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

Editor's Pick

Delusional dreams of excess freedom

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once said that he hoped everyone could "...get rich and famous and do
everything they dreamed of so they can see that it is not the answer".
And while I sorta agree, I think the opposite position also has its
appeal: That believing in a material fix to the problem of existence
dangles a carrot of hope that's depressing to go...

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Editor's Note: One of the Danish newspapers I read recently published
a series on exactly this phenomenon. Pensioners who realize that life
without work can be a surprisingly difficult place to find meaning in.
That being needed, being useful is far more attractive than leaning
back in leisure. And, as a result, more and more senior Danes are
returning to the workforce, at least part time, to reclaim some of
that meaning.

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N Korea fires first ballistic missile in two months: Seoul
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North Korea has fired what appears to be an intermediate-range
ballistic missile towards the sea to its east, South Korea's military
said, in what is Pyongyang's first missile launch in two months.

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McDonald's Becomes Latest Big U.S. Company to Roll Back Its Diversity
Practices
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Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks,
McDonald's is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S.
Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college
admissions.















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UFC boss to join board of Facebook owner Meta
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Meta has announced the appointment of three new board members
including the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC) and close Donald Trump ally, Dana White.

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Divisive study finds link between fluoride and childhood IQ loss
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A controversial new study out
Monday in a US medical journal could reignite debate over fluoride's
safety in water, linking higher exposure levels to lower IQ in
children.














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Warning: This story contains distressing details. Just before New
Year, 21-year-old Shatha al-Sabbagh was out buying chocolate for her
family's children from a shop in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.

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Meta glasses gave New Orleans truck-ramming suspect 'cover' in attack
planning: Experts
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In a self-recorded video, the suspect in the deadly New Orleans
truck-ramming attack appeared to be an average tourist peddling
through the city's French Quarter on a bicycle while wearing what
appeared to be a pair of normal sunglasses.














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Nikki Glaser's Cut Golden Globes Jokes Skewer Alec Baldwin, Luigi
Mangione and More: 'The Wild Robot' Is 'Nicole Kidman After Two White
Wines'
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Nikki Glaser earned widespread acclaim for her hosting duties at the
2025 Golden Globes, where her monologue poked fun at Diddy, Ben
Affleck and Timothee Chalamet's mustache.

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Hundreds of Apartments Are Being Built on Top of a Costco
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The complex includes 184 apartments for low-income households, with
the rest of the units offered as a mix of unsubsidized, affordable,
and workforce housing. It will also have a rooftop pool and fitness
center.














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How a single nitrogen atom could transform the future of drug
discovery
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have developed a
breakthrough method of adding a single nitrogen atom to molecules,
unlocking new possibilities in drug research and development.

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Roman Empires use of lead lowered IQ levels across Europe study finds
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Apart from sanitation, medicines, education, wine, public order,
irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what did
the Romans ever do for us? - asks an exasperated Reg in Monty Python's
Life of Brian.














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Want to See How Streaming Services Will Change in 2025? Check Your
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Extended Paxlovid May Relieve Long Covid Symptoms
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Summary: Extended courses of Paxlovid may alleviate symptoms in some
patients with long Covid, though its effectiveness varies widely. Of
13 patients studied, five experienced sustained improvements, while
others reported temporary or no benefits.














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U.K. visitors from dozens of countries will have to pay a new entry
fee starting this week
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If you're traveling to the U.K. as early as this week, you might need
to apply online for a travel authorization before you go. Starting
Wednesday, the U.K. will require U.S.

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Doctors worry that iodine deficiency -- a dietary problem from the
past -- is coming back
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly
ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first
suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they -- and the boy --
had been missing: iodine.














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Al-Assad Is Out, but So Is a Revered Queen: Textbook Changes Unsettle
Syrians
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References to the ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his father, who
ruled Syria before him, have been removed, as have images of
pre-Islamic gods. The definition of a martyr has been changed, and it
now means someone who has died for God, not one's country.

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The Golden Globes Upset That Made Me Scream at My Television
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There weren't many surprises at Sunday night's Golden Globes. Shogun
and Hacks cleaned up in the television categories. The Brutalist and
Emilia Perez won top movie honors. And Nikki Glaser cleared the
incredibly low bar set last January by Jo Koy as this year's host.













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Carbon dioxide has been regulating Earth's climate for hundreds of
millions of years - new study
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Around 370 million years ago, Earth gradually descended into the
longest lived and probably the most intense ice age witnessed by
complex life: the Late Palaeozoic ice age. At its peak, huge
continental ice sheets spread across much of the globe and the sea
level fell by more than 100 metres.

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The Most Innovative Products From CES 2025 That You Can Actually Get
Your Hands On
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It's our favorite time of the year. No, it's not holidays -- it's the
annual CES tech show of 2025. Tons of new products will be showcased
during this events in tons of categories including AI, transportation,
laptops, TVs, smart home and so much more.

