Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Four teams advance to join the four top seeds in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals; see preview of the matchups, scheduled to begin Dec. 31 (More)
> Bowen Yang ends run at "Saturday Night Live," bidding farewell to the show midseason (More) | Third "Avatar" installment earns $88M at the domestic box office, $345M globally (More)
> Boxer and influencer Jake Paul loses to former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Netflix match Friday, confirms jaw broken in two places (More)
Science & Technology
> Self-driving company Waymo temporarily suspends service in San Francisco after widespread blackout knocks out traffic lights, leaving cars unable to function safely (More) | See our favorite insights on autonomous cars (1440 Topics)
> Commerce Department reportedly cancels five-year, $285M contract with the public-private SMART Institute; consortium focused on using digital replicas to speed up chip manufacturing (More)
> Evolutionary study suggests ant species with weaker individual exoskeletons free up nutritional resources to create more worker ants, tending to lead to more successful colonies (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up Friday (S&P 500 +0.9%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +1.3%), driven by a rebound in AI stocks; Oracle rises 6.6% on news of impending TikTok sale (More)
> Analysis shows a record $61B flowed into data center construction deals in 2025, with roughly 75% made in the US and Canada (More)
> Delaware Supreme Court reinstates Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $56B bonus package from 2018, which was rescinded by a lower court last year; Musk becomes first person to surpass $700B in net wealth (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Gunmen kill at least nine people, wound 10 others in mass shooting in Bekkersdal, South Africa (More)
> Files released by the Justice Department Friday include copy of the earliest known complaint against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, submitted to the FBI in 1996; the government did not bring charges until more than a decade later (More)
> French authorities arrest three employees at the Élysée Palace on suspicion of stealing thousands of dollars' worth of silverware (More)
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'Joy to the World'
The meaning of Christmas
Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the belief in God's birth as a first-century Judean man, Jesus Christ, celebrated each year on Dec. 25. Faithful observers believe the all-powerful, uncreated God became "incarnate" to redeem humanity from a fallen state by dying and rising again at Easter (though sects disagree on specifics). In recent centuries, the religious feast expanded into a major holiday season of gift-giving, celebrated by an estimated 2.6 billion people worldwide.
Its timing and many of its customs trace back to ancient seasonal festivals, such as Saturnalia and Yule, when communities in Europe celebrated the winter solstice. As Christianity spread through the continent in the fourth century, church leaders placed Christmas on Dec. 25 and adopted some of these long-standing traditions.
Amid the holiday's gradual secularization, the legend of Saint Nicholas’s gift-giving and the Dutch tradition of “Sinterklaas” helped shape the modern conception of Santa Claus (what we've learned about the figure). Customs solidified in Victorian England transformed Christmas into the family centered celebration recognized today—popularizing Christmas trees, cards, and carols. The holiday season brings in nearly $1T in revenue for retailers in the US.
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> See Christmas traditions from around the world. (Read)
> The title of "World's Largest Christmas Tree" is disputed. (Watch)
> Before electric lights, Christmas trees were lit with candles. (Watch)
> A Swedish town erects a giant straw Christmas goat each year—often burned down by pranksters. (View)
Home Sweet Home
Homeownership, 101
Historically, homeownership has been considered a cornerstone of the American Dream. Today, about 65% of American households own a home, and roughly 5% own more than one. Homeowners view these residences as not only a place to live, but also a path to building substantial wealth.
Centuries ago, homeownership became more common as political systems evolved to allow individuals, rather than governments, to own land. In the US, the number of homeowners increased as mortgages became more accessible: Roughly 74% of today’s US homeowners used a mortgage to finance their home.
Real estate makes up roughly half of the typical American homeowner’s household net worth. The financial benefits of homeownership include diversifying one’s financial portfolio while protecting it from inflation, building equity, and more. The numerous costs associated with homeownership are often cited in the ongoing debate over whether renting or owning makes more financial sense, including homeowners insurance, property taxes, and budgeting for maintenance and repairs.
... Read our full explainer on homeownership here.
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> The vast majority of homeowners feel that they've made a good investment. (Read)
> See a guide to home buying. (Read)
> Is it better to rent or buy? (Calculate)
> The income needed to buy a home in each state. (Explore)
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US strikes Islamic State infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US launched the large-scale strike yesterday in response to an attack last week in Syria that killed two US Army soldiers and a civilian US interpreter. US officials said the operation hit roughly 70 targets across central Syria where the Islamic State is situated and that more strikes should be expected. Information about casualties was not immediately available.
Trump suspends visa program used by Brown University, MIT shooting suspect.
