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Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people. n.pr/3YaZPp6
How cozy Yuletide traditions got their start with raging parties and animal sacrifice
Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people. n.pr/3YaZPp6
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AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. n.pr/48VPxj2
35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating
AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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December 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. n.pr/48VPxj2
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Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services. n.pr/496jHPj
It's the 'gold standard' in autism care. Why are states reining it in?
Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services. n.pr/496jHPj
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George Foote, who served as the outside general counsel to the US Institute of Peace, said at WIRED’s Big Interview event that DOGE operatives arrived like a “strike team.”
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December 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
George Foote, who served as the outside general counsel to the US Institute of Peace, said at WIRED’s Big Interview event that DOGE operatives arrived like a “strike team.”
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NEW: ICE has hired the infamous for-profit prison company GEO Group to help its immigrant bounty hunter program. GEO Group now stands to make money both tracking down immigrants and imprisoning them. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...
ICE Hires Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group
BI Incorporated, a subsidiary of for-profit prison company GEO Group, will help ICE pinpoint the locations of immigrants.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NEW: ICE has hired the infamous for-profit prison company GEO Group to help its immigrant bounty hunter program. GEO Group now stands to make money both tracking down immigrants and imprisoning them. theintercept.com/2025/12/19/i...
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‘Throwback to McCarthyism’: Trump DOJ Moves to Treat Leftist Dissent as Criminal
'Throwback to McCarthyism': Trump DOJ Moves to Treat Leftist Dissent as Criminal | Common Dreams
In what Sen. Ron Wyden called "a throwback to McCarthyism," the DOJ is moving to use the full might of the surveillance state to target Trump's critics.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
‘Throwback to McCarthyism’: Trump DOJ Moves to Treat Leftist Dissent as Criminal
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A federal judge said HUD cannot dramatically change its funding policies on homelessness for now. States, cities and nonprofits say the proposed overhaul would push thousands back onto the streets. n.pr/3MMVjL5
Judge blocks HUD homelessness overhaul, rebukes agency for causing 'chaos'
A federal judge said HUD cannot dramatically change its funding policies on homelessness for now. States, cities and nonprofits say the proposed overhaul would push thousands back onto the streets.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A federal judge said HUD cannot dramatically change its funding policies on homelessness for now. States, cities and nonprofits say the proposed overhaul would push thousands back onto the streets. n.pr/3MMVjL5
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After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more young, child-free women are pursuing female sterilization, effectively eliminating their chances of unintended pregnancies.
With Rights and Resources Uncertain, They’re Seeking Sterilization
More young, child-free women are pursuing the permanent form of contraception.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more young, child-free women are pursuing female sterilization, effectively eliminating their chances of unintended pregnancies.
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SCOOP: The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their citizenship, according to internal guidance obtained by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
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December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration plans to ramp up efforts to strip some naturalized Americans of their citizenship, according to internal guidance obtained by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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@invisible.institute and ProPublica reviewed over 300 complaints accusing Chicago officers of sexual assault and misconduct.
Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims, enabling officers to become repeat offenders.
(Published May)
Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims, enabling officers to become repeat offenders.
(Published May)
Chicago Police Dismissed a Recruit’s Claims That a Colleague Sexually Assaulted Her. Then He was Accused Again and Again.
The Invisible Institute and ProPublica reviewed over 300 complaints accusing Chicago officers of sexual assault and misconduct. Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims,...
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
@invisible.institute and ProPublica reviewed over 300 complaints accusing Chicago officers of sexual assault and misconduct.
Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims, enabling officers to become repeat offenders.
(Published May)
Time and time again, the police department downplayed or ignored claims, enabling officers to become repeat offenders.
(Published May)
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A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation
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“The fact that we are even exploring this question is a little crazy in terms of financial risk.” interc.pt/4q7b9P1
December 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
“The fact that we are even exploring this question is a little crazy in terms of financial risk.” interc.pt/4q7b9P1
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Judges in Hong Kong delivered guilty verdicts in the landmark national security trial of the media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Monday, following a five-year-old case that has come to symbolize the sweeping political changes in the city. nyti.ms/4oVYkGa
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Judges in Hong Kong delivered guilty verdicts in the landmark national security trial of the media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Monday, following a five-year-old case that has come to symbolize the sweeping political changes in the city. nyti.ms/4oVYkGa
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NEW: After freezing billions in U.S. foreign aid and putting countless lives at risk around the world, Trump administration officials in Washington celebrated with a sheet cake.
