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Greater Freeport Partnership teaches elements of business ownership in BASE Camp

Registration is open for the Greater Freeport Partnership’s 2026 BASE Camp (Business Academy for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs).

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Dec 31, 2025 • 2:30 PM EST • Business • wifr.com
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Hands-On Leak Reveals A Massive New Camera Island Design

New Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra hands-on leak reveals a problematic camera island redesign. Check out Galaxy S26 Ultra OnLeaks dummy unit photos here.

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Dec 31, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • forbes.com
US government employee shares photo of shocking scene at workplace: 'Unfortunately, I don't think this is a unique story'

E-waste like this is a major problem for the Earth.

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Dec 31, 2025 • 5:30 AM EST • Technology • yahoo.com
Zipcar’s business model is an evolutionary dead end

The problem for car clubs is that most of the costs are fixed

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Dec 31, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Business • ft.com
Oregon Health Plan to remain in network at Salem Health in 2026

Salem Health and PacificSource reached a new contract agreement to cover patients on Medicaid, a Salem Health spokeswoman said Tuesday. The news comes a day before the existing contract was set to expire.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 9:27 PM EST • Health • salemreporter.com
Mission Health announces visitor restrictions, citing high rate of flu in WNC

WLOS News 13 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Asheville, NC and nearby towns and communities in Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina, including the counties of Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Haywood, Polk, Transylvania, McDowell, Mitchell, Madison, Yancey, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, Union, Pickens, Oconee, Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville and also Biltmore Forest, Woodfin, Leicester, Black Mountain, Montreat, Arden, Weaverville, Hendersonville, Etowah, Flat Rock, Mills River, Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Canton, Clyde, Franklin, Cullowhee, Sylva, Cherokee, Marion, Old Fort, Forest City, Lake Lure, Bat Cave, Spindale, Spruce Pine, Bakersville, Burnsville, Tryon, Columbus, Marshall, Mars Hill, Brevard, Bryson City, Cashiers, Greer, Landrum, Clemson, Gaffney, and Easley.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 7:06 PM EST • Health • wlos.com
Syracuse, Clemson carry 3-game winning streaks into league opener

The end of the calendar year marks the start of conference play for Syracuse and visiting Clemson, which square off Wednesday in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 6:11 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Health research grant reviews restored after settlement with Mass. AG, Trump admin.

More than a dozen state attorneys general filed suit against the Trump administration earlier this year, claiming it was intentionally delaying grant reviews.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 5:37 PM EST • Health • masslive.com
New England Patriots WR Stefon Diggs charged with assault, strangulation

Diggs' lawyer said Tuesday that the receiver has reached an agreement on a financial settlement with the alleged victim

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Dec 30, 2025 • 2:25 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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All The Video Games I Started But Did Not Finish In 2025

If the commenters of this site and also the Defector Twitch chat are to be believed, I have many problems, but there’s one that haunts me every single day: I am terrible at finishing video games. Just an absolutely dog shit completionist, that’s what I am. I played a lot of games in 2025, thanks…

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Dec 30, 2025 • 1:02 PM EST • Technology • defector.com
Data science and mathematics professor strengthens global partnerships, student exchange - College of Arts and Sciences

"I am drawn to applying mathematics to solve real-world problems," said associate professor Yifei Lou, who holds a joint position in the UNC School of Data Science and Society and the department of mathematics in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Science • college.unc.edu
Liverpool part ways with set-piece coach Aaron Briggs

Liverpool set-piece coach Aaron Briggs leaves the club amid the problems in dead-ball situations this season.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 7:45 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
Why your vitamin D supplements might not be working

A new randomized trial from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center reveals that magnesium may be the missing key to keeping vitamin D levels in balance. The study found that magnesium raised vitamin D in people who were deficient while dialing it down in those with overly high levels—suggesting a powerful regulating effect. This could help explain why vitamin D supplements don’t work the same way for everyone and why past studies linking vitamin D to cancer and heart disease have produced mixed results.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
As rumors swirl after political killings, this GOP lawmaker draws a line

Minnesota state senator Julia Coleman knew both Charlie Kirk and Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. She is fed up with the conspiracy theories around their deaths.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Revisited: do medicinal mushroom products actually work?

