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Evommune Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

PALO ALTO, Calif., December 11, 2025--Evommune, Inc. (NYSE: EVMN) (the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative therapies that target key drivers of chronic inflammatory diseases, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, and provided a business update.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:05 PM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Inside the 2025 UVA Conference on Ethical AI in Business

The University of Virginia convened faculty, technologists, economists and even fiction writers at The Forum Hotel on the Darden School of Business Grounds to explore “minding the gap” between AI’s promise and shortcomings.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Business • news.darden.virginia.edu
Amendment 29: F.6 Science Activation Final Text and Due Date.

The Science Mission Directorate Science Activation Program encourages all people to actively participate in science through activities and resources developed

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:41 PM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
How Investors May Respond To Elevance Health (ELV) Expanding AI Assistant Access And Adding Schulman To Board

Elevance Health recently expanded access to its AI-powered Virtual Assistant for about 22 million commercial members and announced that Amy Schulman, a senior healthcare executive and governance expert, will join its board and sit on the Audit and Finance Committees in January 2026. Together, these moves highlight Elevance Health’s push to blend digital-first member support with strengthened board oversight in healthcare innovation and regulatory strategy. We’ll now examine how the broader...

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Dec 11, 2025 • 3:08 PM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com
Failure of rival health bills underscores impasse in US politics

Democrats voted down a Republican bill that would have provided limited relief for out-of-pocket healthcare costs.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:52 PM EST • Health • aljazeera.com
Failure of rival health bills underscores impasse in US politics

Democrats voted down a Republican bill that would have provided limited relief for out-of-pocket healthcare costs.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:52 PM EST • Politics • aljazeera.com
Menopause treatment is getting personal

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:51 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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Video Competing Democrat, Republican health care proposals both fail in the Senate

The Senate failed to advance two competing health care proposals aimed at addressing a spike in costs expected for tens of millions of Americans who receive enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 2:35 PM EST • Health • abcnews.go.com
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2 snow plows stolen from Troy business parking lot

Police are investigating after two snow plows were stolen from a Troy business on Saturday, Nov. 29

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:59 PM EST • Business • clickondetroit.com
Blame Republicans for our health insurance mess

Conservatives haven’t taken health policy seriously for decades.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:30 PM EST • Health • vox.com
CDC study says Covid shots continue to protect healthy kids from severe illness

Researchers found that Covid vaccines reduced the risk of emergency room and urgent care visits by 56% to 76%. It comes as some federal health officials have sowed doubt in the shots.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:23 PM EST • Health • nbcnews.com
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He Was a Typical Gen Z TikTokker. Then His Mom Got Deported.

How ICE turned Tony Vara’s whole world upside down.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:21 PM EST • Politics • slate.com
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Republicans block bill to extend expiring health insurance subsidies

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a motion to advance a Democrat-drafted bill to extend enhanced health insurance premium subsidies that are due to expire at the end of 2025, tax credits that …

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:06 PM EST • Health • thehill.com
Senate rejects ACA funding and a Republican alternative with premiums set to spike

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

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

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:05 PM EST • Health • usatoday.com
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Says OpenAI Deal Gives Entertainment Giant 'A Way In' to AI

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI announced a deal Thursday that will make Disney characters available through the ChatGPT maker's image and video generation tools, and see Disney invest $1 billion in OpenAI.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 1:03 PM EST • Entertainment • investopedia.com
Reimbursement expected to drive implementation of CCTA, coronary plaque analysis

For years, imaging experts have predicted that CCTA may become the primary imaging modality for coronary artery disease and eliminate the need for invasive diagnostic catheterizations. That prediction is now coming true.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:33 PM EST • Business • cardiovascularbusiness.com
Trump takes steps toward demolishing four federal buildings, preservationist alleges

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

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

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:04 PM EST • Business • sportsbusinessjournal.com
Runway releases its first world model, adds native audio to latest video model

Runway debuts a physics-aware world model that simulates reality to train agents and power video, robotics and avatar applications.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Technology • techcrunch.com
How prioritizing wellbeing can boost retention, innovation, and your business's bottom line

