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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers!

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The Art of Calling Out Room Dynamics

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naming what's happening in the room can defuse tense meetings, improve
team dynamics, and elevate your leadership skills. Learn practical
tips from an experienced tech leader on using this powerful
communication technique to transform difficult conversations and drive
better outcomes.

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Editor's Note: Listen, I get it. In the moment, speaking up to name a
difficult dynamic feels scary. There's always the fear that you'll
make things worse or look foolish. But here's the thing: 9 times out
of 10, everyone else in that room is feeling the same discomfort you
are. By finding the courage to name it, you're not being a
troublemaker - you're being a leader. It takes practice to get
comfortable with this skill. Start small. Try it in lower-stakes
situations first. Pay attention to how others react and refine your
approach. Over time, you'll develop an almost sixth sense for when an
intervention is needed. You'll become that person who can deftly guide
conversations back on track when they're derailing. The person who can
cut through bullshit and get to the heart of issues.

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Trump isn't back in office but he's already pushing his agenda and
negotiating with world leaders
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NEW YORK (AP) -- He's making threats, traveling abroad and negotiating
with world leaders. Donald Trump has more than a month and a half to
go before he's sworn in for a second term.

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Why Did We Think Neanderthals Weren't Smart?
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Our earliest studies of Neanderthals were fundamentally flawed.















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After Failed Martial Law, South Koreans Ask: Who's in Charge?
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South Korea's government was paralyzed Sunday, mired in a new
constitutional crisis after President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea
clung to his office, but his own party's leader suggested that he had
already been ousted from power. Mr.

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You're so bad at recycling, this biz built an AI to handle it for you
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If our AI robot slaves ever decide to revolt, they might start in the
most thankless place possible: The municipal solid waste facilities
where AMP Robotics is using them to sort recyclables from all the rest
of the municipal solid waste (MSW) that us meatbags regularly fail to
separate properly.














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Tokyo is turning to a 4-day work week in a desperate attempt to help
Japan shed its unwanted title of 'world's oldest population'
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BYBuddhika Weerasinghe--Getty Images

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South Korean opposition will again try to impeach Yoon
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SEOUL - South Korea's main opposition party said on Dec 8 it will
again try to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his declaration of
martial law. Meanwhile, police arrested the defence minister in charge
of the martial law operation, and the interior minister resigned.














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Visually impaired South Korean lawmaker had tried to scale walls on
martial law day
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SEOUL - Kim Yea-ji, South Korea's first visually impaired lawmaker and
a member of the ruling People Power Party, is in the spotlight as one
of the only three from her party to participate in the parliamentary
vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Dec 7.

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The Cognitive Cost of AI
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Artificial intelligence can help with many types of work, but learning
how to mitigate the "mind tax" is important.














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Starbucks' CEO Thinks the 30-Second Rule Is the Key to Success.
Science Agrees
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In a relatively short amount of time, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has
rolled out a number of changes to the coffee chain.

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Playing games turns me into a person who makes sense
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Feel free to play with any of those," said the psychologist, gesturing
to the games on the table. There were a couple of travel puzzles, a
clear plastic pachinko game, a notepad and some pencils. I had a
sneaking suspicion this was still part of the test.














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Bashar AlAssad Reported to Have Fled Syria As Rebels Say They Have
Captured Damascus
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Celebrations on streets of Syrian cities as as Assad regime appears to
have fallen.

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Will A.I. Eat The Browser?
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I'm addicted to Apple's Vision Pro. It's a nearly perfect
entertainment device, serving as my ideal television. Sure, I would
like it to be lighter. I so badly wish that its battery would last
longer.














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Hatred and Indifference in Modern Australia
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Examining Australia's leadership vacuum in the wake of the Melbourne
synagogue firebombing. Two days after Hamas massacred 1,200 Israelis,
I was sitting at my desk in the Sydney Central Business District. Zoe,
my colleague, stood up from her desk with a worried look.

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Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Unlocking Earth's Hidden Energy Potential
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Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are quietly transforming how we
think about renewable energy, turning one of the Earth's most
underutilized resources--its internal heat--into a reliable and
sustainable power source.














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Syria war live news: Gov't says President al-Assad has not fled
Damascus
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Syrian opposition groups say they had started to surround Syria's
government-held capital Damascus as armed HTS chief says government's
collapse is near.

