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Science & Technology
> Construction uncovers a 1,375-year-old pyramid along the site of a future highway in central Mexico; structure dates to the pre-Hispanic Metztitlán kingdom (More)
> James Webb Space Telescope measurements confirm gap in cosmological model, suggests additional factor needed to explain why the universe is expanding at a faster rate than its early stages (More) | What do scientists know about the Big Bang? (More)
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Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.3%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq -0.3%); investors await new inflation data from November, set to be released today (More)
> Federal judge temporarily halts supermarket chain Kroger's proposed $25B acquisition of rival Albertsons pending Federal Trade Commission proceedings; Washington judge then permanently bars merger from the state, citing competition concerns (More)
> Walgreens shares close up nearly 18% on reports of potential sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners, marking the highest one-day jump in shares in the pharmacy chain's history (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Franklin Fire near Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, burns over 2,800 acres as of this writing, places 12,500 people under evacuation orders (More) | See live updates (More)
> Suspect in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson appears in Pennsylvania court for extradition hearing to New York (More) | See profile on the suspect (More)
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