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Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have watched our planet's seasons from **** e and discovered that spring, summer, winter, and fall are surprisingly out of sync.
Just because two places exist in the same hemisphere, at similar altitudes, or at the same latitude doesn't guarantee they'll experience the same seasonal changes at the same time.
Even regions that are side by side can experience different weather and ecological patterns, sculpting wildly different neighboring habitats.
Related: Scientists Detected Signs of a Structure Hiding Inside Earth's Core
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A growing acceptance of crypto next year could lead to a surge in price for the world's top digital currency, Bitcoin.
XRP, being much smaller in market cap and with tremendous growth opportunities ahead, could be overdue for a strong rally.
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XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) are two of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world. Bitcoin remains far and away the most valuable, with a market cap of about $1.7 trillion. XRP at around $116 billion is just a small fraction of that, but that's still large enough to make it the fifth-largest cr

Russian Cosmonaut Removed From ******* eX's Crew 12 ISS Mission, And It's Clear Why

A Russian cosmonaut scheduled to fly on the next trip to the International ******* e Station with ******* eX has been removed, apparently for violating U.S. national security regulations. As reported by Russian news outlet The Insider on December 2, Oleg Artemyev from Roscosmos allegedly used his phone to photograph restricted ******* eX documentation, as well as engine designs and other sensitive details during his training visit to the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. That mission, *******

Alabamians may have already dusted off their coats and heaters, but official winter doesn’t start until the winter solstice. That’s the astronomical signal that the days are at their shortest and the nights are at their longest.
What is winter solstice, and when does it begin? Here’s what to know.
According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere arrives on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at 10:03 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. For Alabama residents, that means the shortest day and longest night of the year will start at 9:03 a.m.
On the winter solstice in Alabam

Rosenblatt Securities lowered price targets and financial estimates for several Bitcoin mining companies Friday, citing a sharp decline in mining profitability that highlights the growing importance of high-performance computing (HPC) revenue.
The investment firm reiterated Buy ratings for Cipher Mining (NASDAQ: CIFR), TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF), and Hut 8 (NASDAQ: HUT), favoring companies that are actively diversifying into AI and computing power. ******* yst Chris Brendler noted that while pure-play Bitcoin mining remains under pressure due to “stubbornly high network competition,” the impact

How DNA and ballistics tie Claudio Neves Valente to Brown, MIT shootings

Investigators offered more information late Friday, Dec. 18, about the weapons discovered at the New Hampshire storage facility along with the body of Claudio Neves Valente, the man who shot and killed two Brown University students and injured nine others on Dec. 13 and killed MIT professor Nuno Loureiro two days later.
Ted Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said in a news release that two 9mm pistols were recovered by the FBI’s Evidence Response Team and sent

Key Takeaways
Tom Lee argues Bitcoin is “extremely oversold” and has historically preceded rebounds.
Lee’s Bitcoin predictions have begun to fuel skepticism across the crypto community.
Bitcoin did reach new all-time highs in October 2025, validating Lee’s broader bullish thesis — but the magnitude and timing of his forecasts often prove premature.
Bitcoin (BTC) is “extremely oversold” and historically positioned for a rebound, according to Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Tom Lee, who made the comments on Thursday.

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Augusta County Sheriff's Office deputy shot, suspect dead

An Augusta County Sheriff's Office deputy was shot the evening of Dec. 17 while trying to make an arrest, and the suspect is dead, Virginia State Police said.
The shooting took place near the intersection of Parkersburg Turnpike and Miss Phillips Road shortly after 8:30 p.m., and authorities closed part of the turnpike to through traffic while the incident was investigated.
Virginia State Police said that preliminary information shows three deputies **** igned to the Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit were attempting to take a suspect

U.S. car maker wins 2025 sales race with 2.8 million vehicles sold

Car buying patterns in 2025 have been all over the place as consumers and the industry have adjusted to the automotive tariffs that dominated the conversation this year.
While the U.S. eventually got tariff burdens down to 15% for most of its trade partners, for much of the year, importers were paying 25% on autos and auto parts.
While carmakers made it clear that they would not raise prices in response to the tariffs, the threat of increased prices caused consumers to flock to car dealerships.
Ford used incentives and th

A Blue Origin rocket will soon launch carrying an unconventional passenger in a history-making moment made possible by a high-profile former employee of the company’s biggest rival.
Michaela Benthaus, an aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the European ******* e Agency, will be aboard the mission, known as NS-37, and become the first wheelchair user to travel to ******* e. The unprecedented opportunity came together after encounter between Benthaus and Hans Koenigsmann, a former executive at ******* eX — Blue Origin’s chief competitor.
Koenigsmann, like Benthaus, is German, and the two of

