ZDNET's product of the year: Why Oura Ring 4 bested Samsung, Apple, and others in 2024 - ZDNet 21 Dec 2024, 6:00 am

1. ZDNET's product of the year: Why Oura Ring 4 bested Samsung, Apple, and others in 2024  ZDNet
2. I wore an Oura Ring for all of 2024. Here’s why I love it and why I’m concerned  Digital Trends
3. Oura Ring Boxing Day Sale 2024: Save £200 in early deals now live...  talkSPORT
4. I tested the new Oura Ring 4 - here’s why it’s the best smart ring  Express
5. The Oura Ring is my favorite smart gadget of 2024 — here's my 3 must-try features  Tom's Guide

Death toll from German Christmas market car-ramming rises to four, Bild reports - Reuters 21 Dec 2024, 5:31 am

1. Death toll from German Christmas market car-ramming rises to four, Bild reports  Reuters
2. Live updates: Saudi man arrested following German market attack  CNN
3. Suspect in Christmas Market Ramming Had One Main Enemy: Islam  The Wall Street Journal
4. Two killed and scores injured in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market  The Guardian
5. Kompany, Rose shocked after Magdeburg incident  ESPN

Tel Aviv hit by missile fired from Yemen, Israel and Houthis say - CNN 21 Dec 2024, 2:48 am

1. Tel Aviv hit by missile fired from Yemen, Israel and Houthis say  CNN
2. More than dozen injured after Houthi missile hits Israel’s Tel Aviv area  Al Jazeera English
3. Yemeni Missile Lands in Tel Aviv  The New York Times
4. Air Force probe finds several interceptors were fired at Houthi missile, but failed to knock it down  The Times of Israel

Abort! SpaceX calls off launch of 'MicroGEO' satellites at last second - Space.com 21 Dec 2024, 2:18 am

1. Abort! SpaceX calls off launch of 'MicroGEO' satellites at last second  Space.com
2. Mid-ignition issue forces a scrub of Falcon 9 launch with Astranis’ MicroGEO satellites  Spaceflight Now
3. SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force ‘rapid response’ GPS mission  SpaceNews
4. Here's what to know before the SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Friday night  Florida Today
5. SpaceX rocket launch: Where to watch Friday's launch from Daytona, New Smyrna, Oak Hill  Daytona Beach News-Journal

Usyk vs Fury 2: Live streaming results, round by round, how to watch, start time, PPV price, full card info - Bad Left Hook 21 Dec 2024, 1:26 am

1. Usyk vs Fury 2: Live streaming results, round by round, how to watch, start time, PPV price, full card info  Bad Left Hook
2. Fury weighs in at career-high 281 lbs; Usyk 226  ESPN
3. Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch  Yahoo Sports
4. What time is Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk rematch? Walk-in time for Saturday's fight.  USA TODAY
5. Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 predictions roundtable: Will Fury get his revenge?  MMA Fighting

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees - The Associated Press 21 Dec 2024, 1:13 am

1. Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees  The Associated Press
2. Congress Approves Full Social Security Benefits for Public Sector Retirees  The New York Times
3. Senate approves bill to expand Social Security to millions of Americans  CBS News
4. Senate passes Social Security benefits increase for some public workers  CNBC
5. U.S. Senate  C-SPAN

CPS school board votes to fire CEO Pedro Martinez - Chicago Sun-Times 21 Dec 2024, 1:12 am

1. CPS school board votes to fire CEO Pedro Martinez  Chicago Sun-Times
2. CPS board meeting today: Mayor Brandon Johnson's interim board votes to fire Pedro Martinez, Chicago Public Schools CEO  ABC7 Chicago
3. Chicago Board of Education votes unanimously to fire CPS CEO Pedro Martinez  FOX 32 Chicago
4. CPS CEO goes to court in last minute attempt to save job before Friday board meeting  Chicago Tribune
5. Chicago Board of Education Votes to Fire Leader of City’s School System  The New York Times

