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The Guardian · Dec 12, 2025 ·

Trump sued by preservation group over $300m White House ballroom project

· National Trust looks to halt construction, claiming Trump tore down historic East Wing without needed permissionDonald Trump is facing a federal lawsuit seeking to halt construction on his $300m White House ballroom, with historic preservationists ac

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New photos released showing Jeffrey Epstein with powerful men

· NBC News · Dec 12, 2025 · Democrats on the House Oversight committee released new photos obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. The photos show Epstein with a number of powerful men including President Trump, President Clinton, Woody Allen and Steve Bannon.

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Health Care Subsidies, Flooding In Washington, DOJ Under President Trump

NPR | Podcast | Up First · 12h ago · Health care subsidies are set to expire at the end of this year. Millions of Americans face price hikes but can Congress reach a deal to alleviate the pain? Historic flooding hits part of the Pacific Northwest, we’ll have the latest from Washington.

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10 Best Podcasts of 2025

Rolling Stone · 12h ago · From crime deep dives to investigations to chat shows with our favorite celebrities, here's our top podcast picks for the year

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As inflation weighs on voters, Trump is paying a high price, too

Christian Science Monitor · 16h ago · With his approval rating for economic leadership dropping in polls, President Trump has tried to downplay voters’ concerns about affordability. The same problem that tripped up Joe Biden is now dogging Mr. Trump.

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Remembering world-renowned architect Frank Gehry

NPR · Dec 12, 2025 · Gehry, who died Dec. 5, designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Disney Concert Hall in LA. His work has been likened to sculptures rather than buildings. Originally broadcast in 2004.

Feast your eyes on these 10 cookbooks from 2025

NPR · Dec 11, 2025 · Whether you're craving something sweet, savory, spicy — or all of the above in one flavorful meal — we've got you covered. Here are 10 favorite cookbooks from the past year.

The top 25 books for 2025

Christian Science Monitor · Dec 8, 2025 · From mystery and history to fiction and memoir, these are the titles that captivated Monitor reviewers this year.

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Our 25 favourite European travel discoveries of 2025

The Guardian · 15h ago · The most exciting places our writers came across this year, from untouched islands in Finland to an affordable ski resort in Bulgaria and the perfect Parisian bistroOn a midsummer trip to Ireland, I saw dolphins in the Irish Sea, sunset by the Liffey, and misty views of the Galtee Mountains.

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St. John the Wondermaker

Longreads · Dec 12, 2025 · "Since April, on the past five fourth Wednesdays of the month I have driven to St. John the Wondermaker Orthodox Church, in Atlanta’s Grant Park neighborhood, to wash and trim and file the feet of a handful of the city’s 2,200 unhoused men."

A Year in Reading: Restraint as Wisdom

Longreads · Dec 12, 2025 · We live in a culture built on ignoring limits—of land, of bodies, of attention—and these stories kept returning me to that truth.

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Longreads · Dec 11, 2025 · Recommending stories from Yasmin Tayag, Elliott Woods, David Ramsey, Larissa Diakiw, and A.S. Hamrah.

A Total Breakdown of All the Easter Eggs

Longreads · Dec 11, 2025 · "Major film studios embracing AI, newspapers announcing the death of moviegoing, critics devoid of values: all of this can instill a great sense of defeat. We have to write against it."

Soul Blind

Longreads · Dec 11, 2025 · "On interrogating fear and what bats can teach about human connection."

A Year in Reading: Inward Journeys

Longreads · Dec 11, 2025 · Navigating a world in flux demands some understanding of who you really are, and some of my favorite pieces from this year speak to that need.