Piplup’s the Charming Star of Pokémon GO’s January 2026 Community Day Classic

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Lead: On January 4, 2026, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. local time, Piplup will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s January 2026 Community Day Classic, appearing far more often in the wild and at lure-boosted PokéStops. Trainers have a chance to encounter Shiny Piplup or Piplup with a Special Background, and evolving Prinplup into … Read more

New Foldable Phone Designs Are Setting Up an Ambitious 2026

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Foldable smartphones entered the market six years ago and, by late 2025, the category showed clearer signs of maturation. Global shipment forecasts from IDC projected a 10% increase in foldable phone shipments for 2025 versus 2024, with an anticipated 30% year‑on‑year jump in 2026—partly driven by widespread rumors of an Apple foldable. Manufacturers from Samsung … Read more

Key Matchups and Predictions for Ravens‑Steelers and Other Week 18 Games

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This weekend’s NFL regular-season finale narrows to three decisive games that will determine division titles and playoff seeding. On Saturday afternoon the Carolina Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium with the NFC South crown on the line. Later Saturday the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium for … Read more

Time-restricted eating shows no metabolic benefit without calorie reduction

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Lead: A randomized crossover trial led by Prof. Olga Ramich at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, published 28 December 2025 in Science Translational Medicine, tested eight‑hour time‑restricted eating (TRE) in an isocaloric setting. Over two two‑week intervention periods, 31 women with overweight or obesity followed early (8:00–16:00) and late (13:00–21:00) … Read more

34 Korean Beauty Products That’ll Earn A Permanent Place In Your Routine In 2026 – BuzzFeed

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BuzzFeed Shopping assembled a list of 34 Korean beauty products to consider for routines in 2026, selecting items across skincare and makeup that editors vetted for real-world performance. The collection highlights products designers and consumers have embraced for texture, efficacy, and everyday usability, with recommendations spanning budget-friendly drugstore finds to higher-end splurges. Selections reflect the … Read more

Ohio couple killed in home where they married

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Lead Spencer Tepe, 37, and his wife Monique Tepe, 39, were found shot to death in their Columbus, Ohio, home on Tuesday, roughly one month before their fifth wedding anniversary. The couple’s two children, ages 1 and 4, were discovered unharmed and are now in relatives’ care. Local police have classified the case as a … Read more

Study identifies our likely earliest ancestor after split from chimp – Haaretz

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New analysis of 7-million-year-old remains from Chad strengthens the case that Sahelanthropus tchadensis—first found in 2001—was a bipedal hominin rather than an ape. Researchers led by Scott Williams (New York University) report in Science Advances that a small but distinctive bump on the preserved femur is a femoral tubercle associated with an iliofemoral ligament arrangement … Read more

Trump news at a glance: Nicolás Maduro wants to have ‘serious talks’ with Trump – The Guardian

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Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro urged Donald Trump to abandon what he called “illegal warmongering” and open “serious talks” after reports emerged of a pre-Christmas strike on Venezuelan soil. Maduro, speaking in a pre-recorded hour-long television interview, declined to confirm media accounts that the United States carried out a drone or airstrike and framed Washington’s actions … Read more

Trump orders Chinese-controlled firm to unwind chip asset deal, citing national security risks

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Lead: President Donald Trump on Friday ordered HieFo Corporation, described in a White House executive order as controlled by a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, to divest a $2.9 million purchase of digital chip assets from U.S. manufacturer Emcore. The order, issued after a Treasury Department review, said the April 30, 2024 acquisition … Read more

World Juniors 2026 quarterfinals: USA bounced, Canada wins big, Swiss honor fire victims

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In Minneapolis–St. Paul on Jan. 2, the 2026 World Junior quarterfinals produced shock and statement wins: the United States, host and two-time defending champion, were eliminated 4-3 in overtime by Finland at Grand Casino Arena; Canada crushed Slovakia 7-1 to reach the semifinals; and Switzerland wore black armbands to honor victims of a deadly Crans‑Montana … Read more

Rangers beat Panthers 5-1 in first outdoor hockey game in Miami; Mika Zibanejad hat trick

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Lead: On Friday night at loanDepot Park in Miami, the New York Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers 5-1 in the Winter Classic, the NHL’s first outdoor game staged in the Sunshine State. Mika Zibanejad scored a hat trick and became the first player to record five points in a single NHL outdoor game, while Artemi … Read more