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VOTE NOW: What is your favorite Las Vegas sports franchise?

Las Vegas has turned into the sports and entertainment capital of the world.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 3:32 PM EST • Sports • news3lv.com
Year in review: the impact of Project 2025 : The NPR Politics Podcast

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at how Project 2025, a document published by the Heritage Foundation to outline policy objectives in a Republican administration taking office in 2025, has influenced the Trump administration's approach to governance.This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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How ‘Call of Duty’ Got Dethroned in 2025

‘Battlefield,’ ‘ARC Raiders,’ and the juggernaut franchise’s own failings knocked ‘Black Ops 7’ off the series’ perennial top perch

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Dec 30, 2025 • 7:55 AM EST • Technology • theringer.com
Healthcare recap for 2025: Hospitals vie for new spots in Chesterfield, MOBs and other facilities spread across region

The region’s three major health systems spent 2025 trying to better position themselves to serve patients in Chesterfield. And amid the competition to bring a new hospital to the fast-growing locality, a handful of medical office projects broke ground, and new ERs were announced or opened across the region.

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Dec 30, 2025 • 2:01 AM EST • Health • richmondbizsense.com
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James Franklin is recruiting for Virginia Tech not only for football, but other sports as well 🤣

James Franklin is recruiting for Virginia Tech not only for football, but other sports as well 🤣

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Dec 29, 2025 • 9:58 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
Long-time San Francisco business Cookin' closing at the end of 2025
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Dec 29, 2025 • 9:36 PM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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San Francisco businesses struggle after prolonged outages

Some small business owners in San Francisco are demanding PG&E do more to help them recover from power outages that swept the city during their busiest shopping weekend just before Christmas.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 8:40 PM EST • Business • nbcbayarea.com
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Monday Night Football Week 17: Rams at Falcons

The Los Angeles Rams had their one seed hopes dashed with the San Francisco 49ers winning on Sunday. The 49ers have the superior division record, while the Seattle Seahawks have the superior record overall. It doesn’t matter to the Rams which of them wins next week. They are fairly locked into the sixth seed, though […]

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Dec 29, 2025 • 8:00 PM EST • Sports • milehighreport.com
George Clooney and his family are now citizens of France. Good luck with that!

George Clooney, his wife Amal and their 8-year-old twins are French citizens as of last week, reports say. The Clooneys bought property in France in 2021.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 6:18 PM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
'Not enough': SF residents, business owners call for increased PG&E bill credits after blackout

The power outage occurred Dec. 20 after a fire sparked that afternoon at a PG&E substation at 8th and Mission streets.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 3:11 PM EST • Business • ktvu.com
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San Francisco residents, business owners speak after PG&E outages

Residents and business owners in San Francisco's Sunset District are calling on PG&E to increase bill credits after recent power outages.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 2:35 PM EST • Business • ktvu.com
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
Browns fans react to massive upset win over Steelers

The Browns pulled off an upset win over the rival Steelers that has big-time implications for both franchises. Here's how Browns fans are reacting

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Dec 29, 2025 • 11:18 AM EST • Sports • brownswire.usatoday.com
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Call this 49ers’ stunning, surprising season what it is, ‘Mission: Improbable’

After a dozen San Francisco 49ers wins, with Sunday’s see-saw victory over the Bears perhaps their most memorable yet, the Niners could earn a flight-free playoffs on Saturday. Whodathunkit?

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Dec 29, 2025 • 2:13 AM EST • Sports • sfchronicle.com
Sooner QBs in NFL: Jalen Hurts against Buffalo Bills, Caleb Williams vs. San Francisco 49ers

Former OU quarterback Jalen Hurts' Philadelphia Eagles matched up with the Buffalo Bills, while Caleb Williams' faced the San Francisco 49ers.