Workplace wellbeing, energy, and belonging drive retention, innovation, and higher profits, as revealed by Indeed's employee happiness survey.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:51 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Michael Jordan prevails in settlement of antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:09 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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World of Warcraft Players Figured Out How to Make Flying Houses, and Blizzard Has Given Them Its Official Seal of Approval

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:07 AM EST • Technology • ign.com
We skipped our annual Christmas celebrations with extended family and went on vacation instead — just the 4 of us

Instead of our usual big holiday celebration with extended family, the four of us spent Christmas traveling and making new traditions on our trip.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:04 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
'Heated Rivalry' stars talk overnight success, butt tweets, and viral moments

'Heated Rivalry's Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams are still processing those fans tweeting about their butts. The actors get into the spicy drama's runaway success and go behind the scenes of viral moments.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Entertainment • ew.com
Penske Entertainment establishes formal Independent Officiating Board for IndyCar

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:26 AM EST • Entertainment • racer.com
Chico's big fashion and entertainment show on Dec. 13 benefits FUR's cat rescue work • Chico News & Review

We are a group of award-winning free alternative weekly newspapers published by Chico Community Publishing, Inc. We publish the Chico News & Review in Chico, California, the Sacramento News & Review in Sacramento, California and the Reno News & Review in Reno, Nevada. In addition to the 3 weeklies, we also have a Custom Publication division dedicated to producing high quality publications for government agencies, nonprofits and more.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:22 AM EST • Entertainment • chico.newsreview.com
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CNBC Sport: Utah breaks the private equity seal with historic $500 million investment

Utah may have designed a template for other schools to bring in private capital to help fund their athletic programs.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:15 AM EST • Sports • cnbc.com
NASA’s Webb Detects Thick Atmosphere Around Broiling Lava World

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 10:00 AM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
Former Trump White House official warns new CBP social media rule would ‘devastate’ tourism industry
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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:55 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Nothing Phone (4a) allegedly adds new color and a big price hike, leaker claims

According to a leaker, Nothing Phone (4a) will launch with a new color variant, but also a much higher price point.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:55 AM EST • Technology • 9to5google.com
The Senate is set to vote on two rival health plans. Here's what's at stake for Americans

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:53 AM EST • Health • apnews.com
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Disney Accuses Google of Using AI to Engage in Copyright Infringement on ‘Massive Scale’

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:51 AM EST • Technology • variety.com
NFL Week 15 Bet of the Week

FTN’s NFL Week 15 Bet of the Week is powered by our advanced model that simulates every game 10,000 times. Find this week’s top edge, complete with true odds and expert analysis. FTN’s NFL Bet of the Week: Cowboys -6…

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:32 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Disney bets $1 billion on OpenAI in deal that opens its vault of characters to ChatGPT and Sora

Darth Vader and other Disney characters are coming to ChatGPT and OpenAI's Sora AI video app as part of a three-year licensing deal.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 9:13 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Recent Trends in Commercial Health Insurance Market Concentration

Commercial health insurance markets remain highly concentrated across coverage types. However, the individual market, which consists mostly of the ACA Marketplaces, has attracted more insurers and witnessed greater insurer competition across a variety of measures since the implementation of the enhanced premium tax credits in 2021, according to a new Healthy System Tracker analysis.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:59 AM EST • Health • kff.org
How the James Webb Telescope recorded the earliest supernova ever | - The Times of India

Science News: The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the universe's earliest supernova. This event offers a rare glimpse into the early universe. It shows how

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:41 AM EST • Science • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
I went hands-on with the Galaxy Z TriFold at Dubai Mall — Samsung's tri-fold has a distinct advantage over the Huawei Mate XT, and the design is much better than I expected

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:01 AM EST • Technology • androidcentral.com
Wetzel: Beware, college sports, private equity has arrived

The University of Utah approved a groundbreaking private equity deal. Dan Wetzel writes that big changes could follow.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Sports • espn.com
Despite Chiefs’ 2025 struggles, the Chargers still respect their rival

Los Angeles expects a competitive Week 15 game against Kansas City.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 8:00 AM EST • Sports • arrowheadpride.com
House GOP axes $645M from funds aiding infrastructure, children, vets

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:59 AM EST • Politics • freep.com
Kenyan court suspends US health aid deal over data privacy concerns

