eyes on proposed modifications to military treatment facilities.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:16 PM EST • Health • militarytimes.com
Michigan Reportedly Fires Head Coach Sherrone Moore After 2 Seasons

Sherrone Moore's time in Ann Arbor is over.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:44 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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DealBook Summit: Business Executives Share Tips for Leadership

Executives on a DealBook Summit task force panel said fear was not the way to build teams capable of navigating difficult times.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:35 PM EST • Business • nytimes.com
YouTube TV will offer new sports package to customers next year

The Google-owned service will offer 10 genre-specific packages in 2026.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:03 PM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
'Can’t blame me for anything anymore': Joe Carollo's near 50-year stint in Miami politics ends

A regular fixture in local politics, Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo will soon leave city hall for what could be the last time following his mayoral election loss. From his start as the youngest commissioner ever elected in the City of Miami, his time in public office featured plenty of high profile moments — such as dealing with the Elián Gonzalez saga as mayor — and controversies.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:34 PM EST • Politics • wlrn.org
Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire in a 400,000-year-old hearth

A new archaeological find pushes back the timeline on when humans mastered the ability to make fires, a transformative technology.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Science • washingtonpost.com
Trump rips NY Times over ‘seditious’ reporting about his health

President Trump late Tuesday went after The New York Times over “seditious” reporting about his health. “The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am ‘slowing up,’ am maybe not as…

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:43 AM EST • Health • thehill.com
A Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years

Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:31 AM EST • Politics • pbs.org
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Utah's landmark deal has officially brought private equity to college sports

In today's edition: Utah's landmark deal, Messi wins MVP (again), NFL power rankings, Teddy Bear Toss, A'ja Wilson named TIME's Athlete of the Year, and more.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:26 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
When to expect iOS 26.2 release in your time zone

Learn the most likely iOS 26.2 release date and time, and discover new features like an AirDrop update plus bug fixes for your iPhone.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:16 AM EST • Technology • cultofmac.com
AMD FSR 4 Redstone Review

AMD's FSR Redstone is finally here—and it's more than just another FSR update. With ML-powered frame generation that can match (and sometimes beat) DLSS, smarter ray tracing cleanup, and excellent driver-level support, Redstone turns FSR into a competitive performance solution.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:08 AM EST • Technology • techpowerup.com
Letter from the editor: Highlights from our Dec. 11 issue

Our editor in chief discusses highlights from our Dec. 11 issue, including our Actors Roundtable, Laura Dern and 'The Smashing Machine's' fight scenes.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
Where to watch Athletic Club vs. PSG live stream: Start time, odds

PSG are second domestically as their many absences have led to a bumpy first half of the season

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:55 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Gresham touts Garage to Storefront program as way to uplift small business

Program waives first-time fees and helps fill vacant storefronts in business hubs The city of Gresham wants small businesses to thrive and take a bite out of the vacant storefronts across town. The hope is its Garage to Storefront program could be the answer to success. “It helps relieve some of the first-time fees for […]

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • theoutlookonline.com
State championship football games set to produce lots of tears

Final high school football games for 2025 will produce emotional endings in Orange County this weekend.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:30 AM EST • Sports • latimes.com
Ignored, misdiagnosed, left to die: Illinois' new prison health care provider has a history of poor care, records show

A Sun-Times review of more than 100 lawsuits against Centurion Health shows a recurring pattern: People in prison repeatedly complain about a health issue, are ignored by correctional and medical staff and their condition worsens to the point of dangerous complications or death.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:30 AM EST • Health • chicago.suntimes.com
The 33 best comedy specials of 2025

The best comedy of 2025 includes specials by Frankie Quiñones, Andrew Schulz, Jordan Jensen, Sebastian Maniscalco, Bill Burr, Atsuko Okatsuka and Gabriel Iglesias.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
Healthcare consolidation and rising costs happen, but Obamacare is not the key culprit

