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Dear Life Kit: My daughter was left out of the holiday newsletter — again!

A mother wonders why her father-in-law keeps neglecting to mention his daughter in his annual newsletter to family. It includes updates on the other grandchildren. Why not her?

December 12, 2024
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A person shows Google Quantum AI's "Willow" chip, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 6, 2024.

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Google unveils a quantum chip. Could it help unlock the universe's deepest secrets?

Google is unveiling a new quantum computing chip. Will it help unlock the secrets of the universe?

December 12, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after being named Time's "Person of the Year" for the second time on Thursday in New York.

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As Time's 'Person of the Year,' Trump outlines his top priorities in lengthy interview

In a wide-ranging and long interview, President-elect Donald Trump tells TIME Magazine his priorities for the first days of his second time at the presidency.

December 12, 2024
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Nazan Rashidi, executive director of human rights group the Syria Campaign, in Berlin, Wednesday.

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She fled during Assad's regime. Now this Syrian activist is considering going home

Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship. The toppling of the Assad regime has raised questions for exiles about their next step.

December 12, 2024
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A meteor burns up in the sky over al-Abrak desert north of Kuwait City during the annual Geminid meteor shower early on Dec. 15, 2023.

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The Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expect

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per hour. But 2024 will be different, thanks to the year's final full moon.

December 12, 2024
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FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during an Election Threats Task Force meeting at the Justice Department in September 2024.

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FBI Director to resign. And, UHC CEO killing brings attention to U.S. life expectancy

Why FBI Director Christopher Wray will step down from the role at the end of Biden's term. And, the UHC CEO killing turns public attention to the U.S. life expectancy and health care.

December 12, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

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These neurons in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection

Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

December 12, 2024
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People watch a screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaking during a televised address at a bus terminal in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2024.

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South Korea's Yoon defends martial law decree as an act of governance

In an address to the nation, President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed the opposition-controlled parliament has been destroying the country's liberal democratic order.

December 12, 2024
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Saxophonist Devin Daniels and trumpeter Julien Knowles distinguished themselves on breakthrough releases this year — Knowles on his solo debut, <em>As Many, As One</em>, and Davis on his own own star-making <em>LesGo!</em>, each of which features the other as a crucial contributor.

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The Essential Jazz Discoveries of 2024

This year's unmissable jazz releases came in two flavors: breakthrough releases by driven young newcomers, and a heap of unearthed treasures from the vault.

December 12, 2024
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  • Nate Chinen
Saxophonist Devin Daniels and trumpeter Julien Knowles distinguished themselves on breakthrough releases this year — Knowles on his solo debut, <em>As Many, As One</em>, and Davis on his own own star-making <em>LesGo!</em>, each of which features the other as a crucial contributor.

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  • Music

The Essential Jazz Discoveries of 2024

This year's unmissable jazz releases came in two flavors: breakthrough releases by driven young newcomers, and a heap of unearthed treasures from the vault.

December 12, 2024
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  • Nate Chinen
Off the coast of Mexico, a family of killer whales has developed techniques to hunt whale sharks, the largest fish species on the planet.

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Orcas are hunting whale sharks. Is there anything they can't take down?

Killer whales off Mexico have developed coordinated hunting skills to take down whale sharks, adding to their reputation as the ocean's top predator.

December 12, 2024
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This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul.

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An explosion in the Afghan capital kills the Taliban refugee minister

The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, officials said. His last official photo showed him at a meeting chaired by the deputy prime minister earlier Wednesday.

December 12, 2024
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Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr., center, who was on trial for the murder of University of Mississippi student Jimmie "Jay" Lee, joins family as they leave court after a mistrial was declared, at the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss. on Wednesday.

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Judge declares mistrial over killing of gay University of Mississippi student

Jimmy "Jay" Lee's body has never been found, but a judge declared him dead. Jurors said they were unable to reach a verdict after over nine and a half hours of deliberation.

December 12, 2024
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This undated photograph released in April 2022 by France's military shows Russian mercenaries boarding a helicopter in northern Mali.]

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Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali

Malian armed forces, the Russia-backed Wagner Group and jihadi groups deliberately killed civilians and burned homes in Mali according to Human Rights Watch.

December 12, 2024
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A protester holds a sign as the Republican-dominated North Carolina House convened to complete the override of Gov. Cooper's veto, Dec. 11, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C.

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North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the Democratic governor's powers

North Carolina lawmakers have enacted a law over the governor's veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and other other Democratic statewide winners in the Nov. 5 elections.

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