1. November consumer prices rose at a 2.7% annual rate, lower than expected, delayed data shows  CNBC
2. Live: Analysis of US CPI Report  Bloomberg.com
3. CPI Report to Provide Updated Reading on Inflation and Trump Tariffs: Live Updates  The New York Times
4. Inflation cools in November, government shutdown delayed report shows  Axios
5. Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%  CNN

1. What blood tests to detect Alzheimer’s biomarkers can and can’t tell you  The Washington Post
2. At-Home Alzheimer’s Tests Are Here  AARP
3. A new test could reveal Alzheimer’s before symptoms appear  ScienceDaily
4. P-tau217 Blood Test Can Identify Preclinical AD in Asymptomatic Patients  Medscape
5. Breakthrough Alzheimer’s blood test could diagnose disease earlier  The Independent

1. Cheese Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in 25-Year Study  ScienceAlert
2. A Study Linked Cheese to Lower Dementia Risk. Is That Too Good to Be True?  The New York Times
3. For Brain Health, Is Cheddar Better?  Medscape
4. High-fat cheese, cream linked to lower risk of dementia: Study  ABC News
5. This Everyday Food Was Linked to Better Brain Health  SciTechDaily

1. Trump media group agrees $6bn merger with Google-backed fusion energy company  Financial Times
2. Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal  The New York Times
3. Trump's social media venture strikes $6B merger deal with fusion power company  Politico
4. Trump Media to merge with fusion power company TAE Technologies in $6 billion deal  CNBC
5. Trump's media company to merge with nuclear fusion startup  Axios

1. William and Catherine release annual Christmas card portrait  BBC
2. Prince and Princess of Wales release Christmas card photo  CNN
3. Princess Kate, Prince William release annual Christmas card with kids  USA Today
4. Kate Middleton and Prince William Star in New Christmas Card Photo with George, Charlotte and Louis  People.com
5. Kate Middleton and Prince William Release Their Family’s 2025 Christmas Card  instyle.com

Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful  WIRED

1. What time will interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS be closest to Earth tonight?  Space
2. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know  Space
3. A 14th Anomaly of 3I/ATLAS: Alignment of Its Rotation Axis with the Sunward Direction at Large Distances  Avi Loeb – Medium
4. Interstellar visitor visible in California just this once  SFGATE
5. XMM-Newton sees comet 3I/ATLAS in X-ray light  European Space Agency

1. Dan Bongino stepping down as FBI deputy director  BBC
2. Dan Bongino to Step Down as FBI Deputy Director  The New York Times
3. Trump news at a glance: Dan Bongino ‘wants to go back to his show’ says president, as deputy FBI director resigns  The Guardian
4. FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he will step down in January  NPR
5. Dan Bongino plans to step down as FBI deputy director in January  CNN

1. For Families Fighting Addiction, Reiner Tragedy Strikes a Nerve  The New York Times
2. Rob Reiner Family Tragedy Strikes a Nerve for Families Fighting Addiction  The New York Times
3. Rob Reiner’s son Nick may face death penalty as family input is ‘meaningful but not controlling’: expert  Fox News
4. Rob and Michele Reiner died from ‘multiple sharp force injuries,’ medical examiner concludes  CNN
5. Rob Reiner's children speak out after brother's hearing in parents' murder  NBC News

1. Under Trump, 317,000 workers are out of the government. Here are 3 of their stories  NPR
2. Trump Cuts Leave Federal Workforce at the Smallest in Over a Decade  The Wall Street Journal
3. The Federal Government Has Shed 271,000 Jobs This Year. That's Great.  Reason Magazine
4. OPM says 92% of fed departures this year were voluntary. Those who left disagree  Government Executive
5. The Generations of Public Service We Lost in 2025  The Equation - Union of Concerned Scientists

1. Mourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia's leader pledges new hate laws  NPR
2. Australia Mourns the Youngest Victim of the Bondi Beach Shooting  The New York Times
3. Opinion | For the crime of being Jewish, my people die and fight alone  The Washington Post
4. The Philippines’ long battle against Islamist extremism is back in the spotlight following Bondi attack  CNN
5. Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 15 counts of murder, police say  ABC News

1. Russia is trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say  ABC News
2. Russians Planned Explosions on Planes Flying to the USA from Europe - Militarnyi  Мілітарний
3. Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests: Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook  House.gov
4. Russia’s hidden assault on Europe  thehill.com
5. Russia’s hybrid warfare puts Europe to the test  Financial Times

1. Bondi attack suspects had no visitors and barely left hotel during month-long Philippines stay, employee says  CNN
2. Bondi Beach suspects spent weeks in Philippine city, hotel says  The Washington Post
3. Philippine hotel in Davao City says Bondi Beach suspects stayed for a month and were there every night  CBS News
4. Islamic extremism in the Philippines: is it a terrorism hotspot, and which groups are active there?  The Guardian
5. No evidence alleged Bondi gunmen received military training in the Philippines, says security adviser  Reuters

