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

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If you think you are 'just not a math person' then think again |
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how mathematics anxiety takes root points to ways to overcome it,
opening up new opportunities and pastimes

Continued here
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Editor's Note: Although negative emotions toward mathematics, coupled
with avoidance behaviours, can create a powerful cycle, that cycle can
be broken if the signs of math anxiety are noticed and addressed.
Challenging habitual avoidance and gentle re-evaluation of one's
relationship with mathematics could open doors that previously seemed
closed. For those willing to approach it with patience and
self-compassion, what once felt intimidating might even become a
source of satisfaction.

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Mediaa??s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession
with humanizing white male suspects
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"There's always the case of, when there's a white man, trying to find
the explanations for why this person committed the crime," said
Richardson. "There's no criminalization or placing this person in the
context of being a predator or a super predator. There's always going
to be some defining explanations of why this happened."

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Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US
stores by Christmas Eve
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Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike Friday to protest
lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.






















 










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Tiny, wireless antennas use light to monitor cellular communication
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Monitoring electrical signals in biological systems helps scientists
understand how cells communicate, which can aid in the diagnosis and
treatment of conditions like arrhythmia and Alzheimer's.

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Eight sentenced in France for actions that led to teacher beheading
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The sentences handed down range from three to 16 years. The attack
took place following social media posts falsely claiming Paty had
shown his students obscene pictures of the Prophet Muhammad during a
lesson on free speech.







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What will Syria's future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab
countries' recent pasts
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CAIRO (AP) -- Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when
a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. The
Middle Eastern and North African nations that attempted to transition
to democracy in recent years can attest to that.

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Government shutdown live updates: Biden to sign funding bill Saturday:
White House
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The Senate approved the House-passed short-term government funding
bill in a just-after-midnight vote by a vote of 85-11. The legislation
will extend government funding until March 14. It provides $100
billion for disaster aid, $30 billion for farmers and a one-year
extension of the farm bill.















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France's military is being ousted from more African countries. Here's
why
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- It's been a tumultuous month for France and its
relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the
continent faces the biggest challenge in decades.

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The Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Changed Position
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It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes,
and (given the time of year) Santa's sleigh: the position of the
magnetic North Pole is officially being changed, continuing its shift
away from Canada and towards Siberia.







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Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A Sugar Gel Triggers Robust Regrowth
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Earlier this year, scientists stumbled upon a potential new treatment
for hereditary-patterned baldness, the most common cause of hair loss
in both men and women worldwide.

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Why eating less slows ageing: this molecule is key
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For decades, researchers have been trying to unravel why a severe and
prolonged reduction in calorie intake extends life for many animals.
Now, a team has found a molecule that could provide caloric
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Study finds 75% of Facebook shares are made without reading the
content
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A new study has found that most social media users share links without
clicking on them first, relying only on headlines and short summaries.
The analysis, which examined over 35 million public Facebook posts,
found that around 75% of shares occurred without users engaging with
the full content.

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Mapped: The Strange Link Between Obesity and Corruption
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If your government's ministers have a higher median BMI, chances are
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Avian Flu Has Hit Dairies So Hard That They're Calling It 'Covid for
Cows'
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In just about four months, cows in 645 dairies in California have
tested positive for H5N1, even as many ranchers have taken strict
precautions to stop the virus from spreading. Gov. Gavin Newsom was
concerned enough Wednesday that he declared a state of emergency over
the outbreak in California.

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How a routine spending bill turned Washington upside down - WSJ (No
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WASHINGTONThere was much to celebrate when House Speaker Mike Johnson
walked into Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump just
after the November election. But there was also pressing business,
including a deadline to reach a government-spending deal.






















 









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The global hunt for Putins sleeper agents - WSJ (No paywall)
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Somewhere in his tiny Alpine nation, a pair of elite Russian spies
were hiding under deep cover. But the British intelligence agency
couldntor wouldnttell him their names. The CIA had heard about them
just days earlier.

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In defense of state physician health programs work with medical
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Anti-Islam Saudi immigrant held over Magdeburg attack - FT (No
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Four people killed and more than 200 injured after car ploughs into
busy Christmas market

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Did you get a package you didn't order? It may be a brushing scam.
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As you gather all the last-minute holiday packages arriving at your
doorstep, be careful about any that you didn't order or ones that
don't have a return address and want you to scan a QR code: it could
be a scam.

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Mars is littered with junk. Historians want to save it.
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No astronaut has ever stepped foot on Mars, but that doesn't mean
humans haven't left their mark -- literally.

