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

Editor's Pick

A Single One-Hour Daily Walk Could Add Six Hours to Your Lifespan
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increase investment in promoting physical activity and creating living
environments that promote it such as walkable or cyclable
neighbourhoods and convenient, affordable public transport systems, we
could not only increase longevity but also reduce pressure on our
health systems and the environment."

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Editor's Note: Suggesting that exercise leads to a longer life is
nothing new, but quantifying and simplifying the benefits can grab
attention - whether it's five minutes a day to reduce blood pressure
or nine seconds a week to grow muscle.

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Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO, dies at age 76
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Parsons was active in many charities, including playing leading roles
for the Jazz Foundation of America, the Apollo Theater Foundation and
the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and
Culture. During his years on the Apollo Theater board, he helped the
historic Harlem entertainment venue raise nearly $100 million. Parsons
and his wife also donated 40 works of art to the American Folk Art
Museum in July 2021 to help celebrate its 60th anniversary.

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Lindsey Vonn thinks her new titanium knee could start a trend in
skiing. And pro sports in general
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ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) -- When Lindsey Vonn last raced on the
World Cup circuit nearly six years ago, the constant pain in her knee
left her in tears and led to retirement.






















 










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Estonia's city at the 'end of the free world' stares across a frozen
border at Russia
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This year, Smorzhevskikh-Smirnova came under online attack for running
an exhibition titled Narva 44 dealing with the destruction of the
border city during World War II by Soviet forces.

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Nikon reveals incredible lens that captures wide and telephoto images
simultaneously
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Nikon has developed an innovative in-vehicle camera system in
conjunction with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC).







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The upcoming Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses may feature the display
upgrade we've been hoping for
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When Meta teased its prototype Orion smart glasses at Meta Connect,
CEO Mark Zuckerberg confidently said they were "the most advanced
glasses the world has ever seen.

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Michelle Obama's 3Ms Approach to Beating Anxiety Is Backed by a Ton of
Science
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Plenty of evidence backs up the former first lady that everyday
anxiety (as opposed to a serious mental health issue) can push us to
achieve our best. But as useful as anxiety can be, sometimes Obama has
to "just step out of the noise and turn off the things that cause me
upset."















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The humans behind the robots
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This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter
on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here.
Here's a question. Imagine that, for $15,000, you could purchase a
robot to pitch in with all the mundane tasks in your household.

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Gene editing tool reduces Alzheimer's plaque precursor in mice
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Where Is Beast Games Filmed? Incredible Locations Revealed
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Beast Games is making its way through its first season, and with an
unfathomable budget, its filming locations are appropriately
astounding. Developed by internet sensation Mr. Beast, Beast Games
raises the bar for game shows in a way it's never been raised before.

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Fallen Syrian Dictator's Wife Said to Be Fighting for Life
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Baby Driver teenage actor dies after falling from moving vehicle
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Tributes have been paid to Baby Driver actor Hudson Meek, who died
after falling from a moving vehicle in Alabama. The 16-year-old actor
also appeared in TV series including the NBC drama Found and did video
game and commercial voice-overs.

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Head of WHO was at Yemen airport when it was hit by Israeli air
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Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus, was in Sanaa airport at the time of the attack. He says:
"As we were about to board our flight from Sana'a, about two hours
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It Took Nearly Two Years, But Large Numbers Of German-Made Leopard 1
Tanks Are Finally Arriving In Ukraine
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It took German industry an eyebrow-raising 19 months to refurbish and
deliver the first 58 of at least 155 Leopard 1A5 tanks a German-led
consortium has pledged to Ukraine.

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Economic Injustice is Anchoring Itself in the Arab World
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Socioeconomic discontent has been rising in several countries of the
Middle East and North Africa. In 2019, there was a surge of protests
in these countries, including Sudan, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan,
and Algeria, which did not experience the Arab uprisings of 2010-2011.






















 









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How the average car went from ?1000 to ?29,000 in 75 years
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What gives? Well, the method we've been using to adjust the prices is
based on a blend of the Bank of England's modern Consumer Price Index
and older Retail Price Index data - measures of the cost of living.

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Russian firm starts shipments of HPC system based on homegrown CPU --
but cannot really avoid using a foreign GPU
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Graviton, a Russia-based server supplier, has announced its first AI
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I keep turning my Google Sheets into phone-friendly webapps, and I
can't stop
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It started, like so many overwrought home optimization projects,
during the pandemic. My wife and I, like many people stuck inside,
were ordering takeout more frequently. We wanted to support local
restaurants, reduce the dish load, and live a little.

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The dead zone is real why US farmers are embracing wildflowers
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Between two corn fields in central Iowa, Lee Tesdell walks through a
corridor of native prairie grasses and wildflowers. Crickets trill as
dickcissels, small brown birds with yellow chests, pop out of the dewy
ground cover. This is a prairie strip.