In this episode from June, Ian Sample chats to Madeleine Finlay about the appeal of mushroom drinks and supplements, and hears from the mycologist Prof Nik Money on what we really know about how fungi can affect our minds and bodies

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Dec 30, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
Now proving pesky for contenders, Jazz prepare to host Celtics

Utah is quickly becoming a problem NBA playoff contenders can't solve.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 8:03 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Clemson parts ways with OC Garrett Riley after disappointing season

Riley spent three seasons on Clemson's coaching staff

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:15 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Ivory Coast Leader Cements Hold on Power in Parliamentary Vote

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s party secured an outright majority in Dec. 27 parliamentary elections, giving him more leeway to implement a policy agenda that prioritizes growing the economy and attracting investment.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 1:21 PM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
Citrus Burn Cited in Scientific Discussion of Metabolic Health and Dietary Support

Citrus Burn is discussed in the context of consumer and scientific discourses with wider discussions on the topic of metabolic health, dietary supplements, and wellness decision-making Citrus Burn Citrus Burn New York City, NY, Dec. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dietary supplements positioning, understanding, and appraisal by the general population have become a subject of consumer reporting and scientific debate as interest in metabolic health and weight-related wellness and in the role dietary

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Dec 29, 2025 • 12:42 PM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com
The barbarians are at Lululemon’s gate

Lululemon’s former CEO Chip Wilson is once again slamming the struggling company he founded, and he’s launching a campaign to shake up its board.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 10:10 AM EST • Business • cnn.com
2025: The year of the starfish (and the Pacific Northwest scientists trying to save them)

Research groups from several universities and institutes have been tackling the problem of dying sea stars, each looking for ways to help these important apex predators recover.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Science • opb.org
From Dinosaurs to alien jaws: Clemson researchers separate science from fiction

January 2 is National Science Fiction Day. We help reveal which sci-fi ideas are pure myth and which are grounded in real science. January 2 is National Science Fiction Day. We help reveal which sci-fi ideas are pure myth and which are grounded in real science.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Science • news.clemson.edu
U.S. offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Zelenskyy on Sunday and stated that Ukraine and Russia are closer than ever to a peace settlement.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 8:42 AM EST • Politics • pbs.org
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Encore: Bridging Distances with AI and Telemedicine, and Destigmatizing Mental Health for Health Care Workers

As we close out 2025, we’re excited to share highlights from two impactful episodes of the Advancing Health podcast that sparked dialogue around improving health care in America.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:18 AM EST • Health • aha.org
We're in the Eras tour of podcasting

Multi-city podcast tours are all the rage. And they're bigger spectacles now with special guests, interactive elements, large venues and merch -- a.k.a. the Eras tour of podcasting.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
How monopolies caused havoc around the world in 2025

From tech companies to airlines and streaming services, monopolies are becoming more problematic around the world.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 3:18 AM EST • Politics • aljazeera.com
Kratom and 7-OH products are widely available. They’re also at the heart of a public health debate. : Short Wave

Kratom and 7-OH products are available in many smoke shops. But earlier this year, the FDA recommended certain 7-OH products be scheduled alongside opioids. This isn’t the first time kratom has come under scrutiny. Nearly a decade ago, the DEA wanted to make certain active ingredients in kratom controlled substances. Meaning products would go from being widely available to highly restricted. After a massive wave of protest, the DEA decided not to move forward. Producer Rachel Carlson joins host Emily Kwong to talk about what could happen this time around, and what scientists know – and don’t know – about kratom and 7-OH. Interested in more of the science behind drugs and supplements? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 3:00 AM EST • Health • npr.org
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ADHD drugs don’t work the way we thought

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these medications activate reward and alertness systems, helping children stay interested in tasks they would normally avoid. The drugs even reversed brain patterns linked to sleep deprivation. Researchers say this could complicate ADHD diagnoses if poor sleep is the real underlying problem.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Nursing home giant dodges millions in settlements for patient deaths

