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What expiring ACA subsidies mean for Massachusetts health care

Congressman Stephen Lynch said the change will be dramatic.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:12 PM EST • Health • wcvb.com
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Lara Croft will return in Tomb Raider: Catalyst and a new remake

Amazon is publishing two new Tom Raider games in the next two years: Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis in 2026 and Tomb Raider: Catalyst in 2027.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:58 PM EST • Technology • engadget.com
Get Ready to Ride the Light: Diablo 4's Next Expansion Adds Paladin Class, Revamps the Endgame

A second new class will also be included in the expansion, which focuses on the fight against Mephisto.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:50 PM EST • Technology • cnet.com
Control Resonant steps into a larger world that's inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion

Just ahead of the reveal at The Game Awards, we got an early look at Control: Resonant, the next game in the Remedy Connected Universe.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:13 PM EST • Technology • engadget.com
City Colleges of Chicago Director and ISU Health Sciences alumna becomes first Black person in Illinois to hold a doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science

When she learned she was the first Black person in Illinois to hold a *Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS) she was “flabbergasted,” and not because she earned the doctorate, but because she knows it’s a catalyst for “something much bigger than me."

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:38 PM EST • Science • colleges.ccc.edu
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China Is Heading for Another ‘Lackluster’ Economic Health Check

Key economic data for November are set to show China’s domestic demand remained subdued — or even weakened further — offsetting the country’s solid performance in exports.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:37 PM EST • Health • bloomberg.com
Buss: Are politics better with s---?

Ideas and the law — bedrocks of our society — are not sharpened by the use of profanity; they are exposed for their weakness.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:01 PM EST • Politics • detroitnews.com
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Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech

UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:34 PM EST • Technology • bbc.com
Analysis: How the White House is using misleading comparisons to make inflation sound better

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:13 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Instead of fixing WoW’s new floating house exploit, Blizzard makes it official

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

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

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

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

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:58 PM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Hochul signs several bills into law on artificial intelligence regulations

One piece of legislation aims to stop artificial intelligence from being used to essentially recreate people who have died.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:26 PM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Science Minister Seeks to Turn Korea Into a Global AI Powerhouse

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 PM EST • Science • bloomberg.com
Health insurance subsidies expire this month but Congress can't agree on a fix : The NPR Politics Podcast

The enhanced subsidies 22 million Americans use to help pay for health insurance are set to expire at the end of this month, and when they do, many Americans will see their insurance premiums balloon. We discuss Democrats' and Republicans' competing proposals to address rising healthcare costs and whether Congress is likely to come to an agreement before — or after — the looming deadline. This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:41 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Florida House advances proposal to mandate E-Verify

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:34 PM EST • Politics • mynews13.com
DOJ sues Colorado Secretary of State for refusing to release voter information

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold after she refused to provide the agency with voter information. Last week, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division asked Griswold’s office to provide unredacted voter data, including full names, dates of birth, residential addresses, and driver’s license numbers. Federal authorities […]

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:23 PM EST • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Business owners fear wall could collapse, crush homeless encampment east of L.A.

Business owners in El Sereno, a neighborhood east of downtown Los Angeles, are raising concerns about a cement block wall along an alley, saying it could collapse and cause serious injuries or deat…

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:59 PM EST • Business • ktla.com
House GOP leaders could unveil health plan this weekend

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:54 PM EST • Health • politico.com
Nail tech shares negative impact salon chemicals had on her son’s health

Multiple studies have identified correlations between harsh chemicals used in nail salons and health issues including skin, respiratory, cancer and birth defects. NBC News’ Zinhle Essamuah spoke to a nail salon tech about the health repercussions she faces as a result of her job.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:42 PM EST • Health • nbcnews.com
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Gatesville man accused of misapplying business funds

Gatesville, Tx (FOX 44) – A 32-year-old Gatesville man is facing charges, accused of misapplying over $300,000 from a company he was CEO of. Timothy Austin Cottongim was the Chief Executive Officer and part owner of Mavrick Rentals LLC, a Gatesville company that rented dumpsters, portable toilets and storage containers. The charges came as a […]

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:16 PM EST • Business • fox44news.com
Menopause treatment is getting personal

