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Nov 26 2025SPORTS

The 2026 World Cup Draw: What's New and What's Not

The 2026 World Cup is shaping up to be quite different from previous tournaments. FIFA has introduced some new rules that could shake things up. For starters, the top two teams, Spain and Argentina, won't be able to face each other until the final. This is because they will be placed in different halves of the knockout bracket. This rule is designed to make sure the ...

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Nov 26 2025BUSINESS

Campbell's Soup and the Mystery of the 3D Printed Meat

Campbell's, a well-known food company, recently found itself in hot water. Why? Because someone recorded a high-ranking executive talking about 3D printed meat. The executive in question is the vice president of IT. He is now on leave while the company looks into the matter. This whole situation raises some interesting questions. First, why would a food company's IT...

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Nov 26 2025BUSINESS

West Virginia Senator's Money Troubles: A Closer Look

Senator Jim Justice, a Republican from West Virginia, has found himself in a financial pickle. He's agreed to pay back nearly $5. 2 million in overdue personal taxes. This isn't his first rodeo with money troubles. The senator, who was once worth billions, has seen his fortune shrink dramatically over the years. Justice's legal team and the federal government recent...

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Nov 26 2025SPORTS

College Football's Big Week: Who's In and Who's Out?

The latest College Football Playoff rankings are out, and the stakes are high as teams gear up for crucial Week 14 games. Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Georgia are still holding onto their top spots, but the real drama is unfolding further down the list. Ohio State, despite missing key players, dominated their game and stayed undefeated. They're now facing the...

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Nov 26 2025HEALTH

Postpartum Weight-Loss Drugs: A Growing Trend with Unknown Effects

A recent study has uncovered a surprising trend: more new mothers in Denmark are using weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy after giving birth. This is quite unusual, considering the natural weight loss and hormonal changes that typically occur postpartum. The numbers are striking. In 2018, fewer than five out of every 10, 000 new moms were prescribed these dru...

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Nov 26 2025POLITICS

Thanksgiving Turkeys Get a Second Chance

President Donald Trump made news on Tuesday, not just for pardoning two turkeys, but also for hinting at a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. The two turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, raised on a small farm in North Carolina, won't be ending up on anyone's dinner table this Thanksgiving. Instead, they'll be retiring to North Carolina State University's poultr...

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Nov 26 2025CRIME

A Cold Case Reopens: Etan Patz's Disappearance

In New York, a decades-old mystery is back in the spotlight. Prosecutors are set to retry a man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979. This is the third time this case is going to trial. Pedro Hernandez, now 64, was convicted in 2017, but an appeals court overturned that decision. The court said the judge made a mistake in how the jury was told to handle He...

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Nov 26 2025SCIENCE

Boeing's Starliner: A Rocky Road to Space

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has had a bumpy journey, to say the least. After several setbacks and a failed mission, NASA has decided to cut back on the number of planned Starliner flights to the International Space Station (ISS). Originally, Boeing was supposed to send six crewed missions under a $4. 5 billion contract. But now, NASA has reduced that number to just...

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Nov 26 2025CELEBRITIES

A Star's Close Call: Tara Reid's Warning After a Suspicious Night

Tara Reid, known for her roles in movies like "American Pie" and "The Big Lebowski, " had a scary experience recently. She ended up in a Chicago hospital after she thinks someone put something in her drink. She wants everyone to know how important it is to keep an eye on your drink. She was at a hotel bar, had a glass of wine, and left it to go outside for a smoke. ...

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Nov 26 2025SCIENCE

Unveiling the Mystery: A New Clue in the Dark Matter Hunt

Dark matter remains one of the universe's biggest mysteries. It's invisible, yet scientists believe it makes up a huge part of galaxies. The idea is that to make sense of what we see in space, there must be a lot of unseen matter out there. We know it's there because of its gravitational pull, but seeing it directly has been a challenge. Recently, a Japanese scienti...

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