SBA Launches 'Deregulation Strike Force' to Roll Back Federal Rules Cited for Driving Up Costs

• SBA Launches Deregulation Strike Force
• Officials Cite About $6 Trillion In Claimed Cumulative Compliance Costs

Puerto Rico Governor Signs Controversial Records Law Critics Say Will Curtail Transparency

• Governor Signs Controversial Public-Records Law
• Response Deadlines Increased To 20 Business Days For Smaller Or Newer Records

Pressley Reintroduces AI Civil Rights Act to Combat Algorithmic Bias Against Black, Brown and Marginalized Communities

• Pressley Reintroduced The AI Civil Rights Act
• Bill Seeks To Prevent Biased And Discriminatory AI Algorithms

Poll: 82% Of Americans Satisfied With Health Insurance — But About 1 In 4 Report Denials Or Delays

• 82% Of Americans Report Being Satisfied With Their Health Coverage
• About 24% Reported An Insurance Delay Or Denial In The Past Two Years

How Evidence Turned an Apparent Rescuer into a Convicted Attacker in Georgia

• Zip-Tied And Injured On Jan 1, 2021
• Ex-Husband Reported Finding Her But Became The Primary Suspect
• Zip-Tie Fragment From His Apartment Matched The Restraints

At Least 16 Killed and 20 Injured After School Bus Plunges Off Cliff in Colombia; Driver May Have Suffered 'Microsleep'

On Dec. 14 a school bus carrying about 37 passengers plunged roughly 80 meters off a rural road in El Chispero...

Ex-Husband Faked Cancer, Staged Brutal Attack on Ex-Wife — Sentenced to 70 Years

• Ex-Husband Fabricated Pancreatic Cancer To Gain Sympathy
• Victim Assaulted In Her Home; Pistol-Whipped And Nearly Strangled

Charter CEO: "The System Is Failing" After NY Finds Nearly Half Of 3–8 Students Not Proficient In ELA

• Eva Moskowitz Says "System Is Failing"
• 57% Of 3–8 Students Proficient In Math
• 53% Of 3–8 Students Proficient In English Language Arts

Can Turtles Fully Retract Their Heads Into Their Shells? The Anatomy and Fossil Story

• Some Turtle Species Can Fully Retract Their Heads
• Tortoises And Many Terrestrial Turtles Withdraw Their Necks

From the Killing Fields to Community Leader: How Sambo Ly Rebuilt Her Life and Preserved Cambodian Culture

• Survived Khmer Rouge Genocide (1975–1979)
• Emigrated To The U.S. In 1981
• Interpreter And Translator For Nearly 40 Years

Maria Kolesnikova Released in US-Brokered Deal Says She Has 'No Regrets'

• Maria Kolesnikova Says She Has "No Regrets" After Release
• 123 Detainees Freed In US‑Brokered Deal
• 114 Of The Freed Were Transferred To Ukraine

Cassidy Pushes $1,500 Health Accounts, Seeks Bipartisan Deal to Lower ACA Deductibles; Urges Faster FDA Review of Mifepristone

• Cassidy Proposes $1,500 Tax‑Free Health Accounts Per Person
• Senate Rejected Competing Health Proposals 51–48

GlobalBuildingAtlas: A 3D Map of 2.75 Billion Buildings That Changes Urban Planning

• GlobalBuildingAtlas Maps 2.75 Billion Buildings In 3D
• 3×3 Metre Grid Resolution — About 30× Finer Than Previous Footprints

86-Year-Old Fined After Spitting Out Leaf That Blew Into His Mouth — Fine Reduced On Appeal

• 86-Year-Old Fined After Spitting Out Leaf
• Initial Fine Was $334.50
• Fine Reduced On Appeal To $200.70

Data Center Boom Puts GOP Between AI Ambition and Rising Utility Backlash

• GOP Faces Voter Backlash Over Rising Utility Bills From Data Centers
• Some Republicans Distance Themselves From Trump’s Push To Preempt State Rules

Iraq's Supreme Federal Court Certifies Election Results — Premiership Still Up For Negotiation

• Supreme Federal Court Certified Election Results
• Independent Electoral Body Resolved 853 Complaints
• Caretaker PM Al-Sudani’s Bloc Won 46 Seats

Judge Orders DOJ To Return Data Seized From James Comey Ally, Citing Fourth Amendment Violations

• Judge Orders Return Of Files Seized From Daniel Richman
• Court Finds Fourth Amendment Violation And Improper Use Of Evidence

From Hoops to Oysters: How WNBA Stars Are Building New Careers After the Game

• WNBA Players Often Need Second Careers Due To Income Gap
• Sue Wicks Runs An Oyster Farm After A WNBA Career
• Average NBA Salary (~$11.9M) Vastly Exceeds WNBA Average (~$120K)

24,000‑Year‑Old 'Zombie' Worms Revived: Siberian Rotifers Return From Permafrost

• 24,000‑Year‑Old Bdelloid Rotifers Revived From Siberian Permafrost
• Intact Soil Core Dug To About 11.5 Feet And Radiocarbon Dated

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Detained After Mashhad Memorial; Supporters Report No Contact

• Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Detained In Mashhad
• Supporters Report No Phone Contact Since Her Arrest
• Prosecutor Says 38 People Arrested At Memorial

Kast vs Jara: Chile’s High-Stakes Runoff That Could Reshape Its Political Course

• Kast Leads Polls Ahead Of Runoff
• Jara Narrowly Beat Kast In First Round (27% Versus 24%)
• Right-Leaning Candidates Collected About 70% In First Round

Unprecedented Seven‑Hour Gamma‑Ray Burst Defies Existing Models — GRB 250702B

• Record Long Duration: GRB 250702B Emitted Gamma Rays For More Than Seven Hours
• Detected By NASA's Fermi Gamma‑Ray Space Telescope On July 2, 2025

Six Teenagers Wounded in Brooklyn Shooting After 16th Birthday Party

• Six Teenagers Shot Outside Burbuja Events After 16th Birthday
• Shooting Occurred Around 1 A.M. On Dec. 14, About 20 Minutes After Party Ended

NYT: Biden's Presidential Library Fundraising Far Behind $200M Goal

• Foundation Projected To Raise $11.3M By End Of 2027
• Seeded With $4M From 2021 Inauguration Surplus
• No New Reported Donations In 2024