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Environment
Dec 22
How a Dramatic Shift in the Kuroshio Current Is Raising Sea Levels and Devastating Japan’s Fisheries
Summary: The Kuroshio current off Japan shifted far north in 2023–24, producing adjacent local sea-level rises (nearly 1 inch/year in one patch) and record-warm waters — up to about 10°C (18°F) above normal dow...
Politics
Dec 22
Vance Tells Nick Fuentes and Jen Psaki to ‘Eat S---’ After Attacks on Second Lady, Condemns Bigotry
Vice President Vance publicly rebuked Nick Fuentes and Jen Psaki for derogatory comments about his wife, sayin...
Society
Dec 22
Teachers Reveal The Everyday Questions Students — And Adults — Get Wrong
- Many Adults Share Persistent Misconceptions
- Seasons Result From Earth’s Axial Tilt, Not Distance
- Weather Is Short-Term; Climate Is Long-Term
Security
Dec 22
Bondi Beach Attack Signals ISIS Resurgence, Experts Warn of Expanding Global Jihadist Networks
- Bondi Beach Attack Highlights Ongoing Jihadist Threat
- Experts Say ISIS Remains Active Despite Loss Of Caliphate
Society
Dec 22
58% of Early Childhood Educators Report Food Insecurity as Costs Surge
- 58% Of Early Care And Education Providers Reported Food Insecurity In June
- Rates Rose Sharply After Remaining Around 20–30% From 2021 To Early 2024
Politics
Dec 22
CBS Documentary Pulled After White House Declines Comment, Sparking Questions About Editorial Independence
- CBS Postponed Documentary After White House Declined To Comment
- Film Allegedly Documents Deportations Of Venezuelans To CECOT Prison
Society
Dec 22
After USAID Cuts, Rape Survivors in Eastern DRC Struggle to Find Life‑Saving Medicine
- USAID Contract Cancellation Disrupted PEP Supply Chains
- Timely Access In Ituri Fell From 96% To 76% In Early 2025
Economy
Dec 22
Data Center Boom Sends Mid‑Atlantic Electricity Bills Soaring — No Quick Fix
- Mid‑Atlantic Residents Facing Higher Electricity Bills
- PJM Capacity Auctions Reached Record Prices
- Price Cap Applied After Lawsuit By Governor Josh Shapiro
Security
Dec 22
Murder Of MIT Fusion Scientist Takes Strange New Turns — Suspect Linked To Brown Shooting
Nuno Loureiro, director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was found murdered in his Brookline home last week. Investigators linked the prime suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, to a separate December shoot...
Society
Dec 22
‘I Want That Escape Route’: Why More Americans Are Claiming Dual Citizenship
- Applications For Citizenship By Descent May Have Risen Up To 500% Since 2023
- Second Passports Seen As ‘Insurance’ Against Political And Social Uncertainty
Society
Dec 22
55-Year-Old Swimmer Missing Off California’s Lovers Point; Possible Shark Sighting Triggers Multi-Agency Search
- 55-Year-Old Swimmer Reported Missing Off Lovers Point
- Swim Club Member Failed To Return After Weekly Outing
Health
Dec 22
2025 Felt Terrible — But Data and Breakthroughs Offer Real Reasons for Optimism
- Personalized CRISPR Therapy Cured An Infant With CPS1 Deficiency
- Treatment Developed Rapidly By CHOP, UC Berkeley And Partners Under FDA Emergency Authorization
Technology
Dec 22
Yoshua Bengio Urges His Grandson To 'Become A Beautiful Human' As AI Automates More Work
- Yoshua Bengio Urges Children To "Become A Beautiful Human"
- Comments Made On December 18 Episode Of "The Diary Of A CEO" (1h40m)
Security
Dec 22
Interior Orders Immediate Pause On Five Major U.S. Offshore Wind Projects Citing National Security Risks
- Interior Paused Construction On Five Offshore Wind Projects Effective Immediately
- Projects Affected: Vineyard Wind 1; Revolution Wind; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind; Sunrise Wind; Empire Wind...
