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German economy contracts 0.2% in 2024 in second consecutive annual slowdown - CNBC
  1. German economy contracts 0.2% in 2024 in second consecutive annual slowdown  CNBC
  2. Germany’s Economy Shrank Last Year. Here’s How Politicians Plan to Revive It.  The New York Times
  3. German Economy Shrinks for Second Straight Year Before Election  Bloomberg
  4. Germany’s Economy Contracts For Second-Straight Year as Tariff Threat Looms  The Wall Street Journal
  5. German economy shrinks for second consecutive year  Financial Times
Posted: January 15, 2025, 9:05 am
Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch commercial moon landers - Reuters
  1. Japan's ispace, US's Firefly launch commercial moon landers  Reuters
  2. SpaceX launches two moon missions in one fell swoop  CNN
  3. Ten NASA Science, Tech Instruments Flying to Moon on Firefly Lander  NASA
  4. Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket  CBS News
  5. SpaceX rocket launches private missions to the Moon  BBC.com
Posted: January 15, 2025, 8:18 am
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: 10 most impactful players in College Football Playoff National Championship - CBS Sports
  1. Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: 10 most impactful players in College Football Playoff National Championship  CBS Sports
  2. College football national champions’ worst losses? Notre Dame, Ohio State already top list  The Athletic
  3. Presser Bullets: Chip Kelly Eager to Scheme vs. Man-Coverage-Heavy Notre Dame Secondary, Jim Knowles Wants His  Eleven Warriors
  4. Projection for Ohio State-Notre Dame, SP+ rankings entering CFP title game  ESPN
  5. What Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said about Notre Dame, Jack Sawyer and more  cleveland.com
Posted: January 15, 2025, 7:25 am
British author Neil Gaiman denies ever engaging in non-consensual sex as more accusers come forward - The Associated Press
  1. British author Neil Gaiman denies ever engaging in non-consensual sex as more accusers come forward  The Associated Press
  2. Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations after multiple women come forward  The Guardian
  3. Defamed author Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations with strikingly similar first comment as Harvey Weinstein  Hindustan Times
  4. Neil Gaiman Allegations: Multiple Women Accuse ‘Sandman’ Author of Sexual Assault  Variety
  5. Neil Gaiman has responded to sexual misconduct allegations  NPR
Posted: January 15, 2025, 6:44 am
Palestinians and Israelis daring to hope a Gaza deal is close - BBC.com
  1. Palestinians and Israelis daring to hope a Gaza deal is close  BBC.com
  2. Live updates: Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal amid war  CNN
  3. Israel-Gaza cease fire negotiations continue amid further strikes  NBC News
  4. What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement  The New York Times
  5. Israel at War Day 467 Israeli Source: Hamas Trying to Derail Hostage Deal, Floating False Claims  Haaretz
Posted: January 15, 2025, 6:17 am
Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine - NPR
  1. Dozens of survivors and dead pulled from abandoned South African mine  NPR
  2. Stilfontein body count mounts as 51 corpses hauled from mine, 106 rescued  Daily Maverick
  3. Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa  The New York Times
  4. South Africa vows to arrest trapped miners  Financial Times
  5. South Africa pulls 36 corpses from illegal mine, arrests 82 survivors  Reuters
Posted: January 15, 2025, 6:09 am
U.S. regulator accuses Capital One of ‘cheating’ customers on interest rates - The Washington Post
  1. U.S. regulator accuses Capital One of ‘cheating’ customers on interest rates  The Washington Post
  2. U.S. watchdog sues Capital One, alleging bank cheated customers out of $2 billion  NPR
  3. Capital One accused of ‘cheating millions of customers’ out of interest rate payments  CNN
  4. Capital One stole $2 billion by keeping customers in lower-yield accounts: feds  MarketWatch
  5. Capital One Is Accused of Cheating Customers Out of $2 Billion  The New York Times
Posted: January 15, 2025, 6:09 am
Horoscope for Wednesday, January 15. 2025 - Chicago Sun-Times
  1. Horoscope for Wednesday, January 15. 2025  Chicago Sun-Times
