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Iran is sending regional fighters to Syria. Can they save Assad again?

Battles rage around Syria’s Hama as airstrikes hit hospitals, journalists

Georgia's opposition comes under attack as leader is dragged from HQ

Guinness supplies being limited after demand soars

Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo

Why France's turmoil is grave concern for Europe

World's oldest known wild bird lays egg at 74

CEO of UnitedHealthcare fatally shot in New York City

Russian criminals helped UK drug gangs launder lockdown cash

Moment of big opportunity and high risk for Marine Le Pen

After long wait for an egg, keepers discover Maggie the penguin is male

No-confidence vote topples French government, plunges country into chaos

Syrian government forces and rebels battle outside key city of Hama

South Korea opposition files motion to impeach President Yoon

Why French PM Barnier is set to lose no-confidence vote - and what happens next?

'We had to stop this': Woman who grabbed South Korean soldier's gun speaks to BBC

Airline executives can't say exactly why they charge so many fees

Every Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree who found themselves on the wrong side of the law

Donald Trump just picked who will take over the Google, Apple, and Visa monopoly cases

Salesforce stock jumps over 9% after strong fiscal 2025 guidance

Moderna CEO says he plans to work with the Trump administration using 'facts and data'

President Vladimir Putin is Bitcoin's newest supporter

Trump nominates the crypto-friendly Paul Atkins to lead the SEC

Smaller portion sizes are all the rage. Is Ozempic to blame?

Trump taps the first billionaire to walk in space as NASA's next leader

Sam Altman isn't worried about Elon Musk's relationship with Donald Trump

Frontier Airlines CEO on passengers who don't pay for carry-on bags: 'These are shoplifters'

Coca-Cola is cutting its plastic commitment, sparking criticism

Turning corn colorful: Researchers demonstrate purple corn's surprising health benefits

Limestone quarries could be vital for wild bee conservation

Research introduces 'ecology stereotypes,' how perceptions are influenced by others' backgrounds

Scientists streamline creation of nucleoside analogs, a group of life-saving molecules

Teaching evolution with conflict reduction practices increases acceptance, study finds

Male African elephants develop distinct personality traits as they age

Isotope analysis reveals mammoth as key food source for ancient Americans

Archaeological remains in Alaska show humans and dogs bonded 12,000 years ago

A third of people from Chicago carry concealed handguns in public before they reach middle age, 25-year study finds

Dietary evidence bolsters Clovis hunters’ reputation as mammoth killers

Delhi's annual air pollution has become a human-made calamity

Recycling sewage is a sensible way to improve water security, but would you swallow it?

Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth's climate in the long term

The heart has its own 'brain'

20th century lead exposure damaged American mental health

Owning a home in the US linked to longer life

Tiny, daily bursts of vigorous incidental physical activity could almost halve cardiovascular risk in middle-aged women

Long-term benefit from anti-hormonal treatment is influenced by menopausal status

Can plastic-eating bugs help with our microplastic problem?

Research on neurodegeneration in spider brain leads neuroscientists to groundbreaking new discovery in Alzheimer's-affected human brains

Study in neurosurgery patients reveals numerical concepts are processed deep in ancient part of brain

Record efficiency: Tandem solar cells made from perovskite and organic material

Alaska's changing environment

Backyard chickens are here to stay

Why your personality might be affecting your salary, and how it shapes the gender pay gap

Trump picks two nominees who could decide the fate of Big Tech and crypto

Donald Trump picks billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

Amazon secretly excluded neighborhoods from Prime delivery, DC AG alleges

Misinformation researcher admits ChatGPT added fake details to his court filing

2024 in review: AI

The new Surf browser shows why everyone’s trying to connect AI to the web

HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death

Russian court sentences kingpin of Hydra drug marketplace to life in prison

What we learned from reporting on global tech this year

Companies in Mexico embrace AI to resurrect the dead

Six hours under martial law in Seoul

Telegram U-turns and joins child safety scheme

How Typing Transformed Nietzsche's Consciousness

Show HN: Outerbase Studio – Open-Source Database GUI

Grifters, believers, grinders, and coasters

AI Helps Researchers Dig Through Old Maps to Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells

Show HN: Amurex – A cursor like copilot for meetings but also open source

Introducing Qodo Cover: Automate Test Coverage

Self-Funding Harberger Taxes

Ashby (YC W19) Is Hiring Principal Platform Engineers

Launch HN: Parsagon (YC W21) – AI for public affairs and government relations

Interview with Dr. Ken Iverson (1982)

Pisces: UK regulated market for private shares [pdf]

Tech Life: How green is AI?

