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Kim Tingley

Venom Helped Create Weight-Loss Drugs. What Else Could It Do For Us?

A study of Gila monster venom helped start the revolution in weight-loss drugs. But scientists think that’s just the beginning.

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David Gelles and Brad Plumer

COP29 Climate Talks Focus on Financing

Negotiators agree that trillions are needed to help lower-income countries adapt and cope, but not on who should pay.

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Adam Rasgon

Gaza Militants Release Video of Sasha Troufanov, an Israeli Russian Hostage

It was the first sign of Sasha Troufanov since May, when the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group posted two videos of him. His family pressed for the release of all the hostages in Gaza.

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Isabel Kershner

Israeli Court Rejects Netanyahu’s Bid to Delay Corruption Trial Testimony

The court ruled that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must take the stand on Dec. 2 in a trial that has stretched out for more than four years.

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Lara Jakes and Adam Rasgon

Who Are Mike Huckabee and Steven Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Picks?

Mike Huckabee and Steven Witkoff have both made pro-Israel statements. Here’s a closer look at the two men who will help shape Mr. Trump’s approach in the Middle East.

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Devlin Barrett and Glenn Thrush

Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office

The prosecutor who investigated and charged Donald J. Trump plans to finish his report and leave the job before he can be fired.

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Helene Cooper

What to Know About Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary

The choice of the Fox News host and veteran was outside the norm. But he was a dedicated supporter of President-elect Donald J. Trump during his first term.

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Campbell Robertson

Democrats Knocked on Lots of Doors in Pennsylvania. It Didn’t Stop Trump.

Democrats knocked on a lot more doors in Pennsylvania than Republicans did. It wasn’t enough to overcome a wave of support for Donald Trump.

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David A. Fahrenthold and Kenneth P. Vogel

Nonprofits Vow a New Resistance. Will Donors Pay Up?

Groups that used lawsuits and protests to stymie the first Trump administration will face longer odds this time. The courts are more conservative, and patrons are dejected.

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Jeanna Smialek

Inflation Ticks Up, as the Fed’s Victory Remains Incomplete

Inflation has cooled notably, but a pickup in annual price increases underscores that it is not fully back to normal.

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Lydia DePillis

How Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Affect the Economy

Expelling noncitizens on a mass scale is likely to raise prices on goods and services and lower employment rates for U.S. workers, many economists say.

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Eve Upton-Clark

‘No book is written in a vacuum’: Politics has come for BookTok

While some say the TikTok community is simply a space for sharing recommendations and making friends, others say it’s impossible to take the politics out of literature.

BookTok, like the rest of America, is divided. “When did BookTok become political?” one creator asks in a video posted last week. “I am so sick of seeing these reader-unfollow parties. You guys, we are here to share books that we all enjoy… we don’t need politics ruining a good thing we have going.”

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Waymo opens robotaxi service to anyone in Los Angeles

The expansion comes eight months after Waymo began offering rides in Los Angeles to a limited group of passengers chosen from a waiting list that had ballooned to more than 300,000 people.

Waymo on Tuesday opened its robotaxi service to anyone who wants a ride around Los Angeles, marking another milestone in the evolution of self-driving car technology since the company began as a secret project at Google 15 years ago.

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My Little Pony joins the Toy Hall of Fame after many tries

The toy won along with Transformers action figures and the Phase 10 card game.

My Little Pony finally made it to the winner’s circle.

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Joseph Acosta

Penei Sewell’s dominance is fueling the Detroit Lions’ Super Bowl hype

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Penei Sewell is playing at a superstar level for the Lions.

When teams start losing in games, they tend to lean on their best players to get them out of a rut. These guys are the ones you feed targets to, the ones you get the ball in their hands and you just let them cook.

The Lions did that, too. But their best player is a right tackle who craters everything in his way.

I’m sure you’ve heard by now—the Lions won a football game where Jared...

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Jack Milko

LIV Golf ignores Jon Rahm, Cam Smith’s plea as it relates to Open Championship prep for 2025

Jon Rahm at the 2024 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters. | Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Both Jon Rahm and Cam Smith offered a suggestion on how LIV Golf could improve in 2025. Their latest schedule release shows they ignored it.

LIV Golf has unveiled more events as part of its 2025 schedule, which features familiar spots and new locales, such as South Korea and Indianapolis, Indiana.

Yet, the Saudi-backed circuit ignored a request from Jon Rahm and...

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Will Knight

The First Entirely AI-Generated Video Game Is Insanely Weird and Fun

Generative AI may transform video game design, but the first playable title is just bizarre and fascinating.

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David Gilbert

Donald Trump's New 'Border Czar' Defended Child Separation at Festival Held by Gun-Worshipping Sect

Tom Homan, who helped usher in the family separation policy during Trump’s first term, is promising to enact the "biggest deportation operation in the history of the United States."

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Ash Parrish

Workers at Bethesda parent company strike over remote work policies

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The members of ZeniMax Workers United-CWA, one of the largest video game unions in the United States, have gone on strike. The action involves workers in ZeniMax offices in Texas and Maryland, who do quality assurance work for games including Fallout and Elder Scrolls. Workers are striking over claims that ZeniMax leadership has failed to address employee issues regarding remote work and outsourcing.

“Today, we are on strike,” ZeniMax Workers United...

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Jess Weatherbed

Amazon’s new $20 and under store is here to challenge Shein and Temu

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Amazon has launched a store where every product costs $20 or less in a bid to take on popular low-cost shopping apps like Temu and Shein. The new “Amazon Haul” service is available in the US via Amazon’s app or mobile website, and offers a wide range of similar fashion, home, lifestyle, and electronics products that you’d expect to find on the rival Chinese platforms.

“Finding great products at very low prices is important to customers, and we continue to...

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