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Takeaways from Trump and Netanyahu’s meeting in Florida

President Donald Trump’s Monday meeting in Florida at Mar-a-Lago with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu generated plenty of warm words — but no clear progress in their peace plan for Gaza.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:26 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Extreme Rush entertainment complex to open by early March

POCATELLO — After three years in the making, Extreme Rush will finally open its doors to area residents in the first quarter of 2026.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:10 PM EST • Entertainment • idahostatejournal.com
Bears vs. 49ers Game Balls: Just Short of More Magic

After a close loss to the 49ers, @ryandroste hands out his Chicago Bears game balls.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 4:42 PM EST • Sports • windycitygridiron.com
Zelensky works yet again to break Putin's hold on Trump

Few signs of progress toward a peace agreement materialize from the meeting at Mar-a-Lago.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 4:04 PM EST • Politics • latimes.com
Chicago police warn of 3 business burglaries in Logan Square and Humboldt Park

Chicago police are warning about a string of burglaries last week targeting businesses in the Logan Square and Humboldt Park neighborhoods.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 3:39 PM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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Restaurateurs’ ‘25 takeaway? SF ‘has bounced back’

“It’s like there’s a renewed excitement on the street.”

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Dec 29, 2025 • 3:00 PM EST • Business • sfexaminer.com
Chicago Bears Week 17 Notes: West Coast Collapse

A brutal defensive collapse in a wild shootout out west. Check out @BryanOrenchuk’s notes here. #DaBears

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Dec 29, 2025 • 2:11 PM EST • Sports • windycitygridiron.com
Georgia GOP congresswoman rips ‘Mar-a-Lago sexualization,’ Trump’s lack of ‘faith’

"I’ve always been uncomfortable with how those women puff up their lips and enlarge their breasts."

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Dec 29, 2025 • 1:58 PM EST • Politics • al.com
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NFL Weekend Betting Recap: Bears-49ers was 'New Year’s Firework for the Bettors'

Chicago and San Francisco salvaged Sunday for bettors in a big way. Patrick Everson breaks it down.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 1:48 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
‘Wheel of Fortune’ Contestant Breaks Ryan Seacrest’s Heart With $100,000 Loss

Did you figure out this four-word puzzle?

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Dec 29, 2025 • 11:51 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
‘Landman’ Star Ali Larter Details Intense Vibe on Taylor Sheridan Set

She bonded with costar Michelle Randolph in the 'high-pressure' environment.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 10:13 AM EST • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
No 10 defends campaign to release Abd el-Fattah despite his ‘abhorrent’ tweets

MPs reject call to strip British-Egyptian activist of UK nationality over social media posts from a decade ago

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Dec 29, 2025 • 9:17 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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How a Prentiss County fossil park changed science history

Northeast Mississippi is hundreds of miles away from any ocean waters that could make for a suitable home for an oyster. But roughly 74 million years ago, most of the state was submerged below the present-day Gulf of Mexico.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • mississippitoday.org
Mid-Ohio Valley Entertainment Commission making progress ahead of the new year

MARIETTA, Ohio - The Mid-Ohio Valley Entertainment Commission continues to advance with its goals of bringing Hollywood to Southeast Ohio.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Entertainment • athensmessenger.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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NFL world reacts to Bears' shootout loss to 49ers

The Bears lost a shootout to the 49ers on the final few seconds of the game. Here is how the NFL world reacted to the loss.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 12:17 AM EST • Sports • bearswire.usatoday.com
Bears vs. 49ers: San Francisco outlasts Chicago in high-stakes thriller to keep No. 1 seed hopes afloat

The 49ers' win sets up a Week 18 matchup against the Seahawks with the No. 1 seed on the line.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 11:37 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky in Florida

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traded freezing, missile-tormented Kyiv on Sunday for the frescoed dining room at Mar-a-Lago, where he hoped to gain President Donald Trump’s sign-off on a revised 20-point peace plan to end the war in his country.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 7:10 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
With Galaxy S26, Samsung may have initiated efforts to lean less on Qualcomm Snapdragon chips

An analyst doubt Samsung is investing so heavily in Exynos chips just to be content with a 25% share of the Galaxy S26 lineup.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 1:52 PM EST • Technology • phonearena.com
Arizona Wildcats’ sports schedule for Dec. 29-Jan. 4

Sporting events this week involving UA.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Sports • tucson.com
Photos: The biggest entertainment and fashion moments of 2025

In a year that zoomed by, AP’s photographers captured perfect images of stellar entertainment moments, whether they were on stages, runways or red carpets.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 9:30 AM EST • Entertainment • tucson.com
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Brigitte Bardot Dies: Iconic French Actress Was 91

In the late '50s and '60s, she earned the nickname 'Sex Kitten,' and was best known for 'And God Created Woman.'