Menopause care innovations include at-home hormone testing, virtual appointments, and new non-hormonal therapies for symptom relief.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:51 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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AETH Entertainment and Kartoon Studios Partner to Launch TaleSphere Studios

New Live-Action Banner to Produce Family and Youth Entertainment; First Project, “Real Santa” BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kartoon Studios (NYSE American: TOON), a global producer and distributor of children’s and family entertainment, and AETH Entertainment, a full service entertainment studio, today jointly announced they have teamed up to launch TaleSphere Studios, a joint venture that will produce live-action youth and family focused entertainment. “This marks an

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:45 PM EST • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Parcel business is bright spot for global postal operators

The global postal industry is increasingly focused on parcel shipments over mail for its financial health. The post Parcel business is bright spot for global postal operators appeared first on FreightWaves.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:39 PM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
It abandoned DEI but it's still accused of being 'woke.' Here's why.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is accused of protecting “woke political goals" because of its support for diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:49 PM EST • Business • usatoday.com
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After a year of Trump-inspired inaction, some Republicans in Congress are growing restless

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:38 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Navy delivers report to Hegseth on potential punishment for Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

The US Navy has submitted its recommendations on potential punishments for Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his participation in a video that reminded US troops they have a duty to refuse illegal orders, a Pentagon official told CNN on Thursday.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:20 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Bulgaria Faces More Political Turmoil Just as It Adopts the Euro

Bulgaria faces a fresh wave of political turmoil after street protests over rampant corruption led to the resignation of the prime minister just weeks before the country joins the euro.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:15 PM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
Senate rejects dueling health care bills as Obamacare deadline looms

The result virtually guarantees insurance subsidies used by more than 20 million Americans will lapse at the end of the year.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:06 PM EST • Health • politico.com
Texas Files Antitrust Suit Against Epic Systems Over Health Data

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Epic Systems Corp. for antitrust violations, accusing the healthcare software company of leveraging its control over patient medical records to maintain dominance in the market.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:31 PM EST • Health • bloomberg.com
Jury convicts Netflix director Carl Rinsch in $11 million fraud case

Prosecutors accused Carl Rinsch, who directed the Keanu Reeves-starring "47 Ronin," of fraud after an ambitious sci-fi Netflix project collapsed.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:28 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Trump takes steps toward demolishing four federal buildings, preservationist alleges

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:21 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Ole Miss issues RFP for Vaught-Hemingway Stadium mixed-use development project

Ole Miss issued an RFP for a Vaught-Hemingway Stadium mixed-use development project on Dec. 10, 2025. The project would enhance the entrance from The Grove to the university's football stadium and include an entertainment district and condotel.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:04 PM EST • Business • sportsbusinessjournal.com
World of Warcraft Players Figured Out How to Make Flying Houses, and Blizzard Has Given Them Its Official Seal of Approval

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:07 AM EST • Technology • ign.com
Gallatin College MSU student uses certificate to bolster his business

Dan Hill, a 55-year-old entrepreneur, will graduate on Friday, Dec. 12, with a professional certificate in business management.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:04 AM EST • Business • montana.edu
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Sherrone Moore fired: Inside the industry reaction after Michigan's move

With most of the carousel settled, Michigan's decision forces a rare late-cycle reset and could reshape the remaining coaching market.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:43 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Penske Entertainment establishes formal Independent Officiating Board for IndyCar

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:26 AM EST • Entertainment • racer.com
SC minority business leaders say paperwork 'quotas' in state law never met their goal

SC business groups don’t see the governor's pause of minority set asides as much of a loss since many agencies weren’t meeting quotas.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Business • scdailygazette.com
Former Trump White House official warns new CBP social media rule would ‘devastate’ tourism industry
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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:55 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Disney Accuses Google of Using AI to Engage in Copyright Infringement on ‘Massive Scale’

Disney is accusing Google of copyright infringement on a "massive scale" using AI models and services to "commercially exploit and distribute" infringing images and videos.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:51 AM EST • Technology • variety.com
Walton family fortune: How American's richest family manages their wealth