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Dec 29, 2025 • 1:07 AM EST • Sports • oudaily.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
Masic's 15 help San Francisco defeat Seattle U 67-59

SEATTLE (AP) Vukasin Masic scored 12 of his 15 points after halftime in San Francisco's 67-59 victory over Seattle on Sunday in a West Coast Conference opener.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 10:54 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Australia’s Star Entertainment sees fresh executive departures as CFO, COO exit

Embattled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment said on Monday its Chief Financial Officer Frank Krile has resigned and will be leaving the firm, effective immediately.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 6:07 PM EST • Entertainment • reuters.com
Brigitte Bardot’s image complicated by her support of the far right

Film star turned animal rights activist was outspoken on immigration and future of France

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Dec 28, 2025 • 1:14 PM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
15 Top Retail & Entertainment Franchise Opportunities for 2026

Explore the best retail and entertainment franchises for 2026, including personalized apparel, pet wellness, and immersive experiences. Find your next franchise opportunity with 1851 Franchise.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 1:13 PM EST • Entertainment • 1851franchise.com
This Castro clinic was on the front lines of HIV care. After 60 years, it’s still changing lives

From AIDS to COVID to addiction care, the Castro-Mission Health Center has quietly shaped San Francisco’s public health for six decades.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • sfchronicle.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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Fantasy Football Preview: 49ers vs. Bears
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Dec 27, 2025 • 10:00 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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SF Tenderloin grant program offers small businesses opportunity to move into vacant spaces

In San Francisco, several new businesses are moving into vacant storefronts in the Tenderloin. It's part of a grant program that provides money for rent and renovations.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:38 PM EST • Business • abc7news.com
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Year in Review: Queens’ top stories in Arts and Entertainment

Looking ahead to 2026, QNS is revisiting top stories from 2025.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Entertainment • qns.com
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These small business owners will become uninsured after key ACA subsidies expire

When patients come to Eric Frankenfeld’s chiropractic practice with insurance woes, his wife, Lisa, the office manager, tells them not to worry because she’ll work with them to keep care affordable.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:01 AM EST • Health • cnn.com
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These small business owners will become uninsured after key ACA subsidies expire

When patients come to Eric Frankenfeld’s chiropractic practice with insurance woes, his wife, Lisa, the office manager, tells them not to worry because she’ll work with them to keep care affordable.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:01 AM EST • Business • cnn.com
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These small business owners will become uninsured after key ACA subsidies expire

When patients come to Eric Frankenfeld’s chiropractic practice with insurance woes, his wife, Lisa, the office manager, tells them not to worry because she’ll work with them to keep care affordable.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 7:01 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Trump’s top adviser slammed for ‘stupid’ immigration take inspired by old Christmas special

"Imagine watching" the "Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas Show," Stephen Miller tweeted, "and thinking America needed infinity migrants from the third world."

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Dec 26, 2025 • 3:48 PM EST • Politics • al.com
Year in review: Trump's foreign policy : The NPR Politics Podcast

Editor's note: This episode originally aired on December 16, 2025.As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we explore what President Trump's administration has done in terms of foreign policy, and what might be expected in the coming year.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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The 5 stories that defined San Francisco’s crazy politics in 2025

An Instagram-savvy mayor. A showdown with the feds. A 200-hour supervisor. In terms of political drama, 2025 was the gift that kept on giving.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Politics • sfstandard.com
See 'Malcolm in the Middle' family reunion on the bathroom set of sitcom revival

The 'Malcolm in the Middle' family reunited on set in a preview of the series revival, with Bryan Cranston, Frankie Muniz, and Jane Kaczmarek joining together in a sneak peek at the family bathroom.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
Advocates want bill to protect children during custody battles in state budget

Kyra's Law would be named for 2-year-old Kyra Franchetti.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 7:29 AM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Waymo explains why its robotaxis clogged San Francisco streets during a power outage

Waymo says the San Francisco power outage overwhelmed its robotaxis at scale, creating a backlog that led to response delays.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:04 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Business owners stress economic damage from power outage in San Francisco