Eight sentenced in France for actions that led to teacher beheading - BBC.com 21 Dec 2024, 12:47 am

Government funding difficulties create gloom for federal workers before Christmas - The Associated Press 21 Dec 2024, 12:43 am

1. Government funding difficulties create gloom for federal workers before Christmas  The Associated Press
2. What’s at risk if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Friday night  CNN
3. Government Shutdown and Travel: What to Know About Flights, Passports and More  The New York Times
4. Labor Leader Blasts ‘Scrooges’ As Slowdowns Loom For Air Travel And Amazon  Forbes

WATCH: Notre Dame explodes out of CFP gates with incredible 98-yard TD by Jeremiyah Love vs. Indiana - CBS Sports 20 Dec 2024, 11:56 pm

1. WATCH: Notre Dame explodes out of CFP gates with incredible 98-yard TD by Jeremiyah Love vs. Indiana  CBS Sports
2. Irish 'cherish' historic win to kick off new CFP era  ESPN
3. What college football bowl games are on today? Saturday schedule for CFP first round  Yahoo Sports
4. Notre Dame reaches College Football Playoff quarterfinals after cruising past Indiana  USA TODAY
5. Notre Dame finally clears a hurdle, but the one that will change its narrative of big-game shortcomings awaits  CBS Sports

Winning numbers drawn for Mega Millions $862 million jackpot - ABC News 20 Dec 2024, 11:41 pm

1. Winning numbers drawn for Mega Millions $862 million jackpot  ABC News
2. Winning numbers drawn as Mega Millions Jackpot grows to nearly $1 billion  CNN
3. Mega Millions ticket bought in NC nets $4 million win  ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
4. Mega Millions winning numbers for December 20. Did anyone win the $862 million jackpot?  The Journal News
5. Mega Millions jackpot closes in on $1 billion figure after latest drawing  Fox Business

Indiana, Curt Cignetti ripped for surprise punt decision that immediately backfired - New York Post 20 Dec 2024, 11:37 pm

1. Indiana, Curt Cignetti ripped for surprise punt decision that immediately backfired  New York Post
2. Indiana's Curt Cignetti explains late punt vs. Notre Dame: 'Offense was doing nothing'  USA TODAY
3. Curt Cignetti Facing Backlash for Postgame Comments After Loss to Notre Dame  Athlon Sports
4. Transcript: Everything Curt Cignetti said after Indiana's loss at Notre Dame in College Football Playoff  247Sports
5. 'I didn't want to do it.' Curt Cignetti on head-scratching decision to punt late in CFP loss  IndyStar

Government Shutdown Live Updates: Latest News on Spending Bill and House Vote - The New York Times 20 Dec 2024, 10:39 pm

1. Government Shutdown Live Updates: Latest News on Spending Bill and House Vote  The New York Times
2. Congress averts shutdown after House GOP drops Trump’s debt limit demand  CNN
3. Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown  The Associated Press

Kentucky's Mark Pope keeps the drama to a minimum, has his Wildcats 10-1 heading into CBS Sports Classic - CBS Sports 20 Dec 2024, 10:35 pm

1. Kentucky's Mark Pope keeps the drama to a minimum, has his Wildcats 10-1 heading into CBS Sports Classic  CBS Sports
2. Jake Diebler says experience has separated Kentucky while Ohio State awaits availability clarity  KSR
3. Jake Diebler Updates Availability of Ohio State's Players, Previews Matchup With No. 4 Kentucky | Eleven Warri  Eleven Warriors
4. Staff Predictions: UK-Ohio State  Rivals.com - Kentucky
5. Players to watch in Kentucky vs. Ohio State  A Sea Of Blue

Diddy sued by 2006 NYC contest winner for sexual assault, shares photos; mogul’s attorney responds - Hindustan Times 20 Dec 2024, 10:16 pm