  2. Horoscopes Today, January 15, 2025  USA TODAY
  3. Your Daily Horoscope by Madame Clairevoyant: January 15, 2025  The Cut
  4. Love and Relationship Horoscope for January 15, 2025  Hindustan Times
  5. Today's horoscope Wednesday, January 15, 2025 for each zodiac sign  Marca English
Posted: January 15, 2025, 6:02 am
South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law - The New York Times
  1. South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law  The New York Times
  2. South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe  Reuters
  3. After the president’s arrest, what next for South Korea?  The Economist
  4. Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents  The Washington Post
  5. Yoon becomes South Korea’s first sitting president to be detained after martial law chaos  The Associated Press
Posted: January 15, 2025, 5:38 am
Morning Bid: Inflation duo takes centre stage - Reuters.com
  1. Morning Bid: Inflation duo takes centre stage  Reuters.com
  2. December CPI report expected to show sticky inflation as investors recalibrate rate cut bets  Yahoo Finance
  3. Stocks edge up, dollar steady before pivotal inflation data  Reuters
  4. Stock investors brace for possibly the ‘most important inflation reading in recent memory’  MarketWatch
  5. US Inflation Data to Remain Firm, Feeding Fears of Higher Rates  Bloomberg
Posted: January 15, 2025, 5:34 am
3 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Patched in Microsoft's Latest Security Update - The Hacker News
  1. 3 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Patched in Microsoft's Latest Security Update  The Hacker News
  2. New Critical Microsoft Windows Warning As 3 Zero-Day Attacks Underway  Forbes
  3. The January 2025 Security Update Review  Zero Day Initiative
  4. January Windows updates may fail if Citrix SRA is installed  BleepingComputer
  5. Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V  The Register
Posted: January 15, 2025, 5:15 am
Dire fire warning for LA area pushed back as winds ease - POLITICO
  1. Dire fire warning for LA area pushed back as winds ease  POLITICO
  2. Live updates: L.A. fire officials didn’t put engines in Palisades before the fire started  Los Angeles Times
  3. California wildfire live updates: Los Angeles area on alert as high winds fan flames  NBC News
  4. ‘Beyond the brink’: Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America  CNN
  5. What caused the Palisades Fire? Residents point to New Year's Day blaze  ABC7 Los Angeles
Posted: January 15, 2025, 4:39 am
Moderate Drinking Raises Health Risks While Offering Few Benefits - The New York Times
  1. Moderate Drinking Raises Health Risks While Offering Few Benefits  The New York Times
  2. Just one drink a day may put your health at risk, federal report finds  NBC News
  3. Health warnings about alcohol give only half the story  The Economist
  4. Opinion: After the surgeon general's warning on alcohol, people of faith should rethink sacramental wine  Los Angeles Times
  5. More than 1 drink a day raises risk of dying, new federal review concludes  CBS News
Posted: January 15, 2025, 3:34 am
SEC Charges Elon Musk With “Ill-Gotten Gains” From Late Disclosure Of Initial Twitter Investment - Deadline
  1. SEC Charges Elon Musk With “Ill-Gotten Gains” From Late Disclosure Of Initial Twitter Investment  Deadline
  2. SEC hits Elon Musk with lawsuit in final salvo  POLITICO
  3. Elon Musk’s lawyer said the SEC’s lawsuit against the Tesla CEO is a ‘single-count ticky tak complaint’  Fortune
  4. The SEC Is Suing Elon Musk. It’s All in the Timing  WIRED
  5. Musk Accused by SEC of Bilking Twitter Investors Out of Millions  Bloomberg
Posted: January 15, 2025, 3:26 am
Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far - CNN
  1. Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far  CNN
  2. Ukrainian Drones Flew 400 Miles To Double-Tap a Russian Bomber Base  Forbes
  3. Ukraine launches largest air attacks on Russia since start of war  Al Jazeera English
  4. Ukraine Launches ‘Massive’ Drone Attacks Inside Russia, Officials Say  The New York Times
  5. Ukraine war latest: Ukraine targets Russian industrial plants, ammunition depots in overnight strike  Kyiv Independent
Posted: January 15, 2025, 2:47 am
Tiger Woods falls in TGL debut, broadcast still rocky in new league's second night - Yahoo Sports
