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12-Year-Old Student Compares Having Autism to Being Like a “Limited Edition LEGO Set”
12-Year-Old Student Compares Having Autism to Being Like a “Limited Edition LEGO Set” @lara.birdy Let’s help Leo go viral again with this new...
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After an Epilepsy Diagnosis at 19, This National Sprinter Came Back & Broke Her Personal Best
The track feels predictable to Devaki Dhar. The grip of spikes on rubber. The steady tension of the starting blocks. The straight, measurable...
Surprise: your hobbies might be building better self-discipline (and you didn’t even notice)
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If you’ve ever tried to become more disciplined by sheer force of will, you already know it’s exhausting. All...
Merry Kiss-mas: Thousands Gather Under 10-Foot Mistletoe in DC to Set Guinness Record for Festive Smooches
Suspended 30-feet in the air, a Christmas beacon hangs in Washington, DC—a 10-foot bundle of greenery and ribbons that locals are calling the...
World Junior Championship guide: Top contenders, key players to watch
The tournament starts Thursday, with the best under-20 players in hockey. Here are gold medal favorites, players set to break out.
Lando Norris In 2025: The Champion Who Believed Before the World Did
The year was 2024. The calendar read late November, and Max Verstappen had just clinched yet another drivers’ championship — a feat that was...
IU tops Tide in 'dream come true'; Ducks up next
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza and the top-seeded Hoosiers won the Rose Bowl Thursday in convincing fashion, authoring a 38-3 victory over...
Former United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno joins competitor Blue Origin for national security projects
Tory Bruno, the longtime chief of the launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) has joined the competition at Blue Origin.
Venus Williams weds Andrea Preti: Bride Venus Williams stuns in the most gorgeous wedding gown by Georges Hobeika
Tennis star Venus Williams recently tied the knot for a second time in a private courthouse ceremony in Florida. She stunned in a custom Georges...
'Year of octopus' declared after warmer seas lead to record UK numbers
The Wildlife Trusts say its is 'flabbergasted' by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950
Inside world's ultimate X-ray machine before it becomes more powerful
The Linac Coherent Light Source in California has been firing record-breaking X-ray pulses for years, but now it’s due for a shutdown and an...
Updated NFL Power Rankings: New 1-32 poll, plus each team's rookie of the year
There was plenty of movement after a wild Week 16. We also looked at the best rookies from all 32 teams.
CFP semifinal first look: Previewing the penultimate round
How each team can win its semifinal game, plus key players and what we learned from the quarterfinals.
Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea after just 18 months as manager
Maresca exits the club midway through a turbulent season with the team winning just one Premier League game in December.
SpaceX shatters its rocket launch record yet again — 165 orbital flights in 2025
SpaceX just set a new annual-launch record for the sixth year in a row, and the numbers are getting pretty silly.
Merk 'stunned' after beating 'legend' Wright at Worlds
Two-time champion Peter Wright loses in straight sets to German debutant Arno Merk in round two of the PDC World Championship.
Chelsea are using Strasbourg as a "farm team" -- is this the new blueprint for top clubs?
Strasbourg now exists as a training ground for Chelsea prospects, akin to baseball's farm system. Is this the future of European soccer?
Gen Z Is Buying Themselves Toys in Record Numbers This Holiday Season. Here's Why.
Experts blame the 'Peter Pan Effect' for young adults collecting plush toys like Labubu dolls and Jellycat.
Earth’s worst extinction was followed by a shockingly fast ocean comeback
A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s greatest extinction....
Dolphins aren’t cute : GoPro footage shows brutal, unsettling reality of how they hunt
Dolphins are often cast as playful, gentle creatures, but footage from GoPros attached to six wild bottlenose dolphins tells a different story....
Good News in History, December 23
39 years ago today, The Voyager landed after 9 days, becoming the first airplane to fly non-stop around the world without refueling—setting a...
New technology eliminates “forever chemicals” with record-breaking speed and efficiency
A new eco-friendly technology can capture and destroy PFAS, the dangerous “forever chemicals” found worldwide in water. The material works...
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