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Health
Dec 19
US-Funded $1.6M Trial of Hepatitis B Birth Dose in Guinea-Bissau Draws Ethics Backlash
Overview: The US will fund a $1.6 million, five-year randomized trial in Guinea-Bissau testing whether newborns who do or do not receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth differ in early-life outcomes. Experts cal...
Politics
Dec 19
‘I’ve Had It’ Hosts Deliver Profane — and Unflinching — Review of 2025
- Profane Podcast 'I've Had It' Became A Leading Progressive Voice In 2025
- Show Shifted From Petty Grievances To Sustained Critiques Of Trump 2.0
Politics
Dec 19
Opinion: India’s Anti-Conversion Laws Are Eroding Religious Freedom — What Washington Should Do
- 12 Of 28 Indian States Enforce Anti-Conversion Laws
- Authorities Have Arrested Hundreds Of Religious Leaders
Society
Dec 19
Houston Search Underway for 24-Year-Old Sydney Marquez, Missing Since Dec. 11; Family Concerned About Her Mental Health
- 24-Year-Old Sydney Marquez Missing Since Dec. 11
- Car Found Abandoned On 9100 Block Of Bellaire Boulevard With Keys Inside
Politics
Dec 19
U.S. Appeals Ruling That Blocked $2.2B in Harvard Research Grant Cuts; Case Headed to 1st Circuit
- U.S. Filed Appeal Against Ruling Protecting $2.2B In Harvard Grants
- Appeal Submitted Just Before 60-Day Deadline
Culture
Dec 19
600-Year-Old Brass Parish Seal Depicting St. Catherine Unearthed Near Braniewo, Poland
- 14th-Century Brass Parish Seal Found Near Józefów, Braniewo
- Depicts Crowned St. Catherine Holding Sword And Wheel, Symbols Of Martyrdom
Society
Dec 19
Dump Truck Plows Into 13 Vehicles at Sarasota Intersection After Driver’s Medical Emergency; Two Injured
- Dump Truck Struck 13 Vehicles In Sarasota
- Driver Suffered Medical Emergency And Lost Control
Society
Dec 19
Can Jews Be Openly Jewish in Public? The Bondi Beach Killings and What They Reveal About Belonging
- Bondi Beach Attack Targeted A Hanukkah Gathering Including Rabbi Eli Schlanger
- Surveys Show Rising Antisemitism Among Young Americans
Conflict
Dec 19
Dissidents Say Iran Executed 2,013 People in 2025 as International Pressure Grows
MEK reports that Iran executed 2,013 people between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15, 2025 , more than double the U.N.'s 2024 tally. The dissident group blames economic collapse, mass protests, factional power struggles and ...
Security
Dec 19
NYT's 'Overmatched' Warning: How Pentagon Spending Patterns Could Leave the U.S. Vulnerable
- Senate Approved Roughly $900 Billion Defense Bill By 77–20
- NYT Devoted 13-Page Opinion Package Based On Leaked 2021 Net Assessment
Economy
Dec 19
Trump’s State Corporatism: The White House Is Buying Stakes in Private Industry
- Federal Government Bought Stakes In Multiple Private Firms
- Vulcan Elements Deal: $750M Investment, $50M Equity Stake And A Warrant
Politics
Dec 19
Texas Judge Unseals Ken Paxton Divorce Records; Documents Could Roil Heated Senate Primary
- Judge Orders Ken Paxton Divorce Records Unsealed
- Documents Could Fuel Heated Texas GOP Senate Primary
Security
Dec 19
Pentagon Fails Eighth Straight Audit; Department Sets 2028 Goal to Pass
- Pentagon Failed Its Annual Audit For The Eighth Consecutive Year
- Department Of Defense Announced The Result On Dec. 19
- DoD Is Targeting 2028 To Achieve A Passing Audit
Politics
Dec 19
Trump Declares Christmas Eve And Dec. 26 Federal Holidays This Year — What It Means For Federal Workers
- Trump Declared Christmas Eve And Dec. 26 Federal Holidays This Year
- Most Federal Offices Will Be Closed Unless Employees Are Required For National Security Or Other Essential Dut...