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How to Build a Business That Lasts a Century and Beyond
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Across the world, there is an alarming long-term trend: Companies are
struggling to survive. An analysis by Statista shows that companies
have been losing their lasting power since 1965.

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SpaceX's Next Starship Test Flight Will Be Unlike Any Other
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SpaceX is gearing up to launch Starship for its seventh test flight,
attempting to deploy Starlink mock-ups from the rocket for the first
time. Starship is set for liftoff as early as Friday, January 10,
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X in late December.

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Gen Z needs office etiquette skills, hiring managers say
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Gen Z -- people born between 1997 and 2012 -- is graduating from
college and flooding the labor market, bringing a fresh outlook and
bold ideas to traditional workplaces. And not everyone appreciates it.

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What a non-handshake tells us about Syria's new ruler
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The Damascus med-school dropout has also had somewhat of a sartorial
makeover in recent years, swapping the Osama bin Laden-look for a
neatly trimmed beard and green fatigues a la Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or corporate blazers and chinos.

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The Bryan Johnson Approach to Eng Productivity
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It's a story that rubs some people the wrong way: there's a natural
pushback when someone tries to defeat a universal part of the human
condition (i.e., aging).

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How to mimic hibernation in non-hibernating animals: Brain switch
discovery could save lives
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Graphical abstract. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI:
10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.

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The world's oldest woman who died aged 116 and her successor had very
different longevity secrets, from bananas to God
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The world's oldest person who died at the age of 116, and her
successor, have very different secrets to longevity. Tomiko Itooka,
who lived in Ashiya, Japan, died on December 29 at the age of 116
years and 220 days.

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How to Adapt Your Mindset To Make Your Business More Money The mental
toll on entrepreneurs is real -- and not talked about enough.
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The mental toll on entrepreneurs is real and not talked about enough.
Research shows that 72% of founders report negative mental health
impacts of starting a business, including high stress, anxiety,
burnout, depression and panic attacks. That's a big percentage.

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Charlie Hebdo marks decade since gun attack with special issue
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Exactly 10 years after the jihadist gun-attack that killed most of its
editorial staff, France's Charlie Hebdo has put out a special issue to
show its cause is still kicking.

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The Well Challenge: 5 Days to Happier, Healthier Eating
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When we started brainstorming the topic for our annual challenge, we
reached a consensus pretty quickly that it should be about
ultraprocessed foods. In the last five years, there has been an
explosion of scientific research on ultraprocessed foods and their
links to certain health problems.

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Keynote at CES 2025
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Join NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at CES on January 6 at 6:30 p.m. PT for
an exclusive look at groundbreaking innovations in AI, gaming,
robotics, and beyond.

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Vegans are more likely to be depressed, study suggests
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Milk is rich in saturated fats and semi-skimmed has a lower level of
these molecules than full-fat milk. Too much saturated fat in a diet
has been linked to various health conditions, such as high
cholesterol, stroke and heart disease, but it has also been shown to
increase the risk of depression.

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Discovery of trimodal energy storage material boosts renewable energy
potential
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Photographs of the eutectic mixture of boric acid (?BA = 0.60) and
succinic acid (?SA = 0.40) in a gold-plated DSC pan. Before (a) and
after (b) 1,000 heating and cooling cycles. Credit: Nature (2024).
DOI: 10.

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How to find common ground when it seems impossible
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Sometimes, workplace conflict seems insurmountable. Here's how to get
to a place of agreement. 4 minute ReadPolarization and conflict seem
to be everywhere these days, and the workplace is no exception.

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How to Get Lucky: The Secrets to Creating Your Own Good Fortune
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Think getting lucky is all about, well, luck? Think again. Those who
appear to "run lucky" just might be engineering fortune in their
favor.

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Instead of Pulling Out Your Phone, Let Your Mind Wander
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When we're waiting, we often have the urge to distract ourselves--but
a new study finds we'd enjoy doing nothing but think.

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The Lone Star Lithium Boom
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An ingenious Texan's invention may soon bring extensive mining of the
metal--vital for our battery-powered future--to the northeast corner
of the state.

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Why is There Such a Heated Debate About Gentle Parenting?
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Gentle parenting is often misunderstood among parents and non-parents
alike. Here's how this popular parenting technique became such a hot
topic of debate--and the truth about what it really looks like in
practice.

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Nvidia CEO pitches robotics, cars as growth areas to CES audience -
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Nvidia chief Jensen Huang held forth at a consumer-electronics
showcase in Nevada on Monday, touting his inroads in AI agents,
self-driving cars and robotics on a day when his companys valuation
reached its highest level.

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It's Still Easier To Imagine The End Of The World Than The End Of
Capitalism
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No Set Gauge has a great essay on Capital, AGI, and Human Ambition,
where he argues that if humankind survives the Singularity, the likely
result is a future of eternal stagnant wealth inequality.