Genesis HealthCare used bankruptcy to avoid paying families after settling lawsuits over neglect, including cases with maggot-infested wounds and sexual assault.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 6:21 PM EST • Health • abqjournal.com
Mississippi State tunes up for SEC season vs. Alabama State

Mississippi State could be sorting out its early-season problems at the right time when it hosts Alabama State on Monday in Starkville, Miss.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:13 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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D7VK 1.1 Released With An Experimental Direct3D 6 Frontend

Between the DXVK and VKD3D(-Proton) projects there is good support for Direct3D 8 through Direct3D 12 implementations atop the Vulkan API for Linux gaming usage

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Dec 28, 2025 • 3:14 PM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
Quantum science and technology: highlights of 2025

As the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology draws to a close, Margaret Harris revisits some of the year’s best work in this ever-popular field

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Dec 28, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Science • physicsworld.com
Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool's set-piece problems are a 'killer'

Virgil van Dijk says that Liverpool's problems from set-pieces "hurts" and that the second phase is a "killer" for them.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 8:41 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
5 takeaways from Penn State's Pinstripe Bowl win

Penn State made sure to end the once-promising 2025 season with a win over Clemson in the Pinstripe Bowl.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 8:17 AM EST • Sports • nittanylionswire.usatoday.com
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Streamers like Disney+ and HBO Max have a key problem with no clear solution

Free streamers like YouTube have gained viewers, while growth at paid services like Disney+ and Netflix has slowed.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 6:06 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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I'm an 83-year-old yoga instructor. I'm not your typical grandma — I still work to feel fulfilled and supplement my Social Security.

Barbara Brown, 83, works as a yoga instructor at nursing homes in Richmond, Virginia. She said her work has been fulfilling, though she needs to work.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:05 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Kosovo votes in snap election to end a year of political deadlock

The Balkan nation votes again as PM Albin Kurti seeks majority to break the stalemate and form a government.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 2:10 AM EST • Politics • aljazeera.com
PS6 Already Has A Problem And It's No One's Fault, Can't Be Fixed

PlayStation 6 might already have a problem that can't be fixed

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Dec 28, 2025 • 2:00 AM EST • Technology • gamingbible.com
Kosovo Votes in Election Aimed at Breaking Political Deadlock

Kosovo will vote in an election aimed at breaking months of political stalemate that left the economy in limbo and stymied efforts to improve ties with allies and resolve tension with the Serbian minority.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
A Bronzeville Kwanzaa event celebrates Black business owners -- We’re carrying on a legacy’

On the second day of Kwanzaa, a vendor fair supported a pickle connoisseur, Gen Alpha lemonade-makers and other Black entrepreneurs in Chicago.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 8:05 PM EST • Business • chicago.suntimes.com
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Allegheny County implementing involuntary outpatient mental health care services

Officials were motivated by people's calls for helping someone before they reach the legal threshold of being a danger to themselves or others.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 4:06 PM EST • Health • whyy.org
Penn State 22, Clemson 10: A Fine Finish

Penn State’s tumultuous 2025 football season came to a close Saturday afternoon in Yankee Stadium. Thankfully, it ended with a fourth straight win, a little bit of fun, and some big plays from both familiar faces and some guys who were thrown into the fire. Ethan Grunkemeyer threw two touchdown passes in the final quarter […]

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Dec 27, 2025 • 3:30 PM EST • Sports • blackshoediaries.com
Rainbow Six Siege Is Being Hacked, As Players Are Gifted 2 Billion Credits, While Ban Logs Are Spammed With Digs At Ubisoft

Content creators urge players to stay offline until the problem has been resolved, given the extent of the breach.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 11:46 AM EST • Technology • thegamer.com
I Drink Lemon Water Every Morning and Noticed These 3 Benefits in My Body

Lemon water is the first thing I consume every morning. It hydrates, supports digestion, and supports heart health. It might also keep me younger.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • health.com
Health care advocates ready to leave 2025 behind, but many issues will reemerge in 2026

Health care advocates and state officials called the past year “stressful,” “frustrating” and “crazy” -- from jarring shifts in federal policies to ongoing budget problems. They're ready to leave 2025 behind, but fear 2026 may be more of the same.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 4:55 AM EST • Health • marylandmatters.org
Allegheny County to implement involuntary outpatient mental health care services