Security
Dec 22
Suspected DDoS Knocked La Poste and La Banque Postale Offline, Disrupting Christmas Deliveries and Payments
- Suspected DDoS Disrupted La Poste And La Banque Postale
- Online Payments And App Approvals Blocked During Christmas Rush
Economy
Dec 22
Trump Takes (Awkward) Credit For Rising Unemployment — The Data Disagree
- Unemployment Rose To 4.6%
- Job Growth Slowed To Levels Not Seen Since The Great Recession (Excluding 2020)
- President Misstated The Rate As 4.5% And Blamed Federal Cuts
Politics
Dec 22
DHS Triples "Exit Bonus" to $3,000 — Free Airfare and Penalty Waivers Offered for Migrants Who Self-Deport by Dec. 31, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has increased its voluntary departure payment from $1,000 to $3,000 for undocumented migrants who register and leave the U.S. by Dec. 31, 2025, and will provide government-fu...
Society
Dec 22
French Court Says Shein Must Verify Buyers' Ages Before Selling Adult Products — Ruling Raises Privacy Concerns
- Court Orders Age Verification For Shein Before Selling Adult Products
- Potential Fine Of €10,000 Per Violation
Conflict
Dec 22
Bulldozers Demolish Four-Storey Building In Silwan, Displacing Around 100 Palestinians
- Four-Storey Building Demolished In Silwan
- About 100 People Displaced From Approximately Dozen Apartments
Science
Dec 22
Ten Times the Sky Stunned Us in 2025 — Comets, Eclipses, Auroras and a Private Moon Landing
- Comet 3I/ATLAS Confirmed As Third Interstellar Visitor
- Firefly Blue Ghost Achieved Second Private Soft Lunar Landing
Politics
Dec 22
Jasmine Crockett Calls Out JD Vance’s ‘Street Girl’ Remark as Racist — Defends Record and Leads Senate Primary
- JD Vance Described Crockett As A "Street Girl" At Turning Point USA
- Crockett Called The Remark A Racist Trope And Defended Her Authenticity
Politics
Dec 22
Schumer Urges Senate To Sue DOJ Over Partial, Heavily Redacted Epstein File Release
- Schumer Introduces Resolution To Sue DOJ Over Epstein Files
- Transparency Law Required Records By Last Friday
Security
Dec 22
UN: Syria’s New Authorities Dismantle Major Captagon Network, Warn Of Shift To Other Drugs
- UNODC Reports 15 Industrial Labs And 13 Storage Sites Closed
- Crackdown Began After Bashar Al‑Assad’s Ouster A Year Ago
Society
Dec 22
German Janitor Sentenced to 8½ Years for Drugging, Raping and Filming His Wife — Calls Grow for Legal Reform
- School Janitor Sentenced To 8 Years 6 Months
- 34 Image Recordings Identified, Including Four With Aggravated Rape
Science
Dec 22
Florida's Space Coast Poised To Lead a Historic 2026 in Spaceflight
Florida's Space Coast is set to be the center of major space activity in 2026, with NASA's Artemis 2 circumlunar crew mission and SpaceX's planned Starship V3 among the headline events. Crew rotations to the IS...
Security
Dec 22
Fatal Bow-and-Arrow Killing Triggers Hourslong SWAT Standoff After House Is Set Ablaze
- Fatal Bow-And-Arrow Attack In Kearny
- Victim Found With Arrow In Back Around 7 P.M. Saturday
- Suspect Barricaded In Home And Set House On Fire
Society
Dec 22
Two Florida Teens Indicted On First‑Degree Murder Charges In Brutal Killing Of 14‑Year‑Old
Two Florida teenagers, 16‑year‑old Gabriel Williams and 14‑year‑old Kimahri Blevins, have been indicted on fir...
