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Valar Atomics achieves criticality, proving the "move fast and break things" ethos enters nuclear physics. This milestone validates the reaction, but it has also highlights tension between startup velocity and safety. The science advances, yet the waste issue lingers.
US startup achieves historic breakthrough with first-of-its-kind nuclear feat: 'The dawn of a new era'
"Think of a long chain of dominoes."
www.yahoo.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Valar Atomics achieves criticality, proving the "move fast and break things" ethos enters nuclear physics. This milestone validates the reaction, but it has also highlights tension between startup velocity and safety. The science advances, yet the waste issue lingers.
Facing a pre-midterm health care cliff, GOP teases a tariff-funded reconciliation bill — a Hail Mary that terrified moderates view as political suicide. It exposes a majority trapped between hardliner fantasies and electoral math, risking internal implosion that gift-wraps the House for Democrats.
The internal dispute that could derail the GOP’s 2026 agenda
With the midterms around the corner, top Republican voices are clashing about the prospects for another reconciliation bill.
www.politico.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Facing a pre-midterm health care cliff, GOP teases a tariff-funded reconciliation bill — a Hail Mary that terrified moderates view as political suicide. It exposes a majority trapped between hardliner fantasies and electoral math, risking internal implosion that gift-wraps the House for Democrats.
Sheinbaum's Impossible Dilemma: Trump designates fentanyl as WMD, creating a crisis. Mexico's president faces impossible choices: accept US military intervention or risk unilateral airstrikes. Ahead of the World Cup, she fights to protect sovereignty while keeping trade ties under immense pressure.
Claudia Sheinbaum’s Impossible Dilemma
The threat of U.S. strikes on cartels could upend a century of delicate relations with Mexico.
www.theatlantic.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Sheinbaum's Impossible Dilemma: Trump designates fentanyl as WMD, creating a crisis. Mexico's president faces impossible choices: accept US military intervention or risk unilateral airstrikes. Ahead of the World Cup, she fights to protect sovereignty while keeping trade ties under immense pressure.
Minnesota Republicans see a path to unseat Walz, but Trump’s flamethrower rhetoric and Mike Lindell’s pillow-fort politics block the lane. It showcases a recurring GOP dilemma: party risks torching winnable races by prioritizing MAGA loyalty tests over strategic moderation in a state they don't win.
Donald Trump and Mike Lindell are targeting Tim Walz. Some Republicans are worried that could backfire.
Tim Walz wants a third term. Donald Trump and Mike Lindell want to beat him.
www.politico.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Minnesota Republicans see a path to unseat Walz, but Trump’s flamethrower rhetoric and Mike Lindell’s pillow-fort politics block the lane. It showcases a recurring GOP dilemma: party risks torching winnable races by prioritizing MAGA loyalty tests over strategic moderation in a state they don't win.
The Times Square ball morphs into the opening salvo for a patriotic marketing blitz. Organizers commandeer the New Year’s icon for the nation’s 250th birthday. This signals a bet on spectacle and nostalgia as the only tools left to patch up a divided citizenry.
Times Square to feature patriotic ball drop for New Year's Eve, kicking off US's 250th birthday
The New Year's Eve ball drop in New York City will sparkle in red, white, and blue to kick off celebrations for the U.S.'s 250th birthday in 2026.
apnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Times Square ball morphs into the opening salvo for a patriotic marketing blitz. Organizers commandeer the New Year’s icon for the nation’s 250th birthday. This signals a bet on spectacle and nostalgia as the only tools left to patch up a divided citizenry.
Moscow’s clumsy war on the probiv trade has only radicalized it. By pushing brokers abroad, the Kremlin severes its leverage. A once-compliant black market morphs into an unbridled free-for-all, ensuring that sensitive Russian state secrets become the world’s cheapest, and most dangerous, export.
‘All brakes are off’: Russia’s attempt to rein in illicit market for leaked data backfires
Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting it
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Moscow’s clumsy war on the probiv trade has only radicalized it. By pushing brokers abroad, the Kremlin severes its leverage. A once-compliant black market morphs into an unbridled free-for-all, ensuring that sensitive Russian state secrets become the world’s cheapest, and most dangerous, export.
