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Lead: NASCAR and two plaintiff teams—Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports—announced a settlement in federal court on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, concluding a 14-month antitrust dispute that had culminated in an eight-day trial. Attorneys for the teams said the agreement restores each organization’s three charters and aims to resolve the charter-negotiation impasse that … Read more
Lead Late October 2024, a skunk scratch on a man in rural Idaho set off an uncommon and fatal chain of events that federal investigators say ultimately killed the original donor and a kidney transplant recipient in Michigan. The donor deteriorated over roughly six weeks with confusion, difficulty swallowing and walking, and hallucinations before dying; … Read more
Apple’s newest AirPods Pro 3, released in September, have returned to sale and are now listed at a record-low price of $199 — roughly 20% off the regular asking price. Engadget’s deals coverage notes this markdown beats the discounts available during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The model, powered by Apple’s H2 chip, has drawn … Read more
On Dec. 11, 2025, The Walt Disney Company announced a three-year agreement with OpenAI to allow Disney characters to appear on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form video platform, and to stream Sora-created videos on Disney+. As part of the deal, Disney will purchase a $1 billion stake in OpenAI, with an additional equity investment described as likely … Read more
Lead On December 11, 2025, the European Commission put forward a proposal to extend the EU’s freeze on Russian assets using emergency powers, a move envoys tentatively cleared the same day in Brussels. The step is intended to create a legal pathway for tapping frozen assets to finance assistance for Ukraine, with member states expected … Read more
Lead Time magazine on Thursday selected the “Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year, saying this was the year artificial intelligence moved unmistakably into mainstream life. The magazine emphasized the people who conceived, designed and built AI systems rather than the technology itself. The decision follows a year of high-profile public and … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 11, 2025, Eli Lilly reported results from a 68-week randomized trial showing its experimental drug retatrutide produced unprecedented weight loss and meaningful knee-pain relief in people with obesity and knee arthritis. In a trial of 445 participants, weekly injections of retatrutide at 12 mg yielded an average weight loss of 28.7 percent … Read more
The US military seized an oil tanker identified as the Skipper in a helicopter-launched raid off Venezuela on Wednesday evening, after analysts flagged months of misleading tracking data. Public ship trackers and satellite imagery show the 20-year-old vessel alternated between declared positions and extended gaps in reporting, with its AIS last declared on 7 November … Read more
The United States seized a very large crude carrier (VLCC) off Venezuela in a high-profile operation on 11 December 2025, removing a vessel that analysts identify as Skipper and that was carrying about 1.1 million barrels of crude. The ship had been sanctioned by the US in 2022 while operating under a different name and … Read more
Lead: Time magazine on Thursday named “The Architects of AI” its 2025 Person of the Year, singling out the executives, researchers and designers who drove artificial intelligence into the mainstream. The announcement said 2025 was the year AI’s full potential became visible, reshaping industries and public debate and making a reversal unlikely. The issue carries … Read more
Files and court exhibits made public in December 2025 show that defendants in a wide COVID-era fraud scheme in Minnesota diverted taxpayer money intended to feed children into luxury purchases and overseas transfers. Federal trials and sentencing hearings disclosed evidence including private-villa reservations, first-class tickets, a 2021 Porsche Macan and multiple international wire transfers. Sentences … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 10, during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Taylor Swift addressed a recurrent strand of criticism — that some commentators want her to step out of the spotlight. Ahead of her six-part Disney+ docuseries, Taylor said she hears that sentiment from parts of the public but offered a short, … Read more
Lead Recent reporting by the Financial Times says Warner Bros. Discovery is exploring the sale of parts of its studio assets, a move that has prompted alarm across Hollywood. Potential buyers named in the reports include Netflix and Paramount, though no binding offers have been announced. The rumours have rippled through studios, talent agencies and … Read more
Lead: U.S. equity futures eased Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut its policy rate, as disappointing results from Oracle triggered a sell-off in AI-related technology names. S&P 500 futures fell about 0.3% while Nasdaq 100 futures slid roughly 0.5%; Dow futures were up about 30 points. Oracle plunged in premarket trading after reporting … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky convened an urgent video conference on Dec. 11, 2025 with officials from roughly 30 partner countries—the self-styled “Coalition of the Willing”—to coordinate Kyiv’s stance in peace talks as U.S. President Donald Trump increased pressure for a rapid settlement. The meeting aimed to rally diplomatic and security backing after Trump urged Kyiv … Read more