Dalton and other human services officials explained the county’s reasoning during an interview Tuesday with Pittsburgh’s Public Source.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 7:52 PM EST • Health • wtae.com
Health Beat: The benefits of creatine

But if you’re not seeing the results you want in the gym, Cleveland Clinic says this supplement can help.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 5:30 PM EST • Health • wfmz.com
Gavin Newsom’s big dilemma: Tax the rich or defy the left

Gavin Newsom has spent his tenure resisting tax increases — but in his final year in office, that could get harder.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 2:00 PM EST • Politics • politico.com
Tangling With Entanglement And Other Big Ideas In Physics

Physicist Sean Carroll takes on back holes, Schrödinger’s cat, and other big physics concepts that had our audience wondering.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Science • sciencefriday.com
Christmas loss reveals Lakers have problems that need fixing

With the Lakers now on their longest losing streak of the season, some tough questions are about to be asked.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 1:30 AM EST • Sports • silverscreenandroll.com
Stranger Things Season 5's New Romance Highlights One Of The Show's Biggest Problems

A moment between two characters in Stranger Things season 5 volume 2 once again underscores the silliness of a status quo decision.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 8:45 PM EST • Technology • slashfilm.com
Energy And Entertainment Mergers Now Take Center Stage

On December 7, 2025, Constellation Energy settled a lawsuit previously filed against it by the United States Department of Justice and the State of Texas. The settlement has had the effect of...

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Entertainment • jdsupra.com
7-year-old donates her business proceeds to Angels for Animals

CANFIELD — Ellie Kaley, a 7-year-old student at West Branch Elementary School, marked her first six months in business by celebrating with a few dozen kittens at Angels For Animals. The Mahoning County-based animal adoption nonprofit is in the midst of a campaign to upgrade its facility. While Ellie didn’t walk away this week with […]

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Business • vindy.com
Google's Qi2 implementation is a disaster for anyone who owns an old charger

Google's Qi2 rollout breaks wireless charging for millions

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Dec 25, 2025 • 9:30 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
This popular painkiller may do more harm than good

Tramadol, a popular opioid often seen as a “safer” painkiller, may not live up to its reputation. A large analysis of clinical trials found that while it does reduce chronic pain, the relief is modest—so small that many patients likely wouldn’t notice much real-world benefit. At the same time, tramadol was linked to a significantly higher risk of serious side effects, especially heart-related problems like chest pain and heart failure, along with common issues such as nausea, dizziness, and sleepiness.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Don't make these mistakes when planning your family's inheritance

More money, more problems? Billionaires are passing down trillions to their kids. Here's what they are doing wrong.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 5:24 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Scientists found a way to restore brain blood flow in dementia

A new study suggests that dementia may be driven in part by faulty blood flow in the brain. Researchers found that losing a key lipid causes blood vessels to become overactive, disrupting circulation and starving brain tissue. When the missing molecule was restored, normal blood flow returned. This discovery opens the door to new treatments aimed at fixing vascular problems in dementia.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Raiders place TE Brock Bowers on IR with knee injury

Bower is shut down after a knee injury continues to create problems for the Raiders tight end

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Dec 24, 2025 • 2:01 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
I interviewed some of the top longevity experts in 2025: 4 healthy habits they all have in common—'it's so important to get your body moving'

Implement these four daily behaviors that longevity experts prioritize to increase your chances of living longer, in good health.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Health • cnbc.com
This new 3D chip could break AI’s biggest bottleneck

Researchers have created a new kind of 3D computer chip that stacks memory and computing elements vertically, dramatically speeding up how data moves inside the chip. Unlike traditional flat designs, this approach avoids the traffic jams that limit today’s AI hardware. The prototype already beats comparable chips by several times, with future versions expected to go much further. Just as important, it was manufactured entirely in a U.S. foundry, showing the technology is ready for real-world production.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Plant science with a twist

From morning glories spiraling up fence posts to grape vines corkscrewing through arbors, twisted growth is a problem-solving tool found throughout the plant kingdom. Roots “do the twist” all the time, skewing hard right or left to avoid rocks and other debris. Scientists have long known that mutations in certain genes affecting microtubules in plants can cause plants to grow in a twisting manner.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:15 PM EST • Science • newswise.com
Scientists from UChicago, other institutions discover bizarre lemon-shaped planet orbiting neutron star
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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:43 PM EST • Science • cbsnews.com
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Airing my grievances towards the 2025 Los Angeles Rams

“I’ve got (some) problems with this team and now you’re gonna hear about it!”

