The group of rare earth elements (REEs) comprises a total of 17 elements, all of which possess similar chemical properties. In addition to the two lightest elements, scandium and yttrium, the group also includes lanthanum, cerium and neodymium, as well as the radioactive promethium.

Spanish police searched a laboratory near Barcelona on Thursday in an investigation into the source of an African swine fever outbreak that has sparked jitters for Europe's top pork producer.

YC-backed Givefront is building a fintech designed specifically for nonprofits, including food banks, churches, and homeowner associations.

Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.

arXiv:2511.18929v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Recent progress in robotics and embodied AI is largely driven by Large Multimodal Models (LMMs). However, a key challenge remains underexplored: how can we advance LMMs to discover tasks that assist humans in open-future scenarios, where human int…

Italian restorers have used laser beams to clean an ancient Roman marble column in the piazza outside the prime minister’s office, removing layers of dust and grime that had covered the monument for decades

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released 68 more photos from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, one day before the Justice Department’s (DOJ) deadline to release all of its information on the disgraced financier on Dec. 19. Some photos show lines from the Vl…

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ZDNET experts tested and compared both versions of LG's flagship OLED TV to help you decide which is the best fit for you.

Italy didn’t exert undue influence over the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA takeover of smaller rival Mediobanca SpA, Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said.

The Russo Brothers released a short clip that isn't the more substantial video that should be in theaters soon.

Rioux, 19, is the world’s tallest teenagerRedshirt freshman has only appeared in blowouts so farOlivier Rioux lumbered through the lane, caught a bounce pass from teammate CJ Ingram and dunked, sending Florida’s bench and the home crowd into a frenzy.Rioux barely left his feet to make it happen. Con…

Proposal would prohibit Medicaid funds from being used to cover puberty blockers, hormone treatments or surgical proceduresUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration unveiled new actions aimed at eliminating transition-related medical care for minors across the US on Thursday, referri…

International court has repeatedly decried US sanctions amid its ongoing investigation into Gaza war crimes.

Updates from the ceremony in Salford, 7pm GMT startOur Anti-Spoty 2025 | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail NiallBorn: Keighley. Age: 26. Sport: Rugby unionWon in 2025: Rugby World Cup with England. Continue reading...

An education company that helps children as young as three learn to code filed for bankruptcy, blaming an expansion strategy that outpaced its ability to turn a profit.

Archaeologists from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Bergen have used AI and free digital tools to create a dynamic and educational video game about the Stone Age. According to the researchers, the new technology, which does not require strong technical skills, has the potential to…

Two wireless mice, two external hard drives, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Normally, when liquids solidify, their molecules become locked in place, making it much harder for ions to move and leading to a steep decrease in ionic conductivity. Now, scientists have synthesized a new class of materials, called state-independent electrolytes (SIEs), that break that rule.

The pop star reveals Easter eggs, outfit secrets, and the inspirations behind the visual for VEVO's Footnotes series

Campaigners welcome plans but say poor funding means Labour’s ambitions unlikely to be metA landmark strategy to protect women and girls from violence and abuse “falls seriously short” of the funding required to realise the government’s ambitions, campaigners have said.The government’s strategy to c…

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday reclassifying marijuana to a schedule three drug, effectively easing federal restrictions. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.

There's never been a giant dam failure in the US modern era, and a team of researchers is looking to keep it that way.

Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to the state.

For much of human history, weapons were passive instruments that became lethal only through human action. But thanks to, and in part, because of robotics, many modern weapons have taken on a life of their own. It is difficult to provide an exhaustive list of all the robotic technologies currently de…

Scrapping of afternoon press conferences could limit scrutiny and transparency, say reportersSweeping changes to Downing Street’s press lobby system have been criticised by journalists.No 10 normally holds two briefings on most days that parliament sits to allow the lobby – political journalists tha…

arXiv:2509.24832v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: As large language models (LLMs) continue to scale, the memory footprint of key-value (KV) caches during inference has become a significant bottleneck. Existing approaches primarily focus on compressing KV caches within a single prompt or reusing s…

What looked like a mysterious exoplanet was actually the sparkling debris from a violent collision between massive space rocks. Even more astonishing, astronomers watched a second collision unfold in the same system, revealing a surprisingly chaotic neighborhood where new worlds may be born. In a ra…

Prudie says: “Really bringing end-of-the-year holiday-adjacent semi-checked-out energy to this exchange.”

Italy’s digital payment company Nexi SpA rejected an offer by TPG for its digital banking solutions unit, marking a new failed attempt to sell it.