The debate over Affordable Care Act tax credits has prompted Republicans to blame the ACA for consolidation in the healthcare industry. But experts disagree about how much this can be tied to Obamacare.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • latimes.com
Trump Administration Rules Threaten Nobel Prizes Won by Immigrants

As three immigrants claim Nobel Prizes in science for the United States this year, experts warn that immigration crackdowns could undo American innovation.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:03 AM EST • Science • nytimes.com
A new threat to affordability – just in time for winter

A new problem is threatening to worsen the affordability squeeze this winter: Natural gas prices have raced back up just as extreme cold forces Americans to crank up the heat.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • cnn.com
As farmers face trade wars and inflation, calls to mental health hotlines rise

As farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline — where farmers can get support in times of mental health crisis or need — are increasing.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • arkansasadvocate.com
Trump Calls Reports on His Health ‘Seditious’

The President posted that he recently “aced” a cognitive exam and reports that demean him are “perhaps even treasonous.”

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • time.com
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NHL games today: Schedule, odds, how to watch for Dec. 10

Here's the full NHL schedule, for Dec. 10, including game times, TV channels, scores, odds and how to stream.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:25 AM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
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3 separate US strikes on alleged drug boats have initially left survivors. Each time they’ve been treated differently

As the US military has undertaken a campaign of attacks against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, at least five people have survived initial strikes ending up in the water after explosions killed fellow crew members and disabled their ships.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:01 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Prep basketball roundup: Freshman Major Williams makes 11 threes for Edison

Major Williams tied a school record with 11 threes and finished with 39 points in Edison's 96-82 victory over Long Beach Jordan on Tuesday night.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:45 AM EST • Sports • latimes.com
Democrat wins Miami's mayoral race for the first time in almost 30 years

Democrat Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio González, NBC News projects.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 8:14 PM EST • Politics • nbcnews.com
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Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times New Roman as part of a push to stamp out diversity efforts.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:57 PM EST • Politics • nytimes.com
GOP Senators Will Counter Democrats’ Bid to Preserve Health Care Subsidies

Senate Republicans plan to offer a proposal that would create a new payment for people with bare-bones health coverage, clashing with Democrats who are pressing for an extension of existing tax credits.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:21 PM EST • Health • nytimes.com
‘It’s time to move on’: Longtime Somerville state senator says she won’t run for re-election

Senator Patricia Jehlen, a longtime fixture and voice for progressive politics on Beacon Hill, announced Tuesday that she would not seek reelection.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:12 PM EST • Politics • bostonglobe.com
Supreme Court poised to strike down Watergate-era campaign finance limits

The Supreme Court's conservatives signaled they are likely to rule for Republicans and President Trump by throwing out a Watergate-era limit on campaign funding by political parties. Such a ruling could allow parties to support their candidate's campaigns with help from wealthy donors.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 5:50 PM EST • Politics • latimes.com
HBO Max subscriber sues Netflix to halt merger

As concerns emerge about Netflix's plan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery assets, an HBO Max subscriber sued Netflix on Monday to prevent the merger from happening.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 5:24 PM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
The U.S. Needs a Better Strategy for Sports Diplomacy

The U.S. has never had a cohesive approach to sports diplomacy — which could be a problem while hosting the World Cup and the Olympics over the next decade.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 4:15 PM EST • Sports • time.com
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Chateau Ste. Michelle is now under new ownership

The Wyckoff family announced its purchase of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates on Monday.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 4:15 PM EST • Business • seattletimes.com
Centennial Yards' Entertainment District bags big Irish pub from NYC

In a recent interview, Centennial Yards Company president Brian McGowan predicted the downtown megaproject he’s overseeing will emerge in coming years as the “Times Square of the South.” Helping that cause, perhaps, is the rising district’s newest signing.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 4:08 PM EST • Entertainment • atlanta.urbanize.city
Champions League live updates: Liverpool, Inter Milan goalless at halftime; Bayern Munich move into tie for first place
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Dec 9, 2025 • 3:56 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Top 5 Entertainment News: From Ranveer Singh's 'Dhurandhar' dominating box office to Joe Jonas struggling to parallel park his car - highlights of the day | Hindi Movie News - The Times of India

