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2024 Tried to Kill DEI. Could Costco Launch a Revival in 2025?
Conservative activists have successfully convinced companies such as McDonald’s and Walmart to shut down their DEI programs. Costco said no.Inc. - 4h -
Los Angeles Fires Force Thousands to Evacuate
Also, Trump suggested expanding the U.S. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.The New York Times - 4h -
Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks
Although some of Europe's leaders have found favour with the billionaire, others are worried by his interventions.BBC News - 6h -
Venezuelan Regime Hunts for Foreign Hostages to Pressure Its Rivals
Maduro has turned up the heat on the incoming Trump administration by recently seizing 50 foreigners, several of them American passport holders.The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
Thousands without water in Republic of Ireland
Irish national weather forecaster Met Éireann has issued a fresh orange warning in the Republic.BBC News - 7h -
Thousands expected to pay respects to Jimmy Carter in the Capitol
Despite winter weather delays, Jimmy Carter will be moved from his home state of Georgia to Washington D.C. where he will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol before his public funeral on Thursday. NBC ...NBC News - 13h -
Winter storm disrupts thousands of U.S. flights
The Washington, D.C., area had the bulk of the day's cancellations from the winter storm.CNBC - 1d -
Jason Kelce tries his hand as a late-night television show host
Philadelphia Eagles great Jason Kelce threw a late-night bash with wife Kylie Kelce on “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce” on ESPN.NBC News - 1d -
The Timberwolves are .500 and searching for an identity, but what if this is it?
Minnesota's chemistry on the floor has been, to put it kindly, off — and nobody’s really denying it.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Winter Storm Blair: four people reported dead as hundreds of thousands across US without power – latest updates
Seven states declare states of emergency as flights are cancelled, schools closed and drivers face treacherous road conditions. Tell us how you have been affected by Winter Storm Blair US ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘Kiss and capture’: scientists offer new theory on how Pluto got its largest moon
Findings suggest Charon collided with dwarf planet and then pair briefly rotated together before separating. It sounds like one of Kipling’s Just So Stories but it is rooted in science: experts ...The Guardian - 1d -
Disney, Fubo reach merger agreement
Disney and Fubo have reached an agreement to merge, the companies announced Monday, signaling a victory for the entertainment giant in the world of sports streaming. Fubo, a platform that offers a ...The Hill - 1d -
The Pittsburgh Steelers Have an Identity Crisis
The Steelers aren’t who they think they are. They must realize it before it’s too late, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 2d -
Thousands of flights disrupted by massive winter storm
Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed by a massive winter storm set to impact tens of millions of Americans. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports from Washington.NBC News - 2d -
Get ready to rumble if Trump tries to eliminate the Dept. of Education
Though most Americans have little idea what the Department of Education does, there are many reasons it has withstood decades of GOP attacks.The Hill - 2d -
Want More Sales? A Behavioral Scientist Says This Counterintuitive Strategy Could Double Your Success
Your customers don’t think the way you think they do. These counterintuitive marketing tactics can help you connect.Inc. - 2d -
Europe is not a business backwater
Comparisons with the US stock market undersell the continent’s companies and their potentialFinancial Times - 2d -
Is Europe dream a reality for Bournemouth?
Bournemouth are on a club-record unbeaten run in the Premier League and are just three points off the top four, so could the dream of European football become a reality?BBC News - 3d -
Thousands of creative works enter public domain
The start of 2025 means thousands of iconic characters and creative works have entered the public domain, including the classic cartoon strongman Popeye. Here's why these characters are now ...CBS News - 3d -
This Tiny Fish’s Mistaken Identity Halted a Dam’s Construction
Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is a genetic match of a different fish.The New York Times - 3d -
Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It.
Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the “beyond” possible? A small set of academics are trying to find out, case by case.The New York Times - 4d -
New Orleans’s famed Bourbon Street tries to return to normalcy after attack
Tight security and makeshift memorials mark scene where 14 people were killed during New Year’s Day celebrations. New Orleans truck attack – latest updates A sense of normalcy was returning ...The Guardian - 4d -
Orca who carried dead newborn for weeks has lost another calf and is carrying it again
An orca that carried her dead calf for 17 days in 2018 seems to be repeating the behavior with a newly deceased baby whale. Researchers say it's a show of grief.NBC News - 5d -
Orca who carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 doing so once again
An endangered orca who carried her dead calf for over two weeks in 2018 is doing so once again following the death of her new calf.CBS News - 5d -
WATCH: FBI posts new video in hunt for Jan. 6 pipe bomber
The suspect remains at large four years afterward and despite a $500,000 reward.ABC News - 5d -
Grieving killer whale who carried calf’s body spotted again with dead baby
Experts say sighting of orca in Puget Sound with second deceased calf is ‘devastating’ for ailing population. An apparently grieving killer whale who swam more than 1,000 miles (1,600km) pushing ...The Guardian - 5d -
Ukraine just stopped Russian gas flows to Europe. Here's who's most at risk
Austria has insisted it is well prepared for the stoppage, but Slovakia has threatened to cut electricity supplies to neighboring Ukraine.CNBC - 5d -
The nameless dead: scientists hunt for identities of thousands who tried to reach Europe
Experts’ group employs new technologies and techniques to help relatives of those missing in the migration crisis . Four years ago, the remains of a toddler encased in a lifejacket and a navy ...The Guardian - 5d -
Latest details on New Orleans truck attack, suspect's identity, effect on Sugar Bowl
At least 10 people were killed early on New Year's Day when a man drove a truck into a crowd on New Orleans' Bourbon Street in what the FBI is investigating as a possible act of terrorism. CBS ...CBS News - 6d -
Scientists aim for ‘Darwinian evolution’ with artificial life project
‘MiniLife’ research extends growing field of synthetic biology into new territoryFinancial Times - 6d -
New bone test could rewrite British history, say scientists
Researchers say new DNA research could shed new light on what history books say about ancient Britain.BBC News - 6d -
Suspected driver who slammed truck into New Orleans crowd is dead, sources say
Two sources tell CBS News the driver is dead after a truck slammed into a New Orleans crowd early New Year's Day on the city's famed Bourbon Street, killing at least 10. Officials say the act was ...CBS News - 6d -
Tens of thousands of people in Istanbul protest Gaza war
Tens of thousands of people have gathered on Istanbul’s Galata Bridge on New Year’s Day to express solidarity with Palestinians in GazaABC News - 6d -
Federal official says suspect who drove into New Orleans crowd is believed to be dead
A federal official says the suspect who drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Bourbon Street is believed to be dead. NBC News' Tom Winter has details on the incident and the ongoing investigation.NBC News - 6d -
Boys who vanished while playing soccer found dead near military base
Saul Arboleda, Steven Medina, and brothers Josue and Ismael Arroyo were playing soccer in Guayaquil on Dec. 8 when they went missing.CBS News - 6d -
Sweden begins wolf hunt as it aims to halve endangered animal’s population
Five entire families can be killed, totalling 30 wolves, in move campaigners say is illegal under EU law. Sweden’s wolf hunt starts on Thursday, with the country aiming to halve the population of ...The Guardian - 6d -
Jemima Kelly tries to tap her way to happiness
The FT’s ‘resident contrarian’ explores the wilder shores of wellnessFinancial Times - 6d -
The Eagles have the kind of player every team will hunt for in the NFL Draft
After four years of relative anonymity as a Saints special-teamer, Zack Baun is now playing at an All-Pro level as an Eagles linebacker. This is how it happened.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 31