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BBC
UK allows US to use bases to strike Strait of Hormuz targets: Downing Street says ministers approved the expansion after accusing Iran of "reckless strikes".
As Starmer faces war overseas, his party can't find peace at home: British politicians tend to stick together during dangerous moments abroad. In 2026? Not so much.
Sarah Ferguson is keeping a low profile, but pressure mounts for her to give evidence on Epstein: There are calls for the former duchess to give testimony in the US, although there is no legal requirement she does so.
Remember Chuck Norris memes but never watched his films? You're not alone: Chuck Norris became an inadvertent source of humour for a viral online celebration of his movie tough-guy persona.

CBC
Couple airlifted from home as heavy rain triggers mudslide in B.C.’s Fraser Valley:

Heavy rains battering B.C. caused a mudslide in Coquitlam Thursday, forcing one couple to be airlifted out, and triggered two evacuation alerts in the Fraser Valley, along the Chilliwack River.

Alberta’s 'Peterson law' leads lawyers' regulator to stop mandating Indigenous education course:

The regulator for Alberta’s lawyers says it will no longer mandate Indigenous cultural competency training in advance of what Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls the “Peterson law” coming into effect.

3 credits short of a degree, he left NSCAD for a music career. The school is now honouring him:

When Andrew Scott decided to chase a career in music and give up his studies, it was only going to be temporary. "I'm not going to be in a rock band when I'm 30," Scott told his mom. Thirty-five years later, he's still making music with Sloan. His former school is giving him a prestigious designation.

New York Times Science
New Spider Mimics ‘The Last of Us’ Zombie Fungus Cordyceps: A newly discovered species of spider in the Ecuadorean Amazon mimics a pathogen, known as a zombie fungus, to protect itself.

Andy Weir on the Science That Inspired His Novel ‘Project Hail Mary’: Andy Weir discusses his science-fueled novel “Project Hail Mary,” which has been adapted into a film that opens in theaters on Friday.

Gerd Faltings of Germany Wins 2026 Abel Prize in Mathematics: Gerd Faltings proved a conjecture that had been unsolved for six decades, using connections between numbers and geometry.

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exploding Into Fragments: In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun.

Why Some Birds Seem to Be Developing a Cigarette Habit: Research from Poland adds to evidence from Latin American countries that compounds in used cigarette butts ward off parasites in bird nests.


Visualizing Science

The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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