Society
Dec 22
Virginia High School Coach Missing After Child-Pornography Charges — What We Know
- Coach Travis Turner, 46, Missing Since Nov. 20
- Accused Of Five Counts Of Possessing Child Pornography
- Also Charged With Five Counts Of Computer Solicitation Of A Minor

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Environment
Dec 22
How a Dramatic Shift in the Kuroshio Current Is Raising Sea Levels and Devastating Japan’s Fisheries
Summary: The Kuroshio current off Japan shifted far north in 2023–24, producing adjacent local sea-level rises (nearly 1 inch/year in one patch) and record-warm waters — up to about 10°C (18°F) above normal dow...
Politics
Dec 22
Vance Tells Nick Fuentes and Jen Psaki to ‘Eat S---’ After Attacks on Second Lady, Condemns Bigotry
Vice President Vance publicly rebuked Nick Fuentes and Jen Psaki for derogatory comments about his wife, sayin...
Society
Dec 22
Teachers Reveal The Everyday Questions Students — And Adults — Get Wrong
- Many Adults Share Persistent Misconceptions
- Seasons Result From Earth’s Axial Tilt, Not Distance
- Weather Is Short-Term; Climate Is Long-Term
Security
Dec 22
Bondi Beach Attack Signals ISIS Resurgence, Experts Warn of Expanding Global Jihadist Networks
- Bondi Beach Attack Highlights Ongoing Jihadist Threat
- Experts Say ISIS Remains Active Despite Loss Of Caliphate
Society
Dec 22
58% of Early Childhood Educators Report Food Insecurity as Costs Surge
- 58% Of Early Care And Education Providers Reported Food Insecurity In June
- Rates Rose Sharply After Remaining Around 20–30% From 2021 To Early 2024
Politics
Dec 22
CBS Documentary Pulled After White House Declines Comment, Sparking Questions About Editorial Independence
- CBS Postponed Documentary After White House Declined To Comment
- Film Allegedly Documents Deportations Of Venezuelans To CECOT Prison
Society
Dec 22
After USAID Cuts, Rape Survivors in Eastern DRC Struggle to Find Life‑Saving Medicine
- USAID Contract Cancellation Disrupted PEP Supply Chains
- Timely Access In Ituri Fell From 96% To 76% In Early 2025
Economy
Dec 22
Data Center Boom Sends Mid‑Atlantic Electricity Bills Soaring — No Quick Fix
- Mid‑Atlantic Residents Facing Higher Electricity Bills
- PJM Capacity Auctions Reached Record Prices
- Price Cap Applied After Lawsuit By Governor Josh Shapiro
Security
Dec 22
Murder Of MIT Fusion Scientist Takes Strange New Turns — Suspect Linked To Brown Shooting
Nuno Loureiro, director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was found murdered in his Brookline home last week. Investigators linked the prime suspect, Claudio Neves Valente, to a separate December shoot...
Society
Dec 22
‘I Want That Escape Route’: Why More Americans Are Claiming Dual Citizenship
- Applications For Citizenship By Descent May Have Risen Up To 500% Since 2023
- Second Passports Seen As ‘Insurance’ Against Political And Social Uncertainty
Society
Dec 22
55-Year-Old Swimmer Missing Off California’s Lovers Point; Possible Shark Sighting Triggers Multi-Agency Search
- 55-Year-Old Swimmer Reported Missing Off Lovers Point
- Swim Club Member Failed To Return After Weekly Outing
Health
Dec 22
2025 Felt Terrible — But Data and Breakthroughs Offer Real Reasons for Optimism
- Personalized CRISPR Therapy Cured An Infant With CPS1 Deficiency
- Treatment Developed Rapidly By CHOP, UC Berkeley And Partners Under FDA Emergency Authorization
Technology
Dec 22
Yoshua Bengio Urges His Grandson To 'Become A Beautiful Human' As AI Automates More Work
- Yoshua Bengio Urges Children To "Become A Beautiful Human"
- Comments Made On December 18 Episode Of "The Diary Of A CEO" (1h40m)
Security
Dec 22
Interior Orders Immediate Pause On Five Major U.S. Offshore Wind Projects Citing National Security Risks
- Interior Paused Construction On Five Offshore Wind Projects Effective Immediately
- Projects Affected: Vineyard Wind 1; Revolution Wind; Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind; Sunrise Wind; Empire Wind...