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The science behind winning a Nobel prize Being a man from a wealthy
family
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We like scientific breakthroughs. Humanity ultimately relies on them.
So it matters if we're missing out on discoveries.













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Is AI Progress Slowing Down?
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Maybe -- but it matters much less than you think.

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Harry Potter and the unpaid tax bill
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One of my favourite things about running London Centric is the emails
and WhatsApps from readers. You tell me what you've been missing from
coverage about London -- and pose questions you want answering about
life in the capital.

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Inside Britain's plan to save the world from runaway AI
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Within a year, the U.K. government has become a world leader in AI
safety. LONDON -- In February 2023 Sam Altman dialed into a video call
with Britain's then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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CS Lewis An unseen essay on truth and fiction
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To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the death of CS Lewis (22
November), Cambridge University Press is publishing a new collection
of criticism and reviews by Lewis which includes a never-before-seen
essay rescued from a fire at the Lewis family home.

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How China's Expanding Fishing Fleet Is Depleting the World's Oceans
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For years, no one knew why dozens of battered wooden "ghost boats" --
often along with corpses of North Korean fishermen whose starved
bodies were reduced to skeletons -- were routinely washing ashore
along the coast of Japan.

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Side Hustle : She Made Over $300k in a Year Wrapping Gifts
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When Michelle Hensley, now founder and CEO of luxury gift basket and
wrapping company Nifty Package Co., lost her husband, a pastor, to
cancer in 2014, she was 50 years old and "had a complete identity
crisis," she says. Image Credit: Courtesy of Nifty Package Co.

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The Change Leadership Strategy That Costs Nothing
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Leading change in an organization is often challenging. However, in a
world in which the context is rapidly evolving, shaking things up
regularly is often the only, or most sensible, option.

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The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With
AI
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The burgeoning field of social-emotional AI is tackling the very jobs
that people used to think were reserved for human beings--jobs that
rely on emotional connections, such as therapists, teachers, and
coaches. AI is now widely used in education and other human services.

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Staying in an Airbnb over the holidays? You need this hidden camera
detector
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We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and
participate in affiliate programs. Learn more > Have you seen those
TikTok or Facebook videos where people talk about finding hidden
cameras in their Airbnbs? It's scary, especially if you're traveling
for the holidays.

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Trump Says on NBC He Has No Plans to Replace Powell as Fed Chair -
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President-elect Donald Trump said he has no plans to replace Fed Chair
Jerome Powell once he returns to the White House, saying I dont see
it.

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South Korean president to step back from state affairs after failed
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Yoon Suk Yeol survives impeachment vote as his cabinet seeks to
negotiate an orderly exit

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What Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Accomplish with DOGE? - The
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In the weeks since Donald Trump won the election, Republican
Washington has been fixated on a topic that is at once familiar (for
conservatives) and unexpected (for Trump): the phenomenal sprawl of
the federal government and the necessity to do something about it. In
the past, Paul Ryan, the anti-Trump Speaker of the House, pressed this
line of thinking. Now it comes from two political newcomers: the
former Presidential candidate and biotech investor Vivek Ramaswamy,
and Elon Musk, the richest man in the world. They have been appointed
to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, or dogea
Presidential initiative named for a meme coinand rein in the
administrative state.

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The fall of Syrias dictator - The Economist (No paywall)
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After the rebels astonishingly swift advance, Bashar al-Assad has fled

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Why Disney is plowing cash into a Cruise Line expansion - WSJ (No
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HUDSON RIVER, N. Y.Strains of When You Wish Upon a Star" drifted
across lower Manhattan on a recent November evening, echoing from
Disneys newest cruise ship on its path south down the Hudson River
toward Florida.

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Assads rule collapses in Syria, raising concerns of a vacuum - WSJ (No
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The Assad family dictatorship that ruled Syria for more than 50 years
spiraled toward collapse Sunday, with rebel forces claiming control of
Damascus and the whereabouts of President Bashar al-Assad unknown. The
events set off celebrations among the long-repressed population but
also sparked concerns about how the disintegration of the regime would
reverberate in the region.

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As Russia and China rewrite rules of war, NATO adapts its game plan -
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BRUSSELSNATO was created to fight a shooting war against Moscow. Now
Secretary-General Mark Rutte wants the alliance ready to fight
unconventional battles against unseen enemies.