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The Fed cut interest rates but mortgage costs jumped. Here's why
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The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time
in 2024. Despite the move, mortgage rates increased. The 30-year fixed
rate mortgage spiked to 6.72% for the week ending Dec. 19, a day after
the Fed meeting, according to Freddie Mac data via the Fed. That is up
from 6.

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AI Estimates Brain Age, Links Lifestyle to Cognitive Health
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Summary: Researchers used AI to analyze brain images from
70-year-olds, estimating their biological brain age and uncovering
connections to lifestyle and health factors.

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Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice
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English Heritage’s Stonehenge director, Steve Bax, said: “It was
fantastic to welcome around 4,500 people to Stonehenge this morning to
celebrate winter solstice, and we were delighted that more than
100,000 people also watched live online from around the world.

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OpenAI's GPT-5 reportedly falling short of expectations | TechCrunch
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The WSJ also reports that rather than just relying on publicly
available data and licensing deals, OpenAI has also hired people to
create fresh data by writing code or solving math problems. It’s
also using synthetic data created by another of its models, o1.

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Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab
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Before the elections, the cybersecurity team of U.S. vice president
and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris reached out to Apple
asking for help, according to Forbes, after a tool that's designed to
detect spyware on iPhones flagged anomalies on two devices belonging
to campaign staffers.

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How Drug Overdose Deaths Have Plagued One Generation of Black Men for
Decades
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Young Black men in cities across America died of drug overdoses at
high rates in the 1980s and 1990s. During the recent fentanyl crisis,
older Black men in many cities have been dying at unusually high
rates. They're all from the same generation.

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FDA Rewrites Rules of 'Healthy' Foods For First Time in 30 Years
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The United States has redefined what qualifies as "healthy" food for
the first time in 30 years, striking items like white bread from the
list while welcoming nutrient-rich options such as eggs and salmon,
officials said Thursday.

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Inside Trump's Plans to Gut Biden's EV, Clean Energy, and Green
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President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal Joe Bidens signature
climate bill called the Inflation Reduction Act, which initially aimed
at some $400 billion in new spending and tax cuts and credits at
accelerating Americas transition to a green energy economy.

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Run, Lucy, Run! Human Ancestors Could Jog but Not Very Far or Fast -
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A sculptor's rendering of the hominid Australopithecus afarensis is
displayed as part of an exhibition that includes the 3.2 million year
old fossilized remains of "Lucy", the most complete example of the
species, at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, August 28, 2007 in
Houston, Texas.

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The Father of Chinese Authoritarianism Has a Message for America - The
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When Russian and Chinese lites talk about history, they often mean
Historythe grand Hegelian march toward progress. Since the end of the
Cold War, the East has lived with the undignified thesis, popularized
by Francis Fukuyamas 1989 essay The End of History?, that democracy
had defeated the authoritarian alternatives of the twentieth century.
That idea has not aged well. According to a European survey of more
than two hundred countries, 2022 was the first time in two decades
that closed autocracies outnumbered liberal democracies in the world.
Americans have become unreliable underwriters of the international
order. Russias Vladimir Putin has incited Europes largest conflict
since the Second World War and Chinas Xi Jinping is remaking global
institutions in his own image, bereft of democratic values. When Xi
visited the Kremlin in March, 2023, a little over a year after Russia
invaded Ukraine, he told Putin that the world was changing in ways we
havent seen in a hundred years. Lets drive those changes together, he
said. Putin, hands outstretched, nodded. I agree.

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Gen Z says "no" to drugs
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In July, a study found that 64 percent of legal-drinking-age Gen Zers
in the United States said they had not consumed alcohol in the six
months leading up to May, according to the International Wine and
Spirits Record (IWSR), a global drinks data and analytics provider.
This data reflects a generational shift in attitude toward alcohol.

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Blake Lively Sues 'It Ends With Us' Co-Star and Director Justin
Baldoni for Sexual Harassment
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"It is shameful that Ms. Lively and her representatives would make
such serious and categorically false accusations against Mr. Baldoni,"
his attorney, Bryan Freedman, said in a statement.

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Egg prices soar as bird flu takes toll on US hen flock
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Lawmakers say the USDA should accelerate its vaccine research. “It
is obvious that the current outbreak has no end in sight,” a dozen
members of Congress, led by the representatives Randy Feenstra, a
Republican, and Democrat Jim Costa, said in a letter to Vilsack.

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How the Federal Reserve's rate policy affects mortgages
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"I think that's one of the reasons the mortgage rates are still going
in the wrong direction from the Federal Reserve's standpoint," said
George Calhoun, director of the Hanlon Financial Systems Center at
Stevens Institute of Technology.