Top Ten EFF Digital Security Resources for People Concerned About the Incoming Trump Administration

Inside the Vatican’s Secret Saint-Making Process

Jesus, this story about an IVF clinic mix-up… “Two couples in California...

In Chicago, an Expansive Exhibition Offers a New Vision of Himalayan Art

The 2024 Kottke Holiday Gift Guide

Aerial Embroideries by Victoria Rose Richards Teem with Harmonious Detail

Bloomberg Businessweek’s Jealousy List for 2024, “We’ve asked our editors & contributors...

A universal “Plug and Charge” framework for EV charging is rolling out...

The Struggle for Land, Reparations, and Belonging in California

Elites (vs. elitism)

Scientists Discover that Ancient Egyptians Drank Hallucinogenic Cocktails from 2,300 Year-Old Mug

Édouard Manet Illustrates Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, in a French Edition Translated by Stephane Mallarmé (1875)

Trippy Extreme Close-Ups of Everyday Objects

How to Win Connect 4 Every Time. “Ever thought Connect 4 was...

Werner Herzog’s Nihilist Penguin

Hyperallergic: Sensitive to Art and Its Discontents

Carrying On the Legacy of Trailblazing Curator Maurice Berger

Berlin Senate to Slash Arts and Culture Budget

Rindon Johnson’s Odyssey Across the Pacific

A Dazzling Light in Dance History

Museum Limits Entry to Exhibition Criticized by Republicans

A No-Nonsense Guide to Miami Art Week

Grieving UnitedHealthcare workers pay tribute to slain CEO Brian Thompson: ‘BT, you will be missed’

Trump nominates former SEC commissioner Paul Atkins to lead Wall Street regulator

OpenAI’s Sam Altman ‘not that worried’ about Elon Musk’s influence on Trump

Florida ‘Mother Teresa’ who operated $200M Ponzi scheme sentenced to 20 years in prison

Airline execs grilled over rising fees that make passengers ‘walking piggy banks to be shaken down’

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside Manhattan hotel

Interest rates forecast to be higher for longer due to Budget

Lifespan of four nuclear power stations extended

Reactor installed at UK's newest nuclear power station

The Trade Desk Just Made a Big Move That Has Investors Scrambling to Buy Roku Stock

Watch live: Fed Chair Jerome Powell discusses central bank independence, crypto at Dealbook conference

United Healthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New York

Biden was wrong to shun Musk, says Bill Clinton

Analyst Report: PG&E Corp.

Analyst Report: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Analyst Report: Axon Enterprise Inc

Michael Saylor Says Microsoft Could Add $4 Trillion In Valuation By Investing In Bitcoin

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JetBlue, Eli Lilly, Pure Storage, Salesforce and more

Trump plans to nominate Paul Atkins as SEC chair in crypto-friendly move

Shift4 Chief Executive Tapped To Head NASA. Shares Fall.

Musk's $119 Billion Wealth Increase Outpaces Dell and Zuckerberg, But Guess Who's Catching Up

Who was Brian Thompson? CEO of UnitedHealthcare fatally shot in Manhattan

Why Intuitive Machines Stock Just Crashed 14%

Private-Sector Job Growth Slowed in November. What Does That Mean for the Jobs Report?

UN human rights expert raises concerns about US charges against climate protesters

Google DeepMind predicts weather more accurately than leading system

‘Straight in harm’s way’: can Trump open up Alaska’s 19m-acre refuge for drilling?

Dead native birds and flying foxes found in SA town home to one of world’s largest lead smelters

New videos reveal the hidden lives of Andean bears

Exposure to air pollution increases infertility risk, US study finds

Protection deal for Amazon rainforest in peril as big business turns up heat

I must protect Fortnite’s sprites at all costs

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Directors Explain Why They Made You Make That Choice At The End

Check out your gaming PC's storage chops with 3DMark's new DirectStorage benchmark

Up the ante by pre-ordering this official set of Balatro playing cards

Playgama raises $3 million to build global HTML5 platform ecosystem

More than 300 game developers lost their jobs in one day, just three weeks before Christmas

We Are Getting Official Balatro Playing Cards

Meet The Council

PlayStation's Gran Turismo 7 Is Basically Getting A Free Demo Disc

Smilegate makes 'strategic investment' into Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures enterprise

Stalker 2 is so popular in Ukraine, its launch strangled the whole country's internet for hours

'I’ve been waiting over 4 hours in the cold': Zipcar's Black Friday-related car sharing outage left some users locked out of their rides like leg-using chumps

Comic-Con-alternative CCXP has harnessed a growing phenomenon

BioWare releases Dragon Age: The Veilguard character creator as free, stand-alone app