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Larry Ellison wraps up banner year as Oracle's stock rallies most
since dot-com boom
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It's been a good year for Larry Ellison. Oracle's co-founder has
gained roughly $75 billion in paper wealth as the software company he
started in 1979 enjoyed its biggest stock rally since 1999 and the
dot-com boom.

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President Aliyev launches criminal probe into Azerbaijan Airlines
plane crash
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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev instructed his government to
initiate a commission to investigate the cause of the Azerbaijan
Airlines Flight 8432 crash on Wednesday, when 38 passengers were
killed as the plane attempted to make an emergency landing near the
Kazakh city of Aktau.

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Smartphone Design Plateaued in 2024
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Sorry to be that guy. Smartphone innovation has stagnated in favor of
adopting artificial intelligence. Samsung, Google, and Apple made AI
the primary marketing focus of each flagship phone in 2024.

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Japan Airlines Delays Flights After Cyberattack
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Japan Airlines operations were disrupted by a cyberattack on Thursday
morning, causing delays to both domestic and international flights.
For part of the day, the airline stopped booking tickets for flights
departing on Thursday, and its mobile app was temporarily disabled.

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Trump nominates Miami-Dade official as Panama ambassador amid canal
row
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In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump accused Chinese soldiers
of illegally operating the canal and “always making certain that the
United States puts in Billions of Dollars in ‘repair’ money but
will have absolutely nothing to say about ‘anything.’”

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France rescues 107 people trying to cross to UK on Christmas Day
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Tens of thousands of people on small boats reached Britain in 2024,
where the government has pledged to crack down on people-smuggling
gangs. In November Keir Starmer called for greater international
cooperation against the gangs, which he described as a “global
security threat similar to terrorism”.

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Boxing Day footfall down on UK high streets despite discounts
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“With almost 10 million shoppers through the doors at Westfield
London and Westfield Stratford City throughout the festive shopping
season so far, Boxing Day will take us well over 10 million, as
hundreds of thousands of visitors come to shop the sales and enjoy a
day out to dine, skate or watch a movie,” Wyle said.

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Family detentions to return in migration crackdown, says Trump
a??border czara??
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He also said he would urge the new administration to reintroduce the
"remain in Mexico" programme - also ditched by Biden - which required
asylum seekers to wait outside the US while their applications were
being considered.

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AI sales rep startups are booming. So why are VCs wary? | TechCrunch
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Jasper, a copywriting startup that was last valued at $1.5 billion,
but ran into speed bumps and had to lay off 30% of its staff after
ChatGPT was introduced, serves as a cautionary tale for some
investors. 

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The fall of EV startup Fisker: A comprehensive timeline | TechCrunch
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Henry Pickavet is the Director of Editorial Operations. Prior to
joining TechCrunch, Henry had a hand in a number of online and print
publications, including InternetNews.com as chief copy editor and
Government Technology Magazine as managing editor. He also did a stint
in Sydney as group editor of RBI Australia’s manufacturing group,
which is when he also developed an affinity (a love, really) for
cricket. He has a bachelor’s in English from California State
University, Chico, and a master’s in Liberal Studies from the New
School for Social Research in New York.

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Americans searched for holiday deals online and in stores this year
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Throughout the season, successful retailers demonstrated their
understanding of a new consumer mindset. “Consumers consistently
demonstrated their willingness to spend this season, but they were
strategic about finding deals,” said Michelle Meyer, chief economist
at Mastercard Economics Institute. “The most successful retailers
recognized and responded to this value-hunting behavior.”

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Japan Airlines hit by major cyberattack, leading to massive delays
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Although the end-of-year holiday season is a major travel period in
the United States, due to religious observances like Christmas and
Hanukkah, Japan does not have such festivities to the same extent.
Instead, the New Year is a major travel holiday, and many domestic
customers will be returning home next week.

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Airlines' wild 2024: From Boeing troubles to a bankruptcy and a merger
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"Sun Country's revenue diversity provides the company with an economic
moat that has allowed the carrier to maintain profitability during
even the most volatile and intensely competitive quarters since the
pandemic," he wrote in a Dec. 11 note.

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Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new
AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out
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NEW YORK (AP) -- As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news
during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common
with many Americans since the election. He's tuned out. Television
ratings -- and now a new poll -- clearly illustrate the phenomenon.

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From passwords to medical records,10 things to never say to AI bots
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This is a heartbreaking story out of Florida. Megan Garcia thought her
14-year-old son was spending all his time playing video games. She had
no idea he was having abusive, in-depth and sexual conversations with
a chatbot powered by the app Character AI.

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Temu's Takeover Is Now Complete
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Love it or hate it, you have to admit Temu had a banger year. Launched
in late 2022, the Chinese-owned ecommerce site, known for selling a
vast array of astonishingly affordable goods, took only two years to
become a household name in the US.