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Dec 28, 2025 • 8:44 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
Tucson's Top Sports Stories: December 28

See what the top sports stories are for UA and Tucson.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 7:45 AM EST • Sports • tucson.com
Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks 12/28/25

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-9, 39 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Chicago Blackhawks (14-17-6, 34 points, 8th place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Local broadcast on SportsNet Pittsburgh and Chicago Sports Network, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Pens come back home Tuesday to close out the calendar year against the Carolina Hurricanes, then […]

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Dec 28, 2025 • 7:31 AM EST • Sports • pensburgh.com
Column: Starting a healthier sports diet in 2026 is easier than you might think

Want to start 2026 by sticking to a healthier diet of sports-observing? Here are some handy tips to get you started.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • chicagotribune.com
Zelensky to meet Trump as Russia continues to pound Ukraine

Zelensky will visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago to discuss raising pressure on Russia, security guarantees and investment in postwar reconstruction.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
A look at Mexico’s draw for U17 World Cup qualifiers

Mexico will play in Group A along with hosts Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Martin, Barbados and Sint Maarten.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 3:57 AM EST • Sports • fmfstateofmind.com
Blackhawks may remain short-handed vs. slumping Pens

A season-high six-game losing streak may be in the rearview, but the Chicago Blackhawks still have the trouble of skating without injured forwards Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar for a bit longer.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 2:58 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Ravens vs. Packers: Derrick Henry rushes for 4 TDs and Baltimore's playoff hopes stay alive; Green Bay's 41-24 defeat gives Chicago the NFC North title

Henry, who had a career-high 36 carries for 216 yards and four touchdowns. It was Henry’s seventh 200-yard rushing game, setting the NFL record that he had shared with Adrian Peterson and O.J. Simpson.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 11:08 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blackhawks
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Dec 27, 2025 • 10:53 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Justin Hryckowian with a Goal vs. Chicago Blackhawks
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Dec 27, 2025 • 9:24 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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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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Fusion reactors may create dark matter particles

Researchers say fusion reactors might do more than generate clean energy—they could also create particles linked to dark matter. A new theoretical study shows how neutrons inside future fusion reactors could spark rare reactions that produce axions, particles long suspected to exist but never observed. The work revisits an idea teased years ago on The Big Bang Theory, where fictional physicists couldn’t solve the puzzle. This time, real scientists think they’ve found a way.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Where Is Jodi Hildebrandt Now? Her Prison Sentence & More

Her practice and downfall will be explored in the new Netflix doc 'Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story.'

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Dec 27, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
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Evidence of a quantum spin liquid ground state in a kagome material

Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not settle into an ordered pattern and continue to fluctuate, even at extremely low ...

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Dec 27, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Technology • phys.org
Local opinion: Science and religion are not in opposition

Robert Gavlak, in his criticism of religion, seemed to be confusing it with Christian Nationalism (which really isn't very Christian at all).

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Dec 27, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Science • tucson.com
Bears jerseys, hats and gear spark shopper frenzy at Chicago sports retailers

"Christmas came early for our company this year," Clark Street Sports co-owner Jason Caref said.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 6:30 AM EST • Sports • chicago.suntimes.com
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Double Welsh derby day provides drama amid uncertainty

The talking points as Cardiff and Ospreys enjoy festive derby wins over Dragons and Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 6:07 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
Boaz Student Places in Regional Science Bee

Fourth-grader Echo Harris of Boaz Intermediate School recently placed third in the regional Science Bee. Harris is now qualified for the national Science Bee and currently, he is the only

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Dec 27, 2025 • 2:00 AM EST • Science • sandmountainreporter.com
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Bulls are trapped in a $72 million contract nightmare