Some local business owners are just starting to figure out just how much economic damage was done by the holiday weekend outage in San Francisco.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 8:26 PM EST • Business • nbcbayarea.com
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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
The Heinz History Center is renaming its sports museum to honor Franco Harris

It’s been 53 years to the day since Franco Harris hauled in the Immaculate Reception and carried the ball into the end zone at Three Rivers Stadium. In...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:31 PM EST • Sports • post-gazette.com
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49ers Players on Team's Mindset: 'Just Handle Business Each Week'

San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy, TE George Kittle, RB Christian McCaffrey, T Trent Williams, and LB Dee Winters highlighted team chemistry, preparation, and the importance of staying focused as the 49ers look ahead to the playoffs.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:17 PM EST • Business • 49ers.com
The $100 million investment that kept San Francisco tourism afloat

Unlike other parts of SF tourism, cruises excelled after the pandemic.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:50 AM EST • Business • sfgate.com
Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind megahit Call of Duty, dies at 55

One of Vince Zampella's crowning achievements was the creation of the Call of Duty franchise, which has sold more than half a billion games worldwide.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:09 AM EST • Technology • npr.org
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Why This Business Model Is Opening the Door to Entrepreneurship for People With Almost No Capital

Micro-franchising helps people with limited resources become business owners by offering low-cost and proven franchise models.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Business • entrepreneur.com
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
Velo 2025 Road Bike of the Year Winner: The Cannondale Synapse

We could have picked a Tour de France-winning superbike. Instead, we chose the bike that redefines usability for the rest of us.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:24 AM EST • Technology • velo.outsideonline.com
Purdy matches Montana to keep 49ers title bid alive

Brock Purdy throws a career-high five touchdown passes as San Francisco beat Indianapolis 48-27 to keep their NFC West title hopes alive.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 2:53 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
49ers playoff picture: How win over Colts impacts postseason chances

San Francisco already clinched a playoff berth but finds itself in the thick of the NFC West and wild card races.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 11:39 PM EST • Sports • sportingnews.com
Vince Zampella, 'Call of Duty' co-creator, dies after crash on Angeles Crest Highway

Vince Zampella, the video game developer who launched the 'Call of Duty' franchise and 'Apex Legends' outlet Respawn Entertainment with Jason West, has died.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:10 PM EST • Technology • latimes.com
'Call of Duty' co-creator Vince Zampella dies at 55 — 'his work helped shape modern interactive entertainment'

One of Zampella's crowning achievements was the creation of the Call of Duty franchise, which has sold more than half a billion games worldwide.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:22 PM EST • Entertainment • fortune.com
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S.F. businesses were ready for one of the year’s busiest weekends. Then the power outage stole it

San Francisco businesses lost thousands of dollars when power went out on one of the busiest weekends of the year.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:12 PM EST • Business • sfchronicle.com
Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash

Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 2:20 PM EST • Entertainment • nbclosangeles.com
Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash

Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 2:20 PM EST • Technology • nbclosangeles.com
Elon Musk takes dig at Waymo after San Francisco blackout

Elon Musk mocks Waymo after rival's self-driving cars stopped at intersections during San Francisco power outage, while claiming Tesla's robotaxi remained unaffected.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 11:10 AM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com
Launch Family Entertainment closes out 2025 with record growth, six new openings, and accelerated multi-unit development

WARWICK, R.I. – Launch Family Entertainment (Launch), a leading indoor family entertainment franchise, is ending 2025 with major development milestones, including six new park openings, 13 secured …

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Dec 22, 2025 • 8:51 AM EST • Entertainment • amusementtoday.com
US entertainment giant Universal Studios to build multibillion dollar theme park in Saudi Arabia | World News - The Times of India

Middle East News: Universal Studios is considering a multi-billion dollar theme park in Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya, part of Vision 2030 to boost tourism and entertainment in the Kingdom. This early concept could bring global franchises to the region.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:13 AM EST • Entertainment • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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San Francisco businesses, families throw out food due to PG&E power outage
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Dec 21, 2025 • 11:17 PM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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France's Political Crisis Rattles Trust in Institutions

