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SpaceX’s possible $1.5 trillion IPO could be big business for Texas

SpaceX, the Elon Musk-owned aerospace company, is planning to go public next year with a potential $1.5 trillion IPO, which would set a new record for a new public offering and have a huge impact on the Texas economy.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:30 PM EST • Business • kxan.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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Some lawmakers see path for health care compromise after failed Senate votes
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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:17 PM EST • Health • cbsnews.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
Gaza’s maternal and newborn health system ‘decimated’, UN warns

Gaza’s health system for mothers and newborns has been “decimated”, the UN said on Thursday, with Israeli attacks destroying almost all hospitals, cutting off medical supplies and driving sharp rises in maternal deaths, miscarriages and newborn fatalities amid mass displacement and hunger.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:09 PM EST • Health • news.un.org
Senate rejects ACA funding and a Republican alternative with premiums set to spike

Two bills failed to secure the necessary 60 votes to break a filibuster and advance Thursday. Congress has no deal ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline to avoid premium hikes under Obamacare.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:05 PM EST • Health • nbcnews.com
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Health care costs are set to rise for millions as Senate rejects bill

The Senate shot also shot down advancing a bill that would've deposited $1,000 to $1,500 into health savings accounts, or HSAs, for eligible consumers

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:05 PM EST • Health • usatoday.com
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Political expert discusses the Senate vote on health care proposals
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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:52 PM EST • Politics • cbsnews.com
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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
Senate GOP health care plan fails on mostly party-line vote

LIVE coverage: Senate votes on second health care proposal, defense funding A Republican-drafted proposal to set up health savings accounts for people who buy their health insurance on the Affordab…

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:31 PM EST • Health • thehill.com
Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing Settles Lawsuit with NASCAR: 'Going to Grow the Sport'

Michael Jordan’s race team will continue to compete in NASCAR after Thursday's settlement. Here's what to know.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:22 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
Asked about The Donald’s national security strategy, the Commons was remarkable for its absences

You’d think MPs would be lining up to decry the US president’s threat to destabilise Europe. Instead, only backbenchers and a few junior ministers bothered to turn up

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:56 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Southwest Airlines eyes airport lounges business

For Southwest, having lounges would attract business and frequent flyer customers, who have grown accustomed to the perk at other carriers

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:54 AM EST • Business • qz.com
IOC urges sports bodies to let Russian youth teams and athletes compete again with flag and anthem

The IOC has taken a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports. It’s advising governing bodies of Olympic sports to let youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and anthem.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:38 AM EST • Sports • apnews.com
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Thieves tunnel into Woodland Hills sports memorabilia shop, steal nearly $30,000 of merchandise
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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:27 AM EST • Sports • cbsnews.com
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Michael Jordan prevails in settlement of antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR

Jordan's 23XI Racing team, along with Front Row Motorsports, reached a deal with NASCAR on the ninth day of their federal trial.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:09 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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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
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’

Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now revealed new

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:06 AM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
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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WATCH LIVE: Senate expected to vote on ACA subsidies with premiums set to rise in 2026
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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Health • pbs.org
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WATCH LIVE: Senate expected to vote on ACA subsidies with premiums set to rise in 2026
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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Politics • pbs.org
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Clock is ticking on health insurance tax subsidies as dueling Senate bills run risk of failing
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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:56 AM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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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
Ayaneo Pocket Play is a reincarnation of the Xperia Play

Ayaneo’s first smartphone is set to launch soon. Ayaneo is entering the smartphone market, and its first device will take a different approach from the...

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:42 AM EST • Technology • gsmarena.com
Thieves break into a Woodland Hills restaurant and tunnel into neighboring business
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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:34 AM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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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
NASA’s Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava World

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky planet outside our solar system, as

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
The Senate is set to vote on two rival health plans. Here's what's at stake for Americans

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on two partisan health bills addressing expiring COVID-era subsidies. These subsidies help millions of Americans with insurance costs.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:53 AM EST • Health • apnews.com
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Senate live updates as health care bills come up for votes with price hikes on the horizon
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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:11 AM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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Burton entrepreneur delivers salt to area businesses

Christina Berry started a new winter business delivering buckets of sidewalk salt to businesses in the Burton area.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:09 AM EST • Business • abc12.com
A short guide to every business-hotel room

The world’s most commoditised experience

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Business • economist.com
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Senate set to vote on dueling health care measures as Americans express concerns over costs
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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:58 AM EST • Health • cbsnews.com
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Live updates: Dueling Senate health care plans come up for votes; US, Venezuela tensions rise

Senators will go on record Thursday on competing health care plans that try to address enhanced ObamaCare tax subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. A vote on the Democrats’ three-ye…

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:55 AM EST • Health • thehill.com
Major Tomb Raider announcement leaks ahead of The Game Awards

A number of Tomb Raider leaks have started circulating ahead of tonight's The Game Awards show.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:50 AM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net
Water damage tops small business insurance claims, Hartford insurer finds