Thirty-five years into ADA, the hospitality industry effectively treats civil rights as optional amenities. "Accessible" bookings remain a bait-and-switch game involving beds that require mountaineering gear and bathroom gymnastics. It means meaningful inclusion is stalled by franchise loopholes
35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating
Clockwise from top left: Eileen Schoch, Cory Lee, Kelly Mack and Karen Lohr are wheelchair users who've had to deal with hotel rooms that weren't accessible as promised.
Richard Beaven for NPR, via Cory Lee, Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR and via Karen Lohr
www.npr.org
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Thirty-five years into ADA, the hospitality industry effectively treats civil rights as optional amenities. "Accessible" bookings remain a bait-and-switch game involving beds that require mountaineering gear and bathroom gymnastics. It means meaningful inclusion is stalled by franchise loopholes
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In Fort Pierce, the hunter has become the hunted. Judge Cannon’s oversight of the grand conspiracy probe signals judiciary’s transformation into a specialized retribution wing. Precedent is dead; loyalty is king. Remember one thing: she is auditioning for a SCOTUS seat via political vengeance.
Get Ready to Start Hearing About Aileen Cannon Again
The Florida-based judge is likely to once again play a central role in politics in the new year.
www.theatlantic.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In Fort Pierce, the hunter has become the hunted. Judge Cannon’s oversight of the grand conspiracy probe signals judiciary’s transformation into a specialized retribution wing. Precedent is dead; loyalty is king. Remember one thing: she is auditioning for a SCOTUS seat via political vengeance.
Trump: Zelenskyy "doesn’t have anything until I approve it," reducing complex geopolitics to a boardroom power play. By insisting Kyiv needs his blessing, US support hinges less on strategic frameworks and entirely on his personal, transactional seal of approval.
Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’
Trump’s comments come ahead of his Sunday meeting with Zelenskyy, who will bring with him a new 20-point plan to end the war.
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump: Zelenskyy "doesn’t have anything until I approve it," reducing complex geopolitics to a boardroom power play. By insisting Kyiv needs his blessing, US support hinges less on strategic frameworks and entirely on his personal, transactional seal of approval.
Big Food counters RFK Jr.’s health crusade by framing safety regulations as a threat to affordable groceries. Companies leverage record lobbying budgets to argue state rules drive inflation. This forces Republicans to choose between protecting corporate donors and supporting the populist MAHA base.
The ultraprocessed food makers have an answer for RFK Jr.
The companies behind Doritos, Oscar Mayer wieners, and Kraft Mac & Cheese are warning state regulation promoted by the health secretary is driving up your food bill.
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Big Food counters RFK Jr.’s health crusade by framing safety regulations as a threat to affordable groceries. Companies leverage record lobbying budgets to argue state rules drive inflation. This forces Republicans to choose between protecting corporate donors and supporting the populist MAHA base.
US airstrikes target alleged militants in northwest Nigeria, shaking Jabo residents who initially mistake explosions for a plane crash. While Trump claims victory against ISIS, analysts say operation actually hits Lakurawa group. Confusion grows as villagers fear for safety over military escalation.
Nigerian villagers are rattled by US airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red
A U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged Islamic State camp in Nigeria has caused panic in the village of Jabo.
apnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
US airstrikes target alleged militants in northwest Nigeria, shaking Jabo residents who initially mistake explosions for a plane crash. While Trump claims victory against ISIS, analysts say operation actually hits Lakurawa group. Confusion grows as villagers fear for safety over military escalation.
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RFK Jr. chases Europe’s slimmer vaccine schedule but ignores its context: universal health care. Experts say Kennedy cherry-picks data as America’s fragmented system needs broad mandates to catch vulnerable kids. Adopting Danish cuts without Danish safety nets isn’t reform but deregulation.
Why RFK Jr.’s plan to follow Europe on vaccines is getting panned
In some cases, Europe has better contained disease, in others it’s let them spread to keep costs down.
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
RFK Jr. chases Europe’s slimmer vaccine schedule but ignores its context: universal health care. Experts say Kennedy cherry-picks data as America’s fragmented system needs broad mandates to catch vulnerable kids. Adopting Danish cuts without Danish safety nets isn’t reform but deregulation.
ICE officer shoved a civilian, got suspended and returned by Monday — accountability at DHS is merely a suggestion. With oversight gutted and Stephen Miller cheering the reinstatement, the message is clear: aggressiveness isn’t a bug in this brutal new immigration strategy; it is a feature.
Exclusive: ICE officer accused of excessive force, then sent back to work despite active probe
A federal agent pushes the wife of the detained man from Ecuador to the ground on September 25, 2025 in New York City.