1. Diddy sued by 2006 NYC contest winner for sexual assault, shares photos; mogul’s attorney responds  Hindustan Times
2. Sean Combs Accused of Sexual Assault Minutes Before Fatal 1991 CCNY Stampede  Rolling Stone
3. Sean 'Diddy' Combs named in lawsuit alleging sexual assault at a 2006 'black party'  USA TODAY
4. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s lawsuits: Why are so many accusers anonymous?  The Washington Post
5. Diddy Faces Sexual Assault Lawsuit From Radio Contest Winner Who Attended His White Party  Us Weekly

It’s a Little Shady - The New York Times 20 Dec 2024, 10:00 pm

FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound to treat sleep apnea - The Washington Post 20 Dec 2024, 10:00 pm

1. FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound to treat sleep apnea  The Washington Post
2. F.D.A. Approves Weight Loss Drug to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea  The New York Times
3. FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea  CNN
4. FDA approves Zepbound® (tirzepatide) as the first and only prescription medicine for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in adults with obesity  Investors | Eli Lilly and Company
5. FDA approves Eli Lilly’s obesity medication for obstructive sleep apnea  ABC News

JoJo Siwa Selling Tarzana Mansion For $4 Million - TMZ 20 Dec 2024, 8:09 pm

Cyclone Chido's devastation of Mayotte was immediate and decades coming - The Associated Press 20 Dec 2024, 6:15 pm

1. Cyclone Chido's devastation of Mayotte was immediate and decades coming  The Associated Press
2. Macron tells cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders to be grateful they are French after facing jeers  CNN
3. France's Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals  WDIV ClickOnDetroit
4. 'If this wasn’t France you’d be 10,000 times more in the sh*t': Macron hits out at Mayotte residents  Euronews
5. Watch: Crowds boo President Macron in Mayotte  BBC.com

Barack Obama Lists ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘A Complete Unknown’ in Top Films of 2024 - Rolling Stone 20 Dec 2024, 6:10 pm

1. Barack Obama Lists ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘A Complete Unknown’ in Top Films of 2024  Rolling Stone
2. Barack Obama shares 2024 favorites: Sally Rooney, 'Dune: Part Two' make the list  USA TODAY
3. Barack Obama reveals favorite books and movies of 2024  KTLA Los Angeles
4. Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light tops Barack Obama's favourite films of 2024. See full list  Hindustan Times
5. Obama praises the best Bay Area film of 2024 after Golden Globes snub  SFGATE

SpaceX to launch Bandwagon-2 rideshare from Vandenberg - NASASpaceflight.com 20 Dec 2024, 5:44 pm

1. SpaceX to launch Bandwagon-2 rideshare from Vandenberg  NASASpaceflight.com
2. Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission on Falcon 9 rocket from California  Spaceflight Now
3. Central Coast residents may hear sonic boom early Saturday during SpaceX launch  KSBY News
4. SpaceX launching 30 satellites on Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission early Dec. 21  Space.com
5. SpaceX Falcon 9 launch to cause sonic boom in Ventura County  CBS News

Missouri governor frees Eric DeValkenaere, first KC cop convicted of killing a Black man - Kansas City Star 20 Dec 2024, 5:23 pm

1. Missouri governor frees Eric DeValkenaere, first KC cop convicted of killing a Black man  Kansas City Star
2. Missouri Gov. Parson commutes sentence of former KCPD Ofc. Eric DeValkenaere  KSHB 41 Kansas City News
3. Missouri Governor Commutes Sentence of Detective Convicted in On-Duty Killing  The New York Times
4. Missouri governor commutes sentence of white police officer convicted of fatally shooting Black man  The Associated Press

US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag - The Associated Press 20 Dec 2024, 5:09 pm