Ranveer Singh's blockbuster, 'Dhurandhar', paves the way for a much-anticipated sequel. Meanwhile, 'Akhanda 2' clears its legal challenges, scheduled

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Dec 9, 2025 • 3:43 PM EST • Entertainment • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
PlayStation Wrap-Up 2025 Live Now, Get Your Gaming Stats for the Year

Track your playtime, Trophies, and more

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Dec 9, 2025 • 12:10 PM EST • Technology • pushsquare.com
It Ain’t Just Sports: Time to catch up

This week we are not dropping a new episode of It Ain’t Just Sports, but encouraging people to go back and rewatch or catch up on previous episodes.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 11:25 AM EST • Sports • 12onyourside.com
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A 600-year-old British estate, which has been visited by royalty, is on sale for $4.7 million. Take a look.

Maunsel House in Somerset has historic gardens, cottages, and legendary literary ties. It's the first time in centuries that the property has been on the market.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 11:07 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Sheinelle Jones named co-host for the fourth hour of 'Today'

Jones will join Jenna Bush for program formerly co-hosted by Hoda Kotb

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Dec 9, 2025 • 10:58 AM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
Pebble's founder introduces a $75 AI smart ring for recording brief notes with a press of a button

After rebooting the Pebble smartwatch, founder Eric Migicovsky is expanding his company's device lineup with a new smart wearable: an AI-powered smart ring known as Index 01. Named for the finger where the ring is meant to be worn, the new $75 ring is not meant to be a competitor to the always-on, always-listening AI devices, like the AI pendant Friend, but instead offers a way to record quick notes and reminders with a press of a button on the ring's side. AI only comes into play via the open source, speech-to-text, and AI models that run locally on your smartphone, via the open source Pebble mobile app. That is, if the Ring's button is not being pressed, it's not recording. (And this is a press-and-hold gesture, too, which means you can't start the ring's recording and then let go to surreptitiously record a conversation.) You can wear the stainless steel ring while in the shower, washing hands, doing dishes, or in the rain, but you would have to take it off for other water-related activities, like swimming. At launch, it's water-resistant to 1 meter. The ring is also not a fitness tracker or sleep monitor. It doesn't record details about your heart rate or health. And it's not there to be your AI friend. "I'm not trying to build some AI assistant thing," Migicovsky told TechCrunch in an interview. "I build things that solve one main problem, and they solve it really well," he explains. "I think of as external memory for my brain...that's what this is. It's always with you." Plus, the ring has been designed to be highly reliable and privacy-preserving, he says, as all your thoughts are stored on your phone, not in the cloud. There is no subscription. Migicovsky has been wearing the ring for three months now and says he cannot imagine going back to a world where he doesn't always have a memory device with him. "The problem is that, during the day, I get ideas or I remember something, and if I don't write it down that second, I forget it," he says. The ring solves this problem, he adds, without becoming another device you need to charge. "The battery lasts for years," Migicovsky claims. Technically, the ring is said to support roughly 12 to 14 hours of recording. On average, the founder says he uses it 10-20 times per day to record 3-6 second thoughts. At that rate, he'll get about two years of usage. When the ring's battery dies, you can ship it back to the company for recycling. When using Index, you can record up to five minutes of audio, which can be saved to the ring and synced to your phone later. This makes sense for recording briefer, personal thoughts and notes, even when you don't have your phone handy, but it wouldn't work for recording a longer chat, like a presentation, meeting, or in-person interview of some kind. The ring also supports 99+ languages and has a bit of on-device memory, in case you're not in Bluetooth range of your device, where the recording is ultimately saved and transcribed. (The raw audio is retained, too, in case the speech-to-text is garbled due to loud background noise). If you own a Pebble smartwatch or one from another brand, your recorded thought can even appear on the watch's screen so you can verify it's correct. The ring works with Pebble's mobile app, which offers notes and reminders, but can optionally integrate with your phone's calendaring system, too, or other apps, like Notion. And the ring's software is open source, which makes it hackable by the community, the founder points out. Because of its open nature, the ring's button is already programmable. In addition to the press-and-hold gesture, you can program the ring to do other things with a single or double press, like play or pause your music or control the shutter on your phone's camera. You could use it to send a message through the universal chat app Beeper, which Migicovsky also created, or you could add your own voice actions via MCP. A new approach to hardware Migicovsky acknowledges that hardware can be difficult to get right -- as the previous exit of Pebble to Fitbit showed. (Fitbit, too, was later acquired by Google in 2021). "I didn't earn any money during Pebble -- we exited, but it was not a great exit," Migicovsky admits. This year, however, he decided to reboot the Pebble project after Google open sourced the PebbleOS, which opened up the door to new hardware. With his new company, Core Devices, Migicovsky plans to do things differently. Still, the founder doesn't regret his previous choices, he clarifies. "I wouldn't have gone back and changed anything. I loved what we built. I loved what we did. I love the company that we built, but it's not the only way to build a company," he told TechCrunch. " And, speaking as an ex-YC partner, there are -- there's a time and a place for building a venture-backed startup. Some companies are phenomenal when they raise money and build a big team, and I tried that...I think what I'm doing now is trying an alternative path, which is start from profitability," he says. The new company is a small team of five, self-funded, and focused on sustainability. So far, Core Devices has shipped the Pebble 2 Duo smartwatch with a black-and-white display. Its first run sold out, and the company is now preparing to ship the upgraded version, the Pebble Time 2. The newer device, which has seen 25,000 pre-orders, is a stainless steel watch with a larger, color e-ink screen. As for the Index 01, the ring's pre-order offer ends in March 2026. After that, the price increases to $99. It currently comes in silver, polished gold, and matte black and works with iOS and Android devices. Customers can select from eight ring sizes and three colors.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com
What's that business coming to Zaragoza Road in East El Paso?

