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  • Link light rail will be suspended between Capitol Hill and Stadium from 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 until 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21

    Buses will replace 1 Line trains between Capitol Hill and Stadium stations between 11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20 and 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, to accommodate the installation of advanced signaling in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. Passengers should plan ahead and expect around 30 minutes of increased travel time.

    During the work, 1 Line trains will continue operating through normal service hours, with trains running every 15 minutes between Lynnwood and Capitol Hill and every 10-15 minutes between Stadium and Federal Way.  

    1 Line shuttle buses will operate every 10-15 minutes between Capitol Hill and Stadium, making all intermediate stops. Shuttle buses will match Link operating hours, running from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday and from 5:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning.  

    Sound Transit remains committed to working closely with its partners to continue serving the public. Efforts will continue to prioritize serving riders who depend on Sound Transit’s services, including seniors, people with disabilities, Title VI-protected populations (race, color, national origin), passengers with low-incomes, and those with limited proficiency in English.  

    A language line is available to provide translation assistance for passengers with limited proficiency in English at (800) 823-9230. 

    Riders can sign up to receive automatic email service alerts for Link light rail, ST Express bus routes, the T Line, and the Sounder N Line and S Line. Rider alerts provide information about schedule changes and help riders plan trips around inclement weather. Just go to Service alerts | Sound Transit.  

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  • Goldman Sachs Updated Conference Call Number for 4Q25 and 2026 Earnings Results

    Goldman Sachs Updated Conference Call Number for 4Q25 and 2026 Earnings Results

    NEW YORK, December 18, 2025 – The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) announces an update to the dial in details for the firm’s Earnings calls taking place on the following dates:

    • Fourth quarter 2025 – Thursday, January 15, 2026

    • First quarter 2026 – Monday, April 13, 2026

    • Second quarter 2026 – Tuesday, July 14, 2026

    • Third quarter 2026 – Tuesday, October 13, 2026

    • Fourth quarter 2026 – Tuesday, January 19, 2027

    Our financial results will be announced at approximately 7:30 am (ET) on the dates noted above in a press release, which will also be available on the firm’s website, https://www.goldmansachs.com.

    A conference call to discuss the firm’s financial results, outlook and related matters will be held at 9:30 am (ET) on the dates noted above. The calls will be open to the public, and will also be accessible as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of our website, https://www.goldmansachs.com/investor-relations.

    Members of the public who would like to listen to the conference call should dial +1-800-330-6730 (in the U.S.) and +1-646-769-9500 (outside the U.S.) passcode number 7042022. Please note the change in phone number and password compared to previous quarters. There is no charge to access the call. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on our website beginning approximately three hours after the event. Any changes to the above dates or conference call details will be announced in a subsequent press release.

    Please direct any questions regarding obtaining access to the conference call to Goldman Sachs Investor Relations, via e-mail, at gs-investor-relations@gs.com.

    Goldman Sachs is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

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    Media Contact:

    Tony Fratto

    Tel: +1 212 902 5400

    Investor Contact:

    Jehan Ilahi

    Tel: +1 212 902 0300

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  • Renewable energy surge named Science journal’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year-Xinhua

    LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. academic journal Science on Thursday named the renewable energy surge as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year, noting that this global transition is being led by China.

    Since the Industrial Revolution, human society has run on ancient solar energy — captured by plants hundreds of millions of years ago, stored in fossil fuels, and dug and drilled from the earth, the journal said.

    In 2025, however, a notable shift occurred as renewable energy, mostly generated from solar and wind sources, began to overtake conventional energy on multiple fronts, according to Science.

    Renewable energy expanded rapidly enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use in the first half of the year and surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide this year, it said.

    “China’s mighty industrial engine is the driver. After years of patiently nurturing the sector through subsidies, China now dominates global production of renewable energy technologies,” Science said.

    China makes 80 percent of the world’s solar cells, 70 percent of its wind turbines, and 70 percent of its lithium batteries, at prices no competitor can match, it said.

    And solar panel imports in Africa and South Asia have soared, as people in those regions realized rooftop solar can cheaply power lights, cellphones and fans. To many, the continued growth of renewables now seems unstoppable — a prospect that has led Science to name the renewable energy surge its 2025 Breakthrough of the Year, according to the journal.

    China’s burgeoning exports of green tech are transforming the rest of the world, too. Europe is a longtime customer, but countries in the Global South are also rushing to buy China’s solar panels, batteries and wind turbines, spurred by market forces and a desire for energy independence, the journal said.

    This year renewables helped bring the growth of greenhouse emissions to a virtual standstill in China and put a global carbon peak within reach. But to meaningfully cut emissions, the world needs to treat the thresholds crossed this year as just a starting point, it said.

    Other runner-up breakthroughs named by Science this year include custom gene editing, two new drugs for gonorrhea, a new type of telescope that can gather more optical data than all other telescopes, large language models applied to scientific research, and heat-tolerant rice. ■

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  • Renewable energy surge named Science journal’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year-Xinhua

    LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — U.S. academic journal Science on Thursday named the renewable energy surge as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year, noting that this global transition is being led by China.

