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Technology
Dec 5
Meta Adds Major News Partners to Meta AI to Deliver Real-Time Coverage on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
Meta is partnering with major news organizations to feed real-time reporting into Meta AI, bringing breaking news, entertainment and lifestyle coverage to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users. The assistant w...
Society
Dec 5
55 Years Later, Family Uncovers Father Buried Beneath Their Home — The Mystery of George Carroll
- Korean War Veteran George Carroll Vanished In 1963
- Family Told He Had Abandoned Them For Decades
- Psychic Reading In 2010 Prompted Renewed Search
Society
Dec 5
Tenured San José State Professor Challenges Firing Over Pro‑Palestinian Protests
- San José State Fired Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil Over Protest Involvement
- University Cites February 2024 Confrontation And Alleged Encouragement Of An Encampment
Technology
Dec 5
US and Japan Court Gulf States to Secure AI Supply Chains Ahead of Pax Silica Summit
- UAE Invited To White House Pax Silica Summit On Dec. 12
- Eight Countries To Attend Including Israel, South Korea And The UK
Health
Dec 5
FDA Upgrades Recall: Over 1 Million Bags of Shredded Cheese May Contain Metal Fragments — Major U.S. Retailers Affected
- FDA Upgrades Recall To Class II
- More Than 1 Million Bags Recalled
- Great Lakes Cheese Initiated Voluntary Recall In October
Society
Dec 5
What Happened to Jeffrey Epstein’s Island? The Fate of Little Saint James Since His Death
- New Interior Images Released By House Oversight Democrats On Dec. 3
- Photos Show Dental Chair, 10 Yellow Male-Face Masks And Chalkboard With "Power And Deception"
Conflict
Dec 5
Exiled Al-Assad Insiders in Moscow Allegedly Fund Alawite Militias to Spark Coastal Uprisings, Reuters Says
- Reuters Investigation Based On 48 Interviews And Financial Records
- Exiled Figures Kamal Hassan And Rami Makhlouf Accused Of Funding Militias
Society
Dec 5
University of Utah Launches $400K‑A‑Year 'Dignity Index' to Score Political Speech
- University Of Utah Launches Dignity Index
- Tool Uses An Eight‑Point Scale To Rate Speech Tone
- Program Estimated To Cost $400,000 Per Year
Technology
Dec 5
TikTok To Block Under-16s In Australia From Dec 10 As New Law Takes Effect
TikTok will block new sign-ups and deactivate existing accounts for under-16s in Australia when a world-first law takes effect on December 10, citing legal obligations and warning the change "may be upsetting."...
Politics
Dec 5
Mace Proposes Photo-ID Requirement for SNAP EBT Cards to Curb Fraud
- Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Photo-ID Requirement For SNAP EBT Cards
- Photograph Required On Card Face Taken Within Previous 10 Years (5 Years For Minors)
Conflict
Dec 5
Makeshift Cinema in Gaza City Gives Children a Brief Escape From Devastation
- Volunteers Run Makeshift Film Screenings In A Gaza Displacement Camp
- Gaza Authorities Report At Least 20,000 Children Killed Since Oct 7, 2023
Society
Dec 5
Edinburgh Airport Reopens After Hour-Long Air Traffic IT Outage — Flights Delayed, Some Diverted
- Runway Closed For About An Hour Due To Air Traffic IT Fault
- Flights To Multiple Destinations Were Canceled, Diverted Or Delayed
Politics
Dec 5
9th Circuit Denies Trump Administration Request To Block School Mental-Health Grants
- 9th U.S. Circuit Denied Emergency Stay Request
- Grants Funded After 2022 Uvalde School Shooting
- District Judge Found Cancellation "Arbitrary And Capricious"
Politics
Dec 5
U.S. Plans To Expand Travel Ban To More Than 30 Countries, Noem Says
- Administration Plans To Expand Travel Ban From 19 To Over 30 Countries
- Kristi Noem Reported The Expansion In A Fox News Interview
- No Specific Countries Or Timeline Were Announced
Society
Dec 5
False Claim: Enoch Burke Was Not Sentenced To Life In Prison Over Pronouns
- Claim That Burke Received A Life Sentence Is False
- Detention Was For Contempt Of Court Over Repeated Trespass
- November 18 And November 28, 2025 Judgments Explain The Reasons
Security
Dec 5
Harvard Visiting Professor Detained by ICE After Boston Synagogue BB-Gun Incident Agrees to Voluntary Departure
- ICE Detained Harvard Visiting Professor Carlos Portugal Gouvêa
- Arrested Oct. 2 After BB-Gun Incident Near Boston-Area Synagogue
Politics
Dec 5
Trump Praises Rwanda‑DRC Peace Deal — A Ceremony Rife With Irony
President Trump presided over a Rwanda‑DRC peace signing in Washington, calling it "a great day for Africa," but the event was marked by irony: combat continued on the ground, the venue (the former U.S. Institu...
