Iran’s Currency Collapse Pushes Protesters to the Streets
High inflation and a currency collapse have squeezed Iranians’ budgets, challenging the country’s leaders.
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New framework simplifies the complex landscape of agentic AI
With the ecosystem of agentic tools and frameworks exploding in size, navigating the many options for building AI systems is becoming increasingly difficult, leaving developers confused and paralyzed when choosing the right tools and models for their applications. In a new study, researchers from multiple institutions present a comprehensive framework to untangle this complex web….
Designing Women’s Narratives: Kaiqi Zhang on Stage
Volver Recently, the multi-generational female-perspective production Volver premiered in Los Angeles, drawing attention from both the creative team and live audiences for its visual language and character construction centered on women and family memory. In this production, Chinese costume designer Kaiqi Zhang led the full costume design as the project’s Costume Designer, translating themes such…
MLB rumors: Orioles re-sign Zach Eflin, Tigers ‘lukewarm’ on Alex Bregman
The calendar is about to flip to 2026 and there is still so much that has to happen between now and Opening Day. Five of the top six free agents remain unsigned (plus many others) and there are so many trade candidates who could move. Here now are Monday’s hot stove rumors and happenings. Tigers ‘lukewarm’ on…
The HBR Charts that Help Explain 2025
Workslop, economic indicators, finding joy, and more.
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela
The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.
Science taught us a few new tricks about our pets in 2025
Carly Kay is the Fall 2025 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
GABOUREY SIDIBE AND BRANDON FRANKEL CALL CHRISTMAS WITH THEIR TWINS ‘OUR SUPER BOWL’
Gabourey Sidibe and Brandon Frankel call Christmas with their twins “our super bowl” as the spend the holiday at home. On Dec. 25, the father-of-two shared a glimpse of their holiday celebration on Instagram, posting a carousel of photos of the couple and their 20-month-old twins, Cooper and Maya. The family posed in matching pajamas…
Plenty at stake for Rams heading into showdown with Falcons
It’s a late-season matchup with subplots galore. The Rams’ game against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium pits several of the NFL’s closest coaching friends against each other with playoff and draft positions, job security and possibly the most valuable player award on the line. The Rams are 11-4 and coming off…
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