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How Mexican Cartels Test Fentanyl on Vulnerable People and Animals
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The cartel operatives came to the homeless encampment carrying
syringes filled with their latest fentanyl formula. The offer was
simple, according to two men living at the camp in northwest Mexico:
up to $30 for anyone willing to inject themselves with the concoction.

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Bluesky launches a Trending Topics feature in search
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Bluesky recently hit a big milestone with 25 million users, many of
whom recently fled X following the US elections. Though still
relatively small compared to Threads and X, users have remarked on the
high levels of engagement along with the lack of bots and harassment
compared to Elon Musk's platform. Other highly requested features
still not implemented include bookmarks, editing, verification badges
and private posts.

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Ceremonies held across Asia to mark 20 years since Boxing Day tsunami
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However, gaps remain in the system, including a lack of monitoring
systems for tsunamis triggered by non-seismological factors, such as
underwater landslides. Experts say there is also a need for sustained
education programmes in at-risk communities to prepare for future
disasters.

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Victoria fires: cool change slows Grampians bushfire as NSW braces for
extreme fire danger
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“It’s high fire risk right across Victoria, except in the north
central [district] … but it is so much better than it was yesterday
and people have been working hard to get folks back into their homes
as quickly as humanly possible.”

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Sydney to Hobart yacht race: Two sailors killed in separate accidents
during night of wild weather
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“Amsa sent out a plane to start searching,” he said. “NSW police
were ready to dispatch a boat and helicopter, and a boat was diverted
to help with the search. Fortunately the boat from which the crew
member fell was able to retrieve that crew member and they are healthy
and well.”

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University of Sydney has invested in worlda??s biggest poker machine
maker and global betting giant
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"There has been a tendency for discussions around the impacts of
gambling harm to be led by speculation and emotional rhetoric, which
can fuel a misguided or incorrect perception," a spokesperson told
Guardian Australia.

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Finnish coastguard boards tanker suspected of causing power and
internet cable outages
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Finnish and Estonian police also continue to investigate damage caused
last year to the Balticconnector gas pipeline linking the two
countries, as well as several telecom cables, and have said it was
likely to have been caused by a ship dragging its anchor.

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Painstaking work to conserve Irelanda??s oldest paper documents begins
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"The work that we do in conservation more broadly is really important
to stabilise the collections so that they're available to the public
now, but they're also available for generations to come, so that
future generations are able to understand where they come from, what
their history is, and the primary source of material is here and
available to them," she said.

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Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan Airlines
plane, says US
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A spokesperson for the Kazakh emergencies ministry said on Thursday
that specialists were working to identify the bodies of those who died
in the crash. Of the survivors, 11 were in intensive care, the
spokesperson said. Russia’s emergencies ministry said on Thursday
morning it had evacuated nine nationals who survived the crash,
including one child, on a special flight from Aktau to Moscow.

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Pope Francis opens a??holy doora?? at one of largest prisons in Italy
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The jubilee, whose motto this year is "pilgrims of hope", is aimed at
the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics, but also aims to reach a
wider audience. As well as the regular jubilees every 25 years, the
church has organised extraordinary jubilees, the most recent in 2016.
The next is in 2033 to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

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UN voices alarm after WHO chief caught up in deadly Israeli strike on
Yemen airport
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More than a year of Houthi attacks has disrupted international
shipping routes, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more
expensive journeys that have in turn stoked fears over global
inflation.

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Five Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza as Israel also strikes
Yemen
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Ben-Gvir has made several controversial trips to the contested holy
site since entering government at the end of 2022, and has been
accused of attempting to stir up unrest by unilaterally announcing
that Jews are free to worship there. Netanyahu’s office said again
on Thursday that “the status quo on the Temple Mount has not
changed”.

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a??It was like I was reborna??: Sednaya prisona??s former inmates
adapt to a new Syria
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"Us prisoners used to chat and say: 'Even if we are released while the
regime is still in power, we would still live in terror.' The first
thing I thought about if I got out was, take my family, leave the
country," Hamami said.

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Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
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Singh, who is survived by his wife Gursharan Kaur and three daughters,
famously described politics as “the art of the possible” and said
toward the end of his second term as prime minister that “history
will be kinder to me than the media”.

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Body of woman found inside property after Norwich house fire
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Seven fire engines, including one with an aerial ladder, plus a search
and rescue team, attended the incident and crews remained at the scene
into the afternoon on Thursday, local press reported. The blaze burned
into large parts of the roof, photos showed.

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The real test for Nigel Farage will be if donors follow foot soldiers
to Reform
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The next battle between them will be over the donors and high-profile
defectors – and whether more big money will follow the foot soldiers
in switching from the Conservatives to Reform. Past incarnations of
Reform – from Ukip to the Brexit party – did not manage to
professionalise or attract a broad enough coalition of support to
convince donors to make the switch. The test will be if those willing
to fund the party increasingly believe Farage is becoming the leader
of a viable national entity.

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