Return of immigration raids brings fear to ‘Mexican Capital of the Midwest’

By Heather Schlitz
CHICAGO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Allyson Lopez had been hoping for business to bounce back at her dress shop in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, which specializes in ballgowns for quinceaneras, a coming-of-age ritual in many Latino communities celebrating a girl's 15th birthday. Instead, this week brought the return of the federal immigration raids that have emptied the normally vibrant streets.
The first phase of the Department of Homeland Security deportation campaign, named "Operation Midway

These “Living Rocks” Are Living It Up

You might think you’re looking at a bunch of mossy rocks, but you’re actually gazing at some of the world’s oldest living creatures—and they’re doing great.
Communities of microbes gobble up dissolved minerals in water and turn them into these solid, rock-like structures called microbialites. Researchers have found fossilized microbialites that are around 3.7 to 3.5 billion years old, which might represent the oldest organisms found on Earth.
Around a billion years after that, microbialites may have transformed our planet forever—researchers think tha

If you had purchased bitcoin at the market close on Dec. 10, you would’ve paid $92,020.95. As of the market close one week later, on Dec. 17, it was worth $86,143.76. So your investment would’ve declined by $5,877.19, or about 6.4%.
Does this mean that bitcoin is a bad investment? Or that it’s too late to get in on the big gains? That may not be the case. But cryptocurrency is not an investment for the faint of heart. Let’s take a look at the history of bitcoin and its historical performance as an investment.
Bitcoin launched in 2009, making it older than many people realize. By 2011, bitcoi

Billionaire who sold two companies to Coca-Cola says he tries to convince people not to become entrepreneurs: ‘Every single day, you can go bankrupt’

Mike Repole, the billionaire entrepreneur who co-founded and sold beverage giants Glaceau and BodyArmor to Coca-Cola for a combined $9.7 billion, has an unexpected message for aspiring business owners: Don’t do it.
In an interview with The School of Hard Knocks, a popular social-media channel known for interviewing wealthy entrepreneurs, Repole shared his contrarian view on entrepreneurship, emphasizing the brutal realities that most success

Bitcoin rallies thwarted by fading Fed rate cut odds, softening US macro

Bitcoin continued to sell near $90,000 as investors reacted to weak US jobs data and slowing economic growth by shifting into safer ***** ets.
Key takeaways:
Strong demand for US Treasurys and lower odds of a Fed rate cut indicate that investors are shifting toward safer ***** ets, reducing interest in Bitcoin.
Economic weakness in ***** an and softer US job data add pressure to Bitcoin, limiting its use as a hedge in the near term.
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Accusations of narcissism are so rampant today in popular culture that the term may be on the road to losing all meaning. But in our era of self-absorbed social media, some psychologists report that the trait—meant to describe someone who is low on empathy and inflated with self-regard—may be on the rise, particularly among young people, particularly in the West.
Recently, a team of scientists set out to determine what demographic and cultural factors actually count when it comes to the prevalence of narcissism. The results were surprising. For one thing, the team discovered that narcissism m

Earlier this week, Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management backed all five of Metaplanet’s bitcoin-focused capital restructuring proposals ahead of the December 22 Extraordinary General Meeting, including plans for share buybacks, dividends, and new preferred share issuance to raise US$150 million from institutional investors.
This support from one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds highlights growing institutional interest in Metaplanet’s bitcoin accumulation model and its unconventional balance sheet plans.
Next, we’ll examine how Norges Bank’s endorsement and Metaplanet’s pu

This 20-year-old lotto winner refused $1M in cash and chose $1,000/week for life. Now she's getting slammed for it

Would you rather be a millionaire or have safe, reliable passive income for life? That’s the difficult choice that many lucky lottery winners are frequently faced with. While the prospect of a seven-figure payout is tempting, 20-year-old Brenda Aubin-Vega from Quebec, Canada recently decided to take the recurring payment option instead.
Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you don't have to deal with tenants or fix freezers. Here'

Key Takeaways
Bitcoin volatility may fall further in 2026, according to Bitwise.
The firm said Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana are all expected to reach new all-time highs in the new year.
Short-term risks remain for Bitcoin.
Bitcoin could become less volatile than high-growth U.S. technology stocks, such as Nvidia, by 2026, while both Bitcoin and Ethereum are likely to reach new record highs, according to crypto ***** et manager Bitwise, which cited growing institutional adoption and regulatory clarity.

