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

Editor's Pick

Feeling Outraged? Think Twice Before Hitting "Share."

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fuels outrage—which in turn leads to mindless social-media shares, a
new study finds.

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Editor's Note: "We actually find people are not terrible at discerning
between misinformation versus trustworthy news," Brady says. "But
here's the key: if you give them an outrage-evoking article with
misinformation, that ability they have, it goes out the window; they
are more likely to share it anyway."

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China signals more forceful stimulus to come next year
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Chinas leaders signaled a more forceful policy approach for next year
to boost domestic demand, as the worlds second-largest economy braces
for escalating trade tensions with the incoming Trump administration.

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The Onion's bid to buy Infowars goes before judge as Alex Jones tries
stopping sale
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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston is set to hear
testimony about the November auction and how a trustee chose The Onion
over the only other bidder -- a company affiliated with Jones that
offered twice as much money as The Onion.















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Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains The evidence is getting
harder to ignore
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If you want to witness the last vestiges of human intellect swirling
down the drain, hold your nose and type the words "skibidi toilet"
into YouTube.

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South Korea's Justice Ministry Imposes a Travel Ban on President Yoon
Over Martial Law
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South Korea's Justice Ministry on Monday imposed an overseas travel
ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations
of rebellion and other charges in connection with his short-lived
declaration of martial law last week.














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International community seeks stability in Syria after Assad overthrow
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The fall of the Assad regime is an opportunity for Syrian politicians
of all stripes to "sit at the same table" to shape the next phase of
the country's history, says Dima Moussa, vice president of the
National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces.

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Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of
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The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by
States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to
inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible
heritage on the Convention's Lists.














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Bashar alAssads palace burned and ransacked in pictures
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Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace in Damascus has
been overrun by rebel forces and now people are taking selfies in the
grand reception rooms

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South Korean police consider travel ban for President Yoon amid
martial law inquiry
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South Korean police will consider imposing a travel ban on President
Yoon Suk Yeol, a senior officer said at a press conference on Monday,
local time.














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Climate Crisis Deepens With 2024 Certain to Be Hottest Year on Record
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This year is now almost certain to be the hottest year on record, data
shows. It will also be the first to have an average temperature of
more than 1.5C above preindustrial levels, marking a further
escalation of the climate crisis.

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Starbucks Japan is calling it quits with paper straws
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After years of grumbling from customers, a Japanese supplier is
stepping in with a new straw material. Roughly five years ago,
Starbucks Japan switched from plastic straws to paper ones, in an
effort to be more environmentally friendly.














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Mayor Adams unveils $150M plan to transform 5th Avenue into
pedestrian-centered boulevard
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Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday announced a $152.7 million investment to
transform Fifth Avenue from Bryant Park to Central Park into a
pedestrian-friendly boulevard. The redesign will expand sidewalks by
46%, reduce traffic lanes and add greenery, creating a safer, more
walkable space, City Hall said.

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China consumer prices climb less than expected as economy slows amid
trade war worries
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China's consumer prices rose less-than-expected in November, climbing
0.2% from a year ago, according to data from the National Bureau of
Statistics released Monday. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a
slight pickup in consumer prices to 0.5% in November from a year ago,
versus 0.














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Former Intel CEO asks people to pray and fast for employees
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Ousted Intel CEO asks for prayers as investors ponder future.

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From Syrian jihadist leader to rebel statesman: How Abu Mohammed
al-Jawlani reinvented himself
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Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani has dropped that nom de
guerre associated with his jihadist past, and been using his real
name, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in official communiques issued since Thursday,
ahead of the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.














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Ukraine war briefing Trump urges China to help end Ukraine war
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Donald Trump has called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, a day
after meeting the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Paris,
claiming Kyiv "would like to make a deal" to end its war with Russia.
"There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin.