The new hotel will be located near the intersection of Zaragoza Road and Rojas Drive in far East El Paso.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 9:01 AM EST • Business • elpasotimes.com
How Much Do OC Taxpayers Spend on Local Politician’s Health Benefits?

As budgets tighten across OC cities, questions arise about spending local tax dollars on healthcare for part-time city politicians.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 8:58 AM EST • Health • voiceofoc.org
Apple's M5 iPad Pro Returns to All-Time Low Black Friday Prices at Up to $180 Off

Amazon and Best Buy today opened up big discounts across the M5 iPad Pro lineup, offering as much as $180 off select tablets. Prices start at $899.00 for the 256GB Wi-Fi 11-inch M5 iPad Pro at Amazon, down from $999.00. All deals in this sale match — or beat — the record low prices we tracked during Black Friday. Note. MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 8:56 AM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot

iFixit today announced the launch of a new iFixit app that's available to download from Apple's App Store (and the Play Store on Android devices). It includes all of the iFixit repair guides in a format that's ideal for mobile devices, along with a workbench that keeps track of repairs, a battery lifespan predictor, and an AI repair buddy called FixBot. The iFixit repair app is able to monitor an iPhone's battery in real time, providing graphs of how a battery deteriorates over time.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Grant Thornton Invitational 2025: Teams, format and how to watch

Here's a look at the two-player PGA Tour and LPGA teams as well as the format and TV times.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Sports • golfchannel.com
Optum Golf Channel Games: Scottie Scheffler