The landmark $2.5bn Kenya-US deal has been stopped until the court hears the case over data privacy.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:22 AM EST • Health • bbc.com
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Superbet Group becomes Super Technologies, shaping the future of digital entertainment ecosystems

BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superbet Group, a leading company in the global technology and entertainment space, announces its rebrand as Super Technologies. The new identity, which will be simply known as Super, reflects the company’s evolution, its expanded vision for the future, and its commitment to building innovative solutions for a rapidly changing world. At the same time, the company will continue to operate its commercial brands across existing territories, with

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:15 AM EST • Entertainment • uk.finance.yahoo.com
Why Indiana Republicans Are Standing Up to Trump

Small-c conservatism is still a point of pride in the state.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:11 AM EST • Politics • theatlantic.com
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Scientists find a massive hidden CO2 sponge beneath the ocean floor

Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of years. These porous breccia deposits store far more carbon than previously sampled ocean crust. The discovery reshapes how scientists view the long-term balance of carbon between the ocean, rocks, and atmosphere. It also reveals a hidden mechanism that helps stabilize Earth’s climate over geological timescales.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Sarah Wieghold prepares for nanoscale science with big impact at the Advanced Photon Source

Collaboration and impact are two values that guide her work at the APS.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • anl.gov
Ravens Sports Network Broadcasting DII Soccer Championship Weekend in Spanish

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:34 AM EST • Sports • northeast10.org
Ed and Linda Whitacre contribute $7M to support health research, engineering and athletics at UT San Antonio - UT San Antonio Today

The Whitacres’ continuous investment in UT San Antonio demonstrates how philanthropy can advance education, discovery and health.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • news.utsa.edu
In search for autism's causes, look at genes, not vaccines, researchers say

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Science • latimes.com
ETV Win Brings Telugu Entertainment to Life with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos

Over 20 titles are now available in Dolby on ETV Win.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:39 AM EST • Entertainment • news.dolby.com
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Devlin playing 'best football of his life'

With rival fans and a few pundits claiming the air had been seeping out of Hearts' bubble after a few dropped points, the victory over champions Celtic may make them reconsider their opinion. While the spotlight has been on Hearts' new recruits this season - the likes of Claudio Braga and Alexandros Kyziridis have claimed much of the attention - the standout player is now in his fifth season at Tynecastle. Few people had heard of Cammy Devlin when he joined the club in summer 2021.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:37 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
Thirty Years of Onion Politics: Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement

The Dayton Peace Agreement ended the Bosnian War, establishing the constitutional framework of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It achieved its immediate aim of ending direct violence, yet ended up creating a state apparatus that obstructs social equality and economic sovereignty. This Spotlight argues that the evaluation of its success must take two problems into account: the cementation of ethnic categories as foundational levels of governance and the resulting failure to address or transform war legacies; and the institutionalized international involvement undermining democratic self-determination.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:22 AM EST • Politics • blog.prif.org
Kenya Court Halts $1.6 Billion Health Deal as US Courts Uganda

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

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

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:15 AM EST • Science • bloomberg.com
'Best player in the Channel Islands' prepares for landmark game

'The best player in the Channel Islands' - Charlton Gauvain - prepares for his 200th game for Guernsey FC.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:12 AM EST • Sports • bbc.com
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Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved

The Friday after Zohran Mamdani won, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch gave a sermon saying that he believed the incoming New York mayor’s criticisms of Israel aligned with Hamas and that critics of Israel wanted to separate “good Jews” from “bad Jews” in a way that endangers the city’s Jewish community.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Billionaires are spending massive sums on politics. A backlash brews.

An anti-oligarch protest in a small Indiana town shows the depth of the national backlash against the concentration of wealth and power.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Poppin' Tags Free Store owner extends mission with funds, new business

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Business • triblive.com
Maker’s Mark nets first sports league sponsorship with Unrivaled

The bourbon brand will have a significant presence around the women's basketball league both on-premise and digitally.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:31 AM EST • Sports • marketingdive.com
Disappointing Oracle results knock $70bn off value amid AI bubble fears

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 4:19 AM EST • Business • theguardian.com
Is the universe ending sooner than we thought? New physics suggests a much shorter lifespan | - The Times of India

Science News: A groundbreaking study from Radboud University suggests the universe may end in approximately 10^78 years, significantly earlier than the previously assumed 10^1100 years. By revisiting Hawking radiation, researchers argue that all compact massive objects will evaporate, altering our understanding of cosmic lifespans.

