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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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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> 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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A Light in the Dark
How bioluminescence works
Bioluminescence is the process by which an organism produces its own light due to a chemical reaction. It is sometimes mistaken for biofluorescence, the re-emission of absorbed light in a new color.
Though commonly associated with fireflies and glowworms, the phenomenon is rare in land species. By contrast, an estimated 75% of all ocean animals exhibit this ability themselves or through a symbiotic relationship with bioluminescent bacteria, which they use for self-defense, hunting food, mating, and communication.
The light comes from binding oxygen to one of several molecules called luciferin. Different species have different luciferin varieties, producing various types of oxyluciferin, a light-emitting molecule, in the reaction. The variety of oxyluciferin results in the variety of observed bioluminescent colors.
Scientists have used bioluminescent proteins to create tools to observe cellular biological activity and identify biochemical signals within cells for drug discovery.
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Rockefeller Center's Origin
Who are the Rockefellers?
The Rockefeller family is one of the wealthiest families in American history, with influential legacies in business, art, architecture, and philanthropy. John D. Rockefeller, born in 1839 into relatively modest circumstances, became the world’s first billionaire in 1916 after creating the first major business trust. By some accounts, he is still the richest man to have ever lived. Their cumulative net worth today is $10.3B.
The Rockefellers created the Standard Oil Company, which contributed to innovations in scaled business practices (namely, through trusts) amid the Industrial Revolution in the US, catalyzing a shift toward market centralization and monopoly. They've also financed American institutions such as New York City's Rockefeller Center, Colonial Williamsburg, and more.
Their modern-day influence mostly involves charitable giving to causes like higher education, the environment, and national parks. Their moneyed reputation has outlasted John D. Rockefeller himself: Taylor Swift, for instance, recently referenced the Standard Oil fortune in a popular song.
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> See Rockefeller Center's Christmas trees since 1931. (More)
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At least 128 people killed and over 8 arrested after Hong Kong apartment fire.
Hong Kong's anticorruption agency has arrested subcontractors, engineering consultants, and project managers in connection with a deadly fire at a high-rise apartment complex. Officials said the blaze, which began Wednesday afternoon and spread across seven towers, was likely ignited by flammable construction netting used during an ongoing renovation project.
Ukraine president's chief of staff resigns amid corruption probe.
Ukrainian anticorruption agencies raided the residence and reportedly the office of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, as part of a wider probe into a $100M energy sector corruption scandal. The raid has intensified political turmoil in Ukraine, with lawmakers demanding accountability amid pressure to address corruption as the government seeks continued Western support.
At least 321 people killed in Southeast Asia flooding and landslides.
Large parts of Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia have been drenched by cyclone-fueled torrential rain and a rare tropical storm in the Strait of Malacca, a roughly 560-mile-long stretch of water that connects the Indian and Pacific oceans. The floods have displaced tens of thousands of people.
Mystery foot suggests new early human relative.
Scientists conclude a roughly 3.4 million-year-old fossil found in Ethiopia belonged to a previously unknown ancient human relative. The foot has an opposable big toe, hinting the owner was a skilled climber who spent more time in trees than Lucy, another human relative from the same time and place. The finding raises questions about humans' direct ancestors and suggests evolution may not have been linear.
Ancient West Texas rock art influenced Mesoamerican cosmology.
Researchers have found that Indigenous people along the US-Mexico border created Pecos River-style rock art—vast, multicolored murals—that date back 6,000 years and span roughly 175 generations. They also identified recurring symbols and motifs that point to a shared "cosmovision," reflecting beliefs about the universe.
Judge dismisses Georgia election interference case against Trump and others.
Prosecutor Pete Skandalakis asked the judge to dismiss racketeering charges against President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and 17 others. He took over the case this month after his nonpartisan organization of Georgia prosecutors failed to find someone willing to replace Fani Willis, the original prosecutor who was disqualified from the case due to a romantic relationship with a prosecutor she had hired.