Science
Dec 19
Top 10 Mathematical Breakthroughs of 2025 — From a New "Noperthedron" to Big Primes and Fluid Theory
- Noperthedron Disproves Long-Standing Geometric Conjecture
- New Probabilistic, Chaotic And Fractal Patterns Found In Prime Distribution
Health
Dec 19
Wildlife Rescuer Receives Double Lung Transplant After Decades of Bird Exposure
- Double Lung Transplant Performed On December 12, 2023
- Wildlife Rehabilitator Developed Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Diagnosis Confirmed By Lung Biopsy In 2011
Conflict
Dec 19
Ukraine Says It Struck Oil Tanker as Putin Downplays Peace Prospects and Warns Europe
Ukraine’s SBU said drones disabled the Oman‑flagged tanker Qendil in the eastern Mediterranean, marking the first claimed strike on a vessel Kyiv links to Russia’s sanctions‑evading "shadow fleet." Meanwhile, P...
Society
Dec 19
3-Year-Old Let Grandfather In, Who Then Discovered Former WBRC Reporter Christina Chambers and Husband Dead; Police Investigate Suspected Murder-Suicide
- Bodies Of Christina Chambers And Johnny Rimes Found In Hoover Home
- Police Treat Deaths As A Suspected Murder-Suicide
Politics
Dec 19
Supreme Court Lets Immigration Judges’ Free-Speech Challenge Proceed — Denies Immediate Stay
- Supreme Court Denied Emergency Stay Requested By Trump Administration
- Court Found Government Did Not Show Irreparable Harm
Science
Dec 19
2025 Full Moon Calendar — Dates, Names, Daily Sky Notes and How to Watch
- Full Moon Dates 2025: Jan. 21 (Wolf) Through Dec. 19 (Cold)
- Selected Daily Sky Notes: Dec. 19–Jan. 2 With Moonrise/Moonset Times
Society
Dec 19
Veteran Battling Bone Cancer Reunites With Puppy He Saved While Deployed — Emotional Homecoming
- Sergeant Stormy Bonded With A Stray Puppy In February 2025
- Diagnosed With A Tumor In His Knee And Returned To The U.S. In August
Science
Dec 19
If I Stop the World, Will It Melt? The Physics Behind a Pop Lyric
- Stopping Earth’s Rotation Stores ~2 × 10^29 Joules
- Melting The Mantle Requires ~3 × 10^30 Joules
- Melting The Crust Would Require About 10^30 Joules And Boil Oceans
Conflict
Dec 19
ELN Drone and Explosive Strike Near Venezuela Kills Seven Colombian Soldiers
- ELN Drone And Explosive Attack Kills Seven Soldiers
- Thirty Soldiers Wounded In Nighttime Strike At Aguachica Outpost
- Defense Minister Calls Attack A "Terrorist Action"
Culture
Dec 19
Rare 7th‑Century Gold Hoard Found in Lincolnshire Raises Possibility of 'Ritual Killing'
- Rare 7th‑Century Gold Hoard Found Near Donington‑On‑Bain
- Contains Four Gold‑And‑Garnet Pendants And Brooch Fragment
Security
Dec 19
Japan Tests 100 kW Shipboard Laser On JS Asuka — Can Burn Through Metal And Down Drones
Japan has installed a 100 kW combined fiber‑laser on the JS Asuka, formed by pairing ten 10 kW modules to produce a beam capable of disabling small drones and burning metal. The unit, delivered in two 40‑foot d...
Society
Dec 19
Why 'Gen Z' and Other Generational Labels Mislead Us — The Case Against Age Branding
- Generational Labels Are Largely Arbitrary
- Mark McCrindle Popularized Gen Alpha And Gen Beta
- Karl Mannheim Framed Generations As Historical Locations, Not Fixed Boxes
Technology
Dec 19
Court Largely Rejects Getty Images' Copyright Claim Against Stability AI — Legal And Environmental Stakes
- Court Largely Rejected Getty Images' Copyright Claim Against Stability AI
- Reuters Reported Getty Accused Stability AI Of Training Models On Getty's Copyrighted Photos
Security
Dec 19
Fact Check: Viral 'David Cohen' Facebook Screenshot Linking Israeli Identity To Bondi Beach Shooter Is Fake
- Viral Screenshot Falsely Identifies Shooter As 'David Cohen'
- Official Reports Name Naveed Akram And Sajid Akram

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Health
Dec 19
US-Funded $1.6M Trial of Hepatitis B Birth Dose in Guinea-Bissau Draws Ethics Backlash
Overview: The US will fund a $1.6 million, five-year randomized trial in Guinea-Bissau testing whether newborns who do or do not receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth differ in early-life outcomes. Experts cal...