  1. Tiger Woods falls in TGL debut, broadcast still rocky in new league's second night  Yahoo Sports
  2. Tiger Woods’ son Charlie chuckles while watching his dad suffer heavy defeat in TGL debut  CNN
  3. 2025 TGL golf schedule, results, format, rosters, where to watch Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy simulation league  CBS Sports
  4. Why TGL players (even Tiger) keep screwing up this easy shot  GolfDigest.com
  5. How to watch Tiger Woods’ TGL debut Tuesday: TV coverage, streaming, teams  GOLF.com
Posted: January 15, 2025, 2:32 am
Quick hits: Jakucionis return sparks Illini in heated 94-69 rout at Indiana - 247Sports
  1. Quick hits: Jakucionis return sparks Illini in heated 94-69 rout at Indiana  247Sports
  2. Indiana fans turn on coach Mike Woodson in historic blowout loss to No. 19 Illinois: 'We got embarrassed'  Yahoo Sports
  3. 'We got embarrassed.' Indiana's season at a breaking point after historic loss to Illinois  IndyStar
  4. #19 Fighting Illini Set for Road Battle Tuesday at Indiana  Fighting Illini
  5. What to Expect: Illinois at Indiana  Inside the Hall
Posted: January 15, 2025, 2:25 am
Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners - The Associated Press
  1. Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners  The Associated Press
  2. Biden's Cuba bombshell shocks Florida Democrats  Axios
  3. White House removes Cuba's state sponsor of terrorism designation, reversing Trump administration move  Fox News
  4. Biden looks to relax Cuba sanctions in final days before Trump  Reuters Canada
  5. The United States takes steps in the right direction, but the blockade remains in force.  cubaminrex.cu
Posted: January 15, 2025, 1:29 am
Jason Witten Was Viewed as 'Heir Apparent' to Mike McCarthy by Jerry Jones - Sports Illustrated
  1. Jason Witten Was Viewed as 'Heir Apparent' to Mike McCarthy by Jerry Jones  Sports Illustrated
  2. Jones, Sanders talk about Cowboys coaching job  ESPN
  3. How Cowboys can pitch their head coach opening — and what candidates should be wary of  The New York Times
  4. Who are the 5 best fits to be the next Dallas Cowboys head coach?  Yahoo Sports
  5. Deion Sanders buyout: Colorado football coach's contract details as Cowboys rumors swirl  Coloradoan
Posted: January 15, 2025, 1:27 am
What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith - The Washington Post
  1. What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith  The Washington Post
  2. Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Report on the Trump Election Case  The New York Times
  3. Jack Smith writes biting defense of Jan. 6 probe, says jury would have convicted Trump  NBC News
  4. Analysis | Jack Smith’s subtle indictment of the Supreme Court  The Washington Post
  5. Jack Smith Gives Up  The Atlantic
Posted: January 15, 2025, 1:16 am
Pete Hegseth Confirmation: Key Sen. Joni Ernst Will Back Trump’s Pentagon Pick—After Senate Hearing - Forbes
  1. Pete Hegseth Confirmation: Key Sen. Joni Ernst Will Back Trump’s Pentagon Pick—After Senate Hearing  Forbes
  2. Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?  The Associated Press
  3. Why Pete Hegseth is a perfect fit to be Trump’s Pentagon chief  CNN
  4. GOP senator flips script on Dems for 'hypocritical' grilling of Hegseth: 'So ridiculous'  Fox News
  5. Analysis | 4 takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing  The Washington Post
Posted: January 15, 2025, 1:06 am
Latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks detail GPU power and a new button - Tom's Guide
  1. Latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks detail GPU power and a new button  Tom's Guide
  2. Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Release Date Reportedly Leaked Online Alongside Release Window  IGN
  3. On the eve of Switch 2 announcement, the game industry has a lot at stake  VentureBeat
  4. Nintendo Switch 2 Docked/Undocked TFLOPS Leaked  Wccftech
  5. Nintendo Switch 2: Everything we know about the upcoming console  Engadget
Posted: January 15, 2025, 12:37 am
Global report urges more accurate definition of obesity than BMI - BBC.com
  1. Global report urges more accurate definition of obesity than BMI  BBC.com
  2. Move aside BMI: There's a better way to define obesity, commission finds  NPR