US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

1. China launches $113 billion free-trade experiment on Hainan island  Reuters
2. Putin ally tells CNBC using frozen Russian assets is a 'dead end'  CNBC
3. Zelensky gives stark warning as EU leaders start crunch talks on Russia's frozen cash  BBC
4. EU would act in ‘full solidarity’ to protect Belgium if Russia retaliates against frozen assets being sent to Ukraine – Europe live  The Guardian
5. European Leaders Face Off Over Whether to Unlock Russian Frozen Assets for Ukraine  The New York Times

1. U.S. Government Admits Liability in Deadly D.C.-Area Air Collision  The New York Times
2. U.S. gov't admits role in crash that killed skaters  ESPN
3. U.S. admits liability in Army helicopter collision with American Airlines jet that killed 67 people  CNBC
4. Army and FAA admit failures in deadly mid-air crash at DC's Reagan National Airport  ABC News
5. U.S. government admits errors in deadly midair collision near D.C.  NBC News

1. Fact-check: Trump speech on economy, military dividends  PolitiFact
2. 4 takeaways from Trump’s primetime address  CNN
3. Trump defends economy, CPI report returns, monster Medline IPO, and more in Morning Squawk  CNBC
4. This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like  The Atlantic
5. Takeaways from Trump's address. And, some GOP lawmakers shift stance on ACA subsidies  NPR

1. Austalian PM introduces new reforms combatting antisemitism  The Jerusalem Post
2. Anthony Albanese announces hate speech crackdown after Bondi shooting  BBC
3. How tolerant Australia became a hotbed of antisemitism  thehill.com
4. Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Beach Attack  The New York Times
5. Australian PM vows new laws to crack down on hate after deadly Hanukkah terror attack  The Times of Israel

1. Jack Smith testifies before House Judiciary Committee about his Trump probes  ABC News
2. Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump  AP News
3. Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election  NBC News
4. Jack Smith defends Trump prosecutions in testimony to Congress  BBC
5. Capitol agenda: Jack Smith jumps into a Judiciary minefield  Politico

1. Florida 102-61 Saint Francis (Dec 17, 2025) Game Recap  ESPN
2. 7-foot-9 Florida C Rioux dunks for first field goal  ESPN
3. Olivier Rioux: 7ft 9in Florida Gators centre sets college basketball record  BBC
4. No. 23 Florida vs Saint Francis (Wednesday, 6:30 pm)  Florida Gators
5. 7'9" Olivier Rioux Makes CBB History, Florida Freshman Gets 1st Career Dunk in Video  Bleacher Report

1. Bears looking past Arlington Heights for possible stadium sites, including Northwest Indiana  Chicago Sun-Times
2. Bears expand stadium search to include Indiana  ESPN
3. Bears eye Indiana amid Illinois stalemate  Politico
4. An open letter from President & CEO Kevin Warren regarding the Chicago Bears stadium project  Chicago Bears
5. Chicago Bears to consider Northwest Indiana for new stadium project as Arlington Heights talks stall  WGN-TV

1. Micron Logs Sales Jump, Sees Further Growth as AI Demand Outpaces Supply  The Wall Street Journal
2. Micron forecasts surging revenue as computer memory demand for AI remains high  CNBC
3. Micron crushes earnings with BTC buoyant above $87,000  CoinDesk
4. Micron surges as global memory chip shortage boosts profit forecast  Reuters
5. Micron Post Earnings: Just How Good Could Things Get?  Seeking Alpha

1. Astronomers find mysterious lemon-shaped exoplanet with NASA's Webb telescope  Engadget
2. NASA’s Webb Observes Exoplanet Whose Composition Defies Explanation  NASA Science (.gov)
3. Strange lemon-shaped exoplanet defies the rules of planet formation  New Scientist
4. This Planet Is the Shape of a Lemon. That May Be the Least Weird Thing about It  Scientific American
5. "What The Heck Is This?": JWST Reveals Bizarre Exoplanet With Inexplicable Composition  IFLScience

1. Extreme Wind Power Outage Information  Jefferson County
2. Wind gusts topped 100 mph Wednesday in Colorado: These were the highest  kdvr.com
3. Xcel revises power cut impacts to 52,000 customers amid dry, windy weather in Colorado  The Denver Post
4. Strong winds threaten to spread fires burning in Yuma County  9News
5. Denver airport delays, crashes, broken windows, downed power lines: What to know about Colorado's windy Wednesday  CBS News

1. Dolphins’ McDaniel discusses move to Ewers, Tagovailoa’s move to No. 3  Miami Herald
2. How Tua Tagovailoa's benching impacts Dolphins' future  ESPN
3. Fins Up, Fins Down | Week Fifteen  Yahoo Sports
4. Zach Wilson “frustrated” and “confused” about why he isn’t starting  NBC Sports
5. Dolphins bench Tua Tagovailoa, to start rookie Quinn Ewers at QB vs. Bengals  NFL.com