The smallest way Glinda fails Elphaba in Wicked is also the most telling

Mario was supposed to look wrecked in Brothership, but Nintendo was like nah

New Gundam anime from the creators of Evangelion and FLCL announced for 2025

Fortnite’s new map will punish players for emoting

A free new Gran Turismo is coming, and seems inspired by Sony’s kid-friendly Walkman

Diablo 4 director on forced group content: ‘I’m sticking to my guns’

PlayStation says ‘thanks for making us money, guys’ with its 30th anniversary Partner Awards

Love Actually director did not expect the Love Actually gag in his Netflix Christmas movie

Sam Altman brushes off Musk's influence in Trump administration amid tension

Head of Democratic Caucus says thin House margins make attendance vital next year

Satanic Temple starts religious release program in Ohio

Hegseth’s future as Defense secretary hangs by a thread

Trump changes White House counsel pick, tapping David Warrington

Zepbound brings more weight loss than Wegovy: Drugmaker

Hegseth slams 'manufactured media takedown' of him in WSJ op-ed

Trump picks Monica Crowley for senior State Department post

Lawmakers see 'bad guys on both sides' in Syria offensive

Burchett says he's willing to break with tiny GOP majority 'if it’s morally correct'

Kenneth Chesebro seeks to invalidate plea deal in Trump Georgia case

Trump changes gears at White House counsel

The New Republic

Trump’s Defense Pick Has Very Normal Response to Total Humiliation

House Republicans Are in Danger of Chaos as Last Race Called

Kash Patel May Have Most Deranged Covid Views in Trump’s Cabinet

Trump Announces Peter Navarro Will Make Comeback in His Second Term

Trump Escalates His Bizarre Canada Joke in Weirdest Way Possible

Vivek Ramaswamy Secretly Thinks Elon Musk Is in “China’s Pocket”

Tucker Carlson Proves He’s Total Putin Stooge With New Russia Trip

Pete Hegseth’s Mom Desperately Tries to Take Back Her Own Words

Trump Considering Most Embarrassing New Choice Possible for Defense

Transcript: Expert Stunned as Trump Picks 9th Billionaire for Top Job

The Romanticized Squalor of Queer

Republicans’ War on ESG Has Reached New Heights of Stupidity

GOP lawmakers already divided over sweeping Trump policy bill

Former SEC commissioner Atkins picked to lead Wall Street regulator

Trump taps Vance staffer to head DOJ’s antitrust division

Trump taps former Mnuchin aide Faulkender for No. 2 Treasury job

Johnson: No Ukraine aid on year-end spending stopgap

New York’s D’Esposito makes play for top DEA role after failed reelection bid

Trump taps former aide Navarro as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing

Trump taps Army, NASA chiefs

FEMA officials worry Trump will divert disaster aid to the border

Johnson braces for no wiggle room as he works to pass ambitious GOP agenda

Dems believe Raskin has the votes to nab top Judiciary spot

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie Take the ‘Simple Life’ to the Opera in New Reunion Special Trailer

‘The Agency’ Renewed for Season 2 at Showtime as Paramount Says Series Debut Hits 5.1 Million Viewers

Dropout’s ‘Smartypants’ Sets Season 2 Stars, Including Hank Green; Will Debut in Early 2025 (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Wicked’ Named Best Film of 2024 by the National Board of Review

‘Wicked’ Named Best Picture by National Board of Review, Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman Among Acting Winners

‘Stranger Things’ Broadway Play Sets Main Cast Including ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Actor T.R. Knight

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Announces Season 17 Cast, Updated ‘Rate-a-Queen’ Twist

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2: Alexandra Daddario Prepares for a Fight in New Teaser

BBC Studios Lands UK Hit ‘The Jetty’ at Hulu and BritBox; Touts This Year’s Success of ‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Ghosts,’ ‘Bluey’ And More (EXCLUSIVE)

Keke Palmer and SZA’s Comedy ‘One of Them Days’ Moves Up Release to MLK Weekend

Daniel Nigro on Why He’s Really a ‘Band Member,’ Not Just a Producer and Writer for Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo

How Shaboozey’s Country Spin on a 20-Year-Old Rap Song Became the Year’s Biggest Hit: ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’

‘Wednesday’ Finishes Another Year at Nevermore as Season Two Production Wraps

Amy Adams Is Down to Play Taylor Swift’s Publicist in a Movie ‘If It Got Me Closer to Taylor’

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 to Arrive in February With ‘Euphoria’ Returning in 2026

Five Takeaways From ‘Girls Gone Wild’ Doc on Controversial Creator Joe Francis

Mom Sues Mattel Over Porn Site Accidentally Listed on Daughter’s ‘Wicked’ Doll Box