    Since the Industrial Revolution, human society has run on ancient solar energy — captured by plants hundreds of millions of years ago, stored in fossil fuels, and dug and drilled from the earth, the journal said.

    In 2025, however, a notable shift occurred as renewable energy, mostly generated from solar and wind sources, began to overtake conventional energy on multiple fronts, according to Science.

    Renewable energy expanded rapidly enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use in the first half of the year and surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide this year, it said.

    “China’s mighty industrial engine is the driver. After years of patiently nurturing the sector through subsidies, China now dominates global production of renewable energy technologies,” Science said.

    China makes 80 percent of the world’s solar cells, 70 percent of its wind turbines, and 70 percent of its lithium batteries, at prices no competitor can match, it said.

    And solar panel imports in Africa and South Asia have soared, as people in those regions realized rooftop solar can cheaply power lights, cellphones and fans. To many, the continued growth of renewables now seems unstoppable — a prospect that has led Science to name the renewable energy surge its 2025 Breakthrough of the Year, according to the journal.

    China’s burgeoning exports of green tech are transforming the rest of the world, too. Europe is a longtime customer, but countries in the Global South are also rushing to buy China’s solar panels, batteries and wind turbines, spurred by market forces and a desire for energy independence, the journal said.

    This year renewables helped bring the growth of greenhouse emissions to a virtual standstill in China and put a global carbon peak within reach. But to meaningfully cut emissions, the world needs to treat the thresholds crossed this year as just a starting point, it said.

    Other runner-up breakthroughs named by Science this year include custom gene editing, two new drugs for gonorrhea, a new type of telescope that can gather more optical data than all other telescopes, large language models applied to scientific research, and heat-tolerant rice. ■

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  • Australia’s resources and energy export earnings set to remain at high levels despite forecast falls – Department of Industry Science and Resources

    1. Australia’s resources and energy export earnings set to remain at high levels despite forecast falls  Department of Industry Science and Resources
    2. Australia Lifts Commodity Export Outlook on Iron Ore, Gold Price  Bloomberg.com
    3. Surging Gold Prices Drive Upward Revision in Australia’s Export Outlook  TradingPedia
    4. Gold bonanza as Australia revises resource export earnings up 4%  MSN

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  • Government fails to bring forward draft leasehold legislation: Housing Committee Chair responds – UK Parliament

    1. Government fails to bring forward draft leasehold legislation: Housing Committee Chair responds  UK Parliament
    2. Labour Row Brewing Over Long-Delayed Leasehold Reform  Guido Fawkes
    3. The quiet divide conveyancers are now facing under the hidden impact of leasehold reform  Today’s Conveyancer
    4. Nottingham-based property managers Watson call for an end to the ‘Wild West’ of unregulated managing agents.  Love Business East Midlands
    5. Leasehold reforms risk torpedoing billions in UK investment  The Times

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  • Government fails to bring forward draft leasehold legislation: Housing Committee Chair responds – UK Parliament

    1. Government fails to bring forward draft leasehold legislation: Housing Committee Chair responds  UK Parliament
    2. Labour Row Brewing Over Long-Delayed Leasehold Reform  Guido Fawkes
    3. The quiet divide conveyancers are now facing under the hidden impact of leasehold reform  Today’s Conveyancer
    4. Nottingham-based property managers Watson call for an end to the ‘Wild West’ of unregulated managing agents.  Love Business East Midlands
    5. Leasehold reforms risk torpedoing billions in UK investment  The Times

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  • AG Nessel on the MPSC Approving DTE’s Application to Service Saline Data Center

    AG Nessel on the MPSC Approving DTE’s Application to Service Saline Data Center

    LANSING – Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement after the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved DTE’s ex parte application for approval of two special contracts to service a 1.4-gigawatt data center in Saline Township:

    “After receiving more than 5,500 public comments, overwhelming opposition from community leaders, and bipartisan calls from public officials urging the Commission to slow down, I am extremely disappointed in the MPSC’s decision to fast-track DTE’s secret application to service this massive data center without holding a contested case hearing. While I am relieved that the Commission at least purports to have placed some conditions on DTE’s application, without being able to see the full, unredacted contract, and study the predicate conditions and enforcement mechanisms set by the Commission, it is impossible to verify any of these claims today. As Michigan’s chief consumer advocate, my office is reviewing the Commission’s order and considering what next steps we may be able to take to protect our residents.

    “This secret contract still leaves Michiganders scrounging for hidden and vital details that could harm ratepayers should these AI corporations leave, move out of state, or simply go bankrupt. None of the conditions proposed by the Commission will bring these terms into public view, including what exit fee provisions might be in effect before December 2027.