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
www.npr.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
ICE officer shoved a civilian, got suspended and returned by Monday — accountability at DHS is merely a suggestion. With oversight gutted and Stephen Miller cheering the reinstatement, the message is clear: aggressiveness isn’t a bug in this brutal new immigration strategy; it is a feature.
Your holiday indecision creates a logistics nightmare. While bracketing sizes feels convenient, retailers simply trash returns rather than pay for restocking. That free return actually spikes consumer prices. Essentially, you are paying extra to send that ugly sweater on a round trip to the dump.
Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about it
The month after Christmas has been dubbed “Returnuary” for good reason. The National Retail Federation estimates 17% of holiday purchases will be sent back this year.
apnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Your holiday indecision creates a logistics nightmare. While bracketing sizes feels convenient, retailers simply trash returns rather than pay for restocking. That free return actually spikes consumer prices. Essentially, you are paying extra to send that ugly sweater on a round trip to the dump.
Harriet Hageman launches a Senate campaign to replace Cynthia Lummis, cementing Wyoming’s MAGA alignment. Endorsed by Trump, former Cheney rival enjoys strong support but faces surprising headwinds: voters openly booing her stance on federal spending cuts, testing the limits of populist loyalty.
Hageman launches bid for Wyoming Senate seat
The two-term representative and strong Trump supporter announced her campaign on Tuesday.
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Harriet Hageman launches a Senate campaign to replace Cynthia Lummis, cementing Wyoming’s MAGA alignment. Endorsed by Trump, former Cheney rival enjoys strong support but faces surprising headwinds: voters openly booing her stance on federal spending cuts, testing the limits of populist loyalty.
Zelenskyy heads to Florida Dec. 28 to close the gap on a peace framework that’s reportedly 90% complete. But in diplomatic real estate, the last 10% is where the devil resides — specifically defining if "security guarantees" offer actual protection or just another polite suggestion to Moscow.
Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that he will meet on Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida.
apnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Zelenskyy heads to Florida Dec. 28 to close the gap on a peace framework that’s reportedly 90% complete. But in diplomatic real estate, the last 10% is where the devil resides — specifically defining if "security guarantees" offer actual protection or just another polite suggestion to Moscow.
In Fort Pierce, the hunter has become the hunted. Judge Cannon’s oversight of the grand conspiracy probe signals judiciary’s transformation into a specialized retribution wing. Precedent is dead; loyalty is king. Remember one thing: she is auditioning for a SCOTUS seat via political vengeance.
Get Ready to Start Hearing About Aileen Cannon Again
The Florida-based judge is likely to once again play a central role in politics in the new year.
www.theatlantic.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In Fort Pierce, the hunter has become the hunted. Judge Cannon’s oversight of the grand conspiracy probe signals judiciary’s transformation into a specialized retribution wing. Precedent is dead; loyalty is king. Remember one thing: she is auditioning for a SCOTUS seat via political vengeance.
Rubio’s diplomacy treats high-value MS-13 witnesses like bargaining chips, swapping federal justice for Venezuelan deportation quotas. Move torpedoes years of legal work and intelligence to pad immigration stats. Optics outweigh harder, quieter work of ending transnational criminal networks.
Rubio’s diplomacy treats high-value MS-13 witnesses like bargaining chips, swapping federal justice for Venezuelan deportation quotas. This move torpedoes years of DOJ work and intelligence to pad immigration stats, signaling the administration prioritizes swift removal optics over the harder, quieter work of dismantling transnational criminal networks.
House Democrats are demanding more details about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s dealings with the Salvadoran government as the country agreed to imprison more than 200 men in its most notorious detention facility.
thehill.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Rubio’s diplomacy treats high-value MS-13 witnesses like bargaining chips, swapping federal justice for Venezuelan deportation quotas. Move torpedoes years of legal work and intelligence to pad immigration stats. Optics outweigh harder, quieter work of ending transnational criminal networks.
In Sommarøy, a small Norwegian village north of the Arctic Circle, smashing clocks was a PR stunt. But fantasy hooked a burnout culture. We crave exemption from the relentless tick-tock of productivity. Yet, actual timelessness isn't liberation — it is existential drift. We need the cage we despise.
