Matchups, kickoff times unveiled for 2026 Men’s World Cup matches in Seattle

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FIFA released the schedule for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup on Saturday, confirming four group-stage matches and two knockout fixtures to be held at Lumen Field in Seattle next June and July. Three group games at the stadium—branded Seattle Stadium for the tournament—are slated for noon local starts on June 15, 19 and 24, … Read more

Box Office: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Opens to Historic $56.6M, Tops Post-Thanksgiving Frame

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Box Office: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Opens to Historic $56.6M, Tops Post-Thanksgiving Frame Lead: Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 opened this weekend with an estimated $56.6 million from 3,412 theaters domestically, delivering the largest opening ever for the post-Thanksgiving frame. The Blumhouse sequel bowed roughly two months after Black Phone 2 and leads the … Read more

National guard member wounded in DC attack is ‘slowly healing’, says West Virginia governor

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Lead West Virginia National Guard soldier Andrew Wolfe, 24, who was shot in the 26 November attack in Washington, D.C. that killed fellow guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, is recovering in hospital, the state’s governor said. Governor Patrick Morrisey said Wolfe’s head wound is “slowly healing” and his family expects him to remain in acute … Read more

Apple Rocked by Executive Departures, With Chip Chief at Risk of Leaving Next – Bloomberg.com

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Apple Inc. is facing an unusually rapid leadership shake-up as of December 6, 2025, when the company disclosed that multiple senior executives and engineers have departed or announced departures over the past week. Heads of artificial intelligence and interface design resigned earlier in the week, followed by notices that the general counsel and the head … Read more

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Posts $29.8M Post-Thanksgiving Debut

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Lead: Universal and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster’s PG-13 sequel Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 opened to a $29.8 million Friday from 3,412 North American theaters, putting it on track for an estimated $56.5 million domestic three-day total by Sunday. The result arrived in the typically muted post-Thanksgiving frame and exceeded earlier weekend projections of $35 million to … Read more

National Guardsman slowly healing after being shot in Washington DC

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Lead: On 26 November, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, was critically wounded in an ambush-style shooting near the White House that left his colleague, Staff Sgt. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, dead. Wolfe’s parents and West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey say his head wound is “slowly healing” and that … Read more

7 deaths and hundreds of injuries are linked to faulty Abbott glucose monitors – NPR

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Dec. 6, 2025 — Abbott Diabetes Care has notified patients and clinicians that some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus glucose sensors may report falsely low glucose readings. Internal testing traced the problem to a single production line, and the company says roughly 3 million sensors were affected worldwide, with about 1.5 million … Read more

Russia bombards Ukraine as US says progress made in talks with Kyiv – BBC

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Lead: Overnight, Russian forces launched a large aerial assault on Ukrainian infrastructure while US-mediated negotiations in Florida between US and Ukrainian officials entered a third day. Authorities reported 653 drones and 51 missiles were fired, most intercepted, but a strike destroyed the main station building at the railway hub in Fastiv, southwest of Kyiv. US … Read more

Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris in Abu Dhabi qualifying as F1 title fight goes down to the wire – The New York Times

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Lead: On December 6, 2025, at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, Max Verstappen claimed the final pole of the 2025 Formula One season, setting up a winner-takes-all title decider on Sunday evening. Points leader Lando Norris qualified second while McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri will start third, leaving the championship margin razor-thin. Verstappen produced … Read more

20,000-pound cocaine seizure by Coast Guard breaks 18-year-old record – CBS News

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Lead On Dec. 5, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro, based in Alameda, California, intercepted a single vessel in the Eastern Pacific and seized more than 20,000 pounds of cocaine—the largest at-sea interdiction in over 18 years. The seizure took place during Operation Pacific Viper, the multiagency campaign to disrupt maritime drug flows. Video … Read more

The tech world is sleeping on the most exciting Bluetooth feature in years

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Who: device makers, venues and people with hearing needs. When: Auracast has been shown publicly since 2023 and is shipping now. Where: in headphones, earbuds, some TVs, public venues and a growing set of transmitters. What: Auracast lets multiple receivers tune into a single broadcast stream—no device pairing required, similar to selecting a radio station—and … Read more