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1. After years on their back foot, here's why Democrats are feeling good about 2026

   

   For much of the last two years, the U.S. Democratic Party has been on its back foot, enduring painful electoral defeats to an omnipresent Republican opponent while grappling with a troubling decline in voter registration and a listless party base. But in the closing days of 2025, the political pendulum appears to be swinging in their direction.

2. Everything you need to know about the latest search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 aircraft

   

   A new search for the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 aircraft is underway, more than 10 years after the Boeing 777's mysterious and baffling disappearance. 

3. 'We must do more': Scientists highlight extreme weather in 2025, one of the hottest years on record

   

4. Meta just acquired a Chinese-founded AI startup for $2B. Here's why that matters

   

   A darling of the artificial intelligence startup scene was just acquired by Meta — capping off a year of intense competition between U.S. tech giants vying for dominance of the world's most coveted technology.

5. Why the escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war, create wider tensions

   

   The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that it was pulling out its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia backed a call for the U.A.E. forces to leave the country within 24 hours, in a major crisis between the two Gulf powers and oil producers.