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Two people were killed and 15 more injured early Saturday morning in a 55-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 95 near Baltimore, Maryland, in which a tanker carrying a load of gasoline fell off an overpass and exploded. The crash was the largest of about a dozen car accidents in the area, likely caused by slippery road conditions created by freezing rain.

A car bomb in Kayseri, Turkey, on Saturday killed 13 off-duty soldiers and injured 56 other people traveling on a bus. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the attack on Kurdish militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

The University of Minnesota Gophers announced Saturday they will end the team's boycott of all football activities, a walkout they originally said would continue until 10 players suspended over allegations of sexual assault were reinstated. "As a team we understand that what has occurred these last few days and playing football for the University of Minnesota is larger than just us," said wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky after meeting with the university's board of regents, president, and athletic director on Friday. Читать дальше...

As early as next month, U.S. intelligence agencies will report to Congress and Congress will share with the public the federal government's best estimate of how many Americans have been affected by online surveillance programs nominally intended to monitor only foreigners.

Anne Frank lived two years in hiding while she wrote her now-classic diary, and her family's 1944 arrest by the Nazis has long been attributed to the work of an unknown betrayer. But a new study published Friday by the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam "illustrates that other scenarios should also be considered" — in other words, perhaps no traitor has been definitively identified because none existed.

A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the ocean off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea Saturday evening in local time. Residents fled to higher ground as a tsunami warning was issued for coastal areas as well as other inhabited islands nearby, including New Zealand.

President-elect Donald Trump sent one of his trademark early morning tweets Saturday and apparently didn't heed his phone's autocorrect, with disastrous results. Trump was criticizing China's seizure of an American oceanographic drone this week, and he wanted to call the situation "unprecedented."

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In his final press conference of the year, President Obama on Friday insisted his administration handled Russia's hack of the Democratic National Committee "the way it should have been handled." Obama revealed that when he met one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the summer, he told Putin to "cut it out" with regard to the cyberattacks. After that interaction, Obama said, he "did not see further tampering of the election process," but by then "everybody had the information" thanks to the press and WikiLeaks. Читать дальше...

After an American underwater drone was captured by a Chinese warship in international waters in the South China Sea on Thursday, the two countries' militaries are working together to peacefully address the seizure. "It is understood that China and the United States are using military channels to appropriately handle this issue," said a statement from China's Foreign Ministry, and Chinese state media announced a "smooth resolution" is expected, Reuters reports.

President-elect Donald Trump said Friday evening at a victory tour rally in Florida that Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) is his pick for budget director. Trump's choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget was first reported Friday afternoon and will be formally announced Monday. Mulvaney is a fiscal conservative with a background in law and finance. He is a member of the House Freedom Caucus who initially endorsed Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for president.

1. Gemini Espresso Maker ($45)

Coffee hour has never been cuter. This Italian-made stovetop percolator, sold at the MoMA gift store, comes in a set with mugs and saucers included. Buy it at MoMA.

2. A baby pineapple ($33)

Sold in a crate of six, Queen Victoria pineapples are about the size of pears. They're especially fragrant and flavorful, and they don't need to be cored. Buy it at Melissa's.

3. Kikkerland Crab Multitool ($20)

This multitool might not outlast a Leatherman... Читать дальше...

"Jake Dyson, son of inventor and noted vacuum maker Sir James Dyson, is taking on the lighting industry," said Margaret Rhodes at Wired. The industrial-design scion is the brains behind a sleek suspension lamp that promises to replace the harsh, overly bright lighting in most offices with a more customizable approach. Cu-Beam Duo delivers "precise parcels of light in specific directions," making it possible to change the quality and distribution of light throughout the day.

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This week's question: Millennials who are struggling to become fully-functional adults can now attend an "adulting" school in Portland, Maine, where they're taught how to cook a meal, book a dental appointment, and other useful life skills. If you were to write a self-help book for Millennials to help them survive in the adult world, what title would you give it?

In his final press conference of the year, President Obama on Friday insisted his administration handled Russia's hack of the Democratic National Committee "the way it should have been handled." Obama revealed that when he met one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the summer, he told Putin to "cut it out" with regard to the cyberattacks. After that interaction, Obama said, he "did not see further tampering of the election process," but by then "everybody had the information" thanks to the press and WikiLeaks. Читать дальше...