The board of trustees of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, has voted unanimously to rename the once-prestigious venue as “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” CNN reports that vote by the Kennedy Center board, which consists of members handpicked …

Odds that the trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur will be signed in January appeared to improve slightly after a call between Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has decided against releasing its postmortem of the party’s 2024 losses it looks to build on 2025 momentum and take back power in Congress during next year’s midterms.  “Here’s our North Star: does this help us win?” DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement sh…

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The Kennedy Center board unanimously voted to rename the performing arts venue the "Trump-Kennedy Center," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday.The big picture: Exerting his influence over the iconic institution has been one part of Trump's push to reinvent D.C. — which in…

We need fundamental budget reform in this country. A two-year budget cycle with automatic funding when legislators fail to act would be a good start.

Senate Republicans voted Thursday to block a resolution sponsored by Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make its rulemaking open to public comment, something that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. halted in March. King’s resolution, offered un…

A very supportive macro backdrop is being ignored for now, said Bitwise's Andre Dragosch.

The longtime multi-instrumentalist appeared to confirm he's no longer a member of the band in a now-deleted post on Threads

Here is a recap of Billboard Boxscore's top 10 comedy tours of 2025, featuring Matt Rife, Nikki Glaser and more.

Summit divided on idea of loan secured against Russian assets, as Belgium seeks guarantees if scheme goes wrongBelgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assetsEU leaders are racing to secure a funding deal for Ukraine that has been cast as a choice between “…

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From https://community.libre.space/t/soyuz-2-1b-fregat-vostochny-launch-2025-12-28-1305-utc/14152 :Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat - Vostochny Launch - 2025-12-28 13:18:05 UTCQuoteSoyuz-2.1b/Fregat launch planned at 28 December 2025 with two AIST-2T as ...

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Are you as pumped for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey as we are? Then you’re going to love this new poster for the movie, which is set to premiere in theaters next summer.

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Renault SA to investment grade, citing its expectation that the French manufacturer can sustain its recovery even in the midst of challenges for the European car sector.

The prospect of further suspensions to local polls has triggered a blame game between the parties.

China Focus: China launches satellite to enhance survey, mapping service capabilities.China on Tuesday sent a new satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite La...

arXiv:2512.14954v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Computing next-token likelihood ratios between two language models (LMs) is a standard task in training paradigms such as knowledge distillation. Since this requires both models to share the same probability space, it becomes challenging when the teac…

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he will present Italy's request for a postponement of a contentious EU trade deal with South America's Mercosur bloc to a summit of regional leaders at the weekend, amid French-led opposition to signing the mammoth transatlantic free-trade pact that…

Adapted by Craig Mazin ("The Last of Us") and "Minions" director Kyle Balda, "The Sheep Detectives" is a tale of mystery and animalian investigative practices, starring Hugh Jackman.

Frédéric Péchier, an anesthesiologist, was found guilty of poisoning 30 patients, of whom 12 died.

It's now official: Captain America star Chris Evans will be back in Avengers: Doomsday.

Mayer gets the "Archetype" treatment.

House Oversight Democrats released a new batch of photos of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his former associates on Thursday, with photos referencing "Lolita," a novel about the sexual exploitation of a young girl.Why it matters: The new photo drop comes just a day before the public is e…

From populations of multicellular organisms to selfish genetic elements, conflicts between levels of biological organization are central to evolution. Plasmids are extrachromosomal, self-replicating genetic elements that face selective pressures from ...

The board of the performing arts centre voted to name it after President Donald Trump, rebranding it the 'Trump-Kennedy Center', press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.

Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk category that just a few years ago was seen as too difficult to model.

The evolutionary history of domesticated cattle in East Asia for the past 5000 years remains largely obscure. Here, we investigated the origins and evolution of cattle genetic diversity in China by analyzing shotgun genome sequences of 166 ancient ...

The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing glowing streaks to nighttime and early morning skies. Compared to other meteor showers, it's more subdued, but experts say it's still worth a glimpse.

This is the all-time lowest price for the latest gen AirPods Pro.

Rachida Dati’s home and offices raided by police on Thursday

President Trump is planning to issue an executive order establishing two new federal holidays: Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas, an administration official tells Axios.Why it matters: It would be an early holiday present for federal workers — a three-day holiday after a rough year. It's not…

arXiv:2311.13546v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: The Early Fault-Tolerant (EFT) era is emerging, where modest Quantum Error Correction (QEC) can enable quantum utility before full-scale fault tolerance. Quantum optimization is a leading candidate for early applications, but protecting thes…

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Brother of Puka Nacua among two arrested in LA caseVehicle tied to Lakers forward tracked to hotel valetSuspects released same night as investigation continuesTwo men, including the brother of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of taking a vehicle …

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a self-renewing population capable of fueling long-term tumor growth. In gastric cancer, the identity of CSC populations remains unclear. In this study, we established a gastric CSC population marked by the water ...

