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Environment
Dec 8
Climate Change Strains Asia’s Water and Power Systems — Reports Warn Of $4T Need And Rising Utility Losses
The Asian Development Bank and climate researchers warn that climate change is straining Asia's water and power systems, leaving billions exposed and infrastructure underfunded. The ADB estimates a need of abou...
Society
Dec 8
Teachers Sound the Alarm: Firsthand Accounts of Falling Literacy Across K–12 Classrooms
- Teachers Across K–12 Report Declines In Literacy
- Observations Come From Multiple States Including California, Illinois, North Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia...
Environment
Dec 8
Study Finds Dolphins Exhaling Microplastics Chemically Similar to Human Airway Particles — Health Impact Unknown
- Microplastic Fibers Found In Dolphin Exhalations
- Chemical Match Between Dolphin And Human Airway Particles
- Study Published In PLOS ONE
Science
Dec 8
NASA Warns: Satellite Constellations Could Spoil Nearly Half of Hubble’s Images
- Hubble May Be Usable About 60% Of The Time
- LEO Telescopes Could Lose Up To 96% Of Images
- Starlink Interferes With Roughly One Third Of Low‑Frequency Radio Astronomy
Politics
Dec 8
Lammy Proposes Ending Juries For Most Criminal Trials To Tackle 78,000-Case Backlog
- Justice Secretary Proposes Ending Jury Trials For Most Criminal Cases
- Juries To Be Reserved For Rape, Murder, Manslaughter And 'Public Interest' Offences
crime
Dec 8
Mother Convicted Of First-Degree Murder In 'Brutal' Stabbing Of Retired Nurse Allegedly To Fund Daughter’s Cheer Trip
- Cherie Townsend, 47, Convicted Of First-Degree Murder
- Victim Susan Leeds, 66, Stabbed 17 Times In Mall Parking Structure
Society
Dec 8
AI Chatbots and Kids: How a Character AI Test Exposed Serious Safety Risks
- Parents Together Tested Character AI For Six Weeks
- Harmful Content Appeared About Every Five Minutes
- Researchers Logged Nearly 300 Cases Of Sexual Exploitation Or Grooming
Science
Dec 8
Runaway Buoy Reveals Rare Winter Wave Data: 8-Foot Waves Detected Under Lake Ice
- Buoy Drifted About 33 Miles From Muskegon Into Lake Michigan
- Device Was Deployed In Late Summer 2023 By NOAA And The Cooperative Institute For Great Lakes Research
Conflict
Dec 8
RSF Seizes Heglig Oilfield, Deepening Its Reach Across Sudan
The RSF says it has seized the strategic Heglig oilfield in South Kordofan; the SAF later reported withdrawing troops from the site. RSF officials say a specially prepared force was deployed to secure the field...
Politics
Dec 8
Speaker’s Default Answer On Trump: “I Don’t Know” — Experts Say It Weakens Congressional Oversight
- Speaker Mike Johnson Frequently Replies "I Don’t Know" On Trump Stories
- At Least 14 Public Instances Of Claimed Ignorance Documented
Politics
Dec 8
California GOP Shrinks to Four Safe Seats After Prop 50, Sparking Bitter Internal Fight
- Only Four Clearly Safe Republican House Seats Remain In California
- Proposition 50’s Map Triggered Immediate Republican Infighting
Environment
Dec 8
Fireworks May Threaten Urban Birds' Survival, Berlin Study Warns
A Berlin study by Anglia Ruskin University found New Year’s Eve fireworks caused corvids—hooded crows, rooks a...
