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BBC
Democrats release latest batch of Epstein photos as justice department deadline looms: The materials include photos of women's passports, and Lolita quotes written across a woman's body.
Zelensky gives stark warning as EU leaders decide on Russia's frozen assets: The EU is deciding whether to loan tens of billions of euros of Russian money to fund Ukraine's military and economic needs.
Golfer Rory McIlroy wins Sports Personality of the Year: Rory McIlroy is crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2025 after clinching the career Grand Slam and playing a key role in Europe's Ryder Cup win.
UK names Christian Turner as ambassador to US, replacing Peter Mandelson : Turner has spent a nearly 30-year career working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.

CBC
Thieves dressed as Santa and his elves steal $3K worth of goods from Montreal grocery store:

Several people dressed as Santa and a group of masked elves were filmed at a grocery store in Montreal on Monday night filling up carts with food. An activist group calling themselves Robins des ruelles or Robins of the Alleys claimed responsibility for the heist. The group says the stolen food was redistributed in the community.

Alberta hikes referendum petition fee from $500 to $25K:

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government is hiking the cost to apply for a citizen-initiated referendum by 5,000 per cent, saying it's about making sure applicants are serious.

British Columbians deal with aftermath of heavy rain while bracing for more:

While the Fraser Valley has seen devastating flooding over the last 10 days, other parts of the province are also dealing with the aftermath of multiple atmospheric river storm systems.

New York Times Science
When the Bones Were Good, These Bees Buried Their Babies: A cave in the Dominican Republic concealed thousands of years worth of animal bones that had been turned into nests by prehistoric bees.

Penguins Become Prey for the Pumas of Patagonia: In Argentina, the return of pumas brought top predators back to the landscape — much to penguins’ dismay.

More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints Are Found in the Italian Alps: Two hundred million years ago, prosauropods walked the earth. They left something behind.

How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak: For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.


Visualizing Science

The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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