Security
Dec 22
Suspected DDoS Knocked La Poste and La Banque Postale Offline, Disrupting Christmas Deliveries and Payments
- Suspected DDoS Disrupted La Poste And La Banque Postale
- Online Payments And App Approvals Blocked During Christmas Rush
Economy
Dec 22
Trump Takes (Awkward) Credit For Rising Unemployment — The Data Disagree
- Unemployment Rose To 4.6%
- Job Growth Slowed To Levels Not Seen Since The Great Recession (Excluding 2020)
- President Misstated The Rate As 4.5% And Blamed Federal Cuts
Politics
Dec 22
DHS Triples "Exit Bonus" to $3,000 — Free Airfare and Penalty Waivers Offered for Migrants Who Self-Deport by Dec. 31, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has increased its voluntary departure payment from $1,000 to $3,000 for undocumented migrants who register and leave the U.S. by Dec. 31, 2025, and will provide government-fu...
Society
Dec 22
French Court Says Shein Must Verify Buyers' Ages Before Selling Adult Products — Ruling Raises Privacy Concerns
- Court Orders Age Verification For Shein Before Selling Adult Products
- Potential Fine Of €10,000 Per Violation
Conflict
Dec 22
Bulldozers Demolish Four-Storey Building In Silwan, Displacing Around 100 Palestinians
- Four-Storey Building Demolished In Silwan
- About 100 People Displaced From Approximately Dozen Apartments
Science
Dec 22
Ten Times the Sky Stunned Us in 2025 — Comets, Eclipses, Auroras and a Private Moon Landing
- Comet 3I/ATLAS Confirmed As Third Interstellar Visitor
- Firefly Blue Ghost Achieved Second Private Soft Lunar Landing
Politics
Dec 22
Jasmine Crockett Calls Out JD Vance’s ‘Street Girl’ Remark as Racist — Defends Record and Leads Senate Primary
- JD Vance Described Crockett As A "Street Girl" At Turning Point USA
- Crockett Called The Remark A Racist Trope And Defended Her Authenticity
Politics
Dec 22
Schumer Urges Senate To Sue DOJ Over Partial, Heavily Redacted Epstein File Release
- Schumer Introduces Resolution To Sue DOJ Over Epstein Files
- Transparency Law Required Records By Last Friday
Security
Dec 22
UN: Syria’s New Authorities Dismantle Major Captagon Network, Warn Of Shift To Other Drugs
- UNODC Reports 15 Industrial Labs And 13 Storage Sites Closed
- Crackdown Began After Bashar Al‑Assad’s Ouster A Year Ago
Society
Dec 22
German Janitor Sentenced to 8½ Years for Drugging, Raping and Filming His Wife — Calls Grow for Legal Reform
- School Janitor Sentenced To 8 Years 6 Months
- 34 Image Recordings Identified, Including Four With Aggravated Rape
Science
Dec 22
Florida's Space Coast Poised To Lead a Historic 2026 in Spaceflight
Florida's Space Coast is set to be the center of major space activity in 2026, with NASA's Artemis 2 circumlunar crew mission and SpaceX's planned Starship V3 among the headline events. Crew rotations to the IS...
Security
Dec 22
Fatal Bow-and-Arrow Killing Triggers Hourslong SWAT Standoff After House Is Set Ablaze
- Fatal Bow-And-Arrow Attack In Kearny
- Victim Found With Arrow In Back Around 7 P.M. Saturday
- Suspect Barricaded In Home And Set House On Fire
Society
Dec 22
Two Florida Teens Indicted On First‑Degree Murder Charges In Brutal Killing Of 14‑Year‑Old
Two Florida teenagers, 16‑year‑old Gabriel Williams and 14‑year‑old Kimahri Blevins, have been indicted on fir...
Society
Dec 22
Virginia High School Coach Missing After Child-Pornography Charges — What We Know
- Coach Travis Turner, 46, Missing Since Nov. 20
- Accused Of Five Counts Of Possessing Child Pornography
- Also Charged With Five Counts Of Computer Solicitation Of A Minor