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Micah Parsons, Patrick Mahomes injuries headline Week 15 in the NFL Lead: Week 15 of the NFL regular season produced multiple high-impact injuries that could reshape playoff races and offseason plans. On Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, prematurely ending his … Read more
Lead Hundreds of U.S. farmers and farmworkers — including longtime peach grower Paul Friday of Coloma, Michigan — say years of working with the herbicide paraquat contributed to their diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease. Dozens of lawsuits now accuse manufacturers and sellers of failing to warn about neurological risks, while federal regulators continue to weigh the … Read more
Lead In the newest episode of Taylor Sheridan’s Western drama Landman, Billy Bob Thornton’s character Lt. Tommy Norris takes aim at ABC’s daytime panel The View during a phone exchange with his estranged father, T.L. (Sam Elliott). The scene, which appears in Landman season two on Paramount+, frames the long-running talk show as a punchline … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky met senior U.S. envoys and European leaders in Berlin on Dec. 15, 2025, in a renewed push to find a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine. The talks followed a five-hour session on Sunday involving Zelensky, Steve Witkoff — an envoy for former President Donald Trump — and Jared Kushner. Delegations … Read more
Lead On Sunday in Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season, a string of high-stakes games produced playoff-altering results and major injuries. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the fourth quarter of a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, a defeat that eliminated the Chiefs from … Read more
Lead On Dec. 15, 2025, after Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos, the Green Bay Packers faced not only a defeat but a wave of injuries that reshaped immediate expectations. Key contributors — Christian Watson, Micah Parsons, Zach Tom and Evan Williams — were lost in the game, leaving questions about depth and morale. Coach … Read more
Lead: Russia’s central bank has launched a legal claim seeking $230bn (18 trillion roubles) from Euroclear after the EU moved to consider using roughly €210bn in frozen Russian assets to finance a loan for Ukraine. The claim, announced in mid-December 2025, frames any transfer or use of those immobilised funds as unlawful expropriation. Most of … Read more
Lead iRobot, the U.S. company behind the Roomba vacuum, filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 15, 2025, and will be transferred to its largest creditor — its Chinese supplier. The move follows years of declining sales, data-privacy scrutiny and intensifying competition. The supplier, Shenzhen-based Picea Robotics, is set to assume control as part of a court-approved … Read more
Lead: On Nov. 30, 2025, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope re-observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with its Wide Field Camera 3, adding to a weekslong campaign of follow-up observations. The object, discovered in July 2025, will make its nearest pass to Earth on Dec. 19, 2025 — a brief but exceptionally close opportunity for observers. Amateur … Read more
New York Times Games published the Connections Companion No. 919 on Dec. 15, 2025, providing hints and commentary for the Connections puzzle released for Dec. 16, 2025. The Companion summarized the four category reveals — Yellow: BOLERO; Green: FAMILY; Blue: SPELLBOUND; Purple: DRUMROLL — and noted the daily tester difficulty score of 2.7 out of … Read more
Lead On Sunday night in Dallas, Minnesota Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy scored a one-yard rushing touchdown after a second-quarter fake handoff and a roll to his left, helping the Vikings to a 34-26 win. McCarthy began celebrating inside the final strides of the run with a dance move associated with teammate Justin Jefferson, drawing … Read more
Lead On Sunday, Dec. 14–15, 2025, a mass shooting near a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach, Sydney, left at least 15 people dead and dozens wounded, officials said. Authorities said a 50-year-old man was shot and killed by police at the scene and his 24-year-old son was wounded and remains hospitalized; at least 42 people … Read more
Lead: Spain’s government has imposed a €64m (£56m) penalty on Airbnb for advertising properties without valid rental licences, ordering the adverts removed and the fine to stand without appeal. Officials said 65,122 listings breached consumer rules, including promotion of homes banned from short-term letting. The move comes amid growing public concern that holiday lets are … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s weekend statement that Ukraine is prepared to forgo its long-term goal of NATO membership in exchange for separate Western security guarantees sent European defense shares lower on Monday. Markets reacted in London and across the continent as investors digested the potential policy shift and its implications for arms demand. Major defense manufacturers … Read more
Leaders and envoys met in Berlin on Monday, 15 December 2025, to pursue a negotiated end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but no breakthrough was announced by evening. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held multiple bilateral sessions — including with US special envoy Steve Witkoff — while European officials discussed security guarantees, possible territorial compromises … Read more
