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Pennsylvania is ground zero for the fracking boom. It’s increased natural gas production there 37-fold since 2008. That production generates a lot of waste, but the state’s ability to track it has failed to keep up. A decade ago, regulators promised to improve reporting standards for the waste, whic…

The 803 arrivals - a record for a December day - brings the total number this year to 41,455.

Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice

Most notable with the input subsystem updates sent out today ahead of the Linux 6.19-rc2 release is some new hardware support. New this week is adding support for CRKD Guitars for those into musical gaming/apps...

The chain, which is backed in part by England captain Ben Stokes, is remaining open for business except at one venue.

Robert Mnuchin, a pioneer of block trading during a 33-year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. who had a second career as a prominent art dealer and whose son served as US Treasury secretary during the first term of President Donald Trump, has died. He was 92.

Planet China: Thirteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world. LIMÓN INDANZA, Ecuador—Long drifts of mist settle between the mountain peaks in this region, almost indistinguishable from clouds. Underneath, species found only he…

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More than 8,000 candidates sat for a government exam on a runway in Odisha in India.

Three men are set to stand trial next year after a silver steward at the French president's residence was arrested for stealing silverware worth thousands of euros

How to watch NFL for free. Live stream the NFL for free from anywhere in the world.

So this is Christmas. And what have we done? The Ashes is over. With two Tests still to comeWhen the moment finally came the visuals were perfect: clean lines, neat angles, figures picked out in crisp afternoon sun against the almost satirical splendour of Adelaide Oval.Scott Boland took the final w…

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Darktable 5.4 is out today as the newest feature release to this open-source RAW photography software. Besides improving camera support, UI enhancements, and more the Wayland support has been improved with Darktable. With today's Darktable 5.4 release, the Wayland support should be on par with the X…

Open-source developer Armin Wolf has been working most recently on marshalling support for the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) platform code within the Linux kernel. This WMI marshalling support is to better match the behavior of Microsoft Windows' WMI ACPI driver and ultimately to allow fo…

It's not often getting to talk about hard drives on Phoronix these days, but there's an important fix merged to the Linux 6.19 kernel today ahead of Linux 6.19-rc2. If you happen to be using a Seagate ST2000DM008 Barracuda 2TB HDD, an important fix was merged to avoid it taking down the systems' SAT…

Colombia’s government has signed an economic emergency decree to raise funds to address a widening fiscal deficit, local media reported on Friday.

“These peace negotiations are a farce.”

Algerian parliament is set to vote on Wednesday on the draft law, which speaker calls a 'defining milestone'.

A prototype of Max Space's Thunderbird could launch as early as 2027.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.

As Congress cuts healthcare access to pay for tax cuts and poor Americans die earlier, billionaires invest in anti-ageingThere’s a weird disconnect to the public debate about health in the United States. In January, millions of Americans may drop their health insurance as premiums skyrocket followin…

By studying tiny distortions in the shapes of distant galaxies, scientists mapped dark matter and dark energy across one of the largest sky surveys ever assembled. Their results back the standard picture of the universe and show that even archival telescope images can unlock cosmic mysteries.

"You need a bubble in technology and startups ... to not only attract the world's best talent to work on a certain set of problems."

As the European Union struggles to complete a trade deal with Mercosur, competitors eyeing South America’s consumer market and vast mineral resources are taking note.

Thousands of dinosaur footprints, dating back over 200 million years, have been discovered on a mountain wall in the Italian Alps, just a short distance from the site of February’s Winter Olympics. Peter O’Brien reports on this Jurassic-era find.

Australia is observing a national Day of Reflection one week after the deadly shooting at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, with crowds gathering at a waterfront memorial and people across the country lighting candles and holding a minute of silence at exactly 6:47 p.m. local time, the moment the fi…

The U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted and boarded a second tanker transporting Venezuelan oil, following Donald Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he was ordering a “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. However, several reports indicate that the vessel was not on the …

Michele Singer Reiner was the guiding force in the lives of her family, stressing the need to help and respect one another.

Democrats say they've finally found their footing. And the Democratic National Committee (DNC) says it agrees. Democrats are winning again.  So why would they put out an autopsy report that talks about how they lost? The party, says DNC Chair Ken Martin, needs to move forward, not look back. That's…

President Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro continues to ramp up, with his threat this past week to impose a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers, but the administration’s messaging on its endgame has only become more muddled.  Trump has not ruled out war with Venezuel…

Superconductors promise loss-free electricity, but most only work at extreme cold. Hydrogen-rich materials changed that—yet their inner workings remained hidden because they only exist under enormous pressure. Now, researchers have directly measured the superconducting state of hydrogen sulfide usin…

The president of the International Ski Federation raises concerns over snow levels for the skiing and snowboarding events at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.