Olympic flame is lit for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. (w/photos)
The Olympic flame was lit in Greece Wednesday ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, running Feb. 4-22. When the flame reaches Italy Thursday, it will begin a nearly 7,500-mile, 63-day relay to Milan’s San Siro Stadium for the Feb. 6 opening ceremony. The flame is typically lit by capturing the sun’s rays with a concave mirror, but overcast skies forced officials to use a backup flame kindled during a rehearsal.
Explore the best resources we've found on the torch relay and Olympic Games here.
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Adorable Water Bears
What are tardigrades?
Tardigrades are microscopic animals best known for their survivability in extreme environments, including the vacuum of space, pressures six times greater than Earth’s deepest ocean trench, and temperatures ranging from about minus 270 to 150 degrees Celsius (or minus 454 to 302 degrees Fahrenheit). Nicknamed “water bears,” these creatures traverse using four pairs of stubby legs that end in claws or adhesive pads and are found in habitats with moist sediments, like lake bottoms (watch under a microscope).
Their resilience comes from their ability to undergo cryptobiosis, in which a tardigrade expels nearly all the water in its body and tucks itself into a dried-up cyst called a tun. During this process, protectant molecules—including Dsup, a protein that shields DNA from radiation—create a glass-like matrix to protect a tardigrade’s cells and reduce its metabolism by 99.99%. Even after decades, tardigrades in a tun state have been revived through rehydration.
Research is ongoing to identify applications of tardigrade-specific proteins, including using Dsup to protect healthy cells during radiotherapy cancer treatments.
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Prosperous Lands
Real estate, 101
Real estate is an asset class that includes land or buildings, whether residential, commercial, or public. Roughly 66% of US households own real estate, and for the typical American homeowner, that property makes up roughly half of their household’s net worth.
Most of these homeowners (about 74% as of 2024) use a mortgage to finance their homes rather than paying for them in cash. The real estate industry encompasses a wide range of professionals, from house flippers to real estate agents. Real estate investment firms handle complex, large-scale projects such as commercial developments, and also partner with large corporate developers and investors.
The US housing market alone was worth a hefty sum of $55T as of September 2025. For context, the entire US stock market is worth roughly $62.2T.
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> Monaco is the world's most expensive real estate market. (More)
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Venezuela to deem Nobel Peace Prize winner fugitive if she leaves to accept award.
Venezuela's attorney general said opposition leader María Corina Machado will be considered a fugitive if she leaves hiding to collect her Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, next month. Machado, who was awarded the honor last month for her efforts to promote democracy in Venezuela, faces accusations from the Maduro regime of conspiracy, incitement of hatred, and terrorism.
Drugmaker Eli Lilly hits $1T market value, first for a healthcare company.
The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company surpassed a $1T valuation during Friday morning trading, becoming the first healthcare company to join an elite group dominated by tech firms. Lilly's market value is more than double that of its next closest industry rival, Johnson & Johnson. The drugmaker’s growth has been driven largely by strong demand for its GLP-1 drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound.
Saturn's rings to seemingly disappear in rare ring-plane crossing.
Less than 1% of Saturn's rings will be visible from Earth tonight, as the two planets align such that Saturn's rings face us edge-on. The rings will gradually appear wider in the coming months, reaching their greatest apparent width in late 2027. Tonight's illusion, observable with a backyard telescope, won't occur again until Oct. 15, 2038.
Ohio police officer acquitted in shooting death of pregnant Black mother.
A jury yesterday found Blendon Township officer Connor Grubb not guilty of murder and related charges in the 2023 shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting. Grubb faced a potential life sentence in prison if convicted. The attorney representing Young's family said he would continue pursuing a lawsuit against the township and its police chief.
US Rep. Eric Swalwell (D, CA-14) enters crowded California governor race.
The 45-year-old Democrat, who served as House manager for President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, launched his gubernatorial campaign Thursday night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Swalwell joins over half a dozen candidates seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), including billionaire businessman Tom Steyer (D), who joined the race Wednesday. The election is set for Nov. 3, 2026.
Miss Mexico is crowned Miss Universe weeks after spurring walkout.
