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Mother Nature’s Blues

A massive blue ice cave discovered in Tibet

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— Science girl (@sciencegirl) December 29, 2025

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Consumer

Qatari Fund Cooks Up a Premium Papa Johns Bid

Papa Johns said last month it’ll close more than 300 stores by the end of next year, following declining sales over the past two years.

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Inflation & Prices

Fed’s ‘Goldilocks’ Economic Strategy Disintegrating amid Hormuz Strikes

Markets are pricing in practically no chance of a rate cut when officials meet later this month, according to the CME Fedwatch.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon-Perplexity Lawsuit Heralds Start of Shop-Bot Wars

This week, Amazeon scored a court order against Perplexity to ban, for now, the AI startup’s agents from shopping on its e-commerce platform.

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Why More Medicare Advantage Plans Are Trimming Benefits

After years of aggressive expansion, many Medicare Advantage plans are recalibrating popular extras and changing costs.

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