Politics
Dec 19
‘I’ve Had It’ Hosts Deliver Profane — and Unflinching — Review of 2025
- Profane Podcast 'I've Had It' Became A Leading Progressive Voice In 2025
- Show Shifted From Petty Grievances To Sustained Critiques Of Trump 2.0
Politics
Dec 19
Opinion: India’s Anti-Conversion Laws Are Eroding Religious Freedom — What Washington Should Do
- 12 Of 28 Indian States Enforce Anti-Conversion Laws
- Authorities Have Arrested Hundreds Of Religious Leaders
Society
Dec 19
Houston Search Underway for 24-Year-Old Sydney Marquez, Missing Since Dec. 11; Family Concerned About Her Mental Health
- 24-Year-Old Sydney Marquez Missing Since Dec. 11
- Car Found Abandoned On 9100 Block Of Bellaire Boulevard With Keys Inside
Politics
Dec 19
U.S. Appeals Ruling That Blocked $2.2B in Harvard Research Grant Cuts; Case Headed to 1st Circuit
- U.S. Filed Appeal Against Ruling Protecting $2.2B In Harvard Grants
- Appeal Submitted Just Before 60-Day Deadline
Culture
Dec 19
600-Year-Old Brass Parish Seal Depicting St. Catherine Unearthed Near Braniewo, Poland
- 14th-Century Brass Parish Seal Found Near Józefów, Braniewo
- Depicts Crowned St. Catherine Holding Sword And Wheel, Symbols Of Martyrdom
Society
Dec 19
Dump Truck Plows Into 13 Vehicles at Sarasota Intersection After Driver’s Medical Emergency; Two Injured
- Dump Truck Struck 13 Vehicles In Sarasota
- Driver Suffered Medical Emergency And Lost Control
Society
Dec 19
Can Jews Be Openly Jewish in Public? The Bondi Beach Killings and What They Reveal About Belonging
- Bondi Beach Attack Targeted A Hanukkah Gathering Including Rabbi Eli Schlanger
- Surveys Show Rising Antisemitism Among Young Americans
Conflict
Dec 19
Dissidents Say Iran Executed 2,013 People in 2025 as International Pressure Grows
MEK reports that Iran executed 2,013 people between Jan. 1 and Dec. 15, 2025 , more than double the U.N.'s 2024 tally. The dissident group blames economic collapse, mass protests, factional power struggles and ...
Security
Dec 19
NYT's 'Overmatched' Warning: How Pentagon Spending Patterns Could Leave the U.S. Vulnerable
- Senate Approved Roughly $900 Billion Defense Bill By 77–20
- NYT Devoted 13-Page Opinion Package Based On Leaked 2021 Net Assessment
Economy
Dec 19
Trump’s State Corporatism: The White House Is Buying Stakes in Private Industry
- Federal Government Bought Stakes In Multiple Private Firms
- Vulcan Elements Deal: $750M Investment, $50M Equity Stake And A Warrant
Politics
Dec 19
Texas Judge Unseals Ken Paxton Divorce Records; Documents Could Roil Heated Senate Primary
- Judge Orders Ken Paxton Divorce Records Unsealed
- Documents Could Fuel Heated Texas GOP Senate Primary
Security
Dec 19
Pentagon Fails Eighth Straight Audit; Department Sets 2028 Goal to Pass
- Pentagon Failed Its Annual Audit For The Eighth Consecutive Year
- Department Of Defense Announced The Result On Dec. 19
- DoD Is Targeting 2028 To Achieve A Passing Audit
Politics
Dec 19
Trump Declares Christmas Eve And Dec. 26 Federal Holidays This Year — What It Means For Federal Workers
- Trump Declared Christmas Eve And Dec. 26 Federal Holidays This Year
- Most Federal Offices Will Be Closed Unless Employees Are Required For National Security Or Other Essential Dut...