Since the implementation of China’s Clean Air Action and the Minamata Convention, which aims to mitigate anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emissions to the environment by phasing out Hg usage, China has reduced atmospheric Hg concentrations by approximately 39% (1), primarily by controlling industrial emis…

At 7ft 9in (2.36m), Olivier Rioux becomes the tallest player to score a dunk in the college game.

Ukrainian parents are seeking their children, who they say were taken into Russia during the war. The Free Press' Aidan Stretch joins CBS News 24/7 with more.

A massive collision between two asteroid-sized bodies around a nearby star offers a rare look at the violent process of planetary construction.

Using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope, astronomers have discovered a new millisecond pulsar (MSPs) at a distance of some 7,000 light years away. The newfound pulsar, which received designation PSR J1728−4608, belongs to the so-called "spider" class of MSPs. The finding was reported i…

For the franchise’s third movie, James Cameron throws in new creatures, new landscapes, melodramatic plot lines and big battle sequences. It’s a lot.

Diplomat due to be Britain’s UN envoy is handed key post in Washington after contest to replace Peter Mandelson

President Trump's Truth Social announcement of a blockade around Venezuela has left international law experts scrambling to assess how it would be implemented and if it constitutes an act of warThe big picture: A traditional naval blockade involves military forces cutting off access to a coast, a mo…

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Intercontinental Exchange Inc., owner of the New York Stock Exchange, is in talks to invest in crypto payments firm MoonPay Inc. as part of a funding round, people familiar with the matter said.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to speed up the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to the less severe Schedule III, with the stated goal of expanding cannabis research. The executive order will direct the attorney general to expedite the completion of the rescheduling pr…

CEO Murray Auchincloss clashed repeatedly with Albert Manifold over strategy before his abrupt departure

Trillions of tokens, billions in compute, and a company racing in multiple directions—critics and boosters alike debate whether OpenAI’s breakneck expansion rests on a solid foundation or something shakier.

The latest Android 16 QPR3 beta added a helpful new privacy tool to let you know when your location is being tracked by an app.

Delfin Midstream Inc., the developer of a $4.3 billion liquefied natural gas export project off the coast of Louisiana, won’t complete its planned fundraising until next year, according to people familiar with the matter.

So this is the next launch for F9?  Dec 27.  Almost 9 days.  Hope the marine fleet is scheduling some repairs.

Microsoft's Applied Skills help IT pros validate hands-on technical expertise and real-world skills. But what sets these credentials apart from traditional certifications?

The plane, a Cessna C550, crashed while landing at Statesville Regional Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

O’Neill is the first woman to lead one of the top five major oil companies.

arXiv:2512.15378v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Kernel-based methods such as Rocket are among the most effective default approaches for univariate time series classification (TSC), yet they do not perform equally well across all datasets. We revisit the long-standing intuition that different repres…

On the latest episode of Billboard's On the Record podcast, Warner Chappell's CEO and COO, Guy Moot and Carianne Marshall, explain the booming industry behind Christmas songs.

I don't believe in "exposure therapy."

A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine.

University of Michigan is turning its campus into a real-world AI proving ground, where emerging technology meets the next generation of workers before they even graduate. That experiment took center stage during Google LLC’s recent “GCP Goes to School” immersive event — a week-long, hands-on experi…

A little under half of registered voters believe President Trump should pay more attention to high prices, according to a new Fox News poll. When asked to pick a single issue from a list that Trump ought to “be paying MORE attention to right now,” 42 percent in the poll said “high prices,” with “hea…

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a new batch of 68 photos obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. Follow live updates here.

New plaques have appeared under the portraits of former US presidents at the White House.

As of Dec. 18, shop the Apple Mac Mini with M4 chip for just $479. That saves you $120 off its list price, bringing it back down to its Black Friday price.

Earlier this week, several AI-generated videos claiming a coup d’état in France were posted on Facebook. The fake clips quickly went viral, prompting outrage from the Élysée Palace. An investigation by Le Monde revealed that a young Burkinabé student, eager to make a name for himself, was behind the…

Samsung's QN90F offers fantastic streaming and gaming performance, making it a compelling holiday deal.