Chicago got itself into a pickle.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:32 PM EST • Sports • sportingnews.com
Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ers
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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:23 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Blue Earth business doing a major expansion

BLUE EARTH— The local area received some good news ahead of the holiday season when Winnebago Manufacturing shared information that they plan on expanding their plant and workforce in the coming year. “One of the reasons for the expansion is that two of our largest customers are growing significantly,” office manager Janet Hassing said. “They […]

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Dec 26, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Business • fairmontsentinel.com
3 big questions for the Chicago Cubs: How will they replace Kyle Tucker? Will they add to the rotation?
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Dec 26, 2025 • 5:09 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Stars rested and ready to face slumping Blackhawks

The Dallas Stars and visiting Chicago Blackhawks are pointed in opposite directions as they return from the holiday break on Saturday night.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 2:43 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Has ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Gone ‘Overboard’ This Christmas? Fans Debate

‘Surely they can find someone with good taste to decorate,’ one viewer ranted.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:51 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
Donald Trump Gets Lowest Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Ever: Report

Despite Trump’s boasts, the broadcast’s ratings reportedly dropped 35 percent from last year’s record low.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:24 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
Donald Trump Gets Lowest Kennedy Center Honors Ratings Ever: Report

Despite Trump’s boasts, the broadcast’s ratings reportedly dropped 35 percent from last year’s record low.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:24 AM EST • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
‘Stranger Things’ Finale: Duffer Brothers Tease Massive & Emotional Series Ending

Matt and Ross Duffer tease what's in store.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
‘Stranger Things’ Finale: Duffer Brothers Tease Massive & Emotional Series Ending

Matt and Ross Duffer tease what's in store.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
Have Eagles really solved things on offense?

It’s understandable if you had given up on the Eagles’ offense a month ago. But in the last three games, things have looked a bit different.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 9:05 AM EST • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
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At Bernell’s, blues and women’s sports share the stage

Rita Adair and Dan Resnick blend a legacy of blues music with a space to watch women’s sports in the former Red Rooster building in Madison.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Entertainment • captimes.com
A nutritionist cut out ultra-processed foods 2 years ago. Here are the habits he kept, and the ones he ditched.

Over the past year, the nutritionist Rob Hobson has made two helpful tweaks to the way he plans and prepares his meals to work better with his busy schedule.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 3:26 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Rec + Relax entertainment complex advances toward construction

After more than a year of planning, revision and delays largely unseen by the public, the Rec + Relax entertainment complex in Lufkin is moving closer to construction, with key

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Dec 26, 2025 • 1:00 AM EST • Entertainment • lufkindailynews.com
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Latter-day Saint Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland hospitalized due to 'ongoing health complications'

Jeffrey R. Holland, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has been hospitalized for treatment of "ongoing health complications,"

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • stgeorgeutah.com
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Donald Trump is spending Christmas at Mar-a-Lago. Photos show his lavish holiday celebrations.

President Donald Trump spent the holiday playing golf, calling children and service members, and eating Christmas dinner in Mar-a-Lago's ballroom.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 3:10 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Jimmy Kimmel Delivers Scathing Christmas Day Message: ‘Tyranny Is Booming’

'We won, the President lost...'

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Dec 25, 2025 • 1:27 PM EST • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
My husband died unexpectedly 6 years ago. I'm so grateful for the many holiday photos and videos I have of him.

After her husband died weeks after Christmas, a woman reflects on their last holiday together and why capturing everyday moments now matters.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 12:50 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Bears power rankings roundup: Where Chicago lands in Week 17

Week 17 is here and the Chicago Bears have clinched a playoff berth. Here's a glimpse at where they land among various power rankings.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 10:37 AM EST • Sports • bearswire.usatoday.com
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Burglars steal ATM from North Center business, Chicago police say

Several burglars wearing ski masks stole an ATM from a business in the North Center neighborhood, Chicago police said.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 10:23 AM EST • Business • abc7chicago.com
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Passaic ShopRite sold as Latino pioneer exits NJ grocery business

Rafael Cuellar bought the supermarket, his second in Passaic, 20 years ago. The sale is expected to close this month.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 4:28 AM EST • Business • northjersey.com
Artist for top games gives 3 tips for landing illustration gigs