1. US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag  The Associated Press
2. Louisiana ranks No. 1 for flu in the U.S., expert says RSV is ‘off the charts’  NOLA.com
3. Louisiana leads US in respiratory virus cases  KLFY
4. If you’re coughing, sneezing, and sick, you’re not alone. Flu rates are on the rise  KTLA Los Angeles
5. Flu Season Has Started But There’s Still Time to Benefit From Getting a Flu Vaccine  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)

‘Packages and profits over people’: What it’s like to be an Amazon driver and why some are on strike - CNN 20 Dec 2024, 4:31 pm

1. ‘Packages and profits over people’: What it’s like to be an Amazon driver and why some are on strike  CNN
2. Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it  The Associated Press
3. Opinion | The Teamsters Try to Steal Christmas  The Wall Street Journal
4. The people who deliver your Amazon packages are striking. Here’s why.  Vox.com

Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission - STAT 20 Dec 2024, 4:29 pm

1. Rapid spread of H5N1 bird flu through California dairy herds suggests unknown paths of transmission  STAT
2. Bird flu update: Maps show states most affected  USA TODAY
3. Avian influenza: Bird flu spread triggers state of emergency in California  Livescience.com
4. What to know about the bird flu outbreak as concerns about U.S. cases grow  The Washington Post
5. Avian flu infects 2 more California dairy workers as CDC confirms Wisconsin case  University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Researchers take 'significant leap forward' with quantum simulation of molecular electron transfer - Phys.org 20 Dec 2024, 4:22 pm

1. Researchers take 'significant leap forward' with quantum simulation of molecular electron transfer  Phys.org
2. Researchers make advancements in the quantum simulation of electron transfer  Tech Explorist
3. Quantum Leap! New Insights into Electron Transfer Unveiled  Jomfruland.net

The Shocking Trial That Was Unlike Any This Legal Historian Has Ever Seen - Slate 20 Dec 2024, 3:53 pm

1. The Shocking Trial That Was Unlike Any This Legal Historian Has Ever Seen  Slate
2. Five unanswered questions from the Pelicot trial  BBC.com
3. Pelicot mass rape trial ends with 51 guilty verdicts - and fears justice hasn’t been served  CNN
4. Gisèle Pélicot Speaks Out After Rapist Husband Cries in Court During Sentencing  PEOPLE
5. Gisele Pelicot went public in French rape case, and it made all the difference  USA TODAY

Party City is going out of business - CNN 20 Dec 2024, 3:06 pm

1. Party City is going out of business  CNN
2. Big Lots to start holding 'Going Out of Business' sales at remaining locations  Fox Business
3. Big Lots set to liquidate its 900 stores after planned sale falters  The Washington Post
4. Durant Big Lots distribution center to close  KXII

'Mystery disease' in Congo turned out to be malaria — and potentially, another disease - Livescience.com 20 Dec 2024, 2:45 pm

1. 'Mystery disease' in Congo turned out to be malaria — and potentially, another disease  Livescience.com
2. Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria  The Associated Press
3. Undiagnosed disease in Congo may be linked to malaria: Africa CDC  ABC News
4. The DRC ‘mystery illness’ shows why the U.S. can’t ‘pause’ infectious disease work  STAT

Indiana Man Sentenced to 130 Years for Delphi Murders - The New York Times 20 Dec 2024, 2:30 pm

1. Indiana Man Sentenced to 130 Years for Delphi Murders  The New York Times
2. Richard Allen sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 Delphi teenage girls  CNN
3. ‘Abby and Libby, thank you’: With gag order lifted, officials respond to Delphi murders trial, sentencing  FOX 59 Indianapolis
4. 'Without her, we would not be here': Delphi murders tip-finder hailed as key to case  IndyStar
5. Delphi murders: Richard Allen sentenced for killing 2 teen girls on hiking trail  Fox News

At least one killed and several embassies damaged in ‘barbaric’ Russian missile barrage on Kyiv, Ukraine says - CNN 20 Dec 2024, 2:03 pm

