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Economy Denmark's 'flexicurity' policies help get people back on their feet If you lose your job in Denmark, it's not time to scream at the skies quite yet. The government has a unique set of policies called "flexicurity" designed to help get you back on your feet. Stephan Bisaha
Holiday cyber scams are getting more inventive Hackers are hoping to take advantage of the holiday season, and they're not just stealing money or data. Jenna McLaughlin
Politics Virginia could be a key state in countering Trump's redistricting push If Virginia Democrats go ahead with redistricting, it would go a long way to countering the GOP and President Trump. But it would challenge the governor-elect's bipartisan image and anger Republicans. Jahd Khalil
Pope Leo's Lebanon visit sparks frustration as he'll skip the most battered region Pope Leo visits war-torn Lebanon but some in the country with the biggest percentage of Christians in the region are upset he's skipping the most battered part. Jane Arraf
Science Martian dust devils generate sparks Dust swirling around on Mars can generate electrical activity that's like bursts of mini-lightning.
World Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns as Ukraine corruption investigations widen Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, whose residence was searched earlier in the day by anti-corruption investigators. The Associated Press
Environment Cleaning leaf-clogged bike lanes on Seattle’s Eastside — using bike power Fall in the Seattle area means lots of leaves in bike lanes. Slippery, soggy leaves can be dangerous on two wheels. Now, volunteers in Kirkland have a clever, new tool to clean bike lanes from the seat of a bike. Casey Martin
World Pope Leo prays for unity at historic Nicaea site On the second day of his inaugural overseas trip, Pope Leo XIV visited the ancient site of the First Council of Nicaea, in Turkey, urging Christians — and all faiths — to reject the use of religion to justify violence. Durrie Bouscaren
How AI is transforming conservation science A new AI tool called Inquire is trained on millions of wildlife photos from citizen scientists worldwide. Researcher Sara Beery hopes it will supercharge ecosystem conservation. Manoush Zomorodi
Could tech help us translate wolf howls? Computational linguist Jeff Reed figured out how to eavesdrop on wolves in the wild. But he needed help from AI to separate the signal from the noise, and start to decode what each howl means. Phoebe Lett