Trump paused the diversity visa program shortly after the suspected gunman was identified as a Portuguese national who used it to enter the US in 2017. Accounting for up to 50,000 green cards available annually, the program is a random lottery that prioritizes citizens of countries with low immigration to the US. It’s unclear whether Trump has the power to suspend the lottery, since it was created by Congress.
European Union commits to lending roughly $105B to Ukraine's war effort.
The International Monetary Fund estimates the interest-free loan will cover two-thirds of Ukraine's military and economic needs through 2027. After much debate about how to finance the loan, EU leaders decided to borrow money on capital markets. Some leaders had pushed to use frozen Russian assets, an unprecedented scheme that others deemed legally risky.
Famine averted in Gaza but crisis-level hunger persists, per expert panel.
A United Nations- and World Health Organization-backed report says the Gaza Strip is no longer facing famine. The expert panel, which had declared famine in the Gaza City region in August, credited the improvement to expanded food access following the Oct. 10 ceasefire. However, the report says over three-quarters of the population—or 1.6 million people—are still facing acute hunger and malnutrition.
Living mates may influence each other's gut microbiome.
A new study on rats reveals that their gut microbiomes are shaped by the genes of the other rats they live with. While genes don’t transfer between hosts, gut bacteria shaped by one rat’s genetics can spread to other rats through close social contact. Researchers suspect the same is true for humans, which could deepen our understanding of microbiome-linked diseases such as obesity and Alzheimer’s.
Explore the best resources we've found on the gut microbiome here.
Sony buys majority stake in "Peanuts" comics.
The Japanese conglomerate will pay $457M to roughly double its stake in Peanuts Holdings to 80%. The family of "Peanuts" creator Charles M. Schulz will hold the remaining 20%. Sony first became involved with Peanuts in 2010, over six decades after Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and their friends first appeared in American newspaper comic strips in 1947 as "Li'l Folks." The "Peanuts" name was introduced in 1950.
Wiz Khalifa handed 9 month Romanian jail sentence on drug possession charge.
The American rapper allegedly had over 18 grams of cannabis at a Romanian music festival he headlined in 2024, some of which he smoked on stage. A lower court issued an $830 fine in April, but prosecutors appealed, seeking a harsher penalty. As of this writing, it is unclear whether Romanian authorities will try to extradite Wiz Khalifa from the US. Romania has some of the strictest drug laws in Europe.
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> College Football Playoff begins tonight, with Alabama versus Oklahoma at 8 pm ET (More) | YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul to fight two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at 8 pm ET on Netflix (More)
> Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, and their two children are among those killed in a North Carolina business jet plane crash (More)
> Tennessee governor pardons Jelly Roll, whose convictions include robbery and drug felonies; country star says pardon will make it easier for him to travel internationally for concerts and Christian missionary work (More)
Science & Technology
> Federal regulators unanimously agree to let data centers siphon energy directly from power plants—a decision celebrated by several technology companies but criticized by some consumer advocates (More)
> Experimental drug successfully fights toxic peptides that appear to drive several of the earliest brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease in a mouse model, suggesting a new strategy to prevent—significantly delay—the disease (More)
> Researchers create first scientifically validated personality test framework for AI chatbots, supporting the notion that models display human-like traits and that these traits can be manipulated with prompting (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.8%, Dow +0.1%, Nasdaq +1.4%) (More) | Consumer price index rose 2.7% year over year in November, down from 3% rise in September—the last month of available data (More)
> TikTok signs deal to sell US entity to joint US venture controlled by investor group including Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX; agreement to close Jan. 22 (More)
> Trump Media to merge with Alphabet-backed fusion energy company TAE Technologies in an over $6B all-stock deal (More) | Explore the Trump family business empire (More) | Hogan Lovells to merge with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, creating fifth-largest global law firm by revenue at $3.6B (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces proposed rules to cut Medicaid and Medicare funding to hospitals providing gender-related medical care to minors (More) | President Donald Trump orders the Justice Department to fast-track reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule III substance (More)
> Pope Leo XIV appoints little-known Bishop Ronald Hicks from his Illinois hometown to succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan in leading the New York diocese, the US' second-largest by population after Los Angeles (More)
> Kennedy Center board, including members selected by President Donald Trump, votes to rename the center the "Trump-Kennedy Center" (More) | White House installs plaques in the complex mocking former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama (More)
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Rob Reiner's son faces two first-degree murder charges in the deaths of the Hollywood director and his wife; charges carry possibility of the death penalty (More) | Second doctor convicted of selling Matthew Perry ketamine is sentenced to eight months of home supervision (More)
> New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs to win NBA Cup Finals (More) | Paris Saint-Germain Football Club ordered to pay former player Kylian Mbappé $70.6M in unpaid income (More) | FIFA adds $60 World Cup tickets amid price backlash (More)
> Queen of Disco Donna Summer is posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame; Summer died in 2012 at age 63 (More)
Science & Technology
> Trump administration pauses $40B technology trade deal with the UK over London's digital regulations and food standards (More) | Meta launches app that allows users to watch Instagram Reels via Amazon Fire TV (More)