An increasingly loud contingent supports the Trump administration’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants.

For two decades, Luis Martinez has fought wildfires for the U.S. government. Now he’s facing down cancer, debt and the threat of separation from his 11-year-old.

Today marks the shortest day and longest night of the year as the sun reaches its lowest point in the Northern Hemisphere sky.

Health secretary says service is coping at the moment but recovery from five-day action comes at NHS’s busiest timeUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has said the NHS is “coping” with resident doctors’ strikes but he is worried about its recovery as the industrial action enters its final…

Answers to each clue for the December 21, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

How to watch NFL for free. Live stream the NFL for free from anywhere in the world.

Norway’s big acclaimed awards favorite isn’t even the country’s best movie this year.

“People don’t know exactly where [Gaza’s yellow line] exists … when they pass it, they become targets.”

There are few cinematic experiences worse than the lonely movie theater.

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Brussels confirms Christmas carve-out from green levies will not happen, leading to Brexit-style requirementsUK manufacturers are to be hit with mountains of Brexit-style paperwork in January on £7bn worth of exports to the EU after the government failed to secure an expected exemption from new gree…

Inside a tornado-hardened office in Texas, 1,700 American Airlines employees manage the carrier’s operations, responding to bad weather, plane trouble and ailing passengers.

One Palestinian killed by Israeli army in Gaza while two Palestinians, including a child, are shot dead in West Bank.

⚽ Discussion, news and buildup to all Sunday’s action⚽ Live scores | Tables | Saturday’s reports | Mail us hereThere’s some interesting debate raging below the line about the tempestuous meeting between Tottenham and Liverpool last night, where Xavi Simons and Cristian Romero were sent off but Micky…

She is an unabashed karaoke show-off and thinks a certain Spice Girls hit absolutely rocks, but which diminutive pop sexpot does the soul diva want played at her funeral?The first song I fell in love with
Mum and Dad played mostly gospel music. Secular music wasn’t the thing. As a three-year-old, I…

Jewish leaders call for federal royal commission into Bondi beach attack that killed 15 people as huge crowd marks one week anniversaryVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesJewish leaders have call…

It's a big day for African football fans, with the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations set to kick off in Morocco. Hosts the Atlas Lions are the big favorite, but they'll face stiff competition from powerhouses like Senegal. The four-week tournament is seen as a high-profile dress rehearsal for the 2030 Worl…

Australia is observing a national Day of Reflection one week after the deadly shooting at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, with crowds gathering at a waterfront memorial and people across the country lighting candles and holding a minute of silence at exactly 6:47 p.m. local time, the moment the fi…

At least 16 files disappeared from the US Department of Justice’s public webpage containing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein less than a day after they were posted, including a file featuring a photograph connected to former President Donald Trump. The removals occurred without any explanation f…

Australia is observing a national Day of Reflection one week after the deadly shooting at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, with crowds gathering at a waterfront memorial and people across the country lighting candles and holding a minute of silence. France24 correspondent Grégory Plesse reports the…

With Christmas just around the corner and its many traditions returning, the Grinch — the nasty, green, hairy, cynical yet hilarious character — is once again making an appearance, as in the United States, where for several years some people have taken to wearing green costumes to play dirty tricks …

The summit at which South American leaders had hoped the Mercosur trade agreement would finally be signed ultimately took place without their European counterparts. EU leaders are postponing the conclusion amid large-scale demonstrations by farmers, who say the accord would disadvantage them. Gaelle…

A court in Pakistan has convicted and sentenced the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and selling state gifts, including jewellery given by Saudi Arabia in 2021. Khan’s lawyer says he will appeal the ru…

Black Friday offers massive discounts on a host of products, but you don't have to wait until the next one to save big. From Boxing Day to Prime Day 2026, we investigate which is the next best sales event.

Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel in 2022, described long hours of backbreaking work and stints in solitary confinement.

Digital tools are not always superior. Here are some WIRED-tested paper agendas and notebooks to keep you on track.

Tourists’ skipper ‘absolutely’ has energy to stay in roleHead coach after defeat: ‘Sitting here 3-0, it didn’t work’As Ben Stokes stressed his commitment to leading England after losing the Ashes inside 11 days, Brendon McCullum gave his first admission of regret. Poor preparation has been widely bl…

As rising seas salinise the soils of the Venice lagoon, scientists and chefs are turning to long-forgotten wild herbsOn the scrubby banks of the rural swathes of the Venice lagoon, an evening chorus of cicadas underscores the distant whine of farmers’ three-wheeled minivans. Dotted along the brackis…

She left Afghanistan as a teenage mother. Now bodybuuilding champion Roya Karimi has a message for the Taliban.