Watch the reigning World No. 1 and four-time major champion Scottie Scheffler tee it up at the Optum Golf Channel Games on December 17 at 7:00 p.m. ET on USA Network and Golf Channel.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 7:06 AM EST • Sports • nbcsports.com
The Most Influential Man in Europe Thinks Europe is Full of Losers

The most important European policymaker for the first time in a decade is not a European and, increasingly, doesn’t even much like the place anymore.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:06 AM EST • Politics • politico.com
Troy Aikman’s guiding principle for ‘Monday Night Football’: ‘I try to be fair’

In an interview, the longtime NFL analyst covered a range of topics, including analytics, Lane Kiffin and slinging the ball at age 59.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:05 AM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
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The Business Strategy That Could Drive Up Your Grocery Bill, and Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout

Plus, a big Hollywood battle just got messier.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • nytimes.com
The best theater of 2025

Theater critic Charles McNulty selects his top productions in Los Angeles, including "Furlough's Paradise" at the Geffen Playhouse, "& Juliet" at the Ahmanson Theatre, "The Night of the Iguana" at Boston Court Pasadena' and "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Hollywood Bowl.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
US Small-Business Optimism Rises on Brighter Sales Outlook

Sentiment among US small businesses increased in November, largely due to a surge in optimism about the sales outlook.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
Stronger than milk? researchers point to an unexpected food for bone health | - The Times of India

Cottage cheese is emerging as a surprising powerhouse for bone health, offering more than just calcium. This humble dairy product is packed with prote

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Dec 9, 2025 • 5:30 AM EST • Health • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
I'm the CEO of Canyon Ranch. My days can start as early as 2:45 a.m. and include the 'cowboy coffee' ritual and ice cream, if I'm lucky.

Mark Rivers drives from Austin to Forth Worth every Monday at 2:45 a.m. to spend time at Canyon Ranch's corporate office. He became the CEO in 2023.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 5:11 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
MoMA PS1 Will Be Free for Everyone, Not Just New Yorkers

Free admission begins in January, thanks to a donation. Officials expect visitation to climb as the Queens-based museum celebrates its 50th anniversary.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 5:02 AM EST • Technology • nytimes.com
The business of leading a marching band: SOSA drum majors talk about what they’ve learned on the podium - UT San Antonio Today

Leadership, communication and strategic thinking are are skills learned in class and also on the field, one rehearsal and one show, at a time.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • news.utsa.edu
Brain health tips: Neurosurgeon shares 5 simple habits that help

The brain works tirelessly to help us think, remember, decide, and feel. Neuroscience suggests that the overall ‘fitness’ of the brain highly depends on daily habits. As it turns out, seemingly simple lifestyle patterns can shape the structure, connectivity, and resilience of the brain over time. Highlighting the importance of consistency, balance, and protection for long-term brain resilience, US-based neurosurgeon Dr. Jay Jagannathan shared 5 simple habits that help improve brain health and function, when done consistently. Let’s take a closer look:

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Dec 9, 2025 • 4:52 AM EST • Health • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NHL games today: Schedule, odds, how to watch for Dec. 9

Here's the full NHL schedule, for Dec. 9, including game times, TV channels, scores, odds and how to stream.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 4:26 AM EST • Sports • usatoday.com
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High school basketball: Monday’s boys’ and girls’ scores

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys' and girls' basketball scores for Monday.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 1:34 AM EST • Sports • latimes.com
4 Takeaways From the Chargers' Win Over the Eagles

Here are our takeaways from the Chargers' overtime win over the Eagles with Jalen Hurts throwing four interceptions.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 12:19 AM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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Analysis: Trump’s answer for everything: Blame Biden

It feels like a lifetime since Joe Biden was in the Oval Office, such is the turmoil and transformation unleashed since he went home to Delaware. But one person in Washington never stops obsessing about the 46th president — his predecessor and successor.

