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United States Explosions Reported in Venezuela’s Capital - It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts. The United States has been building pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s authoritarian president, for months.Ilya Lichtenstein, Bitcoin hacker behind massive crypto theft, credits Trump for early prison release - Ilya Lichtenstein had been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty and admitting to the hack of crypto assets valued in the billions of dollars.China’s BYD poised to overtake Tesla as world’s top EV seller for the first time - The milestone would cap an extraordinary rise for BYD, a company Tesla's Elon Musk once dismissed by laughing at their products. How $160 million worth of export-controlled Nvidia chips were allegedly smuggled into China - The scheme involved falsifying shipping documents to misclassify the GPUs and hide their true destinations, including China and other prohibited locations.The 2025 Politics Yearbook: Most Likely to Be Extreme and Chaotic - How much more chaotic could a second Trump term be? 2025 did not disappoint.Asia-Pacific markets set to open flat in year-end trade - Asia-Pacific markets were poised for modest gains on the holiday-shortened and final trading day of the year.How America Loses Vaccine Access - America could all but lose vaccine access. Here’s how.These restaurant chains closed locations in 2025 - Chains like Starbucks, Wendy's and Denny's announced plans to close underperforming restaurants in 2025.Home prices are getting slightly more affordable, but down payments are still holding buyers back - Housing is getting more affordable thanks to lower prices and lower mortgage rates, but it still takes more time to save for a down payment than pre-pandemic.Copper on pace for best year since 2009 as AI demand, supply fears fuel record price rally - Analysts say copper's record-breaking run could continue next year, citing supply disruptions and masssive spending on artificial intelligence.