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Don't Waste Time Correcting Misinformation. Instead, Try the
"Bypassing Technique"
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When someone proposes a false claim, instantly negating it with
evidence isn't likely to change their mind. "Bypassing" may be more
effective.

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Inside the most expensive ZIP code in Hawaii - WSJ (No paywall)
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Of the five main regions on Kauai, Hawaiis northernmost island in the
Pacific Ocean, the North Shore is known for its beaches, mountains and
greenery. The rural, rugged area, where farming also takes place, is
home to about a half-dozen small communities, each with their own
vibes: Princeville, for example, is a popular vacation destination;
Hanalei is an iconic surfing spot. Then there is Kilauea, which was
developed in the late 1800s in conjunction with the Kilauea Sugar
Plantation. Today, Kilauea has a locals-oriented atmosphere, where
children freely ride bikes and roadside fruit stands are seasonally
plentiful. Yet despite its low-key feel, Kilaueas 96754 ZIP Code has
Hawaiis priciest residential real estate as ranked by median listing
price, at $4.1 million in December 2024, according to Realtor.com.
(News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal, also operates
Realtor.com.)

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Can Boeing be fixed? Aerospace leaders offer a repair manual - WSJ (No
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Boeings travails keep piling up, and that list doesnt include a pair
of fatal accidents in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people. The
108-year-old jet maker this summer agreed to plead guilty in a federal
criminal case related to those crashes. The string of crises has left
the company bleeding cash, mired in manufacturing problems and at odds
with airlines, regulators and its own employees. On Dec. 29, 179
people were killed in a South Korean crash whose cause is now under
investigation.

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Elon Musk is roiling European politics - WSJ (No paywall)
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Elon Musk is throwing grenades into Europes political mainstream over
issues ranging from immigration to free speech, creating a dilemma for
governments as they try to respond to the tech billionaire and key
adviser to the incoming Trump administration.

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Pentagon labels more Chinese companies as military in nature - WSJ (No
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The Pentagon on Monday added a number of well-known Chinese businesses
to a list of companies it identifies as military in nature, including
some of the countrys largest internet, battery, science and shipping
firms.

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How Congestion Pricing Will Affect Small Businesses - Inc (No paywall)
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Are you planning on visiting New York City for work in the new year?
Does your company rely on deliveries to lower Manhattan? Heads up:
many drivers will now have to pay to enter Manhattan south of 60th
street.

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How to Make Everyone Great at Data - Harvard Business Review (No
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By now, most companies know on an intellectual level at least that
good data is essential to efficient operations, sound decision-making,
and powerful AI. However, they fail to recognize the critical role
that people play in the creation of good data. Indeed, many view
people as a large part of the problem, blaming them for lack of
attention, a reluctance to learn new skills, and undue fear they will
be replaced.

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Googles secretive anti-aging company Calico finally released data. Its
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In 2013, Google announced it would attempt to understand and
ultimately slow aging through a company called Calico, a moonshot
effort that would absorb at least $3.5 billion in funding, spawn
rampant speculation, and generate dozens of academic papers but
deliver few tangible results until Monday.

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EIB fears reputational disaster over revised EU green reportin - FT
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Internal memo reveals multilateral lenders fear that new rules will
put its climate credentials at risk

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Why Justin Trudeau Had to Step Down - The New Yorker (No paywall)
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The resignation of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canadaor, at
least, as the leader of the Liberal Party, until a new leader is
chosen, which will amount to the same thingtook place this morning in
front of the Prime Ministerial residence in Ottawa. It was a very
Canadian setting, with the soon-departing figure of the still young
Trudeau wearing an overcoat and gloves, and the smoky breath of winter
rising from his mouth as he talked. He spoke in French and then in
English and back again and, for Canadians abroad, there was something
oddly moving in the easy bilingualism of the occasion. Taken as
utterly normal in Canada, it still signals a remarkable and too easily
taken for granted co-existence of two founding peoples that dates back
to the early nineteenth century and the countrys beginnings. Canada,
from far away, has always seemed the model liberal country, and this
multiculturalismextended since to the many ethnic tiles of the
Canadian mosaicis part of it.

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HMPV, bird flu and norovirus: What should US be most worried about?
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As infections from three viruseshuman metapneumovirus (HMPV), bird
flu, and noroviruscontinue to climb, infectious disease and population
health experts told Newsweek about the recent rise in cases,
prevention measures, and what may come next.

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Sick Season Is in Full Force. Here's What's Going Around
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Of course, there are a number of bugs that cause fever, cough, sore
throat, and other flu-like symptoms. One is COVID-19. Another is RSV,
or respiratory syncytial virus, which is a common cause of cold-like
symptoms but can be dangerous for infants and the elderly.

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