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Dec 9, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Dec. 9 #442

Here's today's Connections: Sports Edition answer and hints for groups. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Connections: Sports Edition, every day.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 9:48 PM EST • Sports • cnet.com
Hochul: Grieving Families veto should come as no surprise

“Don’t pass the same bill four times if you want a different result,” she said.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 8:42 PM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Ghana World Cup 2026 Schedule: Locations, Dates, Times

Here is Ghana's World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 8:15 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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CBS shows investment in UEFA, women’s soccer with crossover Champions League studio

or the first time, there will be simultaneous studio coverage of both the men’s and women’s games from a studio in London, with a combo of nine hosts and analysts joining up for a single show for all 13 matches on Tuesday and 14 matches Wednesday. There will also be two reporters on site.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 8:01 PM EST • Sports • sportsbusinessjournal.com
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Attorneys call for timeout on Cleveland Browns receiving unclaimed funds

Attorneys are asking for a timeout — arguing in federal court Monday that the public's money shouldn't be given to the Cleveland Browns, especially without telling Ohioans.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:05 PM EST • Politics • news5cleveland.com
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Sensory play business Squish opens downtown

Kids in Marshalltown have a new play option – Squish, a downtown hands-on sensory play business. Owners Bobbie Slaney and Tiffany Fouts started the business inside the Hellberg’s Jewelers building at 13 W. Main St., with a soft opening on Monday. According to Slaney, the inspiration came when they saw there were not a lot […]

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Dec 8, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Business • timesrepublican.com
NCAA men's soccer championship: All-time winners list

Saint Louis University has won more NCAA men's soccer championships than any other team, with 10 titles. Check out the all-time winners list now.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 6:46 PM EST • Sports • espn.com
Chargers vs. Eagles prediction, odds: 'Monday Night Football' picks today from 10,000 simulations

SportsLine's model simulated Philadelphia vs. Los Angeles 10,000 times and revealed its 'MNF' best bets

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Dec 8, 2025 • 6:43 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Farmers say Trump's payment isn't enough amid rising health care costs

President Trump announced $12 billion in one-time payments to farmers as they adjust to increased tariffs on exports. Some farmers say even with that help they still face rising health care costs.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 6:12 PM EST • Health • npr.org
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John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92

He gave readers a comprehensive and lyrical account of the historic mission in 1969. His science coverage as a Pulitzer-winning journalist and an author took him around the world.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 6:12 PM EST • Science • nytimes.com
South Korea World Cup 2026 Schedule: Locations, Dates, Times

Here is South Korea's World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 5:34 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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Actress Kristen Stewart says entertainment industry is 'capitalist hell'

Actress Kristen Stewart called the entertainment industry a "capitalist hell" that creates barriers for people during an interview with The New York Times on Saturday (12/6/25)

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Dec 8, 2025 • 4:56 PM EST • Entertainment • foxnews.com
G.O.P. Senators Push Health Care Options as Vote Looms

The Senate is set to vote later this week on a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that Republicans oppose. The G.O.P. has yet to coalesce around an alternative.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 4:39 PM EST • Health • nytimes.com
Youth Mental Health Improved When Schools Reopened, Study Finds

With the end of school shutdowns, children’s mental health appointments fell sharply, though other factors may have contributed.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Health • nytimes.com
Who killed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II’s 'Restored Content DLC' for Switch? Disney lawyers.

EXCLUSIVE: How a studio's multi-year effort to give Switch (and mobile) gamers official access to KOTOR II’s infamously cut content collapsed. The emails. The timeline. Plans B and C. The inside story

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:36 PM EST • Technology • gamefile.news
JPMorganChase to raise fees on some small-business accounts

The bank is increasing monthly and transaction fees on a business checking account for the first time since 2017.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:18 PM EST • Business • americanbanker.com
The Times-Picayune to host live forum on New Orleans' future with Moreno, Morrell, more leaders

The panel will explore everything from public safety and economic growth to the city's legislative priorities. You can watch live at 11 a.m.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:16 PM EST • Politics • nola.com
Kilgore ISD dismisses students early for Bulldogs’ semifinal game