> Astronomers report evidence of the first observed superkilonova, a double explosion of stars that may have produced gravitational waves, light, and heavy elements that serve as building blocks for stars and planets (More)
> Italian brown bears evolved to be smaller and less aggressive due to close contact with humans, per genetic analysis (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.2%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq +0.2%) (More) | US unemployment rises to four-year high of 4.6% in November; employers added 64,000 jobs in November, while 105,000 jobs were lost in October (More)
> AI coding startup Lovable reportedly valued at $6.6B after latest funding round, more than triple the Swedish company's valuation in July (More) | Jared Kushner's firm withdraws from Paramount's takeover battle of Warner Bros. Discovery (More)
> Gas prices fall to $2.89 per gallon—lowest level since April 2021—amid higher supply and lower demand, partly due to improved vehicle fuel efficiency (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump widens travel ban to nationals from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, Syria, and the Palestinian territories (More) | Trump to deliver prime-time address to the nation at 9 pm ET tonight (More) | Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering Venezuela (More)
> Police release new photos of unidentified Brown University gunman as search enters fifth day; see live updates (More)
> Annual Arctic report finds last season was the hottest in the past 125 years; rivers are turning bright orange as warm temperatures release iron from the ground (More)
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Two people are found dead at film director Rob Reiner's home in Brentwood, California; police had not identified the deceased as of this writing, though the age descriptions appeared to match those of Reiner and his wife, Michele (More)
> John Cena retires from wrestling after losing his final WWE match to Gunther; the 17-time WWE world champion is considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time (More) | Explore what we've learned about pro wrestling (More)
> New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs advance to NBA Cup finals, streaming tomorrow at 8:30 pm ET on Amazon Prime Video (More)
Science & Technology
> SpaceX Falcon 9 launch marks the 550th time the company has successfully recovered its reusable rocket booster; milestone comes days ahead of the 10-year anniversary of its first demonstration (More) | Explore our favorite resources on SpaceX (1440 Topics)
> US health regulators approve two new drugs to treat gonorrhea; the sexually transmitted disease infects about 80 million people globally per year, with drug-resistant strains becoming prevalent (More)
> Scientists create first human heart organoid that can replicate atrial fibrillation; organoids are 3D, lab-grown organ-like structures (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close down Friday (S&P 500 -1.1%, Dow -0.5%, Nasdaq -1.7%), driven by anxiety in AI stocks; Broadcom falls 11% despite beating Q4 projections (More)
> United Kingdom GDP unexpectedly shrinks 0.1% in October; analysts say data increases likelihood Bank of England cuts interest rates this week (More)
> US software firm ServiceNow reportedly close to acquiring cybersecurity company Armis for $7B; would be ServiceNow's largest deal in company history (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> ISIS shooter kills at least three Americans—two US soldiers and one civilian interpreter—in Palmyra, Syria; President Donald Trump vows retaliation (More)
> Israel kills a senior Hamas commander in Gaza, the most high-profile killing since ceasefire took effect two months ago (More) | Thailand says Cambodia rocket killed a Thai civilian, first civilian death amid renewed border clashes (More)
> Chileans elect right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast as president in runoff election (More)
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Musician Raul Malo, best known as the frontman of Grammy-winning, multicultural Americana band The Mavericks, dies at age 60 (More)
> Federal judge postpones Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni's civil trial from March 9 to May 1, citing the need to prioritize two criminal trials (More)
> Inter Miami's Lionel Messi named Major League Soccer's MVP, becoming the first player to earn the title in back-to-back seasons (More) | LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani selected as AP's Male Athlete of the Year for fourth time, tying for most nods (More)
Science & Technology
> European Commission launches antitrust probe into Google's use of web content and YouTube videos to create the search engine's AI-generated overviews (More)
> Microsoft to fund $17.5B in new data centers, AI infrastructure, and skills programming in India from 2026 to 2029, building on $3B committed in January and marking the company's largest investment in Asia (More)
> Researchers record winds blasting from a black hole at more than 134 million miles per hour—about 20% the speed of light and the fastest ever observed (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed (S&P 500 -0.1%, Dow -0.4%, Nasdaq +0.1%); investors await today's Federal Reserve interest rate decision (More) | Silver rises above $60 per ounce for first time (More)
> Elon Musk's SpaceX reportedly to pursue initial public offering in 2026, seeking to raise more than $30B at a valuation of about $1.5T (More)
> US job openings rise slightly to 7.67 million in October, from 7.66 million in September; layoffs rose to nearly 1.9 million—the most since January 2023 (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Clashes between Cambodia and Thailand kill at least seven civilians, wound 20 others, and displace more than 20,000, per Cambodia (More)
> French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu passes a proposed 2026 spending plan through the National Assembly, sending bill to Senate; Lecornu previously resigned over his failure to pass a budget (More)
> European Union's climate observatory projects 2025 will rank as the second-hottest year on record (More)
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Chronic Joint Pain
Arthritis, 101
Arthritis is an umbrella term for numerous separate conditions that affect the joints of our musculoskeletal system. As damage accrues within the joints, arthritis typically results in progressive symptoms that include decreased motion, inflammation, and pain.