Society
Dec 8
Second Infant Burial Area Found at Tuam Mother and Baby Home as Excavation Recovers 11 Remains
- Second Infant Burial Area Confirmed At Tuam
- ODAIT Excavation Has Recovered 11 Infant Remains Since July
Technology
Dec 8
Local Backlash Is Slowing the U.S. Data-Center Boom — A Conshohocken Case Study
- 20 Data-Center Projects Worth Nearly $100 Billion Delayed Or Canceled In Q2
- Conshohocken Proposal Promised $21 Million A Year But Faced Local Opposition
Security
Dec 8
Indonesia Repatriates Two Dutch Drug Convicts, Including Former Death-Row Inmate
- Two Dutch Nationals Repatriated To The Netherlands
- Former Death-Row Inmate Siegfried Mets, 74, Returned After 2008 Detention
Politics
Dec 8
Bill of Rights Day: How Your Rights Check Authoritarianism
- Bill Of Rights Ratified On December 15, 1791
- James Madison Proposed 12 Amendments; 10 Were Ratified
- Ninth Amendment Protects Unenumerated Rights
Economy
Dec 8
Should We Break Up "Big Beef"? How Market Concentration Has Amplified U.S. Beef Inflation
Market concentration in U.S. beef processing — dominated by Cargill, JBS, Tyson and National Beef — is a key amplifier of recent beef inflation, which has averaged about 6% annually under President Biden. Legal...
Society
Dec 8
Father Dies After Kayak Capsizes at Lake Perris While Keeping 7-Year-Old Afloat
- Father Drowned After Kayak Capsized While Keeping Son Afloat
- 7-Year-Old Son Survived And Was Conscious When Rescuers Arrived
Politics
Dec 8
Greene Rebukes Trump Over 'America First' Promises as Supreme Court Weighs Presidential Power; Notre Dame Exits Postseason — Morning Rundown
- Greene Publicly Criticizes Trump Over Domestic Policy
- Tense Phone Call With Trump Over Epstein Files Led To Threats
Society
Dec 8
Teen Tasered After Leaving Ambulance on M5, Falls Into Live Lane and Is Fatally Struck, Watchdog Says
- Teen Leaves Ambulance On M5 Late On Nov. 30
- Officer Discharged Taser, Body-Worn Video Reviewed By IOPC
Science
Dec 8
DNA Study Traces First Domestic Cats in China to the Tang Dynasty via the Silk Road
- Domestic Cats Reached China During The Tang Dynasty (706–883 AD)
- Early Archaeological Felines Were Wild Leopard Cats, Not House Cats
Society
Dec 8
Skeletal Remains Found in 2021 Identified as Man Missing Since 2013; Investigation Ongoing
- Remains Found In Dallas, Georgia In September 2021
- Identified As Thomas Joe Kratzer, Missing Since 2013
Environment
Dec 8
Exceptional Drought Threatens Florida’s Farm Recovery — Peanut Yields Collapse, Hay Costs Spike
- Panhandle And North Florida Face Worst Drought Since 2011, With Some Areas 7–9 Inches Below Normal
- Eight Counties Classified In Exceptional Drought — The U.S. Drought Monitor's Highest Category
Conflict
Dec 8
One Year After the Syrian Revolution: Reconstruction, Reprisals and Regional Risk
- Sharaa Recasts Himself As Pro-Business, Pro‑Western Leader
- U.S. Has Suspended Most Sanctions And Hundreds Of Troops Remain In Country
Conflict
Dec 8
WHO: Drone Strikes in Sudan's Kordofan Kill 114, Including 63 Children — Kindergarten, Rescuers and Hospital Hit
The World Health Organization reported three drone strikes in Kagoli, Kordofan, killed 114 people last week, including 63 children. The first strike hit a kindergarten, and subsequent strikes struck rescuers tr...
Science
Dec 8
Space Junk Needs Systemic Fixes — Reuse, Repair and Recycle in Orbit
- University Of Surrey Proposes A Systemic Approach To Orbital Debris
- NASA Counts 25,000+ Objects Larger Than Four Inches And Over 100 Million Smaller Fragments
Environment
Dec 8
Nearly 1,000 Dead in Indonesian Floods as ADB Warns Water Crisis Threatens Billions
- 961 People Killed, 234 Missing And Around 5,000 Injured
- 975,075 Displaced And More Than 156,000 Homes Damaged
Technology
Dec 8
Meta Will Let EU Users Choose Between Fully Personalised or Limited Ads Under New DMA Rules
- Meta To Offer EU Users A Choice On Personalised Facebook And Instagram Ads
- Users Can Share All Data For Fully Personalised Advertising Or Share Less For Limited Personalisation

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Environment
Dec 8
Climate Change Strains Asia’s Water and Power Systems — Reports Warn Of $4T Need And Rising Utility Losses
The Asian Development Bank and climate researchers warn that climate change is straining Asia's water and power systems, leaving billions exposed and infrastructure underfunded. The ADB estimates a need of abou...
