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Lead On Sunday, December 28, 2025, Russia launched three Iranian communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome in eastern Russia, Iranian state television reported. A Russian Soyuz rocket placed the payloads into a roughly 500-kilometer (310-mile) orbit, according to official accounts. The satellites—named Paya, Kowsar and Zafar-2—are intended for imaging and communications tasks and carry an … Read more

Late morning on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, two Enstrom helicopters collided in midair near Hammonton Municipal Airport in Hammonton, New Jersey, leaving one pilot dead and a second critically injured. The collision occurred just after 11:00 a.m. near Basin Road and North White Horse Pike, local police said. The Federal Aviation Administration characterized the incident … Read more

Lead James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash led a lucrative Christmas stretch, earning $88 million over the four-day holiday frame and $64 million across the traditional three-day weekend. The sequel added $181.2 million from overseas markets, bringing its global total to $760.4 million through Sunday, with $217.7 million from the U.S. and $542.7 million internationally. … Read more

Lead: In Week 17 the Philadelphia Eagles travel to Buffalo to face the 11-4 Bills in conditions that could include wind, rain and snow. Philadelphia has already clinched the NFC East and is unlikely to move much from its No. 3 seed, but the game matters for momentum: the Eagles have won two straight and … Read more

Dec. 28, 2025 — 12:00 PM A reader writing to Slate’s How to Do It column says she’s on the verge of organizing a sexually explicit group encounter after flirting on the app Feeld, but a deep fear of being the odd person out is stopping her. She asks whether it’s reasonable to worry she’ll … Read more

Lead: Fierce rain and bitter cold battered Gaza over the weekend, killing people who were sheltering amid ruins and flimsy tents. On Sunday Gaza’s civil defense reported two deaths, including a seven-year-old child, after a wall collapsed. Local authorities say dozens of buildings have given way since the onset of winter, and aid agencies warn … Read more

Early in the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, the Seattle Seahawks lead the Carolina Panthers 10-3 after a short touchdown run by Zach Charbonnet. The game has already been shaped by two costly turnovers from Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold — a first-half fumble that set up a Panthers field goal and … Read more

Lead The latest Warhammer preview spotlights Battletome: Maggotkin of Nurgle, a 106‑page compendium and model release slate that expands Nurgle’s presence across the Mortal Realms. The preview outlines new and returning plastic kits, two Regiments of Renown, two Armies of Renown, Spearhead detachments, a warscroll card set and themed dice, plus related fiction reprints and … Read more

Lead: Senior diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia began two days of talks in southwestern China on Sunday after signing a ceasefire the previous day, aiming to halt weeks of border fighting. The accord, reached on Saturday, pauses combat that has killed more than 100 people and displaced over 500,000 across both countries. Meetings in Yunnan … Read more

Lead: Three traders who gained prominence in the subprime crisis and were profiled in The Big Short—Danny Moses, Vinny Daniel, and Porter Collins—told Business Insider on December 28, 2025, that their top macro conviction for 2026 centers on pressure for a weaker US dollar and upside for precious metals. All three, now collaborating on a … Read more

A fast-moving winter storm struck the Tri-State region beginning Friday evening, producing heavy snow in parts of Connecticut, the Hudson Valley, Long Island and northern New Jersey and lighter accumulations through New York City. Snowfall rates reached an estimated 1–2 inches per hour at the storm’s peak in some locales, then tapered Saturday morning. The … Read more

Many shoppers who swap glazed pastries for ‘all natural’ granola or choose low-fat yogurts, organic plant milks and bottled smoothies often believe they are making a healthier choice. But those health-forward labels can mask substantial amounts of added sugar, experts warn, a problem made harder to spot by marketing and shifting ingredient lists since the … Read more

Lead Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago as both leaders sought to press a draft peace plan to end nearly four years of war since Russia’s 2022 invasion. In the days before the encounter, Russian forces stepped up strikes on Kyiv and the eastern city of Sloviansk, causing … Read more

Lead: This Sunday edition presents Week 17 straight-up, against-the-spread (ATS) and survivor-pool choices for NFL bettors and pool players. The writer runs through each slate, highlights outcomes that help or hurt the Eagles’ postseason positioning, and flags teams to watch for draft-order implications. Picks reflect current lines and injury reports heading into Week 17, and … Read more

Lead Kosovo held a snap parliamentary vote on 28 December 2025 as Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s Self-Determination Movement (LVV) sought a clear majority to break a yearlong political stalemate. Polling stations opened at 07:00 local time and closed at 19:00, with exit polls expected after ballots were counted. The vote follows a February 9 contest … Read more