1. At least one killed and several embassies damaged in ‘barbaric’ Russian missile barrage on Kyiv, Ukraine says  CNN
2. Russia bombards Kyiv with eight ballistic missiles day after Putin speech  The Guardian
3. Russia targets Ukrainian capital with missile salvo  Al Jazeera English
4. Russian ballistic missiles damage diplomatic missions in Kyiv attack  VOA Asia
5. Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv following Putin’s ‘duel’ threat  The Washington Post

Lab Work Digs Into Gullies Seen on Giant Asteroid Vesta by NASA’s Dawn - NASA 20 Dec 2024, 12:46 pm

Luigi Mangione — now in solitary confinement — could join the same jail unit as Diddy and SBF as soon as Monday - Business Insider 20 Dec 2024, 12:42 pm

1. Luigi Mangione — now in solitary confinement — could join the same jail unit as Diddy and SBF as soon as Monday  Business Insider
2. At Luigi Mangione’s Perp Walk, Mayor Eric Adams Appeared Stage Right  The New York Times
3. A look at the notorious detention center where Luigi Mangione will stay  CNN
4. Suspected UnitedHealthcare assassin Luigi Mangione's plan to 'wack' CEO revealed in journal entries: affidavit  Fox News
5. UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione returns to NYC to face federal, state charges  NBC New York

Can ‘Wicked’ Follow In These Blockbusters’ Best-Picture Footsteps? - Hollywood Reporter 20 Dec 2024, 12:30 pm

1. Can ‘Wicked’ Follow In These Blockbusters’ Best-Picture Footsteps?  Hollywood Reporter
2. Is ‘Wicked’ Jewish?  Israel Hayom
3. Smash hit movie Wicked now screening at the Jones Theater  Wet Mountain Tribune
4. In ‘Wicked,’ the Ozdust Ballroom Changes Everything — for Editor Myron Kerstein, Too  imdb
5. 'Wicked' Is Ready to Dance Onto a Major All-Time List  Collider

Our favorite tech we bought in 2024 - Engadget 20 Dec 2024, 8:00 am

1. Our favorite tech we bought in 2024  Engadget
2. The best unusual products and gadgets we tested in 2024  ZDNet
3. Standout Tech Products of 2024  TechNewsWorld
4. TOP 10 personal tech and gadgets of 2024  Designboom
5. We reviewed almost 400 tech products in 2024. These were the most innovative  Digital Trends

Want to boost your immune system during the holidays? Make these 3 things habits - CNN 19 Dec 2024, 11:23 am

1. Want to boost your immune system during the holidays? Make these 3 things habits  CNN
2. How To Stay Healthy During The Holidays  The Weather Channel
3. Illnesses caused by respiratory viruses increase in US  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
4. Georgia, South Carolina are seeing a surge in sickness  WRDW
5. Opinion | Want to stay healthy during the holidays? Here are some tips.  The Washington Post

These Are the 8 iPhone Settings to Change First After Installing iOS 18.2 - CNET 19 Dec 2024, 11:20 am

1. These Are the 8 iPhone Settings to Change First After Installing iOS 18.2  CNET
2. Just installed iOS 18.2? You should try these 4 iPhone settings first  ZDNet
3. Apple finally added ChatGPT to the iPhone. There's no guarantee it’ll boost sales.  Yahoo Finance
4. Genmoji Is Apple's Answer to Those Emojis You Wish You Had  CNET
5. Your iPhone is now integrated with ChatGPT–here’s how to use it  Macworld

Obituary information for Rubi Patricia Vergara - Gunderson Funeral Home 16 Dec 2024, 3:00 am

1. Obituary information for Rubi Patricia Vergara  Gunderson Funeral Home
2. Madison school shooting victims Erin West, Rubi Vergara mourned  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
3. Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’  The Associated Press
4. New details emerge as the search for a motive drives Wisconsin school shooting investigation  CNN