Conflict
Dec 5
U.S.-Backed Raid in Dumayr Killed Undercover Informant, Family Says — Not an Islamic State Official
- Oct. 19 Raid In Dumayr Killed Khaled Al-Masoud, According To Family
- Relatives Say Al-Masoud Had Spent Years Infiltrating Islamic State Cells
Society
Dec 5
Federal Immigration Sweep Empties Kenner’s Hispanic Businesses, Residents Say Fear and Loss Linger
- Federal Operation In Kenner Named Catahoula Crunch
- Operation Part Of Broader Enforcement Aimed At Roughly 5,000 Arrests
Science
Dec 5
Rare X5.1 Solar Super-Flare Sent Atmospheric Radiation to Highest Levels in Nearly 20 Years
- X5.1 Solar Flare Erupted From Sunspot AR4274 On Nov. 11
- Atmospheric Radiation Reached Highest Levels In Nearly 20 Years
Politics
Dec 5
Fresh Photo Shows Trump’s Right Hand Still Swollen; Band‑Aid Worn for Third Day
- President Wore Band‑Aid On Right Hand For Third Consecutive Day
- 79‑Year‑Old Appeared At Signing With Presidents Of Rwanda And The DRC
Society
Dec 5
Florida Man Arrested in Connection to 1997 Murders of Tanya “Peaches” Jackson and Her Young Daughter
- Andrew Dykes, 66, Arrested In Tampa On Nassau County Murder Warrant
- Victims Identified By Genetic Genealogy In April 2025
Politics
Dec 5
Mayor-Elect Mamdani Will Stop NYC Homeless Encampment Sweeps, Prioritize Long-Term Housing
- Mayor-Elect Mamdani Will End Encampment Sweeps In January
- Policy Shift Prioritizes Long-Term And Supportive Housing
Society
Dec 5
Highway Robbery Allegations: West Covina Officer Charged With Multiple Theft Counts
- Officer Jose Antonio Garcia Charged In West Covina
- One Felony Count Of Misappropriation Of Public Funds
- One Felony Count Of Grand Theft By Embezzlement
Conflict
Dec 5
RSF Strikes Kill Dozens, Mostly Children, In Kalogi — SAF Sources
About 47 people — mostly children — were reportedly killed and roughly 50 injured after RSF strikes on a kindergarten and other civilian sites in Kalogi, South Kordofan, the SAF says. Earlier medical reports de...
Science
Dec 5
Sugars, Stardust and 'Space Gum': New Clues From Bennu Samples About Life's Ingredients
- Ribose And Glucose Detected In Bennu Samples
- Deoxyribose Required For DNA Was Not Detected
- Presolar Grains Indicate Supernova Contributions
Science
Dec 5
Hubble Tension Deepens: Final ACT Maps Reinforce Cosmic Puzzle
- Final ACT Data Confirm Persistent Hubble Tension
- Local Type Ia Supernovae Yield Higher H0 Than CMB Inferences
- ACT Polarization Maps Agree With Planck’s Early‑Universe Value
Culture
Dec 5
Dutch Campaign Says 15-Year Fight Largely Curbed ‘Black Pete’ Blackface
- Kick Out Zwarte Piet Founded By Jerry Afriyie In 2010
- Campaign Sought School Teaching Of Dutch Colonial History And Annual Commemoration

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Technology
Dec 5
Meta Adds Major News Partners to Meta AI to Deliver Real-Time Coverage on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
Meta is partnering with major news organizations to feed real-time reporting into Meta AI, bringing breaking news, entertainment and lifestyle coverage to Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users. The assistant w...