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Dec 23, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Sports • turfshowtimes.com
Lemon Slice nabs $10.5M from YC and Matrix to build out its digital avatar tech

Digital avatar generation company Lemon Slice is working to add a video layer to AI chatbots with a new diffusion model that can create digital avatars from a single image.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com
Michigan Matters: An anniversary at The Henry Ford, and looking back at politics in 2025
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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:18 AM EST • Politics • cbsnews.com
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The Gear That Defined Tech Editor Josh Ross's 2025: AI, Cameras, WorldTour Bikes, and More

It wasn’t just about the fastest bikes or the lightest parts. This year my favorites included items, both bike related and not, that fostered connection, solved real problems, and brought me joy.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:22 AM EST • Technology • velo.outsideonline.com
Why Sports Is The Fastest Way To Break CTV’s Programmatic Ceiling

Programmatic media buying is expected to account for the majority of growth in the CTV market in 2026. This year alone, over 90% of CTV ad dollars were transacted through programmatic pipes. That data isn’t surprising. Programmatic has solved a real problem by helping brands reach TV viewers with targeted precision at much lower costs. […]

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Sports • adexchanger.com
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The disunity of science is a feature, not a bug

Mathematical models wield miraculous power, but mistaking them for reality has trapped science in a destructive quest for a “Theory of Everything.” Physicist and philosopher Ragner Fjelland argues that this leads to bloated, Frankenstein theories kept alive by clumsy, ad-hoc amendments, which reduce rather than boost science’s power. Fjelland calls for a radical shift in our attitude: we must reorientate towards creating entirely new theories, celebrating rather than lamenting disunity and diversity in science. Science, from the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day, has more or less developed in a “reductionist” way. The fundamental assumption is that all sciences may be ordered in a hierarchy that can be represented as an upside-down pyramid. At the top we find the human sciences, and at the bottom physics. Strong (or “ontological”) reductionism maintains that all theories at one level can be completely reduced to the lower level, all the way down to theories of atoms and elementary particles, or whatever is “at the bottom.” In the end, all diversity in the world can be unified in one fundamental theory. Hence it is called a final theory, or a Theory of Everything.One of the central figures in developing the idea of a Theory of Everything is the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, who received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1999 for his work. He emphasizes the non-empirical status of the theory:There exists no closely resembling alternative theory. This means that any slight change brought about in the rules would make the theory unlikely or inelegant. The theory will be a "package deal": take it, or leave it. This should hold both for the local laws and for the boundary conditions.This endeavor is not new. On the contrary, it goes all the way back to the birth of Western philosophy 2,500 years ago. The Babylonians made regular astronomical observations during a period of 600 years, from 747 BCE until 150 ACE. They developed mathematical techniques to predict astronomical phenomena, but they made no attempts at explaining them. However, the Greeks developed models, both material and theoretical, to explain the observed phenomena.The best example is Plato’s late dialogue Timaeus. Here he introduces a divine craftsman, the Demiurge, who has constructed the universe according to an original plan. Plato seems to have thought that the original plan is what is actually real, while the material world is merely an imperfect realization of it. He therefore does not, in the Timaeus, reconstruct the material universe, but the original plan, which can then be used to explain the material universe.Plato’s aim in producing a theoretical model is to reconstruct the original plan. That is what he carries out in Timaeus—and some modern physicists have embarked on the same project. For example, Einstein’s basic attitude is reflected in the title of Abraham Pais’ biography: “Subtle is the Lord...,” echoing Einstein’s comment, “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” In an interview Einstein compared our situation to a child who enters a huge library. The child knows that someone has written the books, but he does not know the languages in which they are written. He suspects that there is a mysterious order, but he does not know what it is.___“We have all been working in what Husserl called the Galilean style; that is, we have all been making abstract mathematical models of the universe to which at least the physicists give a higher degree of reality than they accord the ordinary world of sensation.”Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)___This Platonist view is contrary to a widespread impression of science, symbolized by the picture of the “father” of modern science, Galileo Galilei, with his telescope. According to this impression, Galileo liberated himself from the dominating metaphysics of his day—basically Aristotelian philosophy—and constructed a telescope that he directed towards the sky, showing that Jupiter has four moons. He also performed experiments with bronze balls rolling down inclined planes and found the law of freely falling bodies.However, in other cases Galileo emphasized the unreliability of our senses. It is easy to see why. He defended Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, we are not at rest at the center of the universe, but moving at a tremendous speed through space. Why don’t we observe this motion? Galileo praises Copernicus because “with reason as his guide he resolutely continued to affirm what sensible experience seemed to contradict.” In other places he directly refers to Plato. SUGGESTED VIEWING The quest for a final theory With Michio Kaku Galileo’s Platonism goes back to his early writings. In The Assayer, published as early as 1623, Galileo compared the universe to a grand book that is written in the language of mathematics, and “its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” Therefore, things that cannot be described by mathematics—for example, colors, smells and odors—are not real. They are merely subjective.This division into subjective and objective, advocated by Galileo and his younger contemporary René Descartes, is normally associated with a mechanistic world view, which is regarded as the opposite of Platonism. When we reduce something to, for example, molecules and atoms, we move “downwards.” In contrast, the Platonist moves “upwards,” to abstract entities. However, it only shows that when we address fundamental questions, we should be careful in applying everyday spatial metaphors like “up” and “down.”___Nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world.___The endeavor of finding a Theory of Everything has been heavily criticized. In 2006, the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin published “The Crisis in Fundamental Physics.” He argued that one of the most fundamental principles of science is that we should only regard theories as scientific if we have the possibility to show that they are false by experiments. Although he did not refer to Karl Popper, other critics have referred to Popper and argued that a theory is not scientific if it cannot be falsified (see for example Ellis & Silk 2014).These were not the first physicists to be anti-reductionists. In 1972, the journal Science published an article by the physicist Philip Anderson with the title “More Is Different.” This is the kind of article a scientist would normally write only after he has won a Nobel Prize. However, Anderson won the Nobel Prize for physics five years later, in 1977. The article is amazing, not primarily because it argues in favor of anti-reductionism in general, but because it argues for anti-reductionism within physics itself. Anderson’s conclusion was:At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one. Psychology is not applied biology, nor is biology applied chemistry.We may say that Plato started the “unity of science movement,” based on Euclidean geometry as the model of all knowledge. A distinguishing mark of geometry is that all possible constructions can be reduced to a few fundamental principles. We have to acknowledge that this approach has limitations. In general, we can easily model technological systems. In addition, we may construct simplified and idealized models that capture important aspects of systems, from various perspectives and for various purposes. But nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world. In a complex system, each level has its distinct, emergent, properties that are characteristic of this level. Therefore, a complex system should be investigated at different levels and from different perspectives. Instead of exclusively pursuing a scientific ideal based on the unity of science, we should acknowledge the diversity—or even the disunity—of science.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • iai.tv
It Ain’t Just Sports: Special guest Kelli Lemon, football coaching scandals, VUU standout RB

We’re back with another episode of It Ain’t Just Sports — where the games are just the start of the conversation.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • 12onyourside.com
Vermont Department of Mental Health offers free training for clinicians to address problem gambling issues

When Vermont legalized sports betting, it allocated funds to address problem gambling issues. The Department of Mental Health is now expanding those services.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:54 AM EST • Health • vtdigger.org
10 Transformational Health Discoveries of 2025

From advancements in male birth control to the science of supplements, Scientific American highlights some of the most fascinating health and medicine stories of 2025

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10 Transformational Health Discoveries of 2025

From advancements in male birth control to the science of supplements, Scientific American highlights some of the most fascinating health and medicine stories of 2025

