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2025 in visual storytelling

Washington Post design and graphics teams produced 300+ visual stories in 2025 covering business, technology, AI, TikTok subcultures, tariffs and tax analyses.
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After the flames, a New York church returns to Christmas and to itself

Middle Collegiate Church, founded in 1628 and rebuilt after a 2020 fire, will hold its first in-person Christmas Eve service since restoration.
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35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating

Many hotels fail to provide legally required accessibility features for wheelchair users, causing dependence on others, discomfort, and discouraging travel.
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How about $1.7 billion in your stocking for Christmas? Powerball's 46 straight draws with no winner bring Yuletide greetings | Fortune

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Christmas season brings $1.7 billion Powerball for a lucky winner. It hasn't hit yet | Fortune

Powerball jackpot reached $1.7 billion after 46 drawings without a grand-prize winner; next drawing on Christmas Eve, cash option about $735.3 million.
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Last night's Powerball created several new millionaires, but no billionaire winner

No one won the Powerball jackpot for the 46th consecutive drawing; the jackpot rises to an estimated $1.7 billion for the Christmas Eve drawing.
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How about $1.7 billion in your stocking for Christmas? Powerball's 46 straight draws with no winner bring Yuletide greetings | Fortune

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Christmas season brings $1.7 billion Powerball for a lucky winner. It hasn't hit yet | Fortune

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U.S. bars Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online

U.S. bars five European activists and officials accused of pressuring American tech firms to censor U.S. speech under a new visa policy.
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SEC Files Charges Over $14 Million Crypto Scam Using Fake AI-Themed Investment Tips

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against multiple companies for their alleged involvement in an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that swindled more than $14 million from retail investors. The complaint charged crypto asset trading platforms Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co., Ltd., and Cirkor Inc., as well as investment clubs AI Wealth Inc., Lane Wealth Inc., AI Investment Education Foundation (AIIEF) Ltd., and Zenith Asset Tech Foundation, in connection with the operation.
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Even some Santas are feeling the labor market pinch

Demand for hired Santas has declined since 2022 while prospective Santas and recruitment efforts have increased, partly offsetting earlier shortages.
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There's no one here that is God, correct?' Pleasanton man, charged with murdering mom, becomes his own lawyer

Anyone charged with a crime is constitutionally entitled to do so, though judges typically and often without success try to convince defendants that it's a terrible idea. With his pro per status affirmed last July, Tilley's first big challenge was a Dec. 1 preliminary hearing, a pretrial hearing where prosecutors must reach the low legal threshold of probable cause in order to convince a judge to advance the case.
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Body found in remote area of Utah ID'd as Melodee Buzzard

"particularly shocking,"
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TikToker who allegedly hit and killed man while livestreaming is arrested

A social media creator livestreaming while driving allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian and now faces felony reckless homicide and aggravated communications-device charges.
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US punishes China's chip 'dominance' with 0% tariffs

The Notice is the result of an investigation into China's semiconductor industry that the Biden administration commenced in December 2024, and which focused on "foundational semiconductors (also known as legacy or mature node semiconductors), including to the extent that they are incorporated as components into downstream products for critical industries like defense, automotive, medical devices, aerospace, telecommunications, and power generation and the electrical grid."
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Hit-and-run crash kills cyclist in Fall River, DA says

A 34-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Fall River on Sunday, the local prosecutor said. Fall River police received a call for a bicyclist who had been hit by a vehicle just after 5 p.m. on Dec. 21, the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a press release. Officers found Jordyn Lyttle, a Fall River resident, seriously injured near 214 Stafford Rd.
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19 hours ago

Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled.

AI-generated explicit images of a 13-year-old circulated among students, triggering bullying, uneven disciplinary responses, criminal charges, and exposing schools' lack of preparedness.
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Voluminous new Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions, but little revelatory news

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Epstein Allegedly Wrote to Larry Nassar That 'Our President' Loves 'Young, Nubile Girls'

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Jes Staley and Larry Summers were made executors of Jeffrey Esptein's estate, files reveal

Jes Staley and Larry Summers were named as executors or successor executors in earlier versions of Jeffrey Epstein's wills, though absent from the 2019 will.
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Lawmakers threaten Attorney General Bondi with contempt over incomplete Epstein files

Lawmakers threaten to use inherent contempt to sanction the DOJ and Pam Bondi over allegedly incomplete, heavily redacted Epstein files released under law.
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Voluminous new Epstein document release includes multiple Trump mentions, but little revelatory news

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Epstein Allegedly Wrote to Larry Nassar That 'Our President' Loves 'Young, Nubile Girls'

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The U.S. economy grew robustly as Americans continued to spend

U.S. GDP grew 4.3% annualized in Q3, driven by resilient consumer spending—especially health care—despite weaker investment, mixed trade, and cooling inflation.
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U.S. economy shows strong growth in third quarter, Commerce Department says

U.S. GDP rose at a 4.3% annual rate in Q3, led by consumer and government spending, while PCE and core PCE inflation climbed to about 2.8–2.9%.
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Jim Beam halts production, as whiskey market struggles

Jim Beam will pause production at its Clermont, Kentucky flagship distillery for all of 2026, cutting about one-third of its annual output.
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For Latino families, Nochebuena looks different this year

Expanded immigration enforcement is casting a shadow on Nochebuena, causing family separations, smaller celebrations, and altered traditions among many Latino households.
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Student loan borrowers in default could see wages garnished in early 2026

The Education Department will begin garnishing wages of defaulted federal student loan borrowers starting the week of Jan. 7, with initial notices to about 1,000 people.
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Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship' as part of a 'Golden Fleet'

"They'll be the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," Trump claimed during the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. According to Trump, the ship, the first of which will be named the USS Defiant, will be longer and larger than the World War II-era Iowa-class battleships and will be armed with hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles, rail guns, and high-powered lasers - all technologies that are in various stages of development by the Navy.
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Biden stopped the executions of 37 men. Trump's DOJ wants to punish them

Trump administration transferred many of the 37 commuted federal prisoners to ADX Florence and other jurisdictions, imposing severe treatment that may violate federal policy.
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American journalist injured in Israeli attack wants answers from Washington

An AFP cameraman and colleagues were struck by Israeli tank fire near the Lebanon-Israel border, causing severe injuries and one death, with no accountability yet.
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Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship' as part of a 'Golden Fleet'

President Trump announced a plan for the Navy to build a large, advanced 'battleship' armed with hypersonic missiles, nuclear cruise missiles, railguns, and high-powered lasers.
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Scientists learn more about how human embryos implant using artificial wombs

"This is really important work that's moving embryo research forward an important advance in the search for scientific answers for what makes a pregnancy healthy," says Insoo Hyun, a bioethicist at The Hastings Center, a bioethics think tank, who was not involved in the research. "However, it also presents a technology that could be used for other purposes that are concerning."
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'It's a war': Inside ICE's media machine

ICE converted its public affairs shop into an influencer-style operation coordinating with the White House to produce viral videos of raids and arrests.
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Good Morning, News: Trump's War on Renewable Energy, ICE Ruins a Toddler's Life, and Oregon Ski Season is Back!

Portland faces a heavy wind storm with possible power outages and travel delays; Cascades ski areas have received snow and ski lifts are operating.
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Three inmates captured in Florida after escaping jail near Atlanta

Three inmates who escaped a DeKalb County jail were recaptured in Florida; one was charged with murder and others faced armed robbery and arson charges.
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He promised investors 10% gains. Now, he's accused of using their money for sailing excursions in an alleged Ponzi scheme | Fortune

A financier has been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States to face allegations that he cheated investors who were promised monthly 10% gains in what was actually a Ponzi scheme, authorities said. Matthew Melton, 61, of Boulder, Colorado, has remained jailed at a federal lockup in Brooklyn after appearing in court Saturday to face securities fraud and wire fraud charges.
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Doctor Death', the journalist who has witnessed 105 executions in Florida

To cover an execution in Florida, John Koch, a 76-year-old radio correspondent, spends exactly $56.73. This is when, to save gas, he drives along rural roads from his home in the northern part of the peninsula to the state prison near Starke (about 62 miles south) without accelerating his old Honda above 43 mphabout 1,600 revolutions per minute. Koch has documented every execution in the state for the past 37 years.
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Cash stolen from Christmas cards in Los Gatos

Multiple thefts, a stolen vehicle, burglaries, and vandalism occurred in the Los Gatos area on Dec. 20–21, targeting phones, an e-bike, a Jeep, mail, and homes.
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Air Travel Was Already Hard for Wheelchair Users. Now It's Getting Worse.

Air travel is a hassle for wheelchair users. You don't need to look far for proof: Social media is awash with stories of wheelchairs lost or damaged in transit, often met with minimal accountability from airlines. As we've noted before, "An airline losing your luggage is bad; an airline losing your wheelchair is much, much worse." Given that reality, you'd think making air travel even marginally more accessible would be a priority. Instead, recent developments suggest things may actually be moving in the opposite direction.
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Gymnastics Coach Al Fong Suspended Five Years For Physical And Emotional Misconduct | Defector

Al Fong suspended five years by SafeSport for physical and emotional misconduct; wife Armine Barutyan suspended one year.
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Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg to be released from jail this week, group says

Zoe Rosenberg will serve the final 60 days of her 90-day sentence on house arrest after early release from Sonoma County Jail under California's half-time good-behavior credit.
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Cash stolen from Christmas cards in Los Gatos

Multiple thefts, a stolen vehicle, burglaries, and vandalism occurred in Los Gatos between Dec. 19 and Dec. 21, affecting homes and businesses.
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3 confirmed dead after plane on medical support mission crashes off Texas coast: US Coast Guard

Three people died after a Mexican Navy plane on a medical support mission crashed near the Galveston Causeway; search and multiagency investigation are ongoing.
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Ex-Michigan OC still faces aggravated ID theft

A judge denied Matt Weiss's motion to dismiss 10 aggravated identity theft counts alleging he stole private images from more than 3,300 student athletes.
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Haunted and cursed': Lake Lanier has a deadly reputation. A darker tale hides beneath the surface

Kile Glover was the entertainer in the family, the pride of his stepfather, the R&B superstar Usher. He sang, he danced he burned CDs of his own music, styled the covers with self-made art and was otherwise expressing his creativity in internet videos before it was trendy. He would've been a YouTube sensation by now, says his mother, the celebrity stylist Tameka Foster.
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Gas explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home traps people inside, authorities say

A gas explosion occurred at the Silver Lake nursing home in Bristol Township near Philadelphia, and people are believed to be trapped inside.
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Coney Island man indicted for sex trafficking and raping 15-year-old girl: DA Brooklyn Paper

Fleming allegedly took the child's phone and purse, including her high school identification. The victim then had to dress in lingerie that Fleming gave her before taking her and another female to a street prostitution track in East New York, known as Penn Track, a stretch of roadway along Pennsylvania Avenue near Wortman and Georgia avenues. Here, the victim was forced to solicit men for sexual acts in return for money from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m.
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Police call explosion at nursing home near Philadelphia mass casualty incident'

An explosion partially collapsed a nursing home near Philadelphia, causing injuries and trapping people inside while emergency responders conducted rescue operations.
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Campbell HS District Agrees To Pay $5.75M to Woman Sexually Abused as Student in 2003

More egregious is that Thomas's wife was the Dean at the school, [and] she was told of the sexual relationship by the victim and in turn blamed the victim,
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Person in critical condition following Emeryville stabbing

A male is in critical condition after a knife-related injury Sunday night in Emeryville; police are investigating and seeking public information.
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Delaware state police trooper shot during active shooter situation at DMV in Wilmington, Delaware

A Delaware State Police trooper was shot at a Wilmington DMV active shooter incident; one person is in custody and multiple people were seriously injured.
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23 hours ago

Amid holiday buying surge, concerns about e-bikes continue

The e-bike marketplace is increasingly complex and risky for parents due to diverse vehicle types, unclear marketing, rising injuries, and rapidly growing sales.
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N.J. police chief pleads not guilty to kidnapping, domestic violence charges after alleged incident at Back Bay hotel

Carmen Veneziano, 47, who leads the Totowa Police Department, faces one charge of kidnapping and three counts of domestic assault and battery in connection with the Sept. 14 incident. His bail was set at $25,000, with orders to stay away from the alleged victim and submit to GPS monitoring. According to prosecutors, Veneziano and the woman visited Boston for a Red Sox game in September, and the trip was going smoothly until an argument erupted at the hotel bar.
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Beach hazards statement issued for Bay Area Shorelines until early Wednesday morning

Hazardous coastal winds, 20-foot waves, blowing sand, poor visibility, and potential erosion will impact Bay Area coastlines from 4 p.m. Tuesday to 4 a.m. Wednesday.
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Conde Nast Upheaval Signals a New Level of Corporate War on Media Workers

Media workers face job cuts and aggressive anti-union actions amid corporate consolidation and technological disruption in major media companies.
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Snap Investor Drops Lawsuit Over Ad Tool Glitch's Sales Impact

A Snap investor voluntarily dismissed a securities lawsuit alleging concealment of an ad-platform technical issue that affected Q2 2025 advertising revenue.
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13 hours ago

Woman in her 70s swept away by large wave along California coast

A woman in her 70s was swept off a rock by a large wave at MacKerricher State Park and died despite rescue and life-saving measures.
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Florida Woman Accused of Murdering Her Two Ex-Husbands on Same Day

A Florida woman allegedly murdered two ex-husbands the same day, using a stolen Panera order as a ruse and fleeing in her minivan.
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17 hours ago

Financial experts warn future winner of the $1.7 billion Powerball: Don't make these common money mistakes | Fortune

A related misstep is choosing between the lump sum and annuity on instinct instead of analysis, even though that decision locks in tax timing, investment options, and how long the money is likely to last. Financial writers note that many winners default to the lump sum without modeling scenarios with professionals and understanding that, after taxes, the headline $1.7 billion quickly shrinks.
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Call of Duty creator Vince Zampella dies in Ferrari crash aged 55

Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty and Infinity Ward cofounder, died at 55 in a single-car crash that caused a fatal fire.
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18 hours ago

A look at aging baby boomers in the United States

The generation that twirled the first plastic hula hoops and dressed up the first Barbie dolls, embraced the TV age, blissed out at Woodstock and protested the Vietnam War the cohort that didn't trust anyone over age 30 now is contributing to the overall aging of America. Boomers becoming octogenarians in 2026 include actor Henry Winkler and baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, singers Cher and Dolly Parton and presidents Donald Trump, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
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Man killed in fatal scooter collision with 2 minivans in Brooklyn

An electric scooter rider died after slamming into two minivans in Brooklyn, cops announced Monday. Ilya Perloff, 41, was maneuvering his electronic, stand-up scooter west along Fillmore Avenue when he collided with a 2015 Toyota Sienna traveling north on E. 38th Street in Marine Park around 11:51 a.m. Sunday, cops said. The impact sent the victim flying, first into the Sienna minivan before striking a Chrysler minivan parked nearby,
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Lighting the way: South Florida honors Holocaust survivors during holiday season

Each and every Holocaust survivor alive today is a miracle of our time. And since Hanukkah is a time for celebration and remembering the miracles of the past, organizations throughout South Florida honored these survivors during the holiday season - hosting events for them to gather, enjoy and revel in community support. Child Survivors/Hidden Children of the Holocaust, a Palm Beach County-based nonprofit group, hosted a luncheon for survivors on Dec. 7.
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"It's sitting with people:" How The Baltimore Banner got the overdose story. - Poynter

Baltimore Banner reporters combined autopsy data, on-the-ground reporting, and long-term relationship-building to document Baltimore's fentanyl crisis and its human impact.
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23 hours ago

Elon Musk's Starlink is adding 20,000 new users a day as it hits 9 million customers

Moving at superspeed isn't limited to SpaceX's rockets. Elon Musk's satellite and rocket company has secured one million new customers for its Starlink internet in under seven weeks and is now active in 155 markets, the company wrote in a post on X on Monday evening. "Starlink is connecting more than 9M active customers with high-speed internet across 155 countries, territories, and many other markets," the company said.
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ABC's David Muir Wins Nightly News Battle for 9th Straight Year As NBC's Tom Llamas Closes the Gap Heading Into 2026

Another point that has ABC feeling good: it was WNT's biggest win in total viewers over Nightly News in 30 years. The good news for NBC is that Llamas who replaced veteran host Lester Holt in June had a good end to the year. Nightly News was the only newscast among the three networks to increase total viewers from the third quarter to the fourth quarter adding 477,000 total viewers; that put the show at 6.20 million viewers for the quarter solidifying its full-year viewership.
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Rob and Michele Reiner's children say memorial service to be held at a 'later date' in new statement

Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death; their son Nick has been arrested and faces two counts of first-degree murder.
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Americans enjoy one refuge from inflation: The cheapest gas prices in years | Fortune

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Americans enjoy one refuge from inflation: The cheapest gas prices in years | Fortune

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Gisele Bundchen Got Herself a New Husband for Christmas

Gisele Bündchen married and welcomed a baby boy; Tom Brady posted a cryptic Instagram Story featuring Logic's "1-800-273-8255" the day after the wedding news.
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A huge chunk of U.S. GDP growth is being kept alive by AI spending 'with no guaranteed return,' Deutsche Bank says | Fortune

But some analysts are starting to worry about how much of that growth is concentrated in AI.A recent note from Pantheon Macroeconomics said that private fixed investment-a measure of how much companies are spending-"is rising only due to AI-related spending." Analyst Oliver Allen published a chart this morning showing that all other private fixed investment is actually in decline: "Capex intentions remain depressed, suggesting investment outside of AI-linked sectors remains weak," he told clients in a note seen by Fortune.
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22 hours ago

Here's how much the economy grew in the third quarter of 2025

US real gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of 4.3% in the third quarter, exceeding the 3.3% expected and more than the 3.8% growth in the second quarter. "The increase in real GDP in the third quarter reflected increases in consumer spending, exports, and government spending that were partly offset by a decrease in investment," the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.
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In a surprise announcement, Tory Bruno is out as CEO of United Launch Alliance