  3. New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI  ABC News
  4. Who should be considered 'obese'? Time to move on from BMI, panel says.  USA TODAY
  5. New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.  The New York Times
Posted: January 15, 2025, 12:34 am
Michelle Obama won't attend Trump's second inauguration - Axios
  1. Michelle Obama won't attend Trump's second inauguration  Axios
  2. Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration  CNN
  3. Michelle Obama signals she’s done with Trump  The Hill
  4. Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration, 11 days after missing Carter funeral  Fox News
  5. Michelle Obama to skip Trump’s inauguration, breaking with tradition  The Washington Post
Posted: January 15, 2025, 12:08 am
Suspected Marburg virus outbreak declared in Tanzania; 8 dead - BNO News
  1. Suspected Marburg virus outbreak declared in Tanzania; 8 dead  BNO News
  2. Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says  Reuters.com
  3. WHO says at least 8 dead in suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania  Al Jazeera English
  4. Eight dead in suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania  The Telegraph
  5. Marburg Virus Suspected to Have Killed Eight People in Tanzania, WHO Says  Bloomberg
Posted: January 14, 2025, 11:11 pm
Major Study Links 15 Factors to Early Dementia Risk - ScienceAlert
  1. Major Study Links 15 Factors to Early Dementia Risk  ScienceAlert
  2. Lifetime risk and projected burden of dementia  Nature.com
  3. Dementia risk may be twice as high as Americans live longer, study finds  NBC News
  4. United States Dementia Cases Estimated to Double by 2060  NYU Langone Health
  5. 15 science-based ways to reduce your risk of dementia  The Washington Post
Posted: January 14, 2025, 11:09 pm
Minnesota House Democrats to file lawsuit to Supreme Court arguing GOP speaker election unlawful - Minnesota Reformer
  1. Minnesota House Democrats to file lawsuit to Supreme Court arguing GOP speaker election unlawful  Minnesota Reformer
  2. Minnesota Democrats stage boycott over ‘abuse of power’ by Republicans  The Guardian US
  3. Capitol standoff spills into court as Minnesota Legislature gets off to rocky start  MPR News
  4. Minnesota state House Democrats walk out in effort to block GOP speaker vote  NBC News
  5. ‘Attempted coup’: Chaos reigns in half-empty Minnesota House  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Posted: January 14, 2025, 11:00 pm
ChatGPT becomes more Siri-like with new scheduled tasks feature - Ars Technica
  1. ChatGPT becomes more Siri-like with new scheduled tasks feature  Ars Technica
  2. ChatGPT can now handle reminders and to-dos  The Verge
  3. The Prompt: OpenAI Is Trying To Make ChatGPT A ‘Helpful AI Companion’  Forbes
  4. OpenAI rolls out assistant-like feature 'Tasks' to take on Alexa, Siri  Reuters
  5. OpenAI’s agentic era begins: ChatGPT Tasks offers job scheduling, reminders and more  VentureBeat
Posted: January 14, 2025, 10:08 pm
Whoopi Goldberg Defends Carrie Underwood Over Trump Inauguration Performance: ‘I Stand Behind Her’ - Billboard
  1. Whoopi Goldberg Defends Carrie Underwood Over Trump Inauguration Performance: ‘I Stand Behind Her’  Billboard
  2. Carrie Underwood, Village People to perform at Trump’s inauguration events  The Associated Press
  3. 'Time to bring the country together': Village People defend decision to perform during Trump inaugural events  ABC News
  4. All The Big Performers At Trump’s Inauguration Events: Carrie Underwood, Village People, Lee Greenwood And More  Forbes
  5. Joy Behar questions how Carrie Underwood could 'love' country if she's performing for Trump  Fox News
Posted: January 14, 2025, 10:06 pm
The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before - CNN
  1. The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before  CNN
  2. These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could stop them in their tracks  CNBC
  3. RedNote: What to know about the Chinese app TikTok users are flocking to  Reuters
  4. A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available  The Associated Press
  5. RedNote Gains Traffic Ahead Of TikTok Ban — But Sparks Consent And Control Concerns  Forbes
Posted: January 14, 2025, 9:56 pm
Trump says he will create an ‘External Revenue Service’ agency to collect tariff income - Federal News Network
