Richard C. Holbrooke, U.s. Diplomatic Troubleshooter, Dies At 69

Footprints in Kenya ‘show distant relatives of modern humans coexisted’ The GuardianFootprints Suggest Different Human Relatives Lived Alongside One Another The New York TimesRare footprints suggest two of our prehistoric ancestors may have met The Washington PostTwo ancient human species walked the same path together 1.5 million years ago Yahoo!

Low vaccination rates in North Carolina heighten holiday respiratory virus threat WRAL NewsAmericans are not getting seasonal vaccines ahead of the holidays The Washington PostVery few US adults getting new flu, COVID, RSV vaccines, even in nursing homes cidrap.umn.eduExperts warn of increased risk to viral illnesses this holiday season due to lower vaccination rates Denver 7 Colorado NewsFlu Season: CDC Warns Of Low Vaccination Rates The Weather Channel

No. 2 UConn drops third straight with 85-67 loss to Dayton in Maui Invitational finale Yahoo SportsKaraban goes to hospital; UConn loses 3 in Maui ESPNParadise lost: UConn men’s basketball stunned in third straight game, leaves Maui winless after 85-67 loss to Dayton Hartford CourantNo. 2 UConn finishes last at Maui Invitational after loss to Dayton theScoreKaraban goes to hospital with head injury after No.

Astronauts Unpack Cargo From Stinky Russian Spacecraft, Despite Troubling Odor GizmodoMysterious Bad Odor Prompts Space Station to Seal Off Module ScienceAlertNASA Says You Will Have to Ask the Russian Space Program About the Horrid Smell on the Space Station FuturismRussia Says Don’t Mind The Toxic Odor And Biohazard Suits, Everything’s Fine On The ISS JalopnikAstronauts had to shut down a Russian space station module due to ‘unusual odor’ from spacecraft CNN

More testing underway after another California raw milk recall due to bird flu virus CNNRaw Farms CEO disputes bird flu findings, questions different test results from state KMPH Fox 26Bird flu detected in raw milk sold at California store The Washington Post

Warm up this holiday season with NASA's new SLS rocket engine fireplace (video) Space.comNASA Just Released a Fireplace Video For The Holidays, And It's Hilarious ScienceAlertNASA Yule Log Video Stars Four Blazing RS-25 Rocket Engines ForbesNASA’s Hilarious Holiday Fireplace Video Will Replace Your Crackling Logs With Rocket Flames The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries ChannelSkip The Yule Log And Gather Around NASA’s Rocket Engine Fireplace This Holiday Jalopnik