1. The White House promises to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research  Colorado Public Radio
2. National Center for Atmospheric Research to Be Dismantled, Trump Administration Says  The New York Times
3. US Plans to Dismantle Climate Science ‘Cornerstone’  Bloomberg.com
4. Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado  USA Today
5. The Trump admin is closing a critical research center. Officials believe it’s really trying to punish a governor  CNN

1. Meta is pausing its dream of sharing Quest’s Horizon OS with third-party headset makers  TechCrunch
2. Meta "Pauses" Third-party Headset Program, Effectively Cancelling Horizon OS Headsets from Asus & Lenovo  Road to VR
3. Third-Party Horizon OS Headsets, Including Asus ROG, Seemingly Canceled  UploadVR
4. Meta pauses third-party Horizon VR headsets program  The Verge
5. Meta is 'pausing' third-party VR headsets from ASUS and Lenovo  Engadget

1. NASA Study Suggests Saturn’s Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean  NASA (.gov)
2. Titan’s strong tidal dissipation precludes a subsurface ocean  Nature
3. New Views of Solar System Moons Complicate Ocean Worlds Theory  Scientific American
4. Ice layers, not ocean found on Titan, but hope for life remains  Euronews.com
5. Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as suspected, study suggests  PBS

1. Will Jake Paul fight damage Anthony Joshua's legacy? It won't even be remembered  ESPN
2. Anthony Joshua losing to Jake Paul 'would be an absolute disaster,' promoter says  Fox News
3. Jake Paul is about to fight a real opponent. Does he stand a chance?  The Washington Post
4. Anthony Joshua delivers brutal threat for Jake Paul fight, while Paul promises 'biggest upset in the history of sports'  Yahoo Sports
5. Doyel: Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua is so awful, Paul's the only hero!  IndyStar

1. Apple Engineers Are Inspecting Bacon Packaging to Help Level Up US Manufacturers  WIRED
2. Apple Shares Bendgate Lessons to Help US Manufacturers  Gadget Hacks
3. Apple Manufacturing Academy Attendees Say Sessions Taught Them Valuable Lessons  MacTrast
4. US manufacturers say Apple training is boosting their profits  AppleInsider
5. Apple Shares ‘Bendgate’ Experience Inside Its Manufacturing Academy  The Mac Observer

1. You can now build AI-powered mini apps directly from Gemini  Android Authority
2. Build interactive mini apps with Opal in the Gemini app.  blog.google
3. Google’s vibe-coding tool Opal comes to Gemini  TechCrunch
4. Gemini can now build you custom mini apps with this experimental Gem  Android Central
5. How to Create Custom AI Workflows with Gemini Gems Manager on Desktop – Step-by-Step Guide  Blockchain News

1. NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn'  Space
2. Finding the point of no return: Sun's shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time  Space
3. NASA's Parker Solar Probe mapped an unseen part of the sun at its most active moment  Live Science
4. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’  NASA Science (.gov)
5. Astronomers create 1st map of the sun’s outer boundary  EarthSky

Like Pope Leo, Bishop Ronald Hicks is an Illinois native with deep experience in Latin America.

President Trump's peace plan for Gaza hinges on international troops in Gaza, but Israel is skeptical and no country has yet agreed to send their soldiers.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce a package of measures that would together ban gender-affirming care for minors. A press conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday.

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During a nationwide address, President Trump says the U.S. is poised for an economic boom. And, some Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to force a vote on enhanced healthcare subsidies.

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A new drama uses the real, gut-wrenching recordings of a call for help from Gaza to tell a harrowing and profound story.

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Ana Vaz monitored crucial fish stocks in the Southeast and the Gulf of Mexico until she lost her job at NOAA.

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NPR's staff traveled a lot in 2025. From a Mardi Gras workshop to a festival celebrating the mythical Mothman, here are some places and events we thought you might want to check out, too.

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Mass firings, buyouts and heightened uncertainty led to an exodus of federal workers in 2025. More than 300,000 employees will be out of the government by the end of December.

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In its push for more immigrant detention space, the Trump administration is reopening shuttered prisons in several states. Many of these facilities, closed amid allegations of abuse and mismanagement.

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Officials in Congress and in states from Pennsylvania to California said they were alarmed by a Bloomberg Law and NBC News investigation.

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As measles continues to spread in the United States, it’s likely that the outbreaks that broke records in 2025 will continue into the new year.

Hundreds of mourners bearing bright bouquets and clutching each other in grief gathered at a funeral in Sydney on Thursday for a 10-year-old girl who was gunned down in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.

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The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.

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Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from Vietnam to Iraq, has died. He was 91.

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