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Ben & Jerrys is launching Ice Cream Bars — get free Cookie Dough bars on Dec. 17

Ben & Jerry's is launching Ice Cream Bars. More than 150 Scoop Shops are handing out free Cookie Dough bars on Dec. 17.

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FT journalists pick their favourite non-FT articles of the year

Everything you should read that we didn’t write

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Marshall Islands launches universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency - in world first

Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nationThe Marshall Islands has introduced a national universal basic income (UBI) scheme that offers payments via cryptocurrency, alongside more tradit…

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How family gatherings unlock forgotten childhood memories that help us understand who we really are

If you're driving home for Christmas (insert Chris Rea earworm here)—and by that I mean the old family home—you're likely to be experiencing a familiar mix of excited anticipation and faint dread of being trapped in close quarters with relatives. There's nothing like Christmas for mental time travel…

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Want a strong future for physics? Here’s why we must focus on students from under-represented groups

Jenna Padgett says fostering a sense of belonging can help boost physics
The post Want a strong future for physics? Here’s why we must focus on students from under-represented groups appeared first on Physics World.

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When is the best time to book a flight? Google has a new answer (and some spicy data)

Looking for the best holiday flight deals? Google's 2025 airfare data reveals the smartest times to book, and why.

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Benjamina Ebuehi’s pistachio and cherry meringue cake recipe | The sweet spot

Have a very chewy yuletide with this sumptuously layered meringue smasher that pumps pavlova up a levelI’m switching up my usual Christmas pavlova this year for a slightly different but equally delicious meringue-based dessert. Discs of pistachio meringue are baked until crisp, then layered with pi…

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Tech community must play a part in closing the employment gap for blind and sight-impaired people

Tech and digital leaders have a vital role to play in making technology more usable and inclusive for sight-impaired people - boosting their employment and supporting the economy

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The tech products ZDNET staffers couldn't live without this year

See what we loved (and what surprised us) this year.

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Video: Jane Austen fans celebrate 250th anniversary of her birth

Fans of English novelist Jane Austen have been celebrating the anniversary of her birth 250 years ago.

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Annual Production of 1/72 (22mm) scale plastic soldiers, 1958-2025

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Rome’s New Subway Stops Are Part Museum, Part Station

Part station, part museum, two new subway stops in Rome offer riders the chance to see ancient artifacts unearthed in digging for the stations.

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Researchers capture video of rare polar bear adoption

The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.

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Is Longchamp’s Le Pliage the most popular handbag on the planet?

Owned and run by the Cassegrain family, Longchamp is flying high after being embraced by Gen Z

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Mobile health app aimed at improving sanitation in resource-limited communities

An international team of researchers co-led by Professor Christine Stauber in the Georgia State University School of Public Health is empowering residents of low-income communities to improve sanitation in their neighborhoods through an innovative mobile app.

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EU Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit

Deal agreed for £570m to rejoin exchange programme in 2027, fulfilling Labour election manifesto pledgeEurope live – latest updatesYoung people across the UK will be able to study or gain work experience through the EU’s Erasmus scheme for the first time since Brexit, after the government announced …

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