Society
Dec 8
Teachers Sound the Alarm: Firsthand Accounts of Falling Literacy Across K–12 Classrooms
- Teachers Across K–12 Report Declines In Literacy
- Observations Come From Multiple States Including California, Illinois, North Carolina, Maryland, West Virginia...
Environment
Dec 8
Study Finds Dolphins Exhaling Microplastics Chemically Similar to Human Airway Particles — Health Impact Unknown
- Microplastic Fibers Found In Dolphin Exhalations
- Chemical Match Between Dolphin And Human Airway Particles
- Study Published In PLOS ONE
Science
Dec 8
NASA Warns: Satellite Constellations Could Spoil Nearly Half of Hubble’s Images
- Hubble May Be Usable About 60% Of The Time
- LEO Telescopes Could Lose Up To 96% Of Images
- Starlink Interferes With Roughly One Third Of Low‑Frequency Radio Astronomy
Politics
Dec 8
Lammy Proposes Ending Juries For Most Criminal Trials To Tackle 78,000-Case Backlog
- Justice Secretary Proposes Ending Jury Trials For Most Criminal Cases
- Juries To Be Reserved For Rape, Murder, Manslaughter And 'Public Interest' Offences
crime
Dec 8
Mother Convicted Of First-Degree Murder In 'Brutal' Stabbing Of Retired Nurse Allegedly To Fund Daughter’s Cheer Trip
- Cherie Townsend, 47, Convicted Of First-Degree Murder
- Victim Susan Leeds, 66, Stabbed 17 Times In Mall Parking Structure
Society
Dec 8
AI Chatbots and Kids: How a Character AI Test Exposed Serious Safety Risks
- Parents Together Tested Character AI For Six Weeks
- Harmful Content Appeared About Every Five Minutes
- Researchers Logged Nearly 300 Cases Of Sexual Exploitation Or Grooming
Science
Dec 8
Runaway Buoy Reveals Rare Winter Wave Data: 8-Foot Waves Detected Under Lake Ice
- Buoy Drifted About 33 Miles From Muskegon Into Lake Michigan
- Device Was Deployed In Late Summer 2023 By NOAA And The Cooperative Institute For Great Lakes Research
Conflict
Dec 8
RSF Seizes Heglig Oilfield, Deepening Its Reach Across Sudan
The RSF says it has seized the strategic Heglig oilfield in South Kordofan; the SAF later reported withdrawing troops from the site. RSF officials say a specially prepared force was deployed to secure the field...
Politics
Dec 8
Speaker’s Default Answer On Trump: “I Don’t Know” — Experts Say It Weakens Congressional Oversight
- Speaker Mike Johnson Frequently Replies "I Don’t Know" On Trump Stories
- At Least 14 Public Instances Of Claimed Ignorance Documented
Politics
Dec 8
California GOP Shrinks to Four Safe Seats After Prop 50, Sparking Bitter Internal Fight
- Only Four Clearly Safe Republican House Seats Remain In California
- Proposition 50’s Map Triggered Immediate Republican Infighting
Environment
Dec 8
Fireworks May Threaten Urban Birds' Survival, Berlin Study Warns
A Berlin study by Anglia Ruskin University found New Year’s Eve fireworks caused corvids—hooded crows, rooks a...
