Movie
High-Concept Cover Version Trades Horror for Comedy
By Variety ・ Dec 23, 2025
With “Anaconda,” the Hollywood studio system comes closer than ever to devouring its own tail. In 19...
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Music
Russell Brand charged with new rape and sexual assault offences
By BBC ・ Dec 23, 2025
Russell Brand has been charged with two further offences including one count of rape, the Metropolit...
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TV
Russell Brand Charged With Rape & Sexual Assault On Two More Counts
By Deadline ・ Dec 23, 2025
Russell Brand has been charged with two more counts of rape and sexual assault. The Metropolitan Pol...
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TV
Wisconsin judge sends Slender Man attacker back to mental health institution after group home escape
By CNN ・ Dec 23, 2025
A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please the fictional horror villain...
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Jobs
Mayor Johnson to move forward with alternate Chicago budget, signs 2 executive orders
By ABC7 Chicago ・ Dec 23, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday morning said he would move forward with th...
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Movie
Call of Duty creator Vince Zampella dies at 55 : NPR
By NPR ・ Dec 23, 2025
Vince Zampella, one of the creators behind bestselling video games such as Call of Duty, has died. H...
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Economy
Consumer confidence drops in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs rolled out in April
By PBS ・ Dec 23, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans grow anxious...
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Economy
US economy grows at fastest pace in two years
By BBC ・ Dec 23, 2025
The US economy picked up speed over the three months to September, as consumer spending jumped and e...
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Space
ChatGPT recapped your personal AI habits in 2025. Here's how to see yours.
By Mashable ・ Dec 23, 2025
ChatGPT is giving your chatbot conversations the Spotify Wrapped treatment, launching personalised e...
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Personal Finance
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman Announces Run For U.S. Senate
By Cowboy State Daily ・ Dec 23, 2025
Harriet Hageman, Wyoming’s Republican representative to the U.S. House, is running for Senate after...
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Economy
The U.S. economy grew robustly as Americans continued to spend
By NPR ・ Dec 23, 2025
The U.S. economy grew robustly in July, August and September, powered by steady consumer spending, e...
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Celebrities
Rob and Michele Reiner's children release new statement on plans for memorial service
By CBS News ・ Dec 23, 2025
Two of the children of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, have released a new...
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Medicine
New species are being discovered faster than ever before, study suggests
By Phys.org ・ Dec 23, 2025
About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name...
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Music
‘It contains the greatest song ever about an ice cream truck’: readers’ favourite albums of 2025
By The Guardian ・ Dec 23, 2025
Geese – Getting Killed The production is uniquely rhythmic and layered, the instrumental performance...
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Movie
Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2025
By Rolling Stone ・ Dec 23, 2025
Do you get déjà vu? For the heartwarming cherry on top of this year’s total lack of sundae, Olivia R...
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Software
Windows 11 driver hack boosts NVMe SSD performance by up to 85%
By Club386 ・ Dec 23, 2025
As much as Windows 11 supports NVMe SSDs, it’s only now that the operating system has been able to u...
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Economy
U.S. GDP grew at a blistering 4.3% pace in the third quarter
By CBS News ・ Dec 23, 2025
The U.S. economy grew at a robust 4.3% annual pace in the third quarter, marking the strongest growt...
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Economy
US economy grew strongly in third quarter, GDP report says
By The Guardian ・ Dec 23, 2025
The US economy surged over the summer, the commerce department announced on Tuesday in one of the fi...
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Economy
The US economy was much stronger than expected in the third quarter
By CNN ・ Dec 23, 2025
An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an infl...
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Gadgets
How AI broke the smart home in 2025
By The Verge ・ Dec 23, 2025
This morning, I asked my Alexa-enabled Bosch coffee machine to make me a coffee. Instead of running...
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Environment
Christians in Bethlehem face existential threat under Israel's occupation
By Middle East Eye ・ Dec 23, 2025
Christmas has been the beating heart of the Giacaman family’s livelihood for generations. The Giacam...
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Software
Why Apple's Foldable iPhone May Be Smaller Than Expected
By MacRumors ・ Dec 23, 2025
Apple's first foldable iPhone, rumored for release next year, may turn out to be smaller than most p...
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Markets
I Tried Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold and Z Fold 7. Here's How the Foldable Phones Differ
By CNET ・ Dec 23, 2025
Samsung launched the Galaxy Z TriFold earlier this month in select international markets, and I got...
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2025 was the year Xbox died
By Engadget ・ Dec 23, 2025
Want to see a dead body? I present to you the Xbox. After a subdued launch at the height of the COVI...
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Markets
Exclusive: How the deal to get Ukraine a €90 billion EU loan was sealed
By Euronews.com ・ Dec 23, 2025
The real summit started the night before European leaders descended at the Europa building last Thur...
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Music
Trump warships; Venezuela; Heritage Foundation : NPR
By NPR ・ Dec 23, 2025
Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inb...
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Mobile
The Splay is a subpar monitor but an exciting portable projector
By Ars Technica ・ Dec 23, 2025
Since I’m fascinated by new display technologies and by improving image quality, I’ve never been a f...
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Health Care
Flu: Tested positive during the holidays? Here’s what you should do
By CNN ・ Dec 23, 2025
As millions of Americans hit the road or take to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal travel...
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Movie
Rob Reiner’s Cultural Impact: The Movies and Quotes That Shaped America
By Military.com ・ Dec 23, 2025
Rob Reiner spent half a century teaching America how to talk about itself; that’s why the news out o...
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Gadgets
Visa says holiday spending rose 4.2% via AI, tech and apparel growth
By CNBC ・ Dec 23, 2025
U.S. consumers showed resilience this holiday season, driving retail spending up 4.2% year over year...
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