BBC Sport chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt reveals the inside story of England's Ashes defeat in Australia on and off the pitch.

Aston Villa have won nine straight matches to emerge as title contenders despite a poor start to the season. Could 2026 be their year?

New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway become the first openers in Test history to score centuries in both innings as the Kiwis set the West Indies a record 462-run chase for victory.

See how sunlight falls on Earth's surface during the solstices and equinoxes, and get a better understanding of why Earth's tilt causes the seasons.
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The fluffy Disney animation — and its snake character in particular — is delighting audiences in China, to the relief both of Hollywood and China’s film regulators.

Promotion to a newly created job gives army chief Asim Munir more power than any Pakistan military official since Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s military dictatorship.

Australia win Adelaide Test against England and forge an unassailable 3-0 lead in cricket's longest running series.

Tony Hudgell was joined by 26 families, including 61 children, on the "trip of a lifetime".

Intelligence authorities in the Philippines say the father and son apparently slipped out of Davao City during their monthlong stay, but details remain sketchy.

Tranche of documents released by DoJ shifted the spotlight on to the former president

A Kremlin envoy reported that peace talks in Florida on a US-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine are progressing "constructively" as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing diplomatic efforts. The talks, involving both Ukrainian and European officials, come amid sharply diver…

Blue cheese and honey gougeres, roast squash soup with melting brie, mushroom and celeriac pithivier, roast miso brussels sprouts, and a caramelised pear and rosemary puddingChristmas for me began as a summertime celebration in New Zealand, with long days and warm evenings. Twenty-plus years on, the…

A staff exodus and a broken booking system are helping to cause huge jams in Britain’s driving test system It has long been a stressful rite of passage for many young people but, in recent years, passing the actual driving test is the easy part. Now, many people seeking a test need to wake up early …

Kyiv continues campaign of attacks on Russia-linked maritime targets; latest US idea is three-way peace talks. What we know on day 1,397 Ukrainian drones hit an oil rig at Russia’s Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea – more than 700km (435 miles) from Ukraine’s nearest border, as well as the militar…

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Australia beat England by 82 runs to take a 3-0 series lead and retain the Ashes urn on day five of the third Test in Adelaide.

Decades after the passing of the UN convention on the elimination of discrimination, systemic racism is still rampant.

Samantha Johnson looks at how audience, attention and money are reshaping modern boxing.

The winners and runners-up of this year’s RSPCA Young Photographer Awards have been announced with an image of a stag lit up in the darkness by Thomas Durrant, 17, from London, named the overall winner Continue reading...

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Authorities report that nine people have died and at least 10 others are injured after a shooting at a South African pub

Saudi Arabia has quietly expanded access to its only alcohol store, now allowing non-Muslim Premium Residency holders to purchase alcohol legally

A Kremlin envoy says peace talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine are proceeding constructively in Florida

Reiner hosted the program’s third-ever episode on Oct. 25, 1975, at a time when the series was still defining its identity.

Video shows the moment the US military seizes a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.

Real Madrid star forward scores his 59th goal in a calendar year to equal Cristiano Ronaldo's record tally at the club.

Three players are ejected as the Philadelphia ⁠Eagles beat the Washington Commanders 29-18 to win the NFC East title.

Coach Brendon McCullum accepts England may have made mistakes with their Ashes preparation after their series defeat was confirmed in Adelaide.

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Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future“It was heart-wrenching,” says Andrea Sholl, recalling the Friday night last month when flood waters started rising inside Bar 125, the restaurant she and her husband, Martin, own in the Welsh bo…

The shooters’ movements during their excursions outside their budget hotel room in Davao City are at the centre of a multipronged investigation by Philippine authorities.

Over 500,000 Cambodians have been displaced after two weeks of deadly border clashes with Thailand. The conflict involving drones and air strikes shattered a fragile truce and reignited a decades-old territorial dispute.

As places such as Walworth Living Room step in to help people in need, charities lament lack of government helpWhen Fatma Mustafa began attending Walworth Living Room, a community project in south London, a few years ago, she began to feel like it was her second home. The registered “warm space” is …

The proliferation of illegal firearms from the United States has fueled a spike in gun violence in Canada, where most guns used in crimes are smuggled across the border.