Fallout season 2: Making the perfect video game adaptation – BBC

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Prime Video’s second season of Fallout has arrived, bringing Ella Purnell back as Lucy and renewing attention on the franchise’s crossover between television and games. The show’s creators worked closely with Bethesda veterans to preserve series “canon,” while the TV exposure has driven renewed interest and sales for several Fallout titles. Developers say the collaboration … Read more

WBD board tells shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance’s takeover offer, saying ‘value is inadequate’ – CNBC

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Warner Bros. Discovery’s board on Wednesday unanimously recommended that shareholders reject Paramount Skydance’s unsolicited $30-per-share cash tender offer, saying the bid—which Paramount values at an enterprise value of $108.4 billion—is inadequate and carries significant risks. The board reaffirmed its support for a pending transaction with Netflix, which it describes as a superior and more certain … Read more

UK police say arrests will follow ‘globalise the intifada’ chants

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Metropolitan and Greater Manchester police announced they will arrest people who hold placards or chant the slogan “globalise the intifada” at protests, saying the phrase can have violent consequences. The move followed a mass shooting at Bondi Beach that killed 15 people and a UK synagogue knife attack on 2 October that killed two, incidents … Read more

Tricolor executives indicted for ‘systematic fraud’ after subprime lender collapse

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U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed an indictment on Dec. 17, 2025, charging Tricolor Holdings founder and CEO Daniel Chu and COO David Goodgame with a years-long, “systematic fraud” scheme that prosecutors say helped the bankrupt subprime auto lender obtain billions. The charges allege misconduct dating at least from 2018 through September 2025 and center on … Read more

Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks and other close friends of Rob and Michele Reiner pay tribute

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Close friends and long-time collaborators of Rob and Michele Reiner, including Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David, issued a joint statement mourning the couple two days after they were found dead in their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home. The statement—released first to The Associated Press—praised Rob Reiner’s range as a director and performer … Read more

Apple Plans Two Moves to Boost iPhone Air 2 Appeal

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Lead: Apple is reportedly preparing two strategic changes to make the iPhone Air 2 more appealing ahead of a spring 2027 launch. Sources say the company is weighing the addition of a second rear camera and a lower U.S. starting price to address weak demand for the current iPhone Air. The current model, introduced with … Read more

NFL Week 16 Playoff Scenarios – Official website of the New England Patriots

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Lead Week 16 shapes the playoff map across both conferences. Key games on Sunday and Thursday (including Denver vs. Jacksonville, New England at Baltimore, and Seattle vs. Los Angeles) will determine several playoff berths, a division crown and the AFC’s top seed. The Denver Broncos (12-2) have already clinched a playoff spot and can lock … Read more

Mexico small plane crash leaves at least seven dead

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Lead On Monday, 16 December 2025, a private jet attempting an emergency landing crashed in San Mateo Atenco, about 50 kilometres west of Mexico City, killing at least seven people and sparking a large fire. The aircraft had departed Acapulco earlier and was reported to have registered eight passengers and two crew; hours after the … Read more

UK inflation dips by more than expected to 3.2% – BBC

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The Office for National Statistics reported that UK consumer price inflation eased to 3.2% in the year to November, down from 3.6% in October, marking the lowest annual rate in eight months. The November decline was led by falls in food, clothing and alcohol prices and came ahead of the Bank of England’s interest-rate decision … Read more

Experts: Risk-based breast cancer screenings beat annual mammograms

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Lead: A randomized clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that tailoring breast cancer screening to individual risk detected cancers at earlier, more treatable stages than offering annual mammograms to all women. The trial enrolled more than 28,000 women between September 2016 and February 2023 and followed participants through September … Read more

Driver Who Plowed Into Liverpool Victory Crowd Sentenced to 21½ Years

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On Dec. 16, 2025, a Liverpool court sentenced 53-year-old Paul Doyle to 21 years and six months in prison after he drove a car into crowds leaving Liverpool F.C.’s May 26 victory parade in Liverpool, England, injuring more than 130 people. The incident occurred on Water Street as roughly one million fans dispersed after celebrating … Read more

BG3 studio Larian says it’s using genAI for Divinity, but not ‘looking at trimming down teams to replace them’ – Polygon

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Lead: Larian Studios, the developer behind Baldur’s Gate 3, confirmed this week that it is experimenting with generative AI in early development work for its newly announced RPG Divinity, while insisting final creative assets will be produced by humans. The comments by co‑founder and designer Swen Vincke followed the game’s reveal at The Game Awards … Read more

Daughter of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells CNN she is devastated by guilty verdict handed down to her father

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Lead: Claire Lai told CNN on Dec. 16, 2025 that she is “devastated” after a Hong Kong court found her father, media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, guilty under the national security law. The 78-year-old faces the prospect of life imprisonment following a two-year trial arising from actions prosecutors say amounted to collusion with foreign forces. The … Read more