About one in five adults worldwide has been diagnosed with some form of arthritis. The associated pain and dysfunction from arthritis are a leading cause of disability across the globe. (Watch an explainer.)
Currently, there is no cure for arthritis. Once the smooth cartilage surface is lost, it cannot be restored. This is an area of intense research, including hope for the use of stem cells, targeted antibodies, and even synthetic cartilage transplants. In general, if the cause is mechanical—such as in degenerative arthritis or post-traumatic arthritis—medications, physical therapy, braces, and injections are used to manage the pain. If the origin is inflammatory, various medications are available to allow for decreased pain and increased motion.
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> Why isn't there a cure for arthritis? (Watch)
> Women are more likely than men to have arthritis. (Read)
> Visualizing how rheumatoid arthritis works. (Watch)
> Examine the anatomy of a healthy knee. (More)
Hedging Bets
How hedge funds work
Hedge funds are private investment firms that trade a wide swath of financial assets (such as the stock and debt of publicly traded companies), aiming to make money when markets are both up and down.
Like mutual funds, hedge funds pool money from investors and invest that sum on their behalf, but the similarities mostly end there. Hedge funds—with portfolios ranging from millions to tens of billions of dollars—buy and sell a wide range of assets, from bankrupt companies' debt to commodities like cattle. Mutual funds tend to buy and sell less complex assets, like stocks.
Hedge funds are now a multitrillion-dollar industry that impacts just about every corner of the economy. Yet, the SEC allows only “accredited investors,” such as family offices, university endowments, and high-net-worth individuals to invest in hedge funds due to their risky and complex strategies.
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> See the world's top 10 hedge funds. (Read)
> Understanding short selling, a risky investment strategy. (Read)
> "Vulture" hedge funds target distressed assets. (Read)
> The world's first hedge fund was launched in the 1940s. (Read)
CDC advisory panel votes against universal hepatitis B vaccine guidance.
The panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted 8-3 to end a universal recommendation that infants receive a first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Breaking with over 30 years of federal guidance, the panel advises limiting birth doses to babies born to women who test positive for the liver infection or whose status is unknown. For infants born to women who test negative, the panel advised delaying the shot until at least 2 months of age.
Trump wins FIFA's inaugural peace prize at World Cup draw.
President Donald Trump was presented with the soccer organization's inaugural peace prize during yesterday's World Cup draw in Washington, DC. FIFA President Gianni Infantino had lobbied for Trump to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize and announced the new prize shortly after the Nobel Committee passed on Trump. Separately, the US will start against Paraguay in the 2026 World Cup. See full draw results here.
Judge orders release of Epstein grand jury transcripts.
A federal judge in Florida yesterday gave the Justice Department permission to unseal transcripts from 2005 and 2007 grand jury investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. The judge, who previously denied the request, said a new federal law ordering the release of Epstein-related records overrides a law that typically keeps grand jury files sealed. Judges in New York are expected to rule on similar unsealing requests soon.
Putin and Modi to strengthen Russia-India trade ties.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finalized an agreement aimed at increasing annual trade to $100B by 2030. Bilateral trade totaled $68.7B last fiscal year and was heavily skewed in Russia’s favor. The nations are also pursuing a free-trade agreement for India with the Eurasian Economic Union, a Moscow-dominated bloc of five post-Soviet states.
Satellite boom is a growing threat to telescopes, according to NASA.
