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  • Practice Schedule for Week of December 29, 2025 | NEWS

    December 28, 2025

    The Hershey Bears local practice schedule for the week of December 29, 2025 is now available.

    Monday, December 29
    Practice, 11 a.m., GIANT Center

    Tuesday, December 30
    Practice, 11 a.m., GIANT Center

    Wednesday, December…

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  • San Diego 66-54 Pacific (Dec 28, 2025) Game Recap – ESPN

    1. San Diego 66-54 Pacific (Dec 28, 2025) Game Recap  ESPN
    2. Tigers Drop WCC Opener after Slow Start  pacifictigers.com
    3. Ty-Laur Johnson scores 22 and San Diego knocks off Pacific 66-54  CBS Sports
    4. USD beats Pacific to open West Coast Conference play;…

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  • Pakistan, Afghanistantest quieter diplomacy

    Pakistan, Afghanistantest quieter diplomacy

    Both sides step back from public rhetoric to reset ties; Pakistan insists on verifiable counterterror steps


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  • Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions stoke supply concerns, Russia–Ukraine talks stall

    Oil prices rose on Monday as investors weighed Middle East tensions that could disrupt supply, while a major hurdle remains in the Russia–Ukraine peace talks.

    Brent crude futures rose 56 cents, or 0.92%, to $61.20 per barrel at 0236 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 51 cents, or 0.9%, to $57.25.

    Both benchmark prices fell more than 2% on Friday as investors weighed a looming global supply glut and the possibility of a Ukraine peace deal ahead of weekend talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump.

    “The main reason prices are rising is that geopolitical tensions remain elevated, as Russia and Ukraine continued striking each other’s energy infrastructure over the weekend,” said Yang An, a China-based analyst at Haitong Futures.

    “The Middle East has also been unsettled recently, with Saudi air strikes in Yemen and Iran saying the country is in a ‘full-scale war’ with the U.S., Europe, and Israel. This may be what’s driving market concerns about potential supply disruptions,” Yang added.

    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, though both leaders acknowledged that some of the thorniest details remained unresolved.

    The two leaders spoke at a joint press conference late Sunday afternoon after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Trump said it will be clear “in a few weeks” whether negotiations to end the war will succeed.

    While the peace talks were positive, there was no breakthrough and a significant hurdle remained in terms of territorial control over the Donbas region, IG analyst Tony Sycamore said.

    WTI is expected to trade within a $55-$60 range with an eye also on U.S. enforcement actions against Venezuelan oil shipments and any fallout from the U.S. military strike against ISIS targets in Nigeria, which produces about 1.5 million barrels per day, Sycamore said in a note


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  • NHL Status Report: Ullmark taking leave of absence from Senators

    NHL Status Report: Ullmark taking leave of absence from Senators

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    Blake Lizotte (undisclosed) has been activated from injured reserve and returned to the lineup against the Blackhawks on Sunday. The forward, who has missed nine games, was a full participant at practice Saturday, skating as…

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  • US-Nigeria strikes: Living in fear of Lakurawa – the militant group Trump targeted

    US-Nigeria strikes: Living in fear of Lakurawa – the militant group Trump targeted

    Deep fear has long pervaded the arid savannah plains and highlands of north-western Nigeria – even before the US air strikes on the Islamist militants who have made this area their base on Christmas night.

    The heavily armed jihadists, who dress in…

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  • US-Nigeria strikes: Living in fear of Lakurawa

    US-Nigeria strikes: Living in fear of Lakurawa

    Makuochi OkaforBBC Africa

    Gift Ufuoma/BBC An aerial view showing the remote location of Nukuru village on a savannah plain.Gift Ufuoma/BBC

    Buildings in Nukuru village were damaged by the ferocity of the missiles that struck 10km away on Christmas Day

    Deep fear has long pervaded the arid savannah plains and highlands of north-western Nigeria -…

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  • Air China Cargo reallocates IPO funds for three more B777Fs

    Air China Cargo reallocates IPO funds for three more B777Fs

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  • Silica Nanoparticles Mitigate Chromium Stress in Marigolds

    Silica Nanoparticles Mitigate Chromium Stress in Marigolds

    In a groundbreaking study published in the renowned Science Reports, researchers unveiled the critical role of silica nanoparticles in mitigating the distress caused by chromium heavy metal stress in Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta L.). This…

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