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Stunned Iranian Officials Try to Distance Their Country From Assad
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Iranians watched in astonishment over the weekend as the reign of
their nation's longtime political and military ally, Bashar al-Assad,
came to a crashing end.













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Israeli military enters Golan Heights as Netanyahu warns off Syrian
militants
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PM Benjamin Netanyahu says "hostile forces" will not be tolerated near
border, but offers "hand of peace" to Syrians who want peace with
Israel.

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The Winners and Losers Following the Fall of al-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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Brain Stimulation Helps People Walk After Spinal Injury
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Investigators targeted a surprising brain region: the lateral
hypothalamus, which is associated with a variety of basic functions,
though not especially with locomotion.

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Steve Rosenberg: Fall of Assad Is a Blow to Russia's Prestige
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It was Russian firepower that had helped keep Bashar al-Assad in power
for the last nine years. But, in a matter of days, the Kremlin's Syria
project has unravelled, with Moscow, apparently, powerless to do
anything about it.

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It feels like admin why are people falling out of love with dating
apps
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About 1.4 million people have left the online dating scene in the past
12 months, but is that a sign that the apps don't work or that people
are turning away from dating altogether?

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Google CEO: AI development is finally slowing down--'the low-hanging
fruit is gone'
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Generative artificial intelligence probably won't change your life in
2025 -- at least, not more than it already has, according to Google
CEO Sundar Pichai. When OpenAI launched ChatGPT two years ago,
generative AI quickly captured the imagination of users around the
world.

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Bezos Vs. Musk: Space Tycoons With Dueling Visions for Humanity's
Survival
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The world's two richest men want to move humans into space, for very
different reasons.

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The Overlooked Strategy That Makes Leadership Most Rewarding
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When leaders look for what they can give to one another, they will
find it rewarding and all come out so much farther ahead.

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Intel sputters, jeopardizing Oregon's financial engine
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Few Oregonians ever see the high-tech work that drives the state's
economic motor. It takes place out of sight and mostly in secret,
under fluorescent lights in Intel's closely guarded Hillsboro
cleanrooms.

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It's Shaping Up to Be a Very Strange Oscar Race
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After a year in which 'Oppenheimer' felt destined from the start to
win Best Picture, the 2025 Academy Awards are much more uncertain.

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You Can Reduce Your Risk of Dementia. Here's How to Get Started
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About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy
lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your
brain care and track your progress.

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Social Media Is Raving About the 'Winter Arc' Fitness Trend. Here's
What That Means.
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You can elevate a viral trend into an actual plan for
self-improvement--if you follow these guidelines.

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Why an end-of-the alphabet last name could skew your grades
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If your last name starts with an A, that could mean that you're also
more likely to score an A on a test. But if you're a Wilson or a
Ziegler, you may be suffering from a new slight of the modern age:
lower college grades.

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From '30 Under 30' to Fraud : The Dark Side of Early Success
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In June, Nate Paul, an investor once regarded as a "real estate
prodigy," was indicted on eight felony charges for allegedly making
false statements on loan applications, which ultimately led to banks
loaning the investor over $170 million.

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You Can't See It, But Humans Actually Glow With Our Own Form of
Bioluminescence
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When you hear about bioluminescence, your mind probably jumps to
deep-sea creatures like the angler fish, which uses millions of
bacteria to make a light appear in front of its head to catch prey and
illuminate your nightmares. But what about humans?

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5 Surefire Ways to Make Friends While Traveling
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One of the hardest parts about adventuring alone is also the most
rewarding.

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Why are queer people so mean to each other?
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"Confusing being mortal with being threatened can occur in any realm.
The fact that something could go wrong does not mean that we are in
danger. It means we are alive." -- Sarah Schulman, Conflict Is Not
Abuse

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The Lethal Doses of 55 Substances #Infographic
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There are certain everyday substances that can be toxic to animals and
humans depending on the amount of exposure. Water for example can
become toxic in the body if there is too much.