KILGORE, Texas (KETK)– As the Kilgore Bulldogs prepare to face off in the 4A D1 semifinals in Waco, the district will release students early so they can attend the game. According to Kilgore ISD, students will be released on Friday at 1 p.m., providing students and staff enough time to travel to Waco to support […]

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:14 PM EST • Sports • ketk.com
Tranent Juniors vs. Inverness C.T.F.C - Live Score

View the Tranent Juniors vs. Inverness C.T.F.C game played on December 10, 2025. Box score, stats, play-by-play timeline, highlights, odds & more

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:08 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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Kelsie Moak: Quick ways to strengthen your digital defenses

Identifying how much time and money you should invest in cybersecurity can be difficult, especially for smaller businesses without in-house IT staff. But Gulf South Technology Solutions COO Kelsie Moak insists improving your company’s cyber defenses doesn’t have to mean spending big. Here are her top five steps for getting started. Shift your mindset Many […]

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:03 PM EST • Business • businessreport.com
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School of Business Dean Annette L. Ranft transitions to role as Special Advisor to the Interim Provost

Dr. Annette L. Ranft, Dean of Business and FM Kirby Foundation Professor of Strategic Management, will begin a six-month appointment as a special advisor to the Interim Provost on January 1. During this time, Dr. Ranft will serve in an advisory role to the Provost [...]

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Dec 8, 2025 • 3:00 PM EST • Business • inside.wfu.edu
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The Apple Watch Series 11 just got a big $100 discount ahead of the holidays

It’s time to save.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 2:17 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Business owners to call for 2-week extension of Nights of Lights at city commissioners meeting, citing challenging times

St. Augustine business owners are expected to attend Monday’s city commissioners meeting to request a two-week extension of the Nights of Lights event.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 2:13 PM EST • Business • news4jax.com
Non-Banks Are Now a Big Banking Business

Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes it's us, Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway, bringing you our thoughts on the most recent developments in markets, finance and the economy. And sometimes it's contributions from our network of expert guests and sources. Whatever it is, we promise it will always be interesting.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 1:36 PM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
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How to watch NCAA women’s soccer championship for free: Channel, time for Florida State vs. Stanford

The College Cup finals are on Monday in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 1:15 PM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
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'Big-time' win in Baltimore puts Steelers in excellent position to win AFC North for 1st time since 2020

The Steelers control their own fate in the final month of the regular season.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 1:11 PM EST • Sports • post-gazette.com
I tried Google’s prototype smart glasses and it almost made me forget about my phone

How often do you reach for your phone to get directions, answer a video call or Google something? Probably more times than you can count.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 1:01 PM EST • Technology • cnn.com
Global Business Didn't Save Russia in the 1990s. It Won't Today, Either.

Opinion | For relations between Russia and the United States, the 1990s are back.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 12:04 PM EST • Business • themoscowtimes.com
Science with Practice: ‘A doorway into the world of scientific curiosity’

Twenty years ago, at a time when student debt was at an all-time high and the university faced stiff state and federal funding cuts, the Science with Practice program launched to provide experiential learning opportunities for students and pay them for their work. Since then, nearly 800 CALS students have enrolled in the program and course (AGEDS 3120).

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Dec 8, 2025 • 10:39 AM EST • Science • cals.iastate.edu
AirPods Pro 3 Matching Black Friday Low Price of $219.99 on Amazon

Apple's AirPods Pro 3 have returned to the low price of $219.99 today on Amazon, down from $249.00. We first tracked this deal during Black Friday, and today is one of the first times it's returned since that event ended. Note. MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 9:50 AM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Column: The Golden Globes' ethics are worse than ever, and no one seems to care

The Golden Globes came back from the brink of scandal. But the awards' suspect ethics haven't really changed, our columnist writes.

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Dec 8, 2025 • 9:36 AM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com