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Why do we do such weird things when it gets dark? TIME · Veronique Greenwood As the days grow shorter and the night draws in, people get up to some strange rituals.

Questions mount amid DOJ Epstein documents dump NBC News · NBC News Staff As the department continued its release of thousands of records, many criticized the removal of certain files. ‘Congress is in a coma’ NPR · Barbara Sprunt Former lawmakers sound the alarm on the health of the House. Combat training is a rite of passage for police recruits Associated Press · Ryan J. Foley It’s left a trail of deaths and injuries.

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The terrifying ways that social media is altering teenage brains bigthink.com · Clare Morell “Social media is the perfect recipe for kids to become addicted to their smartphones.” Bowen Yang tears up during farewell ‘SNL’ skit hollywoodreporter.com · McKinley Franklin “I just feel so lucky that I ever got to work here.” Kissing their way into a new world record Smithsonian Magazine · Ella Feldman 1,435 couples almost tripled the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people kissing beneath the mistletoe. ‘Marty Supreme’ press tour part of the performance for Timothée Chalamet indiewire.com · Anne Thompson We tracked down the movie star in New York to talk about his bravura Oscar-bound role as a ’50s table tennis champ. Why the worst part about the College Football Playoff can’t be fixed USA TODAY Sports · Blake Toppmeyer The playoff cannot mimic a fall Saturday stuffed with the conference tussles and rivalry clashes that made you fall in love with the sport. The 10 wildest music moments that defined pop culture in 2025 billboard.com · Hannah Dailey Out of all of the unhinged scenes that unfolded over the past 12 months, these are the ones that popped out.

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