Ana Fedina made the art for Critical Role's "The Armory of Heroes," a guide to artifacts and weapons from the crew's "Dungeons & Dragons" stream.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 12:01 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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New album releases from artists with East Tennessee ties

We start with the Sedonas. If there were ever any doubt that the band ranks among East Tennessee’s most potent and proficient acts, those questions are erased by its new

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:30 PM EST • Entertainment • thedailytimes.com
The Herald's weekly entertainment picks

Looking to be entertained from Thursday, Dec. 25, through Wednesday, Dec. 31? Check out the Skagit Valley Herald’s weekly recommendations.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:30 PM EST • Entertainment • goskagit.com
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Business: Oregon jobs projected to increase 6% by 2034

The Oregon Employment Department projects Oregon’s total employment to grow by 141,000 jobs between 2024 and 2034.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 8:00 PM EST • Business • theworldlink.com
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Resident shares concerns over possible entertainment district for downtown Oxford

OXFORD — There was a light agenda for the Oxford City Council meeting Tuesday night.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:53 PM EST • Entertainment • annistonstar.com
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Bears merch flying off the shelves at sports collectible shops ahead of playoffs

Since the team’s victory against the Green Bay Packers, player jerseys and other Bears merchandise have been the top sellers for Chicago retailers.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:49 PM EST • Sports • chicago.suntimes.com
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Obama Foundation partner expands vendor network for small businesses

Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative said more than 75 Chicago area organizations have joined its network to collectively negotiate service contracts, which will help lower costs.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 2:29 PM EST • Business • chicago.suntimes.com
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Panthers vs Seahawks: Offensive Preview

The Carolina Panthers need to replicate the recipe they used to beat the Rams a few weeks ago.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Sports • catscratchreader.com
‘Wheel of Fortune’ Fans React to Contestant’s ’Tough’ $40,000 Loss

Did you solve this trick puzzle?

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:02 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
One year later, D&D 2024 feels like a new edition in disguise

Wizards of the Coast says it’s just a revision. After a year of books and rules changes, D&D 2024 tells a very different story.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Technology • polygon.com
Snadragon X Elite Laptop Performance On Linux Ends 2025 Disappointing

As part of my various end-of-year benchmarking comparison articles for looking at the performance evolution of Linux is a fresh look at the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptop experience when using Ubuntu 25.10 with the latest X1E Concept packages, which includes taking the X1 Elite optimized kernel to the latest Linux 6.18 stable series.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
The Year in Entertainment 2025: The TV that was top

The small screen took us everywhere from the shores of Cousins Beach to the emergency room at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center this year. Here's a look at the shows and limited series that defined 2025:It was the medical procedural drama The Pitt that scored the top prize at the Emmys this year. Led by Noah Wyle, who won the best actor in a drama Emmy for his portrayal of Dr. Robby in the new series, The Pitt's first season followed the challenges faced by health care workers on the front lines over the course of a single, 15-hour shift at the hospital. Other big winners at the ceremony included Seth Rogen's new comedy series The Studio, as well as the Netflix limited series Adolescence.Many prestige shows captured the cultural zeitgeist in 2025. Fans traveled to Thailand to check in for season 3 of The White Lotus, while the mystery at Lumon Industries continued to unfold as Severance season 2 rolled out. The Last of Us viewers mourned a fan-favorite character during its sophomore season, while Star Wars fans returned to a galaxy far, far away to bid farewell to Andor as it debuted its second and final season.Nobody could stop talking about The Summer I Turned Pretty. Whether you were team Conrad or team Jeremiah, fans couldn't keep their eyes off the dramatic third season of the teen romance series, which spanned from the U.S.'s East Coast all the way to Paris. While the series ended with Belly finally picking which brother she wanted to be with, the story isn't quite over. A feature film that will end the romantic saga has been greenlit by Prime Video.Finally, the year ended with the release of the fifth and final season of Stranger Things. It turned Netflix's streaming records upside down, accumulating 59.6 million views in its first five days and becoming the best-ever premiere week viewing numbers for an English-language series on the streaming platform.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 8:53 AM EST • Entertainment • willmarradio.com
Great Lakes Science Center to hold STEM programming; announced new board chair

The Great Lakes Science Center will host science, technology, engineering and mathematics programming in December and January.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • clevelandjewishnews.com
Movies and TV shows casting across the US

Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the US.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:31 AM EST • Entertainment • wyomingnewsnow.tv
Blackhawks Enter Holiday Break On Seven Straight Losses
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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:33 AM EST • Sports • thehockeynews.com
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Ukraine explains how it attacked Russian Sea Dragon with drone carrying an airburst warhead

The SBU said that it used the drone to strike a Russian Sea Dragon maritime recon aircraft, a key step for its later attack on the submarine.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:05 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers
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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:05 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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From AI to Venezuela: Why 2026 is a hinge year for global power

One year ago this week, Joe Biden was president. I was in Doha, Qatar, negotiating with Israel and Hamas to finalize a ceasefire and hostage release deal. The incoming Trump team worked closely with us, a rare display of nonpartisanship to free hostages and end a war. It feels like a decade ago. A lot can happen in a year, as 2025 has shown.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Bears Over Beers: Playoffs Clinched! 49ers SNF Preview

The latest episode of @bearsoverbeers talks the Chicago Bears upcoming game against the San Francisco 49ers and more!

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:00 PM EST • Sports • windycitygridiron.com
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:49 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Nicki Minaj’s Embrace of Trump-Era Politics Has Fans Asking Questions

The Trinidad and Tobago-born hip-hop artist's motives are under scrutiny.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:50 PM EST • Politics • capitalbnews.org
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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Supreme Court rules against Trump, bars deploying National Guard in Chicago

The decision is the major defeat for Trump and his broad claim that he had the power to deploy military forces in U.S. cities.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:42 PM EST • Politics • latimes.com
Supreme Court won't let Trump deploy National Guard in Chicago

In a rare loss for Trump at the high court, the justices kept in place a temporary hold on the use of National Guard troops to quell protests in Chicago.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:20 PM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
James Cameron Slams Amy Poehler For 'Ignorant Dig' From ... 12 Years Ago

Twelve years ago, Poehler said something the director will never forget.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:48 PM EST • Entertainment • huffpost.com
‘Wheel of Fortune’: Ryan Seacrest Hugs Firefighter After Agonizing $114,000 Loss

The contestant spoke out about the moment.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:17 AM EST • Entertainment • cbs19news.com
Year in Review: A Look Back at Local Sports in 2025

Well, it's that time again. This will be my 35th Year in Review column, and 2025 gave me plenty to review.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Sports • ithaca.com
Avid weightlifter leverages exercise science interest into impactful research

Years ago, Wil King took the intellectual approach to improving his physique.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • kennesaw.edu
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
The Bear’s Den, December 23, 2025

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Sports • windycitygridiron.com
LG Display Announce a New 27" 4K OLED Panel with RGB-Stripe Layout

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:29 AM EST • Technology • tftcentral.co.uk
Science history: Anthropologist sees the face of the 'Taung Child' — and proves that Africa was the cradle of humanity

Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:00 AM EST • Science • livescience.com
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Dec 22, 2025 • 11:00 PM EST • Sports • santamariatimes.com
VISN 8 Innovators Poised to Transform Veteran Care at the 2025 Veterans Health Make-a-thon | VA Tampa health care

VISN 8 continues to lead the way in health care innovation within the Veterans Health Administration.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • va.gov
Suburban business cited for big oily asphalt spill in Chicago canal

Trump’s EPA offloaded cleanup to Gov. JB Pritzker’s environmental agency, which accused Apex Oil of violating state laws.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 3:36 PM EST • Business • chicago.suntimes.com
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President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement about shipbuilding alongside his Pentagon chief and Navy secretary on Monday, according to a person familiar with the plans.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:29 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Commentary: Real public safety requires investing in people

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:41 AM EST • Business • chicagobusiness.com
I was laid off by Oracle 2 years ago and still can't find a job. I've blown through my savings and now sell antiques to stay afloat.

After being laid off by Oracle, Clair Todd has spent about two years job hunting, reselling antiques, and rethinking her pivot to the tech industry.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:05 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Tillamook businesses celebrate major sales boost on Small Business Saturday

Downtown Tillamook was buzzing on Black Friday, and again on November 29, as small businesses welcomed a steady stream of shoppers for the Tillamook Chamber’s annual Small Business Saturday event.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:08 AM EST • Business • tillamookheadlightherald.com
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