French confidence in national institutions collapsed in 2025 amid a year of political upheaval.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Politics • news.gallup.com
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S.F. Power outage: restaurants and cafes open without electricity

Businesses opened their doors Sunday morning in San Francisco despite an ongoing power outage that left thousands of residents without electricity.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 5:10 PM EST • Business • sfchronicle.com
Waymo shut down service during San Francisco's blackout because its driverless taxis got confused

A widespread power outage in San Francisco affected thousands of residents. It also left Waymo robotaxis stalled on city streets.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 3:35 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Ethen Frank with a Goal vs. Detroit Red Wings
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Dec 21, 2025 • 1:42 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Opinion: 49ers Path to the Playoffs is Simple and Straightforward
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Dec 21, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Sports • roundtable.io
'Reshaped the direction of the city': The history behind San Francisco's MUNI

December 28 marks 113 years since the San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) began operating.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 11:25 AM EST • Politics • kcra.com
I sold my home and moved to Europe at 55. I'm not living my dream life yet, but it's better than working my life away in the US.

Natalie Lynch moved from San Francisco to Europe with her dog last year. She told BI that her life isn't perfect, but it's better than in the US.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 9:32 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Fantasy Football Preview: 49ers vs. Colts
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Indie Game Awards disqualify Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after generative AI controversy

According to a statement issued by the Indie Game Awards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of both awards it won. This decision came after producer François Meurisse confirmed the use of generative AI in the game’s development.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 7:45 PM EST • Technology • notebookcheck.net
Hardware Store Marauder’s Map Is Clarkian Magic

The “Marauder’s Map” is a magical artifact from the Harry Potter franchise. That sort of magic isn’t real, but as Arthur C. Clarke famously pointed out, it doesn’t nee…

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Dec 20, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Technology • hackaday.com
Saint Bonaventure defeats Le Moyne 92-81

OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) Frank Mitchell scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Saint Bonaventure beat Le Moyne 92-81 on Saturday.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 5:47 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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10 greats set for enshrinement to Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame

Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith, an Aliquippa native, and professional wrestling champion and New Brighton native “The Franchise” Shane Douglas are two of a group of 10 athletic greats who will be celebrated with enshrinement into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame on June 13 at The Club at Shadow Lakes in Aliquippa.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 3:53 PM EST • Sports • tribhssn.triblive.com
Initial Impressions from the Oklahoma Game

Well, that was something. Alabama opened last night’s game looking like the team we saw in Atlanta. Frankly, they looked like an unprepared team perhaps led by a coach who had been distracted at practice. Down 17-0 in the second quarter without so much as a single first down for the offense, rallying for 27 […]

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Dec 20, 2025 • 9:54 AM EST • Sports • rollbamaroll.com
From Avatar to Amadeus: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

James Cameron’s Smurftacular franchise is back for an action-packed third outing, and musical geniuses butt heads in the new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play

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Dec 20, 2025 • 1:00 AM EST • Entertainment • theguardian.com
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Southern California business owner sentenced for defrauding over $5 million from clients and evading taxes

A Southern California man was sentenced to prison for defrauding his clients out of over $5 million and evading more than $1 million in taxes. Frank Seung Noah, 64, of Corona, is a customs broker w…

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Dec 18, 2025 • 10:13 PM EST • Business • ktla.com
Nevada launches Orion, a new business licensing platform

Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar announced that the state's new business licensing system is on track to replace an outdated platform next year.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 6:37 PM EST • Business • statescoop.com
This Week in Jacksonville - Business Edition: Franchise opportunities grow in River City

In this episode of This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, Kent Justice talks with David Montanez, vice president of franchise development for Authority Brands, about the growing franchise opportunities in Northeast Florida and beyond. Montanez explains how franchising offers a proven business model that reduces risk and supports entrepreneurs, including many veterans transitioning from military service.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 11:30 AM EST • Business • news4jax.com
This Week in Jacksonville - Business Edition: Franchise opportunities grow in River City

