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Trump Admin Sued for Withholding Documents in President’s Scheme to ‘Pocket Taxpayer Money’

By Brad Reed-Common Dreams on Dec 17, 2025 Featured, National, National/World

“If senior officials are processing this grift behind closed doors… that is not just bad optics, it is a direct threat to government integrity.” A democracy advocacy organization is stepping up pressure on the federal government to release more information on President Donald Trump’s scheme to receive a $230 million payout from the US Department of Justice. Democracy Forward on […]

December 17, 1777

By VOA on Dec 17, 2025 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

This Day in Alaska History-December 17th, 1959

By Alaska Native News on Dec 17, 2025 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

Polar bears may be adapting to survive warmer climates, says study

By Cat Bartman-University of East Anglia on Dec 16, 2025 Featured, Science/Education

New research reveals a link between rising temperatures and changes in polar bear DNA, which may be helping them adapt and survive in increasingly challenging environments. The study by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) discovered that some genes related to heat-stress, aging and metabolism are behaving differently in polar bears living in southeastern Greenland, suggesting […]