America's richest family uses a model pioneered by the Rockefellers to manage their wealth.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:30 AM EST • Business • cnbc.com
I went hands-on with the Galaxy Z TriFold at Dubai Mall — Samsung's tri-fold has a distinct advantage over the Huawei Mate XT, and the design is much better than I expected

It costs an absurd amount of money, but the Galaxy Z TriFold isn't just a tech demo — this is a tablet-sized foldable you can actually use.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:01 AM EST • Technology • androidcentral.com
House GOP axes $645M from funds aiding infrastructure, children, vets

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:59 AM EST • Politics • freep.com
Brain science, social media and a modern moral panic

In brain scans, social media addiction looks the same as gaming and gambling addictions and substance abuse, says grad student Kylie Falcione at UCSB's Media Neuroscience Lab

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • news.ucsb.edu
Section III high school sports schedule for Dec. 11

See which Section III teams are scheduled to compete.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
Meet the 77-year-old Vietnam pilot still in love with lacrosse — and scoring on opponents 50 years younger (photos)

Jon Ryan was awarded a Purple Heart in Vietnam, has kept bees for nearly 50 years and never misses a week in a lacrosse league where many of the players are young enough to be his grandchildren.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
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Oracle and the hard truths about software

Running a giant digital business is not as fun as it used to be

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:36 AM EST • Business • economist.com
Small businesses worry of 'insane' costs once this key tax credit expires

Half of ACA tax credit users are small business owners, employees. The credits are about to expire.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:04 AM EST • Business • usatoday.com
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In search for autism's causes, look at genes, not vaccines, researchers say

After more than 50 years of research, scientists still don't know exactly what causes autism. But the data make clear that genetics are an essential piece of the puzzle.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Science • latimes.com
Brazil’s Business Elite Keeps Hope Alive for Centrist Candidate

A key member of one of Brazil’s most prominent business groups is holding out hope for a centrist candidate to emerge in next year’s presidential election, criticizing the left and right for failing to address the South American nation’s economic and social challenges.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
Kenya Court Halts $1.6 Billion Health Deal as US Courts Uganda

A Kenyan court temporarily froze the nation’s health deal with the US after a lobby group raised data-privacy concerns, even as President Donald Trump courts more African countries with similar pacts.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:19 AM EST • Health • bloomberg.com
Moderna Founder Warns US Doubts on Science Threaten Biotech Edge

The US risks falling behind in biotechnology as the government cuts funding and skepticism over vaccines grows, according to Moderna Inc.’s co-founder and Chairman Noubar Afeyan.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:15 AM EST • Science • bloomberg.com
Poppin' Tags Free Store owner extends mission with funds, new business

Sonya Dembowski remembers the moment she decided to begin her Poppin’ Tags Free Store in West Deer. She was driving through Coraopolis in the height of the pandemic shutdown. She remembers seeing piles of donations left outside a closed store. Dembowski later saw on the news that because the donations

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • triblive.com
Plan for new business jet hangars could boost revenue at underused Sikorsky Airport

The city's airport commission approved negotiations with Sky Harbour to build and manage business plane sites at the Stratford-based facility.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • ctpost.com
The EPA website got the basics of climate science right. Until last week.

The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:30 AM EST • Science • grist.org
Science for Living: Examining hidden risks of cannabis use among older adults

Emergency visits tied to cannabis use are surging among older adults. Jerry H. Gurwitz, MD’83, led a nationwide study that is shedding light on the trend.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:13 AM EST • Science • umassmed.edu
Ukrainian 'Droid' lay in wait on a road at night and ambushed Russians with an M2 Browning

The ground drone is seen blasting a Russian MT-LB with .50 caliber rounds, in a rare extended look at how fighting robots are being used in the war.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:04 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.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
Bulgarian Protests Throw Euro Area’s Next Member Into New Crisis

A wave of street protests against ruling class graft is destabilizing Bulgaria just weeks before the Balkan nation is set to join the euro.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
Denver’s science museum sold out their Thanksgiving meal this year

We may or may not be responsible.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 PM EST • Science • denverite.com
Warner Bros. Merger Fight Draws Fire Across US Political Divide

The battle for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has already lit a fire in Hollywood, with unions decrying the potential job losses, theaters sounding an alarm about the future of film releases and actors worrying about free speech.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:17 PM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
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Tiiny AI Pocket Lab: Mini PC with 12-core ARM CPU and 80 GB LPDDR5X memory unveiled ahead of CES