In this episode of This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, Kent Justice talks with David Montanez, vice president of franchise development for Authority Brands, about the growing franchise opportunities in Northeast Florida and beyond. Montanez explains how franchising offers a proven business model that reduces risk and supports entrepreneurs, including many veterans transitioning from military service.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 8:45 AM EST • Business • news4jax.com
The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2025

See Forbes' 2025 list of the world's most valuable sports teams, which features franchises from six different leagues and ranges from $5.4 billion to $13 billion.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 6:30 AM EST • Sports • forbes.com
In Memoriam 2025: Politics

In the Politics section of our In Memoriam issue, we commemorate John Carney Jr., state Sen. Frank Niceley, Judge Randall Wyatt and more.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • nashvillescene.com
Taylor Swift Put a ‘Curse’ on Chiefs, Says NFL Star

Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua drew attention this week by blaming Taylor Swift for the Kansas City Chiefs’ collapse. The remark came on social media when the Chiefs confirmed an early exit from playoff contention. The conversation also dived deeper into injuries this season and what comes next for the franchise, including Travis Kelce. […] The post Taylor Swift Put a ‘Curse’ on Chiefs, Says NFL Star appeared first on Mandatory.

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Dec 18, 2025 • 4:26 AM EST • Sports • mandatory.com
San Francisco mayor, local business owner talk about city’s economic recovery
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Dec 17, 2025 • 10:39 PM EST • Business • cbsnews.com
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Inside xAI's all-hands: Elon Musk says if the company can survive the next 2 to 3 years, it will come out on top

At a companywide meeting at xAI's San Francisco headquarters, Musk discussed the company's future, its finances, and data centers in space.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 3:23 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Proposal would bring stadium, sports complex to Clearwater

The Landings Golf Course, which first opened in 1970, would be replaced. The stadium does not currently have any sports franchise as a potential suitor.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Sports • tampabay.com
Francis Collins and Marc Siegel say medicine is a gift from God

“To have Christians be the group that was most resistant” to the Covid vaccine “really seems wrong here,” said former NIH Director Francis Collins.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 4:30 AM EST • Science • statnews.com
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Fowler in his pomp - on this day in 1995

This was the year when Frank Bruno finally became a boxing world champion, when Oasis let (What's The Story) Morning Glory? Michael Jackson's Earth Song was topping the charts, usurping Robson & Jerome, and Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise had left its musical mark weeks earlier. Curly Watts was marrying Raquel in Corrie, there were footballers serving bans for kicking fans and there were grey kits that were soon to become a thing of controversy.

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Dec 17, 2025 • 2:53 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
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Dallas loses three franchise stars in one turbulent sports year
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Dec 16, 2025 • 8:00 PM EST • Sports • cbsnews.com
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Year in review: Trump's foreign policy : The NPR Politics Podcast

As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we explore what President Trump's administration has done in terms of foreign policy, and what might be expected in the coming year.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 4:10 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Every media business becomes an events business

"People show up for figures who can build strong parasocial connections. But none of that matters if the other people who show up can't hang."

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Dec 16, 2025 • 1:27 PM EST • Business • niemanlab.org
‘Terrific entertainment’ or ‘self-indulgent’? Critics go to war over ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

James Cameron's third trip to Pandora is coming in on the low end of the review spectrum for the Avatar franchise.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 10:30 AM EST • Entertainment • yahoo.com
French Health Tech Unicorn Plans Secondary Investment Of Hundreds Of Millions

Doctolib, once France’s most valuable startup, was worth $6.4 billion at its previous funding round in 2022.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 10:26 AM EST • Health • forbes.com
Jackpot Digital to Deploy Electronic Poker Tables at Two PENN Entertainment Properties in Mississippi

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2025) - Jackpot Digital Inc. (TSXV: JJ) (OTCQB: JPOTF) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: LVH3) (the "Company" or "Jackpot Digital")Jackpot Digital, the world's leading provider of innovative dealerless electronic poker gaming solutions, is pleased to announce that it has finalized installation agreements to deploy its Jackpot Blitz® dealerless poker electronic table games ("ETGs") at Boomtown Casino Biloxi and Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast in...