The Island Without Time
I traveled above the Arctic Circle to find out whether a town really can live free from the clock.
www.theatlantic.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In Sommarøy, a small Norwegian village north of the Arctic Circle, smashing clocks was a PR stunt. But fantasy hooked a burnout culture. We crave exemption from the relentless tick-tock of productivity. Yet, actual timelessness isn't liberation — it is existential drift. We need the cage we despise.
The real match isn't on the pitch; it’s the contact sport of navigating balkanized transit systems lawmakers refuse to fund. We have secured stadiums but forgotten trains, meaning millions of global fans will soon discover the American definition of "world-class" actually requires a rental car.
US cities gird for World Cup rush hour
Are American transit systems ready for millions of soccer fans?
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The real match isn't on the pitch; it’s the contact sport of navigating balkanized transit systems lawmakers refuse to fund. We have secured stadiums but forgotten trains, meaning millions of global fans will soon discover the American definition of "world-class" actually requires a rental car.
The American Dream, deported. For Gomez, Christmas signals a grim new normal: Trump’s policy successfully reverses migration flows, trading US stability for Venezuelan survival. It’s the end of the exit strategy — leaving families celebrating with empty pockets in the very homes they fled.
A Venezuelan family Christmas: From the US dream to poverty
More than 7.7 million Venezuelans have fled economic collapse, but many are now returning home to face bleak realities.
www.aljazeera.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The American Dream, deported. For Gomez, Christmas signals a grim new normal: Trump’s policy successfully reverses migration flows, trading US stability for Venezuelan survival. It’s the end of the exit strategy — leaving families celebrating with empty pockets in the very homes they fled.
Kremlin admits the quiet part out loud: Laurent Vinatier isn’t a prisoner; he is currency. By claiming the ball is in Paris’ court, Moscow has signaled this foreign agent trial has been a negotiation tactic for a high-value swap, rather than a legal proceeding.
The Kremlin says Moscow made an offer to France regarding a French citizen imprisoned in Russia
The Kremlin is in talks with French authorities about French scholar Laurent Vinatier, who is serving a three-year sentence in Russia and reportedly faces new espionage charges.
apnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Kremlin admits the quiet part out loud: Laurent Vinatier isn’t a prisoner; he is currency. By claiming the ball is in Paris’ court, Moscow has signaled this foreign agent trial has been a negotiation tactic for a high-value swap, rather than a legal proceeding.
AP’s shutterbugs document our collective vertigo, freezing a year defined by fire, fury, and the jarring return of familiar political ghosts. From Gaza’s rubble to the White House lawn, these frames don’t just record history; they force us to stare unblinkingly at our beautiful, breaking world.
Associated Press 100 Photos of 2025: AP photos that defined the year
In over 200 locations globally, photojournalists with The Associated Press are trusted eyewitnesses to the world’s news, and have won 36 of AP’s 59 Pulitzer Prizes since the award was established in 1917.
apnews.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
AP’s shutterbugs document our collective vertigo, freezing a year defined by fire, fury, and the jarring return of familiar political ghosts. From Gaza’s rubble to the White House lawn, these frames don’t just record history; they force us to stare unblinkingly at our beautiful, breaking world.
Plummeting cocaine prices force an unlikely austerity measure upon Atlantic smugglers: recycling. Spanish police find traffickers stop sinking custom subs post-delivery, opting to reuse them. The drug trade’s margins tighten and criminal logistics embrace a cost-conscious business model.
Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish police
Previously vessels would be sunk once they had completed their cargo runs from South America to Europe
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Plummeting cocaine prices force an unlikely austerity measure upon Atlantic smugglers: recycling. Spanish police find traffickers stop sinking custom subs post-delivery, opting to reuse them. The drug trade’s margins tighten and criminal logistics embrace a cost-conscious business model.
RFK Jr. chases Europe’s slimmer vaccine schedule but ignores its context: universal health care. Experts say Kennedy cherry-picks data as America’s fragmented system needs broad mandates to catch vulnerable kids. Adopting Danish cuts without Danish safety nets isn’t reform but deregulation.
Why RFK Jr.’s plan to follow Europe on vaccines is getting panned
In some cases, Europe has better contained disease, in others it’s let them spread to keep costs down.
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:18 AM
RFK Jr. chases Europe’s slimmer vaccine schedule but ignores its context: universal health care. Experts say Kennedy cherry-picks data as America’s fragmented system needs broad mandates to catch vulnerable kids. Adopting Danish cuts without Danish safety nets isn’t reform but deregulation.