Its out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year as the famous New Years Eve ball drop rings in 2026 with a dazzling new ball the largest in the history of an event that started in … [+5374 chars]

It’s out with the old and in with the new in Times Square this year.

Times Square has a dazzling new ball for the New Year’s Eve drop — and it’s the biggest yet - CNN

The US stock market is about to achieve something so rare that its only happened five times since the 1940s: three consecutive years of double-digit gains.
The S&amp;P 500 is set to rise 17% this ye… [+7201 chars]

The US stock market is about to achieve something so rare that it’s only happened five times since the 1940s: three consecutive years of double-digit gains.

US stocks are set for a third-straight year of stellar gains - CNN

Thailand has released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war three days after the two countries agreed to a renewed ceasefire to end weeks of deadly border clashes.
Cambodias Ministry of National Defence sai… [+2523 chars]

Thailand hands over 18 soldiers after 155 days of captivity as truce agreed over the weekend continues to hold.

Al Jazeera English

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds - Al Jazeera

True Ventures co-founder Jon Callaghan doesn’t think we’ll be using smartphones the way we do now in five years — and maybe not at all in 10.
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"We're not going to be using iPhones in 10 years," Callaghan says flatly. "I kind of don't think we'll be using them in five years."

TechCrunch

The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly? - TechCrunch

President Donald Trumps administration announced on Tuesday that its freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of some day care centers after a series of fraud schemes involving g… [+3598 chars]

The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill said on the social platform X on Tuesday that the move is in re…

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Times Square has a dazzling new ball for the New Year’s Eve drop — and it’s the biggest yet - CNN

US stocks are set for a third-straight year of stellar gains - CNN

Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds - Al Jazeera

The phone is dead. Long live . . . what exactly? - TechCrunch

Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes - AP News