  1. Trump says he will create an ‘External Revenue Service’ agency to collect tariff income  Federal News Network
  2. Trump announces new External Revenue Service to collect foreign money  Fox Business
  3. Trump announces new ‘External Revenue Service’ to collect tariff funds  The Washington Post
  4. Trump vows to create ‘External Revenue Service’ to gather tariff income  POLITICO
  5. Trump Gets Ridiculed For 'External Revenue Service' Proposal  Yahoo! Voices
Posted: January 14, 2025, 8:47 pm
Oscars 2025: Our predictions for next week's nominations - BBC.com
  1. Oscars 2025: Our predictions for next week's nominations  BBC.com
  2. Hollywood’s Filmmaking Continues Despite L.A. Wildfires  The New York Times
  3. The Week Hollywood Stood Still: Entertainment Industry Struggles To Carry On Amid L.A. Fire Devastation  Deadline
  4. The Academy releases updates to 97th Oscars season schedule  ABC7 Los Angeles
  5. L.A. fires hit Hollywood hard, Focus Features boss talks specialty films  Los Angeles Times
Posted: January 14, 2025, 7:29 pm
Tulip Siddiq, U.K. Anticorruption Minister, Resigns - The New York Times
  1. Tulip Siddiq, U.K. Anticorruption Minister, Resigns  The New York Times
  2. UK minister quits while facing questions over links to ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina  The Associated Press
  3. Giving Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption job seen by insiders as own goal  The Guardian
  4. "It's Clear...": Why Sheikh Hasina's Niece Tulip Siddiq Quit As UK Minister  NDTV
  5. As Tulip Siddiq resigns, spot the difference between Keir Starmer's first ministerial casualties  Sky News
Posted: January 14, 2025, 6:18 pm
Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world - Space.com
  1. Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world  Space.com
  2. Watch: Mars Makes First 2025 Full Moon Special  The Weather Channel
  3. See the full wolf moon overtake Mars in the night sky and glimpse a planetary parade  CNN
  4. US stargazers see Mars disappear behind the Wolf Moon, 13 January  Sky at Night Magazine
  5. Colorado photographers capture 'wolf moon': First full moon of 2025  Denver 7 Colorado News
Posted: January 14, 2025, 5:09 pm
It's Hard to Go Wrong With the OnePlus 13 - WIRED
  1. It's Hard to Go Wrong With the OnePlus 13  WIRED
  2. I replaced my Google Pixel 9 Pro with the OnePlus 13 - and it set a new standard for me  ZDNet
  3. I shot over 200 photos with the OnePlus 13 vs iPhone 16 Pro Max — here’s the winner  Tom's Guide
  4. The OnePlus 13 gets Gemini Nano support in its first software update  Android Authority
  5. OnePlus 13R Review: Powerful Value With a Glaring Omission  CNET
Posted: January 14, 2025, 4:51 pm
Newfound Galaxy Class May Indicate Early Black Hole Growth, Webb Finds - Science@NASA
  1. Newfound Galaxy Class May Indicate Early Black Hole Growth, Webb Finds  Science@NASA
  2. James Webb Space Telescope's 'little red dots' come into focus  NPR
  3. JWST fully solves the mystery of "Little Red Dots"  Big Think
  4. Webb telescope just solved the 'universe-breaking problem'  Mashable
  5. Webb Provides an Explanation for "Little Red Dots"  Universe Today
Posted: January 14, 2025, 3:16 pm
Quantum engineers create a 'Schrödinger's cat' inside a silicon chip - Phys.org
  1. Quantum engineers create a 'Schrödinger's cat' inside a silicon chip  Phys.org
  2. Schrödinger cat states of a nuclear spin qudit in silicon  Nature.com
  3. Real-World 'Schrödinger's Cat' Brings Quantum Computing Breakthrough  Newsweek
  4. This metaphorical cat is both dead and alive – and it will help quantum engineers find computing errors  University of Calgary
  5. How Schrödinger’s cat could detect quantum computer errors  Cosmos
Posted: January 14, 2025, 2:00 pm
Biden says he's leaving Trump 'stronger' US - DW (English)
  1. Biden says he's leaving Trump 'stronger' US  DW (English)
  2. Biden bids farewell from Oval Office as Trump looms over his legacy  Reuters
  3. Watch President Joe Biden's farewell address from the Oval Office  USA TODAY
  4. Biden looks back on long foreign policy legacy, insists he is "leaving the next administration with a very strong hand"  CBS News
  5. Biden, in prime time, to bid farewell to nation as Trump prepares to take office  ABC News
Posted: January 14, 2025, 4:16 am