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Young men are making risky bets on crypto, politicsand raking it in
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His six-figure cryptocurrency portfolio jumped more than 30% since
Election Day. The gold he owns has increased 28% this year. The
investment accounts where he trades stocks and bet on the presidential
election were up around 6% in November alone.

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Can stocks pull off a third consecutive year of big gains? - WSJ (No
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Strategists at some of the nations biggest banks are projecting more
modest returns in 2025. JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Goldman
Sachs project that the S&P 500 will reach 6500 by the end of next
year, a 6.7% increase from Fridays close of roughly 6090.

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Map shows cities that could go underwater from sea level rise
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According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)'s latest projections, sea levels along the U.S. coastlines are
projected to rise, on average, around 10 to 12 inches by 2050.

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Trump Calls for 'Immediate Ceasefire' in Ukraine
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KYIV, Ukraine U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday called for
an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, shortly after a meeting in Paris
with French and Ukrainian leaders, claiming Kyiv would like to make a
deal to end the more than 1,000-day war.

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"Send them all back": Trump says U.S. citizens would be included in
his mass deportation plan
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Donald Trump's planned first-day crackdown on illegal immigration
would undoubtedly snare U.S. citizens, and that's just fine by Trump.
In a chat with NBC's "Meet the Press," the president-elect saw no
reason why something like citizenship should get in the way of his
mass deportation scheme.

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The Winners and Losers Following the Fall of Assad
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The stunning collapse of the brutal Assad regime in Syria, a family
business since the 1970s, is a geopolitical earthquake creating
winners and losers around the world. First, the losers: Iran is a big
loser; Syria has been a close ally and a vital overland transport link
to Lebanon and Hezbollah.

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Israel seizes Golan buffer zone after Syrian troops leave positions
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Israel's prime minister has announced its military has temporarily
seized control of a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights,
saying the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria had "collapsed"
with the rebel takeover of the country.

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How the Peruvian desert became the unlikely blueberry capital of the
world
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Even accounting for last year's extreme weather, Peru sold a record
$1.7 billion worth of fresh blueberries overseas. Today, blueberries
are the country's second-biggest crop after grapes, helping fuel a
13-fold increase in total annual farm exports since 2000.

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'Drinking At 10AM Is a Problem!': Tapper Clashes With GOP Senator Over
Hegseth's Habits
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Repubilcan Sen. Markwayne Mullin hit back at CNN host Jake Tapper as
he defended Pete Hegseth's claim that he never had a drinking problem.

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Notre Dame celebrates first mass in five years after devastating fire
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Parisians, the French and the world rediscovered the breathtaking
beauty of the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral on Saturday evening, five
years after it was devastated by fire.

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Ukrainian war dead reaches 43,000, Zelensky says in rare update
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Some 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia's
invasion began, Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a rare admission of the
extent of the nation's casualties.

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What to Know About Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria's
Insurgency
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BEIRUT -- Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning
insurgency toppled Syria's President Bashar Assad, has spent years
working to remake his public image, renouncing longtime ties to
al-Qaida and depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and
tolerance.

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Trump tells Putin it's 'time to act' on cease-fire talks with
Zelenskyy
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Trump made the comments after a trilateral meeting with French
President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
in Paris on Saturday.

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"Creating a parallel state": Elon and Vivek hope to test presidential
and private powers
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy sound like previous budget hawks -- but
DOGE could set a dangerous precedent"); } While the promises of
billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to cut government spending
down to the bone sound a lot like previous failed attempts to root out
supposed government was

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When Two Hemispheres Collide: Where to now for rewilding in Ireland?
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have just been to visit one of the most enchanting islands, County
Kerry, Ireland.

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Delta CEO Ed Bastian Shares 3 Simple Strategies in Life That May Be
the Difference Between Success and Failure
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Ed Bastian, the CEO of Delta Air Lines, has a refreshing approach to
leadership that sets him apart from many other airline execs. Sure,
he's no stranger to criticism, but in a world where leadership is
often associated with power and authority, Bastian focuses on purpose
and people.

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Electric Cars Could Last Much Longer Than You Think
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Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion
engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expected, surprising
even the automakers themselves.

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Twothirds of startups dont last 10 years. The brutal truth is no one
cares
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Of all the businesses started just 10 years ago, only one-third are
still in existence. That's according to data from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. One in five startups fail in their first year.

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