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Opinion | Donald Trump Is Vulnerable
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His win did not upend the rules of American politics or render him
immune to political misfortune.

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DOC finalizes semiconductor awards totaling nearly $7 billion for
Samsung, Texas Instruments and Amkor
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The Commerce Department says the awards will be doled out as the
companies complete certain project milestones. It expects the funding
to support the creation of thousands of jobs per project.

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Judge finds spyware-maker NSO Group liable for attacks on WhatsApp
users
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WhatsApp has won its case against the NSO Group, the firm behind the
Pegasus spyware used by governments for surveillance.

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At least 38 people killed as bus and truck collide in Brazil
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The country has announced plans to try to halve the number of
fatalities on its road network by the end of the decade, which the
ministry of transport says will save 86,000 lives between 2021 and
2030.

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Australia declines to follow EU in forcing airlines to pay passengers
for delayed and cancelled flights
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The transport minister, Catherine King, said the government was
“delivering the strongest-ever protections for Australian travellers
to ensure passengers get what they pay for or get their money back”.

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Magdeburg mourns Christmas market dead
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Interior minister Nancy Faeser had warned before the opening of the
Christmas market season at the end of November of the potential danger
of them becoming the focus of terrorist attacks, as has been the case
for several years, but said there was no concrete evidence of attacks
being planned. She warned visitors to the markets to remain alert to
danger.

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Albania bans TikTok for a year after fatal stabbing of teenager last
month
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Not everyone agreed with Rama’s decision to close TikTok. “The
dictatorial decision to close the social media platform TikTok … is
a grave act against freedom of speech and democracy,” said Ina
Zhupa, a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic party. “It is a
pure electoral act and abuse of power to suppress freedoms.”

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a??She wona??t disappeara??: GisA?le Pelicota??s lawyers on what she
will do next
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He added: "I have had the privilege of being with her every day, I
feel I know her and I have faith in her. She is orientated towards the
future and thinking it will be better and full of positive things.

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Princess Beatrice to spend Christmas at Sandringham after Italy trip
shelved
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The pair are said to be preparing to spend the day together at Royal
Lodge, the home they share in Windsor Great Park, Berkshire.
Beatrice’s sister, Princess Eugenie, and her family are planning on
spending Christmas with her in-laws.

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UK flights and ferries cancelled owing to high winds as Christmas
getaway begins
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Northlink Ferries, which runs services between Aberdeen and Orkney and
Shetland, also reported disruption. It said “adverse weather
conditions” meant a sailing between Kirkwall on Orkney and Lerwick
in the Shetland Isles was cancelled, along with sailings between
Aberdeen and Lerwick scheduled for Saturday evening.

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Trump appoints The Apprentice producer as US special envoy to UK
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“David will bring his 45+ years of transportation leadership and
success, which will deliver the FRA into a new era of safety and
technological innovation,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

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The Wanted singer Max George has pacemaker fitted after heart block
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The singer shared a photo of his scar, which sits just below a
“special tattoo” on the left side of his chest that says
04/08/1988, in reference to the birthday of his late bandmate Tom
Parker, who died in 2022. Parker died at the age of 33 after being
diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour.

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Labour fears grow as Reform eyes victories in local election
battleground
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“Reform thrives on the idea of mistrust. There’s a need for
reaffirming that sense of hope and confidence in the social contract
– the idea that if you work hard and play by the rules, you expect
that your salary is going to pay for your house, food and a holiday.

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Lara Trump withdraws bid to replace outgoing Florida senator Marco
Rubio
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“I could not have been more honored to serve as RNC co-chair during
the most high-stakes election of our lifetime and I’m truly humbled
by the unbelievable support shown to me by the people of our country,
and here in the great state of Florida,” she said.

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Trump said to see Elon Musk as useful activist after spending deal
showdown
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Multiple members complained bitterly about Musk’s influence over
them as they found themselves glued to his X account between
spending-deal meetings in an acknowledgement that Musk’s willingness
to drop colossal amounts of cash made his threats of primary
challenges a legitimate concern.

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New ethics inquiry details more trips by Clarence Thomas paid for by
wealthy benefactors
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Justice Neil Gorsuch recently cited the code when he recused himself
from an environmental case. He had been facing calls to step aside
because the outcome could stand to benefit a Colorado billionaire whom
Gorsuch represented before becoming a judge.

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Community in Madison, Wisconsin, Gathers to Mourn Abundant Life
Christian School Shooting Victim
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Rubi Patricia Vergara was one of two victims killed in Madison this
week. At a memorial service, she was remembered as an empathetic
teenager with a passion for music and art.

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