Israel considers flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater: Report
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Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano eruption leaves 11 dead, 12 missing: Here's the latest on the search for missing climbers.
Mount Marapi is the most active volcano in West Sumatra and has been erupting intermittently since 2004.
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Shaping morality: How weight loss drugs challenge the myth of thinness as a virtue
In 1957, Reverend Charlie Shed published a book titled “Pray Your Weight Away.” It became a best-seller
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The Next Supreme Court Danger: Trashing One-Third of the Tax Code
“If men were angels,” James Madison wrote in Federalist 51, “no government would be necessary.” Similarly, if men were angels, we wouldn’t have to tax unrealized capital gains. It’s really awkward to tax an increase in the value of an investment that has not been cashed out. Doing so removes capital from the economy, and, if the value of the investment later falls, the justification for the tax may vanish. Also, a rise in an investment’s value doesn’t (usually) enable consumption the way cash in
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Constantly on the nod, chinstrap penguins catch seconds-long bursts of sleep 10,000 times per day
So named because of the narrow band on their heads, these penguins catch slumber every second they can
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Billie Eilish says she was outed in a red carpet interview: 'I like boys and girls — who cares'
Billie Eilish said she was outed during an interview on the red carpet at Variety's "Hitmakers" event.
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US Navy responds after China claims American warship 'illegally intruded' into the South China Sea
The Chinese military and the United States traded comments after China accused an American warship of violating its sovereignty in the South China Sea.
2 min read - USMiami Herald
Former U.S. official arrested in Miami on charges of being unregistered agent for Cuba
Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, an ex-career U.S. diplomat, will appear in Miami federal court on charges of secretly working for Cuba.
7 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
TikTok's owner is working on a rival chatbot builder to OpenAI, a new report says
ByteDance is planning to build a platform that will let users create their own chatbots, per a report from the South China Morning Post.
2 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
I went to my first sample sale, where designer clothes sell for up to 90% off. Here's what I did right — and 5 mistakes I won't make next time.
My first sample sale had designer clothes for 90% off. Here are my best shopping tips, plus mistakes I would avoid next time.
5 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
Lessons on loneliness from people living life on the road
The road can be one of the loneliest places to live, but these people living in cars, vans, and RVs have overcome its challenges, built community, and embraced solitude.
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Eight-eyed cave creature — with unique genitalia — discovered as new species in China
The cave-dwelling animals were found “under large rocks,” researchers said.
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Speaker Mike Johnson frets that high schoolers increasingly identify as LGBTQ in fundraising email: 'We have much to repent for'
"I fear America may be beyond redemption," Johnson declared in an email sent by House Republicans' campaign arm. "We live in a depraved culture."
3 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Israel may try to drive Hamas out of its tunnels in Gaza by pumping them full of seawater: WSJ
Israel has a plan to flood Hamas' tunnels with seawater, in a move that could damage Gaza's already scarce water supply, the WSJ reported.
3 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Few things worry NATO like Russia's Yasen-class submarines, and Moscow may be planning to build even more of them
With Russia's Yasen-class subs patrolling the Atlantic and Pacific, the US would face a "dual-flank challenge," a Navy admiral said earlier this year.
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THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'A Christmas Story' 40 years later
It's been 40 years since audiences were introduced to Ralphie and the rest of the Parkers in "A Christmas Story."
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Americans are sleepwalking into a Trump dictatorship
Everyone but MAGA is blind to the truth. They know the evil that they do and are doing it with their eyes wide open
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“Clueless”: Legal analyst says Trump lawyers screwed up request for expedited gag order appeal
Trump's team did not act quickly enough — and even then "did not get the procedure right," legal analyst says
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Spotify ditches popular podcasts 'Heavyweight' and 'Stolen' as CEO doubles down on cost-cutting
Daniel Ek appears determined to make the company "relentlessly resourceful," following announcement of of further layoffs on Monday.
2 min read - TechnologyBusiness Insider
How OnlyFans star Riley Reid plans to 'immortalize' herself using AI
The technology interacts with users the same way the creator would. It's based on hundreds of hours of Reid's content, and fact-checked by her.
5 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
My family and I upgraded to business-class flights by bidding. We saved over $1,700.
Participating in Virgin Atlantic's "You Bid" program saved my family money on business-class flights.
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Lock your phone before letting a stranger snap your photo
Here’s a friendly holiday reminder that if you’re going to hand your phone to a stranger to take your photo, at least make sure your phone is locked. We’ve all done it. You’re outside a restaurant or landmark and you’re struggling to take a selfie or group photo and a stranger offers to take the […]
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Suspected DUI crash leaves 2 dead on 5 Fwy; SB lanes closed through Santa Fe Springs
A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI in a crash that left his two passengers dead and the southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway closed through Santa Fe Springs Tuesday morning. The crash was reported at 1:39 a.m. just north of Carmenita Road, according to the California Highway Patrol’s traffic incident log. A Honda […]
1 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Ukrainian soldiers feel they have been abandoned on a crucial part of the frontline and their situation is being 'hushed up': report
Ukrainian forces are battling to defend territory won back from Russia near the Dnipro River.
2 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
EasyJet is setting up special orange mailboxes in airports around Europe to deliver kids' letters to Santa directly on flights to Lapland
EasyJet is setting up mailboxes at European airports as it found 71% of children flying over Christmas are worried that Santa won't find them.
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