Sean Lennon Says Yoko Ono ‘Never Has Moved On’ From John Lennon

Hildegard – “No Other Mind”

Miya Folick – “Erotica”

Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory Announce 2025 North American Tour

Coldplay Will Bring Some ‘Moon Music’ to the 2024 Billboard Music Awards

Anxious – “Head & Spine”

Sleep Token Play Steam Deck Onstage At UK Tour Closer

Azealia Banks Says She’ll Sue Matty Healy After He Threatened To Slap Her

Kacey Musgraves Is a Naked Earth Mother in ‘The Architect’ Video

Axl Rose Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit, Denies Allegations

Britney Spears (Maybe?) Moved to Mexico Because of the Paparazzi

Watch Denzel Curry’s Surprisingly Smooth Kimmel Performance

Israeli military says it brought back body of hostage from Gaza to Israel

South Korea's ruling party to oppose President Yoon's impeachment after failed martial law move: Report

Blinken wants to give successor Rubio the 'strongest hand' possible

Israel says deaths of six hostages in Gaza probably linked to Israeli strike

Explosion kills 12 soldiers in Vietnam

South Korean ruling party to oppose President Yoon’s impeachment

Martial law decree ignites anti-president rallies across South Korea

From decree to defeat: Inside South Korea's failed martial law attempt

Martial law debacle revives painful memories in South Korea

Kebaya inscribed onto UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list

Confidence in Seoul’s part in trilateral grouping shaken after Yoon’s botched martial law move

S. Korean President Yoon ‘gravely and extensively violated Constitution’: Impeachment motion

Georgian opposition leader arrested during police raid

France’s government has collapsed. What happens next?

French government collapses in no-confidence vote

French government is ousted less than three months in office after left and far-right team up

Robert F Kennedy Jr denies any link with far-right Romanian presidential candidate

Buddha’s tooth relic arrives in Bangkok to honour King’s birthday

Stars shine as Marrakech Film Festival honours Naïma Elmcherqui

Matrix: European authorities dismantle encrypted messaging service ‘made by criminals for criminals’

Latest news bulletin | December 4th – Evening

IRA bomber Marian Price sues Disney+ over murder scene in TV show Say Nothing

EU puts billion-tonne cap on emissions from buildings and road transport

Qatar's emir and UK's Starmer talk trade as state visit ends

Gaza civil defence: thousands flee Israeli strikes, evacuation calls

Trump aide says militias must disarm in all Lebanon under truce

White Helmets warn Assad could use chemical weapons in Syria

New UN aid head to prioritise spending amid urgent calls for aid

Which airlines have resumed flights to Lebanon?

Trump considers DeSantis over Hegseth for the Pentagon

Iran FM Abbas Araghchi: 'Our region needs peace and stability'

Clashes in strategic city of Hama intensify as Syrian military battles rebels

Senior China delegation in Iran to discuss 'strategic partnership', economic ties

China sends delegation to Iran as partnership braces for Trump

Iran frees Nobel winner for three weeks, calls for release grow

From freedom fighter to Namibia's first female president

Africa: Need to Raise Pfas' Minimum Capital

Africa: Wema Bank Hackaholics 5.0 - Empowering Innovators, Shaping Africa's Digital Future

Africa: Giritoday, E-Commerce Platform, Connects Best of Africa to Global Markets Speedily

Niger junta takes control of French uranium mine

Africa: COP29 - Lagos, EU-Africa Sign Eoi to Boost Tech Transfer, SDGs

Africa: Harnessing Africa's Blue Economy Key to Sustainable Growth - Maritime Stakeholders

Africa: Ex-Ghanaian President, Two Nigerian Governors, NDDC Chief Win Africa Leadership Awards

Africa: To Trump-Proof Climate, The Global South Must Take The Lead

Statue of Russia's Wagner founder Prigozhin unveiled in Central Africa

D.R. Congo's mining capital is at the heart of Biden's bid to counter China in Africa

East Africa: Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Celebrates Enduring Partnership At Partner Appreciation Day

Chile: Boric announces first child due in June

UN orders Venezuela not to destroy election vote tallies

Former Bolivian president Sánchez de Lozada sentenced to 6 years in jail

Uruguayans do their shopping in Brazil to capitalize on surging US dollar

Argentina to charge non-resident aliens for medical care and college education

Paraguay: Anti-corruption bill signed into law

Reform leader Farage questioning the Chagos Islands deal; allegedly Trump advisors are against it

Frustrated Antarctica cruise, caused by mechanical issue, prompts protests and hunger strikes on board

Patagonian Shelf Waters Abloo in austral spring, NASA Earth Observatory

China Eastern Airlines pivotal in Chilean exports

New facilities opened at a Russian base in Antarctica

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