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Air pollution isn't just bad for human health; it also poses an existential threat to certain fly species.
New research from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology found that elevated ozone levels inhibit mating among flies.
Ozone in the stratosphere helps protect the Earth from dangerous UV radiation. But down here, the gas is a threat to our health, food supply, and biodiversity. The latter is apparent in this recent study, which found that ozone exposure significantly degrades fly pheromones.
When this happens, male and female flies have a hard time recognizing each other, renderi

American Airlines will no longer award miles or status points to basic economy fares

Members of American Airlines' loyalty program will no longer earn miles or other travel rewards when purchasing a basic economy ticket.
People enrolled in the carrier's AAdvantage program previously earned two miles and loyalty points for each dollar they spent on a regular fare. Now they will only earn points if they buy a more expensive ticket.
The new policy, which American Airlines announced on Thursday, is effective as of December 17.
"We routinely evaluate our fare products to remain competitive in

Fresh US economic data is sending a clear but nuanced signal to markets. Inflation pressures are easing, but consumers remain under strain.
For Bitcoin and the broader crypto market, that mix points to improving macro conditions, tempered by near-term volatility.
US consumer sentiment edged up to 52.9 in December, slightly higher than November but still nearly 30% lower than a year ago, according to the University of Michigan.
At the same time, inflation expectations continued to fall. Short-term expectations dropped to 4.2%, while long-term expectations eased to 3.2%.
For markets, those i

A star becoming a black hole happens in the same way as Ernest Hemingway described going bankrupt: “First it happens gradually, then all at once.” The gradual part of the process can take a lot longer than the time it takes to drain a bank account—billions of years in some cases. That’s why astronomers were puzzled when they found evidence that supermassive black holes existed less than a billion years after the Big Bang.
In order for the timeframe to make sense, the stars that collapsed to form these black holes would’ve had to have been gargantuan—1,000 to 10,000 more massive than our sun.

The S&P 500 is up 15%, and Bitcoin is down 5% year to date. Not since 2014 has the S&P 500 generated positive returns while Bitcoin generated negative returns.
Analysts at Standard Chartered and Bernstein expect Bitcoin to reach $150,000 in 2026, a forecast that implies 74% upside from its current price of $86,000.
More institutional investors are adding Bitcoin to their portfolios due to the improving regulatory environment and the simplicity of spot Bitcoin ETFs.
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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced 15% year to date, while Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BT

Hot peppers sent him to the ER. 2 years later, a 'ghost bill' arrived.

Maxwell Kruzic said he was in such “crippling” stomach pain Oct. 5, 2023, that he had to pull off the road twice as he drove himself to the emergency room at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. “It was the worst pain of my life,” he said.
Kruzic was seen immediately because hospital staff members were pretty sure he had appendicitis. They inserted an IV, called a surgeon and sent him off for a scan to confirm the diagnosis.
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Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures still stand today despite being more than 2,000 years old.
None of it would have been possible without the Romans’ infallible building material: self-healing concrete. Now, an ancient construction site has revealed the recipe for creating this sturdy foundation.
At the time Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, covering Pompeii in as much as 6 meters (19.7 feet) of volcanic ash, construction workers were in the

Bitcoin (BTC) has been gripped by sharp volatility in the final stretch of the year, swinging between $92,000 and $82,000 as market sentiment turns increasingly cautious.
Over the past three months, Bitcoin has fallen by 24.1%, highlighting the intensity of the current drawdown.
At press time, BTC was trading at $88,009.31, down 1.1% over the past 24 hours.
With less than 12 days left before the New Year, prominent market watchers are beginning to temper expectations for Bitcoin’s performance in the year ahead.
Related: **** yst predicts Bitcoin is gearing up for an early Santa rally

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This lake vanished from Death Valley 10,000 years ago. It's started reappearing.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:
Lake Manly hasn’t been a permanent fixture in Death Valley since the Ice Age, but recently, it has reappeared.
Record rainfall at the California site has allowed enough water to collect in the ancient lakebed.
The lake sits in Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America at 282 feet below sea level.
A deluge of record rainfall has turned North America’s lowest point back into the lake it was during the Ice Age—even if just for a short moment in time. T

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor's killing had been dead for 2 days when found, autopsy determines.
Law enforcement officials say the same gunman who opened fire at Brown University also shot and killed an MIT professor two days later. He was found dead Thursday night.

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Bitcoin’s three-year rally may be over, with signs pointing to the leading cryptocurrency entering a prolonged bear market.
That’s according to blockchain data firm CryptoQuant, whose researchers said in a Friday report that investors should be prepared for the end of Bitcoin’s four-year cycle.
Buyer exhaustion means the biggest digital coin could still drop as low as $56,000, the report noted. But it reassured investors that such a move was unlikely — if Bitcoin does drop that low, it would be the sharpest drawdown in a bear market on record.
“Bitcoin demand growth has decisively slowed, s