    “Rushing approval through an ex parte process lets DTE brush past important questions and shields the utility from the transparency the public deserves, and review by essential consumer protection organizations and offices such as mine, which I take personally as an elected official charged with protecting the consumers of this state.

    “Our regulatory system only works if the process is done properly and transparently. When the utilities and MPSC cut corners, Michigan ratepayers are left unprotected. While this decision to forego a contested case is a major setback for consumer protection watchdogs, and a detriment to the public’s trust in their appointed government regulators, my office will continue to stand with ratepayers, demand transparency from utilities, and push for a regulatory process that puts Michiganders, not corporations, first.”

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  • Christmas in Hopelands is Canceled, Thursday December 18 – City of Aiken, SC (.gov)

    1. Christmas in Hopelands is Canceled, Thursday December 18  City of Aiken, SC (.gov)
    2. Today’s events for Dec. 16  Post and Courier
    3. Downtown Aiken celebrates Night of 1,000 Lights  WRDW
    4. Night of 1,000 Lights  Post and Courier
    5. Merry and very, very bright: Aiken’s Hopelands Gardens holiday event features over 100,000 lights  Post and Courier

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  • Blood Community Unites to Thank America’s Volunteer Blood Donors as National Blood Donor Month Approaches

    Blood Community Unites to Thank America’s Volunteer Blood Donors as National Blood Donor Month Approaches

    Urge all eligible individuals to make an appointment to donate 

     

    Washington, DC – America’s Blood Centers, the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB), and the American Red Cross are joining together to thank America’s volunteer blood donors nationwide and encourage all eligible individuals to donate blood especially during National Blood Donor Month in January, and to make appointments to donate again later in the year. Organizations and individuals who are unable to donate can support the effort by hosting blood drives. The blood community invites current and potential donors to learn more about this month and access key resources at www.BloodDonorMonth.org.

    As the winter months bring colder weather, the celebration of holidays, severe storms, illnesses, and increased travel, donor turnout is often lower, even as patient needs remain constant. Every two seconds, someone in the United States requires a blood transfusion, with more than 42,000 units of red cells, platelets, and plasma used by patients every single day. These donations are essential for patients facing trauma, surgeries, childbirth complications, cancer treatments, chronic conditions and many other medical needs.

    “This National Blood Donor Month, we celebrate the extraordinary generosity of the nearly seven million Americans who donate blood each year. Their decision is more than an act of kindness, it is a lifeline for patients facing emergencies, chronic conditions, and serious health challenges. We urge all eligible individuals to make time to donate blood in January and throughout the year to help ensure patients have the blood products they need, when they need them,” said Kate Fry, chief executive officer, America’s Blood Centers.”

    “National Blood Donor Month is an important time to remember the life-saving power of blood donation. This month and every month, AABB is proud to join our partners across the blood community in thanking and honoring the many blood donors who provide this essential resource. Because of their selfless generosity, optimal care is available for countless patients,” said Debra BenAvram, chief executive officer of AABB.

    “We honor the incredible generosity of the millions of individuals who roll up their sleeves to give blood. Our dedicated blood donor community proves every day that extraordinary impact can come from an ordinary act of generosity—changing and saving lives with just an hour of their time. This National Blood Donor Month we encourage more individuals to join our national blood donor community to help trauma patients and moms welcoming newborns to individuals battling cancer and sickle cell disease,” said Chris Hrouda, president, Red Cross Biomedical Services.

    January was first declared National Blood Donor Month by President Richard Nixon in 1969 to honor the selfless contributions of volunteer blood donors and encourage lifesaving donations during a time when supplies traditionally decline. This month continues to be celebrated each year.

    The blood community encourages eligible Americans to donate blood during National Blood Donor Month and to make regular donation appointments throughout the year. Organizations and those unable to donate are urged to host blood drives to help support the blood supply as well. Please contact one of the following organizations to find a local blood collection site and to schedule an appointment:

    • AABB: www.WhereToDonateBlood.org; +1.301.907.6977
    • America’s Blood Centers: www.AmericasBlood.org; +1.202.393.5725
    • American Red Cross: www.RedCrossBlood.org; +1.800.RED CROSS (+1.800.733.2767)

    America’s Blood Centers: Founded in 1962, America’s Blood Centers (ABC) is the national organization bringing together community-based, independent blood centers across North America. These organizations operate in more than 1,100 communities and provide close to 60 percent of the U.S. and a quarter of the Canadian blood supply. ABC member organizations serve more than 150 million people and provide blood products and services to more than 3,500 hospitals and healthcare facilities. All ABC U.S. members are 501(c)(3) organizations are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or Health Canada. For more information, visit www.AmericasBlood.org.

    AABB: AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies) is an international, not-for-profit organization representing individuals and institutions involved in the fields of transfusion medicine and biotherapies. The Association works collaboratively to advance the field through the development and delivery of standards, accreditation and education programs. AABB is dedicated to its mission of improving lives by making transfusion medicine and biotherapies safe, available and effective worldwide.

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