Thursday Edition: Funding Freezes & Fungus Fears
POLITICS
- Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds - (Al Jazeera English)
- Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes - (Associated Press)
- Guinea elections: Gen Mamady Doumbouya wins controversial election - (BBC News)
TECHNOLOGY
- The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly? - (TechCrunch)
HEALTH
- Flu cases are surging and rates will likely get worse, new CDC data shows - (NPR)
- Superbug hits 27 states: Here’s where the deadly fungus is spreading - (The Hill)
- The US has seen nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases this year. Here’s what you need to know - (CNN)
- Groundbreaking robotic surgery, Alzheimer's blood test: 7 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2025 - (ABC News)
BUSINESS
- US stocks are set for a third-straight year of stellar gains - (CNN)
- Asia-Pacific markets open lower in year-end trade - (CNBC)
- Disney to pay $10m over alleged children's privacy law violations - (BBC News)
- Protests spread across Iran for third day after currency hits record low - (BBC News)
- 10-year Treasury yield rises slightly after December Fed minutes - (CNBC)
SPORTS
- Lucas: FSU Rapid Reactions - (Goheels.com)
- Projected Lineup: December 30 at Pittsburgh - (NHL News)
- Shocking Orange Bowl Ticket Prices Days Before Oregon vs. Texas Tech - (Sports Illustrated)
- CFP quarterfinals mega-preview: Connelly's keys to all four matchups - (ESPN)
SCIENCE
- Artemis 2 moon astronauts rehearse for launch day (photos) - (Space.com)
- Image: JWST captures colliding spiral galaxies - (Phys.Org)
ENTERTAINMENT
- Times Square has a dazzling new ball for the New Year’s Eve drop — and it’s the biggest yet - (CNN)
- GTA 6, Resident Evil 9, AI and EA: Gaming trends to watch in 2026 - (BBC News)
- Tyler Perry’s Legal Troubles May Just Be Starting - (Hollywood Reporter)
- A 2025 Year in Review Retrospective from the World of Pokémon - (Pokemon.com)
- Eurogamer readers' top 50 games of 2025 - (Eurogamer.net)
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