Mexico’s Fátima Bosch Fernández was crowned the 74th Miss Universe yesterday. The 25-year-old walked offstage during a sashing ceremony earlier this month after she stood up to a pageant organizer who criticized her for not joining promotional activities. Several contestants left the stage in solidarity. Separately, two judges resigned earlier this week, with one alleging a rigged competition.
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Metropolitan Museum of Art announces "Costume Art" as inaugural exhibition in Costume Institute's nearly 12,000-square-foot Condé M. Nast Galleries, opening May 2026; Met Gala dress code announcement expected in early 2026 (More)
> Post Malone, Lil Jon, and Jack White to headline NFL Thanksgiving halftime shows (More) | Influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul to fight former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in professional match streamed on Netflix Dec. 19 (More)
> Tom Cruise and Dolly Parton among lifetime achievement honorees at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards (More)
Science & Technology
> Jeff Bezos launches startup focused on AI applications in engineering and manufacturing; he will serve as co-CEO alongside former Google scientist (More)
> Report reveals National Institutes of Health funding cuts affected over 74,000 participants across 383 clinical trials from late February to mid-August; cuts disproportionately impacted infectious disease studies (More)
> Scientists build digital copy of mouse brain cortex with supercomputer, enabling them to simulate neurological diseases and test treatments virtually (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -0.9%, Dow -1.2%, Nasdaq -0.8%) as tech slumps weigh on markets; investors look ahead to delayed September jobs report, set for Thursday release (More)
> Novo Nordisk cuts direct-to-consumer prices for weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic to $349 per month for existing cash-paying patients on most doses; offers limited-time $199 monthly price to new cash-paying patients on lower doses (More)
> Ford partners with Amazon to sell certified used vehicles on the retail giant's auto marketplace, becoming second brand name to do so after Hyundai; initial rollout is in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Dallas (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> US House expected to vote today on whether to compel the Justice Department to release files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein (More) | UN Security Council approves US plan authorizing international stabilization force in Gaza (More)
> Federal agents say they have detained over 130 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, since Friday as part of an ongoing immigration crackdown; roughly 200 agents are due to be redeployed to New Orleans this upcoming weekend (More)
> Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk calls explosion on railway track 60 miles from Warsaw an "act of sabotage"; investigators have not publicly identified a suspect or motive behind the attack, which has disrupted aid delivery to Ukraine (More)
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Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> Americana folk singer-songwriter Todd Snider dies at age 59 after being hospitalized with pneumonia (More) | Seattle Seahawks safety and Pro Football Hall of Famer Kenny Easley dies at age 66 (More)
> Italy's Jannik Sinner tops Spain's Carlos Alcaraz to win ATP Finals title in Turin for second straight year, earning $5M prize (More)
> "Now You See Me 3" leads the box office, grossing $75.5M globally in its weekend debut, outpacing “The Running Man” (More)
Science & Technology
> NASA to launch Sentinel-6B, the next satellite in a multidecade effort to measure sea level rise across roughly 90% of Earth's oceans; launch window began around 12 am ET (More)
> Mouse study suggests hypertension can cause premature aging in certain brain cells much earlier than expected; may explain link between high blood pressure and increased risk of cognitive impairment (More)
> Researchers use world's fastest supercomputer, "El Capitan" at Livermore National Lab, to create database of 41 million protein folding structures in record-breaking time (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close mixed Friday (S&P 500 -0.1%, Dow -0.7%, Nasdaq +0.1%), with the tech-heavy Nasdaq ending a three-day losing streak (More)
> Former Federal Reserve official Adriana Kugler stepped down in August following an ethics probe into trading violations, new report reveals; senior Fed officials are prohibited from trading individual stocks (More)
> Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reports building a $4.9B stake in Google parent company Alphabet (More) | Everything we've learned about Warren Buffett (1440 Topics)
Politics & World Affairs
> US designates Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization while its most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean Sea; US military strikes another alleged drug trafficking boat (More)
> Chilean presidential election heads to a Dec. 14 runoff as the two candidates—communist Jeannette Jara and conservative José Antonio Kast—fail to secure more than 50% of the vote (More)
> Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23 rebels sign new peace deal framework in Qatar after earlier deal collapses this year (More)
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