Society
Dec 5
55 Years Later, Family Uncovers Father Buried Beneath Their Home — The Mystery of George Carroll
- Korean War Veteran George Carroll Vanished In 1963
- Family Told He Had Abandoned Them For Decades
- Psychic Reading In 2010 Prompted Renewed Search
Society
Dec 5
Tenured San José State Professor Challenges Firing Over Pro‑Palestinian Protests
- San José State Fired Tenured Professor Sang Hea Kil Over Protest Involvement
- University Cites February 2024 Confrontation And Alleged Encouragement Of An Encampment
Technology
Dec 5
US and Japan Court Gulf States to Secure AI Supply Chains Ahead of Pax Silica Summit
- UAE Invited To White House Pax Silica Summit On Dec. 12
- Eight Countries To Attend Including Israel, South Korea And The UK
Health
Dec 5
FDA Upgrades Recall: Over 1 Million Bags of Shredded Cheese May Contain Metal Fragments — Major U.S. Retailers Affected
- FDA Upgrades Recall To Class II
- More Than 1 Million Bags Recalled
- Great Lakes Cheese Initiated Voluntary Recall In October
Society
Dec 5
What Happened to Jeffrey Epstein’s Island? The Fate of Little Saint James Since His Death
- New Interior Images Released By House Oversight Democrats On Dec. 3
- Photos Show Dental Chair, 10 Yellow Male-Face Masks And Chalkboard With "Power And Deception"
Conflict
Dec 5
Exiled Al-Assad Insiders in Moscow Allegedly Fund Alawite Militias to Spark Coastal Uprisings, Reuters Says
- Reuters Investigation Based On 48 Interviews And Financial Records
- Exiled Figures Kamal Hassan And Rami Makhlouf Accused Of Funding Militias
Society
Dec 5
University of Utah Launches $400K‑A‑Year 'Dignity Index' to Score Political Speech
- University Of Utah Launches Dignity Index
- Tool Uses An Eight‑Point Scale To Rate Speech Tone
- Program Estimated To Cost $400,000 Per Year
Technology
Dec 5
TikTok To Block Under-16s In Australia From Dec 10 As New Law Takes Effect
TikTok will block new sign-ups and deactivate existing accounts for under-16s in Australia when a world-first law takes effect on December 10, citing legal obligations and warning the change "may be upsetting."...
Politics
Dec 5
Mace Proposes Photo-ID Requirement for SNAP EBT Cards to Curb Fraud
- Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Photo-ID Requirement For SNAP EBT Cards
- Photograph Required On Card Face Taken Within Previous 10 Years (5 Years For Minors)
Conflict
Dec 5
Makeshift Cinema in Gaza City Gives Children a Brief Escape From Devastation
- Volunteers Run Makeshift Film Screenings In A Gaza Displacement Camp
- Gaza Authorities Report At Least 20,000 Children Killed Since Oct 7, 2023
Society
Dec 5
Edinburgh Airport Reopens After Hour-Long Air Traffic IT Outage — Flights Delayed, Some Diverted
- Runway Closed For About An Hour Due To Air Traffic IT Fault
- Flights To Multiple Destinations Were Canceled, Diverted Or Delayed
Politics
Dec 5
9th Circuit Denies Trump Administration Request To Block School Mental-Health Grants
- 9th U.S. Circuit Denied Emergency Stay Request
- Grants Funded After 2022 Uvalde School Shooting
- District Judge Found Cancellation "Arbitrary And Capricious"
Politics
Dec 5
U.S. Plans To Expand Travel Ban To More Than 30 Countries, Noem Says
- Administration Plans To Expand Travel Ban From 19 To Over 30 Countries
- Kristi Noem Reported The Expansion In A Fox News Interview
- No Specific Countries Or Timeline Were Announced
Society
Dec 5
False Claim: Enoch Burke Was Not Sentenced To Life In Prison Over Pronouns
- Claim That Burke Received A Life Sentence Is False
- Detention Was For Contempt Of Court Over Repeated Trespass
- November 18 And November 28, 2025 Judgments Explain The Reasons
Security
Dec 5
Harvard Visiting Professor Detained by ICE After Boston Synagogue BB-Gun Incident Agrees to Voluntary Departure
- ICE Detained Harvard Visiting Professor Carlos Portugal Gouvêa
- Arrested Oct. 2 After BB-Gun Incident Near Boston-Area Synagogue
Politics
Dec 5
Trump Praises Rwanda‑DRC Peace Deal — A Ceremony Rife With Irony
President Trump presided over a Rwanda‑DRC peace signing in Washington, calling it "a great day for Africa," but the event was marked by irony: combat continued on the ground, the venue (the former U.S. Institu...