Society
Dec 8
Second Infant Burial Area Found at Tuam Mother and Baby Home as Excavation Recovers 11 Remains
- Second Infant Burial Area Confirmed At Tuam
- ODAIT Excavation Has Recovered 11 Infant Remains Since July
Technology
Dec 8
Local Backlash Is Slowing the U.S. Data-Center Boom — A Conshohocken Case Study
- 20 Data-Center Projects Worth Nearly $100 Billion Delayed Or Canceled In Q2
- Conshohocken Proposal Promised $21 Million A Year But Faced Local Opposition
Security
Dec 8
Indonesia Repatriates Two Dutch Drug Convicts, Including Former Death-Row Inmate
- Two Dutch Nationals Repatriated To The Netherlands
- Former Death-Row Inmate Siegfried Mets, 74, Returned After 2008 Detention
Politics
Dec 8
Bill of Rights Day: How Your Rights Check Authoritarianism
- Bill Of Rights Ratified On December 15, 1791
- James Madison Proposed 12 Amendments; 10 Were Ratified
- Ninth Amendment Protects Unenumerated Rights
Economy
Dec 8
Should We Break Up "Big Beef"? How Market Concentration Has Amplified U.S. Beef Inflation
Market concentration in U.S. beef processing — dominated by Cargill, JBS, Tyson and National Beef — is a key amplifier of recent beef inflation, which has averaged about 6% annually under President Biden. Legal...
Society
Dec 8
Father Dies After Kayak Capsizes at Lake Perris While Keeping 7-Year-Old Afloat
- Father Drowned After Kayak Capsized While Keeping Son Afloat
- 7-Year-Old Son Survived And Was Conscious When Rescuers Arrived
Politics
Dec 8
Greene Rebukes Trump Over 'America First' Promises as Supreme Court Weighs Presidential Power; Notre Dame Exits Postseason — Morning Rundown
- Greene Publicly Criticizes Trump Over Domestic Policy
- Tense Phone Call With Trump Over Epstein Files Led To Threats
Society
Dec 8
Teen Tasered After Leaving Ambulance on M5, Falls Into Live Lane and Is Fatally Struck, Watchdog Says
- Teen Leaves Ambulance On M5 Late On Nov. 30
- Officer Discharged Taser, Body-Worn Video Reviewed By IOPC
Science
Dec 8
DNA Study Traces First Domestic Cats in China to the Tang Dynasty via the Silk Road
- Domestic Cats Reached China During The Tang Dynasty (706–883 AD)
- Early Archaeological Felines Were Wild Leopard Cats, Not House Cats
Society
Dec 8
Skeletal Remains Found in 2021 Identified as Man Missing Since 2013; Investigation Ongoing
- Remains Found In Dallas, Georgia In September 2021
- Identified As Thomas Joe Kratzer, Missing Since 2013
Environment
Dec 8
Exceptional Drought Threatens Florida’s Farm Recovery — Peanut Yields Collapse, Hay Costs Spike
- Panhandle And North Florida Face Worst Drought Since 2011, With Some Areas 7–9 Inches Below Normal
- Eight Counties Classified In Exceptional Drought — The U.S. Drought Monitor's Highest Category
Conflict
Dec 8
One Year After the Syrian Revolution: Reconstruction, Reprisals and Regional Risk
- Sharaa Recasts Himself As Pro-Business, Pro‑Western Leader
- U.S. Has Suspended Most Sanctions And Hundreds Of Troops Remain In Country
Conflict
Dec 8
WHO: Drone Strikes in Sudan's Kordofan Kill 114, Including 63 Children — Kindergarten, Rescuers and Hospital Hit
The World Health Organization reported three drone strikes in Kagoli, Kordofan, killed 114 people last week, including 63 children. The first strike hit a kindergarten, and subsequent strikes struck rescuers tr...
Science
Dec 8
Space Junk Needs Systemic Fixes — Reuse, Repair and Recycle in Orbit
- University Of Surrey Proposes A Systemic Approach To Orbital Debris
- NASA Counts 25,000+ Objects Larger Than Four Inches And Over 100 Million Smaller Fragments
Environment
Dec 8
Nearly 1,000 Dead in Indonesian Floods as ADB Warns Water Crisis Threatens Billions
- 961 People Killed, 234 Missing And Around 5,000 Injured
- 975,075 Displaced And More Than 156,000 Homes Damaged
Technology
Dec 8
Meta Will Let EU Users Choose Between Fully Personalised or Limited Ads Under New DMA Rules
- Meta To Offer EU Users A Choice On Personalised Facebook And Instagram Ads
- Users Can Share All Data For Fully Personalised Advertising Or Share Less For Limited Personalisation