NFL Week 15 Sunday live updates: Scores and highlights roll in as the playoff race tightens across the league

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Lead Sunday’s Week 15 slate (Dec. 14, 2025) delivered sweeping implications for the postseason as 13 afternoon games reshaped seeding and elimination math across both conferences. Key matchups included Patriots-Bills, Chiefs-Chargers, Broncos-Packers and a host of divisional showdowns; several results directly affected clinch scenarios and draft positioning. Multiple high-profile performances — from Trevor Lawrence and … Read more

Republican says ‘deal can be had’ on healthcare as subsidies set to expire – The Guardian

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Lead: Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said on Sunday that “there’s a deal to be had” to address rising US healthcare costs, signaling continued efforts toward bipartisan compromise after the Senate rejected competing proposals on Thursday. Speaking on CBS’s Face the Nation, the chair of the Senate health committee urged Democrats and Republicans to bridge differences … Read more

Zelensky Offers Compromise Before Latest Round of Peace Plan Talks – The New York Times

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Lead On Dec. 14, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Berlin with envoys aligned with former U.S. President Donald J. Trump for a pivotal round of diplomacy aimed at halting Russia’s full-scale invasion that began in February 2022. Zelensky signaled readiness to forgo Ukraine’s immediate bid to join NATO in exchange for binding security … Read more

Zootopia 2 Reclaims No. 1 as Ella McCay Posts $2.1M Disney Debut

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Lead Disney experienced a sharp weekend split as family animation reasserted dominance while a midbudget political dramedy collapsed. In its third weekend, Zootopia 2 returned to No. 1 in North America with a $26.3 million weekend after crossing $1.13 billion globally. By contrast, James L. Brooks’s Ella McCay opened to roughly $2.1 million domestically on … Read more

Sunday Preview — A brief pause ahead of Christmas

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Mid-December has arrived and Warhammer World is settling into the holiday rhythm: there are no new pre-orders scheduled for next week, and Warhammer Quest: Darkwater reached stores yesterday, making it available for in-person pickup for holiday play. Most final Christmas shipping deadlines have already passed, though a few territories still have time for online orders; … Read more

Brown University Shooting Live Updates: ‘Person of Interest’ in Custody

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Lead: Federal and local law enforcement detained a person of interest early Sunday in connection with a deadly shooting that struck Brown University on Saturday afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island. The attack, which unfolded during an economics final review, left two students dead and nine others wounded and prompted a citywide manhunt and an overnight … Read more

Snowfall Totals from Winter Storm Dec. 13–14, 2025: NYC, NY, NJ & CT

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The first widespread snow of the 2025–26 season moved through the New York Tri-State area overnight into Sunday, Dec. 14, producing locally significant accumulations from Connecticut through New Jersey and into New York City. Reports collected by the National Weather Service and volunteer networks show amounts ranging from a trace to just over 7 inches, … Read more

Person of interest taken into custody after Brown University shooting that killed 2, officials say – CBS News

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A person of interest was taken into custody overnight after a shooting Saturday afternoon inside an engineering building at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, that left two students dead and nine others wounded during final exams. Authorities say the suspect, described by sources as a 24-year-old not enrolled at Brown, was detained at a … Read more

Atorvastatin Recall Threatens Hundreds of Thousands, Spotlighting FDA Inspection Gaps

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Lead: A large recall of generic atorvastatin distributed by Ascend Laboratories was announced in late 2025 after laboratory tests found tablets that failed to dissolve properly. The firm initially recalled about 142,000 bottles on Sept. 19; the U.S. Food and Drug Administration upgraded the action to a Class II recall on Oct. 10, saying the … Read more

25-year-old certified nutrition and health coach’s go-to breakfast: ‘It sets me up for success, it makes me feel good’ – CNBC

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Who: Hunter Stoler, a 25-year-old certified nutrition and health coach based in New York City, recommends a daily yogurt bowl as his primary breakfast. When/Where: Stoler says he eats it roughly six of seven mornings, preparing it at home and sharing the recipe on social platforms. What/Result: The bowl combines nonfat Greek yogurt, protein powder, … Read more

Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid’s huge genome, revealing secrets of the ‘living fossil’ – Live Science

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Researchers have for the first time decoded the genome of the vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis), using a Pacific bycatch specimen processed with PacBio sequencing. Published 27 November in iScience, the study finds an 11-billion-base-pair genome—almost four times the size of the human genome—and the largest cephalopod genome sequenced so far. Despite the species sitting within … Read more

Expert Predictions: Week 15 Picks for Bills at Patriots – Official website of the New England Patriots

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Lead On Dec 14, 2025, multiple analysts published their Week 15 picks for the AFC East showdown between the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. The portfolio of predictions is split but leans toward close games—several forecasters expect one-score results and at least one projection went to overtime. Patriots.com contributors largely back … Read more