Conflict
Dec 5
U.S.-Backed Raid in Dumayr Killed Undercover Informant, Family Says — Not an Islamic State Official
- Oct. 19 Raid In Dumayr Killed Khaled Al-Masoud, According To Family
- Relatives Say Al-Masoud Had Spent Years Infiltrating Islamic State Cells
Society
Dec 5
Federal Immigration Sweep Empties Kenner’s Hispanic Businesses, Residents Say Fear and Loss Linger
- Federal Operation In Kenner Named Catahoula Crunch
- Operation Part Of Broader Enforcement Aimed At Roughly 5,000 Arrests
Science
Dec 5
Rare X5.1 Solar Super-Flare Sent Atmospheric Radiation to Highest Levels in Nearly 20 Years
- X5.1 Solar Flare Erupted From Sunspot AR4274 On Nov. 11
- Atmospheric Radiation Reached Highest Levels In Nearly 20 Years
Politics
Dec 5
Fresh Photo Shows Trump’s Right Hand Still Swollen; Band‑Aid Worn for Third Day
- President Wore Band‑Aid On Right Hand For Third Consecutive Day
- 79‑Year‑Old Appeared At Signing With Presidents Of Rwanda And The DRC
Society
Dec 5
Florida Man Arrested in Connection to 1997 Murders of Tanya “Peaches” Jackson and Her Young Daughter
- Andrew Dykes, 66, Arrested In Tampa On Nassau County Murder Warrant
- Victims Identified By Genetic Genealogy In April 2025
Politics
Dec 5
Mayor-Elect Mamdani Will Stop NYC Homeless Encampment Sweeps, Prioritize Long-Term Housing
- Mayor-Elect Mamdani Will End Encampment Sweeps In January
- Policy Shift Prioritizes Long-Term And Supportive Housing
Society
Dec 5
Highway Robbery Allegations: West Covina Officer Charged With Multiple Theft Counts
- Officer Jose Antonio Garcia Charged In West Covina
- One Felony Count Of Misappropriation Of Public Funds
- One Felony Count Of Grand Theft By Embezzlement
Conflict
Dec 5
RSF Strikes Kill Dozens, Mostly Children, In Kalogi — SAF Sources
About 47 people — mostly children — were reportedly killed and roughly 50 injured after RSF strikes on a kindergarten and other civilian sites in Kalogi, South Kordofan, the SAF says. Earlier medical reports de...
Science
Dec 5
Sugars, Stardust and 'Space Gum': New Clues From Bennu Samples About Life's Ingredients
- Ribose And Glucose Detected In Bennu Samples
- Deoxyribose Required For DNA Was Not Detected
- Presolar Grains Indicate Supernova Contributions
Science
Dec 5
Hubble Tension Deepens: Final ACT Maps Reinforce Cosmic Puzzle
- Final ACT Data Confirm Persistent Hubble Tension
- Local Type Ia Supernovae Yield Higher H0 Than CMB Inferences
- ACT Polarization Maps Agree With Planck’s Early‑Universe Value
Culture
Dec 5
Dutch Campaign Says 15-Year Fight Largely Curbed ‘Black Pete’ Blackface
- Kick Out Zwarte Piet Founded By Jerry Afriyie In 2010
- Campaign Sought School Teaching Of Dutch Colonial History And Annual Commemoration