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Tracking the NFL playoff picture: Updated chances to clinch open spots, win division titles - ESPN
Tracking the NFL playoff picture: Updated chances to clinch open spots, win division titles  ESPNNFL Playoff Bracket 2025-26: Standings, Scenarios After Broncos vs. Chiefs  Bleacher ReportNFL playoff picture: Postseason probabilities entering Week 17 of the 2025 season  NFL.comWho is in the NFL p...[read more]

US launches 'powerful strikes' against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump - BBC
US launches 'powerful strikes' against Islamic State in Nigeria, says Trump  BBCTrump says US military struck ISIS terrorists in Nigeria  CNNU.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians  The New York TimesTrump says US launched strike against ISIL in northwest Nigeria ...[read more]

Death toll from UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville rises to 15 - CBS News
Death toll from UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville rises to 15  CBS NewsMayor Greenberg announces 15th victim of UPS plane crash more than 7 weeks after incident  WAVE NewsGreenberg announces death of 15th victim in UPS Flight 2976 crash  The Courier-Journal15th victim of deadly UPS plane crash ...[read more]

Blood test could predict who is most at risk from common inherited heart condition - The Guardian
Blood test could predict who is most at risk from common inherited heart condition  The GuardianPredicting Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: AI Innovations That Could Change the Game  HealthCentral[read more]

Justin Jefferson Breaks Randy Moss’ NFL Record for Yards Through 6 Seasons - Vikings.com
Justin Jefferson Breaks Randy Moss’ NFL Record for Yards Through 6 Seasons  Vikings.comJustin Jefferson Breaks Randy Moss Record, How Vikings WR Made NFL History vs. Lions  Bleacher ReportVikings’ Justin Jefferson got ‘back into Jets mode’ with 85-yard performance against Giants  Star TribuneViki...[read more]

'Stranger Things' season 5 part 2 LIVE — latest episode updates, spoilers, theories and more - Tom's Guide
'Stranger Things' season 5 part 2 LIVE — latest episode updates, spoilers, theories and more  Tom's GuideStranger Things season five vol 2 review – the fact that this isn’t unbearable is a miracle  The GuardianHere's when 'Stranger Things' Season 5 Volume 2 drops on Netflix  ABC10Where ‘Stranger ...[read more]

Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea? - BBC
Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea?  BBCUkraine demands extradition of Russian archaeologist from Poland  Euronews.comPoland Weighs Extraditing Russian Archaeologist Detained in Warsaw Over Illegal Excavations in Crimea  UNITED24 MediaUkraine demands extr...[read more]

Asia markets open higher amid holiday-thinned trade; silver hits fresh high - CNBC
Asia markets open higher amid holiday-thinned trade; silver hits fresh high  CNBCAsia stocks rise to six-week high; precious metals on a tear  ReutersAsian shares are mixed after US stocks drift to more records  ABC NewsAsian Stocks Set for Muted Open in Holiday Trade: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com...[read more]

19 states sue to block Kennedy's plan to curb trans care - Axios
19 states sue to block Kennedy's plan to curb trans care  Axios19 states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care  NPRDemocratic-led states sue HHS over proposal targeting hospitals that offer transgender care to minors  CNN19 States Sue to Block White House Plan to End ...[read more]

Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talk with US envoys - BBC
Zelensky hails 'new ideas' on peace after talk with US envoys  BBCRussian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 24, 2025  Institute for the Study of WarUkrainian and US negotiators discuss peace deal on Christmas Day  CNNUkraine accepts demilitarised zone to end Russia war, but do DMZs work?  A...[read more]