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Smartphones by age 12 linked to higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity, study finds Lead: A new peer-reviewed analysis reports that children who own smartphones by age 12 show higher rates of mental health problems and obesity than peers without phones. Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, UC Berkeley and Columbia analyzed ABCD … Read more
Lead CD Projekt Red (CDPR) says it intends to ship three full Witcher sequels within a six-year window following the release of The Witcher 4, despite a long gap since The Witcher 3. The studio pointed to its 2022 switch from REDEngine to Unreal Engine as a key reason it expects faster, more predictable development. … Read more
Lead For the first time since the World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988, the United States did not officially commemorate the day on Dec. 1, 2025. The State Department instructed employees not to mark the observance, saying “an awareness day is not a strategy,” and the White House held no public ceremony. … Read more
Lead On December 1, 2025, Lane Kiffin announced he will leave Ole Miss after accepting the head coaching job at Louisiana State University, a move reported to carry a seven year deal that pays 13 million dollars per year. The term sheet, reviewed by multiple outlets, values the contract at 91 million dollars before additional … Read more
Lead On Nov. 27, 2025, a Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and reached orbit carrying Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev, and NASA astronaut Chris Williams. While the spacecraft proceeded to the International Space Station, powerful rocket exhaust dislodged a ground service platform that then fell into the flame trench, … Read more
Lead On November 26, 2025, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national living in the United States, is accused of shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard a few blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C. Twenty-year-old Specialist Sarah Beckstrom died of her wounds; 24-year-old Specialist Andrew Wolfe remains in serious condition, Gov. Patrick … Read more
Lead: Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is facing intensified national media scrutiny following the team’s loss to the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 1, 2025. Reporters and commentators have focused attention on Tomlin’s job security and the direction of a franchise long associated with stability under his leadership. The criticism accelerated in the hours after … Read more
Lead: In late November, torrential monsoon rains and tropical cyclones plunged parts of Southeast Asia into catastrophic flooding, leaving more than 1,100 people dead across the region. In Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia, 63-year-old Aminah Ali clung to her rooftop for 24 hours as 3-metre waters swept through her village; on Sumatra more than 600 … Read more
Paramount has scheduled two untitled franchise releases for late 2028: a live-action/CG hybrid Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Nov. 17, 2028, and a Sonic Universe event film on Dec. 22, 2028. The studio confirmed producer Neal H. Moritz is involved with the new Ninja Turtles project and reiterated that details for both films remain limited. … Read more
Lead Bitcoin fell sharply Monday amid a wider technology-led sell-off, briefly testing just above $85,000 after an intraday drop approaching 12%. The single-day move erased part of recent gains: Bitcoin is roughly 33% below its record high of $126,210.50 on Oct. 6, according to Coinbase. Cryptocurrency-related stocks and token projects also plunged, with several trading-platform … Read more
Lead Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for Cyber Monday at $220, down from the regular $249 and below their prior low of $239. The discount appears at major retailers including Amazon and represents the lowest widely available price to date. The earbuds retain Apple’s latest audio and noise-cancellation refinements, plus new features introduced … Read more
On Dec. 1, 2025, retailers Amazon and Best Buy cut the price of Apple’s seventh‑generation iPad Mini, bringing the base Wi‑Fi model to $349 — a $150 reduction and the lowest price since the model’s 2024 launch. The 256GB Wi‑Fi version is also discounted to $449, matching its deepest discount to date. The sale appears … Read more
Rising rapper POORSTACY, born Carlito Milfort, died at age 26 in Boca Raton on the morning of Saturday, December 1, 2025, the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner confirmed. Local authorities in Boca Raton told reporters the death occurred early that day; formal cause has not yet been released. Social-media posts under the artist’s latest Instagram … Read more
Lead: On 1 December 2025 the World Health Organization warned that a global shortage of glucagon‑like peptide‑1 (GLP‑1) weight‑loss drugs such as Mounjaro and Ozempic threatens to slow efforts to curb rising obesity and its complications. WHO officials said the medicines represent a “new chapter” in treating obesity because of clear evidence they help people … Read more
Lead On December 1, 2025, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a lower-court ruling disqualifying Alina Habba—formerly President Trump’s personal lawyer—from serving as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey. The panel found the administration’s steps to keep Habba in charge ran afoul of the Federal … Read more