Tiiny AI is an American startup that has introduced a brand-new mini PC with one goal - putting large LLMs in user's pockets. The impressively tiny Pocket Lab mini PC packs a 12-core ARM CPU along with an NPU that is capable of up to 160 TOPS of compute power. Memory is crucial, taken care of by 80 GB of LPDDR5X RAM.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:05 PM EST • Technology • notebookcheck.net
Police detain ex-Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore after firing

Former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore has been detained by police in Saline and may face criminal charges, following his recent firing for cause.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:27 PM EST • Sports • wolverineswire.usatoday.com
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Google DeepMind to build materials science lab after signing deal with UK

Big Tech group will work with Sir Keir Starmer’s government to enhance AI use across public sector

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:01 PM EST • Science • ft.com
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(BPRW) Assembly Studios partners with Autumn Bailey Entertainment and Braveheart Entertainment | Black PR Wire, Inc.

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Entertainment • blackprwire.com
Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:11 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Sherrone Moore fired for cause by Michigan amid 'inappropriate relationship' with staffer

The Wolverines will undergo their second coaching change in three years, releasing Moore after eight years with the organization, including two as head coach

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:47 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Police say man used hammer, knife in attack at Loveland tanning salon

Loveland police arrested a man they say attacked an employee and customer at a tanning business.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:32 PM EST • Business • coloradoan.com
Supreme Court considers vastly expanding the president’s powers : The NPR Politics Podcast

The Supreme Court is considering whether President Trump should be able to fire the head of the Federal Trade Commission and other independent agencies without cause. We discuss why Congress created these independent agencies in the first place and the broader impact of the court eroding the 90-year-old precedent that protects them from presidential politics.This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, labor and workplace correspondent Andrea Hsu, and senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:22 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Back Bills to Win Super Bowl ... Because What Could Go Wrong?

Sammy P surmises that there are no bad reasons to bet the Bills to win the Super Bowl.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:13 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
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House GOP moderates revolt against Johnson on health care with new discharge petition
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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:08 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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Registered nurses at St. Joseph hospital in Bryan, Texas vote decisively to join National Nurses Organizing Committee / National Nurses United

Nurses at the 316-bed facility say they voted to join the union because it is critical that nurses have a say in making decisions in patient care, staffing, and to help recruit and retain experienced nurses, which leads to improved patient care.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:02 PM EST • Health • nationalnursesunited.org
'We need to come up with something': House Republicans struggle to agree on a health care plan

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

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

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:33 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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iPad 12 Rumored to Get iPhone 17's A19 Chip, Breaking Apple Tradition

The next-generation low-cost iPad will use Apple's A19 chip, according to a report from Macworld. Macworld claims to have seen an "internal Apple code document" with information about the 2026 iPad lineup. Prior documentation discovered by MacRumors suggested that the iPad 12 would be equipped with an A18 chip, not an A19 chip. The A19 chip was just released this year in the iPhone 17, and it would be unusual for Apple to use a current-generation chip in the low-cost iPad due to cost.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:22 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Watch live: Trump holds roundtable with business leaders at White House

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:11 PM EST • Business • thehill.com
'Celtic need to sign starters in huge January window'

A "huge" January transfer window is looming for Celtic as new boss Wilfried Nancy seeks to strengthen the squad he inherited. After Celtic's summer business left a lot to be desired - and widened the disconnect between fans and board - next month gives Nancy a first opportunity to shake things up. "I think a lot of the transfers over the last couple of seasons have been what Brendan Rodgers used to call club signings or players for the future," he told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:42 PM EST • Sports • bbc.com
Health experts criticise NHS chief’s remarks that people with flu symptoms ‘must wear face masks’

Exclusive: Experts warn mixed messaging from Daniel Elkeles causes confusion and could undermine public faith in official guidance

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:24 PM EST • Health • theguardian.com
Only one American woman in politics makes Forbes most powerful list

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:57 PM EST • Politics • thehill.com
Getting Personal With AI: Microsoft Stock (NASDAQ:MSFT) Slips as Users Turn to AI in Strange Ways

Tech giant Microsoft ($MSFT) has clearly focused on artificial intelligence (AI) of late, even when the system does not work as well as you would hope. But as it tu...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:34 PM EST • Technology • tipranks.com
Reddit is testing verification badges

Verified users will actually be notable figures, not just people who paid for the checkmark.