Science
Dec 19
Top 10 Mathematical Breakthroughs of 2025 — From a New "Noperthedron" to Big Primes and Fluid Theory
- Noperthedron Disproves Long-Standing Geometric Conjecture
- New Probabilistic, Chaotic And Fractal Patterns Found In Prime Distribution
Health
Dec 19
Wildlife Rescuer Receives Double Lung Transplant After Decades of Bird Exposure
- Double Lung Transplant Performed On December 12, 2023
- Wildlife Rehabilitator Developed Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Diagnosis Confirmed By Lung Biopsy In 2011
Conflict
Dec 19
Ukraine Says It Struck Oil Tanker as Putin Downplays Peace Prospects and Warns Europe
Ukraine’s SBU said drones disabled the Oman‑flagged tanker Qendil in the eastern Mediterranean, marking the first claimed strike on a vessel Kyiv links to Russia’s sanctions‑evading "shadow fleet." Meanwhile, P...
Society
Dec 19
3-Year-Old Let Grandfather In, Who Then Discovered Former WBRC Reporter Christina Chambers and Husband Dead; Police Investigate Suspected Murder-Suicide
- Bodies Of Christina Chambers And Johnny Rimes Found In Hoover Home
- Police Treat Deaths As A Suspected Murder-Suicide
Politics
Dec 19
Supreme Court Lets Immigration Judges’ Free-Speech Challenge Proceed — Denies Immediate Stay
- Supreme Court Denied Emergency Stay Requested By Trump Administration
- Court Found Government Did Not Show Irreparable Harm
Science
Dec 19
2025 Full Moon Calendar — Dates, Names, Daily Sky Notes and How to Watch
- Full Moon Dates 2025: Jan. 21 (Wolf) Through Dec. 19 (Cold)
- Selected Daily Sky Notes: Dec. 19–Jan. 2 With Moonrise/Moonset Times
Society
Dec 19
Veteran Battling Bone Cancer Reunites With Puppy He Saved While Deployed — Emotional Homecoming
- Sergeant Stormy Bonded With A Stray Puppy In February 2025
- Diagnosed With A Tumor In His Knee And Returned To The U.S. In August
Science
Dec 19
If I Stop the World, Will It Melt? The Physics Behind a Pop Lyric
- Stopping Earth’s Rotation Stores ~2 × 10^29 Joules
- Melting The Mantle Requires ~3 × 10^30 Joules
- Melting The Crust Would Require About 10^30 Joules And Boil Oceans
Conflict
Dec 19
ELN Drone and Explosive Strike Near Venezuela Kills Seven Colombian Soldiers
- ELN Drone And Explosive Attack Kills Seven Soldiers
- Thirty Soldiers Wounded In Nighttime Strike At Aguachica Outpost
- Defense Minister Calls Attack A "Terrorist Action"
Culture
Dec 19
Rare 7th‑Century Gold Hoard Found in Lincolnshire Raises Possibility of 'Ritual Killing'
- Rare 7th‑Century Gold Hoard Found Near Donington‑On‑Bain
- Contains Four Gold‑And‑Garnet Pendants And Brooch Fragment
Security
Dec 19
Japan Tests 100 kW Shipboard Laser On JS Asuka — Can Burn Through Metal And Down Drones
Japan has installed a 100 kW combined fiber‑laser on the JS Asuka, formed by pairing ten 10 kW modules to produce a beam capable of disabling small drones and burning metal. The unit, delivered in two 40‑foot d...
Society
Dec 19
Why 'Gen Z' and Other Generational Labels Mislead Us — The Case Against Age Branding
- Generational Labels Are Largely Arbitrary
- Mark McCrindle Popularized Gen Alpha And Gen Beta
- Karl Mannheim Framed Generations As Historical Locations, Not Fixed Boxes
Technology
Dec 19
Court Largely Rejects Getty Images' Copyright Claim Against Stability AI — Legal And Environmental Stakes
- Court Largely Rejected Getty Images' Copyright Claim Against Stability AI
- Reuters Reported Getty Accused Stability AI Of Training Models On Getty's Copyrighted Photos
Security
Dec 19
Fact Check: Viral 'David Cohen' Facebook Screenshot Linking Israeli Identity To Bondi Beach Shooter Is Fake
- Viral Screenshot Falsely Identifies Shooter As 'David Cohen'
- Official Reports Name Naveed Akram And Sajid Akram