An open letter from President & CEO Kevin Warren regarding the Chicago Bears stadium project - Chicago Bears

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT image generator makes faking photos easy - Ars Technica
New GPT Image 1.5 allows more detailed conversational image editing, for better or worse.
Stock Market Today: Tech Slide Weighs on Nasdaq; Oil Prices Gain - The Wall Street Journal

Medline shares leap 41% after raising $6.3bn in biggest IPO of 2025 - Financial Times
Blackstone- and Carlyle-backed offering viewed as important test for $4tn private equity industry

Delta President Glen Hauenstein to retire after storied career - Delta News Hub
Hauenstein pioneered the transformation of Delta’s global network, pricing and premium strategy over two decades. Joe Esposito, a 35-year Delta veteran, has been named E.V.P. – Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing network planning, revenue management, sales a…

White House installs plaques mocking former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden - NBC News
The White House installed plaques on the building's exterior bashing President Trump's predecessors and promoting disinformation about their administrations.

Jack Smith defends his prosecutions of Trump in closed-door session in Congress - NPR
The former Justice Department special counsel told the House Judiciary Committee that his team developed "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump took part in a criminal scheme to overturn the 2020 election.

Dolphins’ McDaniel discusses move to Ewers, Tagovailoa’s move to No. 3 - Miami Herald
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel discussed the team’s quarterback change, from Tua Tagovailoa to Quinn Ewers.

Jake and Romy Reiner Are in ‘Unimaginable Pain’ - The Cut
Romy and Jake Reiner released a statement to ‘People’ on Wednesday following the death of their parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, who they remembered as ‘our best friends.’

The White House promises to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research - Colorado Public Radio
Congressman Joe Neguse claims the move is retaliation for Colorado's refusal to release former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

AI spending worries hit industrials, Trump takes aim at defense stocks - CNBC
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.

Trump to address the nation as his popularity dips in the face of economic concerns - NPR
The year-end speech will address his accomplishments so far and look ahead to next year
High-fat cheese, cream linked to lower risk of dementia: Study - ABC News

Oscars to stream on YouTube starting in 2029, leaving ABC - BBC
The show was hosted by ABC for more than a half-century and reveals the latest major shakeup in Hollywood.
Two Massachusetts Men Charged with Large-Scale SNAP Benefits Trafficking - Department of Justice (.gov)

All the countries affected by Trump’s expanded travel ban - The Washington Post
The number of countries whose citizens face a full or partial travel ban on entry to the United States increased from 19 to 39.
Alleged Bondi Beach gunman charged with 15 counts of murder, police say - ABC News

'I learned languages and travelled Europe through Erasmus' - BBC
Several years after it was scrapped, the UK is now set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme in 2027.

Starmer tells Abramovich to 'pay up now' or face court - BBC
The Prime Minister said Roman Abramovich should make good on his pledge that money from the sale of Chelsea FC would go to benefit Ukrainians

Senate passes defense bill that defies Trump and forces sharing of boat strike videos - Politico
The president is still expected to sign the legislation, which now heads to his desk.