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Another example of why he won't win the Prize.
Trump dismissed the idea of working with Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado on a political transition for Venezuela, a setback for the opposition leader who won international acclaim in her fight for democracy in the country.
Nobel Winner Machado Left Out of Trump’s Venezuela Plan for Now
President Donald Trump dismissed the idea of working with Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado on a political transition for Venezuela, a setback for the opposition leader who won international acclaim in her fight for democracy in the country.
bloom.bg
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Truth. #1 job as a parent is to teach your kids how to think for themselves. That includes learning how to recover from failure, being independent, and being productive members of society. You're not going to always be around to do things for them.
www.businessinsider.com/why-esther-w...
My daughters attended Harvard, Yale, and Stanford; they then became the CEOs of YouTube and 23andMe. Letting them fail helped them grow into leaders.
Esther Wojcicki shares how her TRICK parenting method — trust, respect, independence, collaboration, and kindness — helped her raise successful kids.
www.businessinsider.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Records obtained by the Times depict dozens of instances in which oversight personnel flagged federal workers cleaning up the Eaton and Palisades fires for disregarding cleanup procedures in a way that likely spread toxic substances. Read more here: www.latimes.com/environment/...
L.A. fire cleanups reports describe repeated violations, illegal dumping allegation
We reviewed thousands of pages of Army Corps of Engineering quality assurance reports for the January fire soil cleanup. The results were startling.
www.latimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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L.A. car thief abandoned toddler, dog at crime scene; no one has claimed them, officials say
L.A. car thief abandoned toddler, dog at crime scene; no one has claimed them, officials say
The Los Angeles Police Department and Department of Children and Family Services are asking the public for help in identifying a toddler who was left behind during an attempted car theft.
www.latimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor looks to raise over $600 million in HK IPO reut.rs/4skVNs6
China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor looks to raise over $600 million in HK IPO
China's GigaDevice Semiconductor is targeting to raise up to HK$4.68 billion ($601.47 million) in an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to a filing with the exchange on Wednesday.
reut.rs
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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A luxury property in Crimea that once belonged to a pro-Moscow leader of Ukraine has been refurbished at a cost of more than £90 million and given to President Putin, according to a report by anti-corruption activists
Inside Putin’s secret clifftop palace in Crimea
www.thetimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Among the funding cuts are two grants, one serving schools in Chicago and the other in rural Illinois, that were stopped after two years of their five-year terms, the complaint states.
Chicago nonprofit sues Department of Education over alleged ‘unlawful’ grant program cuts
A Chicago nonprofit, with the American Federation of Teachers, is suing the U.S. Department of Education over funding cuts to community schools.
trib.al
December 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If he hadn't dunked people would be questioning his commitment to the team. bulls need to grow up and realize this isn't rec league ball.
www.cbssports.com/nba/news/gia...
Giannis Antetokounmpo explains controversial dunk to end Bucks vs. Bulls game
Giannis Antetokounmpo had some explaining to do after his late-game dunk against the Chicago Bulls
www.cbssports.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Because nothing compares when celebrat8ng the birth of Christ than bombing people.
December 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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History shows clearly that the societies most capable of generosity and liberalism are not those trapped in poverty but those that have escaped it.
The most overlooked holiday miracle: Abundance
History shows clearly that the societies most capable of generosity and liberalism are not those trapped in poverty but those that have escaped it.
reason.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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The U.S. House passed a bill last week removing federal protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 states.

https://www.ksl.com/article/51422038/gray-wolves-one-step-closer-to-losing-federal-protection
Gray wolves one step closer to losing federal protection
The U.S. House passed a bill last week removing federal protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 states.
www.ksl.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The floods kept coming.

He needed to grow a crop that would thrive in water — or to quit.

Published Sept. w/ @capitolnewsil.bsky.social, Saluki Local Reporting Lab
The Floods Kept Coming. He Needed to Grow a Crop That Would Thrive in Water — or to Quit.
One Illinois man’s decadeslong fight to convert his fields into rice paddies demonstrates how it’s possible to bring diversity to the Corn Belt, but improbable so long as federal farm policy remains f...
propublica.org
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Donna Hughes Brown's case was highlighted during a hearing with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.
ICE Releases Grandma With Green Card After 5 Months in Time for Christmas
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Workers have installed glass exteriors walls on the House of Tomorrow in Beverly Shores, Indiana, as part of a $4 million effort to restore the 12-sided home to how it looked 90 years ago.
America's first glass house, built for the 1933 World's Fair, set to shine again
chicago.suntimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Our journalists are joining nearly 40 scientists on an expedition to Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers. Getting there will require taking a helicopter over icy seas.

What do you want to know — about the trip, the glaciers, the research? Send your questions: trib.al/rdYRyO0
December 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM