Month: December 2025
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Record-Breaking Christmas Heat Wave: The Science and Impacts Behind December 2025’s Extreme Weather
For many across the United States, Christmas conjures images of frosty air, snow-dusted landscapes, and bundled-up traditions. Not this year. In December 2025, an unseasonable heat dome has settled across much of the country, pushing temperatures to record-breaking highs in more than three dozen cities—from Denver and Des Moines to Tulsa and Wichita. This extraordinary…
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Hawk’s Monday Brief: U.S. eyes $3,000 self-deportation offer, Japan readies world’s largest nuclear plant restart, and a tough day for rockets
Here’s what’s breaking across policy, politics, and the global tech-science beat today. U.S. immigration shift: An India-based outlet reports the U.S. has tripled its “self-deportation” payout to $3,000 for undocumented immigrants, signaling a potentially notable change in enforcement incentives and costs. Details remain limited and unconfirmed by major U.S. outlets, but the report is drawing…
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Kushner floats $112 billion plan to turn Gaza rubble into a tech hub — big vision, bigger hurdles
Jared Kushner, former White House senior adviser and son-in-law to Donald Trump, has pitched a $112 billion plan to transform the war-battered Gaza Strip into a high-tech hub, according to a report from the Times of India. The outlet summarizes the proposal as turning “Gaza rubble into a tech hub,” a vision that would lean…
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Holiday Weather Woes: Atmospheric Rivers, Flooding, and Coast-to-Coast Travel Disruptions in December 2025
The final weeks of December 2025 have been anything but calm for millions across the United States, as complex storm systems and unseasonably warm air patterns have brought widespread impacts just in time for the busiest travel days of the year. Let’s take a closer look at how this multifaceted weather pattern is affecting communities,…
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Saturday Snapshot: DOJ expands Epstein document release, Bangladesh protesters breach Parliament, U.S. shoppers pack stores amid jitters
As the final shopping weekend before Christmas hit full stride, two very different stories shaped the global news cycle: another tranche of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents landed from the Justice Department, and political unrest in Bangladesh burst into Parliament after a charged funeral rally. Here’s what to know now, and what could come next. DOJ releases…
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Weekend Brief: EU’s €90bn Lifeline to Ukraine, U.S. Strikes ISIS in Syria, Storms Snarl Holiday Travel, and TikTok’s New U.S. Deal
A volatile holiday weekend is unfolding across geopolitics, technology, and travel: Europe moves to lock in long-term financing for Kyiv as Moscow sharpens its rhetoric, the U.S. unleashes strikes on ISIS targets in Syria, fierce weather tangles millions of itineraries, and a newly signed TikTok deal reshapes the app’s path in America. EU backs Ukraine…
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Hawk’s Holiday Brief: Norovirus Spreads, Smarter Screens for Teens, and Germany’s New Year’s Eve Warnings
As holiday travel ramps up, a fast-moving stomach bug is joining the season. CBS News reports that a highly contagious norovirus is spreading across the U.S. ahead of the holidays, a reminder to double down on handwashing, careful food handling, and staying home when sick to curb outbreaks CBS News: Highly contagious norovirus spreading across…
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Severe Winter Storms and Scientific Uncertainty: How Dismantling NCAR Endangers America’s Weather Preparedness
America is facing a dual threat this week: an immense winter storm impacting millions in the northern and western states, and the looming shutdown of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a pillar of U.S. weather and climate prediction. As a meteorologist, I’m deeply alarmed — not just by the blizzard bearing down on…
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Tonight’s Brief: Dignified Transfer at Dover, Oscars Head to YouTube, Warner Bros. Rejects Paramount Overture, and Global Security Flashpoints
Here’s what’s driving the news tonight—from solemn moments at Dover to seismic shifts in Hollywood distribution and fresh jolts in global security and U.S. politics. Dignified transfer for fallen U.S. service members ABC News reports that former President Donald Trump attended a dignified transfer for U.S. soldiers killed in Syria, a somber ceremony honoring the…
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Hawk’s Daily Brief: U.S. Blockades Sanctioned Venezuelan Tankers, Flu Cases Rise Across America, Tamil Nadu Credits Manufacturing for GDP Boost
Here’s what’s moving the headlines today. U.S. blocks sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers CBS News reports that Trump has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers moving in and out of Venezuela, escalating enforcement around the country’s sanctioned crude flows (https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-orders-total-and-complete-blockade-of-sanctioned-oil-tankers-in-and-out-of-venezuela/). The move could complicate global shipping and insurance for any entities touching…
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