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Dec 16, 2025 • 8:37 AM EST • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Afcon 2025: Defenders 'scared' of Nigeria's Victor Osimhen, says Frank Onyeka

Victor Osimhen is described as a striker "on another level" by team-mate Frank Onyeka ahead of Nigeria's bid to win the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

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Dec 16, 2025 • 8:15 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
Jackpot Digital to Deploy Electronic Poker Tables at Two PENN Entertainment Properties in Mississippi

Jackpot Digital Inc. (TSXV: JJ,OTC:JPOTF) (OTCQB: JPOTF) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: LVH3) (the "Company" or "Jackpot Digital")Jackpot Digital, the world's leading provider of innovative dealerless electronic poker gaming solutions, is pleased to announce that it has finalized installation agreements...

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Dec 16, 2025 • 6:37 AM EST • Entertainment • investingnews.com
Business leaders agree AI is the future. They just wish it worked right now

By Deepa Seetharaman, Supantha Mukherjee and Krystal Hu SAN FRANCISCO/STOCKHOLM, Dec 16 - Last spring, CellarTracker, a wine-collection app, built an AI-powered sommelier to make unvarnished wine

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Dec 16, 2025 • 6:04 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Golden Nuggets: We’re on to Indianapolis

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Tuesday, December 16th, 2025

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Dec 16, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Sports • ninersnation.com
Donald Trump is sports-fan-in-chief : The NPR Politics Podcast

President Trump has built a brand as the sports-fan-in-chief, attending roughly a dozen major sporting events so far this year. We discuss how professional men’s sports align with Trump’s political brand.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 4:45 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Donald Trump is sports-fan-in-chief : The NPR Politics Podcast

President Trump has built a brand as the sports-fan-in-chief, attending roughly a dozen major sporting events so far this year. We discuss how professional men’s sports align with Trump’s political brand.This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.

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Phillip Rivers will make second start for Colts in Week 16 against 49ers

A decision is in at quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts set to face the San Francisco 49ers

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Dec 15, 2025 • 3:07 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
How Roots Chicken Shak is Building a Radical New Business Model for Restaurant Franchises

The company is choosing franchisees based on shared values, then giving hands-on training to prepare them for success.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 2:54 PM EST • Business • dmagazine.com
Waterville business accelerator's new program manager brings business, policy experience

Jeff Frank brings a diverse background in private-sector innovation, public policy and community development to his new role at Dirigo Labs.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 2:04 PM EST • Business • mainebiz.biz
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Farmers and politics threaten to put EU's free-trade deal with South America on ice

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 9:22 AM EST • Politics • newsday.com
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Farmers and politics threaten to put EU's free-trade deal with South America on ice

France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc

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Dec 15, 2025 • 9:22 AM EST • Politics • abcnews.go.com
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Adelanto City Council’s gift makes science camp possible for local kids

Students at Gus Franklin Jr. Elementary School will attend science camp thanks to a generous contribution by the Adelanto City Council.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 5:03 AM EST • Science • vvdailypress.com
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NFL legend Fran Tarkenton explains why he invested millions in Apple — and is bullish on Tim Cook

NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton holds hundreds of thousands of Apple shares. He told Business Insider why he's bullish on the tech giant's future.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 4:59 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Drew Gilbert Has Chance To Have Stellar Season For Giants

Gilbert will watch his old Tennessee head coach, Tony Vitello, get a chance at the MLB level with San Francisco.

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Dec 15, 2025 • 1:46 AM EST • Sports • roundtable.io
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