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Crooks: 11-0 ISU 'battle-tested' after win vs. Iowa

Audi Crooks had another huge game in leading No. 10 Iowa State past in-state rival and No. 11 Iowa on Wednesday. After the win, which kept the Cyclones undefeated at 11-0, Crooks said, "I feel like now we're officially battle-tested."

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:35 AM EST • Sports • espn.com
Legal tech is too big for one winner, says Harvey's CEO

Even with an $8 billion valuation, Harvey's CEO says no company will dominate the $1 trillion legal market.

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:04 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS  - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

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

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Dec 11, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Health • gjia.georgetown.edu
The Herald's weekly entertainment picks

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:30 PM EST • Entertainment • goskagit.com
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Louisville women's basketball routs Ball State ahead of North Carolina

Louisville women's basketball, behind its deep frontcourt, routed Ball State on Wednesday in its tuneup for an ACC game Sunday against North Carolina.

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OPINION: You’re about to see even more money in politics. Don’t panic (too much).

OPINION: You’re about to see even more money in politics. Don’t panic (too much). Read more at The Nevada Independent.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 9:00 PM EST • Politics • thenevadaindependent.com
🏆Champions: Huachipato crowned in the 2025 Copa Chile

Huachipato was crowned champion of the 2025 Copa Chile in a thrilling final against Deportes Limache, which was decided by penalties after a dramatic draw. The hero of the day was Carlo Villanueva, wh...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:30 PM EST • Sports • onefootball.com
Warner Bros. Merger Fight Draws Fire Across US Political Divide

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

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At the Intersection of Science and Faith: Institute for Water and Health and 12 community leaders unite to protect Brunswick’s waterways

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 8:00 PM EST • Science • griceconnect.com
How New Growth Drivers Are Shaping What Analysts Think Gives BrightSpring Health Services The Edge

BrightSpring Health Services latest update nudges its fair value estimate slightly higher to about $40.54 per share, underpinned by steady revenue growth expectations of roughly 12.49% and a largely unchanged discount rate near 6.96%. The modest bump reflects growing conviction in the companys ability to win additional limited distribution drug contracts and unlock further upside from generic conversions and Provider Services opportunities. Read on to see what is driving this evolving...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:13 PM EST • Health • finance.yahoo.com
MHA Nation family entertainment center opens doors

NEW TOWN —MHA Nation on Wednesday, Dec. 10, opened the doors on family fun during the grand opening of the new Thrill & Chill Family Entertainment Center in New Town. The new center includes mini golf courses, a laser tag venue, ropes course, an arcade and movie theater. A family restaurant and private party rooms […]

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Dec 10, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Entertainment • minotdailynews.com
15 Of My Favorite Tech Gadgets Available On Amazon

See 15 essential pieces of technology that belong in any modern home or office. Find reliable, affordable gadgets reviewed by an experienced tech enthusiast.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:30 PM EST • Technology • slashgear.com
ENTERTAINMENT: Gingerbread Extravaganza, ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ lead weekend list

Stage 13 Foundation for Performing Arts stages its inaugural production, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Dec. 18, 4 p.m. Sunday, 5 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 and 2 and 5 p.m. Dec. 20-21 at Wildwood Park for the Arts.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 6:00 PM EST • Entertainment • arkansasonline.com
Hurricanes visit surging Capitals with first place on the line

In a crucial division rivalry, the Carolina Hurricanes travel to face the red-hot Washington Capitals on Thursday.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:47 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
How does lack of sunlight affect our mental health?