Water leaks and frozen pipes tied with burglary and slip-and-fall incidents as the most common small business insurance claims in 2025, each accounting for 20% of filings with The Hartford, […]

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:15 AM EST • Business • hartfordbusiness.com
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Trump’s affordability argument just got the unlikeliest champion

The main reason Americans are upset about the economy: They are still adjusting to high prices that surged during years of runaway inflation that took place during former President Joe Biden’s term.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • cnn.com
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
Ravens Sports Network Broadcasting DII Soccer Championship Weekend in Spanish

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- For the third straight season, Franklin Pierce's Ravens Sports Network will be on the road the NCAA DII men's and women's soccer championships this weekend. FPU students Erik Valdovinos and Elliot Scholes traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo. to live stream all six games this weekend in Spanish.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:34 AM EST • Sports • northeast10.org
Healthy disagreement | Latest US politics news from The Economist

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s second term.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:26 AM EST • Politics • economist.com
Could Georgia’s 2026 statewide races be runoff free?

The Libertarian Party of Georgia is having trouble qualifying for the ballot. Without their candidates, statewide races would likely be settled on Election Day.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:20 AM EST • Politics • ajc.com
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
Business leaders make their 2026 predictions for the Magnificent 7

'I’d rather be in Jensen’s seat than anywhere else'

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:58 AM EST • Business • fortune.com
Braid and The Witness Creator Jonathan Blow Teases The Game Awards Announcement

Jonathan Blow has just "announced an announcement," teasing he just may be getting on a plane today to join a "gaming industry event coming up." All roads lead to The Game Awards!

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:46 AM EST • Technology • ign.com
Monster Hunter Wilds finally gets PC optimisation roadmap to coincide with Title Update 4, but players still aren't really happy

"They’re even drip feeding optimization lmao," says one player.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:37 AM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net
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
With Republicans Divided, Indiana Senate Set to Vote on Redistricting

President Trump wants a new congressional map in Indiana that would boost Republicans, but he has struggled to win over some state lawmakers in his party.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:02 AM EST • Politics • nytimes.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
Senate to vote on dueling health care proposals as ACA premium hikes loom

The Senate is set to vote on dueling health care proposals. Both plans are likely to fail, even as Affordable Care Act premiums are set to skyrocket at the end of the year.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • npr.org
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Mental health needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can't be ignored

William Skipworth’s three-part investigation in the New Hampshire Bulletin has laid bare the ongoing traumas experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The community’s response has been swift — shock, grief, and a collective demand for action to prevent future harm. As the dust settles, pressing questions are emerging about oversight and accountability: Which […]

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:55 AM EST • Health • newhampshirebulletin.com
Disappointing Oracle results knock $70bn off value amid AI bubble fears

Weaker-than-forecast quarterly data for Larry Ellison’s tech company shows slowdown in revenue growth but big rise in spending

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:19 AM EST • Business • theguardian.com
Peers told they risk ‘constitutional crisis’ after surprise vote to continue blocking employment rights bill

Government lost Lords vote on employment rights bill by 24 votes, just hours after the creation of 25 new Labour peers

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:42 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Sports Personality of the Year 2025: Lionesses square off on six-strong shortlist

England teammates Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton are up against one another for BBC Sports Personality of the Year on a shortlist that also includes Lando Norris, Rory McIlroy, Luke Littler and Ellie Kildunne.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:17 AM EST • Sports • theguardian.com
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Democrats voice concerns about Venezuelan tanker seizure: ‘sounds a lot like the beginning of a war’

Senator Rand Paul said it was ‘not the job of the American government to go looking for monsters around the world’

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:08 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Oracle shares slide as earnings fail to ease AI bubble fears

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:34 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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Oracle shares slide as earnings fail to ease AI bubble fears

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Senate to question military leaders on Trump's National Guard deployments

The Senate is set to question military leaders over President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to American cities

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:13 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
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
Senate poised to reject extension of health care subsidies as costs rise for many

The Senate is poised to reject legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits for millions of Americans.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:08 AM EST • Health • apnews.com
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Social media and ADHD diagnosis, new mpox strain in England and early firestarters

Science editor Ian Sample sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS  - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Health • gjia.georgetown.edu
Science Can’t Wait: Why Stable Funding Matters for Discovery

The end of the shutdown did not resolve the uncertainty facing US researchers, who continue to navigate delays and budget constraints that slow scientific progress.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Science • the-scientist.com
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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
The Herald's weekly entertainment picks

Looking to be entertained from Thursday, Dec. 11, through Wednesday, Dec. 17? Check out the Skagit Valley Herald’s weekly recommendations.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:30 PM EST • Entertainment • goskagit.com
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Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: Dec. 10, 2025
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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:09 PM EST • Sports • cbsnews.com
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Waco business owner makes Forbes ‘30 Under 30,’ credits family, culture, and community
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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:06 PM EST • Business • kcentv.com
OU football eager to face Alabama under 'Friday night lights' in College Football Playoffs