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: After freezing billions in U.S. foreign aid and putting countless lives at risk around the world, Trump administration officials in Washington celebrated with a sheet cake.
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
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The pilot program, added to the military budget behind closed doors, upends an 80-year precedent against covering contractors’ interest payments.
Lawmakers Pave the Way to Billions in Handouts for Weapons Makers That the Pentagon Itself Opposed
The pilot program upends an 80-year precedent against covering contractors’ interest payments — something the military itself opposed.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The pilot program, added to the military budget behind closed doors, upends an 80-year precedent against covering contractors’ interest payments.
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In a daring nighttime martime operation, U.S. veterans whisked Venezuela's María Corina Machado out of the country to claim her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo n.pr/4adj9td
'She's awesome': How U.S. veterans helped Venezuela's Machado escape
In a daring nighttime martime operation, U.S. veterans whisked Venezuela's María Corina Machado out of the country to claim her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
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December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In a daring nighttime martime operation, U.S. veterans whisked Venezuela's María Corina Machado out of the country to claim her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo n.pr/4adj9td
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Walking with other people who are grieving a loss is one way to ease some of the pain and feel less alone. n.pr/4iW5b13
The 'magic' of walking with grief
Walking with other people who are grieving a loss is one way to ease some of the pain and feel less alone.
n.pr
December 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Walking with other people who are grieving a loss is one way to ease some of the pain and feel less alone. n.pr/4iW5b13
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In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
In January, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services will roll out a pilot program that will use AI to review Medicare patients' requests for care.
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
Insurers will get rewarded when they deny care.
What could go wrong?
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A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.
He Spent Funds Meant For Native Hawaiians On Polo And Porsches. The Federal Government Failed To Stop Him
A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.
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December 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A small business program allowed Christopher Dawson to win big contracts if he promised to uplift Native Hawaiians. Instead, federal prosecutors allege, he used the money to line his own pockets.
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In a blockbuster study, epidemiologist Sam Goldman compared the health records of two Marine bases, Camp Pendleton and Camp Lejeune. When Goldman compared both the populations, the results were shocking.
Read the full story:
Read the full story:
Scientists Thought Parkinson’s Was in Our Genes. It Might Be in the Water
New ideas about chronic illness could revolutionize treatment, if we take the research seriously.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
In a blockbuster study, epidemiologist Sam Goldman compared the health records of two Marine bases, Camp Pendleton and Camp Lejeune. When Goldman compared both the populations, the results were shocking.
Read the full story:
Read the full story:
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An Army gynecologist has been charged with secretly recording more than 40 of his patients at Fort Hood in Texas, military prosecutors said on Tuesday, as members of Congress expressed concerns that the Army was slow to stop his misconduct.
Army Gynecologist Charged With Secretly Recording Over 40 Patients
Members of Congress expressed concerns that the Army dismissed complaints about the doctor, who was accused of secretly recording patients at Fort Hood in Texas.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
An Army gynecologist has been charged with secretly recording more than 40 of his patients at Fort Hood in Texas, military prosecutors said on Tuesday, as members of Congress expressed concerns that the Army was slow to stop his misconduct.
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Today is the four year anniversary of Starbucks Workers United unionizing its first store.
Since then, they've won over 650 union elections but Starbucks still hasn't negotiated a fair union contract.
Until then, don't cross the picket line. Show solidarity like Bernie and Zohran.
Since then, they've won over 650 union elections but Starbucks still hasn't negotiated a fair union contract.
Until then, don't cross the picket line. Show solidarity like Bernie and Zohran.
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Today is the four year anniversary of Starbucks Workers United unionizing its first store.
Since then, they've won over 650 union elections but Starbucks still hasn't negotiated a fair union contract.
Until then, don't cross the picket line. Show solidarity like Bernie and Zohran.
Since then, they've won over 650 union elections but Starbucks still hasn't negotiated a fair union contract.
Until then, don't cross the picket line. Show solidarity like Bernie and Zohran.
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“It's just so mesmerizing… it's the heartbeat,” says Swiss watchmaker Max Büsser. He shows Jon Wertheim a few of MB&F’s signature watches, including their Legacy Machine No. 1. Some of MB&F’s creations sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. cbsn.ws/4iUohVq
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“It's just so mesmerizing… it's the heartbeat,” says Swiss watchmaker Max Büsser. He shows Jon Wertheim a few of MB&F’s signature watches, including their Legacy Machine No. 1. Some of MB&F’s creations sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. cbsn.ws/4iUohVq