Dr. Alice Connors-Kellgren of Tufts Medical Center discusses the importance of getting daily sunlight and what you can do during winter's short daylight hours.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 5:09 PM EST • Health • wcvb.com
Supreme Court considers vastly expanding the president’s powers : The NPR Politics Podcast

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:22 PM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Federal health policy changes could upend coverage across U.S., experts warn | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Significant changes in federal policy slated to take effect in the coming months could disrupt health care coverage, costs, and access to care for millions of people, according to experts who spoke at a Studio event at Harvard Chan School.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:11 PM EST • Health • hsph.harvard.edu
Republicans are torn over health care. Here’s what we know

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 4:03 PM EST • Health • pbs.org
Vivica A. Fox Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

Vivica A. Fox Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:43 PM EST • Entertainment • deadline.com
House takes key step toward advancing annual defense policy bill

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:33 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Watch live: Trump holds roundtable with business leaders at White House

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 3:11 PM EST • Business • thehill.com
Truckee, North Tahoe to leave Nevada high school athletics

Truckee and North Tahoe will no longer compete in Nevada high school sports due to conflict regarding biological sex and gender identity.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:55 PM EST • Sports • rgj.com
Comcast’s Xfinity Launches National Video Plans; The Best Entertainment Experience for One Simple Price

Xfinity announced the launch of all-new video plans, designed to deliver simplicity, transparency, and unbeatable value for customers.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:55 PM EST • Entertainment • corporate.comcast.com
Businesses tout advantages of downtown office locations

Where you go to work matters: As these three organizations found out, moving their offices downtown brought big benefits.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:46 PM EST • Business • siouxfalls.business
GLOBE Expands with Landsat Land Cover Comparisons

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:16 PM EST • Science • science.nasa.gov
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Packers have 52 of 53 players practicing on Wednesday

The Packers had everyone but Josh Jacobs available to practice on Wednesday. The injury report will tell us more on Jacobs.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:11 PM EST • Sports • packerswire.usatoday.com
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Live: UFC Vegas 112 media day video

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is holding a special pre-fight media day this afternoon (Weds., Dec. 10, 2025) for the upcoming UFC Vegas 112: “Royval vs. Kape” mixed martial arts (MMA) event on ESPN2 and ESPN+, scheduled for this Sat. night (Dec. 13) inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The LIVE video stream […]

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Dec 10, 2025 • 2:02 PM EST • Sports • mmamania.com
Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:26 PM EST • Politics • pbs.org
Watch Bolles vs. Cardinal Mooney in Florida 2A football championship: Live stream, tickets

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 1:15 PM EST • Sports • syracuse.com
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NFL news, injury updates: Jayden Daniels out after aggravating elbow; Colts sign Philip Rivers to practice squad
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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:59 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Weather Classroom: Earth Science classes at Merrimack HS

Kevin Skarupa recently spoke to the students in the earth science classes at Merrimack High School.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:58 PM EST • Science • wmur.com
Report says states along northern border losing business because of White House policies

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:36 PM EST • Business • wmur.com
Record-setting gift to Boston Children's to transform pediatric behavioral health

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

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:32 PM EST • Health • wcvb.com
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I flew overseas for a festival. I don't regret my trip, but I wouldn't travel like this again.

This summer, I went to Portugal for the music festival Afro Nation. I felt like I didn't get to see the country I'd flown all the way out to visit.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:08 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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In CNN interview, Govs. Spencer Cox of Utah and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania condemn political violence

Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro condemned the rise of political violence during a joint interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, calling on politicians, including President Donald Trump, to help lower the temperature in the country.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 12:00 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Shapiro talks of national 'crisis' around political violence in Washington

WASHINGTON — Under the massive vaulted ceiling that made their voices echo through the ornate Washington National Cathedral, Pennsylvania’s...

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:56 AM EST • Politics • post-gazette.com
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What does Apollo CEO Marc Rowan want for Christmas? To define private credit

Apollo CEO Marc Rowan is planning to gift the definitive book on private credit to clarify risks and myths.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:47 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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The Science of It: Celebrating Prehistoric Pals

The Science of It: Celebrating Prehistoric Pals

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:47 AM EST • Science • wesh.com
Battleground Republicans clash with hard-liners over Obamacare subsidies as party talks health care strategy

A number of endangered GOP lawmakers on Wednesday privately pressed Republican leaders to address expiring Covid-era health care subsidies — but faced sharp pushback from the right flank of their party.

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Dec 10, 2025 • 11:41 AM EST • Health • cnn.com