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:30 AM EST • Science • scientificamerican.com
Columbus Regional Health restricts visitors due to respiratory illness surge

Columbus Regional Healthcare has implemented new visitor restrictions due to increased spread of influenza, RSV and COVID-19.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:53 PM EST • Health • wect.com
'Congress is in a coma': Former members sound alarm on health of the House

Congress ends the year with a thin list of legislative accomplishments and a growing number of retirements. Former lawmakers say the problems now plaguing Capitol Hill have been years in the making.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:15 PM EST • Health • npr.org
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The Culture War Comes for Science

The Trump administration has exploited and exacerbated the problems besetting science. Our moment demands a new contract answerable to the scientific needs of American society.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 2:47 PM EST • Science • commonwealmagazine.org
Broncos’ missed tackles were a big problem vs. Jaguars

"We just have to be better," Broncos coach Sean Payton said of the team's missed tackles against the Jaguars.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:43 PM EST • Sports • broncoswire.usatoday.com
Urgent specialist care? It's possible with telehealth

Telemedicine can bring down the wait to see a specialist from months to hours – and reduce costs. Health systems can do well to create telehealth-first specialist programs that refer to in-person visits when necessary, a teledermatologist says.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:39 PM EST • Health • healthcareitnews.com
The best wedding gowns of 2025 revealed: from Eve Jobs to Hum Fleming

Whether it was English countryside elegance or all-out Italian glamour, this year's brides did not disappoint when it came to their wedding gowns

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:06 AM EST • Technology • tatler.com
Three immediate problems for Potters to solve

BBC Radio Stoke's Mark Elliott on how things have shifted for Stoke City and how they need to get back on track going into 2026.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:42 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
Hoping to Curb Obesity, Chinese City Implements Health Ordinance

With nearly half of Chinese adults classified as overweight or obese, the policy represents the first time a city has enacted reforms directed at weight loss.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:14 AM EST • Health • sixthtone.com
New York parents say kids 'freeze' on mandated electric school buses during brutal winter weather

Parents in western New York report heating problems with mandated electric school buses, claiming children come home cold after rides in freezing weather.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 10:02 PM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com
Millennial fulfilled dream of owning food stall, with one problem

Jonas Koh fulfilled his dream of starting a nasi lemak hawker stall. But in an area filled with a frugal older crowd, he's struggling to get sales up.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:08 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Top science stories of 2025

In a year of funding chaos, ongoing climate change and pollution perils, we also saw the most powerful telescope yet, personalized gene therapy, and the next-best-thing to an HIV vaccine — not to mention a brand-new color

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • knowablemagazine.org
Clemson has another opportunity to impress outside of the ACC

Clemson has another great opportunity out of conference to make a statement and pick up a big road win against Cincinnati.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 12:16 PM EST • Sports • clemsonwire.usatoday.com
NPB slugger Munetaka Murakami signing with White Sox on two-year deal, per report

Murakami was the top power hitter in Japan, despite strikeout problems

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Dec 21, 2025 • 10:20 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Oregon threatens deep CFP run as star playmakers return at perfect time

A full complement of wide receivers could give Oregon the ammunition it needs to make a national championship push

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Strengthening U.S.-Nigerian Health Cooperation under the America First Global Health Strategy - U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria

Strengthening U.S.-Nigerian Health Cooperation under the America First Global Health Strategy The United States signed a five-year, $5.1 billion bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Republic of Nigeria December 19 to advance the America First Global Health Strategy, supporting resilient, self-reliant, and durable health systems while promoting accountability and shared responsibility. Under the five-year MOU, the United States intends to commit nearly $2.1 billion in health assistance, with nearly $3.0 billion in new domestic health expenditures by the Government of Nigeria over the same five-year period. This represents the largest co-investment any country has made to date under the America First Global Health Strategy and underscore Nigeria’s commitment to greater national ownership of its health system. Under the MOU, the United States will continue to support surveillance and outbreak response, laboratory systems, health commodities; frontline healthcare workers, and data systems. Nigeria faces significant health challenges, including one of the highest maternal and child mortality rates globally and approximately30 percent of the global malaria burden. U.S. assistance under the MOU will expand access to affordable, preventive and curative services for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, polio, and maternal and child health, strengthening health outcomes across Nigeria. The MOU places a strong emphasis on Christian faith-based healthcare providers, recognizing their indispensable role in delivering care to communities in need. Nigeria’s more than 900 faith-based clinics and hospitals serve more than 30 percent of the country’s 230 million people, often in areas where healthcare facilities are limited or absent. The MOU provides approximately $200 million in dedicated support to strengthen and support these Christian facilities, enhance workforce capacity, and expand access to integrated HIV, TB, malaria, and maternal child health services. Investments in Christian faith-based health institutions are uniquely positioned to complement public-sector facilities and reinforce Nigeria’s overall health infrastructure. The MOU was negotiated in connection with reforms undertaken by the Government of Nigeria to prioritize the protection of Christian populations from extremist violence. As with all U.S. foreign assistance, the President and Secretary of State retain the right to pause or terminate programs that do not align with U.S. national interests, and the United States expects Nigeria to continue making measurable progress in combating religiously motivated violence against Christian communities. This five-year MOU is the latest of several health cooperation MOUs signed in Africa this month. The United States will continue to sign multi-year Bilateral Agreements on Global Health Cooperation with countries receiving U.S. health assistance to advance the America First Global Health Strategy.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:49 AM EST • Health • ng.usembassy.gov
As insurers retreat from Obamacare, a working family is caught in the squeeze

With covid-era subsidies set to end, insurers that offer Obamacare have retreated from some regions, leaving consumers with higher prices and few options.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • washingtonpost.com
Jerusalem hosts fourth-annual ‘Own Your Voice’ business conference

The fourth annual Jerusalem Business Conference, this year’s titled “Own Your Voice: Building Business and Community,” took place on November 19 at the Nefesh B’Nefesh Campus in Cinema City.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 4:03 AM EST • Business • jpost.com
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Faith-based entertainment sees a revival in Hollywood. Defining what it is can be a challenge

LOS ANGELES – At the movies this fall, Josh O’Connor plays a hot priest with a complicated past, Keanu Reeves is an angel who lost his wings, and Elizabeth Olsen has a romantic dilemma in the afterlif...

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What lawmakers advanced, and stalled, on health care this week

Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, on Congress's healthcare stalemate and what it means for ACA marketplace shoppers.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 5:30 PM EST • Health • npr.org
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Quantum entanglement could connect drones for disaster relief, bypassing traditional networks

Any time you use a device to communicate information—an email, a text message, any data transfer—the information in that transmission crosses the open internet, where it could be intercepted. Such ...

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Turning plastic waste into valuable chemicals with single-atom catalysts

The rapid accumulation of plastic waste is currently posing significant risks for both human health and the environment on Earth. A possible solution to this problem would be to recycle plastic waste, ...

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Here are the Salem area's top high school sports moments from 2025

These are some of the most memorable moments from high school sports in the Salem-Keizer area in 2025.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 8:01 AM EST • Sports • statesmanjournal.com
ESPN says athletics at this Salem school lead the nation. Here's why

A Salem-Keizer high school for the second straight year has been recognized by ESPN for its work with Unified Sports.

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Science news this week: Japan laser weapon trial, comet 3I/ATLAS bids farewell, and AI solves 'impossible' math problems

Dec. 20, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • livescience.com
Major collapse: perennial troublemaker to rescue crisis club

There are those images that burn themselves into the collective memory of an entire football club. For example, a sold-out Merkur Spiel-Arena on May 27, 2024. With the 3-0 win from the first leg in Bo...

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Why dogs love you so much, according to science

Thousands of years of history have secured their status as man’s best friend – and there are ways to strengthen the bond even further

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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Securities Fraud Class Action Result of Undisclosed Financial Problems and 63% Stock Decline - Investors may Contact Lewis Kahn, Esq, at Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC

/PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors with substantial...

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Dec 19, 2025 • 10:51 PM EST • Entertainment • prnewswire.com
Fresno City Council selects business park alternative for SEDA, directs further analysis

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