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James Baldwin on 4AM, the Fulcrum of Love, and Life as a Moral
Obligation to the Universe
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"To live, we must die every instant. We must perish again and again in
the storms that make life possible."

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The 5-hour rule: How to turn a wasted day into a successful one
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We each have the same 24 hours in the day. How will you spend yours?

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Airplane Turbulence Can Start Earlier Than You Expect
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Rattled nerves and spilled drinks are the most common outcomes of a
choppy flight, but intense air turbulence can also cause bodily harm.
And while one well-known cause of air turbulence is thunderstorms,
it's poorly understood how far from a tempest shaky conditions are
likely to persist.

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Men Are Struggling. Here's How Your Philanthropy Can Help.
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We can invest in men's well-being without undermining women.

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Syria tracker: Maps and charts
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Syrian jets, joined by Russian warplanes, have intensified air attacks
on Idlib and Aleppo to repel opposition fighters in the northwest of
the country.

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On blogging, substacking (?), and owning digital real estate - Manu
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The other day I read Substack vs. Indie by the always great Alan
Jacobs and yesterday Kevin posted about Substack Influencers. I am not
a huge fan of Substack. I wasn't a fan when it started, I am not a fan
now, and there are two main reasons why.

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Why The Soft Skills Gap Continues To Damage Workplaces
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When employees have significant gaps in their soft skills there are
significant negative consequences: Potentially good hires are
overlooked. Good hires go bad. Bad hires go worse. Misunderstandings
abound. People get distracted. Productivity goes down. Mistakes are
made. Customer service suffers.

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Earth May Be Getting Darker, Which Could Explain 2023's Record Heat
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A new study suggests that there may be a possible explanation to the
exceptional warmth the planet experienced in 2023: Earth is getting
darker.

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The Business Blueprint Behind Social Media's Rising Stars
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When a creator's audience grows by a million followers every month, it
becomes impossible for the industry to ignore. That was the reality
for fitness creator Leana Deeb, whose meteoric rise presented both
unprecedented opportunities and daunting challenges.

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Huge Experiment Gives First Glimpse of The Internal Structure of a
Neutron
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An experiment more than 10 years in the making has delivered its first
glimpse of the hurricane of particles whirring inside subatomic
particles called neutrons, laying the groundwork to solve a mystery
deep in the heart of matter.

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The Fragility of Bluesky's Difference
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Bluesky, the destination of the moment, is experiencing a
post-election surge of new users as millions of mostly liberal users
of X (nee Twitter) have moved over to the Twitter-like platform, which
opened to the public last year.

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Sam Altman Challenges Elon Musk Not to Engage in Corruption
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It's safe to say that Elon Musk, by backing Donald Trump and weaseling
his way into the president-elect's inner circle -- and in effect his
administration -- has catapulted himself to the uppermost echelon of
power, where he could use his influence to punish his enemies.

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Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with
buying police-made crack in 1980s
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida prosecutor says he will seek
to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack
cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for sting
operations between 1988 and 1990.

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China's 'explosive' ironmaking breakthrough achieves 3,600-fold
productivity boost
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The new method involves injecting finely ground iron ore powder into
an extremely hot furnace, triggering an "explosive chemical reaction",
according to the engineers involved in the project.

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The 11-Day Blitz by Syrian Rebels That Ended 50 Years of Assad Rule |
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As armed rebels closed in Saturday on Damascus, Assad ordered his
forces to defend the Syrian capital, seemingly confident the military
would come to his rescue, according to Syrian officials familiar with
the matter.

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Apple tops the list of best-managed companies of 2024 - WSJ (No
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Four nontech companies are represented in the top 10, one more than
last year. Mastercard placed fifth, rising from 24th in 2023.
(International Business Machines, No. 5 last year, fell to 20th place
this year.) Philip Morris International jumped to 10th place from
32nd. Johnson & Johnson rose to sixth place from 13th. And Procter &
Gamble held on to its No. 7 spot.

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