The Sooners are prepping to host a playoff game in Norman with excitement building.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:51 PM EST • Sports • oudaily.com
Pet cremation business owner pleads not guilty to grand theft charge
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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:26 PM EST • Business • cbs8.com
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A new pick-your-package setup is on the way as YouTube TV readies genre-specific plans for early 2026.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:19 PM EST • Entertainment • appleinsider.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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At the Intersection of Science and Faith: Institute for Water and Health and 12 community leaders unite to protect Brunswick’s waterways

In a remarkable collaboration, residents of Brunswick, Georgia, have joined forces with scientists and faith leaders to address critical water quality issues. Their innovative approach, centered on community involvement, is not only protecting local waterways but also setting a precedent for other cities facing similar challenges.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:00 PM EST • Science • griceconnect.com
AI to accelerate national renewal and growth as Google DeepMind backs UK tech and science sectors

A new partnership with Google DeepMind will help to turn cutting-edge AI into real benefits for working people.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:01 PM EST • Science • gov.uk
Google DeepMind agrees to sweeping research collaboration with the U.K. government

The partnership will focus on nuclear fusion, discovering new materials, AI safety, and the societal impacts of AI.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:01 PM EST • Science • fortune.com
Bargy named 2025 Michigan 4-H Animal Science Youth Sportsperson of the Year - 4-H Animal Science

Antrim County 4-H member Wyatt Bargy wins prestigious sportsmanship award for his involvement in 4-H animal science projects.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • canr.msu.edu
UT Southwestern biochemist to receive O’Donnell Award from TAMEST

Yunsun Nam, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UT Southwestern Medical Center, will receive the 2026 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Biological Sciences from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology (TAMEST) for her research into how RNAs and proteins interact at the molecular level. Her work has shed light on gene regulation, cancer biology, and RNA-based therapeutics.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • utsouthwestern.edu
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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:25 PM EST • Politics • pbs.org
Spotify’s Prompted Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

Create your next playlist with a chatbot

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:11 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
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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Republicans are torn over health care. Here’s what we know

In about 22 days, a large portion of government health care subsidies expire, affecting the cost and availability of insurance for no less than millions of people. And yet, Congress is set to leave Washington in two weeks.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:03 PM EST • Health • pbs.org
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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All-in cost for Oracle's campus is $4.5 billion, exec says

Oracle's Nashville campus now totals $4.5 billion, making it Tennessee's second-largest business investment, and is set to span 2.7 million square feet.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:31 PM EST • Business • bizjournals.com
Station Trio Back on Earth; Expedition 74 Keeps Up Science, Maintains Systems

Expedition 73 has ended and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has returned to Houston and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky have returned to Moscow. Expedition 74 is now underway with veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke as commander.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:30 PM EST • Science • nasa.gov
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
GLOBE Expands with Landsat Land Cover Comparisons

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program has launched a new feature that connects citizen scientists directly to Landsat observations.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:16 PM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
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Downtown St. Louis entertainment district to deploy mounted police force starting next year
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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:39 PM EST • Entertainment • ksdk.com
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Humans were making fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, study finds

LONDON (AP) — Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400,000 years ago. The findings, described in the journal Nature, push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly 350,000 years. Until now, the oldest confirmed evidence had come from Neanderthal sites in what is now northern France

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:26 PM EST • Science • 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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Record-setting gift to Boston Children's to transform pediatric behavioral health

Boston Children's Hospital announced Wednesday a record gift of $100 million that it says will "transform the future of pediatric behavioral health care."

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:32 PM EST • Health • wcvb.com
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Deals for Today: Save Up to $15 on Pokémon Legends Z-A + Mega Dimension DLC While Stocks Last

Save $15 on Pokémon Legends Z-A and its Mega Dimension DLC, plus huge discounts on first-party Nintendo Switch games, Cyberpunk 2077 gear, plushies, and more

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:30 PM EST • Technology • ign.com
Unfinished business (part 2): fixing the “biggest problem” in physics

Our podcast on science and technology. This week, physicist Vlatko Vedral on how to bridge the quantum and classical worlds

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:28 PM EST • Business • economist.com
Here are our PS Plus Extra and Premium games for December

Sony has lifted the lid on its PS Plus Premium and Extra game offerings for December.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:04 PM EST • Technology • eurogamer.net
Humans were lighting fires from scratch a lot earlier than previously thought

A 400,000-year-old tinderbox is found in eastern England

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Science • economist.com
Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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Genre Bundles Coming to YouTube TV Next Year as Tech Giant Sets Cheaper and More Flexible Plans

Christian Oestilen, YouTube's subscription chief, says that more than 10 genre-specific packages are planned, including for sports and news.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Sports • hollywoodreporter.com
Montana State’s Halie Smith ready to graduate, teach middle school science

Smith’s professors call her a leader in the classroom who truly embraced all that MSU’s education department offered.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:46 AM EST • Science • montana.edu
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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
Surging healthcare costs reshaping millionaires' migration

The United States ranks as the most expensive private healthcare market in the world.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 10:13 AM EST • Health • newsweek.com
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