NASA researchers warn that a growing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit could ruin up to 96% of images from telescopes and observatories. Sunlight reflected off satellites can create bright streaks that obscure images, like this. Researchers say that risk should be factored into future satellite planning, noting that low-Earth orbit satellites already increased from roughly 2,000 in 2019 to 15,000 in 2025.
Egyptologists confirm the discovery of a pharaoh's tomb.
Archaeologists uncovered a trove of 225 figurines arranged in a star shape within an ancient Egyptian tomb—a rare find given how many sites were looted over the centuries. Symbols on the figurines suggest the resting site was intended for Pharaoh Shoshenq III, though his body was missing. Shoshenq III ruled during a civil war, so the research team believes political unrest likely foiled his burial plans.
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Spotify Wrapped reveals Bad Bunny as the platform's most-streamed global artist in 2025, dethroning Taylor Swift's two-year reign (More) | "The Joe Rogan Experience" is Spotify's most-listened-to podcast for fifth straight year (More)
> Matthew Perry's doctor is sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for selling ketamine to the late actor weeks before his fatal overdose (More)
> Germany selected to host UEFA Women's Euros in 2029, marking the nation's first major women's soccer tournament since the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup (More)
Science & Technology
> Waymo begins testing self-driving vehicles in Philadelphia and launches manned drives in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis to collect road data (More)
> Chemists synthesize a fungal compound with potential to fight diffuse midline glioma, an aggressive pediatric brain cancer that has few treatment options (More)
> NASA scientists find bioessential sugars and a gum-like material rich in oxygen and nitrogen in an asteroid sample, offering clues about how life’s molecular building blocks arrived on Earth (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.9%, Nasdaq +0.2%) as weaker-than-expected private payrolls data spurs interest rate cut bets (More)
> Delta Air Lines reports this year's 43-day-long US government shutdown cost the airline an estimated $200M (More)
> OpenAI to acquire Neptune, a startup that builds monitoring and debugging tools used in training AI models; deal terms were not disclosed (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> President Donald Trump pardons Rep. Henry Cuellar (D, TX-28) and his wife, indicted last year on charges of receiving almost $600K in bribes from Mexican and Azerbaijani companies (More)
> House Oversight Committee releases 10 images, four videos taken in 2020 of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's two private islands (More, w/photo, video)
> European Commission proposes using over $150B in frozen Russian assets to fund reparations-style loan to Ukraine despite Belgium's concerns of Russian retaliation (More)
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Apple Music unveils year-end charts; Bruno Mars and Rosé’s “APT.” takes the No. 1 spot across several categories, and Morgan Wallen leads all artists for most entries with 12 top-100 songs (More)
> Cannes-winning director Jafar Panahi sentenced in Iran to one year in prison and a two-year travel ban on propaganda charges while he's in New York City accepting Gotham Awards for “It Was Just an Accident," a film he illegally shot in Iran (More)
> International sports court rules Russian skiers and snowboarders can apply as neutral athletes for qualification events to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, overturning ban imposed in February 2022 over Russia's invasion of Ukraine (More)
Science & Technology
> Samsung debuts its first trifold smartphone with 10-inch display, available in South Korea this month and in the US next year; Chinese company Huawei released trifold phones last year, and Apple is expected to debut a foldable iPhone next year (More)
> Researchers find shingles vaccine may slow progression of dementia, building on an earlier study that linked the vaccine to a lower risk of developing dementia (More)
> Terminally ill baby ants emit a chemical signal that prompts adult ants to kill them, helping protect the rest of the colony from infection (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.3%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.6%); bitcoin bounces back above $90K (More) | Madison Avenue, bubbles, post-work happy hours: Explore these topics and more in tomorrow's business and finance newsletter (Sign up)
> Prada Group finalizes purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in nearly $1.4B cash deal (More) | Paramount, Netflix, and Comcast submit second-round bids for Warner Bros. Discovery, with Netflix submitting mostly all-cash offer (More)
> Nearly 203 million US consumers shopped from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, marking largest five-day turnout since 2017 when tracking began (More) | Online US shoppers spent record of roughly $44B across five-day period (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends follow-up strike on alleged drug boat in September, saying he didn't see survivors in what he called "the fog of war" (More)
> Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez is released from West Virginia prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump over drug-trafficking charges (More) | Centrist candidate Salvador Nasralla takes slight lead in Honduras presidential election, as votes are counted by hand (More)
> Tennessee voters select Republican Army veteran Matt Van Epps to replace outgoing Rep. Mark Green (R, TN-7) in special election (More)
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