The retirement of the Atlas V and Delta IV led to a period of downsizing for United Launch Alliance, with layoffs and facility closures in Florida, California, Alabama, Colorado, and Texas. In a further sign of ULA's troubles, SpaceX won a majority of US military launch contracts for the first time last year. Bruno, 64, served as a genial public face for ULA amid the company's difficult times.
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22 hours ago

The challenges and joys of being a Christmas tree farmer in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Christmas tree farmers faced a brief, intense selling season driven by high customer demand, causing many farms to sell out rapidly and require labor.
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19 hours ago

What's open, closed on Christmas Day 2025? What to know about pharmacies, grocery stores, and more

Many major retailers, banks, post offices, and shipping centers are closed on Dec. 25; some convenience and select grocery locations offer limited or modified hours.
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2 days ago

Can Americans learn to love tiny, cheap kei cars?

That news came in the middle of a press conference about the Trump administration relaxing fuel economy rules a change that will make it easier for Americans to buy more of the big, fuel-guzzling trucks and SUVs that car buyers love. Trump's endorsement surprised, delighted and somewhat confused American kei car enthusiasts. It is not actually illegal to build tiny cars for the U.S. auto market.
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Congressional probe of DCA collision faults Army, seeks Pentagon review

Military procedures for operating in Washington, D.C. airspace have significant coordination, training, and location-reporting deficiencies that risk civilian and military flights.
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These young adults make good money. But life, they say, is unaffordable.

A nerdy economics essay recently went viral. It asserted that the federal measure for the poverty line was woefully outdated and that for a family of four, the income needed today to function in American society was $140,000. The essay, by Michael Green, a financial market strategist, struck a nerve and set off another round of debate about affordability, focused this time on whether people with six-figure incomes should feel strapped.
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Turning Point's annual gathering turns into a gripefest

AmericaFest exposed intense infighting among conservatives over antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and "heritage Americans", fracturing the MAGA coalition.
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The Trump administration pauses wind projects off New England, New York and Virginia

The pause, effective immediately, is the latest step the administration has taken to hobble offshore wind in its push against renewable energy sources. It comes two weeks after a federal judge struck down President Donald Trump's executive order blocking wind energy projects, calling it unlawful. The administration said the pause will give the Interior Department, which oversees offshore wind, time to work with the Defense Department and other agencies to assess the possible ways to mitigate any security risks posed by the projects.
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DOJ releases more Epstein files. And, immigration court 'no-shows' surged, NPR finds

The Trump administration says the U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker linked to Venezuela. This action is the latest in the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government. The move is also part of the administration's effort to enforce a blockade against sanctioned oil tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. A U.S. official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, informed NPR yesterday that the Coast Guard was in "active pursuit of a ship."
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Officer who killed Tamir Rice fired from ranger position in West Virginia

Rice, who was Black, was playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation center in Cleveland on Nov. 22, 2014, when he was shot and killed by Loehmann seconds after the officer and his partner arrived. The white officers told investigators Loehmann had shouted three times at Rice to raise his hands. The shooting sparked an outcry about police treatment of Black people and systemic racism, especially after a grand jury decided not to indict Loehmann or his partner.
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2 days ago

How President Trump reshaped capitalism in 2025

President Trump's actions increasingly blur public-private boundaries, favoring selected firms and investors, distorting competition and threatening long-term U.S. economic innovation and competitiveness.
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Here are some of the NPR stories that had a big impact in 2025

Impact isn't always immediate or easily quantified. It can surface quietly in an email from a listener, a shift in public understanding, or a decision made differently because someone finally has the information they need. In a nonprofit newsroom, those moments matter as much as any headline. Over the past year, NPR's reporting has met audiences where they are, reflecting the realities they're living every day.
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The DOGE mindset is still central to the Trump administration's agenda as 2025 ends

Earlier this month, billionaire Elon Musk, the one-time DOGE leader and Trump adviser, sat down with Katie Miller on her podcast to reflect on his time with the administration. He called DOGE's work "a little bit successful" but said he wouldn't do it again if given the chance. "We were somewhat successful, Musk said. "I mean we stopped a lot of funding that really just made no sense, that was just entirely wasteful."
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21 hours ago

Companies Most Likely to Raise Dividends in 2026

Several U.S. companies with multi-decade histories of annual dividend increases are strong candidates to raise dividends again next year.
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S.F. fire dept. investigating lieutenant who said ICE should 'catch 'em all!'

A San Francisco Fire Department lieutenant faces investigation after posting online praise for an ICE operation and calling for more immigrant deportations.
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