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

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:26 PM EST • Politics • pbs.org
House Republicans struggle to craft health care plan as tax credit deadline approaches
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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:24 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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More big warning signs for the GOP after Trump ‘weaves’ on affordability

At some point, Republicans might want to ask themselves what happens if President Donald Trump simply refuses to help himself – and them – on affordability ahead of next year’s midterms.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:24 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Watch Bolles vs. Cardinal Mooney in Florida 2A football championship: Live stream, tickets

The FHSAA title game begins at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Miami.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:15 PM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
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Tracking Key Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration

A new KFF tracker highlights key federal policy actions during President Trump’s second term that concern issues related to mental health and substance use. The second Trump administration has emphasized law-and-order strategies and scaled back several mental health and substance use-related services, while also continuing some treatment-focused initiatives. The tracker can be viewed in multiple ways, including chronological order of policy actions and by category (Mental Health; Opioids/Substance Use Disorder; Federal Infrastructure/ Data/Guidance; and Gun Violence).

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:05 PM EST • Health • kff.org
Adobe Just Landed Inside ChatGPT -- And It Could Change Everything

Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express now run inside ChatGPT, giving Adobe access to 800M users in a single bold move.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:52 PM EST • Technology • finance.yahoo.com
Report says states along northern border losing business because of White House policies

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:36 PM EST • Business • wmur.com
New movie filming in Syracuse seeks local actors for 7 specific roles

Could you play a 1940s-era paperboy?

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:21 PM EST • Entertainment • syracuse.com
Android users can now share a live video on 911 calls

Give 911 responders a visual on Android

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:01 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Google rolling out Android Emergency Live Video sharing

Google is introducing Android Emergency Live Video today to let users in three countries share their camera feeds with dispatchers.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Technology • 9to5google.com
House GOP to bring vote on health care plan without ObamaCare subsidies

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

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

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:23 AM EST • Health • politico.com
From Concerts to Events: What’s Next for Casino-Backed Entertainment in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has a rich and thriving entertainment market. From major theme parks like Hersheypark and Knoebels to a host of museums, concert halls, and theatres. At the heart of Pennsylvania’s entertainment market is a booming casino industry. Locations like Parx Casino, Mount Airy Casino Resort, and Mohegan Pennsylvania provide residents and visitors with many entertainment options. Casino-backed entertainment has evolved beyond simple table games and slot machines. It has become a billion-dollar industry central to tourism and entertainment in the State.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:18 AM EST • Entertainment • northpennnow.com
YouTube TV Creates Lower-Priced, Sports-Focused Subscription Option

YouTube TV to launch a sports-focused plan in early 2026, executives told Sportico, including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, USA, TNT, with RedZone add-on.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:01 AM EST • Sports • sportico.com
YouTube TV is planning to launch a cheaper 'skinny' sports bundle following its battle with Disney

YouTube TV will offer a cheaper sports-focused package in 2026, which it can offer after tough negotiations with Disney and other media companies.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Sports • businessinsider.com
YouTube TV is planning to launch a cheaper 'skinny' sports bundle following its battle with Disney

YouTube TV will offer a cheaper sports-focused package in 2026, which it can offer after tough negotiations with Disney and other media companies.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
FIU helps small business owners harness the potential of AI

Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at FIU teamed up with OpenAI recently to host a hands-on workshop in Wynwood to help 200+ small business leaders learn practical ways to use ChatGPT...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:34 AM EST • Business • communitynewspapers.com
US Agrees on $1.7 Billion Health Funding Package With Uganda

The US and Uganda have agreed on a $1.7 billion health financing, part of a program that seeks to wean African nations off aid.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:30 AM EST • Health • bloomberg.com
Third federal judge grants request to unseal Jeffrey Epstein-related court records

A federal judge on Wednesday approved the unsealing of documents from the investigation and criminal prosecution of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:15 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com